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“For me (210lbs), 100-150mg. IMO above 200mg js too much.”
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“I find caffeine has a pretty negative impact. I cut it off after 9am”
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“when I take a strong vasoconstrictor such as coffee, it will eliminate the headache within 30 minutes”
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“I am also a stimulant whore (Ephedrine, caffeine, tea; lots of all three)”
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“The evidence base seems rival that of L-theanine-caffeine.”
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“200mg L-Theanine + .5mg melatonin works for me at bedtime.”
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“I have taken it nightly for 19 years. Doses ranging from .1 to 10mg. Right now I take 3mg per night. It helps me sleep.”
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“I take melatonin, fall asleep easily... Melatonin also doesn't help my deep sleep”
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“and feeling a bit high on melatonin”
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“You forgot Melatonin. See gwern's writeup.”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“2000Vit.C”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“For me vitamin C did the trick. I used to have 4-5 flus a year but now usually none. I take 500mg a day.”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“I take red yeast rice, coq10, vitamin d, vitamin c, a probiotic and a multivitamin.”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“Vitamin C”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“Eat some fruit, no need to supplement vitamin C.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Taurine”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Or for irritability from caffeine take taurine.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Both are super mild but are cheap. Worth a try.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Something I'll share is that Taurine helps my speech quite a bit. 1000mg capsule twice a day is my dosing.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Taurine - 2G (1tbsp) - synergistic with Caffeine, can reduce bad caffeine side-effects”
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BPC-157Mixed
“a few people said they stacked TB-500 and BPC-157 without issues”
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BPC-157Mixed
“My knee is better. Not healed. Day to day it’s fine. Less inflammation.”
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BPC-157Mixed
“when I first started I was also injecting BPC-157 and TB500”
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BPC-157Mixed
“site inject BPC for trouble areas. KLOW really tightened up our skin and took away aches and pains!”
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BPC-157Mixed
“Ignoring BPC and TB-500 because everyone knows those.”
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RetatrutideMostly positive
“Same with my friend who has been trying Retatrutide from the same vendor.”
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RetatrutideMostly positive
“Drastically reduced appetite: At 5mg, I experienced near-total suppression of hunger and cravings. Steady, effortless fat loss: I didn't have to track macros obsessively or do extreme cardio.”
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RetatrutideMostly positive
“some peptides like dihexa, Cerebrolysin, selank, semax, and Retatrutide also helped my recovery”
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RetatrutideMostly positive
“The best I've found aren't peptides save one. Test, HGH, and Reta.”
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RetatrutideMostly positive
“I found reta and in 9 months I have loss about 190 pounds for a total of 197 pounds”
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“although some like the less researched, endogenous form Alpha GPC”
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“recently started taking alpha-gpc, definitely like it so far. Also it seems to help w the afternoon crash.”
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“I would add Alpha GPC to your stack for these reasons. It's a precursor for acetylcholine.”
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“Alpha-GPC truly shows its worth in correlation with how much I workout”
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“I waited 10 days, it still didn't ship.”
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5-HTPMixed
“I use 5htp every night”
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5-HTPMixed
“avoid 5-htp if you're on an SSRI already”
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5-HTPMixed
“For me it's 1.5 cups of filter coffee along with 100mg of 5-htp. If I don't finish it or I redose I redose with 5-htp as well. Excellent mood lifter. No tension.”
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5-HTPMixed
“I take 200mg 5-HTP daily and it helps me.”
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5-HTPMixed
“I'd stick with a pure 5-HTP supplement if you can.”
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