سٹیکولین · CDP-choline
Weak evidence
A cognition supplement with thin mood evidence. Better studied for attention than sadness.
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A compound the body uses to build cell membranes and acetylcholine, studied after stroke and for age-related memory decline.
Most research is in memory, attention and stroke recovery, with mixed results. For depression there are only small studies, some as an add-on. If your main complaint is concentration and blankness rather than low mood, that is where the evidence is closest - and it is still weak.
Studies used 500 to 2,000 mg daily.
Recorded because a person who has decided to try something will find a number somewhere, and a forum's number is worse than a trial's. It is not a recommendation, and the right amount for you depends on things only a doctor who knows your history can weigh.
Generally well tolerated; headache and stomach upset reported. Little data in pregnancy. Interacts with levodopa in Parkinson's disease.
Sold in pharmacies, usually branded for memory and stroke recovery, and priced accordingly.
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