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Some use it after stopping stimulants.\n\n## How many people take it\n\nThe ledger contains 12 Reddit posts, 3 X posts, and 2 other anecdote sources. Total documented personal reports: 17. No population count exists.\n\n## Evidence inventory\n\nSources total: 31.  \nStudies catalogued: 14.  \nHuman claims: 2.  \nPreclinical claims: 8.  \nAnecdotal claims: 20.  \nHuman sources: 1 stroke trial.  \nAnimal sources: 2 rat studies on BDNF and gene expression.  \nAnecdote sources: 17.\n\n## What scientists say\n\nSource s1 (rat study): A single dose of Semax at 50 μg/kg raised BDNF protein 1.4-fold, trkB phosphorylation 1.6-fold, and BDNF mRNA 3-fold in the hippocampus. This proves BDNF increase in one rat brain region after one dose. It does not prove effects in humans or long-term outcomes.  \n\nSource s2 (human stroke trial): Semax raised plasma BDNF in 110 patients and correlated with faster motor recovery. This proves an association between BDNF rise and recovery metrics in stroke. 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