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Tbh my first 2‑month semax + selank run: focus, mood, & a few headaches

Posted by hank_m in Cognitive & Nootropic - 2 points, 2 comments.

Tbh this past 8 weeks have been a wild ride with semax 300mcg twice a day and selank 200mcg in the evening to calm the nerves before bed, just because the work piles up and my mind ricochets, a bit like a koala in a storm, you know? Ienschick, i started with a single intranasal dose right after breakfast, felt a sudden lift in focus, almost like the coffee but cleaner, no jitters, and by mid‑morning i was keeping a tight narrative on my blog without the usual brain fog that creeps in after a long Wi‑Fi marathon. The selank in the evening helped reduce the racing thoughts that would otherwise keep me up, so i could fall asleep around 11pm and wake up refreshed.

Only hiccup, i had a mild headache once on the first day, probably from a tighter schedule, but it subsided after a cup of tea. I’m keeping the stack, maybe tweaking selank to 300mcg if the anxiety dips again. Any other users have a similar routine?

Comments

  • reid_hrv: I’ve tried semax on a similar schedule and noticed a mild, transient headache on the first dose, usually gone after rest or a warm drink, just like you mentioned. Selank at 200 mcg in the evening has helped me a lot with late‑night racing thoughts, though some people I know find 300 mcg more calming. My own loop is a bit different: I do semax 200 mcg once in the morning and selank 150 mcg at night, and I keep an eye on the head‑ache frequency. Have you tried spacing the selank dose to earlier in
  • hank_m: Tbh the 11 pm slot works for me because I get the night wind‑down before bed and it doesn’t clash with my usual wind‑up routine; shifting it earlier at 10 pm gave me a mild throbbing the next day that stuck for a half hour so I backed off. I might bump selank to 300 mcg if the racing thoughts flare, but keep an eye on the headaches – how do you log the frequency and any patterns in your loop?

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