@ Lostinaustin, I re-wrote my post on Suppressed 3a-hydroxysteroid may be the cause?.
Interesting elements in there. Thanks for tagging me.
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I ordered 1000mg broccoli sprout extract and only took one dose but I’ll hold off on more until you report back. I’m not sure if I would even get enough sulforaphane from this though
Day 96: Not much to report. Sleep is not very good, around 6 or 7/10 and it’s enough to go through the day. There is no other symptoms.
I’m as low carbs as I can, trying to stay under 20 gr a day. I do take a bit of honey and milk before sleep, as well as cheese.
I’m trying to stabilize my body as much as I can before the Sulforaphane experiment.
I’ll keep you posted.
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Hey Ozeph, i wanna ask something. Do you think that is there any relation between low intensity orgasms and dopamine? Can i try this regime for my orgasm satisfaction problems?
Im very mild case, have low semen and orgasm problems. Thats all.
Which part of the regime do you want to try? For dopamine you can take Ritalin or another dopamine agonist
I noticed a direct relationship between my testosterone / estrogen ratio and sex drive and sensitivity. Especially sensitivity and especially when I take vitamin A.
In my opinion, it’s a good idea to raise Dopamine. Take L-Dopa 350 mg (from mucuna pruriens) once or twice a day. It’s natural, non addictive and builds up tolerance only after 3 years, after which you can stop 1 week and then you’re good for another 3 years.
Because Dopamine depletes your Serotonin which can cause problem, you also want to take either Tryptophan 1000 mg or 5-HTP 100 mg Once a day would be enough, twice a day would give you a boost of calm and confidence. They have to be taken with Tyrosine, also to avoid depletion, at least 500 mg a day, more if you have brain fog (I take 1000 mg, some take 2000 mg)
Vitamin A 10000 IU a day (or every 2 days, see how you feel) and to improve your testosterone / estrogen ratio you need 800 mg of Choline bi-tartrate and 800 mg of Betaine HCL. This will metylate bad estrogen and get rid of it (also detoxify your liver and improve your acetyl-choline neurotransmitter complex which in turn will improve digestion.). Mix the Choline and Betaine in water or take the pills after a meal. They are both quite acid so I prefer powder mixed in water, with natural orange and lemon flavor and soda. I get a tangy fizz drink that goes down well and tastes good. Start at 400 / 400 mg a day and work you way up to 800 / 800 mg if you need.
And lastly, you may need to increase your androgen levels with Pine Pollen, Horny Goat weed and Tribulus Terrestris, taking them one at a time at recommended dose and cycling them every week (taking 1 herb for 1 week, another one the next week and the third one the third wee. And back again)
@Apr1989 has a nice technique of slowly increasing the dose in the first half of the week, and slowly decreasing in the second half of the same week. I like this, it’s less brutal for the body. Update: still completely recovered, raging libido for the last four years
Seems like a bunch but in my opinion, and especially about sexual symptom, not a single thing will fix it. You need a multiple approach. It’s also my opinion to avoid unnatural drugs. Most of them cause liver damage as they are molecules the human body is not made to deal with and can be addictive. All the products I’m suggesting are produced by the body which is well adapted to deal with surplus and elimination. It does not upset anything. They actually improve your liver functions instead of damaging it.
I’m not a certified health professional, those are only suggestions based on my own study and experience with those supplements.
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Do you mind linking to the choline and beteine products
Betaine: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GW6L28A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1
Choline: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EIS9NTY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
800mg is 3/4 of 1/4 tsp
I prefer putting 8 gr of each in a 1.5 liter bottle, add lemon and orange natural flavor then water to the rim and take 150ml plus soda water once a day. This way you get exactly 800mg of each.
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@Ozeph is there anything bad about taking vitamin A and K? I took a generic report that said I should suppliment A,K, and E. I know B vitamins can be bad for people on this forum, but what about the others? I also take C every day. Also isn’t accutane the same thing as vitamin A?
I don’t know about accutane.
A, K and E are soluble in fat. They can accumulate and you can overdose. This varies depending on your body fat. The more fat you have, the more you can accumulate. So I’m careful not to overdo it.
A and K helps produce Androgen. I also take all B and it’s helpful to me. (B is soluble and water and gets eliminated easily). Sometime I take E, sometimes not. I haven’t made my mind yet. I read it can be good for us, or lower testosterone and be 5ari. I suggest to be cautious with E and do your research.
I do take half a pill a day of vitamin C, just in case.
