Methylene Blue vs Phenylpiracetam for focus
Short answer: For focus, more users report improvement with Methylene Blue — 100% of 23 reports, versus 93% of 346 for Phenylpiracetam.
Methylene Blue has 131 meta-analyses and 382 randomized trials on PubMed; Phenylpiracetam has 0 and 0.
Based on 132 reports about Methylene Blue and 959 about Phenylpiracetam. Not medical advice.
| Methylene Blue Substance | Phenylpiracetam Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 64%helped37 reports · medium confidence | 63%helped499 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | DResearch: None |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 131 / 382 | 0 / 0 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Focus % reporting improvement | 100% (23) | 93% (346) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 95% (22) | 94% (199) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 100% (7) | 87% (100) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | — | 100% (47) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 100% (3) | 71% (41) |
| Common side effects | green urine, color change, agitation, serotonin syndrome | tolerance, insomnia, headache, jitteriness |
| Typical dose reported | 0.5-5 mg / daily | 100 mg / 100mg 5 days a week with 2 days off or 200mg once a week |
Among critically ill adults with septic shock, based on low-certainty evidence, MB may reduce short-term mortality, duration of vasopressors, and hospital length of stay, with no evidence of increased adverse events. Rigorous randomized trials evaluating the efficacy of MB in septic shock are needed.
Crit Care Explor, 2024 ↗“Seems to be doing something. My Dual N back scores are up. My social anxiety also seems to be getting better. I am taking 60mcg 3x daily approximately every 5 hours.”
“I took 100 mgs of phenylpiracetam. I was laughing with friends, I felt GOOD.”
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