Super Duper TMI Post

This one's extra personal, but I wanted to journal a bit about it.

Ashwagandha

Here's a backstory.  I follow Tabatha Brown on IG and she did a story about coming home from a long trip and having a date night with her hubby.  She said she was taking Ashwagandha for a "little extra" in the bedroom.  

I haven't been overly in-the-mood this past year and I was curious about it.  I googled, chatted with a couple of friends (some of whom have used it for "sleep") and I thought I'd give it a go -- for the BETTER SLEEP component.  There are a bunch of benefit claims.  Funny enough, I didn't ask my friends about the bedroom thing -- maybe I should?!?

I mentioned the other day, my sleep is better.  Better dreams, no long wakeup time during the night.  It doesn't make me sleepy, but it seems to make my sleep deeper.

AND, it's doing something else.  At least, I'm giving it credit for doing something else.

My libido is absolutely ramping up.  I didn't even realize how low it had gone until it started coming back. 

Here's the EXTRA TMI.  Read at your own risk lol.

*  Sexy stories on TV or books give a little hmmm again.

*  A cute guy on a cooking show gave me a pause.

*  Little imagination fantasies are back (see above).

*  A kiss or hug with hubby gives a little tingle.

*  Orgasms are back to where they were (it wasn't the same for a long time).  Longer, more intense.

*  I'm in-the-mood with more frequency.

*  My body is physically responding to mental (imagination) stimulus again.

This COULD be a hormone shift -- since it does that on-off thing.  But I haven't had it "on" in over a year and not with this consistency.  I don't know if it'll last.  Don't know if it's the ashwagandha and if it is, does the initial effect wear off (i.e. build a tolerance)??

For now, I'll take it.  As I said, I didn't even notice how much my libido had disappeared until it came back.

We (I) don't talk about things like this and I'm happy Tabitha Brown mentioned it (she also had a discount code for a product so there's that angle but lots of options on the market).

If things change back, I'll update.  I hope not (!!)  Otherwise, that's the end of my personal TMI and PSA on this subject ;)

Later gators.