PSSD Proposed Solution

[Minime]

Sorry if this has been covered and I missed it, but how can one determine if they have alkalosis?

 

[Helen]

You can look at potassium in serum. If low, most likely alkalosis.

 

[Jaxx]

This is a dangerous topic. I did not post this as a cure yet.I posted this as the first thing I will be trying tonight. I will try things and test them. People are too quick to jump to the conclusions. Be patient

I tested and shared my experience. Thank you for your significant contribution. This is mostly a summary of your ideas, which worked for me. Cheers! And, please, when you have a chance, answer my private PM. Thank you!

Nice, that it helped you. I thought you were following my yesterdays post in Gbold theory thread. I posted there that I will try this regimen tonight. I forgot I posted this regimen before. Good for you. I actually took finasteride again. a week ago. And now I am in PFS. And today is the first day I am applying this regimen to myself. I think it will work.

So happy, that it worked for you. Alkalosis is bad news and is the thing that is stopping the natural recovery


I will answer your PM tomorrow. Huge brain fog today after the fin crash.

Im a bit surprised you went into pfs again so fast. Especially since we are a minority with having these bad effects. You think we will always be in danger of getting pfs /pssd and you have a clue why that is?

 

[TubZy]

I tested and shared my experience. Thank you for your significant contribution. This is mostly a summary of your ideas, which worked for me. Cheers! And, please, when you have a chance, answer my private PM. Thank you!

Nice, that it helped you. I thought you were following my yesterdays post in Gbold theory thread. I posted there that I will try this regimen tonight. I forgot I posted this regimen before. Good for you. I actually took finasteride again. a week ago. And now I am in PFS. And today is the first day I am applying this regimen to myself. I think it will work.

So happy, that it worked for you. Alkalosis is bad news and is the thing that is stopping the natural recovery


I will answer your PM tomorrow. Huge brain fog today after the fin crash.

Im a bit surprised you went into pfs again so fast. Especially since we are a minority with having these bad effects. You think we will always be in danger of getting pfs /pssd and you have a clue why that is?

He mentioned he was taking high fin doses of 7.5mg which I can never imagine of taking lol

 

[mattyb]

You can look at potassium in serum. If low, most likely alkalosis.

The other one is low chloride. When there is chloride depletion the body retains more bicarb in order to balance out the charges from excess cations. Usually it's either low K or low Cl of its metabolic alkalosis.

Of course an ABG is most accurate though.

 

[Andman]

diamox is rather expensive over here..would different forms of raising co2 work? like bag breathing, cold water immersion, baking soda etc?

 

[Shadow]

diamox is rather expensive over here..would different forms of raising co2 work? like bag breathing, cold water immersion, baking soda etc?

Really? Here it costs like, 4-5 dollars

 

[TeslaFan]

Sorry if this has been covered and I missed it, but how can one determine if they have alkalosis?

What [mention]gbolduev[/mention] and [mention]mattyb[/mention] said, and low, or below normal, vitamin D level on a blood test such as Vitamin D 25-hydroxy. In alkalosis, body will not want more Calcium into blood, and a primary role of vitamin D is to pull Calcium from stomach into blood. I believe [mention]gbolduev[/mention] mentioned this somewhere already, and specifically in relation to venous blood.

 

[ruprmurdoch]

I am asking, one more time (sorry for being obtrusive) what levels of progesterone in blood are considered as high in your opinion?

I'd say mine are quite good example :roll:

Everywhere where I check refference max refference range is close to 1 ng/mL. On your test high end is 0,2 ng/ml, on mine 0,149 ng/ml. This is confusing since we dont really know what levels of progesterone in blood mean ''high''.

 

[Scenes]

I tested and shared my experience. Thank you for your significant contribution. This is mostly a summary of your ideas, which worked for me. Cheers! And, please, when you have a chance, answer my private PM. Thank you!

Nice, that it helped you. I thought you were following my yesterdays post in Gbold theory thread. I posted there that I will try this regimen tonight. I forgot I posted this regimen before. Good for you. I actually took finasteride again. a week ago. And now I am in PFS. And today is the first day I am applying this regimen to myself. I think it will work.

So happy, that it worked for you. Alkalosis is bad news and is the thing that is stopping the natural recovery


I will answer your PM tomorrow. Huge brain fog today after the fin crash.

Oh, I was following your posts for a long time, when you first appeared at RP forum.You mentioned acetazolamide there, after discussing it with a friend of yours, an anesthesiologists, as a solution for alkalosis. And you mentioned your concern of potassium problems. This is where it got me interested. Then, on this forum, you also mentioned something that caught my attention: try copper + magnesium + potassium FIRST, then add zinc + manganese AFTER. I think this order is crucial. I even re-quoted that on this forum, half-jokingly saying it's a cure itself.

Please take your time to deal with this Fin testing. My PM questions are not super urgent, I just wanted to make sure you didn't forget it entirely. I am curious about some biochemistry. PFS people are priority.

Why do you think the order of potassium + magnesium + copper FIRST is so critical? I’ve seen him say this but also seen him taking zinc alongside all this.

Where does zinc fit in to this and does it interrupt something if taken too early with the above 3 mentioned minerals?

Curious as to your thoughts or interpretation of gbold.

 

[TeslaFan]

Nice, that it helped you. I thought you were following my yesterdays post in Gbold theory thread. I posted there that I will try this regimen tonight. I forgot I posted this regimen before. Good for you. I actually took finasteride again. a week ago. And now I am in PFS. And today is the first day I am applying this regimen to myself. I think it will work.

So happy, that it worked for you. Alkalosis is bad news and is the thing that is stopping the natural recovery


I will answer your PM tomorrow. Huge brain fog today after the fin crash.

