Vitamin stack while on GLP-1s?

one-day-at-a-time

one-day-at-a-time

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What vitamin supplements are you all using while on Reta? Also, I need a vendor for electrolytes that won't break the bank lol. This stuff is getting expensive fast.
 
I grab the Propel drinks when I need electrolytes, they're usually a buck each and have some vitamins too. Maybe there's better stuff, but I like the taste of the grape flavor and they are low cal.

I also take taurine powder, it helps with electrolytes in the body. I started taurine when I had some pretty bad leg cramps after messing around with the gym a while back.

And creatine for muscle health.

Plus some other stuff like K2 and natto, but electrolytes are key on GLPs. Creatine is great for muscles. Thinking about adding some boron to help with hormone stuff. For women, DHEA might be better for hormones.

Oh, and Vitamin C pills to help my glutathione shots work better.
 
I take fish oil, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin D since I don't get much sunlight. The magnesium has helped with sleep, and fortunately, Reta hasn't messed with my sleep like it has for others.
 
I found a gray market source for a sports drink powder with electrolytes! I take something with electrolytes and these days I'm also using: protein, creatine, and a collagen supplement. I also have been experimenting with some herbs and other supplements that act as antioxidants.
 
I'm taking about as many vitamins and supplements as I am peptides lol

Multivitamin for men
Protein (50-100g)
Creatine (5-10g)
Collagen peptides (10-15g)
Essential Amino Acids (1200mg)
Calcium HMB (1000mg)
DHM (350mg)
Lion's Mane (500mg)
Cod Liver Oil (1000mg)
Methylene Blue (10mg)
Ashwagandha (600mg)
B complex
TMG (750mg)
CoQ10 (200mg)
L-Methylfolate (1000mcg)
NAC (600mg)
Vitamin C (1000mg)
Vitamin E (400IU)
Zinc (45mg)
HMB (1000mg)
 
My magnesium always comes back low on tests, so I take different kinds of magnesium. Mostly citrate, sometimes glycinate. Since I'm plant-based, I take a B12. Vitamin D once a week when it's winter. Multivitamin when I remember to. I also just added biotin because I've been reading about everyone losing hair on tirz.
 
Just a reminder that most people really don't need extra vitamins. It's actually pretty difficult to become deficient if you are in the US, except maybe for Vitamin D. But get your levels checked first because it's fat-soluble and can build up. If it's normal, don't take it, and if it is low, the small doses at the store won't be enough.

Same goes for electrolytes. Our bodies are super good at managing that. You're probably not working out hard enough to need extra. Most marathon runners don't need electrolyte supplements. So don't waste money on expensive salt.

THAT BEING SAID, I'M A HYPOCRITE.

I take: Multivitamin, Omega-3, magnesium glycinate (every other day because my levels are high-normal), glucosamine (joints), ashwagandha, boron, creatine, and protein. No vitamin D because my multi has 400iu and my levels are good.
 
Thanks for the replies! I think I found some good electrolytes on that giant online retailer that starts with A. They seem cheap enough and the taste is okay. I'd list the rest of my vitamin stack but my wrists are starting to hurt.
 
I agree with some of that, but maximizing supplements while using peptides can be helpful. NAD+ uses up methyl groups, so TMG and L-Methylfolate are useful. Glutathione needs NAC, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E to work well. Mitochondrial stacks like SS-31 and Mots-c are better with CoQ10 and Methylene Blue. And Reta works better with HMB, Omega-3, and DHM.

Supplements aren't always needed, but you can get more out of peptides by researching what they need to work well.
 
I think everyone needs a few basic supplements, especially after 50. Even if you aren't using GLP-1s.

Magnesium, CoQ10, Omega-3, D/K2, and collagen are a good start. The rest depends on your diet and health. I added creatine and electrolytes since starting Reta. I also use resveratrol/quercetin, vitamin E with black cumin seed oil, vitamin C, and some other immune support during cold season.

It's definitely expensive! I wish it was all available as injections or liquids, because I'm tired of swallowing so many pills...
 
Daily:
Swanson antioxidant supplement
Taurine
Vitamin C
Magnesium Bis-Glycinate
B Complex

5/2 Staggered (Mon–Fri):
Bamboo Silica
Curcumin
Resveratrol
Green Tea Extract (EGCG)
Berberine

Midday Daily:
NMNH Complex
NAC
Manganese Chelate
TUDCA
Zinc Picolinate
D3+K2
D3

Evening Daily:
Telmisartan
Taurine
Vitamin C
Magnesium Bis-Glycinate
CoQ10
Amino Acid Stack: Glycine, L-Proline, L-Valine, L-Lysine

Oh, and:

Peptides (Mon–Fri):
GHK-Cu SubQ
Retatrutide
SS-31 SubQ
Epitalon SubQ
MOTS-c SubQ

I also drink a dill and berry mixture, it's good for tropoelastin and Loxl1, and I get PQQ from the pomegranate.

macro-counter, should I add TMG? I'm taking NMNH in the middle of the day.
 
I mostly agree with that, including that supplements are not always needed but I still take them.

For healthy people, there isn't much good evidence that supplements are very useful. They don't seem to improve overall health, lifespan, or cancer risk (except vitamin A might increase risks). Measuring and replacing vitamin D can be beneficial, but even that research is mixed. Some studies show benefits, others don't.

Some supplements can help with specific medical issues. Most research on supplements is low quality, based on smaller studies with mixed results. Many clinical trials lack randomization, placebo controls, or double-blinding. Supplements are not patentable, so there's no huge funding for trials like drug companies have, except for public health issues like vitamin D and fish oil. This means smaller trials that don't prove effectiveness.

This doesn't mean they don't work, but it doesn't mean they do either. You might find positive trials that are low quality. It's below the level needed for guidelines or most doctors to recommend them.

Sometimes you find something with positive trials over years, that aren't contradicted by other studies. And the science behind it makes sense. These are the best bets, but still usually low to moderate quality evidence. It could just be chance that all those results were positive. If you test enough things, some results will be positive several times in a row just by chance or placebo.

I won't list ones with good evidence, it would be too long. If you ask an AI about supplements (or peptides), ask for evidence and how certain that evidence is, by medical standards. You might get a better answer. Most supplement info online outside of journals is untrustworthy because there's too much money to be made by claiming they work.
 
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