Wow, it’s crazy to see this thread living 5 years later after I started it! I actually forgot that I opened a discussion on this topic back then. Some of the threadsâ?? readers may be interested in my personal experience in the years following thread creation… so I will share.
The final verdict (for me) is that consistent fish oil intake has a significant impact on my libido. While I don’t remember the exact number of times I performed the fish oil experiment, it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 times over the last 5 years. In fact I just completed the most recent one today. Every repetition of the experiment was Fish Oil only with the exception of the most recent one. On the Fish Oil front, I have only taken Flameout since it was released by Biotest (forgot the year). Back in the timeframe of starting this thread, I tried a few different brands. For the Flameout only versions of the experiment, I typically dosed at 2 capsules twice a day for a total of 4 caps. In the earlier days, I took a little moreâ?¦ but not much more.
When beginning a new experiment repetition, I usually didn’t notice too much of an impact until day 4 or 5, which is when my morning wood typically began to fade. By the end of the second week I am completely disinterested in sex; whether it be indifference to a shockingly hot girl walking in front of me in tight pants or ignoring the attractive girl waiting for me in my own bed… lack of interest is the outcome. Frequency and intensity of erections are by far the most noticeable symptom, everything else is purely subjective… albeit very noticeable.
I report all of this with great sadness. It is a very sad truth for me and the only reason I repeated the experiment so many times is because I wanted it to turn out differently each time due to some of the benefits I enjoy from fish oil. While it doesn’t do much for my joints… damn does it do wonders for my skin! My complexion is damn near perfect after a week or so of taking it. I do feel a tad sharper mentally when taking it as well.
For what it’s worth, I experimented with many types of diets while performing the various experiments to see if it would help. In the end, I only marginally stemmed the libido reduction with dietary changes. A massive bulking diet complete with all sorts of extra cholesterol had a very minor hedging effect, but it was minor. Every other dietary mix proved insignificant and the libido loss was the same. These various experiments also occurred during periods of time that covered just about all levels of stress, sleep health and overall health. So I canâ??t blame any of those external factors.
This most recent experiment (2 months in total) was a little different than the others and gave me the most significant libido shut down to date. I decided to introduce Krill Oil into the mix. I took 2 Mercola Krill Oil capules with breakfast, 2 Flameout capsules with lunch and 2 Flameout capsules with dinner. The libido shutdown was complete by day 5. After the 2nd week, I went down to 2 Flameouts from 4… but there was not even a slight increase in libido after 3 weeks of that. The last 3 weeks I went down to just the 2 Krill Oil capsules in the morning with breakfast. I did notice a minor increase in libido after a week or so of doing this, but it was only back to a level that is still low by my normal standards.
About me, I am approximately 185lbs these days and 8% bodyfat. I have been very close to this composition for the past year. In past years, I think I was generally between 190-195lbs and 10-14% bodyfat. I ran the fish oil experiment twice in the past year and while the most recent was the most significant impact, the previous one was fairly significant too relative to previous repetitions. In retrospect, I am wondering if the previous posterâ??s statements about bodyfat hold water with me too. I have always been fairly lean on account of my natural tendencies, but I am a bit leaner these days that Iâ??ve been before. That said, I am in no way dieting or cutting calories in any way. I have been on a maintenance diet for about 8 months. I am probably forgetting a bunch of interesting observations because I am condensing years of stuff into one post, but this is a decent summary.
[quote]j77 wrote:
Is there any effect on the latter from the former?
Up until a month ago, 90% of my efa’s came from flax oil, olive oil, natty pb, and omega eggs. I have since added fish oil caps to the regimen, NOW SUPER EPA to be exact. After a week of steady use, I began to notice a steady decline in my ‘interest’. All the equipment still functions properly (albeit less frequently), but the drive has been lacking. I didn’t immediately think anything of it until the drive loss continued for more than a week. This is when I began suspecting a potential fish oil connection since nothing else has materially changed in my diet, sleep, or workout patterns… is this a coincidence or a possible connection?[/quote]
our small brains are just like theirs…