Supplements time impact for

I know we might have some who have an idea how fast different supplements impact their effect.

Im sure its a bit different for everyone but there must be clear tendencys

I guess the first factor is how it is taken. Before, after or during eating. empty stomach or not.

Then if it has a direct effect once absorbed into the bloodstream or if it initiates a longer pathway.

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Purpose is to gauge when to take what supplement for PE, sex or whatever.

dickerschwanz, this is a very good question.

>I guess the first factor is how it is taken. Before, after or during eating. empty stomach or not.

Advice for a lot of them is to take them with a meal. I am not sure if that is to maximise the effect or to minimize the possible negative side effects. In the case of L-arginine the advice is to take on an empty stomach for optimum results.

Cycling is another issue I would like to get a better handle on. I have read that some of these supplements become less effective if you take them daily without a break. Others are recommended to take regularly for some time (eg Tongkat Ali) to get an optimum result.

The approach I take at present is to regard some of these supplements and take them like food every day (eg ginger, MACA, ginseng, nettle) and the others much more intermittently usually the day before and on the day I want a benefit. No scientific basis for this but up to a point seems to give me some benefits.

Would love to get a better handle on this. Hopefully we can all work cooperatively on this at Thunders to get better results

Regards
Fred

The small intestine is where most of the nutrients are absorbed into the body.
It arrives there through the stomach that breaks the food down.

Without food the absorption is probably faster but chances for an upset stomach are bigger and I think thats why most recommend taking it with food.
Some supps are coated so they are not destroyed in the stomach acids before reaching the small intestine.

second austfred in trying to find agood way to use the supps we often use around here.
Not only about time of onset but what combinations make sense. As some supps, recycle/prolong the efficiancy, of other supps. Like L citrullin and L arginin… taking them both in a usefull way to maximize results.

>Not only about time of onset but what combinations make sense. As some supps, recycle/prolong the efficiancy, of other supps. Like L citrullin and L arginin… taking them both in a usefull way to maximize results.

Agreed. I take L citrulline and L arginine together and with pycnogenol which is a powerful ant-oxidant. I understand the pycnogenol enhances the effect of the amino acids.

There probably a lot more symbiotic relationships with supplements which we know little about. Also are there some that should not be taken together?

Regards
Fred

Interesting austfred. arginine + citrulline seems to push the no2 avaialbility more then the single ones.
Couldnt that mean that l citrulline should be taken later then l arginine?
Arginine while maybe problematic to the gut is in part destroyed in the gut too. So on empty stoamch it should be faster in the small itnestine.
L citrulline will break down i nthe kidneys to l arginine. While not having much breakdown problems in the gut.

Arginine as a steady baseline more or less daily. and l citrulline applied intime. (before exercise/sex)

Most of the supplements I take provide guidance on when and how to take them. The most common options are on an empty stomach, like amino acids or with a meal like most others. When in doubt, read the label.

For erection aids, the fastest response is to take them on an empty stomach but they will work with a meal if you are not in a rush. :)

This site that Marinera alerted me to in an unrelated post has a database that has some useful info if you use the search function. It is free to subscribe to: http://referenc … scape.com/drugs

Austfred

>Marinera alerted me

Second correction. It was actually Gprent in a post on Sydkitten’s proposed glans expansion. That’s what happens when you trust your memory too much. On the other hand Marinera has provided many useful links which is why I thought of him.

Fred