Lookinforgirth, I would start out with 1 gram of powdered leaf (not extract). Maybe try it during the day first as it can be quite stimulating in lower doses. Higher doses tend to get more sedating/pain killing, but also boner killing. I took it pretty much daily for almost 8 years, but I have an addictive personality and a general love for substances. I would take a bit before work for energy, mood and focus; a bit before manual labor to increase endurance and reduce pain; and use higher recreational doses on occasion in the evenings to chill out. The clear orgasm suppression was just a bonus. I began taking it more often than I was comfortable with since working from home, so I tapered off over a month and took a break for a couple months without too much trouble. My wife has been taking it for about five years, albeit in much smaller quantities and maybe every other (or third) day. This keeps any tolerance or addiction potential away, and she has no troubles with it.