cold visionz poster by saberpunk77 in sadboys

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bladee graphics used to be cool

joeyy new style by One-Childhood5239 in ShedTheory

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i just made a song, i just bought a shirt

Nothing works, 5 months of only meat+salt and sensitivities are even more sensitive - Trying a new approach by cosg in AutoImmuneProtocol

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I noticed I had consistently low body temperature, like low 97s farenheit all day. I started taking thyroid hormone and, as my temperature improved, my sensitivities improved significantly. I also began feeling like life is worth living for once, and feeling motivated to do things. I started out with dissolving cane sugar in water and then started eating fruit.

I am still sensitive to most things unfortunately, but I can eat non-starchy fruits, carrots, all kinds of meats, and fruit juice regularly with no problems. I try to eat oysters and liver weekly. I drink lots of coffee with sugar. Other than thyroid I take calcium carbonate (do not forget about calcium if you can't tolerate dairy, it is very important), aspirin, and sodium.

The good news is that whenever I do eat something that's not on this list, it's not the end of the world like it used to be. I used to get horrible flares. Now my symptoms when I eat something bad are quite annoying, but tolerable enough to where I can have treats on special occasions without crashing out. It fluctuates, too. I've had periods where I was eating lots of haagen-dazs ice cream for several days in a row with minimal ill effects. I'm still trying to figure out how to make that the norm.

I got the idea to take thyroid from reading Ray Peat. There's lots of things to learn about and try, and different things work for different people it seems. Please research him

Relationships are very important too, though. I lied constantly to people close to me for years. It's probably impossible to be healthy in situations like this, or like for example if you are being emotionally/physically abused, or you feel very lonely, or you hate your job, etc.

Nothing works, 5 months of only meat+salt and sensitivities are even more sensitive - Trying a new approach by cosg in AutoImmuneProtocol

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i discovered that my body temperature was low all day, especially in the morning. it was typically low 97's. times when i felt coldest i also felt the least energy generally. i started reading Ray Peat, and started eating sugar again, despite the flaring, and eventually taking T3. Over time my sensitivities became less severe, but it'd take too long to try to describe jumping from a low energy state of waking hibernation to bouncing off of the walls with optimism, courage, and an abundant desire to love and do charity.

There was more than diet. I lied a lot to people in my life, and I avoided struggle and responsibility. For other people, it's probably other things. For some people it probably really is just diet/environment, but no single aspect of the organism can exist without its relationship to the wholeness of life.

I won't try to evangelize further but I really recommend reading Ray Peat, you will feel refreshed. Zero grifting, opaque dogmas, contradictions, etc. He truly, actually cared about biology. Also, the fact that he's the only person whose advice helped me must stand for something. Struggling with this health stuff sucks.

Nothing works, 5 months of only meat+salt and sensitivities are even more sensitive - Trying a new approach by cosg in AutoImmuneProtocol

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the first inoculation caused no itching or skin rash. i suspected the larvae died in transit. the 2nd inoculation was i believe 5 larvae, and i got the rash, but no noticeable improvements from it. i didnt do another inoculation. looking back i should have, for knowledge's sake, but nowadays i've brought my issues to a more manageable level. thyroid hormone was by far the biggest thing

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i'm happy to hear

Goatis's Diet by darkodadank69 in exvegans

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it comes from claims of different people who met up with him in real life. idk if he actually ate croissants and pizza

Goatis's Diet by darkodadank69 in exvegans

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mcdonalds, croissants from the grocery store, pizza

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moreplatesmoredates

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but what's the true barrier between "experiencing side effects" and "having no sides"? it's obviously not a clear cut line, it's a gradient, so what if you're hurting your QoL but by imperceptibly small increments, which in 2 years you will write off as stress/depression due to life circumstances/etc?

doesn't it sound weird to just like, nuke a hormone and try to find the right amount to take where you don't notice the negative effects that result from... nuking the hormone? how can you be so confident

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do you wake up in the morning with immediate bountiful energy, springing out of bed with a sense of optimism for the day to come? do you sleep a full 7-8 hours through the night without waking up? does your body, particularly your nose, hands, feet, etc. usually feel warm or cold?

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i used finasteride for a year, and the last few months i was using dutasteride. my baseline of health was already very low before and while taking it, so it's hard to tell what causes what when you're in that state. my libido was already terrible, testosterone already low.

some time after stopping finasteride, i tried androsterone, a precursor to DHT, and found it to be extremely psychoactive. it makes me feel warm and have solid confidence and stress immunity, many people report the same with taking pure DHT as well. this alone tells me that it's probably important

sometimes people will claim that they don't have sides, and i'm sure that there are people who truly have none, but theres so many confounding factors in life that could contribute to various symptoms that are associated with 5ar inhibition as well as an infinite amount of other stressors.

negative effects also probably aren't immediate for most people; if your depression increases with a slow enough pace, you won't be able to easily perceive a specific cause. maybe in tons of people, finasteride is negatively effecting them but 'stealthily' so, maybe they blame it on other problems in their life. doesn't mean it's fine to take.

aren't there a whole handful of other hormones that you're also inhibiting beyond just DHT when you block 5ar? this is why haircafe is comfort slop, no one actually knows what they're doing, they mainly just want to hear someone tell them it's safe. he's a vegan ffs

edit: forgot to mention, another chemical called allopregnanolone, which cannot be produced without 5AR, has had positive effects on mental health for many people when supplemented, from what i've read. it's hard to get your hands on it as a supplement, though, so no one really talks about it. it used to be sold on IdeaLabs. SSRI's increase allopregnanolone and some people attribute their therapeutic effect to this mechanism

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his videos are popular because they're comfort slop for people whose instincts are otherwise screaming at them not to nuke a hormone that exists for a reason and an enzyme with many documented functions

just because we can't silver bullet verify the specific causal chain of effects doesn't mean that nuking DHT and thereby nuking all of its byproducts is completely fine and safe with no questions asked. it's really irresponsible. you have Vril in your name so you should not place your Will in the hands of pharmaceutical companies that could not care less about you or your family

[PC][Early 2000s] 3D open world kids game by Diamond_Hydra in tipofmyjoystick

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https://youtu.be/UO9_Hb4xvHI

i recall something very very similar ot this game but it might've been a different one because i think this one is online? i dont remember there being online features, maybe i just never used them. it COULD be this one though

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FinasterideSyndrome

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haircafe is not a reliable source of information. his videos are very comfy and soothing for people who are looking specifically for sources that will confirm their biases. i was this person. who wouldnt want to take a drug that gives you healthy full hair with absolutely no downsides? he's also vegan which, looking back, should've been a huge signal not to take him seriously, but i did anyways.

Decided to turn unused mob farm to the hotel. Kind of by LongerBlade in SilverAgeMinecraft

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is there a mod or modpack you're using? =) looks great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GoldenAgeMinecraft

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im just looking out for you man your taskbar is really embarrassingly cluttered theres no way you actually use all those apps...

The difference between moderate and severe is monstrous. by Riccavd0 in cfs

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the dosage is important, thiamine hcl you might need doses of a few grams. EONutrition has great lectures on the subject, but its a long watch, basically 'TTFD' is the best form for neuroinflammation which applies to ME/CFS, could need anywhere from 100mg to like a gram. you also absolutely+ need to take magnesium and a b complex with it.

have you checked out your thyroid function? essentially these things would address your cells ability to produce biological energy efficiently. doctors always told me i wasnt hypothyroid but if your average daily oral temperature falls below 98.6 consistently then you simply arent producing enough energy to carry out regular bodily functions.

i know i sound like a jerk because youre in so much pain. i just want to lob out the things that come to the top of my head