That’s a success?

Posted on September 7th, 2006 in Biology by Justin

Drug could end the despair of premature ejaculation

This is… interesting.

Dapoxetine belongs to the class of drugs known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) used in the treatment of depression but has been specifically developed as a treatment for premature ejaculation.

SSRI’s are a freaky thing. Unlike the street drug MDMA (”Ecstacy”) they prevent your brain from sucking up the dropped serotonin whereass MDMA causes a massive drop of serotonin all at once. The effects should be similiar, with MDMA more pronounced, but from what I gather an SSRI won’t let you “bounce back” to normal as quick.

So, how are the results?

At the start of the 12-week study, the men ejaculated on average less than a minute after penetration. By the end, those taking the lower 30 mg dose were lasting 2.78 minutes while those on the higher 60 mg dose were lasting 3.32 minutes.

Three minutes and twenty seconds? I think we’re a long way from curing this one. I can hold my breath longer than that.

Hey! It’s me!

Posted on September 7th, 2006 in Personal Life by Justin

A couple of weekends ago I volunteered to help out with the 2006 GeekAid event. Mark Schmidt, of BizStream ordered up some “Network Security Staff” T-shirts from ThinkGeek for the setup/tear down/security crew that I was part of.

ThinkGeek has posted a photo of us modeling the shirts. I’m the little guy on the far left in the picture.

The bronze guy on the right of the bench? That’s not a statue — it’s a live person.