Brain supplements – a $1 billion industry in 2011 is now a $30 billion industry in 2016.
Our love and addiction for coffee dates back to the 15th century when coffee trees were first discovered but now in the 21st century, we expect products and effects superior to what coffee has to offer. Coffee in its own self carries many benefits such as an improvement in energy, helps burn fat, improves physical performance – just to name a few. These benefits are quite staggering, but while it may help you burn fat or reduce risks of various cancer, it does very little towards your cognitive health.
The lack of cognitive benefits provided by coffee had given birth and popularity to brain supplements. An industry that looks towards researching and manufacturing capsules that will drastically improve your mental function. Today, we will be reviewing one of the leading brain supplements on the market today – Cogniflex.com
When I first heard about brain supplements back in 2015, I’ll be the first to admit – I was skeptical. I’ve been burnt in the past when it came to buying a “magic pill” that promised the world, but turned out to be another placebo pill. Â As the old saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”, so this time around, I decided to be as diligent as possible as a consumer.
How did I hear about Cogniflex?
I was watching FoxNews when they were interviewing a medical researcher on whether or not brain supplements are legitimate, or they’re all snake oil products. The medical researcher mentioned that 90% of the industry is filled with shams, but the actual supplements that encompass ingredients such a nootropics are legitimate. Further into the conversation, he mentioned a few brain supplements that do work, and Cogniflex was one of them.
Nootropics is a word coined by a Romain scientist by the name of  Corneliu E. Giurgea in 1972. In Greek, the word means – to bend or turn.
In the 21st century, nootropics are referred to as “smart drugs” or “cognitive enhancers“; specifically these are substances that improve a person’s cognitive function such as memory, concentration, alertness and motivation.
Here is a slide show of nootropics that have been proven to help cognitive function and several are also found in Cogniflex:
 Keep in mind, there are over 30 different nootropics on the market, and that is just a short list of nootropics that are commonly found on the market and several in Cogniflex. For the rest of the list, click here.
Now that we better understand what nootropics are, and we’ve reviewed a few of them. Let’s finally discuss whether or not Cogniflex is a legitimate brain pill.
How much does Cogniflex cost?
Cogniflex has three different plans.
Monster Plan: 5 bottles for $19.59 each.
Middle Plan:Â 3 bottles for $25.98Â each.
Test Plan: 1 bottle for $47.95 each.
It’s obvious from Cogniflex’s plan option that they reward long-term customers. If you’re an avid Cogniflex user, then $20 per bottle is quite the steal when it comes to nootropics. Anyhow, when I initially purchased Cogniflex, I settled with the “Middle Plan” since I felt it was still quite a good deal without a big investment of five bottles.
How many pills are in each bottle and how many do you take daily?
Per Cogniflex’s recommendation, on days when you want to feel the effects of Cogniflex, you should be consuming (2) pills. You would take one pill in the morning, and then the other one in about 6-7 hours. Each bottle contains 60 pills, so if you intend to take two pills everyday, it will last you for 30 days.
Did it improve my energy levels?
From Monday to Friday, I’m in my office from 9 AM to 5 PM. In addition to my work, I also have a wife at home with two young children, it suffices to say that by Wednesday I’m fairly exhausted. Fortunately, I hadn’t been reprimanded by my boss but I’ve always felt that was inevitable. To get through my days, I would average around three cups of coffee and on super important days, I may take a few doses of 5-hour energy if I could muster the taste.
When I first took my morning pill of Cogniflex, it took about 15 minutes before I felt “something” happening. I felt a rush of blood through my body, specifically to my head. While I did become considerably more alert, I wasn’t sold on the product just yet because this might just be a “caffeine rush”. Well, 1 hour passed, then 2, then 3, then 4, and I still felt alerted. I would typically get quite drowsy by 12 PM but this time around, I still felt as though I had gotten a good night of sleep and it was only 8:00 AM. Â Only at around 2 PM did I feel myself to start slowing down again, which was when I decided to take the second one, especially since I had an important project due by the end of the day.
Ever since my first day, I’ve gone down to only drinking one cup of coffee daily, and taking either 1 or 2 pills of Cogniflex per day depending on my workload.
Did it improve my concentration?
I’m a programmer by occupation. For other programmers reading this review, you know that that most efficient way to code is without interruption. If you constantly get distracted by checking your phone, social media etc – your productivity goes down tremendously as you struggle to figure out where you left off. Don’t tell my boss, but I loved checking Twitter. Every 15-20 minutes of coding, I would take out my phone or open up a new tab and take a look at my twitter feed.
With the inclusion of Cogniflex in my life, I’ve stopped doing so – and  I’m grateful. When I sit down and begin my work, I get tunnel vision now, my eyes are glued to the screen and my thoughts have stopped wondering. Do I still check my twitter at work? Yes I do, when I go to the bathroom….
