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SNS Focus XT Log from Yeahright

LOG DAY SEVENTEEN

My goal in taking the product today: Continuing to avoid ending up a in a car wreck so bad that it would make CNN.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 9:00am.

EFFECT: I drove another 500 miles and still felt good when I stopped (arrived at my in-laws). Between this road trip and my business travel a couple weeks ago, I'd have to say that this product really helps me with those long draining endurance activities.
 
LOG DAY EIGHTEEN

My goal in taking the product today: Fun for the whole family. The wife and I were wiped out, my in-laws are old, so I broke-out the Focus XT.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 9:00am for myself, my wife, my mother-in-law and my father-in-law.

EFFECT: The general wiped-out feeling that comes from a 1000 mile road trip to a place where the temperature is 105 degrees lifted for an afternoon.

My father-in-law didn't experience anything the first time he took Focus XT but this time he did. My mother-in-law liked it both times and they want to buy some. Of course, they refuse to use ATMs because of "security issues" so I'm not going to have any luck showing them how to buy stuff online. I may just end up sending them care packages.

I'm going back on the road tomorrow (minus the kids) for a 4.5 hour drive to Las Vegas!
 
yeahright said:
LOG DAY EIGHTEEN

My goal in taking the product today: Fun for the whole family. The wife and I were wiped out, my in-laws are old, so I broke-out the Focus XT.
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That should be a marketing slogan lol. :)

Glad that everyone is liking it. Glad that he responded well to it on his second dosage.
 
LOG DAY NINETEEN

My goal in taking the product today: Staying up and alert through a four and a half hour drive to Las Vegas and ready to party into the evening.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00am for myself and my wife.

EFFECT: Safe drive, good food, lots of liquor. The wife has gone to bed and I'm still awake.
 
Not to invade your log, but i recently received my Focus XT and the effects were nice but god the taste- at least for me was a bit much it was like nuerostim all overagain with a weird tart lime taste?

Any thoughts on things i could mix it with to ease my taste buds...


Might i add the effect was great, increase energy focus the whole 9 yards. Perhaps a pill version is coming out soon!?

Thanks
Dr liftalot
 
2 questions real quick...

any tolerance issues thus far?
any crash from it?
 
Ive been using ALRI Primed before my AM workout and its been working great, and tastes awesome. I cant believe they masked the bitterness of the Rhodiola. Im going to grab a can of SNS Focus XT to compare.
 
Dr Liftalot said:
Not to invade your log, but i recently received my Focus XT and the effects were nice but god the taste- at least for me was a bit much it was like nuerostim all overagain with a weird tart lime taste?

Any thoughts on things i could mix it with to ease my taste buds...


Might i add the effect was great, increase energy focus the whole 9 yards. Perhaps a pill version is coming out soon!?

Thanks
Dr liftalot
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I actually like the taste but you could try dilluting it more, adding it to some juice, or just slamming it down.
 
CEDeoudes59 said:
2 questions real quick...

any tolerance issues thus far?
any crash from it?
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When I think of tolerance issues, I think of the situation where one has to take greater amounts of a given substance to get the same effect. Defined that way, then the answer is no.

What I have experienced is that the space between my starting point and my altered state lessens....but the final altered state is the same as before. IT's as if I never quite go all the way down off the stuff......like it has nourished my body and I thus don't have as far to climb the next time I take it.

No crash whatsoever. The stuff just seems to fade away imperceptably.
 
Dr Liftalot said:
Not to invade your log, but i recently received my Focus XT and the effects were nice but god the taste- at least for me was a bit much it was like nuerostim all overagain with a weird tart lime taste?

Any thoughts on things i could mix it with to ease my taste buds...


Might i add the effect was great, increase energy focus the whole 9 yards. Perhaps a pill version is coming out soon!?

Thanks
Dr liftalot
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I like the taste of it myself, but it does have a bite to it. The main thing is we wanted to keep it sugar free and also not to use aspartame. I think all things considered, it tastes good for the ingredient profile.

Glad that you were pleased with the results.

As far as a capped version, it contains 10,000 mg of actives. To do a capped version and keep it as strong, divide that by 750 mg per cap and you would have to take 13.33 (so 14 capsules). That is why I dont think this would be a feasible option.
 
sns8778 said:
I like the taste of it myself, but it does have a bite to it. The main thing is we wanted to keep it sugar free and also not to use aspartame. I think all things considered, it tastes good for the ingredient profile.

Glad that you were pleased with the results.

