No Miracles, But Definitely Does Help - Worth It
Great product but the company is going through growing pains and is understaffed. Thus, the wait times for customer service or even updating an order or credit card number are long and frustrating. If you need to do either, I've learned through trial and error that calling them is the only way to get a quick response, but there really should be working options to make these and similar changes on their website... But to make it up to me they also upgraded me to 2-day shipping for free and gave me a nice discount. I'd say that makes it worth it. However, I'm curious how much it'd cost me to make my own Optimind. If I ordered the ingredients in bulk, or even just through a combination of cheaper products that have the same ingredients, I'm sure I could have the same thing for less than half the price, even with the discount. So what you're really paying for it the convenience of the all-in-one Energy and Focus pill.<br /><br />The product works well for me, better than coffee and with fewer side-effects. Unlike coffee, Optimind (or anything with isolated caffeine) does not have a significant laxative effect. However, the caffine can produce a mild laxative effect for some people, especially those who are sensitive to it. The nootropic compounds won't work miracles, but for me they do seem to have a subtle positive effect on focus and mental clarity. There's varying amounts of research supporting how well they work, but no really strong scientific meta-analyses. I recommend research the individual ingredients with examine.com to learn more.<br /><br />It's also important to note that we don't know how much of each ingredient (especially the nootropic ones) is present is Optimind. So the amounts they put in might not be enough to really produce a noticible or significant effect. It won't hurt to take them, unless you're alergic or have liver disease, but like I said - alone it won't work miracles either. If you want to strongly feel those effects consider making your own blend or supplementing with more of the nootropic compounds, or other ones.<br /><br />TL;DR: It won't make you Limitless, but is definitely worth a try.
Rating: 4 stars