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Sharpthought is a form of PS (phosphytidylserine) which has been combined in the capsule with DHA. I've been taking it for a few weeks. I like it and plan to keep taking it.Before trying this product, I tried taking ordinary PS because I was dealing with recurring depression and dizziness/vertigo. A "pull" toward depression seemed to always be there, no matter what I was doing. The alternating depression and dizziness had came on suddenly a few months ago, after some very stressful events. So I started looking for supplements that might be helpful.Some studies I read suggested that PS (phosphytidylserine) might be an effective natural treatment for depression. I tried PS alone, and it did have some effect that way, but not consistently. Then I tried taking it with fish oil or krill oil, and it was much more effective.It was a blessing to find that PS (in combination with fish oil) was helpful... it made what felt like a dramatic difference. So I started looking for more information about it online.Reading about PS on the web, I learned that the studies that showed it to be effective for depression had been done on a type of PS derived from cows' brains (naturally high in DHA), which is no longer available because of concerns about mad cow disease. Most formulas of PS are made from soy, and unlike the products made from cows' brains, they have no DHA. The search for a more effective product led me to Sharpthought, which is complexed in a laboratory with DHA, which presumably makes it more similar to the PS found in brains.This may sound funny, but I was actually hesitant at first to try it because of the name of the product. I wasn't looking for a product to "sharpen" my thinking, but to stabilize my mood and switch off, if I could, the tendency toward sliding into depression. I was somewhat afraid that taking a mental stimulant might have other bad effects.I needn't have worried. I found that taking it was really helpful. Taking Sharpthought is an easy way of taking PS that doesn't require also taking a form of DHA along with it. I believe it is actually more effective, for me at least, than taking plain PS along with a source of DHA. And it's simpler because unlike ordinary PS, I don't have to take it with a handful of fish or krill oil capsules.The only "con" for me is that the PS in Sharpthought is derived from soy. I wish a type was available that was derived from another source such as sunflower lecithin or cabbage. But then again, this formula works. Finding it has been a blessing, just like initially finding PS. I plan on continuing to take it, and hope it remains available.Two addendums:1) Even though this product is already complexed with DHA, I like taking it with a little krill oil, for even more of a boost.2) Though I wasn't taking it to sharpen my memory, my friends have noticed and commented that my memory does seem a lot sharper when I take it. Someone commented on this just last night. I'm also taking some additional supplements which are also good for the brain, cognition and memory. I think it's probably the combination of all four supplements... Sharp Thought, astaxanthin, krill oil and ubiquinol... which, taken together, appear to be making a difference.LATER NOTE: For those who would like to avoid soy, Swanson makes a version of this which is made from sunflower seeds and fish (instead of soy and fish). It's called Swanson Ultra Conjugated Phosphatidylserine. Jarrow also makes an excellent liquid PS available in a soft-gel. Oh, and, mackerel and tuna are both high in PS.
