Constant Brain Fog, Constant Stuffy Nose, Low Testosterone, High Prolactin,

[quotz]

Dear fellow POISmen,

I am a newbie, so any suggestions about where I can find help, or what posts to read, is highly appreciated. I have been visiting GPs, neurologists and endocrinologists, but they dont really know whats going on.

Since 2 years ago:
 - Constant Brain Fog (very acute, its making me dysfunctional)
 - BAD POIS for a day or two after sex
 - Stuffy nose throughout random periods during the day. Usually before bed, in the morning, and after meals.
 - Low Testosterone levels 242 ng/dl, very low for a 21 year old (I usually workout heavyweights and cardio 2+2 times a week, respectfully. Diet is good, I dont really eat junk food, try to incorporate loads of fats, and avoiding sugar).
 - High Prolactin 25 ng/ml. (I dont think its pituitary tumour, since for tumours usually the units are sky-high)

I had a bacterial infection (Haemophilus Influenza non-B) that possibly lasted for 2-3 years, that I treated last year. It was all over my respiratory system, and also infected my ears, nose, sinuses. I am not sure whether it infected other parts of my organism.

I used to be heavily addicted to porn for about 2 years on-off where I would masturbate daily, and I would have hard time getting erections in front of girls. I quit that 2 years ago, and I am kind of doing nofap since last year with plenty of sex. 3-4 years I used to have very high libido where I could have sex twice a day, but now its more like once in 2-3 days. POIS only showed up in the past 6 months or less, never had it before.

I used to drink a lot of green tea, which probably made me iron deficient. Or maybe eating wheat made me iron deficient, not sure. Corrected it half a year ago. Maybe too much EGCGs ruined my body? Anyone had similar experiences?

I only developed POIS since couple of months ago, it was a very strange phenomenon, but it feels like its accompanying my brain fog. Do you think its possible that it developed because of doing nofap?

I have a passive brain fog that is almost always there, with severe worsening when I study or work, and severe worsening after I have sex.

Anyone has similar symptoms, surroundings, experiences? Any suggestions? Docs are puzzled. I tried searching on this forum but couldnt really find much stuff, maybe because I am a newbie.

EDIT: Forgot to add I have High Cortisol too, 640 nmol/l.

[Quantum]

Hi Quotz, and welcome to the forum,

I suggest you take a look at http://poiscenter.com/forums/index.php?topic=2338.msg19448#msg19448  .  It is a chart containing many methods that have been shown beneficial to at least some members.  There is no one single method that works for everybody, so you will have to slowly and safely test with one method at a time, for a few weeks.

Also, abstinence ( no ejaculation, no physical stimulation, no porn watching), as much as possible, will lower the "cumulative" symptoms.  After a week or two of abstinence, you brain fog, in theory, should dissipate.  If not, you may have some other underlying condition, but the physicians you have seen seems to say it is not the case, so then, abstinence should be of great help to regain normal brain function.     


So, take your time, read on the forum, and do not hesitate to ask questions

[quotz]

Quantum, thanks for the quick reply! I will give it a thorough read! I dont think abstinence would solve the issue, I think I have tried it once. I will try it again though and I will update for the results!

Best Regards,
Quotz

[uhtred sonof]

There are a few of us who suspect we may have developed POIS as a result of NoFap but we aren't sure how that works. Even more of us think it has to do with a previous or ongoing porn addiction.

I am getting my prolactin checked soon, but I too have low testosterone, severe brain fog correlating with time spent in arousal/O, and bad rhinitis. Abstinence/lowering sexual activity to around once a week is the only thing that helps me clear the cobwebs.

May I ask, do you have any insomnia or hypersomnia issues?

[quotz]

May I ask, do you have any insomnia or hypersomnia issues?

I dont have insomnia or hypersomnia, however, the quality of my sleep, I suppose, is pretty bad. I dont really ever  feel refreshed after waking up, and I do use sleeping eye masks and earplugs. I naturally wake up after 7-8 hours. There were couple of months when I was stressed out where I would wake up during the night to go to the toilet to poop. Had like IBS issues that are now better.

[Muddy]

There are a few of us who suspect we may have developed POIS as a result of NoFap but we aren't sure how that works. Even more of us think it has to do with a previous or ongoing porn addiction.

I am getting my prolactin checked soon, but I too have low testosterone, severe brain fog correlating with time spent in arousal/O, and bad rhinitis. Abstinence/lowering sexual activity to around once a week is the only thing that helps me clear the cobwebs.

May I ask, do you have any insomnia or hypersomnia issues?

I have the same symptoms as you , I haven't heard of anyone having the rhinitis too. I believe this all started after I caught herpes simplex or CMV . Do you have either of those ?

[uhtred sonof]

Yes, either simplex or zoster, as I had a case of Bell's palsy a few years before developing POIS.

[Muon]

Yes, either simplex or zoster, as I had a case of Bell's palsy a few years before developing POIS.

hmm I thought I was the only one who had a Bell's Palsy. So what side has been affected? How did the recovery go, are you fully recovered or partial? And do you have moments where the facial muscles temporarily weaken resulting in a hanging face?

[uhtred sonof]

It was my left side. I recovered near fully and rather quickly, at least cosmetically. My chin and neck muscles on the affected side seem a little weaker and shake with strain.

I do seem to get weak facial muscles, especially the eyelids - they can droop and twitch erratically in times of stress and usually always in POIS.

[dizzy]

Dear fellow POISmen,

And POISwomen, I suppose?

This makes me think: what is the ratio of men vs women on this forum? And how can we tell if a user is male or female easily?

(Sorry for interrupting the thread)

[quotz]

UPDATE: JUST GOT DIAGNOSED WITH MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE!!! Anyone thinks this is it ?

[Muon]

Hi quotz,

I have this strain on my radar for a very long time. What test did they use?

[quotz]

Hi quotz,

I have this strain on my radar for a very long time. What test did they use?

Hi Muon,

I believe its Indirect immunofluorescent assay. I noticed that you have some posts regarding this strain. Would you mind linking or briefing the info you got? I just finished the antibiotic Azithromycin treatment, 500 mg daily for 6 days. I can see that my depression is lifting a little bit, mood is definitely improved, but still need to wait for 1-2 more weeks in order to see whether theres improvement, and to do another test to check whether I treated it successfully. I also noticed there was some blood in my sperm a week ago, no injury to the testicles, and it might have occurred earlier too but I would not have been able to notice it due to circumstances.

Kind Regards,
Quotz

[Muon]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887899409002100

http://cmr.asm.org/content/17/4/697.short

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00405-003-0676-x

21% of patients do not have lung related symptoms. It has the ability to infect the CNS, organs could be infected and some people are infected without experiencing any symptoms.

I assume you have been tested for M.P antibodies in serum? Could you post this data (test result values) inside this thread?:
http://poiscenter.com/forums/index.php?topic=2684.0

[quotz]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887899409002100

http://cmr.asm.org/content/17/4/697.short

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00405-003-0676-x

21% of patients do not have lung related symptoms. It has the ability to infect the CNS, organs could be infected and some people are infected without experiencing any symptoms.

I assume you have been tested for M.P antibodies in serum? Could you post this data (test result values) inside this thread?:
http://poiscenter.com/forums/index.php?topic=2684.0

Oh wow I saw that it is kinda underresearched and that it can cause all range of symptoms. I have loads of medical data that I have done since the past 1-2 years. I will upload them all as a drive/dropbox link.

Best Regards,
Quotz