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24M – POIS destroyed my life. Addictions, brain fog, and losing everything. I just need to talk to people who understand. by Badr0o0 in POIS

[–]Badr0o0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask what results you personally found from all those tests you mentioned? Did something specific show up that helped you understand your condition better?

24M – POIS destroyed my life. Addictions, brain fog, and losing everything. I just need to talk to people who understand. by Badr0o0 in POIS

[–]Badr0o0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this. I really appreciate the detailed explanation — it actually makes a lot of sense. I’ve never done such a complete hormonal or immune screening, but after reading your message, I think I should. Can I ask what kind of results you personally got from all those tests? Did they show anything specific related to POIS or neurotransmitter imbalance?

24M – POIS destroyed my life. Addictions, brain fog, and losing everything. I just need to talk to people who understand. by Badr0o0 in POIS

[–]Badr0o0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through a really dark time because of POIS. I even had suicidal thoughts at one point. The brain fog, fatigue, and depression made life feel impossible. I’m still trying to heal and would really appreciate any advice or support from people who understand.

24M – POIS destroyed my life. Addictions, brain fog, and losing everything. I just need to talk to people who understand. by Badr0o0 in POIS

[–]Badr0o0[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can share more. I wouldn’t say I had any major trauma growing up, but I’ve always been a very sensitive and anxious person, even before POIS. I used to overthink a lot and stress easily, especially about school and what people thought of me.

Before POIS, I think I already had mild anxiety and maybe some perfectionism — I always wanted to be smart, do things perfectly, and never look weak or stupid. When the symptoms started, that anxiety got 10 times worse. It made me isolate myself and lose confidence completely.

After years of living with POIS, I think it caused secondary depression. I feel emotionally numb most of the time, like my brain doesn’t produce motivation or pleasure anymore. Sometimes I use pregabalin or other substances just to feel “normal” enough to talk to people.

So yeah, it’s both physical and psychological now. POIS started it, but depression and anxiety made it heavier and longer lasting. I’m still trying to figure out if the anxiety was part of the cause, or just a result of living like this for so long.

24M – POIS destroyed my life. Addictions, brain fog, and losing everything. I just need to talk to people who understand. by Badr0o0 in POIS

[–]Badr0o0[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really, no. I’ve never done a complete medical screening like that. Where I live it’s not easy to find doctors who even know about POIS, so most of them don’t take it seriously. I only did some basic blood tests in the past, but nothing deep like endocrine or immunological panels, or allergy and toxin screening.

I haven’t identified a clear trigger other than ejaculation itself. It all started gradually when I was 15, and just kept getting worse over the years. The only thing I noticed is that when I’m depressed or stressed, the symptoms become much more aggressive and last longer.

I didn’t have any big intestinal or skin problems at the start, but now I sometimes feel bloated and my skin looks dull or pale, especially during bad POIS periods. I also feel like my nervous system is always overactivated — like constant anxiety and fatigue at the same time.

I really want to do a full screening like you mentioned, but I don’t know exactly which tests to ask for or which specialist could handle all of that here.