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Comment · Tue, May 24, 2022 · ND Owner

Tongkat Ali/Cistanche/Apigenin and Sleep

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LifeAngler · 12 points

This is now week 2 of taking tongkat 10% and cistanche. I have been taking both in the morning and have noticed a slight increase in well being. My main issue is that while I get to sleep easily, I wake up multiple times from around 3am to 5am. I still end up with 6.5 to 7 total hours of sleep, but I generally need 7.5 to 8 in order to feel rested. This is probably due to the need to recover after heavy weightlifting. Has anyone else had issues with sleep while taking tongkat Ali? I think I may try to drop the TA and see how I respond after a few days. I did notice that i slept well this last Sunday after taking the weekend off from this stack.

My other question is if I have to drop the TA out of the stock, is cistanche alone a good supplement to support healthy testosterone and muscle building? Assuming it's the TA messing with sleep and not the cistanche.

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LifeAngler · 2 points

Copy. Appreciate the reply. I may try half a tablet and drop the cistanche for a bit. If I don't have any luck with that then I may attempt the 2% with/without cistanche and see where I am at. I definitely enjoy the effects of your tongkat so I'll keep at it.

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner

Let me know how you react to the changes. Just try to only make one change at at time, so you don't confound your variables.

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