Due to being broke I had to wait about a month before I could get more maca. I've just always used the Swanson 'sexual health' one that's a 4:1 ratio and 500mg capsule size. Been taking this shit for years, probably over 10 years. But I have not had such an extended break from it like recently. I'd not take it for a week here and there just to give my body a break. But man, this lost month, I noticed some major changes in a lot and I'm dying to share! I did not believe it would have made such a difference in my sexual response, but it honestly did. Here are my observations:
First, my cum load. Quite reduced by week 2 of no maca. I don't have the most cum, but can blast some big long thick ropes on my wife from time to time that require quite a bit of clean up! With no maca in my system, it was really quite weak though. If I blasted for distance it was just a tiny little ball of cum that shot out.
Second, my desire to orgasm. Sure, I'm in my early 40s and know that things can and will slow down a little bit. I've had a very high and extremely active sex drive my whole life and it really has never stopped; my wife wants it all the time too so we're kind of perfect for each other in that regard
But, I now finally know what maca does to me and it is highly beneficial for a few reasons. By having a reduced 'desire to orgasm' what I mean is that when I'm not naked and not touching myself, I would normally feel a random, deep urge to feel my genitals and everything in my pelvis orgasm. Like this "shudder" would come over me literally anywhere at anytime of the day. And my brain would say "OMG I can't wait to cum!!" With no maca, I didn't really have that experience and it went away around week 2 of 4 of no maca in my system.
Third, the strength of my orgasm. Normally, when I'm on all my supplements and its a great night with my wife, when I pull out to cum (and I'm no longer able to finish in her, bladder infections/UTIs happen every time I cum in her
) on her the cumshot begins, anywhere from 1-4 ropes fly out, some shoot past her head, sometimes they fall on her torso, and then my orgasmic pulse starts and more jizz comes out and I'm able to prolong my orgasm for anywhere from 20 to 40 or more seconds. During the first few seconds of my orgasmic pulsations, on occasion I will have a second distinct orgasm, like a "double orgasm." Not every time, but a lot of the time. With maca in my system, these happen more regularly. With no maca in my system for the 4 weeks I'm talking about, I only had a double O once out of probably 12 sexual encounters. Besides the double O I can have, I found that my orgasms did not last as long and were not as intense as when I'm on maca. (I think, in fact I kind of know, there is a connection between amount of semen and strength/duration of orgasm; for me they are linked, and since I produce more cum on maca, I feel that my O is weaker with less cum.)
Lastly, spontaneous erections during the day and ease to achieve erection. On maca, hard ons come like nothing, no trying, they happen. No maca, I noticed not as easy. I was getting like 80% hard but I just didn't "feel" like continuing to touch myself to achieve a full on boner. That's where I think the maca provides benefit: increased sexual interest and urge for pleasure. On maca, I'm just hornier and hard on is easier. Off maca, I'm still quite interested but the drive to do it more is not there as much.
Ok ok, enough of me singing the praises of maca! I'm just happy to share this info since I have not felt the effects of being off maca like this really in over 10 years. This knowledge makes me truly believe in the benefits of this supplement.