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[Gaborn]

Too much of it will make you go blind – or so you might have been told. But for some, masturbation might have a real clinical benefit: it can ease restless leg syndrome (RLS). The insight could provide sweet relief for the 7 to 10 per cent of people in the US and Europe who suffer from the condition.

RLS is a distressing neurologic disorder characterised by an urge to move the legs. It is usually associated with unpleasant sensations in the lower limbs such as tingling, aching and itching.

The exact causes of RSL have yet to be pinpointed, but brain autopsies and imaging studies suggest one contributing factor is an imbalance of dopamine – a hormonal messenger that, among other things, activates the areas of the brain responsible for pleasure. It is suspected that dopamine imbalance is responsible for some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Drugs that increase dopamine have been shown to reduce symptoms of RLS when taken at bedtime and are considered the initial treatment of choice.

Although such drugs provided significant improvement of symptoms for a 41-year-old man with RLS, he found an even better treatment – complete relief after masturbation or sex.

J. Arthur

Luis Marin and colleagues at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, who report on the novel treatment this month in Sleep Science, speculate that the release of orgasm-related dopamine might play a role in the alleviation of symptoms.

An orgasm provides one of the biggest natural blasts of dopamine available to us. When Gert Holstege at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and colleagues scanned the brains of ejaculating men, he said the resulting images resembled scans of heroin rushes.

This temporary increase in dopamine may act in a similar way to drugs that mimic the hormone, granting the man in question enough relief from his restless legs to allow him a full night's sleep.

While the proverbial five-knuckle shuffle has already been shown to protect men against prostate cancer and ease hay fever, researchers have yet to discover any detrimental side effects to the visual system.

Journal reference: Sleep Medicine, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.01.001

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[Instigator]

No topic about the gay cure, Gaborn?

 

[Davedough]

I have RLS. When it acts up, its highly annoying and can become quite uncomfortable. I've had more than a share of sleepless nights because of it. I'm gonna have to try this out. lol

 

[Weenerz]

No topic about the gay cure, Gaborn?

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[GrotesqueBeauty]

I must put this theory to the test. For science!

 

[Spire]

Guess I wouldn't know if I have RLS or not.

 

[MuzzledBasher]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

 

[BeEatNU]

They needed science to figure this out?

shiiiiit a good nutt makes anyone want to knock out.

 

[Sofo]

Loved this line.

While the proverbial five-knuckle shuffle has already been shown to protect men against prostate cancer and ease hay fever, researchers have yet to discover any detrimental side effects to the visual system.

 

[wenis]

well uh....let's...give that a shot.

 

[Spire]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

Blindness is the second stage of chronic masturbation syndrome, the first symptom is hairy palms.

 

[btkadams]

wait a second.... masturbation > jacking off > man jacking off > gay man jacking off

Gaborn do you have some sort of agenda here?



i jack off to rid myself of restless boner syndrome. it's nice to know it can help with something else too.

 

[siddx]

lol, I dated a girl a few years back who suffered badly from this. If I knew where the hell she was these days I'd send her this article for laughs.

 

[Zzoram]

Orgasms helping men fall asleep. Not surprised.

 

[.JayZii]

Science has just barely begun to understand or harness the powers of masturbation.

 

[Koodo]

GABORN I DO NOT APPROVE OF YOUR PENIS AGENDA.

THE BIBLE ALSO DOES NOT APPROVE.

 

[Poimandres]

It certainly calms my third leg when it gets restless.

 

[Davedough]

lol, I dated a girl a few years back who suffered badly from this. If I knew where the hell she was these days I'd send her this article for laughs.

Alter the article before you send it to her to explain that being ejaculated on is what helps ease the discomfort. Then offer, as a friend. Win/Win

 

[siddx]

Alter the article before you send it to her to explain that being ejaculated on is what helps ease the discomfort. Then offer, as a friend. Win/Win

Lol considering we parted on awkward and rocky terms, I'm fairly sure I'd end up with her throwing rocks at my head if I did that.

