Rid's Log (return to Pre-PFS State and the final stretch)

[barbaar]

good to know. where can I find your exact results? I checked your logs and didn't see, but i'm on my phone.

Barbaar Hair Analysis (PSSD)

 

[Rid]

Barbaar Hair Analysis (PSSD)

holy shit man, nearly identical.

lot of other similar life symptoms/conditions. depression in teens when health issues started, now, a decade later I'm in this weird insulin resistence state where I can barely take in any refined cards and I break out in seb derm every time I do. super cold extremities, sluggishness after big meals and bad tolerance for missed sleep are some other notable things we may have in common.

 

[Area-1255]

Yes, that is why there are so many "new" dis-ease!

Diseases can be either an Arrangement of Symptoms because of Organ dysfunction...or a collection of Symptoms because of Cellular impairment. Either is possible with the constant exposure to a seemingly endless array of Toxins. Dust, Mold, E.Coli, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury, Pesticides.
Most of us here know that but few of us believe we need to take active and (creative) counter-measures.
For example, how do you PREVENT, not just reverse Heavy Metal buildup? You optimize the "carrier" system and enzymes that sequester and remove unnecessary buildup.

Shilajit should be taken daily by most people...both the "Paste" and Capsules (PrimaVae etc). Plus it has tons of other Benefits...
-Boosting Free Testosterone.
-Decreasing Serotonin.
-Increasing Glycine, GABA and DHEA-S etc

...One of the main things is INFLAMMATION. You decrease Serotonin enough along with say TNF-A and you practically eliminate the Inflammatory Process.

...Hence why in human studies even, and why Serotonergic-Appetite Suppressants such as Fenfluramine cause Itching and such.

Serotonin promotes hyper-reaction of nerve cells in the Skin and yet over-suppresses other aspects of CNS-function leading to loss of Motivation (if Serotonin-Dominant). Among other unfavorable changes.

 

[barbaar]

holy shit man, nearly identical.

lot of other similar life symptoms/conditions. depression in teens when health issues started, now, a decade later I'm in this weird insulin resistence state where I can barely take in any refined cards and I break out in seb derm every time I do. super cold extremities, sluggishness after big meals and bad tolerance for missed sleep are some other notable things we may have in common.

- Seb derm, check. I used to get super dry flaky, and at the same time kinda oily skin on my face and scalp, even before pssd. I found a shampoo that really helps it but as soon as I stop it it comes back.
- Cold extremities, not that bad usually, maybe a little?
- Sluggishness after big meals, check
- Bad tolerance for missed sleep, CHECK

My biggest problems right now are fatigue and sexual sides, although the others are still there too. Sounds like we are in a very similar place. I'm hopeful about ARL, do you plan on going on their program too?

 

[Canari]

thought I'd give a quick update,

I also wanna stress the importance of relaxing your parasympathetic nervous system. I see @Canari talking about it all the time, and I don't think it's properly appreciated in this community. I believe every one of us has a form of anxiety or even PTSD from our PFS and that even though our problem is very physical, there is a huge mental component. I feel completely recovered when I can really get comfortable and relaxed and when everything else is in place, but it seems like it's harder to get to that point now, and it seems like the connection with my parasympathetic nervous system has been damaged, as I'm sure many other systems have been. All part of the process and the recovery.

Thanks @Rid ...

 

[Canari]

Yes even when you get better through any mean, you will still have some damage that will cause exactly what you say, "its hard to get to that point" the one of spontaneous relaxation...

 

[Canari]

Dont worry it is not damaged but disregulated.

And apart from a semantic detail you do not need to relax you PNS but to activate it. The one that should go down is the sympathetic, SNS. They should be reciprocal like the 2 pedals in the car!

 

[Rid]

- Seb derm, check. I used to get super dry flaky, and at the same time kinda oily skin on my face and scalp, even before pssd. I found a shampoo that really helps it but as soon as I stop it it comes back.
- Cold extremities, not that bad usually, maybe a little?
- Sluggishness after big meals, check
- Bad tolerance for missed sleep, CHECK

My biggest problems right now are fatigue and sexual sides, although the others are still there too. Sounds like we are in a very similar place. I'm hopeful about ARL, do you plan on going on their program too?

yessir, getting on it this week! it'll be interesting to see how our parallel journeys play out!

 

[bruschi11]

Hey @Rid hows it going man? Haven’t seen you here for a bit.

 

[Rid]

hey man. i'm not bad. just wanted to get away from all this stuff for a while. not dealing with severe sides but still not the same as before. did ARL for a while but didn't see much of a change one way or another. not much of an update. just been neutral.how you doin?

 

[Rid]

I was just looking back and its pretty crazy reading how well i was doing earlier this year. I got greedy and used minox and it may have messed up my progress now that I think of the timeline. I hopped on cyestine and histamine, just several days ago, and exactly like last time, within 3 days I felt pre pfs.

