Naive Rat's Successes

[naiverat]

Over the last month or so, I have seen my baseline sexual function gradually improve from maybe something like 20 - 30% to around 80% or so, even hitting periods of perhaps full function.

Ever since starting fluoxetine (prozac) 2 years ago, I never had any nocturnal or morning erections. I read about how this increased bloodflow at night functions as a means of tissue preservation, and lack of activity can result in erectile dysfunction long term. I also read about how organic erectile dysfunction has shown reversal by use of nightly sildenafil (Viagra). Just to make sure my baseline did not deteriorate any further, and to have some guarantee of being able to "get it up" if necessary in a sexual encounter, I ordered a couple hundred tabs of the 100mg pills from an over seas pharmacy.

I began taking 50mg before bed every night and wood returned. It seemed to get stronger each night. Veins appeared much more prominent. There were even new veins/capillaries (not sure the term) present after this treatment -- probably those that were originally present but slowly became less and less visible with the years of lack of blood flow. I continued this for about a month. I REALLY urge anyone who does not have regular morning wood to jump on this. Preserve the organic function of your penis, even if it is numb and you lack libido. You can find ways to improve the others later, but if left in a state of hypoxia for too long, it probably will end up not working at all, even when your brain is "back on."

Along with the viagra, I have been adhering to a supplement regimen I have developed and added to over time:

Inositol - I take about one tablespoon of this every morning in water on an empty stomach. I've gone through about 2 kilos of the stuff by now. I think most improvements it shows will be present in the first month of use, but since it is what first brought me from 10% to the 20-30%, and it's benefits for anxiety, I continue using it.

CDP choline - I can't say enough good things about choline. Although exactly through which mechanism it may benefit PSSD is unclear, it reportedly modulates dopamine, which is undoubtedly implicated in our condition. 500mg per day has definitely been a good tool in the toolbox. It seems to synergize nicely with inositol. I have seen lasting improvement in baseline. I take one in the morning with the choline on an empty stomach and another in the evening.

NAC - This is a recent addition, and another apparently indirectly pro-dopamine supplement. Erections and libido seemed to shoot up quite a bit with the addition of this. I started at 2 500 mg pills per day, for a total of 1g.

MSM - Like NAC, this is a sulfurous compound. I'm not sure how it fits into the picture of PSSD, but I definitely noticed great improvement after adding this. I take 3 1,500 mg pills per day.

Ginkgo Biloba - this is a supplement often cited on this website. You probably won't see immediate results, but it is reported to upregulate 5ht1a receptors over time, especially ones that have been donwregulated due to stress (I have an anxiety disorder). I take 1 pill per day of the NOW brand. Likely does not matter which is used.

Zinc - lowers prolactin and increases testosterone. This will always be beneficial. I take 30mg per day with a meal.

Vitamin D3 - I take 10,000 IU daily. This is more for general health, but sexual function may suffer if you are deficient.

Medications:

Prazosin - I am currently taking 3mg prazosin per day. This is an alpha adrenergic antagonist at the alpha 1 receptor. It acts as a vasodilator by blocking adrenaline's vasoconstrictive effects. I use it for anxiety. It may give a bit of an extra edge with regards to penile blood flow, but on its own, I didn't notice much (started this before other supplements).

Diclazepam - This is a benzodiazepine. I would not recommend this. I am only taking this because my anxiety disorder became out of control - my nervous system is seemingly quite compromised and I need to give it a rest. In time, I will likely taper. I don't believe this has any positive effects on PSSD, outside of reducing stress/anxiety that could impact libido and performance.


In addition to these supplements, I've been attempting to eat very healthily (as close to paleo as possible) and exercise 5 days a week. I run 3x per week, 3 mile each time, and lift heavy weights twice per week. Aerobic has myriad benefits, from increasing BDNF and 5ht1a receptors to increasing dopamine levels. Anaerobic exercise will increase your testosterone, which obviously isn't the only key to sexual function, but will always help.

I met a girl recently and I've been able to get and maintain hard erections as well as actually have libido. It's been great. I know windows exist, but I don't reckon this is one. I've seen incremental improvements that have stuck around, even when I've discontinued the supplements.

I know this specific regimen won't work for everyone. We are all unique. The main point of this post is to encourage research and experimentation. I've been lurking this site for over a year now and tried so many supplements under the sun to get to this point. There were very dark points where PSSD consumed my life and became an obsession, one I thought may ultimately lead to my taking my own life. Don't fall into this pit of misery. There is hope.

- Naive Rat

[hgwxx7]

Hello dear friend, I've recently and accidentally found that NAC is very good for both PSSD and depression. I don't know the scientific fact but it really works.

[Monkey24]

Naiverat,

Awesome! Happy for you. I’m currently doing daily fairly intense cardio (running) and I just started ginkgo biloba. I think I’m going to add MSM and NAC to my regimen after reading this.

[zensan]

Happy for you When did you started taking sildenafil? And you took it one month? What about after that? Did the erections lasted taking only the supplements?

[hgwxx7]

Happy for you When did you started taking sildenafil? And you took it one month? What about after that? Did the erections lasted taking only the supplements?

Sildenafil can cause blindness and deafness. So be very careful if you want to use it.

[Steven]

yes I also heard that the erection at night for the tissue is important I have also made cialis 5 mg duration therapy for 1 month. Do you take 50 mg every night? is that not dangerous?

[naiverat]

I'm not longer taking the sildenafil. I only took it nightly for a month to "recover" some of the veins/arteries/capillaries that likely atrophied from lack of blood flow over the two years. Now, I am getting nightly erections on my own without drugs most nights of the week.

Edit: Of course there are risks to all of these drugs we are trying. I started with a low dose (like 10mg) to see how I reacted to the drug, then slowly increased up to 50mg per night from there. My body got used to it and I no longer felt any of the PDE5 sides (like the flushing, increased heart rate, etc.). They were always quite mild anyway. Use at your own risk but start slow and pay attention to how your body reacts. I don't think there are a ton of studies on long-term use. The benefits, I believe, greatly outweigh any risk though.

[Steven]

Long-term use only with cialis 5 mg one can always take

 

[zensan]

Yes I think Cialis is safer option and you can start 2,5mg and then increase to 5mg if necessary. But that´s amazing Naiverat if you don´t need sildenafil anymore!

[Steven]

I'll try that anyway. I do not care about it now I'm in there everything in life, the life is basically gone anyway with the fucking shit