As far as a capped version, it contains 10,000 mg of actives. To do a capped version and keep it as strong, divide that by 750 mg per cap and you would have to take 13.33 (so 14 capsules). That is why I dont think this would be a feasible option.
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Single dose envelopes would be nice.
 
yeahright said:
Single dose envelopes would be nice.
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We hope to do that in the future. Due to the minimum run on single serves, we have to wait awhile as it is an expensive undertaking.
 
sns8778 said:
We hope to do that in the future. Due to the minimum run on single serves, we have to wait awhile as it is an expensive undertaking.
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I don't have a clue about the manufacturing costs but was just thinking for convenience sake how helpful some single serving sachets would be. I look forward to the day when your economies of scale will allow for it.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY

My goal in taking the product today: Recovery. I only drink alcohol maybe two or three times a year. These occasions are usually business functions or celebrations. This was a celebration. My wife and I had 4 days alone (meaning no kids with us) in Las Vegas. We had a good time. Much cigarette smoke was inhaled (unintentionally - smoking is allowed everywhere) and much alcohol was consumed (intentionally). My body was abused.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 10:00am after getting to bed at 3:00am.

EFFECT: Wondeful refreshing experience. I wasn't hung-over (nauseated, headache, etc.), just thoroughly abused (sluggish, feeling somewhat toxic) but the Focus XT really turned things around and gave me the zip to shower, get breakfast and get ready for another day.
 
okay i'm ordering some soon.. I'm getting a crash from Powerjolt from time to time. Damn it, I don't understand why either. Sometimes it awesome and clean. Other times it's Ephedra revisited
 
SNS - any chance of an De-caff version ?- I've given this a try and it's a great feeling but...I can only take that much caffeine 2 days out of about 20. My body does not do well with caffeine for some reason.
 
yeahright said:
LOG DAY TWENTY

EFFECT: Wondeful refreshing experience. I wasn't hung-over (nauseated, headache, etc.), just thoroughly abused (sluggish, feeling somewhat toxic) but the Focus XT really turned things around and gave me the zip to shower, get breakfast and get ready for another day.
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Excellent. :drunk:
 
CEDeoudes59 said:
okay i'm ordering some soon.. I'm getting a crash from Powerjolt from time to time. Damn it, I don't understand why either. Sometimes it awesome and clean. Other times it's Ephedra revisited
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Hope you will be pleased with it. Let me know your thoughts when you try it if you dont mind.
 
Pfunk47 said:
SNS - any chance of an De-caff version ?- I've given this a try and it's a great feeling but...I can only take that much caffeine 2 days out of about 20. My body does not do well with caffeine for some reason.
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We had given it some thought, but we doubt the market would sustain 2 different versions at this point. Case in point would be Neurostim in which when they came out with thecaffeine version, the non caffeinated version didnt sell well anymore.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY ONE

My goal in taking the product today: Drive a mini-van full of luggage, the wife and three kids 800 miles through two mountain ranges in 12 hours or less.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 8:00am (and an Anabolic Xtreme Stim-X capsule).

EFFECT: Focussed and in a good and relaxed mood. The flat-tire at 85 miles per hour was fun but at least it was on a flat stretch of highway so changing the tire wasn't too big a hassle. By the end of the trip the wife was exhausted and grumpy but I wasn't doing too bad....even dashed off to the grocery store to restock the essentials. This is a great road-trip product.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY TWO

My goal in taking the product today: I didn't but my wife the novelist now uses it regularly when she has some serious writing to do (she took some then finished the final chapter of a novel yesterday).

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 11:00am.

EFFECT: She banged out the final chapter on a novel she's been working on for a couple months and is well pleased with herself. :woohoo:
 
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LOG DAY TWENTY TWO

My goal in taking the product today: I didn't but my wife the novelist now uses it regularly when she has some serious writing to do (she took some then finished the final chapter of a novel yesterday).

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 11:00am.

EFFECT: She banged out the final chapter on a novel she's been working on for a couple months and is well pleased with herself. :woohoo:
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Glad to hear that she is liking it as well.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY THREE

My goal in taking the product today: I had a hearing to conduct....needed to be in top form.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 6:30 am, one Ergopharm AMP and one Biotest Spike (sulbutamine).

