Comment · Tue, March 23, 2021 · ND Owner
Bloodwork (on Tongkat Ali)
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ConstantLi · 81 points
EDIT: Link to bloods
https://imgur.com/a/iEE9heg
Hi everyone,
Been a longtime buyer from ND, always appreciated the high quality, but never made a post on the subreddit.
So I'm in my 20s, got my testosterone tested earlier this year before the pandemic and scored a disappointing 388. Doctor refused to do any more hormone testing to see if anything was wrong because I was in range.
So then I started optimizing my own health. Supplemented vitamin D, magnesium, and zinc. Stopped eating out and buying frozen meals. Cut out drinking bottled water, which may leech plastics. Getting plenty of sunlight. Ate lots of healthy fats.
And I started taking ND's 10% Tongkat Ali. Been taking it for the last month and a half. Took another testosterone blood test at a men's clinic last week and scored 972.
Now of course, I can't say it was 100% due to Tongkat. I made a lot of lifestyle changes as you can see since my last test. But what I will say is my new doctor was really surprised how big of a jump I made in half a year. And this isn't even the highest I could go, since I usually don't have great sleep and recently I haven't been getting as much exercise as I should. Now my next goal is…
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hs_recovery · 1 points
Do you have any specific thoughts on hair loss associated with adrafinil / modafinil? It was immediate and noticeable for me, and after about 8 months of cessation it’s back to normal. Seems to be a lot of stories about it and a lot of vehement denial.
Just started Tongkat today, felt great but am nervous about having a similar experience with Adrafinil since it kind of gives me a similar feeling.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Weird... It seems some people are suggesting it does it by increasing histamine. Adrafinil can increase histamine, so I suppose that's not entirely unreasonable. Hair loss can be linked to histamine. Tongkat ali doesn't affect histamine, though.