[RedSky]

For the past two and a half weeks I was on vacation (I flew back to MI to see my family and friends) I hadn't fapped for almost a week before and I didn't for the whole time I was home. At the 2 week mark I noticed my DR was realllly low, some things looked/smelled/felt real again, not everything but it was a vast improvement. I thought to myself "well maybe it is because this is the first time I have seen my family in a year" which was the first thing I have been truly excited about in a long time.

When I left MI I had two very long plane rides home and I took a sleep aid which I have never done before and it made me sleep for almost a whole day. I took one 25mg tablet of unisom and after all that sleep I awoke to almost no DR. It only lasted a couple hours and then it was gone, I took another one a couple nights later and the next morning the DR was super low again.

Now I do not wanna form a habit of taking these but does any one have any idea as to why this is helping? sure I don't have the best sleeping habits on a daily basis but I always make sure to get enough sleep.

 

[Broken]

Better sleep is always good. Unisom (diphenhydramine) is an antihistamine sleep aid. I thought I had a breakthrough with mirtazapine which also acts as a strong antihistamine. Also, googling symptoms of high histamine levels, I matched quite a few.. the problem is that this is near pseudo science so I can't say it definitely helped. Plus long term antihistamine use can cause memory issues, something I already have issues with. But last night I took mirtazapine and promethazine together to help me sleep.. Guna give this a go for a week and will let you know how I get on. I think when I first took mirtazapine it helped me to slow down.. and at the time I was doing a meditation that also involved slowing the breath which would activate the parasympathetic system (supposedly). I am doing this again as well so will get back if any thing like this helps

 

[RedSky]

Thank you, I look forward to your results... I really need to get back into meditation, my mind is super hyper and I am constantly jumping from one thought to another... maybe that is a big part of it.

 

[Mirato]

I also have racing thoughts as a symptom of my DP/Anxiety. My mind is constantly jumping from one thing to the next. It's like a background chatter. (Existential thoughts, obsessive thoughts, random conversations, memories etc.)

Also the hyper self awareness has its own space for mental noise. There is like a constant dialogue about what and why I just did something or said something or why I just felt anxious.

I have started meditating recently and it helps. I'm getting better at diverting my attention to the now rather than my thoughts which are there in the background.

 

[Broken]

Also.. just had a Google. Orgasm releases histamine. And currently I have a Tommy tank more or less every day. And high histamine makes reaching orgasm quite quick. So this is something I will also stay clear of for a while.. if I can.

 

[Phantasm]

A deep sleep where you really switch off and give your mind a genuine rest can work wonders. How to get that quality of sleep without popping pills is the tricky part!

 

[mrt]

Had you ever tried/noticed a difference on normal antihistamines Chicane?