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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“some of them I don't notice, some of them give me pumps but then I crash afterwards, so I end up not taking it consistently.”
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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“I think nothing is better than Ginseng- for me it's best to take it every other day to feel the effects, works very well with Ginkgo- makes your mind super sharp.”
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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“I tried GS15 Ginseng and didn't like the effects it gave me. Gave me weird disassociation for some reason.”
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“At 35 years old, I literally feel as good as I did in high school again in every aspect: motivation, libido, energy, wellbeing, etc.”
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“I've done several months on things like Clomid, and while my numbers looked good, I didn't feel it.”
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“I feel dramatically 'stupider' and much less mentally sharp since using. Especially since coming off and PCTing 5 times to try recover. But even before this slightly, worse after PCT (Clomid, Enclo, Nolva, never same time).”
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“I am on Clomid to get my T levels higher but it does nothing from my sex drive.”
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NAD+Mostly positive
“I use intranasal NAD+ from Alive By Science in the morning, boosts my cognitive function and energy levels noticeably for half the day.”
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NAD+Mostly positive
“running NAD+ throughout the whole thing. I liked this one a lot. Awesome energy all day, months later still feel the improvement.”
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NAD+Mostly positive
“NAD is right away, I feel it instantly and it’s kinda wild how effective it can be.”
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NAD+Mostly positive
“best when combined with NMN but still my favorite. Seems to greatly help with clear thoughts and steady energy.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“I experience significantly less anxiety with armodafinil than modafinil, and some others do as well.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“Felt "wakefulness" in the simplest sense of the word. That's actually the best I can describe it, so it does **exactly** what it purports to do.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“I experienced huge focus and drive—I rattled through my work tasks back-to-back. Great mental clarity and recall.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“Armodafinil has been a life changer. Being in a somewhat similar situation, I went for it by itself, and it turned the table completle regarding focus, mood and sociability.”
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“I noticed a general mental lift in problem solving and verbal communication. Also increased sex drive.”
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“I was taking 500mg every morning and the energy and focus was pretty intense.”
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“Mucuna will increase performance and libido/drive. It definitely helps. I wouldn't mess with it too regularly but I wouldn't be against taking it once a week for a superstar performance.”
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“Saffron and mucuna pruriens ! You can take them separately but I take them both and it works great for dopamine, mood, motivation, getting rid of Anhedonia/apathy etc.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“Reishi is good too (at night), plus cordyceps and maitake. That stuff really helped me get functioning again.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“In the past I have taken lions mane and reishi daily, which actually worked well. I stopped because of the possible negative effects on testosterone and libido.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“I have tried their 9% Reishi and it was amazing. I would wake up feeling fresh and full of energy even on 4 hours of sleep.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“Red reshi puts me to sleep. But it is a potent DHT inhibitor so I only use it sometimes. It makes for great sleep though.”
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NolvadexMostly positive
“This is now 2nd day on nolva and I swaer my balls are about back to normal. Energy is a bit better”
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NolvadexMostly positive
“Nolva for me has decently bad side effects so I might switch it up next time.”
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NolvadexMostly positive
“I took nolvadex for a few days to see what would happen. Energy restored, physique dried out even more, nips look less puffy”
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NolvadexMostly positive
“Clomid and or nolva I feel made my distant vision a little hazy”
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“I love fucking choline bitarate, like legit in love with the stuff. Ever since I started taking it I feel like a zen master.”
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“supplementing choline by itself seems to have a similar effect on me that the piracetam does (in that it makes me feel out-of-it)”
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“When I was taking choline with it I noticed no change in the effects - it also smells awful but tastes kind of good.”
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“I used to use Choline but noticed some depressive mood issues so I stopped.”
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“Lately I've been alternating days between black ginger and HGW and I really feel a difference in mood, libido and blood flow.”
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“HGW is grand and all but it makes me sore and you're better off taking a proper pde-5.”
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“List of things I've tried (some worked, but only for a few days and then never worked again)”
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“ND 10% HGW. Better Blood flow and Vascularity. BG however, doesn’t make my chest itchy like HGW (flares my preexisting gyno)”
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“tribulus works so synergetic with black ginger it's my go too preworkout formula haha blows caffeine out of the water for me in that aspect”
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“I've already taken turkesterone, fenugreek, tribulus, and ashwagandha consistently but it didn't have much of an effect to be honest.”
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“I've started taking Tribulus again about 10 days ago and I don't really feel any different.”
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“Tribulus, on the other hand, works well for the libido but I have to cycle it.”
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MOTS-CMixed
“Taking these makes me feel wildly energetic all day—zero afternoon slumps, and my endurance during cardio feels bottomless.”
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