EFFECT: At one point in the hearing, I was questioning a witness so vigorously that he was stuttering. I glanced over and his attorney was just looking at me with her mouth open. :bruce1:
 
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yeahright said:

EFFECT: At one point in the hearing, I was questioning a witness so vigorously that he was stuttering. I glanced over and his attorney was just looking at me with her mouth open. :bruce1:
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Thats good stuff :whip:
 
LOG DAY TWENTY FOUR

My goal in taking the product today: Motivate my tired butt to tackle an overgrown yard that hasn't been mowed in weeks because of my travel schedule.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 9:30 am.

EFFECT: Spent three hours doing yardwork. Came in the house, took a shower.....then walked a couple miles with my wife and kids to get them ice cream (I had some too). Still feeling chipper hours later.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY FIVE

My goal in taking the product today: To keep me focussed and creative during a high-stress negotiations session.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00 am.

EFFECT: Well, the negotiations went spectacularly badly but that wasn't the fault of the Focus XT. I was in top form but the decisionmaker on the other side of the table made a very bad strategic decision at a crucial moment and squandered all of the goodwill that he had accumulated through his prior actions. If he had just zigged instead of zagging, 2 years of negotiations would have been concluded with both sides being able to feel good about the outcome. Alas, he zagged and this process will now devolve into litigation. What was nice for me was that oddly enough my mood stayed elevated even when it was clear that we were going off a cliff. My neurons kept firing and at the last minute I came up with an idea which just might save us (though I'm doubtful).
 
yeahright said:
LOG DAY TWENTY FIVE

My goal in taking the product today: To keep me focussed and creative during a high-stress negotiations session.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00 am.

EFFECT: Well, the negotiations went spectacularly badly but that wasn't the fault of the Focus XT. I was in top form but the decisionmaker on the other side of the table made a very bad strategic decision at a crucial moment and squandered all of the goodwill that he had accumulated through his prior actions. If he had just zigged instead of zagging, 2 years of negotiations would have been concluded with both sides being able to feel good about the outcome. Alas, he zagged and this process will now devolve into litigation. What was nice for me was that oddly enough my mood stayed elevated even when it was clear that we were going off a cliff. My neurons kept firing and at the last minute I came up with an idea which just might save us (though I'm doubtful).
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Good luck with the situation. I hope you idea will work out.
 
I have a co-worker who is also a certified personal trainer. We swap different supplements with each other when we find something that we like. I gave her a sample of Focus XT and she bought a container the next day.
 
yeahright said:
I have a co-worker who is also a certified personal trainer. We swap different supplements with each other when we find something that we like. I gave her a sample of Focus XT and she bought a container the next day.
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Glad to hear that she liked it. Appreciate you helping to inform others about it.
 
COMPARE AND CONTRAST

I was in Costco the other day and they were selling a product called Focus Smart by YourLife. I looked at the ingredient profile and it appeared to be similar to Focus XT so I picked up a bottle.

Both my wife and I took the 4 capsule dose and noticed very little effect. This product is a complete bust in compared to Focus XT. For me, this underscored just how important the specific "proprietary blends" can be even when the general ingredient profile between two products is similar.
 
yeahright said:
COMPARE AND CONTRAST

I was in Costco the other day and they were selling a product called Focus Smart by YourLife. I looked at the ingredient profile and it appeared to be similar to Focus XT so I picked up a bottle.

Both my wife and I took the 4 capsule dose and noticed very little effect. This product is a complete bust in compared to Focus XT. For me, this underscored just how important the specific "proprietary blends" can be even when the general ingredient profile between two products is similar.
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Thought we had won you over as loyal....j/k.

Actually, I looked up the panel on the Focus Smart, and it doesnt have alot of the ingredients that Focus XT does and also it has a 692 mg blend of the actives compared to 9800 mg of actives in Focus XT.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY SIX

My goal in taking the product today: Long grinding day at work. Wanted to be in good form.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00 am.

EFFECT: I had a hearing but a key witness failed to show-up so the morning was wasted. Back in the office I was hit with 100 things to do at once.....but I triaged them and banged out the most important ones. Nothing spectacular from me, just what I get paid to do.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY SEVEN

My goal in taking the product today: High stakes negotiations that I was hoping creativity could solve in a mutually satisfying way.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00 am.

EFFECT: I was in top form but things went spectacularly badly at the negotiating table. I stayed focussed despite the bluster and angry words coming from the other side of the table.....and convened a post-session meeting with my team to brainstorm other options that went reasonably well. The day went downhill from there, LOL.
 
yeahright said:
LOG DAY TWENTY SEVEN

My goal in taking the product today: High stakes negotiations that I was hoping creativity could solve in a mutually satisfying way.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00 am.

