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New Theories / Re: Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (POIS)
« on: 11/05/2012 03:40:08 »Hey guys, has anyone tried anticonvulsants?
I'm about to try one of these as my POIS now resembles more neck and occipital nerve neurolgia with constant headache and neck spasm.
I think this is needed, since I have tried several psychiatric medications prior to knowing I had POIS (thinking it was mental illness).
AEDs (Anti Epileptic Drugs):
Depakote and Lamictal):
I have tried both Depakote and Lamictal, both of which are anti-convulsants. Neither worked. When taking these medications the psych would take my blood every so often (2 weeks) to get an appropriate blood level of the medication in my system. These medications take time to build up in your system and cannot be taken for high doses without first slowly increasing the dose over a long period of time. If you were to try and shock your system with either Depakote or Lamictal by taking a high dose in hope of eliminating POIS symptoms, you are under MAJOR RISK OF SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS, such as seizures, skin rashes, and so on. Therefore, taking a high dosage of an anti-convulsant immediately before ejaculation would not matter since the only way to take these medications is slowly (Lamictal takes 6 weeks+ to build up in the system and Depakote 3 weeks+), and the risk of doing significant damage to your body by trying otherwise is not a good idea.
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Mood stabilizers (Lithium)
Lithium:
A mood stabilizer. This actually has helped my mood somewhat but does nothing to help with POIS symptoms. NOT EFFECTIVE FOR POIS.
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Antipsychotics: (Abilify, Seroquel, Risperdal)
Abilify: On it for a a month. Had to keep increasing the dose due to continuous suicidal attempts. Did not work and was taken off rather quickly. NOT EFFECTIVE FOR POIS.
Seroquel:
Terrible drug, made me sleepy all the time. NOT EFFECTIVE FOR POIS.
Risperdal:
Taking this for the first time tonight. The psych thinks I'm psychotic (which I am when suffering from POIS symptoms!). I'll keep you all updated on this medication. No data available for POIS treatment at this time.
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Anti-depressants:
Zoloft:
The bright side is that this drug completely stopped my premature ejaculation. I could continuously thrust for 10 minutes and still not be ready to ejac. It was also cool because I could control when I wanted to let it out. The downside is that: 1) it takes a minimum of 3 days to 1 week to get the sexual thing down, meaning you have to continuously take it every day, 2) your sensitivity, enjoyment of sex, and libido plummet (we're talking near-zero), so while you may be able to last forever you keep looking at your watch because you're tired of it, and 3) it did help a little for POIS symptoms. I'm not sure if it helped because I wasn't having sex/masturbation as much (no desire) or because of the serotonin alteration in the brain. Be careful with this drug because I went from 25mg to 150mg within 6 months and it was HELL to come off of (yet I hear it's the easiest of the SSRI drugs to stop taking). It also messes with your natural serotonin production if you take it long term (years). It did not help depression at all. MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF POIS SYMPTOMS (maybe 20% reduction? nothing worthwhile).
Wellbutrin:
Currently on this medication right now. I've taken 300mg twice a day, all at once, 150mg morning, night, etc. I've varied the times and dosages of this medication (like all medications I've taken) quite considerably within the effective dose range. Has done NOTHING for POIS or depression at all. NOT EFFECTIVE FOR POIS.
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I'm sure there's more I missed. Tired, haven't slept, will update tomorrow when I have more time. On the plus side I'm starting Day 3 of recovering from my last ejac. and will be clear headed in a matter of days. Then it's celibacy for me!