Chasteberry (Vitex Agnus castus)

[Paolo]

You must have the real stuff then, and not one of the brands proven to be little more than sawdust.

[Varysone (imported)]

People seem to be confused about what to expect taking vitex and saw palmetto. When you start taking it your libido will at first increase for the first 2 weeks and peaks by 3 weeks. Then it levels and will start to slowly fall. It takes 3 to 6 months to make a big difference. Eventually you will also notice your testicles soften and you can squeeze them and won't hurt. SO be patient don't come to conclusions prematurely.

[Oyktiro1 (imported)]

In the start of week 4 and I masturbated (DAMNIT!) So I'm gonna continue of course still have time for the Vitex to kick in and a month not mastrurbating is better then every week. Lets see I can go longer this next interval.

[Want2Bfree (imported)]

You probably already know this. My reading suggests there's an inverse relationship between dose and libido: low dose INcreases libido; higher dose DEcreases libido. But nowhere can I find any explanation of dosing. So I'm working it out myself. If anyone has data, links or suggestions on dosing I'm all ears.

[Want2Bfree (imported)]

Wanked last night. TBH it was way better than usual. Almost like the clock had been wound back a few decades. Nice but not my goal. Since I've just started I don't want to rush into upping my dose. Currently it's 1 ml 2x/day. I'll give it more time. If libido doesn't start dropping I'll up it to 1 ml 3x/day. Too soon to tell.

[Stefan (imported)]

Vitex Agnus castus is also know as monks pepper (Mönchspfeffer here in Gemany). The name is from the monks who took that in the ancient times. Today is a product for women, but you can get it without prescription.

I tried it last year for a month. Vitex helpls a little, but my libido wasn't really gone. Perhaps I should try longer. I took one pill a day.

[Want2Bfree (imported)]

So 1 pill a day didn't increase your libido? Right now it seems my libido is increasing on 2 ml/day. I plan to do 2 weeks at this dosage. If I don't experience any changes by then I'll up it to 3 ml/ day.

Stefan, if you decide to restart your experiment please let us know.

[Stefan (imported)]

I did a restart 3 days ago. I take one pill a day. Its 4 mg/day. After 3 days my libido isn't going down of course, but it's much easer not to wank for me. Last time I takes about 2 week to get my libido down a bit. Let's see where it's end this time.

[Oyktiro1 (imported)]

I'm taking Saw Palmetto along with the Vitex. I fell last week and masturbated but here I am back up to a week without masturbating and hoping it will last longer than a month this time around. I'm on my 5th week of being on Vitex at 4 pills a day. 2 in the morning and 2 at night.

[Want2Bfree (imported)]

I'm trying to find a physical solution to ending or significantly reducing libido. "Falling" turns wanking into a churchy moralistic issue. i.e. a character failure. Why not consider giving up the judgemental approach and sticking with pharmacology? Just a thought...