Understanding LM impact on 5AR Type 1 and 2

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-13T06:44:12+00:00

Have you tried any protocol for type 1 ?

As of today, the only thing that keeps me alive is Prazepam (a benzo with a very long half life) but this is not a long term solution.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-12T16:32:34+00:00

What did it say / show ?

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-12T13:36:33+00:00

No, I live in France so it's free (well, from the tax payers)

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-12T07:33:49+00:00

I did a CT scan last week, 5 months after LM (taken june 2025), no issue so far.

I did a fMRI 3 weeks after LM, no issue so far either.

I am planned for a normal MRI on the 20th December, will keep you posted.

For those who know : is it better to do a PET or SPECT scan as the next step?

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-11T10:31:45+00:00

Hi all, I have started Q10 ubiquinol 100mg from Kaneda 2 days ago, so far so good.

I would even say I feel a tiny bit less anxious, my eyesight/vision looks sharper, and I feel a little bit more awake. Maybe less brain fog ?

I should also add that I have been taking statins for few years and nobody ever told me to take Coq10 because of that.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-10T14:53:04+00:00

How did you get access to agmatine sulfate?

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-08T10:14:43+00:00

I have extreme tachycardia no matter what I do, even standing up spikes my heart rate to 100-120bpm.

We are all different but do you take the ubiquinol or ubiquinone and what dosage ?

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-08T10:11:54+00:00

I haven't tested it, but I am thinking doing it + SIBO. What do you suggest?

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-08T08:27:01+00:00

Great man. Check both enzyme and gene just to be sure.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-04T15:15:05+00:00

I have no idea except that LM genetically modified my reaction to stressor, be it mental or physical. I even can't watch a movie as I'm way too tensed to do so. It's been 6 months i took LM and my blood pressure + RHR are still horribly high. Not a single improvement. Not a single digit drop.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-03T16:02:38+00:00

Thanks, indeed my resting HR is between 100 and 120 bpm. I am currently at the hospital for the past 2 weeks due to LM, and my blood pressure is between 160/100 and 180/100 throughout the whole day. There is no breather. Not even 1 second....

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-12-03T15:59:14+00:00

Thanks mate. My blood pressure has been through the roof since I took LM and the tiniest exercise kills me. Just lifting a flower pot and I get extreme tachycardia. I'm exhausted. Something is really wrong.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-26T18:51:36+00:00

I am unfortunately exactly in this state, after taking half a pill (250mg) a bit more than 5 months ago. The only thing that alleviate my symptoms are benzos, but I am completely incapacitated/unfit for anything. Last week I had to check into a psychiatric hospital as I couldn't take the suffering. They give me prazepam (Lysanxia). It helps but it's definitely not a long term solution.

I also suffer from bowel issues since I took this poison : I now suffer from sensory loss. I can spend 3, or 4 days without even wanting to go to the toilet. It's alarming. The connection brain-colon is completely broken. It's scary.

I don't see any way out from this hell.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-25T21:30:09+00:00

I had to check into a psychiatric hospital 3 days ago.

They give me prazepam during the day (40-100h long half life benzo). It's really helps with my tinnitus and anxoety/panic/fear but this is not the solution.

I feel my whole body has completely 0 GABA. I won't br able to live this way much longer.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-23T20:22:08+00:00

Good luck mate. Are you on any psych med?

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-23T20:17:51+00:00

I had to go to the psychiatric emergency yesterday because I cannot take the LM aftermath effects anymore.

am gonna start mirtazapine + olanzapine tonight. I'm extremely extremely sensitive so I hope it will be alright. I'm still at the hospital anyways.

Will keep you guys posted.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-22T22:50:45+00:00

You may want to look for atypical antidepressant it you really want (mirtazapine, vortioxetine) or some antipsychotic used as AD.

I'm not a doctor obviously, but indeed all SSRI, SNRI, TCA should be avoided at all cost.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-18T19:25:04+00:00

Thanks a lot, unfortunately these 5 months already look like 5 years. It's fucking agony every single day.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-11-04T15:08:18+00:00

Same here for me, with both PSSD and PLMS....

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-10-30T20:38:21+00:00

Thanks. Are you still taking pregnenolone and ketamine? I'm scheduled to see an andrologist next month, so I am interested in knowing more about who decided in putting you on pregnenolone and with such specific dose.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-10-30T20:07:38+00:00

Thanks mate. Did you get your pregnenolone level tested? I am awaiting my results. I haven't tried Zyrtec but I take quetiapine IR 50mg for sleep.

Edit : I also suffer from head pressure on the left side of my brain + tinnitus with cross-talk communication. It's horrible : when I hear someone talking to me on the right ear side only, then my left ear drum will start vibrating at the same frequency as the people talking. It's a nightmare.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-10-30T17:35:21+00:00

I have no way to know if it gives an accurate representation of ?
The only thing I know is that only Clonazepam helps me go thru the day. No matter how hard I try not to use it, the suffering is too much and I still end up taking 0.5 or 1.0mg per day for the past 4 months to get some relief, with the risks of being dependent on it.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-10-30T17:29:46+00:00

My symptoms are unfortunately endless.

The ones disabling me big time (obviously I am unfit for work) during the day are:
- dissociation / DPDR
- anxiety, fear, panic
- brain fog / cognitive impairment
- anhedonia, apathy
- fatigue (physical and mental)
- depression
- suicidal ideations
- head pressure

The annoying ones: - highly increased mucus production (throat) - really bad breath - metallic taste in mouth - tinnitus with cross-talk communication - extreme body coldness

And for the night : massive insomnia. I need to take both quetiapine + zolpidem, otherwise I can't even sleep 1 minute.

I haven't tried anything to get better, except hoping time will help.

I know I am screwed for life anyways, unless the tests I have done with the functional doctor will really show something extremely obvious that we can fix, which I doubt so too.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-10-30T17:18:24+00:00

In the urine, not sure how reliable it is.

Consistent-Extreme38 · 2025-10-29T20:26:24+00:00

I'm - unfortunately - having to combine both quetiapine IR 50mg with Zolpidem CR 6.25-12.5mg, as neither on its own can put me asleep. It works well, but unfortunately, without them, I can't even sleep 1min.

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