Comment · Thu, May 7, 2020
Agmatine, great effects but somewhat concerning that it lowers my blood pressure
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Pretty-Wolf · 8 points
I bought agmatine from ND and had great mood boosting effects from it. Also my pump at the gym was amazing however every single time i take my normal dose (500-1G) my resting blood pressure drops from 110/70 to 103 / 60.
I thought this was just a misreading from my blood pressure monitor so i went to my doctor who is also a friend of mine since he has a calibrated machine also he took my blood pressure manually and my blood pressure was 100/60.
Obviously i got the all clear after running some tests and so on and we concluded after that it must be the agmatine since after the next 2 days i had my normal blood pressure back again.
I was just wondering what is the reason for this? And if anyone else has the same reaction i have?
Also let me know if this kind of post is better suited for another subreddit but i figured since i use ND agmatine i should post it here.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Agmatine increases nitric oxide, which dilates blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure. That's a normal effect.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15311993
500mg to 1g is a pretty healthy dose. Have you tried lowering it to 250mg? That's what I usually take.