Comment · Wed, April 10, 2024 · ND Owner
Tongkat issues? Try lowering the dose
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mrjasonbbc · 7 points
BLUF: try low doses of 100 mg or less of 2% TA if the effects you get at standard doses impart negative effects.
It's a very simple principle of supplementation that merits a reminder: if you're not getting the results you seek from a supplement first manipulate the dosage. Often that means if one is not getting any effect, positive or negative, at a given dose, then RAISONG the dosage is a simple option to explore. But in other scenarios one may experience negative effects - sometimes following a period of enjoying positive effects.
The latter case is pretty common with tongkat - especially with NDs tongkat. Many users suffer no ill effects at recommended doses of the 2% or 10% versions. Some however will have a period of a few days to a few weeks of great experience before eventually falling to any number of the well known negative effects: joint pain, mood issues, and libido issues.
Consider this: what if the recommended dosage for ND tongkat is, for some users, too high? Also consider this: NDs tongkat products have much higher eurycomanone content than practically all competitors - BUT many, many users of competitor brands report positive results. One serving of NDs 2% ha…
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adeptus8888 · 1 points
Thanks for the suggestion jason bbc, i had similar experience as you described with a good strength increase in the first 10ish days but promptly followed by joint aches. i may give it another try.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
The joint pain is a drop in E2. I get the same thing. Combine it with pregnenolone/DHEA and horny goat weed.