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Agmatine vs Vitamin D for mood

Short answer: For mood, users rate them about the same: 87% report improvement with Agmatine (122 reports) and 88% with Vitamin D (308 reports).

Agmatine has 2 meta-analyses and 6 randomized trials on PubMed; Vitamin D has 3,251 and 4,560.

Based on 594 reports about Agmatine and 2,323 about Vitamin D. Not medical advice.

Agmatine
Supplement
Vitamin D
Supplement
User score5548
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mostly positive
Positive
of reports that state an outcome
68%65%
Reports5942,323
ResearchBResearch: ModerateAResearch: Strong
Meta-analyses / RCTs2 / 63,251 / 4,560
Mainly used for
Weight loss
% reporting improvement
—62% (8)
Appetite
% reporting improvement
88% (8)67% (3)
Focus
% reporting improvement
67% (24)82% (55)
Energy
% reporting improvement
65% (23)87% (215)
Sleep
% reporting improvement
79% (34)50% (105)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
89% (93)65% (82)
Mood
% reporting improvement
87% (122)88% (308)
Memory
% reporting improvement
75% (4)83% (12)
Performance
% reporting improvement
96% (26)100% (23)
Recovery
% reporting improvement
100% (2)91% (11)
Pain & inflammation
% reporting improvement
88% (16)73% (30)
Digestion
% reporting improvement
—50% (14)
Libido
% reporting improvement
100% (10)80% (45)
Hormones
% reporting improvement
50% (2)87% (55)
Blood sugar
% reporting improvement
—100% (2)
Heart & lipids
% reporting improvement
80% (5)60% (15)
Skin & hair
% reporting improvement
—89% (28)
Immunity
% reporting improvement
—99% (74)
Longevity
% reporting improvement
—78% (9)
Common side effectsdrowsiness, vivid dreams, anxiety, stomach issuesinsomnia, anxiety, fatigue, hypercalcemia
Typical dose reported1.5 g / before workoutdaily
Agmatine
Latest review conclusion

Levels of food-derived monoamine oxidase inhibitors and anti-bacterial compounds, the potential modulators of ADAS-bacteria growth and biogenic amine production, were altered in C&A versus NNI. ADAS is attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors of AD associated diseases.

J Alzheimers Dis, 2019 ↗
What a user said
“Try using agimatine sulfate. when I took kratom for five years for pain management this is what I used to keep my tolerance in check and feeling like I've used it for the first time every time.”
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Vitamin D
Latest review conclusion

These results indicate that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was more elevated in obese subjects. The vitamin D deficiency was associated with obesity irrespective of age, latitude, cut-offs to define vitamin D deficiency and the Human Development Index of the study location.

Obes Rev, 2015 ↗
What a user said
“First thing I noticed was my mood & libido, I have more 'feeling/sensitivity' down there.”
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