Is a baseline blood test really necessary before starting something like this? Odd aftertaste was my main issue with ginkgo biloba too.

A certificate of analysis answers one question and gets quoted as though it answers four.

Same here. Not on a mailed sample lab test but the pattern is familiar.

Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers. Same for me with kratom, unfort…

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.