Zinc Picolinate
People mainly take Zinc Picolinate for libido, anxiety, mood. Based on 49 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #99 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 71% are positive.
What Zinc Picolinate does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
6 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
1–4 randomized controlled trials, no meta-analysis yet. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
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“Zinc Picolinate - 30mg (only started last night)”
“50 mg zinc picolinate + 2 g magnesium glycinate with my dinner”
“picolinate”
“250mg magnesium citrate, 100 mg zinc picolinate, 100 mg 5htp, and ~250 mcg melatonin.”
“After 15 mins or so, I experienced these effects: Warm body temperature, Heightened self-esteem, Dulling of emotions... Only bad thing is I feel slightly dumber.”
Top discussions (5)
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