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Anyone try chemical castration?

Discussion in 'Off-topic Discussion' started by jrens, Jul 14, 2016.

  1. jrens

    jrens New Fapstronaut

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    I'm looking into this and I just want some feedback on what you may have tried and how it worked for you and if you recommend it. I'm mostly concerned about the drug used and the dosage. Thanks. ☺️
     
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  2. Mistakesweremade

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    Don't think I'd wanna give up sex even thou I haven't had it yet...Besides, that sounds dangerous!
     
  3. MsPants

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    I think you should seek counselling from someone who specializes in sex addictions before trying something so severe. I don't know what your reasons are for thinking about doing this but you should try to fix your root problems first instead of masking them with medication, especially to that extreme. If you don't fix the root problem, it will not get any better, even after radical treatments like that. Look for Sex Addicts Anonomous groups if you cannot get a therapist.
     
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  4. BobDobbs

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    Castration seems like it would only be an option for someone who had given up all hope of sex, and probably any hope for a relationship. A lot of guys will be alone forever, and some might have accepted that, but castration will not remove the longing.
     
  5. AnotherWay

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    I have also been looking into this over the past couple years. Some time back, there seems to have been a drug called "Libidno" that claimed to help men bring their sexual appetite under control. Their website no longer works and I haven't been able to find any way of ordering it online. I first heard of the term "chemical castration" while I was doing research into anaphrodisiacs (substances which reduce the libido). Apparently it's a drug given to sexual offenders by the state in order to prevent them from re-offending. I'd imagine that if the state saw the drug as being safe to administer to humans, that it would be safe for use by the general public too.

    Through Wikipedia, I've found out about Medroxyprogesterone acetate named as one of the drugs used. It doesn't seem to have any adverse effects on men. Cyproterone acetate is also said to be used throughout Europe for the same purpose as Medroxyprogesterone acetate. The real question is where one would go about acquiring those drugs. I doubt that either are available over-the-counter.

    @MsPants I suspect that @jrens reason for wanting to go this route is the same as mine. I think that chemical castration is a valid route for getting rid of porn addiction. While counselling might be able to treat the mind, the physiological aspect of addiction might be more effectively treated by suppressing the chemicals in our body which lead to sexual desire.


    @BobDobbs , I can't speak for @jrens but that is exactly why I see it as an option. I don't understand why you don't think that chemical castration would not remove the longing, as that is precisely its intended purpose.
     
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  6. AnotherWay

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    This article is also of interest: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/12/what-its-like-to-be-chemically-castrated.html

    Here are some interesting parts from the interview with a guy who voluntarily underwent chemical castration:

    I think his testimonial speaks volumes. As a perpetually single guy without a chance, it gives me hope that there is a drug that can save me. I may not be able to access it yet without jumping through a few hoops but the mere fact that it exists makes me optimistic.
     
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  7. jrens

    jrens New Fapstronaut

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    I have read this article and it has given me much hope. I am very optimistic as well, knowing that a drug like this exists that I truly believe can help me...I am a married man, and I don't have the same problems as this man in the article, however I do have a problem that goes beyond porn addiction and it has greatly affected my personal life, my marriage, my family, and everyone around me. This isn't necessarily a cure for a disease, but it would be a huge help to stabilizing my life. Thanks for your support. Have you looked into purchasing any of these drugs? I've been looking into Androcur as well as Spiro. I am having trouble finding the former online as it is not available in the US
     
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  8. Themadfapper

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    You need testosterone to live, it gives you energy, it's what repairs your muscles. Unless you want to be a listless weakling who has no energy[ your body can't repair itself] and is always tired and depressed. Unless you want your mind to be less sharp and efficient I suggest you don't cripple yourself in this fashion.

