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Demo you know the [Levitra] manufactured doses are 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, and 20 mg of vardenafil. Are you experiencing negative side-effects at 10mg? How risky would trying 20 mg once, be? The latter question might be best suited for a doctor but you've done the research I'm sure. What are your thoughts?
I've ran several google searchs and couldn't find symptoms for low prolactin. Does anyone know what these symptoms are?
Perhaps cortisol has an important function in sleep. As I mentioned before, I had insomnia the nights following orgasm. And others have mentioned that Relora has actually caused insomnia. So I definitely see a connection between sleep and cortisol and orgasm.
Thanks for the welcome B_Jim and Demo, I feel fortunate to find so many posters who are attacking the problem with a logical and open minded approach. I get a sense that there's no real panacea here but rather a good mix of remedies that need experimentation. No need to worry though Demo, I have no intention of experimenting with any drug without proper medical supervision!I haven't had time to read through the entire thread yet so I'm reluctant to ask any questions out of courtesy but I was wondering if testosterone levels had been abandoned as a possible cause and if so why? I ask because I notice a proportional rise in libido to decline in my symptoms of POIS. Was I wrong to think of testosterone as the primary agent here?Thanks again everyone.
...The two main issues endocrinologists deal with are diabetes and thyroid problems. Many of them focus almost exclusively on diabetes, because there are more medicines to play with, so it attracts more interest, and of course more money. And as far as the thyroid issue goes, most endocrinologists are VERY CONSERVATIVE and ENTRENCHED in strong opinions about thyroid tests and treatments."Endocrinologists are the accountants of medicine," writes Mary Shomon. "They love numbers and many are more comfortable reading lab charts and numbers off blood test results than interacting with patients or engaging in creative problem-solving.So be fore-warned! AND definitely be prepared!
RE MY SEEING A UNIVERSITY ENDOCRINOLOGIST (December 2)I'm also going by a consensus that has been reached by a number of people here at this forum, that an endocrinologist sifting through all of our posts/data can only be beneficial. And from nearly two years ago when this forum was started off by John21, that's been the consistent first choice of medical professional to assist us all. But I will heed your warning. I just hope that I meet with an anomaly. A good one!If I am treated well and logically (I will share my experience with you all) I will try to get us to a next step of either hopping on to an existing clinical trial or some research study (Government, private, or pharmaceutical) as a "POIS subset" or seeing if we can somehow get some assistance in sifting through this huge mass of data known as The POIS Forum. I don't know about you, but my head is SPINNING with all the good POIS theories, individual forum members' experiences, forum members' drug/supple-ment trials, etc. that whiz by every day on our computer screens! B_Jim, Counterpoints and others have done superb distillation work, but we need some more synthesis, summarization, hypothesis/testing, etc. by a medical professional(s). Naturopathic or any other form of testing that can yield POIS relief is most welcome as well.At this stage, I think we all need to keep it very simple. This is merely ONE more step that we are trying out amongst MANY attempts we have made to get professional outside help. And frankly, we're not exactly blazing any trails; we are a small group with a rare malady, not top-of-mind for the medical research community at large! And so far, what this particular discussion really boils down to is...that I have a doctor's appointment []
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great idea to see an endocrinologist. I'm just sharing with you what I have been told by some other patients (with CFS and thyroid issues) and what I've read about this branch of medicine. I think it would DEFINITELY serveyou well to be VERY WELL PREPARED for that visit, with as much of your own personal medical data as possible...
Demografx: Extreme physical exhaustion does not sound like a sign of high cortisol to me (though I could be wrong, and a better answer would not be so simple)...
Quote from: tarkington on 21/11/2008 21:25:17Perhaps cortisol has an important function in sleep. As I mentioned before, I had insomnia the nights following orgasm. And others have mentioned that Relora has actually caused insomnia. So I definitely see a connection between sleep and cortisol and orgasm.There is definitely a connection between adrenal health and insomnia. Check out the article below.http://www.nutritionalmedicine.org.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/franklin?opendocument&part=6 [nofollow]
Quote from: Counterpoints on 23/11/2008 00:36:40Demografx: Extreme physical exhaustion does not sound like a sign of high cortisol to me (though I could be wrong, and a better answer would not be so simple)...Counterpoints, that's exactly my concern. I would recommend that the cortisol path be examined concomitantly with the fatigue path. I, for one, am typical of the fatigue-as-primary-symptom crowd. I think you're more in the cognitive-impairment-as-primary group.
A few things I want to put out there.1. Personally, I've quite the opposite of insomnia while experiencing POIS symptoms. In fact, for several hours afterward, I can barely keep my eyes open. 2. Sleep is one of the things that, for me, "heals" the symptoms.3. On the occasions where I only get 1 or 2 hours of sleep, I feel physical/mental fatigue similar to POIS even if I did not orgasm beforehand (or beforecoital - ability to come up with bad puns isn't harmed).OK, I'm both then - severe physical and mental fatigue.
Also there was an other person who was helped with Levitra, sorry I don't remember who. It would be helpful to have an answer (just to be sure) to the following: were you taking other meds with Levitra?
on 17/10/2008 08:32:56...she prescribed me Levitra - which is why I felt obliged to register and post here today. On Levitra, I can confirm that the POIS symptoms were lessened dramatically post-orgasm. Even after an awesome load, I can still get up and do things. I don't feel paralyzed. However, I've never masturbated with Levitra and only used it for a short while until I was comfortable with my girlfriend - So my testing was limited.
It's good to remember when we are addressing the issue of fatigue that the brain is actually part of the body. So mental fatigue in a certain respect is physical fatigue, just in a different location.http://www.pnas.org/content/99/16/10237.full