Why I Chose Boostaro Over 5 Other Supplements I Tried

VitalMen Maximum Strength

Tried: January - March 2024 (3 months)

Cost: $69/bottle, no bulk discount

Total Spent: $207

What They Claimed:

• "Proprietary blend for male vitality"
• "Boost testosterone and libido naturally"
• "Doctor-formulated powerful formula"
• "Thousands of satisfied customers"

What I Discovered:

✗ Proprietary blend — No individual dosages listed. Red flag #1.

✗ Main ingredients: Saw Palmetto (300mg), Pygeum (100mg), Nettle Root (250mg). These are prostate health ingredients, not erectile function ingredients.

✗ Token L-Arginine: 50mg listed. Studies showing efficacy use 1,500-5,000mg. This is 97% too low to matter.

✗ No transparency: "Proprietary blend" meant I couldn't verify if ingredients were adequately dosed.

✗ Results: After 3 full months: Zero improvement in erectile function. Maybe slightly better urinary flow (prostate effect), but that wasn't my goal.

✗ Return policy: 30 days only. By the time I realized it wasn't working (month 2), I was past the window.

Lessons Learned:

• Avoid proprietary blends that hide dosages
• Check if ingredients target your actual problem (prostate ≠ erectile function)
• Token amounts don't work — 50mg of anything is useless

Verdict: Wasted $207 and 3 months. Felt scammed.

MaxStamina Ultra Performance

Tried: April - June 2024 (2.5 months, stopped early)

Cost: $75/bottle

Total Spent: $187.50

What They Claimed:

• "Feel the power in 30 minutes!"
• "Instant energy and drive"
• "Maximum strength formula"

What I Discovered:

⚠ Contains Yohimbine HCl: 15mg per serving. This is a stimulant derived from tree bark.

✗ Side effects were immediate: Heart palpitations, anxiety, jitteriness, difficulty sleeping if taken after noon.

⚠ Erectile function: Slight improvement (maybe 4/10 vs. my 3/10 baseline), but at what cost?

✗ Unsustainable: The stimulant effects made me feel uncomfortable. Racing heart isn't worth slightly better erections.

✗ Dependency concern: Felt like I was masking the problem with stimulants rather than addressing root causes.

Specific incident: Week 6, took it at 2 PM before an evening date. Couldn't fall asleep until 4 AM. Heart was pounding all night.

Lessons Learned:

• "Instant results" usually means stimulants
• Side effects aren't worth marginal improvements
• Stimulants don't fix vascular problems

Verdict: Stopped after 2.5 months. Uncomfortable side effects outweighed minimal benefits.

PerformMax Elite Formula

Tried: July - September 2024 (2 months)

Cost: $79/bottle

Total Spent: $158

What They Claimed:

• "8 clinically-backed ingredients"
• "Transparent formula"
• "Science-based approach"

What I Discovered:

✓ Transparent dosages — This was good! I could see exactly what was in it.

⚠ BUT ingredients were severely underdosed:

• L-Citrulline: 300mg (studies use 1,500-3,000mg) — 80% too low
• Pine Bark Extract: 25mg (studies use 100-200mg) — 75% too low
• L-Arginine: 500mg (studies use 3,000-5,000mg) — 83% too low

✗ Results: Minimal. Maybe went from 3/10 to 4/10 erectile function. Like putting a gallon of gas in an empty tank — technically helping but nowhere near enough.

✗ Marketing vs. Reality: They used the RIGHT ingredients but in doses so low they couldn't possibly work at clinical levels.

Lessons Learned:

• Ingredient quality matters, but dosage matters more
• Compare label doses to research doses
• Transparency is good, but only if dosages are adequate

Verdict: Right idea, wrong execution. Stopped after 2 months when I realized doses were inadequate.

AlphaDrive T-Booster

Tried: October - December 2024 (3 months)

Cost: $89/bottle

Total Spent: $267

What They Claimed:

• "Boost testosterone 42% in 12 weeks!"
• "Celebrity-endorsed formula"
• "As seen on TV"

What I Discovered:

✗ Wrong problem: My ED wasn't primarily a testosterone issue. It was vascular (blood flow).

Main ingredients:

• Tribulus Terrestris: 500mg (questionable efficacy for testosterone)
• Fenugreek: 600mg (some evidence for libido, weak for testosterone)
• D-Aspartic Acid: 2,000mg (mixed research results)
• Zinc, Magnesium, Vitamin D

✗ No L-Citrulline or vascular support — completely missing the ingredients that address blood flow.

Lab testing: I got testosterone tested before and after:

• Before: 420 ng/dL
• After 3 months: 435 ng/dL
• Improvement: 3.5% (within testing variance, likely not significant)

✗ Erectile function: No improvement. Still 3/10.

Lessons Learned:

• Not all ED is testosterone-related
• Most men over 40 have vascular issues, not hormone issues
• Match the supplement to your actual problem
• Celebrity endorsements mean nothing

Verdict: Expensive lesson ($267) that testosterone boosters don't fix blood flow problems.

CitrullineMax Pure

Tried: January - March 2025 (3 months)

Cost: $34/bottle

Total Spent: $102

What They Claimed:

• "Pure L-Citrulline, nothing else"
• "Medical-grade quality"
• "1,500mg per serving"

What I Discovered:

✓ High-quality L-Citrulline: 1,500mg per dose (finally, an adequate amount!)

✓ Clean ingredient list: Just L-Citrulline and cellulose (capsule). No fillers or junk.

✓ Transparent and simple

⚠ Results: Moderate improvement. Erectile function went from 3/10 to about 5-6/10. Better than previous supplements but plateaued quickly.

⚠ Missing pieces:

• No antioxidants to protect the nitric oxide being produced
• No supporting vitamins (C, K2) for vascular health
• No Pine Bark Extract or other synergistic compounds

The problem: L-Citrulline alone works somewhat, but without supporting ingredients, the benefits plateau. Nitric oxide gets produced but degrades quickly without antioxidant protection.

Lessons Learned:

• Single ingredients can work but hit limits
• Synergy matters — combinations of ingredients work better than solo ingredients
• You need both production AND protection of nitric oxide

Verdict: Best of the first 5, but incomplete formula. Good starting point but not the full solution.