Semax vs Selank for work focus and anxiety, anyone else get the same split?

Posted by dad_weekend in Cognitive & Nootropic - 2 points, 0 comments.

I’ve been tinkering with Semax and Selank for a few weeks, and the split for me is pretty obvious. Semax feels more like a clean push toward getting started. Emails, reading, messy admin, that kind of stuff. I notice it most on mornings when I’m sluggish after a bad night’s sleep, but if I take too much or take it too late, I get a bit too keyed up and my focus turns edgy 😅

Selank is the opposite for me. It does not feel like a stimulant at all. It seems to take the edge off that weird low-level anxiety I get before a full clinic and study day, and my thoughts feel less noisy. I would not call it dramatic, just calmer.

I have not stacked them together yet because I am still trying to understand each one on its own. I’m curious if anyone here has found a good balance between the two, especially for work days where you want focus without feeling like your brain is revving too hard. I’m also wondering if the nasal irritation is just something you get used to or if some people always feel it.

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