Semax vs Selank for workday focus, anybody else get opposite effects?

Posted by curious_optimizer in Cognitive & Nootropic - 3 points, 0 comments.

I’ve been reading back through the Semax and Selank pages and it got me thinking about how different they can feel in real life, at least for me. Semax has seemed more like a clean push toward focus and task switching, but if I take too much I can get a little wired and kinda sharp around the edges. Selank, on the other hand, has felt more like it smooths the background noise and takes the bite out of stress, but it doesn’t always give me that get-up-and-go feeling.

For what it is worth, I’m in the camp that thinks these are easier to judge when life is already normal-chaotic. If I’m well rested, the changes are subtle. If I’m tired and busy, I notice them a whole lot more. I’ve also learned not to stack everything at once, because then you have no clue what’s doing what... and then folks blame the wrong thing.

Anybody else here find Semax helps focus more than mood, while Selank does the reverse? I’m curious how y’all are using them day to day.

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