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10,566 first-hand quotes, shortened but never edited — each links to the original discussion.

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GinsengMostly positive
“I found that ginseng and maca powder helped me offset the low libido.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“I have tried many (herbal) nootropics, the big ones being St. John's Wort, Gotu Kola, Bacopa, and Ginseng (most types). While they helped me with my academic side of life, they had practically no effect on my BPD symptoms.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“I have a stack of supplements that I take specifically for recovery from the adderall and vyvanse that I researched thoroughly, and see huge positive results from.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“I noticed pronounced, dose-dependent effects that I liked, including enhanced short-term memory, increased energy and greater cold weather tolerance.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“Ginseng root tea has helped the most of anything with my energy issues.”
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GinsengMostly positive
“when I take it in the morning I get the boost in energy boost and I'm well throughout the day but it seems to produce a sort of rebound effect by nighttime and into the morning of a very distinct fear state”
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GinsengMostly positive
“Felt like the ginseng leaf doubled my cortisol lol. unless it was just tanking my blood sugar”
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GinsengMostly positive
“got a combo of 120 mg ginkgo and a ginseng complex supplement. My first dose and I already feel much less hyper and like my thoughts are more organized”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“Dosage 5 mg starting at week 2. I upped the dose to 10 mg mid cycle due to slightly feeling suppressed.”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“Nolva for me has decently bad side effects so I might switch it up next time.”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“I have never experienced a single side effect with Nolva and it has always worked.”
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TamoxifenMostly 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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TamoxifenMostly positive
“it defos helped low test and sluggishness but it in itself had the side effect of lowering my libido”
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TamoxifenMostly 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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TamoxifenMostly positive
“I had great results from nolva after my ostarine cycle, was 350 natural, the last day of my 10/10/5/5 nolva PCT I was at 900 and felt great”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“Using a Sarm with Serm half way through works really well. Everyone is different I don't understand your comment have you tried this method?”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“On the first PCT the only side effect I had was a literal unbearable libido, and I do truly mean literal”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“Clomid and or nolva I feel made my distant vision a little hazy”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“I recommend low dose tamoxifen aka Nolvadex at 10 mg day. It will increase your testosterone in measurable amounts.”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“Yes I did get very suppressed so took Nolva afterwards and that sorted it, bloods showed low T.”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“I didn’t get back up to baseline (got bloods) until I introduced nolvadex. ... Never. Use. Nolva. For. Sarms.”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“continued the tamoxifen at 5mg ED for another 2 weeks. At the end of those two weeks I did bloodwork again and was just about back to baseline figures.”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“All these symptoms cleared in week 5 when I incorporated the SARM + SERM protocol (ran Nolva).”
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TamoxifenMostly positive
“Taking Nolva in cycle isn’t really a good idea either from what I know, can affect your gains and possibly cause sides.”
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“Within hours of consumption my consistent upper back pain is literally gone, but along with it comes dizziness and a feeling of aloofness.”
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“My knees were getting rather janky and then I started the collagen and in a few months, they were 95 percent better.”
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“I stopped taking collagen powder after years... I used to find I'd get a histmaine episode after taking it sometimes, and get the lethargy.”
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“Taking collagen fixed my creaky badminton knee, and it definitely makes a difference on my skin texture.”
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“I take mine a scoop in oatmeal 2x a day and a scoop in kefir before bed. Biggest benefit is improved sleep.”
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“after a couple of weeks of it I get super energised...and my anxiety is much reduced.”
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“Vitamin C(100-200mg) + hydrolyzed collagen peptides(15g) 1 hour before eccentric squats on a 25 degrees slant board should be a start. It has helped me.”
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“5g collagen [in stack]... skin is grabbing me tighter... apron belly has drastically decreased.”
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“For joints and tendons I've had good success with 20 g collagen, 5 g glycine and 500 mg vitamin taken about an hour before stressing the joints. Really helped my knees with long distance running.”
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“a decent dose (~15g - 20g) of Collagen improves my sleep noticeably (while also improving skin health and I assume other benefits)”
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“Started to taking vital proteins collagen powder after workouts. Immediately noticed: very good improvement with libido/erections, more desire to music/life, more active...But… one problem. It sometimes kills my sleep.”
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“I've definitely noticed a difference in my skin. But it's slow. I've been taking it about a year now.”
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“I've been using the collagen from Sports Research and noticed an improvement in the thickness of my nails. I also have some joint pain and it seemed to ease it.”
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“You're probably going to need upwards of 15g/day... Personally, massive improvement in my joints.”
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“Hydrolized collagen 1&3 is good for pain after exercise, joints, and will make your hair grow great too...I'm using it because people have said it helped them with joint pain, and I'm grasping at straws.”
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“I started Magnesium Glycinate, Omega-3, and Collagen, and I see the effects in just over a week. My body pain and brain fog are reducing, I don't feel tired all the time, I have better focus.”
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