EFFECT: I was in top form but things went spectacularly badly at the negotiating table. I stayed focussed despite the bluster and angry words coming from the other side of the table.....and convened a post-session meeting with my team to brainstorm other options that went reasonably well. The day went downhill from there, LOL.
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Sorry to hear that you had a rough day. Hope that everything improves with the negotiations.
 
sns8778 said:
Sorry to hear that you had a rough day. Hope that everything improves with the negotiations.
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LOL, not to worry. It's my job. I get paid to make people do what I want them to do. On a good day, creative problem solving moves matters along. On a bad day, I use brute force. I'm extraordinarily good at the latter but prefer to use the former. :stick:

I've always used various nootropics in my job. Focus XT has become a staple for me now and one of my colleagues.
 
PRODUCT OBSERVATION: This product appears to have a stronger effect when I take it as a stand alone drink. When I throw a scoop into a protein shake and drink it that way, the effects appear to be blunted.

HYPOTHESIS 1: Taking the product with a protein shake slows the absorbtion of the actives so that the effect comes on gradually and is less subjectively obvious (no WOW moment).

HYPOTHESIS 2: Taking the product with a protein shake somehow interferes with the absorbtion of the actives.

FURTHER DISCUSSION: This product has always "worked" as it says it will.....however, it seems to work better when I drink it on its own on an empty stomach.
 
yeahright said:
PRODUCT OBSERVATION: This product appears to have a stronger effect when I take it as a stand alone drink. When I throw a scoop into a protein shake and drink it that way, the effects appear to be blunted.
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This phenomenon is to be expected. The amino acids, L-Tyrosine & Acetyl-L-Carnitine, have very specific and very pronounced effects when taken in the absence of other (competing) proteins. When other amino acids are present, the Tyrosine and ALCar will be diverted & used for a number of other processes in the body in addition to those actions intended by the Focus XT formulation.

Therefore, as you noted, the effectiveness of the Focus XT formulation will be compromised if other protein (other amino acids) hit the blood stream at the same time. This will pretty much be true anytime specific amino acids are taken for a specified purpose. These type of supplements should be taken on any empty stomach or, at least, in the absence of protein.

BTW, I'm wondering if NE1 out there has checked out the effectiveness of ProEndorphin (Nutraceutics) compared to Focus XT, NeuroStim or other similar products
 
SystemicAnomaly said:
This phenomenon is to be expected. The amino acids, L-Tyrosine & Acetyl-L-Carnitine, have very specific and very pronounced effects when taken in the absence of other (competing) proteins. When other amino acids are present, the Tyrosine and ALCar will be diverted & used for a number of other processes in the body in addition to those actions intended by the Focus XT formulation.

Therefore, as you noted, the effectiveness of the Focus XT formulation will be compromised if other protein (other amino acids) hit the blood stream at the same time. This will pretty much be true anytime specific amino acids are taken for a specified purpose. These type of supplements should be taken on any empty stomach or, at least, in the absence of protein.

BTW, I'm wondering if NE1 out there has checked out the effectiveness of ProEndorphin (Nutraceutics) compared to Focus XT, NeuroStim or other similar products
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Very solid post.

I have myself tried Proendorphin, but I know my opinion will seem biased, so I would rather see if anyone else responds.
 
SystemicAnomaly said:
This phenomenon is to be expected. The amino acids, L-Tyrosine & Acetyl-L-Carnitine, have very specific and very pronounced effects when taken in the absence of other (competing) proteins. When other amino acids are present, the Tyrosine and ALCar will be diverted & used for a number of other processes in the body in addition to those actions intended by the Focus XT formulation.

Therefore, as you noted, the effectiveness of the Focus XT formulation will be compromised if other protein (other amino acids) hit the blood stream at the same time. This will pretty much be true anytime specific amino acids are taken for a specified purpose. These type of supplements should be taken on any empty stomach or, at least, in the absence of protein.

BTW, I'm wondering if NE1 out there has checked out the effectiveness of ProEndorphin (Nutraceutics) compared to Focus XT, NeuroStim or other similar products
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Thanks very much for the feedback. I have tried ProEndorphin and actually am a fan of that product. However, my experience is that Focus XT has a much more dramatic and sustained effect. ProEndorphin is more convenient when on the run because it comes in the single serving sachets but the product itself (for me at least) isn't nearly as solid.
 
THE SCENE: Getting ready for a staff meeting this morning.

THE CAST: Me and various colleagues.

Colleague: "Want a hit?"

ME: (Laughing) What?

