My update on Phosphatidyl Serine:
I took no more than six pills of 100 mg each, one a day. After each pill i waited a couple of days before taking another one. Since the first time i felt my metabolism was faster. I was feeling like my adrenals were not working properly (little energy, fatigue, etc). The days i took PS, i felt very energetic, thinking clearer, more optimistic and so on. The following day i felt a hangover feeling, dizziness and headaches. This is the reason i took only six pills and i am not taking any again.
BUT…
Libido is a little higher. Sack is fuller and balls hang close to body again. My sack now contracts when i ejaculate, similar to how it was before fin. After orgasm, the feeling of reward satisfies my brain (Finally!! Even not being as strong as it was). Overall i call my experience with it very good. I feel mentally closer to my old self again and i am even considering starting a “partial recovery” post of mine. I am just waiting longer to see how long the effect lasts. So far, so good.
In brief, i think PS restarted my adrenals somehow… or the connection between my adrenals and brain… Or, the way my body reacted to PS (not the drug effect itself), restarted my adrenals. This is the best i can explain it. I don’t know if it would work for everyone, more and more i see that finasteride creates a cascade of damage in different ways for each person.
If anyone wants to try this, my advice is to start with a dose lower than 100 mgs, and increase it slowly if needed. If you feel dizzy, stop it.
I still have an adrenal friendly diet (gluten free, no sugar, no caffeine, no processed foods). I plan to continue this way, i am finally feeling better, i am not going to change a thing!!!
I am able to masturbate or have sex every night. Some nights it takes long to ejaculate, but it is fine. I don’t have any desire of sex in the morning, but i have always been like this, always hornier at night. Erection is normal when laying down or sideways, so i am able to have sex in some positions so it is good. I even was able to keep an erection when standing one day, i was so happy i asked the girl to knee down and give me a blowjob, LOL.
What has not changed:
- sensitivity on penis still little compared to how it was
- libido lower than how it was
- spontaneous erections still lacking
- Ejaculate volume and strengh (little, weak)
What has improved:
- Erection is normal when laying down, just need to stimulate with hand for 15 seconds or so to achive full erection.
- I am having morning erections everyday. Most days full size.
- Stronger orgasm. It seems now my brain gets satisfied after i ejaculate. It is been like this for over a month.
- Energy level, optimism.
- Mentally i am feeling so much better. I realize now this is what bothered me the most… I am finally making plans again about work, life, dating, so it is clear i have improved.
I am just very cautious, i don’t want to get disapointed. I ve had enough of this. This is the reason i had not posted yet about this. Please don’t get your hopes too high or post this as “the cure”. Just try it if you want, start low dose, observe your body reactions. I honestly think PS may not work for all of us. Our bodies are not only the result of the damage created by Finasteride but also the sum of the protocols, diets, and medications we tried to overcome this syndrome, plus genetics of course. So each one is in a different spot now. I had to use Prednisone last year (lung inflamation, allergies) and Prednisone seemed to have turned off my adrenals which pretty much ended the depression, and excess cortisol i had since quiting Finasteride, but on the other hand made me lethargic, slow, and with even less desire for sex. Now PS seems to have restarted my adrenals, WITHOUT creating depression or excess cortisol symptoms.
I am taking a break of the site, i need to live a little. Good luck to everyone, i will come back to post updates and if things keep this way long enough i will create my partial recovery post.