Strength is the most common way users quietly change their 7-OH routine — usually up, sometimes down. This post turns that drift into a system: explicit rules for moving between the 180mg, 250mg, 300mg, 400mg, 750mg and 1000mg formats.
The ladder, per unit
Read the ladder by milligrams per unit, not pack name: 10mg tablets (300mg pack) → 50mg tablets (250mg and 750mg packs) → 60mg tablets (180mg pack) → 100mg bars (400mg pack) → 125mg tablets (1000mg pack). The 10mg 30-count is the fine-control tool at every stage — you can use it to bridge between any two rungs in small increments. That is exactly what our tapering guide is built around.
Rules for stepping up
- Minimum one full day at the current strength before considering the next. A weekend of “it feels mild” is not a reason; tolerance is building whether you notice it or not.
- Change one variable at a time. If you change strength, keep flavor, timing and conditions the same so you can attribute the difference correctly.
- Have a return plan. Decide in advance what “this is not right for me” looks like, and keep the previous pack (or its format) available.
- Never skip rungs for the first time. 180mg to 1000mg on a first order is how bad first experiences get written up in reviews.
The underrated direction: stepping down
Stepping down is harder than stepping up — it takes deliberate choice against the pull of tolerance — and it is where the 10mg tablets earn their keep. Structured steps down, or planned low-dose windows, are the core of the micro-reset and tolerance management posts. If your routine has climbed two rungs in a few months without you deciding to, that is the number to act on.
The three classic mistakes
Momentum moves: upgrading because “I’m past this one” rather than because the current strength stopped working. Mixing formats mid-day: a tablet plus a bar in the same window is a double dose with extra steps. Flavor-chasing: buying the new strength in a new flavor simultaneously, so you can never tell which changed. One variable at a time, every time.
The full range is in the shop, and the FAQ answers the specific “should I go from X to Y?” questions in the strengths section.