Colleague: (Reaches into bag and pulls out Focus XT container). Want some Focus before the meeting?

ME: (Laughing) Thanks but I had some an hour ago.

Colleague: "They even sent a t-shirt." (pulls out pink Nutraplanet t-shirt).

I think it's safe to say I've made a convert to both Focus XT and Nutraplanet.
 
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THE SCENE: Getting ready for a staff meeting this morning.

THE CAST: Me and various colleagues.

Colleague: "Want a hit?"

ME: (Laughing) What?

Colleague: (Reaches into bag and pulls out Focus XT container). Want some Focus before the meeting?

ME: (Laughing) Thanks but I had some an hour ago.

Colleague: "They even sent a t-shirt." (pulls out pink Nutraplanet t-shirt).

I think it's safe to say I've made a convert to both Focus XT and Nutraplanet.
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LOL. That would be a great advertisement skit.
 
I'm subscribing. I'm about to start a Focus XT log as well and I'm curious to follow others' logs as well. Good luck with it...looks great so far. :D
 
KrushR said:
I'm subscribing. I'm about to start a Focus XT log as well and I'm curious to follow others' logs as well. Good luck with it...looks great so far. :D
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Cool, I look forward to reading your experiences.
 
LOG DAY TWENTY EIGHT

My goal in taking the product today: Testing how combining Focus XT and IBE's NEURO-BALANCE would effect my cognition and work focus/attitude.

DOSAGE: Per the instructions, one scoop in water at 7:00 am and 1 tsp of NEURO-BALANCE.

EFFECT: LOL, well I was a happy and relaxed guy at work today. The problem is that I'm paid to be an aggressive and assertive guy. The NEURO-BALANCE took a little too much of the edge off of me for my purposes but those whose jobs don't involve verbal warfare might like it. I'll probably try this again with a smaller dose of NEURO-BALANCE.
 
yeahright said:
Thanks very much for the feedback. I have tried ProEndorphin and actually am a fan of that product. However, my experience is that Focus XT has a much more dramatic and sustained effect. ProEndorphin is more convenient when on the run because it comes in the single serving sachets but the product itself (for me at least) isn't nearly as solid.
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(Curious... I thought that I had submitted a follow-up post several days ago but it seems that it must have ended up in "sock heaven").

I was hoping for more feedback comparing ProEndorphin to Focus XT and other similar products. However, based on this reply in addition to your in-depth log and various other posts, I've decided to go ahead & order some Focus XT.

I've been using ProEndorphin since the late '90s and have been pleased with the results. From time to time, I like to switch off with similar products, primarily for the variety. I'm also on a quest for cheaper alternatives. I've tried various canned energy drinks, PowerDrive, NeuroStim (+C and w/o C), BrainQUICKEN (aka BodyQUICK) and a couple of products that have been discontinued (NeuroGain from EAS was 1 of these). I would supplement some of these products, esp the canned energy drinks, with DMAE and some additional B vitamins.

Of the products that I've tried, ProEndorphin (PE) does the best job for my needs. NeuroStim also did a fairly decent job (esp when stacked with some PowerDrive). Other ppl I know rave about some of the others. Guess a lot depends on your own body-brain chemistry as well as your needs. I'm looking forward to see how Focus XT compares.

In the PE formula I particularly like the inclusion of DLPA as 1 of its 2 amino acids as well as a high quality adaptogenic herb, Panax ginseng. PE does not appear to include a direct source of choline. However, the inclusion of DMAE and its very high levels of most of the B vitamins (incl Biotin & Inositol) undoubtedly make up for this.

As for the Focus XT formula, ALCAR is a definite double-plus. I also appreciate the fact that this formula includes Vinpo & Huperzine (as well as DMAE). These are all on my list of favorite nutes.

The only thing that concerns me about the Focus XT formula is the high levels of caffeine = 200mg. Most energy drinks contain something like 80mg (NS +C has 125mg, I believe). PE only has about 35mg, deriving it from Kola Nut extract that it contains. When I feel that I need it, I can easily boost the caffeine component of PE by ingesting hot dark chocolate (cocoa) with a bit of coffee added. The dark choc, aside from the caffeine it provides, appears to have a synergistic effect with the various energy drink formulae.

It would be nice to see SNS come up with a low-caffeine version of Focus XT or even a new product that de-emphaizes caffeine for those of us that might be hypersensitive to the stuff.

(If the high caffeine levels bother me at all, I guess that I could back off the F-XT serving size and supplement with extra DMAE & some B vitamins).



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