Did it improve my memory?
Originally when I was planning on writing this review, I asked myself this question and it stumped me for a minute. Trying to answer whether or not my memory was better was tricky to discern. I decided that in the coming days, I’ll pay better attention to my day to day activities and see whether or not I’m having a better time recollecting my memory. I did just that, and what I did notice quite soon was that I wasn’t re-checking my work and references as often as I previously was. When I need to implement a script on the server that I’m not familiar with, I would typically do some research, see how it’s done, review the logic behind it, and then use that information to build out the script. Well, it does seem that ever since taking Cogniflex, I’m spending less time going back and forth between the tabs to make sure that I’m doing everything properly.
Did I experience any side effects?
The only side effects I’ve experienced is that the pill should not be taken on an empty stomach. You do want to make sure that you have a full meal (such as sun basket) before taking a pill otherwise your stomach may begin to bother you. I decided to skip a meal once before taking the pill, and the experience wasn’t great. The company themselves recommends you take it after a meal, so it’s best that you do too.
Is it as good as Adderall?
Many moons ago I was a college student, and as many college students, I was an avid user of Adderall. For whether or not Cogniflex is a perfect replacement of Adderall, I say no. Don’t get me wrong, Cogniflex is a fantastic product and likely superior to any brain enhancer you can possibly buy over the counter, but when it came to laser focus and productivity, Adderall would still be a winner. With that being said, I do prefer not to involve myself in procuring drugs illegally, so for me, Cogniflex is the perfect legal replacement of Adderall.
Will I continue buying and using Cogniflex?
Yes, and yes. Without a doubt, Cogniflex has improved the quality of my life. It’s better than drowning myself in coffee or drinking red bull, monster drinks, 5-hour energy etc. I’m still going through my original purchase of three bottles, but once those run-out, I do fully intend to buy five bottles at a time so I can save money. Keep in mind, when I was first placed my order for Cogniflex, I was highly pessimistic as to what to expect. I honestly figured that there was just fancy marketing surrounding the product, and it would just be another placebo pill, but I was wrong – dead wrong.
Any warnings?
I actually have two warnings:
- If you have health problems, and currently take serious medication, I do recommend that you first talk with your doctor before using any brain supplements.
- Do not purchase Cogniflex off Amazon or eBay! When I was initially placing my order for Cogniflex off Cogniflex.com, I noticed that on Amazon and eBay, sellers were selling Cogniflex for less than I can get it directly. I decided to email Cogniflex and ask them why these other sellers have cheaper rates. They told me that for the past six months, their product has been heavily counterfeited and that many of these counterfeits are sold on Amazon and eBay by individual sellers. If you read any of the reviews from either of those two platforms, you’ll even notice that past users of the authentic Cogniflex pills were complaining about receiving a bottle and pills that in no way match the authentic ones, especially when it comes to effects.
For you have any questions regarding nootropics or Cogniflex, please feel free to leave a comment below and I will get back to you. If you are ready to try Cogniflex, you may click the button below to visit the official site of Cogniflex and proceed with your order.
after reading all the great reviews about this wonder pill and how its being compared to adderal i was diagnosed with add/adhd at a young age i was started on ritalin until i was into my teens i was switched to adderal at the age of 14yrs old when i turned 18yrs old i was taken off all add/adhd meds i joined the marine corps directly after completing high school and i stayed in trouble well to make a long story short i got out of the marine corps and ended up seeing a psychiatrist at the veterans medical center they prescibed xanax 1mg four times a day i took the xanax tywice and each time i took the pills i would go manic after i got tired of always hyper could not concentrate completely out of control after i ended up with approx.10 bottles of the xanax i took all 10 bottles back to the v.a.and when i was called to see the psychiatrist i placed all the bottles of xanax on the doctors desk telling him how every time i took one i would go crazy finally the doctor asked me if i was always so jacked up i told him yes and then he asked if i ever took ritalin i told him yes when i was in grade school and was put on adderal when i turned 14yrs old thats when he told me my problem was not anxiety my problem my problem was that i was still add/adhd and he put me back on adderal and sure enough he was right so ive been taking adderal all my adult life but i heard about cogniflex on facebook and i ordered 5bottles it cost me 144.00dollars and i started taking it as suggested twice a day i stopped taking the adderal to give the cogniflex a fair chance it helped in alot of ways as advertised but it didnt take the place of the adderal as for keeping my impulse control in check so i ended up taking the cogniflex along with the adderal after talking to my doctor it worked o.k.i did not get the kind of results that were advertised but im planning on ordering some more just as a follow up to make sure ive given the cogniflex another chance over all i will say that i was satisfied enough with your product that its worth the money spent.but if i had to choose the adderal would be my first choice
Eric,
Thank you for sharing your experience. As you’ve correctly stated, if you’ve been prescribed Adderal by a doctor, then there is truly no replacement for the effects that Adderal provides to a person diagonised with ADD/ADHD.
