Peptides for focus, memory and anxiety
The nootropic peptides — mostly developed and studied in Russia, which is the central fact about this category. The research is real; it is also small, often unreplicated, and rarely published to Western trial standards.
Ranked by strength of evidence
- A
- BSelank
Reduces anxiety, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Registered and prescribed in Russia for anxiety.
Read the evidence → - B
- B
- BSemax
Improves recovery and provides neuroprotection after ischemic stroke
The indication it is actually used for in Russian clinical practice.
Read the evidence → - COxytocin
Increases trust, bonding, or social connection in healthy people (the 'love hormone' claim)
The most famous social-effect claim in the category. The original trust finding did not replicate.
Read the evidence →
The honest read
These are not fringe compounds — they are approved medicines in their country of origin with decades of use. What they lack is the replicated, Western-standard trial evidence that would let anyone tell you confidently how well they work, which is why the grades sit where they do.
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