Oh, I was following your posts for a long time, when you first appeared at RP forum.You mentioned acetazolamide there, after discussing it with a friend of yours, an anesthesiologists, as a solution for alkalosis. And you mentioned your concern of potassium problems. This is where it got me interested. Then, on this forum, you also mentioned something that caught my attention: try copper + magnesium + potassium FIRST, then add zinc + manganese AFTER. I think this order is crucial. I even re-quoted that on this forum, half-jokingly saying it's a cure itself.

Please take your time to deal with this Fin testing. My PM questions are not super urgent, I just wanted to make sure you didn't forget it entirely. I am curious about some biochemistry. PFS people are priority.

Why do you think the order of potassium + magnesium + copper FIRST is so critical? I’ve seen him say this but also seen him taking zinc alongside all this.

Where does zinc fit in to this and does it interrupt something if taken too early with the above 3 mentioned minerals?

Curious as to your thoughts or interpretation of gbold.

My experience, and understanding, is that it is important to not oppose Copper at first, as it is already not working. Everything that I could test on copper was low for me: Ceruloplasmin, Copper serum, and RBC Copper. Zinc will oppose it mildly, during digestion. Sulfur very strongly. Manganese indirectly. Once Copper is working again, taking Zinc and Manganese would be ok. Otherwise, I feel, you'd be "revving up the engine while low on oil". I may have unique situation though.

 

[Shadow]

[mention]TeslaFan[/mention] hey, you said that your sexual problems were already solved, and you wanted to get rid of the remaining alkalosis and volume expansion, my question is, what was the symptoms that you had and solved with the minerals?

 

[TeslaFan]

@TeslaFan hey, you said that your sexual problems were already solved, and you wanted to get rid of the remaining alkalosis and volume expansion, my question is, what was the symptoms that you had and solved with the minerals?

For me, number one symptom is mild but ongoing depression, some anxiety, too. When I look at the blood tests, I see undetectable dopamine, and everything Copper related is low. And low serum ceruloplasmin and copper have positive correlation with decreased dopaminergic activity. As expected, Serotonin is high because MAO-A needs Copper. For me, fixing alkalosis means restarting Copper, first. I am still in the process, but with noticeable improvements, which motivated me to share this.

 

[Scenes]

[mention]TeslaFan[/mention]

The copper magnesium potassium is doing stuff to me.

Wondering how much potassium I should be taking - the supp I have is 99mg which is just 2% of recommended daily intake.

I thought you could easily get like 500mg by drinking a glass of oj or tomato juice or eating spinach.

Should I be taking more?

 

[Shadow]

@TeslaFan hey, you said that your sexual problems were already solved, and you wanted to get rid of the remaining alkalosis and volume expansion, my question is, what was the symptoms that you had and solved with the minerals?

For me, number one symptom is mild but ongoing depression, some anxiety, too. When I look at the blood tests, I see undetectable dopamine, and everything Copper related is low. And low serum ceruloplasmin and copper have positive correlation with decreased dopaminergic activity. As expected, Serotonin is high because MAO-A needs Copper. For me, fixing alkalosis means restarting Copper, first. I am still in the process, but with noticeable improvements, which motivated me to share this.

So,nothing physical? Im asking this because, a state of alkalosis and volume expansion could explain a lot of my symptoms!

 

[TeslaFan]

@TeslaFan

The copper magnesium potassium is doing stuff to me.

Wondering how much potassium I should be taking - the supp I have is 99mg which is just 2% of recommended daily intake.

I thought you could easily get like 500mg by drinking a glass of oj or tomato juice or eating spinach.

Should I be taking more?

Play by ear, see how you feel. For example, I take a quarter teaspoon of cream of tartar with some orange juice in the morning. Potassium antagonizes Thiamine, and vice versa. I need to take some Thiamine if I keep taking a lot of Potassium. Potassium wires me up, and Thiamine (and Acetazolamide) calms me down, even sedates me sometimes. I think this makes sense as Potassium increases Thyroid function. So, see how you respond. Your biochemistry is probably different than mine.
But, if you are actively taking Acetazolamide, or large dozes of Thiamine, then Potassium is a must; else hypokalemia and sodium dominance.

 

[TeslaFan]

@TeslaFan hey, you said that your sexual problems were already solved, and you wanted to get rid of the remaining alkalosis and volume expansion, my question is, what was the symptoms that you had and solved with the minerals?

For me, number one symptom is mild but ongoing depression, some anxiety, too. When I look at the blood tests, I see undetectable dopamine, and everything Copper related is low. And low serum ceruloplasmin and copper have positive correlation with decreased dopaminergic activity. As expected, Serotonin is high because MAO-A needs Copper. For me, fixing alkalosis means restarting Copper, first. I am still in the process, but with noticeable improvements, which motivated me to share this.

So,nothing physical? Im asking this because, a state of alkalosis and volume expansion could explain a lot of my symptoms!

Yeah, it becomes hard for me to get into shape. Stomach bloats more often. Less energy than normal. In alkalosis, food is not digested well, so protein assimilation is low. HCL can help. @gbolduev mentioned this, too. This is why I took Magnesium CHLORIDE and Potassium CHLORIDE. Taking something like Magnesium Carbonate or Oxide would not be a good idea in alkalosis, as it would dilute stomach acid even more.

 

[Helen]

I am fixed pretty much . taking ace plus cofactors from alkalosis

 

[Jaxx]

That is remarkable! Will you make a sticky with the necessary details? Some cleans trials to see if it works for pfs, pssd etc would be great

 

[Jaxx]

Anyone with PSSD currently following this protocol? (The logs ive seen were all PFS i believe)