TL;DR at the end.
Sad, saw it appear on my feed. I will watch it when I get some free time.
I know he uses HRT, and had horrible anxiety and depression in his youth. I feel bad for the guy. I may shoot him a message sometime.
I wish him well.
He's pretty young for colon cancer, though I mean yeah lots of people I know are getting cancer these days.
He is stage 3. I hope he pulls through. Not to sound like a broken record, but maybe carnivore can help him. Did help, Carnivore Kent with Ulcerative Colitis (or similar). He had his bowel removed.
I emphasize with the guy, and his life struggles. But yeah a more targeted approach for Depression/anxiety may be a better fit for him. And he struggled with alcohol abuse for years and kept relapsing.
You need to be like really fit (and he is), but you also need diet, supplementation, and lifestyle in check with androgens. You need to be in good shape, for the stuff to work... and control /monitor lipids, liver, kidney enzymes, etc, etc (depending on the compounds being used).
You really shouldn't smoke nor drink on any androgen. Maybe a few times a year. Not everyone can do that, but you are already taking a bit of risk with Testosterone (let alone other gear).
For example, I'm on Rad140, and I am certain this is way worse for LH and FSH than Anavar is, and way harsher on hair, and way worse for lipids (crushes LDL, raises HDL).
Really, only using it to see if it helps hEDS and me workout, motivation wise. I cycle milk thistle and NAC while on it. But, I mean I may do a short cycle, when I add the main gym to my home gym.
And then migrate to ostarine or anavar and run 2 cycles a year when recomping. Or run low dose ostarine long term. I remember LGD and Ostarine making me actually be as athletic as I should be.
Like, going from 200 pushups to 300 easily, like being able to do certain movements I couldn't. I am sure they help joint instability, but I mean no sarm made it past phase III trials.
Entropy has some ideas for me, which are perhaps better than sarms. I want to keep gear usage to a minimum. Maybe Test, masterone, primo, rad, ostarine, var.. and that's it.
Over years, or maybe just test cream, dht cream, test enanthate, and anavar. Or if those mess me up joint wise, replace the secondary anabolic with ostarine.
People do 2.5mg to 5mg anavar for 6mo even 2 yrs, some ppl (for real medical conditions not just vanity/aesthetics). So maybe, I can too. Ostarine should be great to use again, but I will wait for Rad to mostly leave my system.
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I use 10-15mg in a week. Many ppl use 10-20mg a day (which I feel would be insane. Eye pain, blood pressure, etc).
I would probably be fine on 20-40mg of anavar at times, but probably do well on 10mg. And even 2.5-5mg. I got a better source, will make friends and have some that are sources (but we haven't talked in a while), and I will get one of my boys to get some Anavar and maybe Test e, when they go to India.
I am pretty sure this guy is fairly physically strong, but I mean he needs diet in check, and to not fuck with alcohol, etc.
He needs way better stress management, counselling. Things like that. Maybe trauma therapy... and psychedlics.
TRT for anxiety and depression helps some people, but it is like...way down the list. Sure, I hate SSRI's and SNRI's, and probably AAP's etc.
But I mean lamictal or lithium, aren't really that bad. Nor is wellbutrin for some, or a low ass dose of Luvox or the like.
He may have taken Accutane or something. A lot of his videos are rambling, and he seems to have had or maybe has an iatrogenic illness (post drug disorder).
Neurosteroidal support is needed, but I am sure he suffered with severe anxiety way before taking Test.
It is definitely not a cure all.
I think it lowers the dose I need for dexedrine and helps me do hard things.
Motivation wise.. like, it helps me workout despite chronic pain, same with sarms (you definitely need a test base, esp with harsher sarms like Rad140. For most ppl, Ostarine and later in bulking, LGD is all you need).
I am sure I can do my own sports rehab and work with a strength coach (experienced with hypermobility, ideally with hEDS and HSD clients), with a sarm and test.
But I am also sure, many people get very depressed and anxious with sarms. Steroids in general aren't some anxiety/depression fix. For someone with true hypogonadism, it can be a great aid though in overall health. There are probably better natural ways to do it. I feel like, law and markets aren't gonna wait, till I have a perfect solution, nor is dating and such.
I would definitely not use HRT in many cases people use it. "To get jacked". I already am jacked. To lose 40-60lbs (I mean, diet and exercise are paramount).
