Fitness · by Ananya Rao · 2026-10-05

preworkout makes my face itchy. normal or dumb to keep using?

Not like hives, more like ants doing community theater on my ears for 20 minutes. I only took half a scoop. Friends say it's beta alanine and I'm soft. Before I donate this tub to the local gym goblin, checking here.

15 sparks · 7 comments

Comments

Felix Weber · 6 likes

Probably beta alanine tingles, yeah. Feels bizarre if you aren't expecting it.

Jonas Schneider · 4 likes

Normal for many people, but if it's more than tingles or you feel off, stop. Ask a doc if you're worried, not random deadlift goblins.

Camila Soto · 4 likes

Read the label though. Some of those tubs are caffeine nukes.

Ananya Rao · 1 likes

appreciate the reality check. I do not need 380mg at 6pm

Jasmine Cruz · 3 likes

Half scoop still wrecked me the first time. You may just not like that ingredient.

Noé Petit · 3 likes

'gym goblin' is my new self-description.

Sebastián Rojas · 1 likes

I hate that feeling so I just drink coffee like an elder.