Day 99: I pushed the ketogenic diet, cut carbs as much as I can (even got kale out of the diet because it’s got 16 gr in the 200 gr portion I typically eat). I reduced a bit the protein and increased saturated fat to elevate my calorie intake. Sleep has improved in the last 3 days, averaging 8/10. Hell, last night was a 9/10
I still take 3.5 mg of Clonazepam (a benzodiazepine) and 7.5 mg of hydroxyzine (an anti-histamine and that’s 3/4 of a pill when the suggested dosage is 1 or 2 pills). It is my goal is to have good sleep without these. Clonazepam maximum daily dose is 12mg and hydroxyzine sedative dose is 70 to 100 mg. I’m far from those doses.
I will first taper off Clonazepam slowly (I’ll take 3 mg tonight and see what happens. If it’s good, I’ll keep at 3.0 mg for a week before going down 0.5mg again).
I’m soon to receive Sulforaphane. When I do, I’ll have to take 5ar boosting supplements and I may have to reduce the sleeping pills faster. (if it works)
I’ll keep you posted.
How long have you been taking the Benzos?
I took Alprazolam for 5-6 weeks, had to increase the dose as tolerance builds up fast with that one then I switched to Clonazepam and stabilized the dose between 3-4 mg, depending if I’m in a calm routine at home, taking all my supplements, or having stress on a trip and missing out on some supplements (and of course be off track in following my routine).
Benzodiazepine doubles up the chances of getting dementia but I’m still at less than a year taking those. You understand why I make finding a natural alternative my priority.
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Day 100: Well I did take 3.0mg of Clonazepam (0.5 mg less than normal) and 7.5 of Hydroxyzine (as usual). Sleep went down to 5/10. I woke up after 4-5 hours of sleep, was pretty awake, then I doze off after half an hour and kept waking up and falling half asleep the rest of the night. Lots of dream, poor sleep quality.
So no can do. This insomnia symptom is encrusted in me and in homeostasis. Nothing will change until I go touch the specific mechanisms that cause this. That what i intent to do and I will have to be very delicate about it. It’s likely to throw my whole hormonal system off balance until I find a new (and hopefully better) balance and reach homeostasis in that new balance.
It’s double or nothing. I can fix my last symptom or make myself worst and who knows where I’ll end up after throwing the dice ?
But I’ll use my usual approach. Start with low doses, stay vigilant, stop if it makes me feel bad or reduce if it made me feel better and then worst after increasing again.
Let’s see what happens, I’ll keep you posted and I’ll detail exactly what, when and how much I take.
Here is what I’m currently taking: Ozeph Regimen and Supplement
Ok. To day I start Day 1 of Sulforaphane experiment to boost 3a-HSD and try to get some ALLO pumping.
Considering 3a-HSD also destroys DHT, I’m taking Boron 3 mg, Creatine and cycling herbs to boost testosterone and 5ar.
I’m starting to load up of Creatine today. 3th of March: 12 gr for 10 days after which I will do a maintenance dose of 3 gr a day.
The herbs I’m using are Pine Pollen, Horny Goat Weed and Tribulus Terrestris. I cycle every week, taking half dose on first and second day, full dose on day 3,4 and 5, half dose on day 6 and no dose on day 7. Then I move to the next herb.
As for Sulforaphane, I’ll start with 10mg, which is 5 drops of the Liposomal solution I bought, and I’ll increase the dose by 2 drops a day. After a week, I’ll be at 22 mg and after 2 weeks at 36 mg and at 50 mg after 3 weeks. I may remain at 50 mg for a while or increase depending what effects I get from all of this.
This should throw me off homeostasis, for better or for worst. I’ll post as often as I have time and duplicate my posts on Suppressed 3a-hydroxysteroid may be the cause?, Amino Acid For neurological symptoms and Ozeph Regimen and Supplement
Wish me luck !
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Day 2 of Sulforaphane. No change from yesterday’s dose. It’s a thick green gooey stuff that tastes weird at best and I have to use a spoon to take it. So no drops. I’ll increase by 1/4 tsp a day and see what happens.
So yesterday I must have taken 40 mg and today I’m at 100 mg. Tomorrow I’ll take 150 mg and in two days I’ll be at the suggested dose of 200 mg. The dosage for mice was 10 mg per kg and it was injected or mixed with DMSO to get in. So I would have to take way more than that to get a drastic effect. (or mix it with DMSO and bathe in it)
I guess I could go up to 600 mg taken orally if I don’t get any effects at lower dose. It will possibly be destroyed by the stomach’s enzymes so who knows if this will do anything ?
I’m 60 kg (down from 75 before the diet) so at 10 mg per kilo that would be 600mg. That’s 3 tsp of the stuff I bought. I could mix that in 3 tsp of DMSO and rub that all over my body (of course, I would start with smaller dose. I’m just comparing myself to a lab mouse receiving the same amount).