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

I'll bet you never saw it coming.

 

[MuzzledBasher]

Blindness is the second stage of chronic masturbation syndrome, the first symptom is hairy palms.

...fuck!

I'll bet you never saw it coming.

Maybe that's why I skipped over the bold part right there in the op.

 

[Qwomo]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

QUIT WHILE YOU STILL CAN

 

[Poimandres]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

In the land of the blind the one eyed snake is king.

 

[MuzzledBasher]

In the land of the blind the one eyed snake is king.

I thought it was the one eyed monkey that was the king?

 

[lightless_shado]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

If it did, I guess I would have become so blind that I actually gained super sight like DareDevil.

 

[Kurtofan]

Hold on a minute, too much masturbation can make you go blind?

You are already blind.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Send me a link of "resourceful videos" so I can test this phenomenon...

 

[MuzzledBasher]

If it did, I guess I would have become so blind that I actually gained super sight like DareDevil.

Dare Devil sight works based on sound his surrounding makes right? If so I wonder what his fapping looks like to him, must be weird.

 

[BlueTsunami]

The reason I pull one out before I sleep has been answered, scientifically

 

[bjork]

scanned the brains of ejaculating men, he said the resulting images resembled scans of heroin rushes.

That's what doing heroin feels like? Sign me up!

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

...fuck!



Maybe that's why I skipped over the bold part right there in the op.

something you want to tell us?

 

[Unknown One]

Dare Devil sight works based on sound his surrounding makes right? If so I wonder what his fapping looks like to him, must be weird.

There is a guy on Stan Lee's Super human that is blind and uses sound to see like a bat. Pretty damn cool.

 

[Chinner]

Somebody should tell this to Karl Pilkington.

 

[PhoenixDark]

fuck ijm drunk but i wanto say gabronn id masturbete you rght now

 

[Buckethead]

You know what else cures Restless Leg Syndrome?

Going for a walk.

 

[vanty]

http://twitter.com/#!/AsaAkira/status/53714888459161600

 

[spiderman123]

http://twitter.com/#!/AsaAkira/status/53714888459161600

I could fix that for her with my 3rd leg BAW CHIKA BAW WOW.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Well my legs are bouncing and swinging from side to side.

 

[lightless_shado]

Dare Devil sight works based on sound his surrounding makes right? If so I wonder what his fapping looks like to him, must be weird.

3 words:
surround sound pornography.

 

[Pollux]

fuck ijm drunk but i wanto say gabronn id masturbete you rght now

Ya know I've been drinking too...and that comment is a tad awkward lol

 

[Quagm1r3]

I have RLS. When it acts up, its highly annoying and can become quite uncomfortable. I've had more than a share of sleepless nights because of it. I'm gonna have to try this out. lol

Fuck that. Just inject heroine.

 

[Clydefrog]

My mom's always complained that she has suffered from RLS....

 

[Archer]

I have RLS. When it acts up, its highly annoying and can become quite uncomfortable. I've had more than a share of sleepless nights because of it. I'm gonna have to try this out. lol

I have RLS when I'm sleeping with a woman and I don't want to. Seriously. If she's sleeping over, and I want to bust a move but cannot due to pleasantries or protocol, I get RLS.

 

[MuzzledBasher]

something you want to tell us?

ugh... Just gimme a minute

 

[Medalion]

So if my legs hurt... I need to masturbate more?

Science wins again it seems

 

[Acid08]

Just pull your shit and calm down. Pretty sound advice.

 

[TheKaeptain]

fuck ijm drunk but i wanto say gabronn id masturbete you rght now

Whoa...dude you will regret that post in the morning.

 

[btkadams]

fuck ijm drunk but i wanto say gabronn id masturbete you rght now

film it!

 

[Kurtofan]

It's also a natural antidepressant,at least it works for me.

 

[Monocle]

Dammit Gaborn, why can't you and your sexual agenda leave me and my cloud-piercing tower of love in peace? I'm the landlord of this establishment, sir, and I won't have it otherwise.