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AllWeight lossAppetiteFocusEnergySleepAnxietyMoodMemoryPerformanceRecoveryPain & inflammationDigestionLibidoHormonesBlood sugarHeart & lipidsSkin & hairImmunityLongevity
Weight LiftingMostly positive
“lift weights. Legs, chest, back, arms... It's a nice feeling when I stick some protein in the oven and can just pump out a few sets”
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Weight LiftingMostly positive
“I work out pretty much 4-5 days a week with heavy weight. 85kg-100kg now and doing it for 2.5 years. Definitely helps mentally but the drop off is insane.”
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Weight LiftingMostly positive
“I lift weights now in the morning, but it doesn't seem to give me the same cognitive/energy benefits as cardio does”
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Weight LiftingMostly positive
“Weight lifting along with increase in protein intake without increasing overall calories helped a lot with my anxiety and moods”
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SchisandraMostly positive
“I have been feeling what appears to be a large range of effects from schisandra that is simply relaxing, smooth, not anxious”
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SchisandraMostly positive
“I literally use Schisandra to put me to sleep, it helped cure my insomnia completely.”
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SchisandraMostly positive
“It completely wrecked my sleep when taken before bed ... Just a tremendous amount of focus and well-being that hits around the 1-hour mark and lasts most of the day at 500mg.”
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SchisandraMostly positive
“I take the powder sublingually and the effects are much stronger and set in faster.”
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“I’ve been taking the buspar these last couple days and it seems to handle my level of anxiety quite well.”
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“came back with Buspirone which is not an SSRI. It has its own issues, but I could sleep.”
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“I've been on 5 mg twice a day for about a year. I can't really notice the effects on anxiety, but when I ran out...my anxiety was through the roof.”
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“We landed on buspirone. After just 2 weeks I felt a huge shift in my daily mood/anxiety. I started to relax and enjoy things again.”
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CistamaxMostly positive
“I have felt extremely grounded and focused and a massive reduction in anxiety.”
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CistamaxMostly positive
“if i take them individually , the effects are not much. in-fact i don't feel anything. But if you combine them, it's magic.”
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CistamaxMostly positive
“added Cistamax around the same time. So it's been about 5 months...has helped me recomp. I'm the same weight but have broader shoulders and bigger arms with less abdominal fat.”
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Black MacaMostly positive
“Black Maca on the other hand gives me a cognitive boost, energy boost, and a unique mood and libido boost.”
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Black MacaMostly positive
“The most extreme is libido. I just have to do it everyday I take it.. If I don't i feel as if I hadn't released in a week.”
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Black MacaMostly positive
“I took a hiatus because it had me feeling too wired to sleep some nights - but I loved the mood, energy and desire boost.”
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Black MacaMostly positive
“I've been a huge fan of black maca and having a standardized amount of maca modes in there should be a game changer.”
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“did a three month cycle, I noticed light facial flushing, increase in gut motility, increase hunger after dosing , a bit faster recovery from workout.”
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“Yeah I had insomnia from ipamorelin stacked with CJC-1295(no dac) during my 3 month cycle. I was doing 100mcg of each 3 times a day. The first week or two I noticed improved sleep, then it started keeping me up.”
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“I've used both their GHRP2, and CJC 1295 no dac with great results.”
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“I do IPA/cjc1295 nodac on morning and Tesa before sleep”
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“used PSO, lycopene at high doses, saw palmetto, and just so many more. what I can say is this.... they helped slow things a Bit.”
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“I take a decent dose of Saw Palmetto for the anti-dht/prostate stuff, but it didn't seem to help.”
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“Later, I added oral saw palmetto and plant sterols (which are more powerful than saw palmetto), and noticed a little more regrowth.”
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“I am 90% sure that Saw Palmetto (SP) temporarily (2 months) increased my T. I became much hornier, more energetic, progressed a ton in the gym.”
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“I take 2 tongkat ali caps in the morning, 10%. best supplement I've ever used. On it for 6 months now. bigger than ever. feel more driven. sometimes charged up like a Sith Lord.”
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“I was taking the 10% once a day and at first it was great! Then slowly depression and anxiety hit, my joints ached, lethargic, crappy mood and my sex drive crashed.”
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“I get the best results when I take it right before I eat.”
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“I've tried ND's 10% tongkat ali extract as well as their 2%...did not give me any negative effects.”
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RunningMostly positive
“I run for an hour literally every night. My Vo2 max has increased 76% in 3 months.”
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RunningMostly positive
“after exercise I tend to feel a bit mentally fatigued... after effects have become noticeably less severe.”
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RunningMostly positive
“the thing that's helped me best is exercise. Second thing was using nasal strips at night.”
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RunningMostly positive
“I went 5km and was dead after, but the mood boost felt unreal!”
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SunlightMostly positive
“Get sunlight after waking up. That changed my daily energy level immense!”
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SunlightMostly positive
“I find sunlight lowers cortisol, which is not so good for energy, but good for mood.”
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SunlightMostly positive
“Vitamin D never worked for my depressive symptoms but sun worked like a charm.”
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SunlightMostly positive
“Same with sunlight. If i would eat a Snickers on a sunny day i'm gonna feel great for three hours... Rainy/dark weather/night-time causes an insane worsening in my symptoms.”
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KetoMixed
“Keto cured me from sertraline and anxiety meds. When I am on it, I definitely feel the best mentally all around including focus.”
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