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Anyone wanna share their peptides/supplements stack that actually does something? My current stack (aside from very basic stuff like Vitamin D):

  • Omega-3 for skin, inflammation, cognition - made a difference for my skin, not sure about anything else, make sure to get high quality one
  • Magnesium Glycinate for sleep - makes it easier to fall asleep, and helps with not feeling dead on wake up on nights when I don't get enough sleep
  • Selank: for anxiety, mood regulation, depression - genuinely makes me feel more happy and stable. I've been going through cycles of rumination, depression and mild panic attacks at night and they've pretty much stopped. I still get negative thoughts at night here and there, but instead of automatically falling into a negative feedback loop I can just observe the thought and move on. This is my first cycle of selank, so not sure how it's gonna go in the future but I'm very surprised to see such noticeable changes, usually with stuff like this changes are marginal.
  • Creatine: had to stop this one for now, but it's great for the gym. I've been reading research on 10gr dose providing visible cognitive benefits, so I will try that instead of 5gr to see if it makes a difference next time I can hop on it.

I've said this here before but I went on creatine and had good gains from it but jfc it gave me the most insane charlie horses in both legs at the same time during hill climbs. I had a few episodes but the worst was stuck on my ass for a few days during a hiking trip as a result before I thought to stop taking it.

Best guess is this was some kind of atypical dehydration related thing exacerbated by the creatine causing excessive muscle tightness but I don't really want to fuck with it anymore. My doctor was totally confused but did order bloods and it showed my creatine kinase levels were elevated for weeks.

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