Look, people here have made a huge stink over the possible unsafe character of desensitization. I can't really speak to how safe it or any of the other effective treatments for POIS (i.e. TRT) are -- none of us can -- but I can say that desens is hugely effective. I decided to continue undergoing desens despite (completely unverified and substantiated) whispers about its potential negative health impacts because I know for a fact that it works, and I simply wasn't willing to allow POIS to dictate what I was capable of.
Only you can decide whether venturing into an unknown and somewhat experimental realm of science is for you. But, if you're willing to take the risks, there are a number of treatments which our members have found to be effective (TRT, desens, removal of the testes, etc.). You might consider them before resigning yourself to life as a truck driver.
EGordon,
I could say that niacin or viagra is "hugely effective". I can say
I know for a fact that it works, but we all know that this is not true for everybody.
You are talking about YOUR experience, and it is NOT supported by everyone who tries it.
Niacin and Viagra have their known safety precautions, and can be undertaken safely with proper medical vigilance.
No one knows if desens is safe. The chance that it can create an autoimmune condition that didn't exist before hand is a potentially dangerous and irreversible risk.
IT IS NOT A WHISPER. You say I can't prove it. But Your doctor can't prove that it's safe either.
The desens treatment is slow, and its potential side effects can also take many years. So when your hair is falling out or bones are brittle or mind is doing loop-di-loops in 15 years, there will be nothing you can do.
I know what the potential down side of niacin or viagra is. They have both been clinically tested for human consumption.
Desens HAS NOT, it is FAR FROM IT.