Skin is oily, hunger is back, erections and libido improving, energy is through the roof, sleeping better. I have a lot of things in order that help but its amazing that these 2 sups can have such a quick impact. My body must not be taking in what it needs. I thought I was recovered earlier this year and I may very well have been if I stuck with things. I'm gonna try to stick it out and be more disciplined this time.

@Helen if you wouldn't mind- why does it seem I need 'massive' (comparatively, at least, probably only 1/4 tsp) doses of hist and cyestine, why cant my body just make this shit work? I know theres a lot that goes into this process, my stomach acid used to be trashed, but it seems I can be fixed essentially with just these 2 aminos. Is it really as simple as the fact that my body isn't metabolizing these aminos well?

I've noticed that I get way more oily when I'm 'fixed' like this (not cured, mind you) especially when I eat carbs. Interesting interactions that I'd love to know more about if you have the knowledge. I get way more inflammation too, and I'm guessing this is because cortisol is still messed up and not regulating inflammation well as you have said. How can I further fix this lack of proper inflamation/cortisol regulation?

I feel pre pfs, but pre pfs for someone like me is still a damaged state. This puzzle really is right in front of me to be figured out, and I know you've said this shit 1 million times, and outlined how to eat, but diet doesn't seem to get things online like these supps do. Same for the minerals or electrolytes or any other protocol of the dozens I've tried. Hist + cyst work. Should I start with other higher dosages of minerals listed?Thanks

 

[brix]

Have you tried just taking one of those? If you get these effects just from histidine, you have histamine issues.

 

[Rid]

Yeah histadine definitely will work by itself, but they work well together. I should trial them solo again though, cant really remember

 

[Trump_1776]

I have been following a CDNuts/gbol protocol for the last ~10 months and have seen great progress in the last few months, especially after experimenting with licorice root. I was one of the first guinea pigs on swolesource to talk about experimenting with lic root a few months ago after a member posted about recovery using it. The combination of Cd's protocol and things that I was already doing that gbold rec'd has definitely returned my body back to a normal homeostasis. Hair loss returned with a vengeance, body odor is back, oily skin, penis temp and everything else is pretty much back to normal. I don't have the same cortisol issues as before, I can live an active lifestyle all day and not crash myself, as long as diet and lifestyle stressors are managed (sleep, routine, etc,) although I'm still babying myself. Before It was hard to go a few hours of normal day without needing to check out and lie down. Happy to report sexual sides are subsiding aswell, but are not 100%, which is why this isn't in the recovery section quite yet.


My libido is returning day by day, especially after using hyst/cyst and following a similar protocol to what has been outlined for us in the zinc finger thread. my EQ is decent, and although I'm on 5mg cialis eod, which is practically nothing, it essentially makes me feel like I'm recovered and removes any mental component of ED.

I believe that most persistent sexual sides, i.e. those who return to pre-pfs but still experience sexual sides, in my case, if not most people's cases, are due to inflammation/scar tissue/venous leakage in our genitals that is caused by our hormonal/blood supply issues (and then there is one part that is mental/emotional, of course.) there's a lot of studies linking ED in young men to this kind of inflammation and it is commonly resolved by increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation to the genitals after identifying damage to the penis, which is why I would rec taking steps to lower overall inflammation and low dose cialis so strongly even though we would preferably avoid pharma. blood supply issues are commonly use it or lose it scenarios. you want as much blood flow as you can get down there, which will also stimulate libido. the longer your dick is out of commission, the more potential damage is going to happen. Anyways, that is for another post.

I'm doing very well and expect to improve more. I've waited to post this to see if I get any other snapbacks or crashes, but I've experimented with eating like shit and stressing out my body and I seem to have the old stress response back where I can feel like a normal human and not some fucking vegetable anymore, at least for the last few months. l appreciate all the work being done here. As everyone knows, this is a holistic issue, it will never be as simple as take this or that, I am using resources from our collective knowledge and it's amazing to see that we can be free of this bullshit even though it's really hard to believe that at times. I believe our recovery is impeded by our modern lifestyles and habits, our emotional/mental issues coming out of this thing, physiological/mineral imbalances and possible sexual atrophy.

I think the only thing preventing me from being completely recovered is inflammation/atrophy that I'm going to get more closely looked at this upcoming month. I don't think this is a permanent issue and there should be some simple fixes for this as far as increasing blood supply and addressing venous leakage, inflammation and/or atrophy. There's a reason why sexual sides are last to resolve, especially in long term cases, and it's definitely linked to damage to the penis/pudendal nerve as other posters/studies have mentioned.

