The timing of this post is almost ridiculous.
Chicken liver contains about one of the highest amounts of vitamin a you can find in a food product.
I know vitamin a and that iu amount is very,very high.
Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered, 1 container (cooked, yield from 400g raw liver)
| Protein (g) | 62.62 |
|---|---|
| Vitamin A, IU (IU) | 34119.68 |
| Retinol (mcg) | 10183.68 |
Yes, I knew before about the very high vitamin A dosage in the liver. And I was also afraid of it, but I do not feel any deterioration after eating it (on the contrary - it is better).
As you can see: I didn’t write that liver is good at fighting anxiety, but that liver reduces anxiety in my case.
Another short update.
So I took bacopa because of my high cortisol. And it surprised me that it had a completely absurd effect on me. Instead of reducing anxiety - it increased it. Instead of calming the body down - I felt a lot of nervousness. Besides, I still felt a strong headache and more brain fog. I finished after two days of use. This reaction was really weird because a year ago I was taking bacopa for several months with moderate success. But that’s just fucking PFS. I had the same (first it works, then the opposite) with ashwagandha, Chinese herbs or broccoli.
Perhaps this time this reaction was due to a serotonin problem, as I had very similar reactions in recent days, taking Tryptophan and Vitamin C with Rosehip, and I felt better on Tyrosine. The good news is that my other amino acids (tyrosine, taurine, carnitine, bcaa, theanine, alcar, glutamine, phenylalanine) gave me a bit more energy (I use it on a rotational basis).
Now compared with the beginning, have you recovered from any symptoms? Very curious.
Thank you for your question.
I wanted to update my status a while back. Anyway, hope is starting to appear for me. I think I have finally discovered my path after almost 10 years of struggle.
My current regimen looks like this:
If I had to rank what has proven to be most important to me, I would write that 70% of the success is diet along with sleep (I fall asleep around 8pm and wake up around 3-4 the next day), 20% meditation (I wish I had discovered this sooner), 5% each supplements and training.
My new path has allowed me to get back to doing 40 hours a week at work after 9 years of hell, and to get back to 30-50% of my old self (this is important because I was stuck at 20% for years) while maintaining an upward trend. I know 30-50% may not seem very impressive, but I started my new protocol in August, and I was a very severe case - I had almost everything, led by massive cognitive impairment). I assume this progress would be greater if it weren’t for the fact that I’m at work every day, which from the perspective of the past few years is an amazing accomplishment for me. I’ll also brag that I was recently on vacation in Egypt with my girlfriend and was able to have sex every day, twice having ejaculated and not once experiencing a disaster. Almost every time the sun works well for me, but this time it worked particularly well for me. This benevolent, sexual effect passed when I returned to my cold country.
Of course, I stipulate that what I have described above does not necessarily work well for everyone. I do not claim to invent a cure for PFS. As we know, this affliction is complicated enough that my scheme might as well drive some of us into hell.
I hope you are better too.
I received my test results today. And I have to say, I’m very surprised. My vitamin B12 level is 303 pg/ml (187-883), while a year ago the result was 1,287 (same ranges). I got last year’s result then after treatment with hydroxycobalamin injections. It appears that I used up several years’ supply of vitamin B12 in 11 months (during which time I ate meat and eggs most days of the week).
The other issue is my TSH level, which is 1.21 ulU/ml (0.35-4.94). I expected a worse result due to the fact that I have trouble getting iodine from my diet. Perhaps this result was influenced by the fact that I started supplementation with potassium iodide and bladderwrack hake this week. Although these were small doses, they may have influenced the final result.
Any thoughts? I would appreciate
Good to see that you’re getting to a somewhat functioning level @hrihor !
Thank you for keeping people posted.
Not much to say here except that I take methyl B12 sublingual lozenges, and it seems to keep my B12 high. Seems easier than injections.
Not sure how important B12 is for PFS though - i guess you just don’t want it to be low 
Yeah, I’m trying to fight. Thank you for your kind words.
And aren’t you worried that methylated B12 might have a bad effect on your body? I know a lot of people on this site have had problems with methyl donors.
Can you give example of foods or supplements that are “methyl donors”?
I would rather not be concerned about obtaining methyl from food (lettuce leaves, for example, contain a lot of methylfolate). Much more problematic are supplements, look here: A warning about SAMe, methylcobalamin, and high-dose B vitamins
For me, I think it’s been helpful. (I’ve tried to document my experience here.
I admire your sleep schedule, BTW! I have such a hard time going to bed at a reasonable hour. What are your “go to bed early” tips?
First and foremost, fear. If I go to bed after 10pm, mostly the next day is a nightmare (more brain fog, anxiety, exhaustion, etc). That’s why I try to go to bed around 9pm (optimally at 8pm, but that rarely works out unfortunately). Most of all, I am happy that I now manage to sleep 7-8 hours uninterrupted. This is a success for me, because for years I usually had big or very big problems with sleep. I don’t have one good answer as to why I sleep better now. It’s more due to my system, but in particular I would single out meditation before bed, which takes about 15 minutes.
A quick update.
Last year, I took a breath test for SIBO/IMO. It showed a slight overgrowth of methanogens. My result was 16 ppm, while overgrowth starts at 10 ppm. So I began a several-week treatment regimen using allicin (Allimed 2700 mg daily), neem (approx. 1200 mg daily), oregano (50 mg daily of oregano oil ADP), biofilm disruptors (Kirkman Biofilm Defense 2 capsules daily and NAC 600 mg daily), and glutamine (5 grams daily).
The treatment proved effective, as my methanogen levels decreased to 5 ppm. However, I developed hydrogen-producing bacterial overgrowth, with a result of 25 at the 80-minute mark of the test—a result on the lower end of the range. I was informed that the appearance of hydrogen-producing bacteria overgrowth after curing the methanogen overgrowth is normal, because previously this overgrowth was hidden due to the fact that methanogens were consuming the hydrogen-producing bacteria.
So this year, I started the next phase of treatment. This time, my protocol included glutamine (5 grams daily), Kirman Biofilm Defense (2 capsules daily), Allimed (1350 mg daily), and berberine (400–1200 mg daily).
And I had a big problem with berberine. I started with a dose of 1200 mg of berberine sulfate daily, and in the first few days, my mind was clearer, my depression was significantly reduced, and I also had a pretty strong libido.
As the days went by, not only did this effect begin to fade, but I also started experiencing severe anxiety, significantly worse brain fog, a steadily declining libido, and I began to gain fat around my stomach and nipples. Over time, these side effects became so severe (especially the anxiety, which was incredibly intense, comparable to my anxiety after the first finasteride crash) that I reduced my daily dose of berberine to 800 mg and later to 400 mg. I finished the treatment this week; I probably no longer have SIBO/IMO, but the aforementioned side effects of berberine are still quite severe.
Basically, while taking berberine, I felt the same way I did while taking finasteride. At first, an unusually strong libido, and then a descent into hell. All in all, this is no surprise, because berberine is a (quite potent for a natural remedy) reductase inhibitor, although it works on a slightly different principle (but it’s still a 5ARI).
In any case, I’d like to warn you about berberine. I don’t feel like it’s going to block me for long, but it’s worth being aware of its potentially destructive effects on us.
Oh, and one more thing. While experimenting with SIBO/IMO treatment, I discovered partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG), which is a fantastic (at least for me) prebiotic that, in my case, radically improved the appearance and consistency of my stools as well as the frequency of my bowel movements.