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An Unbiased Review of Yohimbe
Yohimbe is one of the most discussed, and most controversial, of the natural libido boosters. My search for unbiased reviews yielded mostly fake reviews, biased reviews by people who had a reason to promote it, or warnings against it that also seemed to have an agenda. So I decided to simply try it myself.
I purchased a bottle of 450mg Yohimbe, 2% extract (9mg) capsules from a popular supplement store. I won’t even say where so you won’t think I’m just trying to peddle a product to you. Below are the results of my initial trials with it.
The first night that I took one wasn’t the best of circumstances, so I can’t use that experience as a controlled test. I ended up being intimate with my girlfriend less than 30 minutes after taking it, which I don’t think was enough time for it to work. I did notice after “relations” that I couldn’t sleep and my mouth was very dry. I decided to wait a couple days and try a different experiment, which I will detail below.
I took one capsule at 6:30pm, about 90 minutes after eating dinner, but along with a little popcorn.
The first thing I noticed was my mouth feeling dry around 7:15pm. As the night wore on, I started doubting if this herb did anything at all because I felt nothing else besides the brief dry mouth session.
Around 10:30pm I was on the phone with my girlfriend. It wasn’t a sexual conversation, but soon had an erection and it was in fact firmer than usual. It also lasted a little longer than the typical spontaneous erection.
An hour later I decided to take my “test” further with self-stimulation. My erection was firmer than normal and maintained well throughout.
The next morning I had an erection when I woke up and felt a little more “stimulated” or “tingly” downstairs. I would say my first experiment was a success.
A week later, I wanted to test Yohimbe again. I took it at 5:45pm, 45 minutes after eating. I noticed the usual dry mouth appear about 45 minutes later, and went out for the night. The only other thing I noticed was that I wasn’t as sleepy as I had been earlier. When I got in bed that night, a firm spontaneous erection occurred and it lasted about 15 minutes. I sat there and wondered why it wasn’t so easy when the pressure was on to perform. I woke in the middle of the night and in the morning with erections.
Until this herb, the only thing that I felt worked for me was Cialis.
I’ve read a lot of warnings about Yohimbe, some of which are conflicting. Most of the warnings are about heart conditions and blood pressure. But I’ve read it’s bad for high blood pressure patients and I’ve read in other sources that it’s bad for low blood pressure patients. The woman at the supplement store even said, “You have to be careful with that because it can kill you if you take too much.”
She actually said that.
The first time I took Yohimbe, I had a very dry mouth, insomnia, and my stomach was upset. The second and third times I experienced dry mouth, slight insomnia once, but no stomach problems. Perhaps the little food in my stomach helped.
Some sources say to take it 1-3 hours before intimacy and that it the side effects and benefits last “a few hours.” Everyone seems to have a different reaction to it. Perhaps I’m one of the lucky ones because I’ve had few side effects and the benefits seem to last about 12 hours for me.
Your mileage may vary.
I have since tried Yohimbe 3 more times. The third and fifth times were almost exactly the same as the second – dry mouth 45 minutes later, slightly warm and alert feeling, and more easily sustained erections. The fourth try, however yielded no results. No dry mouth, no benefits – nothing. I took that one closer to a big meal, so perhaps that was the problem. That meal also included cheese, which I have read is not good to eat with Yohimbe. Still, it seems like it has worked more often than not.
My next test will be several hours before intimacy with my girlfriend. But I am cautiously optimistic that Yohimbe might one missing piece of my ED puzzle. For more on supplements that might help you, see my article on Vitamins, Minerals, & Herbs For Erectile Dysfunction and also Overcoming Performance Anxiety.
I’m a healthy 41 year old. I live a healthy lifestyle including exercise 7 days a week, no known health problems, regular checkups, and a healthy diet of mostly raw fruits and vegetables. For those reasons, I felt comfortable trying Yohimbe. You must make such decisions at your own risk, and you shouldn’t take anything unless you check with your doctor first.
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I took two pills tonight of Yohimbe 1000 mg at the suggestion of one of my friends who is a chiropractor – he had good experiences with it. I on the other hand had terrible experience. I took two pills around 6:30 last evening. I then meditated and at the end of a nice half hour meditation – i noticed an upset stomach and then slight problems breathing – after wards I drove into town to meet my chiropractor friend for dinner(about 3 miles) and was trembling and shivering as I drove – I could hardly keep my hand steady. At dinner I was trembling even more and could not hold a soup spoon steady to taste the soup I could hardly do anything I was trembling so much – I told my friend i had to go for a walk and started seriously thinking of checking into the emergency room. We walked for about a half hour and then I felt a little better – but was starting to have problems swallowing my saliva – my mouth was drive but it was more than that – I was amazingly claim for all the effects – it is now 4 hours later and I am much better but still trembling a little – wow this stuff did not agree with me. Having trouble swallowing got really bad and a little scary as I could only swallow with sips of water but struggled without it – almost like I was losing motor control of this mechanism. I want this stuff to wear off as soon as possible … I read of some the negative effects and maybe the effected me more – I am being very honest and not exagerating – this was a very scary experience for me.
