Hi all! Wondering if there are any supplements that can make your skin glow or give your face a healthier, more radiant appearance?

MPB or male pattern baldness cannot be fixed with supplements but hair thinning without a pattern due to stress or nutrients deficiency could be fixed if you take a supplement or correct your lifestyle and diet

A friend of mine had thin hair similar to brendan fraser, he still had a hair line but you could see his scalp. He found out he had some gut issues, inflammatory issue not sure if it was gastritis or ibd, but it messed with his iron. He had low iron and he started first with a supplement and than fixing his diet and reducing stress his hair stopped falling out and now after a year his hair is thick again.

His iron levels are normal now and he doesn't take the tablets daily but once a week now.

Alot of women have hairloss due to B vitamin issues.

Always check if you are deficiency prone due to some underlying health issues or diet before going on the dangerous hairloss pills like propecia which can cause irreversible low libido and impotence

A while ago I asked this sub why B1 caused reduced urinary frequency. From 2022-2025 I was running to the bathroom every 30 minutes and drinking 2 liters of water a night. I would get up 7-8 times before going to bed. I'd be drinking water nonstop all day and I still developed dehydration headaches almost every night.

In 2025, I started taking B1 supplements and it went from 30 minutes to 1-2 hours. Still not great, but much better.

I quit caffeine on a bit of a whim about a month ago. Within a week I could go 3-5 hours between bathroom breaks, and even near the end of those few hours, I don't HAVE to go, I just prefer to.

I did NOT drink caffeine every day, and I only had one cup (10-14 oz) when I did drink it, but my symptoms were persistent even on off days. These symptoms showed up over a year and only resolved after a week of absolutely no caffeine intake.

For the record, caffeine can cause B vitamin deficiency, and also magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamin D, and zinc (all of which I had; my doctor had tested me for celiac at one point). Just thought maybe this would help someone.

(Source: The book Caffeine Blues by Stephen Cherniske is thoroughly researched and outlines many of the unknown health risks of caffeine. Most people will experience few noticeable ill effects).

Hearing a lot about this lately also reviews are positive

If not this what are the best available MV options.. any help will be appreciated please suggest

Abstract

Background: Female pattern hair loss is a frequent and distressing condition.

Aim: To evaluate vs. control, the effects on hair loss of a 6-month supplementation with specific omega 3&6 and antioxidants.

Methods: One hundred and twenty healthy female subjects participated in this 6-month, randomized, comparative study. The primary endpoint was the change in hair density evaluated on standardized photographs. Secondary endpoints included changes in telogen hair percentage and diameter distribution of anagen hair (>40 µm vs. ≤40 µm) measured by trichogram. Overall changes in hair density and diameter were also measured by trichometer and by subjects' self-assessment.

Results: After 6 months of treatment, photograph assessment demonstrated a superior improvement in the supplemented group (P < 0.001). The telogen hair percentage was significantly (P < 0.001) reduced in the supplemented group. The proportion of nonvellus anagen hair (>40 µm) increased compared to the control group. The trichometer index increased in the supplemented group, while it decreased in the control group. A large majority of supplemented subjects reported a reduction in hair loss (89.9% of subjects at 6 months), as well as an improvement in hair diameter (86.1%) and hair density (87.3%).

Conclusion: A 6-month supplementation with omega 3&6 and antioxidants acts efficiently against hair loss in improving hair density and reducing the telogen percentage and the proportion of miniaturized anagen hair. Objectively measured improvements were confirmed by the subjects' perception of efficacy.

The stack am running atm, only take magnesium and omega everyday. Others I rotate every other day. As my diet is pretty clean, as I eat steak and chicken daily. Seems to be working good.

Cyanocobalamin. Hydroxocobalamin. Adenosylcobalamin. Methylcobalamin. Which one best worked for you? Need opinions on what to try for my CFS

Literally every single time I take a supplement some bs happens

Vitamin D3 = Insomnia

K2 = Crazy heart palpitations

Magnesium glycinate = Insomnia and anxiety

L theanine = A headache that lasted 3 days

The list goes on and on, these are just examples of the commonly mentioned supplements.

