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blood test results after 1 year in

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by cartmandaz221, Nov 3, 2019.

  1. cartmandaz221

    cartmandaz221 Fapstronaut

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    Tomorrow marks 1 year anniversary of this journey.

    I didn't abstain to flatline, just after a short PMO session, on the,5th of Nov, 2018 I woke up and found myself without a working libido, went to my GP and done some tests and all came back fine.

    I've just done another blood test, because I havent had any wet dreams nor ejaculations or leaks in these 364 days, i thought i have hormoine imbalance and it shuts down my production, but my results tell otherwise.

    take a look, im 33 years old btw,

    Free T4:16.0 pmol/L ( ‪11.0 - 22.0‬ )
    TSH:1.1 mIU/L ( ‪0.30 - 4.00‬ )
    Free T3:4.9 pmol/L ( 3.0 - 6.5 )
    FSH:4.7 IU/L ( ‪2.0 - 12.0‬ )
    LH:6.8 IU/L ( ‪2.0 - 9.0‬ )
    Prolactin:223 mIU/L ( < 240 ) or 10.481 ng/mL

    HbA1c:33 mmol/mol ( < 41 )

    Testosterone:19.8 nmol/L ( 8.7 - 29.0 ) or 570.6 ng/dL

    RF Immunoturbidometric:9 IU/mL ( < 16 )

    Cholesterol:3.9 mmol/L ( < 5.0 )
    Triglyceride:0.7 mmol/L ( < 2.0 )
    HDL Cholesterol:1.26 mmol/L ( > 1.00 )
    LDL cholesterol:2.3 mmol/L ( < 3.4 )
    Chol/HDL Ratio:3.1 ( < 4.5 )

    Ferritin:221 ug/L ( ‪20 - 400‬ )
    Calcium:2.39 mmol/L ( 2.10 - 2.55 )
    Adjusted Calcium:2.36 mmol/L ( 2.10 - 2.55 )
    Albumin:42 g/L ( ‪32 - 48‬ )
    Creatinine:82 umol/L ( ‪60 - 105‬ )
    eGFR:> 90 mL/min/1.73m2
    Total Bilirubin:21 umol/L ( < 25 )
    Alk. Phosphatase:66 U/L ( ‪40 - 110‬ )
    GGT:10 U/L ( < 60 )
    ALT:38 U/L ( < 45 )
    Total Protein:72 g/L ( ‪61 - 79‬ )
    Albumin:42 g/L ( ‪32 - 48‬ )
    Globulin:30 g/L ( ‪20 - 36‬ )
    CRP:< 1 mg/L ( < 5 )

    Im very confused right now, but will continue this no pmo lifestyle.
    If anyone has any suggestions, please share with me.
    I owe my Mrs a big one this time :(
     
    Last edited: Nov 3, 2019
  2. cartmandaz221

    cartmandaz221 Fapstronaut

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    in a few years before this, i was constantly tired and cldnt do whole day office work without taking a nap. some time i went home after work to go in bed sleep for 1-2 hrs before having dinner and i never thought it was an issue. now my energy level is through to the roof.

    i had experienced fogs, fatigue, insomnia at the begining of the journey. My symptoms right now are, anhedonia, skin dermatitis and of coz, sexual flatline.
     
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  3. @Omega. c-could you or would you be willing to take some time out of your busy life and offer a word to this fellar?
     
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  4. CTRL + DEL

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    These are really good results.
    I see nothing wrong with your health regarding your liver, kidney, thyroid, pancreas, bone or reproductive health.

    In fact, I don't understand what your issue is to begin with. You seem to have a totally healthy sex life judging by this:
    This seems to be an issue for you.

    Let me clarify- lack of wet dreams is never an indication of failing reproductive health. It's perfectly normal not to have them at all.

    As for no "leaks", that's also fine. Good, even. It tells me your urinary tract is functional and your sphincters are working well.

    By ejaculations, do you mean after sex? If you do, note that it's not an issue with your hormones; it's an issue with your nerves / penile sensitivity. If you had a prolonged history of prone masturbation or any sort of sexual activity that may have brought harm to your reproductive organs, that may be the underlying issue. Either this or it could be anything from a blocked ejaculatory duct (rare) to sterility (also rare, because it would usually affect your T levels a little; little enough to be just noticeable).

    If you're referring to a lack of spontaneous ejaculations, then (as i said for wet dreams), it's normal. Totally normal.
     
  5. CS1

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    Have you tried real sex ? If no why not ? use it as test your libido and see where does recovery got ..
     
  6. cartmandaz221

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    Thanks for your reply Omega, that's some quality stuff.

    My sex life had been healthy, no prone masturbation or PE or DE history, except I masturbated here and there when the Mrs was not available or during her pregnancy. I started to get an erection from kissing my Mrs 3 months in this No PMO journey, the erection is strong enough for engaging sex but my issue is the lack of libido, I just don't feel excited or aroused to maintain such erection to perform sex. How could I get an erection from kissing, but feeling asexual to engage sex, that sounds contrary to each other?