I mean, I would definitely take HRT over Effexor XR, but some newer SSRI's may not be so bad.
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Like all drugs, pharma, insurance, the FDA fucks it up.
They fuck up medical cannabis, you can order better stuff here and get better dealers than many of the shops (pre legalization and after).
I am sure they will do something stupid when legalizing MDMA, like remove the psychedelic parts. Maybe they will remove the euphoria.
Real drugs, you need the full experience, oftentimes.
They may have approved an inferior isomer for Ketamine, Ar-ketamine, for nasal spray. The infusions/injections are better.
Therapy and better social support is probably better for anxiety/depression for most ppl.
I mean I always worked out like crazy as an adult, and losing mobility,... and functioning physically, will lead to more injuries and more depression/anxiety.
For most people, there is other stuff to correct before using androgens. I dialled in diet like 20yrs ago, although yeah I mess up at times.
I wish him well, and I was subbed to him... pre learning how to fix PFS, and more recently when depressed.
But I unsubbed. I mean for ADHD, I'd like to ban all social media entirely to be honest. This guy Noah may love the drama a bit too much, or is perhaps a bit unstable.
Entirely possible that psychedelics or 150mg lithium would help him more.
At the same time, I think he has improved a hell of a lot over 10 years of HRT. I think he was married then, and has a kid or something or will soon.
But some youtube, some x dot com, some Whatsapp , discord, etc... is ok.
Entirely possible ostarine and test is better for me lipids wise, blood pressure wise, hair wise... and chronic pain wise.
But a stronger sarm like Rad140 should do that and more (but has off site receptor action too).
I have seen a lot of people with hEDS and HSD improve with sarms. Possibly turmeric etc helps joint pain a lot. I took aspirin yday, I barely ever take advil (chronic use = ulcers and the like).
Flus, etc can mess me up joint and muscle pain wise. Even in my throat. I see why I had severe asthma at times, as a little kid. Food mostly. Processed toxic carbs, dairy... are very inflammatory.
I am maybe 80% carnivore but for sure lose fat and water rapidly and it is way easier to workout, I feel safer and have better proprioception as well as gross motor skills with stricter carnivore.
I will be and usually am 90-95% carnivore but it is boring. No coffee 55d, no hot sauce for like 4months at times, and like mustard 5-8x, and yeah, I mean some variety on a budget is nice.
Like some herbs and spices are nice. I think I could eat steak only, but I mean, 5000-8000 a year or something? Something insane. Maybe more like 4000, not sure.
Fasting 2-3days gets rid of a lot of pain and also saves money. It also cuts fat and water and helps me focus/ think straight and execute for business and important life decisions.
I am having homemade sauerkraut, locally sourced herbs and spices, and some commercially manufactured hot sauce, otherwise beef - steaks, ground chuck, kebabs, and some aged cheddar, gouda, etc.
I can do better tho and only have dairy from locally sourced places. Most my meat is from a regenerative, non GMO, non hormone using, non vaxed, 100% grassfed beef farm. Their other meat is good too.
I should not eat commercially produced eggs nor dairy tho, but I mean I often work all night, and like yeah I mean I don't have an egg nor dairy connection rite now. I can find one tho.
Honestlty, for a lot of people with severe anxiety and depression, Medical grade cannabis (High CBD high CBG, and experimentation) and vaping, AVB, edibles, and the like...
coupled with meditation may be a lot better than meds and HRT. HRT when it works, it works wonders but cookie cutter protocols aren't that great for most people, it seems.
Psilocybin, MDMA, or Ketamine also (all serious drugs, and I mean experimenting over time, over months to years. Like 1-2 yrs trying MDMA. 1-2 yrs trying Ketamine. I don't mean all at once).
Hence, why many men worldwide run it themselves and just get private bloodwork.
I figure if women are fine with ostarine, anavar, and some mild sarms, and it helps there hypermobile ehlers and also classic and classic like EDS, it should help me.
I still gotta rest tho, and yeah I'm nocturnal at times. Carnivore mostly strict, and fasting helps that a lot. Working out does too.
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TL;DR.
using AI later to summarize things. And cut out 80% of text. This is neurological and I'm not "sick", it is ADHD.
This would be completely different if I was in school currently (where I have to train myself to be concise).
Maybe Noah should do orthomolecular medicine.