over the last six years since I crashed with pfs ive had around 5 or six spontaneous erections,a few of them ive noticed have been when ive been up in a plane and ive felt quite horny,has anyone else noticed this while flying??? if so any ideas what would cause this???
just flew to vegas and back and did not have this experience.
robbo- where they pleasurable trips? Were you relaxed and excited to be leaving? Vacation etc?
I was tired and sleepy on the flight back from vacation a few times,i felt quite horny and couldn’t stop thinking about sex,infact I had to masturbate when I got home,now that is extremely rare since pfs,it has only happened a few times since my crash 6 years ago,99 percent of the time my dick is as dead as a dodo…
Dopamine levels increase when you are tired. When I used to work third shift many times I had a erection on the way home. Not so much anymore.
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wow, check this out. This guy who now says he is recovered (or almost) attributes his baseline improvements from jet lag and flying. Check out his February 22, 2013 entry
interesting indeed,thats the first time ive heard anyone else mention it,right lads im off to book a flight 
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Well I noticed something like this after a ride in a roller coaster or those free fall tower stuff you do on a fair … maybe a boost of adrenaline, I don’t know. But i actually do not recommend this in our condition.
“anyone get erections while flying???”
can’t we ask more stupid questions here?
how about erections while doing headstand or swimming etc. This is ridiculous.
SP- maybe not. There are some neurological conditions such as MAV and certain balance disorders that are being linked to potential problems with neurotransmitters. There is an off chance that there is some link here. Robbo at least found it significant enough to ask and the guy who has reported near recovery also mentioned jet lag/long flights as a potential improvement area.
I can remember a few times getting rock hard erection during flight or afterwards while jet lagged and I remember thinking its strange.
I also have mentioned that lots of times when I do not get enough sleep or after a night of drinking it can happen periodically too.
This is very odd, but I just returned from vacation down south and on my plane ride home I experienced the same thing. Good luck finding a connection, if any, but I can relate. I NEVER get spontaneous erections, so this was significant. I was legit concerned that the lady next to me would notice. ha. This sort of thing NEVER happens without some sort of baseline stimulation. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. Wasn’t even thinking about anything sexual, it just happened, and I was sort of reminded of teenage years.
Who knows, but interesting nonetheless.
Both of these factors were involved on my way home from my vacation. So while you can relate it back to the flight, my vacation was full of alcohol, and my trip back was full of sleep deprivation. Maybe linking back to the flight is a stretch, but I can’t help but at least find this a little more than coincidental.
I’ve actually noticed this as well.
In the four years that i’ve been suffering from these side effects I’ve only been on a plane twice. Both trips were not happy ones (going to funerals).
And on both flights I noticed I was getting rock hard erections. Not sure what the explanation here is but its making me want to book a flight this summer!
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Yup there is a clear connection here, it actually is one more bullet in my theory of what exactly has happened to all of us
Cortisol, Aldosterone, Insulin, and T4 are all increased in high altitude…
moonman1- very interesting. Check out the below. Serum Progesterone to estrogen ratio increases at high altitude as well (based on pregnancy evaluations) This is EXACTLY what my theory is, that we have an imbalance of Progesterone to Estrogen in the brain at the receptor site, that finasteride has abolished the protective effects of progesterone.
btw, since I went on a bender last week of Alcohol, I have been feeling amazing. I am horny all the time, all I can think about is sex. Penis is larger, warmer, more ejaculate. Sense of smell, clear thinking, sweating etc have returned. Do I expect this to last? Probably not, but I am convinced that alcohol by increasing the Progesterone and 5ar metabilite Allopregenalone in the brain have been the cause of this.
I am wondering how many people who have had symptoms with little change for a year are not big drinkers/party goers.
what kind of alcohol?
Thought I would update again. 3 days ago I drank Vodka, 8 shots in about 3-4 hours. I felt I was in a low point and wanted to see what would happen. Well, 3 days later, night and AM erections, clearer dream sequences, horny, sweating more, skin not as dry, penis is thicker and warmer, thicker and more forceful ejaculation. This is now the 4th time I have done this and each time it has correlated with an upswing. BTW, I have drank beer before and for some reason havent seem to have the same reaction.