Tadalafil vs Zinc for libido
Short answer: For libido, users rate them about the same: 91% report improvement with Tadalafil (99 reports) and 90% with Zinc (120 reports).
Tadalafil has 120 meta-analyses and 347 randomized trials on PubMed; Zinc has 220 and 555.
Based on 253 reports about Tadalafil and 1,594 about Zinc. Not medical advice.
| Tadalafil Medication | Zinc Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 77%helped142 reports · high confidence | 59%helped510 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mixed |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 120 / 347 | 220 / 555 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Libido % reporting improvement | 91% (99) | 90% (120) |
| Hormones % reporting improvement | 100% (3) | 88% (94) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | 97% (69) | 88% (24) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 100% (4) | 84% (76) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 100% (10) | 81% (68) |
| Common side effects | headache, stuffy nose, heartburn, lower back | nausea, stomach issues, vomiting, copper deficiency |
| Typical dose reported | Not listed | 75 mg |
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.”
Acne patients have decreased serum zinc levels. Zinc is effective for the treatment of acne, particularly at decreasing the number of inflammatory papules, when used as monotherapy or as an adjunctive treatment.
Dermatol Ther, 2020 ↗“I had actual energy in the mornings for the first time I could remember.”
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