Studies are also contradicting. For example some say you need 10k iu D3 while others say 4k is the max for adults. I have seen injections of 250k IU lol

Bad lifestyle and bad diet SO LETS TAKE A PILL TO FIX IT. Shit makes no sense. I'm slowly coming to the conclusions that its all a scam

Untill science UNIVERSALLY agrees on the same dosage and protocol all of this shit is just an experiment

Hi all,

I seen a lot of stacks which includes glycine, and I need your subjective experiences on how effective this product is for anxiety, stress and sleep.

Thank you in advance.

Figured I’d share my current rotation. I’m currently working on transitioning to more unflavored supplements such as Protein, Creatine, Eaas etc. don’t need the Sucralose. I also keep Magnesium Glycinate and Tongkat Ali in rotation.

Any time knee pain comes up, someone brings up glucosamine. The selling point is that cartilage is made of it. Eat it and you top up your knees. But others argue digestion breaks everything down into basic nutrients, and worn knee damage can’t actually heal.

By that logic I could eat hair for hair growth and I wouldn’t go bald. That’s why I can’t tell if people who swear by it are seeing actual cartilage repair or just less pain.

So anyone who lifts heavy or plays sports on hard surfaces. If glucosamine works for you, what have you noticed? What else do you do for your knees?

It’s a but pricey (for pills, they go from 1200-1600 indian rupees depensing on which product you’re getting) when compared to normal market rates so i want to ask if anyone’s tried them and feedback please.

My bottle of supplements has started smelling SO STRONG. It’s difficult to keep around me. They’re close to expiry as well, but not expired as yet. Is this normal?

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Withdrawal from Kava? Anyone else?

So I was having a lot of Kava this month. I also am prescribed pregabalin 200-300mg btw. As I stopped taking the Kava I felt very horrible unbearable symptoms like withdrawal type. I always read and thought Kava has no withdrawal. So what could this have been? What is this? Is my dose of 50g extreme? Sadly I need that much as I dose from am to pm the whole day because I take it for my anxiety and depression (which it GREATLY helps with) but as you know Kava effects last so short that obviously I dose all the 50g over a whole day.

Did anyone else ever experience withdrawals from Kava? What dose have you been on? Is my 50g really extreme and way too much? How long did the withdrawals for you take until you were back to baseline. I really can‘t survive the days like this anymore, I‘m bedridden, completely dysfunctional, don‘t go out anymore, fucks my social life and career. I cancel everything rn because I feel so horrible and my work suffers from it, too. My mental health obviously too, as I don‘t do shit and don‘t get shit done, don’t see people, it‘s hurting my social and work, my physical health, too, as I don‘t move, don‘t eat, don‘t sleep.

I‘m so doomed now. I feel horrible. What should I do? I thought Kava would be safe regarding withdrawals. Maybe this is only rebound? I don‘t know, rebound that takes 3 days (I didn‘t try longer without until now). Sounds and feels pretty much like withdrawal.

I took:
From 5-12 October daily 25g (+300mg Pregabalin)
From 13-16 October daily 50g (+200mg Pregabalin)

Then I was empty. Right on 17 October waking up was like I felt so fucking horrible, definitely like a typical GABAergic withdrawal. Shakes, anxiety, depression, anhedonia, physical weakness, no sleep, restless legs, no appetite and so on. It truly was so horrible, I couldn‘t withstand and bear that feeling anymore and bought new Kava directly on Monday when the shop was open again on 19 October. I started taking it again and the withdrawal symptoms went away. Continued taking it.

From 19-23 October daily 50g (+100mg Pregabalin)

On these days I only took 100mg of Pregabalin with it because normally Kava covers up my Pregabalin pretty well so that I don‘t have to take my Pregabalin at all or just at a very low dose. It was always very helpful for exactly those times when I did a break of Pregabalin. This time though, I still took Pregabalin 100mg with it, Idk why, probably just to be on the safe side as I somehow had more anxiety this time about going Pregabalin straight to zero.

