Is Mucuna Pruriens Effective to Improve Libido?

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Does anyone have any experience with this - Mucuna Pruriens?
Reading it will lower stress, reduce anxiety, improve focus, boost libido and improve mood.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I bought a bottle of this stuff a while back. I did notice a mild improvement in focus and mood for a few hours after each dose. I did not experience lower stress, reduced anxiety, or better libido. The more I used it, the less benefit I got. Seems like there might be a buildup of tolerance so the effect is lessened with continued use. I find that L-Tyrosine does the same thing as Mucuna Pruriens, but tyrosine is more cost effective.

 

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I bought a bottle of this stuff a while back. I did notice a mild improvement in focus and mood for a few hours after each dose. I did not experience lower stress, reduced anxiety, or better libido. The more I used it, the less benefit I got. Seems like there might be a buildup of tolerance so the effect is lessened with continued use. I find that L-Tyrosine does the same thing as Mucuna Pruriens, but tyrosine is more cost effective.

Is there a brand you recommend?

 

[fifty]

I like it. I have tried NOW brand capsules but like the Samsara powder better.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Is there a brand you recommend?

NOW Foods is good/affordable.

 

[TorontoTRT]

It's great, but you have to use it at proper levels. Work your way up to 5 grams a day of the 15% l-dopa concentration. Taken on an empty stomach. 5 days on, 2 days off.

 

[TheyCallMeTrinity]

I have not taken it directly, but part of a "stack" I got here. So I'm not sure if it was the synergistic affect of the stack or what, but I experienced all of the above: lower stress/anxiety and better libido (much stronger morning wood = indicator). Due to my body size (170#) I took 1 pill in AM and 1 in PM, each 175g, so 350g/day of Mucuna Pruriens per the label.

The instructions say to cycle on 60 days, off 30 and I just started my 2nd 60 day cycle. I didn't notice anything bad during my 30 day cycle off, except just some reduced benefits.

Also, I hesitate saying this as I'm gonna get some flack, but my total T jumped quite a bit (several hundred points) after my 60 day cycle, while I was on same hCG and T injections I've been on for years. I don't want to make any crazy claims (I can share my labs). I don't know what else it could have been other than it was summertime and I was more a little active outdoors (but this has not happened in previous summers). Of course your mileage may vary - seems like these supplements affect everyone differently and I've tried dozens of "stacks". This stack is the top of my list I take - when I find something better for mood & libido & energy, I'll move along