I took DHEA by Natrol at high dosages at one point and it certainly I think improved my strength, that or the SAM-e I was taking or both. In addition to that it gave me somewhat of a face lift. The one thing that annoyed me was the increase in libido. It made my penis way too sensitive. A simple breeze was enough to give me orgasmic sensations (slight exaggeration). I think at one point I was having wet dreams every two weeks. When I got off this stuff I did not have wet dreams that often, not even monthly (I am 32). I was taking fairly high doses, 400,200, 150 per day, not every day, sometimes everyday. I think this stuff certainly accumulates and stays floating around in your blood. I suffer from depression, but I am not sure that this is the solution. It gives you a face lift, increases libido way high, annoyingly high, and perhaps increases strength and perhaps makes you decide about things quicker and be more firm about your decisions. This is what it did for me at that time. If I could suppress the way it made my penis feel, because that is way too distracting, I would recommend taking it more often.
Umm, what about taking lower doses? The lowest dose you were taking, 150 mg, is still a very high dose, especially for someone your age. Shit, people in the 50s usually only take 50 mg.
How long did you take it? Was the annoyingly increased libido the only side effect you noticed? There are a lot of men out there that would welcome the increase in libido you were experiencing.
Now I'm thinking I should up my dose. I'm 37 and just went up to 25 mg from 10 mg. I'm taking a micronized version, so I'm thinking it may be a bit more powerful than regular DHEA. So, maybe taking 25 mg of micronized DHEA is more like taking 40 or 50 mg regular DHEA. Not sure about that though.
I have never experimented with the micronized version. For fertility purposes, one study I read used that version with success. Natrol states that its version is "bioidentical". I have no idea which is better, both seem to work. I think I took it religiously for about a month or more and then off and on after that. Its been a while. This stuff always has the same effects on me even when stopping it for a while. At the high doses around 200mg you will notice a facelift, deeper voice, greatly increased libido, if you are not a masturbator it will give you wet dreams about every two weeks because your penis becomes so sensitive (i am not a masturbator). It will also increase your strength and make you more decisive to the point where it is actually kind of painful to change your mind, kind of like a stubborn determination but in a good way (i have not been able to replicate this effect since i have been off it, but it is kind of an anti-ADD). I don't like the increased libido because it is highly distracting and I am trying to increase my intellectual side more than anything else. When I took it, I was taking it along side SAM-E, B12, and folate for depression and I was weightlifting at the time. The problem with an increase in libido too fast is that your body may not be prepared for the ensuing orgasm. For example, my body can go without orgasm for more than a month and then when it happens the effects are not as striking as when it happens every two weeks i.e. you do not feel the tiredness that excessive orgasms bring. To heighten libido and increase relationship satisfaction it is not just about this supplement. If you want a good "sex life," for me at least I follow some simple rules that work like magic. 1. I do not masturbate, which causes a natural accumulation of testosterone and energy which you need for sex. 2. I do not watch porn, which has proven deleterious implications on relationships, just ask any woman, many women hate it if their man watches porn, and I know it from personal experience that it ruins relationships. So, in summary for increase libido this is great, energy for workouts it is debatable because I was taking sam-e at the time also which gives muscle strength, decisiveness, possible, may be only in high dosages and working out at the same time, facelift, it worked for me, deeper voice, yes in high doses.
Thanks man. As far as tiring after orgasm, I never had that issue and still don't at 37. I think I got more tired after orgasm when I was 20.
So Pycnogenol is happy with a pretty low dose, you were taking ridiculously high doses, IMO, now for me to figure out what dose will work well for me.
Yeah I'm not sure about that Natrol bioidentical thing, I'd be interested in finding out if anyone has any thoughts on this.
