11-03-2012, 01:37 AM
I'd be surprised if muscle mass loss was that rapid.
What is more likely is that the PM is relieving the anxieties that cause "comfort eating" - I found it easier to lose weight after I started taking it.
A low-carb diet definitely helps here.
Regarding PM dosage, my understanding is that 1000mg is the recommended female dose, and 2000mg/day for TG males. I'm not the only one who found that nothing much happened until 3000mg/day - I have heard of 4000.
Regarding side effects, I find that I can tolerate 500mg every 3 hours. More concentration than that can cause me to have cramps around my kidneys.
Other people report headaches on too high a dose, but, for me at least, Maca seems to relieve this. I ran out of it recently and a day afterwards I woke up with a headache. Anecdotal, sample size of one etc., take with a pinch of salt.... but if you get headaches, it's worth a try.
I take Maca (and Butea Superba) to help with combating the libido suppressing effects of PM, but other people take it as it is supposed to help hip/bottom development, so you may not consider it a waste of money even if it does not help with headaches. (FWIW).
Good luck!
Bryony
What is more likely is that the PM is relieving the anxieties that cause "comfort eating" - I found it easier to lose weight after I started taking it.
A low-carb diet definitely helps here.
Regarding PM dosage, my understanding is that 1000mg is the recommended female dose, and 2000mg/day for TG males. I'm not the only one who found that nothing much happened until 3000mg/day - I have heard of 4000.
Regarding side effects, I find that I can tolerate 500mg every 3 hours. More concentration than that can cause me to have cramps around my kidneys.
Other people report headaches on too high a dose, but, for me at least, Maca seems to relieve this. I ran out of it recently and a day afterwards I woke up with a headache. Anecdotal, sample size of one etc., take with a pinch of salt.... but if you get headaches, it's worth a try.
I take Maca (and Butea Superba) to help with combating the libido suppressing effects of PM, but other people take it as it is supposed to help hip/bottom development, so you may not consider it a waste of money even if it does not help with headaches. (FWIW).
Good luck!
Bryony