Quick question for the board....

Has anyone here experience with supps that contained more than 1.5 grams!! of L-Arginine? If so, what were the benefits and side-effects? I found one that might be much better than Vigorplex and Intimate Energy but am kinda hesitant to take 3 grams of L-Arginine per day, without knowing what could await me 1/2 hour, or so, later, after taking it. Had really bad trips with Vigorplex. That’s why I’m asking.

Thanks, guys.

Hey Uncut,

How much L-lysine does this supp have in it?

Dear Uncut4Big,

I am assuming you are referring to the viagra like effect of L-Arginine. Under normal circumstances, NO (produced from dietary L-arginine) binds to the enzyme guanylate cyclase, forming new cGMP. Increasing the amounts of L-arginine increases the amounts of NO formed. Thus, by enhancing NO formation, L-arginine supplements also increase cGMP levels, in a physiologic way. More L-arg. means more NO, means more cGMP and better erections, naturally. Concerning the amounts, while I do not endorse taking large unphysiologic amounts of individual amino acids, L-arg. seem pretty safe at dosages above the 1.5 gm you indicated. Some take 5 gm per dose with no side effects; this comes under discretionary experimentation of the individual. You can try various dosages over a period of time and observe the results (if any) than make a determination of the efficacy for you personally. One to six grams per day would be a starting place.

Supplementation is an art and science (a soft science at best). In the absence of a health professional specializing in supplements, you will have to experiment. I do know of individuals taking 5 gm/day with no negative effects. Let me know your results should you decide to try more L-arg. Hope that provides some insight.

Best regards,

Merlin

Thanks a lot for the detailed info, Merlin. Great post.

Thunder, it has no L-Lysine in it. I’m taking that individually, on the side.

with B6? Don’t really hear about it much, but occasionally B6 is recommended for those taking in alot of aminos/protein. Sometimes mentioned that it’s not enough if supplementing with B-complex tab. B6 recommended in higher doses by itself. Does this apply to the individual aminos mention above? Or just increasing the price of a piss? groa

Dear Groa,

Let me give you a rule of thumb per B vitamins (only). To arrive at the upper limits of “reasonableness” per dose I usually multiply USRDA by a factor of 10, anything above that results in expensive urine. In the case of B6 RDA is 2 mg, thus 20 mg would be upper limit of reasonableness. (There are exceptions to this rule and you can take more than one dose per day.)

Merlin

Hey Merlin,

Dumb it down a little for me, will ya? What is cGMP and what exactly does it do? Thanks!

Dear ThunderSS

cGMP is abbreviation for cyclic guanosine monophosphate, elevation of cGMP leades to vascular arterial relaxation and more blood flow into the penis.

Merlin

Hey Merlin,

Thanks! One more question. Does it also cause relaxation of the veins, thereby restricting the outflow of blood? Thanks again!

I have tried and it works. I take 500 mgs per day and 1000 to 1500 mgs one hour before intercourse. It increase the ejaculation volume immensely. For me at least double and sometimes triple. Also, it is good to drink plenty of water during the day. The more fluids the better. I have had no side effects whatsoever from the L’Arginine. Just more ejac. fluid!

GNC has a somewhat new product called ArginMax. It holds 3gm of Arginine.

http://www.gnc. … ducts/arginmax/

PEnister

Hey Penister,

I use that product for the last 2 weeks and it’s great. It has almost tripled my cum loads and the bloodflow to the area “down south” has increase a lot.

It is good to get feedback from you guys per l arginine. Personally, I take a spoon ful of l-arg. powder (approx. 5 gm) in the morning with powdered vitamin C (general health maintenance) and glutcosamine (joint health). Kill several birds with one stone. No profound effects to report but will monitor more closely and see what I notice.

Merlin

Today I started taking 500mg of L-Arginie, will see how it goes.

What concern me about what you guys wrote is an increase in the cum fluid (what’s a better term for that ?). Is that more actual sperm or fluids from the prostate ? If it’s from the prostate I’ll definetly quit taking it. The last thing I want is a bigger prostate.

PEnister

Some interesting article on L-Arginine.

http://www.argi … neresearch.com/