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Therapeutic Efforts
#186

Insomnia is my only significant symptom. The only one that’s a nuisance to my life, and like I said, it’s only a nuisance. If I stay 9 hours in bed, I usually manage at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep which is enough.
Depending what I eat, I may have a bad night which will cause some brain fog the next day. If I remain disciplined, it does not happen often. Plus I need pills to sleep, so I’m definitely not cured.

The other, insignificant symptoms I have left are: slightly aching eyes for 30 seconds while taking a shower, compared to severely burning eyes that would prevent me from driving. I have slightly dry lips for 15 minutes after brushing my teeth, compared to burning lips 24/7 that would require I put Vaseline on them all the time. I have decreased sex drive, wanting sex only 2-3 days, compared to 3-9 times a day before I took fin (but I’m almost 52 yo and I took fin 20 years). Also my body odors are more consistent. I don’t always need deodorant but as it goes, I get body odors more often and even during a fast when I’m not taking sex herbs. 7 months ago I had none, ever. Then I started having some with only 1 of the 3 sex herb I’m cycling, then 2 herbs and now I can have some without herbs.
So you see, it’s all minor but it shows I’m still in an ascending curve, still recovering.

There might be others, like I’m much calmer and patient (so it’s something improving) but I think it’s because I started meditating everyday, never missing one, and I’m starting to manage to stop thinking which I though was impossible. It keeps me grounded in the present and I have less of a monkey brain. If I knew meditation could be so beneficial, I would have done it before.

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#187

Do you have anxiety? That’s my worst symptom and even on a month of keto it didn’t dissipate. I’ve been on and off keto for a few months just gotta actually stick to it better

#188

I do sometimes. But I’m the owner and director of a factory, in a country ruled by a military dictatorship and I never know when they’re going to give me the boot and I’ll have to find a new country to live in with my wife and three sons. So it’s anxiety with a reason behind it.

For the most part, even when I could be anxious, I’m not. So I could say my tolerance level to stress has increased compared to pre-crash, not to mention the 2-3 first months of crash when I had the anxiety to die for for no apparent reasons.

Keto helps, but you’ve got to keep at it for at least 3 months. Some say it takes 6 months for the deep symptoms to get better. that’s what it took me.

There’s a direct relationship between my anxiety levels and my carbs intake.

In my opinion, you need to avoid spiking your Cortisol and Glutamate and eat and do things that promotes GABA.

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#189

thanks i appreciate the response

#190

Hey what is BHB and Butyrate? Is there any risks? I may try those. Also how are you doing?

#191

Otra historia de recuperación

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#192

I still think the significantly decreased sex drive sucks. I want EVERYTHING back, even if this is a “minor” burden compared to many other symptoms. And I don’t think you can explain that with your age especially because you are living an extremely healthy live…

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#193

What I’m doing takes time. I’m showing that it’s an up curve so it’s just a matter of time before it gets better and yeah, 100%, why not ? I’d sure be happy !

If there’s a fast recipe, I didn’t find it or know about it.

But I think if there’s a path that can help many of us get better with time; it’s worth investigating.

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#194

Sure it is. I am still convinced about this path. My comment wasn’t a critique about you or the way you are going. It was just an expression of my regular frustration and hate towards pfs, what it has done to us and our lives and merck.

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#195

I know what you mean. It’s not a small thing. For many, it’s the biggest challenge they’ll be facing in their life.

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#196

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#197

Does anyone recall from a few months back (I think) a story of a guy who recovered after a course of anabolic steroids? I think the upshot was he had PFS, mooched along for a while, then a bodybuilder friend of his talked him into doing a cycle, then he did PCT, then randomly after a bit recovered.

I’ve searched for it but I’m buggered if I can find it. Be very interested in reading it again.

Anyone know what I mean and can find it for me?

#198

I’m not sure what the format of this thread is supposed to be but I’ve been doing quite well as of late for anyone interested.

After some hormone testing I found that I had very very high SHBG which caused very low free testosterone and very low estradiol. I’ve seen quite a few finasteride guys with similar blood results and several are doing better after supplementing.

My thread is here:

I found that 150mg/week of testosterone fixed most of my issues, but keep in mind it took 8 weeks of doing this regularly before I got any positive results. I’ve since switched to a testosterone cream that is much easier to apply. I’ve recently started having a lot of hair shedding (lots of DHT I would imagine) and my libido is back to where it was before all of this started. Sex 2x a day is no problem. Sex every day is no problem. My appetite is back and I’ve gained back a little weight.

Anyways. I’m not going to put the whole story here since that’s why I made the diary thread, but yeah, T worked for me. It took a while, and it took a higher dose than most TRT people start with, but it did eventually work. I’m not saying it will work for everyone. For those with true androgen receptor issue, I don’t think it will. But for some people with just super high SHBG from fin/dut it might be an option to consider.

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#199

I am doing pretty well, I am like no having PFS at all.
Good luck to all.

#200

This is why we need a section where those threads can be collated.

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#201

Is that without considering total testosterone, free testosterone, and bio available testosterone ? My blood test 1 month after crashing showed all those 3 to be in the upper range. My SHBG was exactly in the middle of the range for an 18-49 yo, and middle low for a 50 yo+.

I was 50 at the time but everyone believe me to be 35-38 when thay look at me. No gray hair, no wringles.
Maybe biologically I fall in the 18-49 category ?

#202

How did you do that? Also did you have any size or small bend on penis when erect? If so, did they resolved too? Pls man im so fucked up. I just need to hear that those bend and size loss is not permanent and it can be cured 100% to its old form. Thanks Moonchild.

#203

@Cooper ooperI don’t have any curvature or bend of my penis neither I note a size loss of my penis.
But metal side are gone also sexual side.

#204

so you are 100% back sexually ?

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#205

Generally, i think everyone has erect shrinkage in a some degree. I think shrinkage happens slowly and in long periods to some people (milder ones) and we really forget our penises real size… im not sure if i did experience real shrinkage, but my erections are somewhat thinner and softer now. Idk. I hope that these things are false and shrinkage only happens abruptly… i hope im wrong at this. Anyone experienced slowly appearing shrinkage and didn’t notice it?