Antihistimines for muscle growth?

[Nssca]

I know this is a little known secret among some but have you ever tried Loratadine?

 

[Thor]

Really?

I know this is a little known secret among some but have you ever tried Loratadine?

never heard this before.

 

[oldfella]

Is this one of those secrets of the pros????

 

[Thor]

YES !

Is this one of those secrets of the pros????

I KNEW they had some secrets!

 

[RONJON]

haha somebody please break it down for us

 

[full_belly]

Isnt this one of paul borresons ideas?? makes sense from an allergy/intolerance over active immune response aspect.

anyone tried it?

 

[dragonfire101]

I know this is a little known secret among some but have you ever tried Loratadine?

Loratadine is the active ingredient in the OTC drug Claritin.

 

[oldfella]

Loratadine is the active ingredient in the OTC drug Claritin.

Yes,
an OTC nasal decongestant!

 

[hyperlite32]

How and why would this help for muscle growth? recovery? increased protein synthesis? what pathway does it work? or is this BS?

 

[MR. BMJ]

Loratadine is the active ingredient in the OTC drug Claritin.

Awesome, it's almost that time of year to start taking my Claritin too....woohoo to hugeness!!!....I knew I was bigger last spring for some reason

All joking aside, I can't add anything scientifically to this, but i'll search around and post if I find any

BMJ

 

[repmks]

this is really interesting. would be great if someone shed some light on this.

 

[animal eater]

Going to have go say a big hearty bullshit fellas to this one.

 

[patricio2626]

I know this is a little known secret among some but have you ever tried Loratadine?

I remember seeing anectodal evidence that it helped erectile dysfunction, but muscle growth? Can you provide a link?

 

[full_belly]

IF I remember correctly, borreson believed most body builders who were plateauing did not "need" something new to get gaining again, they needed to remove hinderences...allergic response to eating the same carb and protein sources every day... now i guess i mean "intolerance response" not allegic... I believe they did some blood work in uk and showed repitive eating raised immune system overactivity.. the anti histamine does not make you grow, it may just remove one possible hinderence..

 

[richie34]

is there any down sides to taking claritin and wouldnt ketotifen be better as would increase appetite? i also getting ready for that time of year, after being ill most of winter now waiting for the hayfever! lol

 

[e6er]

It's good for vasularity, works like a NO supplement, or Arganine.

I'm asked in the gym how I get my vasularity. It's becuase I have allergies and take Claritan and Benadryl.

 

[2jacked4u]

If I remember correctly I once had a BB tell me that is allows your receptors to some what clean out and be nice a fresh again...

 

[GoneForever]

I thought the whole "receptors" thing was a myth.

 

[patricio2626]

I thought the whole "receptors" thing was a myth.

Yeah, I've read an article by a certain AAS expert (I won't link to it here, because it's on a 'competitor' board, even though it is a scientific article - I don't know what the rules are regarding that) that really casts doubt on the 'downregulation' of receptors in response to higher levels of androgens. This expert states that downregulation is falsely assumed because upregulation is a real phenomenon that occurs with lowered androgen levels/castration, and on the flip side, as levels go from zero to normal, downregulation does occur. The other way around (downregulation in response to raised androgen levels) has never been proven, and, in fact, the expert states that temporary upregulation may actually occur in this scenario. So, basically, he's saying that you do not, contrary to popular belief, damage/downregulate your receptors with AAS use.

 

[Big Bapper]

Isnt this one of paul borresons ideas?? makes sense from an allergy/intolerance over active immune response aspect.

anyone tried it?

Paul Borreson was the first person I heard talk about the use of antihistamines in bodybuilding.