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besjoux
October 4th, 2011, 02:54 PM
Anyone's DH take this? I heard it might have some side effects. Can you comment? Does your DH only take it for 2 weeks each month (from AF to O)?
pinkdreams
October 4th, 2011, 07:56 PM
My DH took it, we are in the 2ww now after our first attempt, so I can't speak to it's effectiveness yet. He did not seem to have any issues. He only took it for 2 weeks from AF to O. If anything I would say it made him a little bit calmer, he is a pretty testosterone driven military guy, and he seemed a tad more relaxed while taking it. That could just be coincidence though ;)
mandicane
October 4th, 2011, 08:08 PM
My dh is taking it. this will be the 4th month. Sometimes I wonder if its the reason why its taking so long. He's been taking 2 a day and he just recently cut it back to 1 tab. He hasn't noticed a difference but we did notice a change when we bd 10 days in a row with our first attempt; he really counldn't keep up! I know that its making a change in his sperm so thats why he's going to keep taking it. Somtimes I think about taking it out of our sway but i'm gonna hold on for another couple of attemps before we re-examin things. Hope this helps.
Belle
October 4th, 2011, 08:15 PM
My husbands on it for two months now af to o and his been fine so far
carmella_marie
October 6th, 2011, 01:11 AM
I have heard to only take it from AF-O b/c DH body needs that 2 week break
atomic sagebrush
October 9th, 2011, 02:34 PM
Anyone's DH take this? I heard it might have some side effects. Can you comment? Does your DH only take it for 2 weeks each month (from AF to O)?

Yes, it has side effects - it causes high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, and messes up your electrolytes when taken for too long. Nobody with heart or kidney disease should be taking it. But as long as he takes it only from AF-O and gives himself a break from O-AF, then it is fine.
shouldihope?
October 9th, 2011, 04:22 PM
My hubby took it for our sway. We both noticed a difference. He was way more mellow. He did not wake in the morning with only one thing on his mind (KWIM). He could barely keep up with frequent bd. Sometimes I wish he was still taking it. ;)
atomic sagebrush
October 9th, 2011, 04:28 PM
I know, sometimes I read these threads and wonder how I can smuggle some into my husband's food!!!
zanacal
October 9th, 2011, 04:30 PM
My hubby took it for our sway. We both noticed a difference. He was way more mellow. He did not wake in the morning with only one thing on his mind (KWIM). He could barely keep up with frequent bd. Sometimes I wish he was still taking it. ;)

Tee hee!
mariposa
January 5th, 2013, 05:35 AM
I just boght LR and read this article talking about....improving the testosterone levels with LR? Am I misunderstanding anything? :think:

Licorice Root & Hormones | LIVESTRONG.COM (http://www.livestrong.com/article/481418-licorice-root-hormones/)
rainbowflower
January 5th, 2013, 06:03 AM
that's interesting.. and a question for Atomic I think!
rainbowflower
January 5th, 2013, 06:09 AM
here's a different page about it Side Effects For Licorice | LIVESTRONG.COM (http://www.livestrong.com/article/109630-side-effects-licorice/)
Navywife620
January 5th, 2013, 12:44 PM
it lowered my DH sex drive and he had a very hard time doing FR on it barely anything would come out by the time we were at our attempt.. so we are going to try abstain this time around.
justlikeme
January 5th, 2013, 04:01 PM
Mmm I'm so gonna follow this threat :) I'm still thinking about added or not to my sway...
Mrs_P
January 5th, 2013, 04:33 PM
it worked for us it really lowered my dh's sex drive and t levels (he was a lot more mellow). He really struggled to dtd towards the end and a lot less came out. Big difference. One of our sons was an unintentional abstain (life kinda got in the way) and our other was a failed sway (in the nicest of ways as he is lovely) in which we did FR, we did miss one day but it never affected things as much as fr and lr together did
atomic sagebrush
January 13th, 2013, 03:35 PM
I just boght LR and read this article talking about....improving the testosterone levels with LR? Am I misunderstanding anything? :think:

Licorice Root & Hormones | LIVESTRONG.COM (http://www.livestrong.com/article/481418-licorice-root-hormones/)

there are a ton of other studies that show it lowers testosterone.

studies aside, we've seen pretty good results with it.
mariposa
January 13th, 2013, 04:12 PM
thanks atomic! :agree:
nestof3
January 14th, 2013, 01:10 AM
I think LR is a huge factor in us having a DD. I'd use it for TTC pink.
mariposa
January 14th, 2013, 05:37 AM
I think LR is a huge factor in us having a DD. I'd use it for TTC pink.
Thanks nestof3! Iīve seen you havenīt post your sway. Could you please tell me what did you do to get you r DD? I mean: diet, abstinence,supps, jellies...it would be fantastic to know! Thanks!!