Huberman Lab Clips(@HLPClips):Maca offsets SSRI-related sexual side effects: - SSRI sexual dysfunction is dose dependent and highly variable - A double-blind randomized pilot study at Mass General tested maca root in 20 remitted depressed outpatients - Dose ranged from 1.5 grams up to 3 grams of maca per day - Libido improved significantly in that group - A separate 12-week study in healthy men used the same 1,500 to 3,000 mg range: libido rose with no change in testosterone or estradiol - Work with a physician or qualified psychiatrist @hubermanlab

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Maca offsets SSRI-related sexual side effects: - SSRI sexual dysfunction is dose dependent and highly variable - A double-blind randomized pilot study at Mass General tested maca root in 20 remitted depressed outpatients - Dose ranged from 1.5 grams up to 3 grams of maca per day - Libido improved significantly in that group - A separate 12-week study in healthy men used the same 1,500 to 3,000 mg range: libido rose with no change in testosterone or estradiol - Work with a physician or qualified psychiatrist @hubermanlab