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What people actually say

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AllWeight lossAppetiteFocusEnergySleepAnxietyMoodMemoryPerformanceRecoveryPain & inflammationDigestionLibidoHormonesBlood sugarHeart & lipidsSkin & hairImmunityLongevity
Intermittent FastingMostly positive
“When I did intermittent fasting I got along OK and feel good if I drink enough water.”
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Intermittent FastingMostly positive
“I also did intermittent fasting for the first 4 months and lost my first 50 lbs that way.”
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Intermittent FastingMostly positive
“Have you tried intermittent fasting? That cleared up my brain fog when a lot of other things didn't help.”
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“I also added Tesamorelin 2 months in due to the harder time sleeping on Retatrutide and wanting to accelerate the burn of my visceral fats (2mg 5x a week). Worked like magic for me.”
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“I now have my tesa early morning still fasted from Monday to Friday. My Reta Friday mornings as well. No tesa or Reta on weekends, and found my sleep improved dramatically.”
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“Did a quick Reta run, then slowed that down and started the GH journey. And it has been great. I feel a lot stronger and my endurance has boosted!”
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“I did an eight week cycle of tesamorelin 2mg/day on week days, weekends off, and it went really well. I definitely lost fat, gained muscle, and I look and feel a ton healthier.”
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CistancheMostly positive
“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!!!!!!”
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CistancheMostly positive
“Fucking hated it. After just a week on it my libido went non existent. It left me feeling numb, unmotivated and lazy.”
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CistancheMostly positive
“Increases energy, boosts my mood, makes me feel more chilled, better libido, I feel more confident.”
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CistancheMostly positive
“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.”
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DHEAMostly positive
“DHEA, minimum 50 mg was a huge game changer for my wife. More energy, libido, dopamine/happy mood, concentration- everything.”
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DHEAMostly positive
“I started off with like 25mg and have upped it over time to like 150mg now... I’m usually more assertive as well, similar to Tribulus but it actually helps me sleep.”
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DHEAMostly positive
“Once I started taking dhea...I felt significantly better. It raises T, has positive effects on both gaba and dopamine.”
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DHEAMostly positive
“DHEA might help also. I sleep very deep and have vivid dreams on it. I take 25mg an hour before bed.”
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Black Seed OilMostly positive
“Black seed yes. I'm taking capsules of both strengths. I was hoping it would help with exczema/skin health. But so far it's mainly good for immunity, anxiety. Good all rounder but not sure I'll get it again.”
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Black Seed OilMostly positive
“1.5 tsp a day and I'm finally enjoying music,video games and feel a genuine appreciation for being alive.”
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Black Seed OilMostly positive
“i've tried CBD oil, black seed oil and NAC to help with the glutamate / gaba imbalance but I can't say any of these have significantly made my symptoms better.”
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Black Seed OilMostly positive
“After I staryed taking black seed oil twice a day ive been feeling like a new person.”
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“I've been able to notice a difference from taking (caffeine pills, Ginko Biloba pills, etc)”
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“Im taking ginkgo biloba and L Citrulline and feel pretty good ,but the Ginkgo sometimes caused me headaches tho.”
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“ginkgo biloba is worthless but it has only done me extremely good with focus and depression and lots of things.”
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“I tried Vinpocetine and gingko biloba for the same effect, but with cero results.”
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ZMAMostly positive
“The only thing that is affordable and has seemed to help me is ZMA. I only have the anecdote that ZMA seemed to improve sex drive, sleep, dreams, erectile quality when I first t began taking it at age 18.”
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ZMAMostly positive
“So then I started taking ZMA since I read it does wonders for energy and helps ensure proper sleep. I proceeded to feel worse, anhedonic and basically depressed.”
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ZMAMostly positive
“supplementing ZMA, D3, creatine, sardines/DHA&EPA/other fatty fish works well for my health, sleep, and muscle gain.”
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ZMAMostly positive
“my sleep quality has improved tremendously. It's hard to put into words but I feel like I'm sleeping on clouds. I'm also sleeping fewer hours but feeling more rested in the morning.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“After taking it for a few days, I noticed a few effects I didn't read about beforehand: I became incredibly horny and was getting rock hard boners all day.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“Ginseng gave great energy but I paid that back the next day when I felt completely drained.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“I just drank a cup of ginseng tea which I highly recommend and helps me focus a lot.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“I take Korean ginseng and Noopept with a black tea after lunch, works great!”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“A supplement I have never seen on here that works great for me is Phosphatidylserine. Somehow awesome.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Not feeling any difference.. I find it really weird I don't feel any different than I normally do.. no concentration boost or anything.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Phosphatidylserine (8/10): ... it made a pretty big impact as far as stress reduction for me. I felt less physical anxiety in social situations...”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“within 10-15 minutes if I'm feeling more down to Earth and relaxed...Over the last three weeks, I have seldom had these nervous thought loops.”
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TadalafilMostly positive
“After a week of 2.5 mg twice a day, this is my favourite drug ever. My brain fog has gone...My mood is so much better, similar to an SSRI but without the flat feeling.”
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TadalafilMostly positive
“I use it sporadically as a preworkout, 5mg before gym, gets a nice pump going - I always get a stuffy nose and that's about it from side effects that Ive noticed.”
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TadalafilMostly positive
“It's probably the only drug I've ever taken that's improved my overall mood and impacted my mental health positively. People say it's because the improved blood flow in the brain.”
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TadalafilMostly positive
“I take it for neuropathy. It’s solved about 95% of the tingling... Also fixed ED. I’m cutting the pills in half so it’s 2.5mg a day but works wonders.”
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SleepMostly positive
“what's given me the best performance increase, is getting more sleep (shooting for 7-8 hours now, from 4-6 hours before)”
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