What Is Lumultra?

Lumultra is a brand new name in the nootorpics market, but this is not a new product. Some of you will find Lumultra oddly familiar, and that’s because you’ve seen it before! Lumultra is the newest incarnation of Lumonol, the extremely popular nootropic from a million years ago. The makers – Avanse Nutraceuticals – obviously decided Lumonol needed a new name, and thus, Lumultra!

According to the official website, Lumultra can:

1. Support working memory
2. Extend focus
3. Increase mental energy
4. Reduce stress
5. Promote calm mental clarity

Can it really do all of these things? Does Lumultra really work? Will it cause side effects? Is Lumultra the best nootropic for you? How does it compare to Mind Lab Pro? Read our detailed Lumultra review below and find out!

Lumultra ingredients

Here is the Lumultra ingredients list as it is shown on the label:

In case that image doesn’t load, here is a complete list of the Lumultra ingredients:

• Phosphatidylserine – NO DOSE GIVEN
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine – NO DOSE GIVEN
• L-Tyrosine – NO DOSE GIVEN
• Noopept – NO DOSE GIVEN
• Panax Ginseng – NO DOSE GIVEN
• Guarana – NO DOSE GIVEN
• Ginkgo Biloba – NO DOSE GIVEN
• Alpha-GPC – NO DOSE GIVEN

Obviously, the first thing we notice about Lumultra is that it uses proprietary blends. This means we can only guess at individual ingredient servings. Given some of the ingredients in here and their propensity to cause side effects, this is a serious concern. More on this later in the Lumultra side effects section.

We’ll now go through each ingredient in the Lumultra formula. In each case, we’ll talk about what it does, whether or not it is a good nootropic, and what we make of the dose. If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments at the end.

Phosphatidylserine – NO DOSE GIVEN

Phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid and a vital constituent of brain cell membranes. It is also a key molecule used in cell signalling. Without sufficient phosphatidylserine, the brain cannot make new brain cells at an optimal rate. As our phosphatidylserine levels decline as we get older, supplementation is a good idea (phosphatidylserine has also been found to enhance cognition above baseline in young, healthy adults).

However, to see benefits from phosphatidylserine we need to be taking enough of the nootropic to see improvements in cognition. We have no idea how much we get from Lumultra – potentially 1mg for all we know!

Acetyl-L-Carnitine – NO DOSE GIVEN

Acetyl-L-Carnitine is a popular ingredient in sports supplements as it is believed to improve athletic performance. Clinical trials do indeed show that ALCAR supplementation improves sports performance as it increase mitochondrial efficiency. However, this logic does not seem to carry over to cognitive performance. We have not seen a study showing big improvements in brain performance after ALCAR consumption.

For all we know, The Lumultra “Focus Blend” could be almost entirely ALCAR. Given that this amino acid has a minimum recommended dose of 500mg, this isn’t encouraging!

L-Tyrosine – NO DOSE GIVEN

Tyrosine is another amino acid. However, unlike ALCAR, it has some serious nootropic properties. Tyrosine consumption promotes normal cognitive performance during times of acute mental and physical strain. Clinical trials have shown that Tyrosine improves memory and focus in people subjected to various stressors, including extreme cold and sleep deprivation. This makes Tyrosine the ideal nootropic for students, athletes, traders and the like. Unfortunately, we don’t know how much Tyrosine we get in each serving of Lumultra. This is a serious problem as you need to be consuming around 200mg of Tyrosine to start seeing benefits.

Noopept – NO DOSE GIVEN

Noopept is the only Lumultra ingredient for which we have an accurate serving size – 25mg. While this may not sound like a lot, Noopept is actually an extremely potent nootropic. It is a synthetic nootropic. Like most synthetic nootropics, it is har more powerful than natural nootropics, and the effects can typically be felt within minutes. Noopept is highly effective at improving memory function, with users reporting vastly accelerated recall and better retention of information.

While Noopept is certainly effective, it is unsuitable for the vast majority of users as the effects are just so strong. Noopept can be unpredictable, and it can cause side effects. The kind of people Lumultra is designed to help will not want to be taking Noopept every single day for a prolonged period of time!

Panax Ginseng – NO DOSE GIVEN

Panax ginseng has a long history of use in traditional medicines around the world. It does seem to be effective when used as a general health and wellness booster; studies have found that it improves immune system function, promotes energy, and supports vitality in older men. But that doesn’t mean it belongs in a nootropic like Lumultra. Panax ginseng doesn’t have any notable effects on cognition at all.

Guarana – NO DOSE GIVEN

Guarana is typically used for its caffeine content. Contrary to what supplement manufacturers want you to believe, there is nothing special about the caffeine in guarana – caffeine is caffeine no matter where it comes from. If using guarana instead of caffeine, you’re just consuming useless plant matter alongside your caffeine.

Instead of just using pure caffeine anhydrous like a good nootropic should, Lumultra uses guarana without giving us caffeine content or a serving size! So we have no idea how much caffeine we get from each serving of Lumultra. This is a major side effect risk!

Ginkgo Biloba – NO DOSE GIVEN

Ginkgo biloba is a robustly proven nootropic. It works by increasing cerebral blood flow. Compounds in Ginkgo biloba simultaneously make your blood more viscous and promote dilation of brain blood vessels. This allows more oxygen and nutrients to be delivered to your blood vessels, which means better cognitive performance.