    Are you guys massive raging rippled muscle bound freaks? Probably not would be my guess, and I suspect your addiction is not due to extremely strong sex drive/ testosterone/DHT. Taking a look at dogs for example neutered dogs tend to be hornier than their intact counterparts always humping everything. Your sex addiction is in your mind it's not because you're a raging sex machine. Your sex drive is there for you to make babies, it's not there for you to beat off, to get off, or whatever, and mutilating yourself will not fix this disorder.
     
  9. MsPants

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    I understand your thinking about reducing your physiological responses but the drugs given to offenders do not necessarily work. Sexual offenders react to brain stimulus as you do. Sexual offenders are not usually driven by sexual responses but by mental issues. For instance, child predators and sadists get off on the power of their actions, which is mentally charged, not physical. It's the thrill of what they are doing to their victims. They need mental help, not just physical. A predator can hurt his victims without actually getting off on it sexually. Psychological help is what is the most benefit for everyone. If you are not a sexual predator, look to seek help to change your thinking, rather than masking it with medication. Taking those drugs will reduce your sexual levels but it won't help you from viewing porn, even if you don't get off on it. Viewing porn still disrupts your thinking and behaviours towards others and should be changed.
     
  10. AnotherWay

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    While I do agree with your last sentence, @MsPants , I don't like to think of using anaphrodisiacs as masking the problem. It's like when a patient is suffering from depression and the doctor prescribes antidepressants. Our emotions are the result of complex chemical changes and reactions in our brains. Controlling these chemical reactions may well be part of the cure for P. addiction. Imagine a drug that can suppress reactions to the external stimuli that cause P. addicts to relapse. It would be a dream come true for me. We need more research to be done into helping P. addicts to recover. I think that the P. industry would react badly to this, however, as it is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. I was horrified to learn that research into anaphrodisiacs are still at such a basic stage. The current drugs have all sorts of variable side-effects. I want something that can crush my libido flat for years along with the ability to have erotic thoughts or fantasies.
     
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  11. makipa8398

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    Most people in this thread seem to lack the basic knowledge of how the body functions.
    Almost all actions of our body are controlled ,regulated and activated by chemicals.

    Try going on a No water week challenge where you try not to drink water for entire week, and tell me how long you last.
    Now, try going on a No T.V. or Entertainment week challenge which is self explanatory.
    Which one seems possible? And why?

    Porn doesn't lie in the domain of self-control, neither does water. It's an urge.
    It's a drug. It's so hardwired into our evolutionary biology that

    If see an woman with bare skin, nice face, body, nice sense of fashion;
    Produce: specific chemicals which trigger and activate pleasure giving chemicals which just loops the whole process.

    Telling getting over it by self-control is like telling to never look a woman. Some things are just involuntary and just automatically take place.
    Ever looked at a rock and went, hmm, this one has a different texture than normal, it also has a tinit blue which isn't usually found in these areas, wonder how it got here, I'll just keep it......
    Or looked at a child and errrr, no....ehmm, well wait actually, why are there people actually like that, 'self-control'. And why is that taboo and why isn't sexualizing 'humans' as such taboo?
    Seems far-fetched and insane, well obviously there's already probable hypothesis and theories for that, that isn't the topic for this comment and I'll leave it at that.

    Post nut clarity is also a very example, imagine you could stay in it for as long as you wanted. You would mostly never be interested in sex that could save a lot of time to do other actual real things.

    Obviously, this will have it's own side effects and it's not without cons.
    The psychology of things, will do exactly what these chemicals will without any side effects due to prolonged deprivation leading to lack of interest. But does not always work.
    Just stop watching porn and try hard not to watch it for a long time and will might lose interest completely. This method takes a long time, is hard and might not even work.

    The chemical path, won't take any time, is very easy, but might not also, and rarely do a lot of harm due to side effects.
    Each has it's own merits and demerits, let people decide what they are willing, rather than brainwashing them to join one side or other.
     
  12. Steadygrind

    Steadygrind New Fapstronaut

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  13. Must be why when you haven't had sex or been in a relationship for a long time you stop craving it all together
     

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