Does PFS exhibit a cycling behavior?

General Discussion
#1

Have you noticed a cycling behavior in your condition?

  • Yes, it really exhibits a cycling behavior, no minor fluctuations during an upswing.
  • Yes, although I experience minor fluctuations during an upswing.
  • No, my condition does not cycle, although I experience upswings and downswings in a non defined frequency.
  • No, my condition does not cycle and does not fluctuate - it’s pretty much stable.

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I’m just wondering how many of you experience this notorious cycling behavior. I usually experience a major upswing every 3 months. If this is really a common pattern, my opinion is that the researchers must know about it.

#2

The first 6 months or so were quite cyclical. Now I seemed to have just reached a middle ground with my sides. Nothining gets much better or much worse.

#3

I’m just replying to bump this to the top of the page, I think it’s worth asking the question again and trying to get more votes and replies. If you reply it would be good to know how long you think a cycle lasts and how long you’ve been off the drug.

Do people find that symptoms get better and worse? Does a good period follow bad and vice versa? Are those periods in sync in some way with one another - are the lowest lows followed by mild improvements and the highest highs by minor lows?

#4

It doesnt. If I live like a robot 24/7, eat the same stuff at the same time every day and do the same activities then I’m 100% stable and my pfs won’t get better or worse. Changes only happen when you somehow interact with the AR or your hormone levels (by certain food, sex, excercise, supplements, sun etc.)

#5

Thanks @Invictus, that’s interesting, have you found a system that you can stick to to minimise negative effects? Do you think that certain activities can be provisioned for by changing diet / timing? I think it’d be really helpful if you could create a separate topic and explain your findings and then we could discuss common methods of controlling this.