Thanks,
Mark
Just want to drop a quick thank you!
I was a customer of Alpha Brain for about two years before I landed on this review of Cogniflex. Up till that point, I was quite happy with Alpha Brain and didn’t really think that Cogniflex would be better especially when you consider that the company behind Alpha Brain is quite large. Even then, I still decided to try out Cogniflex based on your review since you did give it high praise and I’ve enjoyed your other reviews on your website.
I was blown away. While I thought Alpha Brain was a great brain supplement, Cogniflex has raised the bar. The increase of energy and focus from taking Congiflex was definitely higher than that from Alpha Brain. On top of that, I’ve been happy to see that Cogniflex is even cheaper than Alpha Brain when you buy in bulk, so that’s another huge plus.
I guess as a closing note, just want to say thanks for opening my eyes to Cogniflex. Just one question I have for you since you’ve been a customer for them longer than I have, do you know whether or not Cogniflex ever has “sales”? I would love to stock up on a bunch of bottles if I could snag them for even cheaper.
Cheers,
Paul
I have a friend who was a drug addict from heroin to meth…. You name it. Will it work for them to replace the anxiety and manic damn near bi-polar issues?
C.P,
If your friend is suffering from anxiety and bi-polar issues then it’s best for him to seek a professional’s help. Cogniflex is not a “cure”, and simply isn’t meant to deal with an individual that displays manic behavior or is bi-polar.
Thanks,
Mark
good review. I’ve been taking cogniflex for about 5 months now and I swear by it. Better than all other brain supplements I’ve tried and pretty economical once you begin buying in bulk.
I agree with the points you’ve made Mark. Cogniflex is definitely a pretty unique and powerful brain supplement but I do want to reiterate that taking it after eating a meal is pretty crucial. This simply isn’t a supplement you want to take on an empty stomach. Outside of that, I’ve been a happy customer and use the pills daily.
@Gary, Hi. What are the effects of you take this on an empty stomach? Bad effects? And does this make you feel like you’re on speed bc I really don’t want that effect. Please get back to me. I’m super scared already to try this out but I’m a house wife with two small kids and need my focus and energy back. I’m stressed all the time and can’t start and finish a task for anything anymore.
I’ve looked up reviews on this product because I though of buying it . However, yours is the only good review I’ve found. Do you know why there might be so many more reviews. And are you associated with the company in anyway ?
Amanda,
Thank you for writing in.
You bring up a good point and I’ll try to answer it as best as I can:
-I am not affiliated or work for Cogniflex, nor did I receive my bottle for Cogniflex for free. In addition, there are zero affiliate links in this post meaning that I am NOT being compensated if someone ends up purchasing Cogniflex once heading to their website from here.
-As I’ve pointed out in the review, counterfeit bottles of Cogniflex are quite rampant. I wouldn’t be surprised if the vast majority of reviews are due to consumers purchasing an illegitimate bottle of Cogniflex. If you end up buying a bottle of Cogniflex from Amazon, eBay or CraigsList, then you are very likely buying a fake bottle. I’ve personally fallen for it in the past, and I’ll admit the pills in those bottles did very little. I’m guessing a lot of consumers lean to buying a bottle out of Cogniflex.com due to the savings per bottle.
-One thing to notice with many of the reviews, the site owner talks poorly about Cogniflex while pitching a different brain supplement to the audience. In such cases, I wouldn’t be surprised if the site owner’s haven’t even tried Cogniflex themselves but simply are riding on the coat tails of Cogniflex’s popularity to simply earn commission pitching a different product.
Thank you,
Mark
Mark, this is not true; You do have a link that gives you credit for the click.
Megan,
You’re mistaken. If you check any of the links in the review that point to cogniflex, I’m linking to cogniflex.com directly without any affiliate subid being appended to the URL. For further verification, click on any of the links and then check for any browser cookies inserted by Cogniflex. You’ll notice that there were zero cookies inserted by Cogniflex simply because there is no reason for them to considering none of the links are affiliate links.
Thanks,
Mark
Megan,
Did you seriously just try to troll a computer programmer on affiliate links that tie directly to his field of expertise? Lol
Well, I have been taking cogniflex for a little more than a week, twice a day.
So far I feel better overall!
Waking up is less of a chore, my focus is much better, instead of flittering around on several projects at once, am finding that I get things done in a more organized manner.
…And it’s only been a week!!
Can’t wait to see how much better it will be in a month!! Thanks Cogniflex!!
Tamei,
Thank you for sharing your experience with Cogniflex, do please keep us posted as you continue to take them.
