yohimbe overdose?

Answer 1

I dont think taking too much will hurt you but Yohimbe is supposed to be taken 30 days on and 30 days off.

Answer 2

Yohimbine is a selective competitive alpha2-adrenergic receptor antagonist and is used for dilating the pupil of the eye, and has been used to treat erectile dysfunction. [1] It is claimed to be an aphrodisiac. It is also used as a weight loss supplement as it increases noradrenaline (norepinephrine) levels.

Higher doses of oral yohimbine create numerous side effects such as rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and overstimulation. Yohimbine is also used clinically to produce anxiety.

Some internet shops even sell expensive formulations of yohimbine for transdermal delivery to effect a local reduction of adipose tissue, although there is no evidence that it is effective. Sources of demand for products of this kind frequently come from the bodybuilding community.

Research shows it is a vasodilator, which means that it increases blood flow to the extremities and appendages. It does this via an indirect mechanism of increasing the release of noradrenaline.

Controlled studies suggest that it is not a particularly effective treatment for impotence, and evidence of increased sex drive (libido) is anecdotal only [2]. It has significant side effects such as postural hypotension and can cause anxiety reactions.

Yohimbine also has been shown to decrease fat synthesis in the body by increasing fatty acid mobilization (causing weight loss).

In veterinary medicine, yohimbine is used to reverse anesthesia from the drug xylazine in small and large animals.

While many in the medical profession regard yohimbine to be a potential health risk, and advise people not to take it, the fact that it has been a proven weight loss and body fat reduction agent continue to make it a popular supplement.