Once again though, dose is everything. Consuming less than 50mg of Ginkgo biloba per day is not going to make any difference to your day-to-day cognitive performance. The Lumultra “memory blend” is only 185mg, and the other ingredient (Alpha-GPC) requires far more than that to be effective. It doesn’t look good then!

Alpha-GPC – NO DOSE GIVEN

Alpha-GPC is an incredible cognitive enhancer. It is one of our top rated natural brain boosters for boosting focus and working memory. Alpha-GPC raises acetylcholine levels in the brain. As the brain’s primary executive neurotransmitter, more acetylcholine means enhanced executive cognitive performance across the board.

The problem here is that, to really see optimal effects from Alpha-GPC supplementation, you need to be taking more than 200mg at a time. The “memory” blend is only 185mg in size, and at least 50mg of that will need to be allotted to Ginkgo biloba. Another serious formula problem with Lumultra here!

Our verdict: Does Lumultra really work?

We think it’s pretty clear that the makers of Lumultra have no understanding of natural nootropics or how they work.

Aside from the fact that the blend names have nothing to do with their constitutent ingredients’ primary effects (Alpha-GPC is not primarily a memory enhancer), the way the Lumultra formula is put together shows that profit has been placed before user experience.

For one thing, ALCAR has never been conclusively proven to have nootropic effects. It may increase stamina in athletes, but it has no measurable effect on focus, memory, or mental clarity. Worryingly, ALCAR has a minimum effective dose of 500mg; the “focus blend” is only 515mg in total.

We think it’s highly likely that ALCAR is being used as a cheap filler here. Other ingredients in Lumultra’s “focus blend” are extremely expensive (phosphatidylserine first and foremost), so bulking out the blend with ALCAR would make sense from a financial point of view.

The “energy blend” is also completely useless. High quality nootropics focused on boosting energy will generally provide a combination of proven, potent energy boosters in safe, manageable doses.

Lumultra doesn’t give us that. Instead, we get Panax ginseng, which is a general wellness booster, and guarana, which contains an unspecified amount of caffeine along with a load of useless plant matter.

To top it off, Lumultra includes 25mg of Noopept. This is what makes us think the makers of Lumultra have no idea how natural nootropics work. Instead of creating a balanced formula composed of natural cognitive enhancers, they have thrown together low doses of ingredients and then relied on Noopept to do all of the work.

Noopept is good for one-off, infrequent use. It is not suitable for long-term, daily use.

The fact that all of this is wrapped up in a proprietary blend just seals this one for us – Lumultra is a terrible nootropic.

If you’re looking for total brain optimization, Lumultra is not for you. It is likely to be mostly ALCAR; we don’t see why else the manufacturer has used proprietary blends. Save your money – opt for a professional nootropic with a completely transparent formula and clinically proven ingredients, such as Mind Lab Pro; our current #1 rated nootropic supplement.

Lumultra side effects: Is it safe?

There are some pretty substantial side effect concerns with Lumultra.

The main risk comes from the Noopept. This is an extremely potent synthetic brain drug. It is designed to rapidly improve working memory. It is not designed for long-term, daily use. Even acute use of Noopept is linked to side effects, although these are admittedly rare.

Prolonged use of Noopept will result in very serious side effects ranging from an increased risk of heart attack and stroke to a heightened risk of psychosis! Noopept has not been properly studied in the context of daily use, largely because this is not what it is designed for. We advise against using any synthetic nootropic on a daily basis, and that includes Noopept (and by extension, Lumultra).

There is also a risk from the guarana.

As we’ve already said, we don’t know how much caffeine is in the guarana in Lumultra. Guarana seeds are about 4% caffeine by weight. But some manufacturers use potent guarana concentrates in their nootropics. So while it is likely that there is a paltry amount of caffeine in Lumultra, it is possible that there is a significant quantity.

Even 100mg of caffeine is enough to cause serious side effects. Common side effects of caffeine consumption include:

• Jitters
• Anxiety
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Hypertension
• Sweating
• Difficulty focusing on one task

Long-term over-consumption of caffeine can have serious adverse health effects, including a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. It is unlikely that there is much caffeine in Lumultra, but the point is, we don’t know for sure because the manufacturer is hiding things for no apparent reason.

We are not doctors and this is not medical advice. You must do your own research before using any nootropics, including Lumultra. This product contains synthetic nootropics and an unknown amount of caffeine. Talk to a qualified medical doctor if you have any concerns about this nootropic or any pre-existing medical conditions that may be relevant.

Lumultra review conclusion: Is this a good nootropic?

Is Lumultra a good nootropic?

After doing a thorough review of Lumultra’s formula, we think the answer to that question is a resounding “no”.

There are so many problems with Lumultra that it is difficult to know where to begin.

For starters, the use of proprietary blends to disguise the formula is a sure sign of a scam nootropic. The only reason manufacturers use prop blends is to hide the fact they’re stuffing their formula full of the cheapest, least effective ingredient to keep costs down. The fact that the ingredients in the Lumultra blends have nothing to do with the names of the blends – or each other – is further evidence of this.

Then there’s the issues with the formula itself: useless ingredients, necessarily low serving sizes, potential health risks from caffeine (caffeine dose is not stated), and the unsuitability of Noopept for daily use.

If you want a supplement which can naturally enhance focus, memory, and promote brain health over the long-term Lumultra is not it.

For total brain optimization and maximum safety, stick to professional-quality nootropics with transparent formulas and no synthetic brain drugs!