I hope I’m posting in the right place…
I’m a long time sufferer (5+ years) of PFS and a member of this forum. My main issues were severe brainfog, depression, derealization, fatigue, dizziness and extreme physical pain. Everyday’s been a hard battle and eventually I went from anxiety/depression hell, let’s say a -10 (on a scale of -10 to 0), to just barely getting by at -5. I haven’t really followed this forum for a number of years because it just added to my depression knowing not many people were recovering and nothing was being done. This year I started a new job and things were going really badly for me. I couldn’t concentrate, I felt tired and depressed, and worst of all my eyesight was completely screwed up. I had really bad derealization to the point that it was just like I was on LSD. I thought I was going to have to quit and move back home with my parents and start taking some antidepressants. I was really close to doing that but thought I would read up on a few things here first.
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There are a number of posts that have pointed to a low level of D in people’s bodies. I’ve always suspected vitamin D was playing a roll. I’ve been taking it on and off for a while and it had helped. I haven’t taken a blood test to see if my levels are ok or not but I suspect they aren’t.
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After ejaculation I get worsening of brainfog and depression. I read on here and sites on the net that it’s due to the increase in prolactin which leads to a decrease in dopamine. About a month ago it got hellishly bad after having sex 3 times in 3 days so I knew there was a link.
After putting this together I searched for something that might help with lowering prolactin. I found a few articles on bodybuilding sites that said taking B6 will do the trick. I didn’t want to take a B complex because I took them in the past and they made my symptoms much worse, so instead I decided to take both D 400mg and B6 20mg together daily. I first started doing this about 3 weeks ago and I can’t believe it but I feel so much better! I’m not 100% my old self but I’m now at a -1 or -2 daily instead of a -5. I’ve been taking breaks here and there so the B6 doesn’t become toxic and my body doesn’t get too used to it and reverts back. It makes sense that B6 will help improve mood because it plays a roll in neurotransmitter synthesis (including serotonin and GABA).
Now, I don’t think this is a cure at all - well, not yet. I think the problem still exists and persists and without taking these 2 things, I’d be back in hell. I still have some brainfog, neck pain, and slight dizziness from time to time throughout the day but it’s tolerable and I feel like I can actually do my job and not fear each day when I wake up. The only thing I do fear is having sex. I just hope things keep getting better.
Well, all I want is for people who have been suffering from severe brainfog and other similar problems to mine is to give this a try. It’s cheap, safe, and over the counter. It took me 5+ years to come to this “discovery” so maybe it can also work for other long term sufferers that have tried everything under the sun and had nothing work. Hopefully it will and we’ll be 1 step closer to solving our problem!
Post here and let me know how it goes for you.
Best of luck!