This is not practical and if the effect is only temporary, I guess it will just be for experimentation purposes.
Let’s see if I get results from oral doses first. The best would be to get results by oral intake at 200 mg. This could be feasible, I have enough supply for 3 months at that dose.
Update: I’m shifting in mood already. For one thing, I’m taking Horny Goat Weed, 500 mg, and I took 2 drops of Pine Pollen in DMSO rubbed on my forearms (plus 12 gr of Creatine). I got a testosterone rush which is making me more aggressive and irritable. So I did some training to let some steam off.
Then it’s 6:30pm and I’m feeling tired. This is kind of a first since I’m on the ketogenic diet. I would normally feel full of energy all the time until I take my sleeping pills, and only half an hour later they would knock me down and I would sleep. So maybe it’s only wishful thinking, but it could be the overlap of some ALLO on top of the Benzodiazepine I’m taking at night. They have a long half life so they are still acting on my GABA receptors and ALLO would also if there was some.
Too early to tell. But if I sleep better today and have problems waking up tomorrow, I will have to assume that I should start decreasing the sleeping pills.
Day 3 of Sulforaphane experiment, Day 104 of Amino Acid experiment.
I slept better 8.5/10 and woke up quite drowsy. I will cut down Hydroxyzine from 7.5 mg (3/4 of pill) to 5 mg (1/2 pill). I still wake up around 4am but go straight back to sleep. The period between 4 and 6:30am had less dreams, less turning and tossing, and more deep sleep (or what felt like it)
Honestly, considering this is my last effect from pfs, I could live with that the rest of my life. But I’ll continue my efforts until I’m 100% and I don’t need so many supplements. I’ll keep the diet and exercise though, it’s very nice to be in a 28 yo body when I’m 51 (still no gray hair or wrinkles, people give me 35 yo). I’m still exploring what I can do. I feel like Captain America after being given the super soldier serum !
I’ll keep Clonazepam at same level for now, there is withdrawal symptom and last time I tried to lower by 15% I had a bad night.
Yesterday evening, my armpits smelled bad. It’s the first time in 9 months I smell like a man. I think Sulforaphane is having and effect but it’s too early to be sure.
Today, to avoid a testosterone rush, I will not use Pine Pollen DMSO. Only Horny Goat Weed, of which I’ll take 1000 mg.
I’ll also take 150 mg of Sulforaphane, 3 mg of Boron and 12 gr. of Creatine
Let’s see what happens.
Update: I have been having brain fog in the afternoon in the few last weeks. I compensated by taking 500 mg of Tyrosine like one would take an aspirin (by the way a small steak has 2000 mg of Tyrosine. I’m just pointing out how natural my approach is).
Today, I was highly motivated at doing my work, very focused and didn’t have to take Tyrosine at all. I have a strange feeling of calm joy I haven’t felt for a while. I have been so dreadfully serious in the past few years, it looks like I lost most of my joy of living (joie de vivre in French !)
It could all be psychosomatic (like a placebo effect) but for one thing, I had sex with my wife this morning and sex drive was still strong in the afternoon. So considering I’m having no ill effects from Sulforaphane (and maybe no effects at all, it may only be my imagination) I will take 50mg before sleep. That will bring me to 200 mg for today, which is the recommended dose and still 3 times less than the poor mice in the experiment.
It’s breaking my rules of prudence but since I began taking that stuff I’ve only been feeling good (Aside from the testosterone boost from combining Pine Pollen and Horny Goat Weed yesterday). Anyway, I want to see if taking it before sleep makes me sleep better.
I’ll post tomorrow.
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any idea if sulfuro could be aiding in decreasing the brain fog?
thats what some users reported on other platforms
I suspect the increase in T from taking those supplements might be adding to the body odor, etc… It would have been interesting if you had gotten blood work done to see where your T levels were before you started this.
I didn’t do any blood tests except the one right after crashing (everything was in range except very low vitamin D and elevated Cortisol)
However, I’m very sensitive to how I feel and I can actually tell my testosterone has been boosted by the herbs, considering my sex drive did. But it’s not the first time, I even took TRT at the beginning, and I never had smelly armpits. It’s something else, some metabolite of testosterone that does that in my opinion.
Although it’s too early to say, Sulforaphane may be what reduced brain fog and armpit smell. Otherwise, it’s quite a coincidence both happens 2 days after starting taking it. I’ll know more in the following days (weeks) if brain fog doesn’t come back. And I won’t put deodorant to see if the effect (of stinking) in persistent.