A recommended dosage is 10-20mg, taken thrice a day.
Acute dosages of 50mg are also frequently used, although not thrice a day.
Synephrine
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Is a Form Of
Primary Function:
Other Functions:
Also Known As
Bitter Orange, p-synephrine, Citrus Aurantium
Do Not Confuse With
Goes Well With
Naringenin and, possibly, Hesperidin
P-synephrine is stimulatory
At this moment in time, p-synephrine does not appear to cause a false positive on a CEDIA amphetamine urine test
Synephrine is allowed by WADA, but its metabolite octopamine is not; supplementation of synephrine does not appear to significantly increase urinary octopamine
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