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[futrmro]

DO NOT>>>

DO NOT, NEVER EVER EVER mix ala and ghb.I'm still going back and forth to the hospital with a skin allergy. I was fine using 2g of ala a day.Took some "G" on Wed of last week and have been having major complications ever since.Doc said that the two were a big NO NO together.I'm so swolen and red that I haven't been able to walk or go to the gym.Please take my adive DON"T MIX THE TWO

 

[ZKaudio]

man.... i swear the ALA has actually made my complection worse =/

 

[maxellyz]

right now taking 1800mg per day dont think i will go any higher for now heard of some bros having problems when taking 3000+ mg per day, so be careful....

 

[THeMaCHinE]

man.... i swear the ALA has actually made my complection worse =/

I'm going to have to agree with you on that... maybe it's the time of year or something though... I was looking forward to the skin-clearing properties as I had run across abstracts that recommended a 1% topical solution for skin problems, plus anecdotally, a lot of guys were reporting good skin from it...

Anyway, I just finished up a 3-week ALA burst. 1st week @ 1500 mgs/day and I never got into ketosis; weeks 2 & 3 went between 2500 and 3500 mgs/day and remained consistently in (at least) trace ketosis (as measured by ketostix 2x - 3x day). Carbs ran between 200 - 400 /day. Lost about 10 lbs. over the 3 weeks, yet strength remained consistent and visual appearance improved, so I do believe it was bad weight... Diet did improve somewhat over the same span as well.

Side effects? Bad skin and lethargy, but increased hardness/vascularity -- felt "on" at times...

I think on my next ALA burst, I'm going to run it at 2500 - 3500 mgs/day throughout for 4 weeks; stack in 50-100 mgs/day of 5-htp for improved mood and carb cravings and some ZMA for improved sleep and replenishment of the chelated materials. I will probably also run it with grapefruit extract to improve efficacy through P54 and CYP3A4 enzymes. I will also have some psyllium husk on hand for bad fat binge meals. All for dirt cheap. Pretty amazing stuff all in all...

 

[tyguy]

I am thinking of buying a kilo of l-trytophan and taking 5-7grams ENight before bed. I know this doesn't relate totally to ALA but is just an idea of how all of the boyz that want to remain natural can. .... l_trytophan increases growth hormone and helps with sleep... I will give it try and tell you bros what I think.

Ty

 

[THeMaCHinE]

I am thinking of buying a kilo of l-trytophan and taking 5-7grams ENight before bed. I know this doesn't relate totally to ALA but is just an idea of how all of the boyz that want to remain natural can. .... l_trytophan increases growth hormone and helps with sleep... I will give it try and tell you bros what I think.

Ty

E2 used to talk about doing this. Havoc had great results on 3 grams a day. I'd be interested in trying this, but haven't found an affordable source for bulk L-tryptophan. Post a link if you have it...

I'd also like to know if 5HTP -- the main derivative of l-tryptophan -- is the ingredient that exerts these effects...

 

[DaMan]

I'm going to have to agree with you on that... maybe it's the time of year or something though... I was looking forward to the skin-clearing properties as I had run across abstracts that recommended a 1% topical solution for skin problems, plus anecdotally, a lot of guys were reporting good skin from it...

Anyway, I just finished up a 3-week ALA burst. 1st week @ 1500 mgs/day and I never got into ketosis; weeks 2 & 3 went between 2500 and 3500 mgs/day and remained consistently in (at least) trace ketosis (as measured by ketostix 2x - 3x day). Carbs ran between 200 - 400 /day. Lost about 10 lbs. over the 3 weeks, yet strength remained consistent and visual appearance improved, so I do believe it was bad weight... Diet did improve somewhat over the same span as well.

Side effects? Bad skin and lethargy, but increased hardness/vascularity -- felt "on" at times...

I think on my next ALA burst, I'm going to run it at 2500 - 3500 mgs/day throughout for 4 weeks; stack in 50-100 mgs/day of 5-htp for improved mood and carb cravings and some ZMA for improved sleep and replenishment of the chelated materials. I will probably also run it with grapefruit extract to improve efficacy through P54 and CYP3A4 enzymes. I will also have some psyllium husk on hand for bad fat binge meals. All for dirt cheap. Pretty amazing stuff all in all...

You ran 200-400g of carbs a day and complain the handful of ALA caps didn't induce ketosis? Uhm... it's not quite that easy my friend.

 

[THeMaCHinE]

You ran 200-400g of carbs a day and complain the handful of ALA caps didn't induce ketosis? Uhm... it's not quite that easy my friend.

Dude, what are you talking about? I said I started at 1500 mgs/day for a week, that didn't induce ketosis; I upped to 2500 mgs - 3500 mgs/day and that did. Did you misread what I wrote?

 

[TraxZBT]

Re: DO NOT>>>

DO NOT, NEVER EVER EVER mix ala and ghb.I'm still going back and forth to the hospital with a skin allergy. I was fine using 2g of ala a day.Took some "G" on Wed of last week and have been having major complications ever since.Doc said that the two were a big NO NO together.I'm so swolen and red that I haven't been able to walk or go to the gym.Please take my adive DON"T MIX THE TWO

don't understand why. I've been taking G and ALA for 3 months now and i'm fine. I don't take them together of course, but I take ala with my meals and put some G in my postworkout shake along with the ala. Maybe you just got unlucky.

 

[HugeWannabe]

bump for more experiences, good idea for a thread tyguy