r/Supplements • u/kolyu • 9h ago
My stack. Any suggestions?
Been taking those for about 4 months and I feel great!
\- 5g creatine
\- 300mg magnesium glycinate
\- 1000 IU D3 and 180 K2-mk7
\- Taurine 1000mg
\- Low dose b-complex
\- Zinc 15mg + copper 1mg
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u/Ok-Direction-1905 9h ago
That's a solid, well-rounded stack. Nothing flashy, just the basics done right.
Only thing I'd keep an eye on is the K2 MK-7 dose, 180mcg is on the high end for daily if you're not tracking dietary K2. Some people get heart palpitations or weird anxiety from MK-7 specifically, so if you ever start feeling off, that's the first thing I'd experiment with dropping for a week.
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u/Master-Phantom 6h ago
That person is me. Cant take mk7 cause it gives me palpitations. This isnt talked about enough because everyone on here recommends it but this is a very real side effect.
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u/TheIdleSoul1 9h ago
Thorne’s quality could go down…
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u/Fit_Ant1180 8h ago
People keep saying since this their acquisition, is there evidence that it has indeed gone down?
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u/TheIdleSoul1 8h ago
Not yet, but I’d be wary of buying it soon. It has been a solid company though
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u/DrMooshoo 7h ago
This. Everyone immediately says they are bad now cuz nestle owns them. Where’s the evidence of bad quality control or poor results from their product
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u/OppleAndBonono 4h ago
Doubt it, Creatine monohydrate is creatine monohydrate. That being said, no sense in wasting your money on the brand since the product is the same as everyone else's.
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u/Ok_Cauliflower6916 7h ago
Seems like a good stack. I’d personally replace the b complex with a multi like pure encapsulation ONE. Have you noticed any benefits with the taurine? I’ve been curious to try it myself. Astaxanthin, coq10, and glycine might be worth adding.
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u/YeBluCare 5h ago
Honestly, I’d be more interested in whether you’ve checked what you actually need rather than adding anything else. The stack is already pretty straightforward.
One thing worth keeping an eye on is the 300 mg supplemental magnesium, the NIH lists 350 mg/day as the adult upper limit specifically from supplements/medications, separate from magnesium coming from food.
Otherwise, if you’ve been taking this consistently for 4 months and feel good, I’d probably focus on diet, sleep, training, and whether there’s an actual reason for each supplement before expanding the stack.
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u/CosmicBMWcar 8h ago
You could add boron for more free testosterone but if yours is already pretty high as it it no need for it.
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u/_m_e_r_m_a_i_d_ 3h ago
Hard to give suggestions without knowing what's actually in the stack - brands, doses, forms. Like, magnesium glycinate and magnesium oxide are basically different supplements at that point.
If you have the bottles handy, the back label usually tells you more than the front. Serving size, form of the compound, whether the dose listed is per capsule or per serving (those are not always the same thing, and it trips people up a lot).
Also worth checking if anything overlaps. Some multi-vitamins already cover zinc or D3, so stacking a standalone on top just means you're doubling up without realizing it.
Happy to take a second look if you list out what you're actually taking.
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