Maca Root and L-arginine

[d20wife4life]

Thank you Dtswife! I hope you all have positive experiences from the maca and that BFP very soon as well!!

 

[kittymeowmeow]

Hey, Can you buy this Maca stuff in the UK? if so what shops stock it!?

I think I wanna give it a whirl lol xx

I was just going to ask the same question
Xx

I think Holland and Barrett do it. I googled it earlier because I don't know much about amazon.. im not down with the kids even tho im 24 lol..

I'm gonna give it a go! I think im gonna rattle by the time im done with the amount of vitamins im taking, folic acid and evening primrose oil aswell.. haha xx

 

[LovesMyLovey]

I got my Maca from GNC in the mall last time. If the gelatenized stuff is better than the capsule then I'll order that! lol

@kitty- haha I'm 24 too! OH is 27.

 

[d20wife4life]

So recently the feelings have come down to a more balanced effect. For the first two weeks it was like a rush, but now it has calmed down to a feeling more of just steady energy. Which is good too. But boy do I miss that initial rush. lol. Maybe it will come back when I am close to ovulation again. We shall see!

 

[lucidc]

Just picked up a bottle of this at Whole Foods. Brand VEGA gelatinized Maca. Was around 20$ and wow not a waste. Holy Libido for both of us. I suggest if your not having luck with it to try a higher end brand and I read the gelatinized kind is more bioavailable than just the regular powder. And its in pill form so much less gag or trying to work a icky powder into your diet.
In other news decided to give the old wives tale Geritol a chance this month. Got the tablets and we are both taking them and OMG EWWWW they make us both so sick and you burp up nasty vita flavor for hours after. No BFP this month that stuff goes in the trash. And both of us have a tolerance for taking nasty supplements so this stuff when I say nasty I mean it. I'd rather take a dropper full of goldenseal if anyone knows what that tastes like you might understand.

 

[Briss]

ladies can you please share how much you have been taking? Mu hubby has low sex drive and I am giving him both Maca Root (in powder) and L-arginine (500 pill) but I cant say it has any effect he still does not feel like BD. may be I should give him more of this stuff?

the one I am using https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naturya-Or...1_3?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1352386994&sr=1-3

 

[lisap2008]

My husband took 2000mg L-arginine ,1000mg L-carnitine and 1 scoop of life-flo maca gold in a mango smoothie , his sex drive increased alot along with his moods.

 

[nikkihttc]

Hey- how soon did y'all see results? I'm set to O on Tuesday or Wednesday next week and if I get these supplements for my hubby by tomorrow do you think it will help us any this cycle? He seems to have problems with his sex drive since we started ttc.

 

[Briss]

My husband took 2000mg L-arginine ,1000mg L-carnitine and 1 scoop of life-flo maca gold in a mango smoothie , his sex drive increased alot along with his moods.

That's quite a lot! my hubby has been taking 500mg L-arginine ,500mg L-carnitine and 300 maca, i guess I should double his dose to see any result.

 

[lisap2008]

In order for L-arginine to work like viagra a larger dose needs to be taken .

In a 1999 study published in the journal BJU International, 50 men with erectile dysfunction took either 5 grams of L-arginine per day or a placebo. After six weeks, more men in the L-arginine group showed improvement compared to those taking the placebo.

Like the drug sildenafil citrate (Viagra), L-arginine is thought to enhance the action of nitric oxide and—in turn—relax the muscles surrounding blood vessels supplying the penis. As a result, blood vessels in the penis dilate, increasing blood flow, which may help maintain an erection. The difference in how they work is that Viagra blocks an enzyme called PDE5, which destroys nitric oxide, and L-arginine is used to make nitric oxide. Unlike Viagra, L-arginine is taken on a daily basis for erectile dysfunction.

 

[Briss]

does L-arginine also work to increase sex drive?

 

[d20wife4life]

your supposed to take at least 1500 mg of maca a day to get any results. You can take more if you want. I would recommend starting off low doses first then build it up thru the week. I would also recommend the gelatanized version because it is gentler on the stomach and also more potent since it has all the starch taken out. Coupled with l- arginine and horny goat weed... your on a roll.

 

[lisap2008]

does L-arginine also work to increase sex drive?

Yes it does and Maca does as well.

 

[Wugz22]

For those of you taking the maca pills, do you do one pill with each meal or take them all at once? Just started taking the today!

 

[lisap2008]

My husband took it in powder form in a smoothie every morning.

 

[d20wife4life]

I spread mine out thru out the day

 

[Zeri]

I take 300 mg of Maca every other day or so and that works fine for me.

 

[lucidc]

L-Arginine doesn't really increase libido but it definitely helps with ED. I'm giving my DH 3000 MG of Maca so that is a much higher dose than I see alot of people posting. There is a huge difference between low libido and ED. There is a herb that works for both but it is kind of dangerous if you do decide to take it use caution. It's called Yohimbe. Helps with libido and increases drive. And I can testify it works however might also give your DH a heart attack. Body builders use it for energy as well. If you do want to try in GNC sells it in capsule form and I suggest taking HALF the recommended dose to see how he feels.

 

[Briss]

what is ED?

3000 of maca sounds like a lot but if I get my AF next week I will start my DH on a similar dose at least until O.

 

[Dtswife]

ED is erectile dysfunction. Can't get/stay up.