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It also motivated me to stop waiting [to contact] Dr. Waldinger again.
For those of you who are interested in learning more about alternative/complementary medicine, you may find some reliable information at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). This is one of the centers of the US National Institutes for Health (NIH).The link is http://nccam.nih.gov/. They don't push any agendas or attempt to convince people to do anything. This is a serious, scientific research arm of NIH, and provides general information and reports of studies undertaken on the various types of alternative medicine.Stef
After an abstinence of almost 2 months,today I had an O in the morning and the symtoms have started showing.Lack of confidence and unable to take decisions.I have even noticed a pain in my head on the front right side not continous,but like a spike just comes for a second and goes away.it happened 4-5 times in the last 1 hour.
Hi all,it seems that I am one of the 45 people where the study was performed on and did the skin test (positive result). As there was not much found on the internet a couple of years ago, I gave up searching and was waiting for Dr. Waldinger's publications. After seeing a tv programme on TLC yesterday on POIS, it made me search the internet again and found several new sites on the POIS topic - including this one! Thanks for all you efforts!It also motivated me to stop waiting and contacting Dr. Waldinger again.I would like to share this with you - as you all have shared your life with me!For me it also matters when I have an O. After sleep, I mostly am recovered.In the morning: I get more and more fatigue / ill / concentration problems / hurting eyes / headache / diffulculty finding words and it influences my social life. And have to sleep early to recover - next day mostly recovered.In the afternoon: same as above, but lighter.Ideal moment around 6-7 pm: not too much problems, but I fall asleep at 11pm, no matter what.After 9: all the symptoms as above but a more serious headache and even more tired the next day. Need to sleep to recover again.After 0:00: not a good idea to have sex & O. (but that's when the wife likes it the most)[\li]Problems are getting worse over the years - now 45 and suffering for 20 or more years. I furthermore have light hay fever / allergic to mosquito bites / allergic to sun (skin).And I almost forgot: i am hyper sensitive.I don't have any solutions or relief found yet - but I am going to try Xyzal as I have it also for my hay fever - and some of the symptoms are the same.I really hope 2012 is our year!
Wow!!Hello, strikef1!It's not my job to welcome people to this forum -- that's strictly Demografx's and Daveman's domain.But -- WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!!!!I've wondered where all of the 45 men who participated in Dr. Waldinger's study had gone. I think you are the one and only participant to grace this forum.It sounds like you found your way here via the TLC channel's story about "Animus" (his user name), the first POIS forum member to go public, about 2-3 years ago. He's the POIS PIONEER (my expression, nothing official!). Animus was so brave to be the first to go public, and now others have followed (Observercenter and Hoping were just involved in a huge story for El Mundo, Spain's largest newspaper).The ripple effect is alive and well! 2-3 years later, the TLC channel's story is still reaching out to people.Your isolation because of POIS is now over. You've found your comrades. :-)Stef
Quote from: nordnurse on 03/06/2012 16:25:06Wow!!Hello, strikef1!It's not my job to welcome people to this forum -- that's strictly Demografx's and Daveman's domain.But -- WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!!!!I've wondered where all of the 45 men who participated in Dr. Waldinger's study had gone. I think you are the one and only participant to grace this forum.It sounds like you found your way here via the TLC channel's story about "Animus" (his user name), the first POIS forum member to go public, about 2-3 years ago. He's the POIS PIONEER (my expression, nothing official!). Animus was so brave to be the first to go public, and now others have followed (Observercenter and Hoping were just involved in a huge story for El Mundo, Spain's largest newspaper).The ripple effect is alive and well! 2-3 years later, the TLC channel's story is still reaching out to people.Your isolation because of POIS is now over. You've found your comrades. :-)Stef Hi Stef,Yes, my isolation is over and that really feels good! When I went to Dr. Waldinger in 2003 or so and the years after, I searched the internet for POIS. Then I only found one website, indicating the research by Dr. Waldinger as 'remarkable and funny'. Now it gives me strength to share my experiences with you and for discussion with other people.I received the articles from Demo and will study them in detail in the coming days.Rob
Total Testosterone:679 (normal:249-836ng/dl)
Hi strikef1,Many of us here have had success with niacin in reducing (practically eliminating in some) POIS symptoms. You may not have read this yet, so you might want to consider it.I have heard members call it a miracle. It can be an emotional experience to be POIS free! (The results in some have been THAT good). Not all report positive results with it, in part this may be due to the procedure for taking it, which is VERY specific. If not followed to the letter, there are NO positive results. If followed correctly, the results are over-whelming.
Quote from: levianthan on 03/06/2012 14:27:00Total Testosterone:679 (normal:249-836ng/dl)levianthan, please do not take this as a recommendation. I will only share my personal situation.I felt some POIS relief when I took testosterone enough to put me in the "average" range. I'm older, so I experimentally asked my endocrinologist if I could up the dose 50% more than I really "need". But these averages in my opinion do not reflect POISers' testosterone averages. It cured my POIS.HOWEVER, this successful POIS high-testosterone-daily-patches strategy (for me) might have also killed off my sperm count. I will never know. But this doesn't matter to me because I have 2 wonderful grown sons!AND...testosterone does NOT work for everyone._IF_ this approach appeals to you (niacin and some other treatments are definitely also worth considering!), then go see a POIS-compassionate endocrinologist (you can MAKE him compassionate-show him the POIS research). Especially point out that all Dutch POIS studies (2002 and 2011), have been carried out by a co-author who is an ENDOCRINOLOGIST, Dr. Dave Schweitzer. newbielink:http://sites.google.com/site/poiswebsite/pois-research-study/dr-david-schweitzer [nonactive]Best wishes, levianthan!