Why does nofap fix my bloating?

[Blugrass]

Any time I go for a few days without masturbation, my chest and stomach start to look thinner and I begin to lose that skinny fat look.
As soon as I return to doing it (once a day) I get all puffy and bloated again.

Nofap does not solve all my problems, I still have mild ED/PE, brain fog, and hard flaccid. But it does get rid of bloating

The only other thing that does is taking 5-htp. But unfortunately I get serotonin syndrome from tiny amounts of it.

Could it be sibo related? Prolactin?
What am I depleting? It can't be zinc because I tried that a million times.

Any guesses welcome

 

[Blugrass]

also when I take tiny amounts of tramadol (50 mg) I get gyno symptoms for days after, along with anxiety and irritability. This is not just bloating in the chest like always. No I feel tinderness when I touch my chest after tramadol, so it could be different

 

[Shadow]

tramadol inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine, maybe theres some relation

 

[Blugrass]

Thank you.
I meant to say that taking 5-thp gets rid of my bloating but can't keep taking due to side effects

 

[MNK99]

Hey @Bluegrass, what happens to you when you get serotonin syndrome?
-Nausea, head spinning... feeling like throwing up?, not right mentally?
-Chest pain, feeling like a heart attack/ intense severe anxiety? Heart rate increased dramatically?
-Just wondering. I'd never take 5HTP but tried it... it's not suitable for me, but I wonder if I've had serotonin syndrome - probably, but not in like 10 yrs.
-Maybe, bc of increased serum Test - nofap gets rid of bloating (countering estrogen). Not sure. OR, bc you are more motivated and slightly improve diet and exercise and activity? I feel more confident, do more productive things, and feel like I look better... but still need to crack 100d and a year, etc.

 

[Blugrass]

Hey @Bluegrass, what happens to you when you get serotonin syndrome?
-Nausea, head spinning... feeling like throwing up?, not right mentally?
-Chest pain, feeling like a heart attack/ intense severe anxiety? Heart rate increased dramatically?

All of the above plus frequent urination is worse. All of that from just 50 mg of 5htp

 

[Area-1255]

All of the above plus frequent urination is worse. All of that from just 50 mg of 5htp

I got mainly depersonalization, delirium, sweating, Anxiety/Fast Heart Peat, skin muscle spasms and weird sense of restlessness mixed with Anhedonia/Dysphoria. That was a long time ago on SSRI's though when I (stupidly) mixed them with an herbal anti-depressant supplement (St. John's Wort).

 

[Blugrass]

I got mainly depersonalization, delirium, sweating, Anxiety/Fast Heart Peat, skin muscle spasms and weird sense of restlessness mixed with Anhedonia/Dysphoria. That was a long time ago on SSRI's though when I (stupidly) mixed them with an herbal anti-depressant supplement (St. John's Wort).

Yeah it's not fun. Any idea how a small increase in serotonin does this? 50 mg of 5-htp can do this to me

 

[Area-1255]

Yeah it's not fun. Any idea how a small increase in serotonin does this? 50 mg of 5-htp can do this to me

You might have a "SHORT" allele (or TWO; Homozygous) for the Serotonin Transporter. This (genetically) predisposes you to "high serotonin" and Amygdala over-reactivity, leading to increased propensity for Anxiety and Emotional Activation. Could also be your 5-HT1A-regulatory/autoreceptors are NUMB or desensitized leading to an over-abundance of Serotonin. This could also create Chronic Fatigue (CNS) type-syndromes. Could contribute to low Potassium levels as well, as Serotonin tends to alter Potassium Channels in an unfavorable direction.

 

[Blugrass]

You might have a "SHORT" allele (or TWO; Homozygous) for the Serotonin Transporter. This (genetically) predisposes you to "high serotonin" and Amygdala over-reactivity, leading to increased propensity for Anxiety and Emotional Activation. Could also be your 5-HT1A-regulatory/autoreceptors are NUMB or desensitized leading to an over-abundance of Serotonin. This could also create Chronic Fatigue (CNS) type-syndromes. Could contribute to low Potassium levels as well, as Serotonin tends to alter Potassium Channels in an unfavorable direction.

Thanks Area, do you happen to know the SNPs for these serotonin transporters? I can check my 23andme data.

My potassium in RBC was very high a few months ago. Feel free to check my thread and comment there. I have a bunch of tests posted there.

 

[Area-1255]

Thanks Area, do you happen to know the SNPs for these serotonin transporters? I can check my 23andme data.

My potassium in RBC was very high a few months ago. Feel free to check my thread and comment there. I have a bunch of tests posted there.

GS288 (5-HTTLPR) I believe. I have mine on Promethease.

 

[Blugrass]

Interesting, I found this on my Promethease when searching for 5-HTTLPR

 

[Blugrass]

I know we are straying a little from the main subject here. I still like to hear opinions about Nofap and bloating.

 

[Area-1255]

I know we are straying a little from the main subject here. I still like to hear opinions about Nofap and bloating.

Probably fapping increases your Prolactin which causes the Bloating, just a 'guess though. Maybe you should check your Prolactin levels. Have a Doc do it.

 

[Blugrass]

Probably fapping increases your Prolactin which causes the Bloating, just a 'guess though. Maybe you should check your Prolactin levels. Have a Doc do it.

Oh I checked that and it came back above the range. the problem is that Dopamine Agonists don't fix this issue or do anything for me for that matter.

 

[Shadow]

Oh I checked that and it came back above the range. the problem is that Dopamine Agonists don't fix this issue or do anything for me for that matter.

Maybe vitamin E can help

 

[Area-1255]

Oh I checked that and it came back above the range. the problem is that Dopamine Agonists don't fix this issue or do anything for me for that matter.

You probably need more Dopamine D(2) Receptors; Use the Suggestions in Our Article; Phenyl Piracetam, Inositol (18 grams per day) and Forskolin Extract.
If you have a TPH2 Gene; you probably have too much Serotonin; which will cause High Prolactin levels as well.

 

[Blugrass]

You probably need more Dopamine D(2) Receptors; Use the Suggestions in Our Article; Phenyl Piracetam, Inositol (18 grams per day) and Forskolin Extract.
If you have a TPH2 Gene; you probably have too much Serotonin; which will cause High Prolactin levels as well.

I just got Inositol and will take it starting tonight. I will start small and see how I react.

 

[DrivenToRecover]

Im on day 67 of nofap...no ejaculation whatsoever, and I swear ive started having semen leaking through my balls lol
At times I have been sitting and I will realize my balls are damp for no reason( not sweaty either lol)...and they smell strongly like semen. No idea wtf this is about. I've never had a wet dream in my life...maybe this is a backup mechanism?

 

[Blugrass]

You probably need more Dopamine D(2) Receptors; Use the Suggestions in Our Article; Phenyl Piracetam, Inositol (18 grams per day) and Forskolin Extract.
If you have a TPH2 Gene; you probably have too much Serotonin; which will cause High Prolactin levels as well.

I tried 500 mg of inositol last night, and I gotta say I think I like it. I did have periods of tunnel vision today which I didn't like. But for the most part I am very relaxed and happy. I think this something that I could keep playing with. Thank you Wise Man!