So taking 19-23 October 50g of Kava daily and I felt well again. Then it was empty again. Now same sh it happening again started on 24 October right in the morning. Heavy withdrawal symptoms. I was completely dysfunctional and totally bed ridden with horrible sleepless nights.

I thought though this time I can save myself from those symptoms of being off of Kava again with my usual dose of 300mg Pregabalin, especially as I only took 100mg Pregabalin the days before when I still took the 50g Kava daily. But hell no. The pregabalin didn‘t do nothing. Hence desperate (and dumb) as I was (but it was so horrible I just couldn’t stand it) I also added lots of Kratom and even that is not making me normal again. Like until today, so from 24-26 October 15g Kratom daily to my 300mg Pregabalin. To somehow reduce the symptoms and keep sane.

I really don‘t know what to do. I definitely don‘t want to use that much Kratom daily now with my 300mg Pregabalin as I definitely don‘t want to withdraw from Kratom in the end, too. Especially as those two together at those relatively high doses don‘t even help me enough with the symptoms I have after stopping Kava. Kava helped me to not take any Kratom and reduce my Pregabalin to only 100mg (was planning to go on zero Kratom and zero Pregabalin with the help of Kava as it does magic and really helps me with my diagnosed severe treatment resistant depression and anxiety and it‘s amazing to see that I can be free of Kratom and Pregabalin too with this Kava! But damn it, the hell showed upon me when I stopped taking the Kava. WTF.

Now tomorrow the shops open again. Hence I think about should I buy new Kava now to feel okay again and continue taking it and somehow try to taper it down instead this time? Or should I rather not get on that Kava again if it makes me feel so awful after quitting and be safe so I don‘t prolong the withdrawal or whatever I experienced from quitting.

I‘m really fucked like honestly physically and mentally dysfunctional and severe symptoms.

Pregabalin and Kratom don‘t even help. And as said, I really don‘t want to continue Kratom because I know the withdrawal of that one, too, and it‘s horrible and I don‘t want to add that, too now, while it‘s not even helping me get over the symptoms enough. It‘s so crazy, that not even Pregabalin and Kratom can cover up.

Hi

I am 40 years old and have been suffering low libido for the last few years, and erectile dysfunction, its not totally stopped but i have cases of going soft before PIV and it causes panic each time

I have no other medical conditions and recently had a full blood panel including testosterone and excercise few times a week. Am a few kg overweight and sleep is ok but could be better

I have been taking black maca, zinc and an immunity supplement, i keep reading about l-citrulline but the pills in the UK on amazon require having to take 6capsules a day and i dont know if powders are as effective?

Can anyone recommend any other supplements or things i can try?

Thanks

Been looking into this caffeine-free nootropic formula and curious what people think of the combination. Everything is in one product, with a daily serving of 2 capsules.

Per serving, 2 caps:

Citicoline (CDP-Choline) — 400 mg

Rhodiola rosea extract — 400 mg

L-Theanine — 200 mg

Lion’s Mane (8:1 extract) — 187.5 mg

Bacopa monnieri (50:1 extract) — 44 mg

Vitamin B6 (P5P) — 5 mg

Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) — 15 µg

Inulin — 200 mg

I’m particularly interested in the balance between focus, stress support and avoiding overstimulation.
Would you change anything about the ingredient selection or dosages?

Also curious if anyone has had negative experiences with any of these ingredients, particularly Lion’s Mane.
Interested in both positive and negative opinions.

Hey guys,

I'm doing hobby bodybuilding and im unsure whether there are supplements that might help me.

I have frequent issues with brain fog and daytime sleepiness.

I like to use products from Amazon and the German store DM.

I take 10 drops of methylen blue in the morning and most of my supps, expect the magnesium before bed.

I use d3 almost year round because I don't see much sunlight and only stop it in like 3 summer months.

And only one pill of ,,MULTIVITAMIN INTENSO BIOAKTIV-FORMEN" and two pills of omega 3 which I don't store in the fridge 😂

I take Iron supplements only in the 2 weeks after my period starts and then stop because I have had good iron levels doing it so.