This Pygeum Blend - too much Zinc

Hey guys, I’ve read that too much Zinc is bad for men, even those who are looking for a sexual boost. I’ve been taking this pygeum blend according to the instructions for some time now..

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCI)

25 mg

1250%

Zinc (as Zinc citrate)

30 mg

200%

Selenium (as Selenium yeast/Selenium monomethionine)

100 mcg

143%

Copper (as Copper citrate)

3 mg

150%

Pygeum extract (bark), 13% sterols

100 mg

†

Lecithin

12 mg

†

† Daily Value not established.
Other Ingredients: Pumpkin seed oil, Gelatin (softgel), Glycerin, Water, Yellow beeswax, Carob extract concentrate, Titanium dioxide, Sodium copper chlorophyllin.

Think I should stay with this? Or move to a separate Pygeum capsule + ZMA for the zinc and whatnot. Oddly enough, ZMA doesn’t contain any copper, which I thought you were always supposed to take with zinc.

Any ideas?

I take about 50 mg of zinc every day. I never experience any problems.

The copper should prevent your zinc/copper balance from going out of whack. Short term, like for a few months, an extra 60mg of zinc daily isn’t likely to hurt anything. I wouldn’t take that much indefinitely.

Zinc - Health Professional Fact Sheet says 40mg per day upper limit. That’s total, not only supplemental.

IIRC, it is Dr. Shippen who recommends a zinc “burst-taper” regimen as a way to attempt raising testosterone in men who may be zinc deficient. I think his protocol was 100mg per day for a week or two, then taper down to 30mg(?).

Careful not to take too much at a time, especially on an empty stomach. A 50mg pill once gave me a hell of a belly ache.

hobby: I feel neaseated if I take zinc on an empty stomach.

My stomach felt like I had an ulcer from hell. Miserable. 30mg zinc pills taken with a meal don’t bother me. I don’t take them every day. They are 30mg zinc and 2mg copper.