I feel like there's still much work that I can do to improve my overall health, as I don't believe anyone with PFS/PSSD/CFS have been in balance for quite some time, but for now I'm just happy to be back to a pre-pfs state. there is a lot that needs to go into feeling better, but as far as returning our bodies to pre-pfs, I think this forum is on the right path, and I hope to learn more here and improve other underlying imbalances that contributed to this disease state in the first place. just remember, we don't have all the answers yet, only pieces of the puzzle, so do your research and have faith that you will improve.

Feel free to ask any questions or whatever.

Its refreshing to read clear and concise logs. College educated?

 

[Rid]

Its refreshing to read clear and concise logs. College educated?

self educated. I guess I'd be considered an entrepreneur, so I'm a do-it-yourselfer

 

[Trump_1776]

self educated. I guess I'd be considered an entrepreneur, so I'm a do-it-yourselfer

You still using the once a day cialis at 5mg?

 

[Rid]

You still using the once a day cialis at 5mg?

No, sometimes sporadically but I haven't needed it. Just takes a bit longer to warm up but once I'm going I'm good

 

[Rid]

still doing well on hist + cysteine. digging deeper into why these two help me so much, I've been looking into glutathione related studies, as @Helen thinks is a lot of the issue. I "come back online" after just a few days of this combo and it's really quite miraculous. I think cyest is the main component here for me after doing some more experimentation, which directly relates to glutathione being screwed.

with that being said, restoring proper glutathione and NO pathways synthesis is the biggest thing I can do to improve my symptoms at this time, and the single best thing I've found for my particular issues. this study on link between ED and glutathione is very useful Glutathione levels in patients with erectile dysfunction, with or without diabetes mellitus. - PubMed - NCBI notably A GSH depletion can lead to a reduction of NO synthesis, thus impairing vasodilation in the corpora cavernosa.

I still believe that fibrosis and scarring are a result of our messed up NO and circulation issues, and that we need to resolve this to really be like before, at least in many cases, like mine. However, taking some low dose pde5's can fix this up, along with proper exercises.

It's funny to imagine that essentially taking 1 amino can fix someone like me so quickly. but I've been putting in a lot of good for the last 2 years and my body wants to recover. I would rather not be reliant, but I'm gonna push this as long as I can and cycle appropriately, unless anyone has a better idea to get NO pathway back online through indirect glutathione supplementation, besides the dietary and lifestyle stuff I'm doing. I just hope I can make this last long term again.

 

[bruschi11]

still doing well on hist + cysteine. digging deeper into why these two help me so much, I've been looking into glutathione related studies, as @Helen thinks is a lot of the issue. I "come back online" after just a few days of this combo and it's really quite miraculous. I think cyest is the main component here for me after doing some more experimentation, which directly relates to glutathione being screwed.

with that being said, restoring proper glutathione and NO pathways synthesis is the biggest thing I can do to improve my symptoms at this time, and the single best thing I've found for my particular issues. this study on link between ED and glutathione is very useful Glutathione levels in patients with erectile dysfunction, with or without diabetes mellitus. - PubMed - NCBI notably A GSH depletion can lead to a reduction of NO synthesis, thus impairing vasodilation in the corpora cavernosa.

I still believe that fibrosis and scarring are a result of our messed up NO and circulation issues, and that we need to resolve this to really be like before, at least in many cases, like mine. However, taking some low dose pde5's can fix this up, along with proper exercises.

It's funny to imagine that essentially taking 1 amino can fix someone like me so quickly. but I've been putting in a lot of good for the last 2 years and my body wants to recover. I would rather not be reliant, but I'm gonna push this as long as I can and cycle appropriately, unless anyone has a better idea to get NO pathway back online through indirect glutathione supplementation, besides the dietary and lifestyle stuff I'm doing. I just hope I can make this last long term again.

Crazy stuff man. I think EAAs are making the difference for me sexually. Which contain histidine but don’t containe cysteine. But I am taking NAC every couple days.

When my sexuality gets good, brain stuff and bodies ability to handle ammonia/Lyme is better. Today I had libido all day and I was able to go out to a party and not wear my light block glasses lol. It was like whatever was helping my libido was protecting my brain too.

It’s just an imbalance. Good to great health for extended period of time + finding that fix for your respective imbalance is way to go about it. I’m glad cysteine seems to be The big one for you man!

 

[Rid]

@bruschi11 Thanks man, I notice the better I'm doing, the better I'm able to adapt to things, on every level also. Physically, mentally, emotionally. Something I noticed recently, super loud music or high dbs for long periods can really make me sick and weak, I get pain in my lymph nodes, but I bounce back much quicker when I'm doing well. Such a weird thing to notice so strongly, but it's all related to stress tolerance and whatnot. Bluelight hits me hard late at night too, but same as the auditory thing, it's got levels. I have blue blockers in my car too, which I'd rec if you hate those bright lights late at night as much as me! Otherwise adapting a later in the day wake cycle is the only fix I've found for wanting to be active late at night unfortunately. That comes with a price as well.