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Thanks Rock27. I will make the tyroid test soon (TSH, T3 Free, T4 Free). Study on garlic, proteins, hormones and adreanline.http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/131/8/2150Thanks Girlwind Another one :http://www.nature.com/ajh/journal/v14/n4s/abs/ajh2001291a.htmlI don't know if garlic effect can be compared to beta-blocker.
girlwind, I apologize if I came across too harshly. I was just trying to keep CFS and POIS as two separate entities.Oh, and as a third entity, "general health". Just trying to keep the focus on POIS. It seemed to me that there were many "automatic" parallels being drawn. For example, thyroid deficiencies might be found, but do we know that they are POIS-related? I also said "I'm not convinced" that there's a correlation (POIS and CFS)...but who really knows?Anyway, I'm happy about the hormone testing.
Thank you for the apology. I appreciate it...I have lived with both POIS and CFS for thirty years, and so my thinking on this is different from yours. And at thispoint I DO see a connection, and that connection has to do with my thyroid. Also, my orientation tends to be holistic, not allopathic--I don't like to compartmentalize the body, in an attempt to keep POIS in a separate "unit" from the rest of my health issues. I think overall health IMPLIES a healthy endocrine system. The glands are the energy centers of the body--controlling metabolism and energy output, blood sugar, heart rate, body temperature, emotional andphysical well-being, just to name a few of the myriad functions. The more I investigate about MY POIS problem, and my long-term CFS, the more I'm convinced of endocrine dysfunction being it's source. And now I have even more clear evidence in my recent diagnostic tests. Continuing inquiry about, and healing of, my endocrine imbalances is what I will be putting my time and energy into for the next few months and so,consequently, I will be putting far less time into posting on this forum. Priority is the name of the game.
Yes thanks B_Jim, nitric oxide seems worthy of some investigation…Garlic can increase production of NOhttp://www.garlic.mistral.co.uk/g_and_no.htmExorcise results in production of NO…haven’t we heard reports of exorcise helping POIS?NO is involved in sleephttp://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14081…could a lack of NO be involved in my insomnia?NO is produced from L-Arginine which is found in proteinhttp://www.nutros.com/nsr-02005.html...we have just heard of how a high protein diet helps some peopleI think I’ll do some more reading on NO, perhaps I’ll even try a suppliment to increase it's production.
When a man is sexually stimulated, the body releases nitric oxide in the network of blood vessels forming the corpus cavernosum — a sponge-like area of tissue inside the penis that absorbs an inflow of blood to create the erection. Nitrous oxide stimulates the production of an enzyme called guanylate cyclase (GMP) which, in turn, generates cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in the muscle cells in the walls of the arteries carrying blood through the penis. This should relax the arteries and allow more blood to flow into the corpus cavernosum. But if the body also produces phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), this process may be slowed or stopped. Levitra inhibits the production of PDE5 inside the penis. On its own, this has no effect on the penis because sexual stimulation is required for an erection to occur. Thus, Levitra allows the body to go through its natural cycle of increasing the flow of blood through the penis to produce an erection. In this, Levitra is similar to Viagra. Both lose their effectiveness about six hours after being taken. Both are fully eliminated from the body in between eight and ten hours.
Imre1, I forgot to answer one of your questions. Bisoprolol hasn't substantially decreased my sex drive. It may have decreased it to some extent, but it certainly hasn't completely eliminated sexual desire. (Unfortunately!). I'm on my first week of 10 mg/day. I've been taking 5 mg/day for the past month. We'll see how things change. So far I've noticed increased fatigue, but not much else.
Demo i'll read on NO. It's very interesting.
Wild guess....Could it be that Levitra simply reduces the amount of NO burnt during sex, as less is required due to the inhibition of “PDE5”? Perhaps in effect your NO storage tank (precursors required to manufacture it) isn't depleted as much. [?]
This forum is fantastic, and its such a relief to see this condition tackled with collective sleuthing beyond Dr.Lu's herbal elixirs and religious sites using it to promote the sins of masturbation.cheers
Girlwind the results you have had recently are very encouraging! I wish you success in this way.I think seaweed is to be taken with moderation, and that you must know the exact amount of iodine taken every day. (I heard stories of lost navigators who had to eat seaweed when they were lost in the sea, resulting in health troubles.)I have read the big book you mentionned "fatigued .." . A big mix of supplements from the beginning to the end, but it's interesting !