Nootropics Moderate evidence

Citicoline (CDP-Choline)

Choline-plus-uridine prodrug for attention work.

Citicoline splits into choline and cytidine, which humans convert toward uridine. It is a cleaner single-molecule choline source than a 20-ingredient bottle. Evidence is better in older or injured brains than in already-caffeinated twenty-somethings.

How to use

250–500 mg in the morning; some people split a second 250 mg at midday.

Details

Ingredients
Citicoline (CDP-choline)
Benefits
Attention, Choline and uridine support
Dosage
250–1000 mg (often split)
When to take
Morning
Side effects
Headache or insomnia if you already take alpha-GPC or a huge multi.
Scientific evidence
Human work is stronger for cognitive aging and attention than for a guaranteed “smart drug” effect in youth.
Form
Capsule

Editorial rating ★ 4.1

One of the more respectable choline donors. Cycle it and skip stacking three cholines at once.

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