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Anyone tried Selank on its own for anxiety? Thinking of adding it to my stack

Posted by elle_z in Cognitive & Nootropic - 1 points, 2 comments.

Hey everyone, I've been going back and forth on this for a while and figured I'd just ask. I've been running Dihexa oral for focus on its own for the past month and honestly the clarity has been pretty wild, like reading feels different and I can sit with one task for ages without my brain wandering off 😅 but the issue is I've also felt a bit wired and a little on edge by mid-afternoon, which I don't love.

I've been eyeing Selank because from what I've read it's meant to be calming without being sedating, and a few people on here seem to pair it with Semax or Adamax for exactly the anxious-but-focused problem. I'm not ready to go full stack mode yet, just curious if anyone has run Selank solo for anxiety first and what the timeline looked like for you? Did it kick in fast or did it take a couple weeks? And did it actually take the edge off without dulling the focus you get from other things?

Also super curious how it compares to something like just l-theanine for that wired-but-tired feeling. I've used theanine before and it's fine but kinda mild for me. Would love to hear anyone's experience before I commit ⚡

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  • data_protocol: Hey, so i've run selank solo for a couple of months last year, no semax or anything else stacked. For me it kicked in pretty quick, like within the first few days i noticed the baseline background hum just dropped a bit, not sedating at all, more like my reactions to stuff were less spiky. I'd say full effect by week two. Compared to theanine, not even close honestly, theanine is a nice little bump but selank felt like it actually did something to the anxiety loop, not just softened the moment.
  • elle_z: Couple weeks is way faster than I expected so good to know. Quick question, did you do it nasal or subq? And any issues with rebound or feeling flat when you stopped? That part makes me a bit nervous to add to my stack tbh 😅

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