That’s terrible! I’m sorry to hear about this experience. Yohimbe was an eye-opener for me as well. I had never realized a natural herb could be so powerful. 2000mg is a pretty high dose, too. There are other alternatives to Yohimbe, as we wrote about here. http://bit.ly/YOrZUg
Good luck and thanks for sharing your experience!
It sounds to me like you took way to much. I took one tablet of the 451 and the systems I had were similar to what you had only much less intense. My problem was that I took it without food.
Any updates since your original article on this product?
Hey there. Nothing has really changed since then. The effectiveness and side effects still work basically the same, though I think both diminish slightly over time with frequent use. I did review a GNC product (see here) that included a lower dose of Yohimbe. I found that taking it daily affected my mood, but not everyone has shared my experience. It definitely helped with libido and performance. It might be worth a look. All in all, it’s still in my opinion the most effective alternative I’ve tried, though the side effects are also quite strong.
Hi. I appreciate the comments above. A week and a half ago I took a 50mg Viagra and a half tab of Yohimbine HCL my Doctor let me try one hour apart. 1 hour after I took it I found that it took very little stimulation to get an erection and within forty minutes after ejaculation I was fully erect again. This is what I looking for, a faster recovery time. 4 days ago I did the same and added Yohimbine herbal capsule with 2% alkoloid at 9mg from GNC. Unbelievable experience. My recovery time was 20 minutes and i was a in a semi to hard state with no stimulation taking breaks between intercourse, like i was 20. I’m 49. I’m trying to refine my cocktail to get off of V completely. Will continue experimenting. I’d like to hear other people’s experiences…
Libido Max with 2% (500mg) Yohimbine almost took my husbands life last night! Luckily the paramedics came just in time to bring him back. Stay away from this supplement and any like it. He took it as directed on the bottle, and he is a super healthy 32yr old male. Thank God he pulled through!
I appreciate your review on this stuff. I’ve been having ‘issues’ in the bedroom as well, and it is extremely hard to find an honest review without a link to order a product at the end of it. I’ve been taking both L-Arginine and Pycnogenol for about 5 days based on research I’ve done. After reading your review, and many others (I credit yours the most), I bought Yohimbe from a local nutrition company.. I’m assuming the same one you purchased from. I broke the capsule and dumped 2/3 of the product out, essentially taking 1/3 of a capsule the first time to be safe. I didn’t feel much for a couple of hours, then started to get spontaneous hard erections. This lasted through the night and I woke up rock hard. I waited for a couple of days and then took 1/2 of a capsule this time before going into the office. I had some pretty intense sensations and during conversations with my girlfriend, became quite aroused. Hard erections again. I did notice that my heartbeat increased and I had a light case of cold sweats. My pupils became dialated, so I was a little concerned people would think I was high! As of yet, I have not had the chance to try this out in the bedroom. Every other day, I am gradually increasing my dose (which I take in the morning) and will soon be trying 1 full capsule with no coffee, as I’m afraid to combine stimulants. I do not take this supplement every day, I am only trying to build a tolerance by increasing my dose every other or every 3rd day. I plan on taking 1 capsule about 2 – 3 hours before activity next time I visit my girlfriend, as we live apart and plan to have some ‘fun’ next time we get together. I’ll report back with my findings, as it is extremely hard to find unbiased reviews. Thanks again for documenting your experience.
Yes please keep us “abreast” (pun intended) of your situation! Your first experience sounds very similar. The side effects of dry mouth, restlessness, etc, were a worthy tradeoff for me. Not everyone can handle the side effects. I also felt that the side effects waned over time. We’ll look forward to hearing from you.
I don’t normally respond to blog entries such as this, but, before buying a bottle of Yohimbe, I read your review, thought it helpful, and thought I would give it a try.
I took one tablet last night and proceeded to have an absolutely dreadful evening. I would like to share my experience so that people are forewarned. About 20 minutes after taking the tablet, I began to experience intense facial flushing. This was followed by what can only be described as a fever. I was hot all over and was suffering from chills. If this weren’t bad enough, I began to experience debilitating waves of nausea. To make a long story short, I spent most of the rest of the night on the bathroom floor, vomiting and absolutely dripping with sweat.
Needless to write, I will never take this again. I just flushed an entire bottle of tablets (minus one, of course) down the garbage disposal. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!