How does bromocriptine feel – personal experience
How does bromocriptine feel? Probably the first effect it has on me is a slight desire—not for intercourse, but to lie down. This may set in as early as one to one and a half hours after ingesting it. I must stress that at that point, I do not feel nauseated, provided I have taken the bromocriptine with a generous amount of food.
I know that bromocriptine is kicking in when I feel a stuffed nose. If, at that point, I have the opportunity to be sexually active, I have a great time.
I have received readers’ mail complaining about exactly this: the stuffed-nose effect. It is not disturbing to me, because I feel it is strongly correlated with the pro-sexual effect of bromocriptine.
The stuffed nose is a pronounced vasodilatory response. Increased blood flow to the nasal tissue causes the tissue to swell, somewhat as in allergic reactions. The word “antihistamines” is probably better known than the word “histamines.” Antihistamines are a category of drugs prescribed for people suffering from allergies and even as a remedy for the common cold. It is known that antihistamines can interfere with sexual function.
My best climaxes have always been accompanied by a strong flush, even when I did not enhance my sex life pharmacologically. So, when I had a really good time, I typically had a stuffed nose, too.
A long time ago, I read in a scholarly report (was it by Masters and Johnson?) that a good number of women tend to develop red spots between the neck and breasts when they experience an orgasm, especially if they are among those women who seldom reach a climax. Such red spots would also be a vascular reaction.
The sexuality-enhancing effect of bromocriptine is specific to the wiring, not the plumbing, of male sexual function. Therefore, in vascular insufficiency, it will not be of much help.
An increase in libido, of course, is difficult to measure compared with erection circumference or duration. Even empirical studies of intercourse frequency with bromocriptine and placebo use will not tell the full story. There are too many inhibitory mechanisms.
I perceive the following as signs of increased libido after bromocriptine use:
- I am more likely to really get going when I am already at it.
- I can experience a controlled high-plateau phase that would be impossible to reach without bromocriptine, or, for that matter, with any other sexuality-enhancing drug I know, including yohimbine.
Bromocriptine does not make me more sexually interested in general, or before I am engaged in a sexual act. I am aware of only a few drugs that attempt this, and none is a universal solution. If a broadly effective one were found, it surely would be a hit.
Of course, certain pro-sexual agents can reinforce sexual interest. Both sildenafil citrate and yohimbine can cause erections out of the blue. Many men will think that because they have an erection, they must be aroused. They will check their minds for sexual thoughts because they believe they must be present; otherwise, they would not have an erection. And when they are searching for sexual thoughts, they may indeed discover them.
But this is still flawed logic. Sildenafil citrate facilitates penile blood inflow and, through the resulting expansion, restricts venous outflow. Yohimbine can also promote erections through a different mechanism. Voila, you have an erection. Many men will take the erection itself as proof of sexual stimulation, but it is plain physiology, just like nighttime erections that do not have to be accompanied by sexual dreams.
By the way, while sildenafil citrate acts mainly on the plumbing, yohimbine also has effects on the wiring. Yohimbine enhances the moment of orgasm, while with sildenafil citrate, no such effect is apparent. With sildenafil alone, orgasms can be disappointing, especially when a larger dose is used, even if it has produced a world-class erection.
The controlled high-plateau phase that I mentioned above as a bromocriptine effect is worth describing in more detail. It sets in at the moment when one would normally ejaculate, but, remarkably, one can continue while pressure in the urethra builds and builds. While the point of no return is usually definite (a certainty that lasts for only a few seconds), it is much prolonged on bromocriptine. If you are skillful enough, you can experience this plateau for several minutes, thanks to bromocriptine. It is really one of the most rewarding feelings in life, and it is usually followed by a very forceful ejaculation, even for an older but healthy man.
This is very different from the orgasm enhancement that can be felt on yohimbine. The pre-climax pressure on yohimbine is not so much in the urethra but in the penile tissue, which reaches extreme rigidity. The plateau phase may or may not be enhanced, but when orgasm comes, you will experience very pleasant shivers up the spine.
Yohimbine also gives me a vasodilatory effect, but it is different from bromocriptine’s. On yohimbine, skin flushing is likely even before or without sexual activity, but a stuffed nose will occur only at and after orgasm. With bromocriptine, it is present from the onset of sexual activity.
This is true as long as one is not too accustomed to bromocriptine.
Unfortunately, the full pro-sexual effect of bromocriptine, wonderful as it may be, cannot be enjoyed day after day. In me, it wanes rather quickly. After five or six days of use in a row, I need to take at least a week’s break to reset my system. The effect returns after the pause, though it is likely that lasting tolerance will develop over time.
If all of this reminds you of heroin, you are on the wrong path. Bromocriptine is not generally considered addictive.
Bromocriptine is a dopaminergic drug, and one of its principal uses is in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The waning effectiveness of individual dopaminergic drugs is well documented in the treatment of this neurological disorder, which is why new alternative drugs are constantly being developed.