Does selank work?
The evidence is limited. This site's review found one study in people for selank. That is too little to draw a firm conclusion from, even though it is approved and used in Russia. The claim that it eases anxiety without drowsiness is real and specific, and worth testing more. But it has not been proven by the kind of large, independent, careful study that would settle the question.
Studies in people from the compound pages this answer belongs to
- Selank
- Efficacy and possible mechanisms of action of a new peptide anxiolytic selank in the therapy of generalized anxiety disorders and neurasthenia 2008 PMID 18454096
- [A comparison of the anxiolytic effect and tolerability of selank and phenazepam in the treatment of anxiety disorders]. 2014 PMID 25176261
- [Optimization of the treatment of anxiety disorders with selank]. 2015 PMID 26356395
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Part of cognitive and mood peptides. Selank, semax, cerebrolysin, and other nootropic and CNS peptides.