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.....and on feeling of physical fatigue.Thanks in advance.
Demo you said in the past you were severely depressed and that Prozac helped you a lot. Do you think your depression was caused by POIS ? Maybe SSRIs can help to reduce (not cure) POIS as Dr Waldinger and the Dr from the New York Times article are saying.Also I was wondering, what are the positive effects of testosterone on your mental (memory, anxiety, optimism, other ?), and on feeling of physical fatigue.Thanks in advance.
daveman and others following the BP chat, one thing I notice about BP is that it's still high (but med-controlled) since my open heart surgery 4 months ago, quintuple bypass.But my energy level, mood, and overall well being has increased dramatically!It makes me wonder, if proper blood flow, better circulation of oxygen after bypass, if BP is only one piece of the puzzle? POIS has remained about the same. If I'm careful with frequency, my POIS symptoms are about 90% relieved. I've cut back even further on low-dose stimulants though.Let's get a med researcher over here already!!! : - )
Anyone who knows the answer: Other than what's described by a doctor in the first page of this thread, did any of you try drugs that increases the dopamine levels in the brain (I think such a drug is Wellbutrin)? For how long have you tried it? did it help?Also - did any of you tried drugs that increases levels of noradrenaline (also known as norepinephrine)? For how long? Did it help?On that matter I have to say that I'm taking Cymbalta (which is an Serotonin Norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor, and therefore should elevate levels of norepinephrine in the brain), 60 mg a day for about 7-8 months now, and it doesn't really seem to help.I have my eyes on especially on dopamine, and want to see if you had some experience with it.
Testosterone has lifted my mood, energy, given me strength and, of course, drastically improved my POIS. the "Catch 22" of TRT is that it has increased my libido, and I will leave to your imagination the implication of that : - )I just saw my urologist (my endo is out for now because of changing insurance), and he said that I am in "the lower 1/3" of testosterone levels. But I won't try to change that because that would heighten libido again, while most probably improving my POIS. My problem remains with some POIS symptoms in the first hours to one day. But this is a HUGE relief from the 3-4 days of POIS agony for over 30 years!
You said you were improved with a nap:Growth hormone is secreted during a nap, and involved in sperm production. Maybe something to study..
QuestionResponding to many forum members' growing impatience and frustration about moving forward in POIS research: I'd like to approach my famous endo and ask him to recommend his brightest graduate student to review our posts and make recommendations. It can't cost us much (I would ask those who have pledged research funds here for POIS to fund this).Any thoughts, comments, opinions?
sounds good. also, i dont know how this would be done, but dont they have "medical conventions" around the nation about a variety of different pathologies? I wonder what it would take to get POIS noticed by an organization running such a convention (sexual / neurological). Maybe even getting a letter to them, saying "during your convention, could you make a short announcement about POIS and where to go (here) to find more information?"
Daveman, I believe the estimate is 1/4 of a percent or .0025. Worldwide that is many people.
Just want to report that Sasparilla, Maca and Rhodiola have not been effective in curing my POIS despite their many biologiocal benefits....On the other hand, Damiana, nigella Sativa & recently Astralagus have greatly reduced my symptoms by at least 80% but without curing POIS......I'll be trying some new herbs during the next couple of weeks with the hope of finding nature's cure....meanwhile I'll be renewing some new tests .........Will keep you posted.
related memory problems:ive always had a horrible time with memory recall. which of course makes conversation a bit difficult, amongst other things. but i am able to recognize anything ive experienced if its presented. like i can hear 2 seconds of a song and be able to recognize it, although i couldnt tell you the name of the song or who its by. this tells me i am able to internalize experiences into memory storage, but recalling them at will is incredibly difficult.my grandfather had progressing Alzeihmer's disease, and would have reached stage 3 if he didnt die from heart failure. do genetics play a part?i wonder if my POIS isnt a symptom of a specific orgasm related function, but rather there is a deficiency / messed up physical structure elsewhere in my brain that, when I "O", whereas a normal person's brain can compensate for the neuro-chem cocktail released into the system, mine cannot.its like you are driving down the road in a big steel car, say a cadillac. this is a normal person. you get into a wreck (the "O") and the driver is fine because of the solid metal frame.i, on the other hand, am driving down the road in a ford festiva or other small compact car made out of aluminum and plastic. i get into a wreck (the "O") and the driver is severely wounded.i also want to point out if you do get an MRI, be careful of what is ordered. I recently have noticed with my brain MRI, only 24 snapshot (slides) were taken of the sagittal plane. thats almost one snapshot every 1 cm. 1 cm huh? yeah i dont know what they expected to learn with 1cm gaps between each pic. on the net i see MRIs of ppl's brains with at least twice that many snapshots. all im suggesting is ask the doc about the number of snapshots saggital / axial planned for your MRI to ensure their are ENOUGH for a proper assessment.
the US alone should have 386000 male POIS sufferers! So that should have some interest to doctors and medical supply people.