Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. This was a big concern for me but I had no problem androgen-wise. Now that I'm off berberine, it's possible that my beard may be growing a little bit quicker but I can't say for certain. If you want to add anything else, I would recommend adding ~10mg boron per day as it will increase free testosterone and at least 6g of citrulline malate (which equals about 3 g of l-citrulline) per day which helps blood flow. Don't worry about boosts to your androgens.SufferingfromSSRI wrote:I am currently trialing Berberine and Icariin in the recommended dosages along with L-Histadine, L-Cysteine, Ginkgo Biloba, and daily Cialis @ 5mg.
I am less than a week in so no results to report.
The main issues I am trying to fix are genital numbness and disconnect, pleasureless orgasms, and anhedonia.
Should I be concerned about the 5-ar inhibiting effects of Berberine?
I take 5g creatine daily for weightlifting performance and plan to combine that with some Cistanche Tubulosa. I have never been super high in DHT (patchy beard, no sign of MPB @ 31) and am afraid of it going TOO low. Test levels are in the normal range @ 581 ng/dl total, 137ng/dl free/weakly bound.
In trialing Berberine and Icariin I don't want to do any androgen modification or I at least want to limit any androgen suppression or boost it if I can.
Any thoughts? Anything I should take in conjunction?
Can you describe your successes? What differences have you noticed with the higher doses? What dose did you end up settling on as effective in that range, or do you alternate?DrugsAreBad wrote:I've had some success with berberine. But I need 1000-2000 mg. Don't take all at once and take with food. It's bad for your stomach.
I will give another update on my icariin/berberine experience in a few days since I am now finished. Overall it was positive for me and I plan on doing it again shortly, but using a higher dose of berberine the entire time instead of just for the last month.