Thanks for the heads up man. I’m aware that Fluoxetine is a poisonous drug, but honestly the improvement is incredible. Previously the only thing that would help were Benzodiazapines, I’d rather take the Fluoxetine than benzos. I’m hoping the improvements remain at low doses where Fluoxetine does not act as an Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor but rather increases Allopregnanlone. Will report back in a couple of months
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Did it help with penile or testicular shrinkage? Or with libido maybe?
No. The Fluoxetine is only helping with my issues with severe sensitivity to stimulation and stress. The best way to describe it was feeling wired / fried in the brain and overstimulated. It felt like my GABA was not working properly. Almost like the accelerator was stuck on without the break whenever I engaged in anything stimulatory (like computers, games, TV, socialising, etc).
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Latest blood results below. I saw a fertility specialist before hopping on TRT, he wanted to run a hormone panel, and I wanted to share here.
Morning Cortisol: 281 nmol/L (110-550)
Total Testosterone: 37.9 nmol/L (8.0-27.8)
SHBG: 62 nmol/L (10-70)
Free Testosterone: 613 pmol/L (200-600)
FSH: 8 (1-8)
LH: Unfortunately the fertility doc didn’t check LH
Oestradiol: 101 pmol/L (<150)
I still plan to hop on TRT, I want to get my Free T to 1000-1500 and see how I feel. Call me crazy, but I still have literally all the symptoms of low T, no doubt this is classic Post Finasteride Syndrome, receptor issues or androgen resistance. Treat the symptoms not a number on a piece of paper.
Hopefully I will be starting at 200mg/week Test next week! 
Happy to update here if people are interested.
Also the low dose fluoxetine is working really well for my hypersensitivity to stimulation issues. I’m sleeping really well and have no issues socialising or being on the computer now. It’s like its fixed my GABA system entirely, I’m only taking 2.5mg per day, and plan to drop to 1.25mg per day soon.
Cheers
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What have you been doing to get your free T that high? My Free T was in the toilet last time I checked. It has fluctuated though.
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A fascination with pills as quick fixes is precisely what got us in trouble in the first place. The majority of talk here is about more pills, but as far as I know, there is not a single credible report of their producing success. They’ve been a tragic tail chase that induces a lot of psychological hope and despair as well as wasted time and money. I have a stock of them even larger than yours filling entire cabinet. So many thousands of money and years wasted on false hope.
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Honestly man I have not been taking any supplements, haven’t been weight lifting much, have not been doing any of the classic “testosterone boosting” methods you see on the internet. Getting my T that high was purely down to lifestyle; good high quality sleep every night, healthy and low inflammatory diet (mostly plant based), eliminating stress, etc. In my opinion your testosterone levels are correlated to the overall health of your body. What I have learnt is the body doesn’t crave some vitamin complex or test booster, when the body is healthy it will do it on its own.
I may sound hypocritical when I say that I’m starting TRT next week. My justification is, I’m not putting up with feeling fatigued and zero sex drive, if there’s something out there that can help me I want to try it. I’m going to get my Free T up to 1000-1500 pmol/L and see how I feel, while I continue doing all the lifestyle changes that have allowed me to get my T so high naturally in the first place. Recovery is multi-faceted, we get desperate and look for quick fixes, lifestyle is always #1 IMO.
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Great to see your ambitious attitude to fight the effects of this rat poison Merck!
Did you have any improvements so far with penile or testicular size?
Thums up bro!
Awesome attitude brother! I think sleep deprivation and stress have affected my T’s. I’m going to try to live overall healthier and lower stress as you are.
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I wanted to provide an update on my health.
I am currently the best I’ve been physically and mentally for a long time. Even pre-crash. I feel excellent, energy levels are suburb, I’m exercising 5x per week, running 10km no worries, weight training, going to festivals & nightclubs with friends, studying my masters, and more… my life is back on track.
Sexual function is good, but libido & that instinctual primal sex drive is still non existent.
Current protocol. I’m not claiming to have a cure this is just what’s worked for me.
- Fluoxetine / Prozac: 60mg/d
- Testosterone Enanthate: 200mg/wk
- Low Dose Naltrexone: 4.5mg/d
- Levothyroxine: 100mcg/d
- Regular psychotherapy for trauma, anxiety, PTSD, etc.
I am moving on with my life and putting this nightmare behind me, so very unlikely to return to this forum.
This shit is fixable, stay positive and never give up.
Cheers
Edit: Coming back here just fills me with dread, anxiety and horror. Do yourself a favour and avoid these types of forums otherwise you will just be digging yourself a deeper and deeper hole. This forum can do more harm than good IMO.
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How can sexual function be good if libido is nonexistent?
Great to hear about your success otherwise.
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I thought the exactly same thing. Is just like saying “oh my voice range now is greater than ever, but I had my vocal chords removed”
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Remember, he’s on Prozac. That’s a common side effect.