What people actually say

“It has really improved the quality of my life, more than anything else I have taken.”

“tianeptine for example. It has done wonders for my anxiety like no other compound. Now I have to choose between remission of anxiety or buying from some rando lab in China because people ODed on it.”

“I take 15mg 3x daily, and it keeps me out of depression and in a good mood. It also helps me focus in class more.”

“Tianeptine works as a powerful anti-depressant for me and many others at small dosages (~12.5mg).”

“I've been taking it for a week now and I feel considerably better.”

“Back in uni (~2015) I self-prescribed tianeptine for depression, and it totally fixed me. Now tianeptine is getting popular as 'Gas Station Heroin' / 'Zaza', and everyone's talking about how dangerous it is.”

“Tianeptine works well for pms-type rages. A couple hours after a dose, I'm back to normal and pretty happy.”

“there's always tianeptine, which I find is only debated on its efficacy in the laboratory; in practice it is a very reliable drug that helps with high serotonin problems.”

“Most of us have taken Tianeptine. Some of us rely on it to function... Personally I notice very little difference between these two substances except for the duration of effect.”

“my least favorite 'noot' of 2015 was tianeptine. That stuff just feels really dirty and unhealthy to me. Even though I was dosing low, I felt very off for a few days after using it.”

“I was able to successfully quit using low doses of tianeptine. But be careful as that can be an even worse addiction.”

“Today I took two doses of Tianeptine (2 x 12.5mg)...I feel a little bit like crying its so awesome...Anhedonia is almost completely gone which is awesome because I feel like a human being again.”

“it made my head foggy and made me more anxious. Noticed no improvement in mood.”

“Tianeptine will be a lot more helpful for depression than any precursors...I used to sleep 10+ hours and feel tired almost all day; after taking it I began sleeping ~7 hours and feel fresh.”

“Tianeptine worked wonders on my depression...Before taking it, I used to sleep 10+ hours and feel tired almost all day; after taking it I began sleeping ~7 hours and feel fresh.”

“Tianeptine + Silexan (Calm Aid). I have GAD (and SAD, I use light therapy for that) and they work great. Tianeptine has helped with focus, clarity of thought, and gives a small boost of non-stimulant energy when I dose.”

“Cistanche extract increases my drive, energy and vigor. It makes me want to attack life. I get better sleep...My work ethic has improved. My memory. my attitude towards life. Every facet of my life has been altered in a positive meaningful way.”

“Fucking hated it. After just a week on it my libido went non existent. It left me feeling numb, unmotivated and lazy.”

“Increases energy, boosts my mood, makes me feel more chilled, better libido, I feel more confident.”

“Been taking it the past 4 days and wow the effects have been incredible for me... Feels like I'm getting better sleep as well.”

“within 2 days my libido is through the roof, my confidence is higher then I ever felt before and my anxiety is near none existent!!!!!!”

“Cistanche i remember having positive experience... the best and most consistent testosterone booster I ever used. Makes me feel better than actual TRT.”

“The OG cistanche lowered my anxiety with consistent use, but too much, made me dull and tired after a week or so.”

“I started with cistamax and overtime that gave me big hunger issues and then anhedonia afterwards...Overall I feel this is great for recovery and for non-cortisol related stress but I don't recommend taking it constantly.”

“Cistanche I actually take before bed as I find it most optimal for better sleep as well.”

“cistanche really helps my mood, sleep seems fine, but I wake up the next day very lethargic.”

“It is from cistanche, I guarantee you. I have noticed it suppress appetite as have many others!”

“ND's full spectrum cistanche. It makes me feel like the Hulk, but I unfortunately become a dickhead on it ONLY towards my wife.”

“It's an amazing sleep aid! This stuff gets me the best sleep out of everything I've tried.”

“cistanche is the only thing I had to stop taking because it worked too well...cistanche is the only thing that made me horny all the time.”

“This is the first one that noticably worked... my libido was going crazy too and I generally felt energetic and felt calm and positive”

“Cistanche Is where I derive drive for life...Cistanche gives me energy, stamina, endurance, stress relief, increases in positive mood, memory”

“I also take alcar, alpha lipoic acid, choline, and pqq, but... there is some difference with these, but not as major as with CoQ10.”

“ALCAR+alpha lipoic acid works as well as Adderall. Actually, it's a bit better for me—it wears off more slowly and doesn't interfere with sleep the way Adderall does.”

“ALA fixed the issue almost instantly, so I usually don't take ALCAR without the ALA.”

“R-ALA - has shrunk keloids that I was told would never go away and helped with general over all MS body pain”

“OptimALA and NA-RALA - I felt this was helping also but dont know about mercury redistribution”

“I read alot about alpha lipoic acid with carnitine and coq 10, and fish oil being important, though I never noticed any improvement”

“I've been getting a lot of energy with ~2000mg ALCAR and (IIRC) 300mg ALA, alpha-GPC, 50 mg p5p, and a curcumin/piperine cap”

“when I used to take a large dose, ALA helped me feel less cracked out”