Energy
DMHA (2-Aminoisoheptane / Octodrine)
DMHA is an unapproved stimulant with no human evidence establishing a safe or effective pre-workout dose.
☠️ Flagged ingredient — see basis below
How it counts: Caps the grade at F
Any product containing it is graded F and can’t win awards, whatever else is in the tub.
- Clinical dose
- No established clinical dose
- Safety ceiling
- —
- Evidence
- weak
- Category
- Energy
Evidence summary
Research confidence: low
No human efficacy or safety RCT exists at any dose. FDA considers DMHA an unapproved food additive / not a legal dietary ingredient (no NDI notification, no GRAS status, no pre-1994 history of use).
