u/Parking-Warthog-4902

Been fine tuning this stack for a while, have tried I would say 50% of NDs catalog at least and this is what I have settled on. Goal is general overall wellness, mental energy, libido support, and anxiety and sleep support.

AM:
•Black Ginger x2
•Hydroxo-Adeno B12 x1 (seeking health, methylated Bs don’t work for me)
•CoQH-CF x1
•Infinigreens x1

PM:
MicroZinc 16.8 mg x1
Supercritical Coriander 0.5 ML x1
Lucidimax x1 serving

Any feedback would be appreciated or if you feel anything in the stack is redundant/would potentially synergize better with the other supps

It appears to me that SSRIs are generally frowned upon in this community. I frequently see them described as either a useless placebo, or a horrible poison that will destroy you. Admittedly, I do not believe either, but that is just my personal opinion based on my own experience and research.

On the other hand, I often see supplements such as Kanna, Saffron, Bacopa and a bunch of other supplements touted as great, and on the same token supposedly work via serotonin reuptake inhibition and/or receptor agonism. Anyway, my question is, and this is a genuine question, not a “got ya”, why is it that these supplements, which are clearly much weaker in there effect on serotonin, praised and spoken highly of, but SSRIs are either a placebo or horrible. The same people who say “the serotonin theory was disproven” will suggest these natural supplements that also supposedly work through modulating serotonin.

Obviously, the risk for side effects is much lower with supplements because they are much less potent, but it just seems contradictory to say SSRIs are a placebo or poisonous when even a low dose of an SSRI would be as strong as a high dose of one of those supplements, do the same thing, and be cheaper with a generic then spending 60$ on a supplement.

I understand that MAOIs are inherently more dangerous and harder to manage, but it seems most people respond to them, whereas the response rate to SSRIs is inconsistent.

The reason I ask is because i feel that I am stuck between a rock and a hard place with my current medication regimen. I am on 150 mg of Luvox and 300 mg of Bupropion. I do not feel I am anywhere near I want to be, but at the same time I do not want to increase the dose of the Luvox and deal with worsened sexual side effects and fatigue.

So my question is, do you feel it would be in my best interest to continue to titrate up the meds I am currently on, being that both drugs have room for titration, or suggest switching to a MAOI?

For context, I do feel that the Anxiety aspect is what is still lingering, not so much depression, so I would want to increase the Luvox first.

I understand that MAOIs are inherently more dangerous and harder to manage, but it seems most people respond to them, whereas the response rate to SSRIs is subpar.

The reason I ask is because i feel that I am stuck between a rock and a hard place with my current medication regimen. I am on 150 mg of Luvox and 300 mg of Bupropion. I do not feel I am anywhere near I want to be, but at the same time I do not want to increase the dose of the Luvox and deal with worsened sexual side effects and fatigue.

So my question is, do you feel it would be in my best interest to continue to titrate up the meds I am currently on, being that both drugs have room for titration, or suggest switching to a MAOI?

For context, I do feel that the Anxiety aspect is what is still lingering, not so much depression, so I would want to increase the Luvox first.

Even if you play into the whole “Hollywood is woke” nonsense, Elliot Page is in the movie for a total of about 15 minutes 😂

I received a vial of Fertigyn 5000, and instead of a solid highly visible “puck” at the bottom like most other peptides, there was a very fine tiny amount of powder at the bottom and some around the walls of the vial. Is this normal for HCG, or is it junk and I should just toss it?

I received a vial of Fertigyn 5000, and instead of a solid highly visible “puck” at the bottom like most other peptides, there was a very fine tiny amount of powder at the bottom and some around the walls of the vial. Is this normal for HCG, or is it junk and I should just toss it?