Stronger erection, depression reduction, and heart health

For several years I have been casually following developments in research of omega-3 fatty acids. These chemicals were initially found to increase heart health by maintaining and improving vascular health, but in recent years their effects on depression were discovered as a side-effect of earlier, cardiac-effect clinical trials. This effect involves the ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the brain, and is caused by a deficiency of omaga-3 FAs in the diet. This deficiency is also the cause of decreased cardiac health.

Anyway, fast forward to about one month ago. I have been taking the anti-depressant bupropion for almost three years now and while I've had no real problems with it, it is kind of a drag to have to take medication twice every day. So, periodically, I taper myself off of the medicine to assess how I feel without it. Invariably, after one to two weeks without it I begin to get scattered and depressed again. This time I thought that I would try supplementing with alpha-Linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid, based on several scientific journal articles that I have read recently. I chose 1000 mg gelatin capsules of cold-pressed Flax seed oil, dosing once a day.

I tapered my bupropion dosage down over approximately two weeks, went approximately one week without medication, and began ALA a little over one week ago. I have not relapsed into depression or had scattered thoughts at all. If anything, I would assess my mood as better than when I was taking the bupropion. Coupled with the heart health benefits, these would be fantastic developments all by themselves. However, it gets better.

The past three times that I've indulged in sex with my wife, I noticed that I was HARD... hard in a way that I have not experienced in, apparently, quite a number of years. These woods were profoundly and noticably different than my lately "normal" erections, being absolutely rigid during sex and orgasm, and even remaining hard for minutes afterward. The first time that it happened, I was stoked and felt like a teenager again, but I thought that it must be a fluke. The second time made me ecstatic and suspicious of the ALA, and last night sealed the deal, so to speak.

I got to work this morning and ran several medline searches on omega-3s just to get a look at the literature. Aside from the increase in libido seen in people suffering from depression, I found several papers which report increased vascular distention following acute ALA supplementation. None of these studies looks specifically at penile arterioles, but I supect, based on my recent experiences, that the ALA is causing vascular distension throughout the body. Now that I think about it, this may also be why my blood pressure dropped several days ago... cool.

Obviously, I am not advocating that everyone take omega-3 supplements, or even suggesting that my observations are typical, but this stuff is cheap and available at any pharmacy (I paid $6.50 for 100 gelatin capsules), so trying it can't hurt you and the cardiac benefits alone are worth six and a half cents a day.

Cheers gentlemen!
Gravesubject

I to have the same benefits of EFA&GLA although I think the stronger erections are related to the GLA Proglastin conversion, EFA is good for the heart and brain and GLA could be good for Penis Enlargement

I use these pills and I have noticed the benefits also that the previous poster was talking about.

I take a 1000mg cod liver oil tablet everyday. I don't really notice any difference at all in anything but its suppose to be good for you and I don't eat fish so what the hell I'll keep taking them anyway. I've read that using something like Udo's Choice Blend oil is better than taking a tablet because you will get much more grams of healthy fat. If you can actually stomach taking the oil with your food or drink.

Be careful with Cod Liver, it's really high in vitamin A and D which, don't get me wrong...is great..but it is possible to get A or D toxicity from getting to much, and is really hard to reverse and basically can kill you. If you're already aware of that...cool...

nitric oxide via L-arginine and omega 3's are NECESSARY anyway!

There is also Hemp seed, powder

Vitamin A toxicity is far more likely than vitamin D toxicity. To get a toxic level of vitamin D one would have to consume over 50,000 IU daily for several months. In fact, if one spends a couple hours on the beach in a lower latitude area wearing shorts the sun exposure creates 20,000 - 40,000IU of vitamin D to be synthesized by the body. Vitamin D toxicity is VERY rare. Also the RDA is stupid, calling 2,000IU supplementation the'safe upper limit' when it takes at least 4,000IU to raise blood serum levels of vitamin D AT ALL. Taking as much as 30,000 to 40,000IU of D daily during times of little or no skin sun exposure has been shown to be safe and beneficial in numerous clinical studies.