    Anyway, during these 364 days, there had been no sex, no wet dreams, no leaks, I feel my body had just shut off semen production and my desire for sex. That's why I insisted to get so many items checked in the blood test as I firmly believe I had low T or some hormone issue. My GP had referred me to see an endocrinologist in a few weeks, I don't know what would I expect given the blood test shows absolute zero issues.
     
  7. cartmandaz221

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    I could and I know that's healthy, but in the same time, I am worried if that drains my body even more?
    I was planning to have sex when my libido returns but I could be wrong, too
     
  8. cartmandaz221

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    Thanks :)
     
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  9. CTRL + DEL

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    Indeed, it is a bit contrary. To add to that, this isn't a question you can answer with any blood test. I am inclined to say that this is just one of the rollercoasters that rebooting puts people through.
    If you want a rapid increase in libido, i suggest you start aerobic exercises and supplement some zinc in your diet. If you're anything like me, Zinc alone will make you extremely horny in high amounts so please follow an exercise regimen and restrict your intake to the minimum daily allowance granted in your country.

    Yes, this makes sense. They're likely going to check for pituitary function and see your hormone levels. In my opinion, this won't lead to anything much as most people on nofap do not display any such tangible results. It's there though, and I know it is because as a rebooting addict, I experience it as well. However I have yet to read up on a story that verifies the claim of low libido with actual fluxes in hormone levels.

    If you really want to get a blood test done, try to check for serotonin and cortisol levels. Any other test doesn't really make much sense to me. Dopamine level tests are highly inaccurate but cortisol is something you can trust on. (It's basically the stress hormone and can easily kill libido in excess.)

    Don't worry about it. I understand 1 year is a hell of a long time to wait, but trust me- this 1 year is how much closer you are to a total recovery. Let me know if anything still bugs you. ^^
     
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  10. cartmandaz221

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    I will have my cortisol level re-tested tomorrow because my GP believes the number was interfered with the strong topical ointment I applied for my dermatitis the night before, the number was life-threateningly low and I don't seem to have any Addison's disease symptoms, so cortisol level was removed from the results. I've been off the ointment for a few days and will add it to this post once I got the number. They didn't test me on serotonin, i will try call my GP tmrw and ask him to add it to the blood test.

    Regarding to supplement, I've been on Men's multi for a whole year now, not sure about the dose, i think it is just the daily recommended dose of zinc, d3, b12, magnesium, etc. Sadly, so far, they had no effects on my sex drive nor skin condition.

    Again, thanks so much for spending time writing all of those above, really appreciate that.
    Hopefully I could get better in maybe another 12 months' time? but if I failed, I want people to be able to find this post, read this and learn from my story and experience and stop the PMO bs once and for all.
     
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  11. CTRL + DEL

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    Most definitely not ^^
    Your HbA1c would've been whack if that'd been the case. Rest assured. :D

    Wow. This baffles me. How interesting. I have no concrete explanation for this. Yet. ;) Can't wait till I can answer this question one day tbh ^^
    Just keep hanging in there though.

    From what I've researched into addictions, 2 years is usually the time it takes for an individual's chances of relapsing to become half of what they were before. Also, 2 years seems to be the time limit within which the effects of P.A.W.S. are fully mitigated.

    If u don't know what PAWS is, it stands for Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome and your situation meets most of the typical symptoms seen in it. Still, just because your symptoms match it, I cannot conclusively state that what you're experiencing is itself PAWS, but (off the record) I'm damn sure it's PAWS.

    If it is, yes, you could be in for another year. But no more ^^ Chin up my friend; you're halfway there.
     
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  12. cartmandaz221

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    hi omega, just an update, cortisol came back normal in range.

    Serum Cortisol: 330 nmol/L ( 200 - 700 nmol/L)

    so everything is fine, no addisons nor cushing diseases and I feel perfectly normal except lacking of working libido. I will see the endocdinologist next week to see if the have any opinion, but I guess it would be just like you said, the flatline or PAWS might not necessarily have any influences on my hormoine levels.
     
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  13. Fallensoldier1

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    Wow what a detailed and informative responses you have given in this post. I am impressed.
     
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  14. CTRL + DEL

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    Glad to hear it!

    I'm now heavily inclined to put this off as a case of PAWS, but do let me know what your endocrinologist says :)
     
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    I have high cpk will be the problem of erections? ?
     
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    I have high cpk will be the problem of erections
     
  17. CTRL + DEL

    CTRL + DEL Fapstronaut

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    I'm guessing CPK in this context means Creatinine phosphokinase.

    In that case, No. But you may have issues with your muscles or heart or even your brain. Get yourself checked out.
     
  18. Either you're still in the reboot process or your body might take a while before getting used to mating. But it seems most likely you're flatlining. I'm 450 days in and still in PAWS.
     
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  19. Dave G 123

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    Hi,

    Can I ask what country you're in? I'd really like to get blood tests done, but here in the UK getting a GP to do anything unless you're pretty much dying is near impossible.
     
  20. CTRL + DEL

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    Interesting. May I ask why? Is it just laziness or their working protocol?

    Also, why not visit a private practitioner? They're pretty much paid on a per-patient basis, so I'm sure they'll entertain whatever blood tests you ask for, unlike doctors employed by the government, who basically have to work a 40 hour week, regardless of the number of patients.
     

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