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bryguy27007 said:
Kratom?
Heard it is an opiate like effect, haven't tried it myself.

I'm not sure on any of the others, sorry.
I am curious myself though.

Smoking Calea Z may work for reliving stress.
It makes me incredibly calm and aware of myself.

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Redrawing said:
I don't mean to be a bastard or anything, so don't take this the wrong way, but you'd be better off re-evaluating your diet instead of taking supplements. Those 5 points you listed can be taken care of with diet and exercise, especially the first four.

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I appreciate the suggestions, but honestly, I already exercise almost daily, walk several miles a day, I eat almost no fast food and eat healthy (especially for a student). Most of the problems I listed stem from things that cannot be taken care of by a healthy diet and physical exercise alone, such as GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), which a psychiatrist or physician would perscribe muscle relaxers and SRI's for, which I dont want to get into right now.

As for brain function, I feel like I need a bit of an edge. Im already pretty smart, but because of the GAD (I imagine), my brain is often jumbled or I am easily distracted by trying to take care of my anxiety over studying or absorbing a lecture.

As for digestive health, I was "diagnosed" with IBS and have kidney stones about once every 5 years.

Anywho. Thanks for the suggestion, but I would really like to attempt some suppliments.

edit: As for the GAD, I currently offset some of those symptoms with a .3% hyperecin found in St. Johns Wort. And it works. Which is why I think other supplements may help.

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Redrawing said:
My apologies, I overlooked the part about GAD.

Carry on!

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No worries!  Honestly, good diet and exercise would have normally been a fantastic suggestion. Thats why I changed my lifestyle. I will admit, working out helps ease my mind (when the body is tired, the mind is at ease) and a healthy diet has eased some of my other health issues.