Tadalafil vs Whey Protein for performance
Short answer: For performance, users rate them about the same: 97% report improvement with Tadalafil (69 reports) and 100% with Whey Protein (51 reports).
Tadalafil has 120 meta-analyses and 347 randomized trials on PubMed; Whey Protein has 97 and 691.
Based on 253 reports about Tadalafil and 305 about Whey Protein. Not medical advice.
| Tadalafil Medication | Whey Protein Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 77%helped142 reports · high confidence | 83%helped128 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 120 / 347 | 97 / 691 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Performance % reporting improvement | 97% (69) | 100% (51) |
| Libido % reporting improvement | 91% (99) | — |
| Recovery % reporting improvement | 100% (7) | 100% (31) |
| Heart & lipids % reporting improvement | 95% (22) | — |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 100% (10) | 67% (3) |
| Common side effects | headache, stuffy nose, heartburn, lower back | stomach issues, acne, constipation, throat tightness |
| Typical dose reported | Not listed | 30 g / 2x daily |
Tadalafil shares a similar efficacy and safety with sildenafil and significantly improves patients' sexual confidence. Furthermore, patients and their partners prefer tadalafil to sildenafil. Hence, tadalafil may be a better choice for ED treatment.
Int Urol Nephrol, 2017 ↗“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.”
Analysis revealed that chronic and without professional guidance use of whey protein supplementation may cause some adverse effects specially on kidney and liver function. Presented data support a need for future studies co-relating the use of different types of whey protein with and without exercise to better see the impact on human physical health.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 2021 ↗“Coffee with cream, has to be a cream or fake creamer with a whey protein, doesn't. It gives me a gentle but potent energy boost with no headache and no jitters.”
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