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I just had a heart to heart with my Endocrinologyst. This is the first time I told her about POIS directly. In the past I alway told her about the symptoms so that I could get tests (doctors tend to give you tests when just give them 'blind' symptoms). So now she knows they weren't 'blind' Anyhow, she had no idea what was causing POIS ; however, she did recommend that I see a urologyst (sp?). She said that urologysts deal with sexual problems. Sigh...I tried to tell her that the symptoms all led to endrocine problems. She also said she doesn't think it's endocrine because I don't have physical problems like troubles getting erection or ejaculating. But that the problems are cognative (and boy do I hate cognative problems). So thats that. I just wanted to share it with you and add to our 'library'.Dazed and confused (literally),Limejuice
[...]OK, guys and gals, two hours ago I took []20mg of Levitra (my pharmacology-lawyer friend said if I didn't go blind with 10mg I should be ok with 20!) - oh, man, what I risk in the name of science!So far, as always, my fingertips are "dried up" (hard to describe) - but not as bad as usual. [...]
I want to mention that before I found this forum I was reading religious forums like http://www.fredstoeker.com/community/viewforum.php?f=2&sid=b16fea73a5ad7b6641f12646c030013d [nofollow]There are alot of people that believe their POIS symptoms are due to guilt and religious in nature. I thought this for a long time. But I realized after reading this forum that I was suffering from a physical problem, not spiritual.
Quote from: demografx on 24/11/2008 23:18:39[...]OK, guys and gals, two hours ago I took []20mg of Levitra (my pharmacology-lawyer friend said if I didn't go blind with 10mg I should be ok with 20!) - oh, man, what I risk in the name of science!So far, as always, my fingertips are "dried up" (hard to describe) - but not as bad as usual. [...]Hi demografx. Could you please elaborate on what you mean by "dried up" fingertips?Skin wrinkling due to water immersion is an indicator of sympathetic innervation, and IMO may potentially be affected by certain types of autonomic dysfunction."Water immersion wrinkling--physiology and use as an indicator of sympathetic function." (Clin Auton Res. 2004 Apr;14(2):125-31.)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15095056"Water-immersion wrinkling is due to vasoconstriction." (Muscle Nerve. 2003 Mar;27(3):307-11.)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12635117Thanks!
POIS DIARYWell, yesterday was the day, with 20mg Levitra, up from 10mg for over a year. 20mg is better than the last 2X at 10mg. Maybe I built tolerance. Maybe the expiration date of the last 10mg's reduced its effectiveness those two times before.Just a little tired today. I wonder if that's normal? Athletes are told to refrain sexually the day before.Anyway, this is far from the POIS agony of my life. Hope it's not a new placebo []
My girlfriend, who is 36, has been suffering from POIS for several years and I think we've finally found something that alleviates her symptoms and possibly is causing them...I gave her a small glass of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and she felt better within 5 minutes. Has anyone else tried saltwater and felt better?
While we don't know the root cause of her sodium electrolyte imbalance, we have now tried the saltwater thing 3-4 times and in every case it has not only resolved her symptoms completely but made her feel fantastic. Her back pain and joint pain even resolved. Clearly she has to be careful about how much saltwater she ingests but the link between electrolyte imbalance and her POIS symptoms could not be ignored. Has anyone else tried this treatment with success?She has not had any alcohol since we discovered this treatment for her POIS symptoms. We don't know if they are related but if anyone else has these "hangovers" that mirror POIS symptoms after just a tiny amount of alcohol, we'd be very interested to know. Also, please let us know if the saltwater works for you.
Fenugreek update - I've used fenugreek for 2 weeks with continued success. I almost feel POIS free around the clock now! What I'm beginning to experience are mild sustained headaches like light pressure that I believe is from the fenugreek. I stopped taking the herb for a day and the headaches disappeared. Going forward I'll only take fenugreek before orgasm.
Good luck Demo - I hope your new experiement is safe and effective. I look forward to your next diary entry.I still feel like my Endocrinologist was heart-felt and genuine and wanted to help if she know what the solution was. She has offered to do light research and I told her about this website and the other doctor from Holland. I don't know what will come of it but I feel as though if I want to do blood work she will allow me to experiement. That is valuable to me and us. Just speaking my mind.
I feel less crazy when I know that you, demografx, have been down a similar thinking process. I used to be so intense in trying to find a reason, some spiritual cure, that would allow me to be guilt free. I am sure there are alot of people in the same situation. I wonder just how common POIS is?