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.
Nootropics
Moderate evidence
Citicoline (CDP-Choline)
Choline-plus-uridine prodrug for attention work.
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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