Regards,
Mark
Ok I’m going to try and see what results I get. I need FOCUS
Let us know how it goes Janice!
What’s up bro? So I was wondering if you would recommend stacking cogniflex with any other nootropics? I used to take moldifinil stacked with Piracetam and noopept, until I learned that moldifinil was illegal in the United States. Soooo I’ve been searching for a replacement and your review on cogniflex was the winning factor. I guess more specifically could I stack cogniflex with Piracetam and noopept?
Travis,
Honestly, it wouldn’t be wise for me to suggest that you mix a strong nootropic stack with additional powerful nootropics. It’s better off for everyone that you ask a health care professional on the combination.
Thanks,
Mark
P.S Mark sorry don’t mean to fill up your page with multiple questions, but I didn’t see any reviews on sleeping at night after taking a full days dose of cogniflex. Is there any complications or insomnia side affects? Im a 3x combat vet diagnosed with ptsd, Tbi, and social disorder. So throw all that in one bowl and sleep is a forgotten one hit wonder from the 90s for me. HA!!! So with all that said I finally got it under wraps and with help from the VA, I can get some sleep at night. I know side affeats differ with people exp. If there on different types of meds but I just need to know what you’ve experienced and also what you have heard when it comes to cogniflex and sleeping at the end of the day. Thanks again bro.
Travis,
I’ve never had issues. Keep in mind that on the days that I take the second pill, it’s typically early in the afternoon, so by the night, it’s all out of my system.
Thanks,
Mark
Does cogniflex start working right away, or does work
taking it over a certain period of time? Like days or weeks after??
It should begin to kick in within 15-20 minutes.
States bottle of 30 pills lasts month. Not possible if u take 2 pills a day..
Sorry, typo on my end. A bottle of Cogniflex actually contains 60 capsules, so taking 2 capsules per day will last you 30 days per bottle.
Mark, Thank you so much for your honest self trial and review. One thing that I would like to know is about the tests to see how your memory was affected : did you do any memory testing on yourself such as the retaining of numbers, words, names, etc. If so what results did you get?
I’m fed up with the current difficulty I encountered with the system of healthcare providers and the insanity of going through a psychiatrist to get my adderall. Seven months ago this Dr dropped my daily dose( over 20years at 20mgs twice a day. Working properly.) To 15ngs twice a day then keeps lying to abuse his power over me and my last des been falling apart. I’m 41. It’s so wrong but I’ve no other way RT now and it’s btr than no adderall. I think it occurred BC I told him about my lover( I’m a lesbian),- he reacted in appropriately . So I’d be grateful if this can help me eliminate this asshole in my life.
Thanks again,
Sarah Von Hellion
Sarah,
I personally have not undergone any specific tests or experiments to evaluate my memory when I’m taking Cogniflex. But what I have noticed when I do take Cogniflex is that I spend less time tabbing between different browsers to recall information. I see that you’ve mentioned that you are prescribed Adderall, and I do truly hope that in your case, Cogniflex can be a suitable replacement. Keep in mind that Adderall is a very powerful drug and that if you have a medical condition such as (proven ADHD), then Adderall will still remain the stronger option out of the two.
Best of luck,
Mark
You state that there’s 30 pills per bottle and you need to take 2 per day so if you want to feel the effects every day a bottle will last one month.
Maybe you need some cogniflex
Sorry, typo on my end. A bottle of Cogniflex actually contains 60 capsules, so taking 2 capsules per day will last you 30 days per bottle.
Going to try my first COGNIFLEX pill this morning or should I say nearly afternoon as I am just now crawling out of bed at 11am. I have so much paperwork to do that I am literally swimming in it; I hope this will for me as well as it has for many of you because I need the extra boost to get caught up with my work. I guess I’m lucky I work for myself .
Will let you know results. Oh I went ahead and ordered the 5pack deal because of your review. Thanks
Just one note though, the one thing that I’m not really too crazy about is that you have to eat first because I do IF which is intermittent fasting for 16 hours everyday.
Anyway I will try it and if it gives me good results I guess I just have to alter my IF times.
Thanks again
Let us know how it goes Ria!
How did it go Ria?
I love this product! My husband ordered 5 bottles one night when he was on ambien…lol. I was super mad at him for wasting money, as I have tried supplements of this nature before and had no effect. I take adderall for ADD usually. I do not have to take them anymore because the results of Cogniflex are even better. The first day I took Cogniflex, I took 2 pills at once around 3 pm. I do not recommend taking two at once if you need to go to sleep.. haha. I was up until 5 am working on my computer. When I finally fell asleep, I had my full 8 hours and woke up feeling awesome. I took two pills the next day in the morning because I loved the results I had the day (and night) before. I must say… I had the best day. I was very productive and happy. I did not have my usually 6 cups of coffee I usually have, and I did not need them. I totally recommend this product!