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After a fair amount of research, it has come to my attention that the possibility is there to do what I would like to call the "Hard Reboot". It appears that porn-induced erectile dysfunction has a significant correlation with overstimulating dopamine receptors. What I didn't realize previously is that yohimbine appears to be effective in reversing erectile dysfunction due to the fact that yohimbine is a dopamine antagonist.1 This means that the yohimbine bonds with dopamine receptors and blocks dopamine from reaching the receptors; thereby denying the dopamine response. The brain responds to this reduction in the dopamine response by growing new dopamine receptors and producing more dopamine.2 Dopamine antagonists are typically used in treating schizophrenia, in the attempt to grow these new receptors so that the dopamine produced in the schizophrenic's mind can be handled more effectively.
Given that yohimbine will be blocking the receptors, the other aspect of the dopamine response is the produced dopamine. This is where the ginseng comes into play. Ginseng also effects dopamine, but it does so in a different way. "[I]t has been reported that ginsenosides Rb1, Rg1, Rc and Re inhibited tyrosine hydroxylse activity and exhibited anti-dopaminergic action since they reduced the availability of dopamine at presynaptic dopamine receptors."3 It appears that ginseng indirectly effects the dopamine before the dopamine travels through the synapse and to the receptors. So in this way (some of) the dopamine that would otherwise connect to any new receptors would be stopped before it had the chance to do so. Combined with the dopamine antagonist, the shortage of dopamine is going to stimulate more new growth of receptors.
It is appropriate to mention that dopamine regulates prolactin in something of an inverse fashion; the more dopamine there is, the less prolactin is produced; while the less dopamine there is, the more prolactin is produced. So inducing such a dopamine shortage runs the risk to an increase in prolactin. However, ginseng is amazing in its ability to limit prolactin while simultaneously limiting dopamine.4 I have yet to find anything else that has that capacity, despite some online claims that maca can do this.
Smoking obviously ruins anything good with respect to erectile fuction, but as it relates to dopamine it produces a dopaminergic respone. This could at the very least slow down any reboot; it may even make it worse if enough cigarettes are smoked. Yet ginseng manages to curtail the dopamine response in smoking as well. So if one is going to engage in smoking while performing a Hard Reboot, the effects will be dulled unless the smoker decides to smoke more in order to counterbalance the diminished dopamine stimulation. In other words, a Hard Reboot would be a great time to quit smoking since major withdrawal effects would be felt anyway. As a side note, there may be some promise in using the Sinclair Method for both smoking and porn (perhaps simultaneously), but that seems dangerous.
The effects of reducing the dopamine response by such a large amount so quickly is going to have a shocking effect on an individual: so if one is to engage in it at all he must at least be in good enough physical shape. The dosage of yohimbine doesn't seem to vary by much, but anything between 15mg to 30mg divided into three doses per day over a course of ten weeks may be safe.5 As for ginseng, it appears that 1-2 grams per day for three months is safe.6 Yet studies related to erectile dysfunction and ginseng have taken place where 3000mg per day were used for 12 weeks.7
In conclusion, the Hard Reboot is an attempt to increase the effectiveness of a reboot. It also appears that there is a correlation between social dominance and an increased dopamine response, so increasing the amount dopamine receptors may lead to a more 'alpha' state of mind.8 Ideally the Hard Reboot will be done in conjunction with exercise and a diet which promotes dopamine receptor growh, thereby maximizing the amount of dopamine one can handle after the reboot is complete. I present this in the attempt to get some feedback and criticism. I am going to experiment with this when the time comes, which is in about three weeks. A log will be kept on the forum for those who are interested.
Given that yohimbine will be blocking the receptors, the other aspect of the dopamine response is the produced dopamine. This is where the ginseng comes into play. Ginseng also effects dopamine, but it does so in a different way. "[I]t has been reported that ginsenosides Rb1, Rg1, Rc and Re inhibited tyrosine hydroxylse activity and exhibited anti-dopaminergic action since they reduced the availability of dopamine at presynaptic dopamine receptors."3 It appears that ginseng indirectly effects the dopamine before the dopamine travels through the synapse and to the receptors. So in this way (some of) the dopamine that would otherwise connect to any new receptors would be stopped before it had the chance to do so. Combined with the dopamine antagonist, the shortage of dopamine is going to stimulate more new growth of receptors.
It is appropriate to mention that dopamine regulates prolactin in something of an inverse fashion; the more dopamine there is, the less prolactin is produced; while the less dopamine there is, the more prolactin is produced. So inducing such a dopamine shortage runs the risk to an increase in prolactin. However, ginseng is amazing in its ability to limit prolactin while simultaneously limiting dopamine.4 I have yet to find anything else that has that capacity, despite some online claims that maca can do this.
Smoking obviously ruins anything good with respect to erectile fuction, but as it relates to dopamine it produces a dopaminergic respone. This could at the very least slow down any reboot; it may even make it worse if enough cigarettes are smoked. Yet ginseng manages to curtail the dopamine response in smoking as well. So if one is going to engage in smoking while performing a Hard Reboot, the effects will be dulled unless the smoker decides to smoke more in order to counterbalance the diminished dopamine stimulation. In other words, a Hard Reboot would be a great time to quit smoking since major withdrawal effects would be felt anyway. As a side note, there may be some promise in using the Sinclair Method for both smoking and porn (perhaps simultaneously), but that seems dangerous.
The effects of reducing the dopamine response by such a large amount so quickly is going to have a shocking effect on an individual: so if one is to engage in it at all he must at least be in good enough physical shape. The dosage of yohimbine doesn't seem to vary by much, but anything between 15mg to 30mg divided into three doses per day over a course of ten weeks may be safe.5 As for ginseng, it appears that 1-2 grams per day for three months is safe.6 Yet studies related to erectile dysfunction and ginseng have taken place where 3000mg per day were used for 12 weeks.7
In conclusion, the Hard Reboot is an attempt to increase the effectiveness of a reboot. It also appears that there is a correlation between social dominance and an increased dopamine response, so increasing the amount dopamine receptors may lead to a more 'alpha' state of mind.8 Ideally the Hard Reboot will be done in conjunction with exercise and a diet which promotes dopamine receptor growh, thereby maximizing the amount of dopamine one can handle after the reboot is complete. I present this in the attempt to get some feedback and criticism. I am going to experiment with this when the time comes, which is in about three weeks. A log will be kept on the forum for those who are interested.
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