CDP-choline comes in at a close second, but the price on Amazon justifies dishing out a little more for this form of choline. I've heard that the effects of Alpha-GPC can be best felt when "recovering" from any activity or event that puts stress on the body and can significantly alter your mental capabilities (Alzheimer's, stroke, etc.). I can attest to this fact as I've noticed great results after sleepless nights working on projects and such. It has boosted the cognitive enhancing effects of caffeine for me in many cases, in the way of making my mind clearer on the task at hand. I'd say about 1/4 times, I won't notice any effects from it, but that other 3/4 of the time makes this product worth it for me in the end. As of this writing, I could not find a less expensive form of this product, so both the price and the effects prompted me to order 4 of them. I hope you derive the same-or better-type of benefits from the product, should you choose to purchase it. Highly recommended.
Update 01/21/12: After using this product for months at a time, I felt it was far superior to the CDP-choline (which has fallen farther behind than the "close second" I described it as being previously). I wasn't absolutely sure if what I was feeling was "true" as the placebo effect for many supplements can play a far bigger role than the supplement itself. Which is exactly what the placebo effect is, and my biggest fear when deciding on supplements to take. No one wants to dish out hard-earned money for self-delusional mind-tricks, even if they do "help" in the end. However, even after initial skepticism (which I always have in order to catch myself playing mind-tricks on myself), this product has performed consistently well and as I was searching for the entry on nootropics on wikipedia, I read this: "Alpha-GPC--thought to be the only cholinergic that delivers choline to the brain across the Blood-brain barrier; sold under its chemical name". I have absolutely found this to be the case, as all my other supplements I have taken that float around the nootropic forum discussion haven't had nearly the effect on my learning as these have. And I read this after I had already decided this was the real deal. In other words, I have now become a disciple for the product. I should mention, however, that this product has proven useless by itself (at least for me). When it's combined with a CNS stimulant, such as caffeine or whatever else you're privy to, the effects stand out big time. So, taking it in conjunction with something else will reap the biggest reward for you. Just an opinion based on my observation and many others how frequent forums on nootropics. If you're interested in a particular stack that is popular for its cognitive-enhancing effects, check out my review on 5-hour energy. Note: it is NOT in defense of the product and actually details how to make the "cocktail" of supplements out of 4 products bought cheaply on amazon. I'm a big believer in that particular stack, as well as this particular product. I use them together which is why I mentioned it here. I hope you've had the same success I've had with these products. Best of luck!
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I'll cut to the chase, it works. BUT, read on a little further as to how and why I used it.I'd been having jumbled thoughts and slurred speech for a few months that got progressively worse. Went to check in with my doctor who ran a battery of blood tests and every cognitive test she knew and came up empty.One day, I was reading up on nootropics and such and came across this stuff. The article said it helped others with the kind of problems I was having. So, I ordered a bottle. Lo and behold, a few days after purchase, the slurred speech began to diminish and the jumbled thoughts were gone soon after.As a died in the wool skeptic, I chalked it up to a placebo effect. Or so, I thought. But, those issues lessen by the day. I'm very impressed. If you're like me and the thought of cognitive decline scares the crap out of you, SEE YOUR DOCTOR FIRST!!! Get some recommendations from them if they have some. Do your due diligence and NEVER just take someone's word on stuff like this, INCLUDING MINE! But, start working on getting better ASAP. This helped me and it seems to work for me. Will it work for you, I don't know. These are just my observations after trying it and ordering a second bottle, as well.One last thing, I used 100mg's of caffeine with 2 capsules twice a day to start with. You DON'T have to use caffeine like I did. It's just what I did because I knew it would enhance the effect as I respond well to caffeine. I included a picture of my preferred caffeine, just in case you wish to know which one I use. Any will do, of course.It's a 9/10 for me. It would've been a 10 if it was a tad bit cheaper or offered more pills for the price.
