r/Supplements

hi all, I’m deciding to go off of my birth control in the next 3-4 months and I’m wanting to find more vitamin/supplements to regulate symptoms and ease periods. I already eat clean and try to avoid inflammatory foods/products, I do long walks everyday to help ease inflammation and I get regular massages for my lymphatic system.

I’ve been reading about Turmeric, Vit D and magnesium. any other recommendations to help me out?

I’m tryna cover all bases , I also try to get my diet right

Look forward to other people’s thoughts ,comments and suggestions

Here's my Super Synergistic Galactic Big Brain Stack for Consistent Energy, Mood, Learning Speed, Retention, Memory, Recall Speed and Brain Plasticity

Morning:

Pqq,

QoQ10,

Creatine,

ALCAR (Acetyl-L-carnitine),

D3&k2

Lions mane

With 4 eggs for 500mg choline (and avacado with ginger tea to reduce the green butt burps)

Evening,

Magnesium blend including Glycenate

Bacopa Monnieire

5 day on 2 day off

To note this stack helps raise baseline dopamine levels increasing mood which will make it easier to get things done and hopefully alleviate adhd symptoms and addictions. During this stack you can use the energy and Brain Plasticity to develop new healthy habits that will last long term.

Dose naturally depends on the individual but I'm taking one pill per ingredient and see how I get on.

I haven't started it yet, and some effects take about a month for results.

Here is an ai overview of the effects

The Mitochondrial Powerhouse (PQQ + CoQ10 + ALCAR): This is a classic, heavy-hitting synergy. CoQ10 and ALCAR help your cells turn fat and glucose into usable energy (ATP), while PQQ actually stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis (growing new cellular power plants). This provides clean, non-stimulant physical and mental energy.

​The Memory & Speed Mechanics (Eggs/Choline + ALCAR): Eggs provide the raw building blocks (choline), and ALCAR provides the acetyl groups. Together, they synthesize acetylcholine, the brain's primary neurotransmitter for focus, learning speed, and memory recall.

​The Brain Builder (Lion’s Mane): Stimulates Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). This is your heavy lifter for long-term brain plasticity, helping your brain repair, adapt, and forge new neural pathways (retention).

​The Physical Baseline (Creatine + D3/K2): Creatine ensures rapid energy recycling in both muscle and brain tissue (reducing mental fatigue), while D3/K2 acts as a hormonal and cognitive baseline support.

​The Bioavailability Hack: Eating this with eggs and avocado (fats) is brilliant because PQQ, CoQ10, and D3/K2 are fat-soluble—they require those fats to be absorbed properly. (And bonus points for using ginger to tame the ALCAR/PQQ digestion issues!)

​🌙 The Evening Reset (Memory Consolidation & Calm)

​Your evening routine shifts from firing up the brain to repairing it and locking in what you learned during the day. ​The Hard-Drive Saver (Bacopa Monnieri): Bacopa is incredible for memory retention and spatial learning, but it can make people lethargic if taken in the morning. Taking it at night lets it work its magic on your synapses without the daytime brain fog.

​The Nervous System Brake (Magnesium Glycinate Blend): Calms the central nervous system, lowers cortisol, and improves sleep quality. Deep sleep is exactly when your brain undergoes glymphatic clearing (washing away cellular waste) and memory consolidation.

Okay so for the past years I've heard many people talking about ashwagandha and people close to me talked about taking it, I recently ordered some and it arrived 2 hours ago, the company's called jarrow formulas it contains ksm 66 etc etc but the thing is i thought it would be just pills to swallow with water but instead all the pills are wrapped in some plastic and when u break it open its powder, I googled it and it literally said to swallow it along with the plastic, that sounds insane, I'm thinking about just breaking it open and putting the powder in a glass of water and drinking it.

and also what time of the day should I consume it and for how many weeks before I stop?

3 months ago my Vitamin D level came back at 8.49 ng/mL, so I was severely deficient. To improve it, I took Vitamin D3 60,000 IU for around 10 weeks.

Now I’m trying to figure out what I should do next for maintenance. I currently have two options: 600 IU daily 2000 IU daily

Someone suggested that 2000 IU daily would make more sense considering how low my levels were, but the 2000 IU supplement I have does not contain Vitamin K2.

