Lions Mane Improves Brain Fog / Cognitive Issues

Therapeutic Efforts Supplements & Lifestyle
#8

The studies point towards Lions Mane and the research backs up the mushroom for stimulating NGF, unfortunately it’s quite expensive. I don’t think LM is the solution but more a necessity for supporting myelination, ask yourself how your body is feeding the mylein sheath now that propecia has blunted our neurosteriods. Low allopregnanolone is found in MS patients and those with CNS problems. LM is the way forward for me. I twitch all the time so I’d like to see if taking LM stops this.

Sexually, I feel no better on Progesterone but it’s only been 3 weeks. The SSRI’s I’m on haven’t helped which is why I’m looking at other ideas from the anxiety post I put up.

#9

Today I’m starting my Lions Mane supplements which I’ve split over 3 doses.

First on an empty stomach - 500mg Host Defence, Lions Mane, mycelium
Second after evening meal - 500mg Swanson Full Spectrum, fruit body
Third an hour before bedtime - 500mg Host Defence, Lions Mane, mycelium

This regime gives me LM from mycelium and fruit body, which gives me an ideal balance.
I believe LM from mycelium is the more important of the two and high quality LM supplements tends to contain more mycelium.

The goal is to support NGF as previously mentioned, I’m expecting this regime to take up to 3 months before I notice any improvement.

#10

Despite strong research supporting Lions Mane from my own experiences I now believe that it’s a DHT inhibitor and should avoided if you have PFS.

For neuroprotection GB seems a more agreeable supplement.

Neuroprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14523543

#11

Or maybe your brain dead from RSO.

#12

There’s just no need for this. Channel the time and energy spent typing these negative posts that pollute the forum towards meditation or constructive information sharing. Moderators??? Why are we allowing the infighting?

#13

Hi Andy,

Have you continued this procedure? What are your findings so far?

Thanks
G

#14

Hi gham

I’m fairly sure the LM reduced my libido, the immediate benefits inc lower anxiety and improved cognitive/memory function. Apart from the neuro protective benefits it could hinder our progress if it’s affecting DHT.

#15

Ya, I don’t care about libido. I just want my brain back.

So, you think it might be more harmful than helpful in the long run? I just bought some, so I might try it for a week or so. Sounds like it wasn’t a cure-all for you.

Also, I was wondering, are there any negative impacts from taking pregnolone for an extended period of time? I hope it’s not like propecia and a crash or something. When I take very small amounts of it, it seems to help.

#16

I’ve been using it for 3-4 months. It helps a bit for intellectual work, and it doesn’t seem to affect me sexually. But I have to say that essiac makes a bigger difference for mental sides, although in that case, it does seem to affect libido. I have no idea why it helps, but I am functional with it and I even feel a tingling in my brain, so it apparently has some effect there.

Another thing you might want to try for mental function is pycnogenol.

#17

Pregnolone has worked for me in doses of 100mg or 50mg which I took for about 9 months Mon-Fri with the weekend off, I know some guys who take it 3 days on and 1 day off. Preg helped with memory loss, I’ve stopped to work on another protocol. It depends where you are with your PFS, I have very low T so I need all the DHT I can find. You could try nootropics longecity.org/forum/topic/54 … fectively/

#18

Oh, I didn’t realize you were suppose to stop taking it for a couple days and then start up again. Have you ever stopped taking it for a long period of time, like a month? If so, was there a crash?

essiac and pycnogenol are new to me.

#19

I’ve been off a month, I haven’t crashed with preg I’m sure it just tops up your current levels. Dr Hertoghe writes about Preg in his book, it’s the mother hormone, although it didn’t do a lot for me.

#20

Ya, it feels “feminine” somehow when you take it. It’s weird, but that’s what it feels like to me.

I was saying in a different post, that towards the end of the day I seem to get a “brain fry flare up”. I tried taking a very small amount of melatonin (like dust shavings, or a very small shard) and it seems to offset it a bit. It makes you tired, but it’s better than the brain fry feeling.

I’m still waiting on the lions mane. I’ll report back once I start taking it. Prob won’t have much of an effect, but who knows.

#21

got lion mane pills in… taken two…

#22

Good luck with your protocol, let us know how you get on.

#23

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#24

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#25

He listed Avodart. Good luck with that.

#26

well the lions mane hasn’t given any noticeable benefits yet… but no bad sides either.

#27

Here’s a few things I use that have really helped with brain fog, tiredness and mental focus. They really do work but are allegedly mild DHT inhibitors. Personally, I don’t feel worse since using these products, I’ve had no crashes during their month of use. It maybe worth having your DHT measured before and after use to see if they affect you in that way but one things for sure these supplements make a difference. The effect physically on cognitive function and general well being is much better than Lions Mane. I would like to use these daily but because of the DHT element, I take them several times per week instead. I was using 3000mg of Flax Seed Oil capsules spread out over the day for months, this helped with cognitive function, tiredness but the MCT oil is even better and works very quickly.

PVL Essentials 100 Percent Pure MCT Oil 1 Litre (use 1/2 teaspoons per drink, I’ve tried using a 1 tablespoon like recommended but it’s too strong a hit, I find it a much smoother experience using teaspoon measurements)

Check out Bulletproof’s range of brain oils, I don’t drink their coffee obviously

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (spread this on toast with almond butter or put in a hot drink) - I was using this oil for about 6 mths during the early days of PFS before I knew I had the condition
Lucy Bee EVCO is delicious and best tasting oil on toast, RealFoodSource EVCO is a cheaper, effective alternative

Mix with

Teeccino, Mediterranean Herbal Coffee (Caffeine Free)

Madre Labs, CocoCardio (I only use half the recommended serving as this is plenty, it should last 2-3 mths)

I include stevia, honey, maple syrup, organic sugar, or kerrygold butter (grass fed) to sweeten. The use of butter is a recommendation from Bulletproof and it has to be grass fed butter, hence they use kerrygold.