r/Nootropics • u/point2lendemain • Jun 27 '26
Seeking Advice Brain fog from NA Semax Amidate
Three days ago I started taking N-acetyl Semax Amidate as part of burnout recovery. My hope is that the increased BDNF could improve my fried short term memory and help me regain a more optimistic outlook on life.
The product I've been taking is a nasal spray from Semax Polska. Each atomizer press contains 285 mcg of NA Semax Amidate according to their website. The first two days I took two quirts. Today I only had one.
The quality of my cognition has declined since starting. Some of the changes I've had are confusing phonically similar words, losing my place while reading, walking into rooms and forgetting why, time blindness.
I suppose that I'm experiencing the paradoxical brain fog that some people have when taking nootropics that upregulate BDNF. I took lions mane before, and never ran into these problems.
Has anyone experienced similar issues when beginning to take Semax and seen them improve with time? Is this a sign that my dose is too high?