That’s where I got confused because I’ve read articles online saying Vitamin D without K2 may lead to calcium buildup in arteries, while K2 helps move calcium into bones instead.

So now I’m wondering: Is plain D3 okay for long-term daily use?

Should I specifically buy a D3 + K2 supplement? I don't see any vitamin d3 2000iu comes with k2

Is 2000 IU too much for maintenance after severe deficiency?

Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I’m a 28-year-old male and recently had some blood work done during a routine check-up. My doctor said my testosterone is technically still in the “normal” range, but it’s on the lower end for my age.

Lately I’ve also noticed a few things that made me pay more attention to it. I’ve been struggling more in the gym with muscle gain compared to before, my energy feels a bit inconsistent, and recovery seems slower than it used to be.

So I’m just trying to get real opinions here. What’s the best testosterone booster you’ve actually tried, if any? Do they help at all alongside proper sleep, diet, and training, or are they mostly a waste of money?

Have had a stomachache for the last couple of days and am wondering what else it could be.

Modern lifestyles keep people sitting longer than ever before, potentially creating stiffness and weakness the body was never designed for.

been down the organ supplement rabbit hole for like 2 weeks and i still cant tell whats legit

ancestral supplements is the one everyone defaults to. fine. but $50 for freeze dried liver?? i already spend enough on creatine i dont need another subscription quietly draining my account

looked into primal queen too since it kept coming up on a podcast. capsules are massive though. my girlfriend saw the bottle and thought they were horse pills which. fair honestly

then theres the random amazon ones with 47 identical five star reviews. changed my life ok sure karen

the part that bugs me is nobody talks dosage. how much liver is actually in there. i take creatine because theres studies behind it you know?? organ supps just feel like im trusting vibes

anyone here actually taken these long enough to notice something? what are you on and how long before it kicked in

I’ve been tracking my food and supplement intake religiously in Chronometer for around seven months. One thing I’ve noticed is that I’m consistently and materially beyond the daily upper limit for B3. For example, the app says yesterday I had 68mg of B3 (which it labels “B3 (Niacin)”), against a UL of 35mg. My daily multivitamin contributes 16mg, so the vast majority of my intake is through diet. I have some questions and googling has left me uncertain. I would appreciate any thoughts or perspectives on these question:

• Is sustained B3 intake at this level detrimental/dangerous over time? Or am I concerned over nothing?
• I like my multivitamin as an insurance policy for the handful of micronutrients I sometimes don’t get sufficiently through diet. Is it worth the hassle and expense of switching to a bunch of individual vitamin/micronutrient supplements to recreate the multi without the B3?
• I’ve been considering adding NMN to my regimen for overall energy and aging (I’m a 43 year old man). With my current level of B3 intake, would that be counterproductive or useless?

this might sound dumb but hear me out 😭
lately when i wake up, my body feels like it needs a few minutes to unlock. like my knees feel weird, shoulders kinda tight, even just getting out of bed feels off for a second. then once i start moving, it goes away
im not inactive either, i train a few times a week and move around a lot, so i didnt expect to feel like this already 💀
its not pain or injury, just that stiff, slow feeling in the morning that makes you question things a bit. now im wondering if this is one of those early signs people talk about with aging or recovery not being the same anymore. been seeing stuff about joints needing more support over time, like collagen and all that, but idk how much of that is real
anyone else had this phase where your body just feels off when you wake up and did it go away or did you have to actually change something?

I want to add that I’ve tried NO Xplode in the past and it was the worst experience I’ve ever had. I took it at home and on the way to the gym, my eyes started wandering off in their own directions lol. I get to the gym and feel fine. Probably because I was pumping iron. I think that because when I get home, the weird feeling comes back and finally wears off some hours later. I don’t need something that strong but something I can use to lower my bp.

(17f) I've been taking 100mg for about a month now, and I haven't really noticed a change in my stress levels. Should I be taking more, or am I taking too much? I don't know a whole lot about taking supplements, and I can't exactly remember why I started taking L-theanine, but I figured someone might know.

I sleep almost 8 hours everyday and still i feel tired, unmotivated, sleepiness and wanting to sleep more feeling etc..

Is there any supplements that i can take to overcome this? I have heard magnesium but i dont know which form to take or whether it is the right supplement

Note: I take 200mg L theanine during day time to help with anxiety. Not sure whether this is causing so long duration sleep?