"Today is 5/22/23 : There’s a significant difference between Toniiq’s and the replacement one from Double Wood’s. Both work but I’ll explain briefly. The replacement one helped enough for me not to revert to my ADD deficiency but… it did not have the same effectiveness as Toniiq’s, I did not experience the same benefit that I described below. I thought it was a waining placebo but I was wrong. Prior to running out of Double Wood’s version, I ordered Toniiq’s. I was pleasantly surprised that a quicker shipping was available this time. I ordered it and once I took them after exhausting the replacement one, that same positive effect happened again! Go figure. I felt great today! But you all know how some Amazon sellers bribe you on the side with little gifts, coupons or discounts. I was not contacted by Toniiq so this isn’t an advertisement on their behalf, just an honest review.

Oh and about the taste. Some reviewers said they tested awful, perhaps a bad batch? To me, it has a mild taste like toast but it doesn’t bother me.
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April ’23: I tried Lion’s Mane (Toniiq), the first two to three weeks I didn’t notice much until I started my new job which is in an office with computers doing tech support. The last similar job I lost it due to my ADD. Regardless of my medications, I still encountered the usual symptoms of confusion and disorientation. I’ve been taking two medications, the second one I had just started (after job loss ) and maybe a week later is when I started taking the lions mane. When I started the new job I was just more than halfway finished with the capsules so let’s analyze this:
Previous job- Because of my symptoms I had a hard time learning the new program. Despite reading the procedures every day that I was there, I felt lost often as well as drowsy. Current job- This one also has the same system as the previous one so I dreaded and feared having to go through the same thing again. But something weird happened. While I started training I recognized almost everything that I had seen from the previous job, including the program, what each process does and other aspects. I’ve NEVER experienced anything like this in my life . The first two weeks in the new job I felt very competent, something I rarely feel. I kept thinking that it was just the two meds kicking in but unfortunately, as I was ending my second week I ran out of the Lion’s Mane. I proceeded with my life towards the third week and the end of the third week which is when I’m writing this. Gradually through the week, my mind started to feel foggy again to which today I made a small blunder to a customer’s account. I’m still training so I let my senior coworker know so he could revise what I did thus correcting it in the end. After I noticed this I almost allowed myself to fall in despair because I don’t want to go through this like last time again.

Conclusively I came back to the seller to order it, but I see that the shipping speed is too slow at the time and I won’t get the product until May. I canceled the order and went with another seller with the same type of product which will hopefully arrive today. I can’t risk waiting for this seller to finally send it over a week later.

In a nutshell it’s a pity that the benefits of Lion’s Mane are only present with continuing doses. According to scientists, Lion’s Mane has been observed to aid in growing new neurons. But once you stop taking it, does it mean that those neurons it helped grow die off???"

"For the 6-9 months, I had been taking 8:1 Lion's Mane from Nootropics Depot (ND), so this will be a bit of a comparison. I felt the good mood effects, focus, et cetera from ND, but I wanted to try a different brand for price and composition.
I have taken one so far (along with L-theanine, and alpha-GPS/uridine the previous night), and I'm positive I'm going to continue and re-buy. The mood effects were just as palpable as the ND, perhaps a little stronger. I wound up taking a nap, and had a very intense lucid dream, which usually doesn't happen to me. It was quite pleasant.
With Lion's Mane extract overall, I am a much more evenly-positive person, and I can focus on tasks for hours without difficulty. It doesn't have the same stimulant effect as caffeine for me, so falling asleep is no trouble - perhaps even easier due to the reduced stress.
Check with your doctor blah blah blah, but I strongly recommend this, especially if you deal with focus issues, anxiety, or depression."

"Took the recommended amount, and noticed the effects within within hours. My focus was enhanced for sure, which helped me at work. After about two weeks of taking them I noticed that the effects didn’t help me as much. It’s not something I would take 365 days a year because I feel that I wouldn’t even notice the effects and benefits at that point. Maybe 3 days a week or so."