Adamax as a Semax substitute for focus? Looking for experiences

Posted by tinkerer_curious in Cognitive & Nootropic - 4 points, 5 comments.

Right so I've been digging into the Adamax profile on here and I'm a bit obsessed with the idea of it being a more stable Semax analogue. Semax worked grand for the first few hours of focus, but the short half life meant I was constantly redosing intranasal and my nose wasn't thanking me for it 😩

Has anyone here tried Adamax in that low microgram range and compared it head to head with Semax? I'm curious about whether the "longer acting" bit actually translates to fewer doses per day in real life use.

Also a bit of a newb question, but when something acts on BDNF and the melanocortin system at the same time, is the overstimulation side effect mostly from the dopaminergic piece or the BDNF piece? I tend to get a bit wired from things like that easily.

Planning to keep notes on a 10mg Dihexa oral alongside it later on for the synaptogenesis angle, but one step at a time. Anyone have a stack report they'd be willing to share? 📚

Comments

• retiredcasey: Honestly the nasal irritation thing is exactly why I drifted away from Semax too, the constant redosing just got tedious after a while. I haven't done a proper head to head with Adamax in the low microgram range myself, so I can't say much on whether the longer acting claim actually holds up day to day. My own impression from messing with analogues is that half life numbers on paper don't always match what you feel, sometimes the duration is similar but the curve feels flatter, which can read as
• tinkerer_curious: Ha yeah the nasal thing was the last straw honestly, just wanted something that sticks around longer without me reaching for the spray every couple of hours. The "flatter curve" take is interesting though, hadn't thought of it that way. So you'd say it feels less like a spike and more like background noise? I think I'd actually prefer that for work stuff, less of a come up and crash feeling. And cheers for taking a stab on the second bit even if your gut answer got cut off. Would be sound to he
• priya_gains: Yeah that "flatter curve" point is a good way to put it. I've noticed the same thing with a couple of extended analogues, where the peak isn't as sharp but it kind of lingers in the background, which I actually prefer for workdays. Adamax did feel like that for me, smoother onset and no crash, but I never measured it against Semax side by side. I'd be curious if anyone here has logged both on the same kind of task.
• tinkerer_curious: A flatter curve suits me way better than that Semax spike and crash, that's literally the bit I hated about it. How long did the effect seem to last for you roughly, like a few hours or most of the day? I'm trying to get a sense of real world timing before I start tinkering 📚
• humbleomar229: Yeah that flatter curve sounds proper decent for grinding through spreadsheets without the nose‑spray carousel. Did you notice any mood tweak or just pure focus? And about the BDNF/melanocortin bit – were you thinking it might help with learning retention or just keep the brain from feeling fried?

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