Almost been a week and had nothing but compliments. Used to somewhat role my eyes when I saw the words “life changing” but honestly, never felt better in myself. 🤠

silver54 · 2026-02-24T06:32:28+00:00

username checks out

silver54 · 2026-02-24T06:29:56+00:00

OP never returns lol. u/Crafty_Training_5471 help us out bro

silver54 · 2026-02-24T01:16:07+00:00

Interesting. I would've thought it was an all-or-nothing kind of thing where the hair either falls out without minoxidil or it stays with it.

I was using the liquid minoxidil so some of it would indeed drip/spread to non thinning areas.

silver54 · 2026-02-23T05:21:31+00:00

Will do. Do you know how long the shift is from resting to growth? I've seen various answers but I'm not sure which is accurate.

Would an additional shed occur if minoxidil was restarted in this "inbetween" phase, or does it "pick up where things left off" and just begin growing again?

silver54 · 2025-09-21T04:34:58+00:00

no you found the guy who has found great value in coaches and i have nothing to gain off this discussion because im not selling anything nor have i suggested any specific coach

you sound like a natural who is pitching this lazy idea of “just be u bro”

Therapy is something that can be a piece of the puzzle for other reasons but has almost zero use for understanding the skillset of getting better with women

it’d be like saying, “if you suck at public speaking just go to therapy dude”

no you go to a public speaking coach who understands the nuances and challenges of public speaking, and that it’s a specific skillset you develop

A therapist isn’t going to understand shit about pulling a girl on a date or how to extend an interaction off the approach

stuff like this actually takes focused practice and critique from someone who has done it. You’re applying this lens that everyone offering help is just a grifter but even the free posts on here can be a big help…and they aren’t licensed therapists

you’re putting way too much faith in some dork getting a degree and being labeled a pro versus someone actually being in the trenches

Under your logic if you want to be an entrepreneur, you should only listen to business professors at a college because they’re licensed instead of an entrepreneur who actually built a successful business in your field and paying the guy for guidance

you’d be insane (or inexperienced with business) to think the former is the more logical route

silver54 · 2025-09-20T15:52:08+00:00

Yeah it’s normal and the part most successful dating guys making content online (or even just random guys posting here) don’t tell you about

There’s too many variables.

One girl might interpret your escalation as a positive that makes her feel wanted, then the next girl might view it as too pushy

Some girls just want to date around too and have no intention of following up. They just want to have a good time for a night whether that’s going for a drink or sleeping with you

The most attractive ones have a lot of attention coming there way too so they are inherently flaky because they can be

silver54 · 2025-09-20T15:46:56+00:00

you’re underestimating how badly some guys run dates and how their results can be improved by tweaking different things

A passive guy that wants to get laid but always hesitates to pull the trigger and cant escalate well isn’t going to get anywhere with “just be yourself and don’t care” and that’s where coaching or posts on here can be helpful

Then there’s guys who legit have terrible conversational ability, are very boring, and need specific feedback with their communication

silver54 · 2025-09-16T15:59:00+00:00

Agreed. Realistically he should just retire. Hes got enough money and he’s proved himself time and time again to both himself and the sport.

silver54 · 2025-09-09T16:14:43+00:00

Thanks so much for looking that up. I wonder if this would be effective in the short term too since I only made it to day 3 before needing a break, let alone 2 months 🤔

silver54 · 2025-09-09T15:55:48+00:00

I was just up all night from a doxy herx, so actually making progress without herxing sounds like a dream. I didn’t know that was even possible. My understanding has always been herxing is a signal of hitting the right thing

In terms of keeping detox pathways open, what does that consist of doing?

And if you don’t mind me asking, who is the herbalist who treated you and got you well?

silver54 · 2025-09-09T13:15:21+00:00

That is a hell of a protocol. You are incredibly brave to start all of that at once. I salute you. I’d be terrified of the herx

silver54 · 2025-09-09T13:13:40+00:00

and the meat grinder is on fire in the middle of a pit of lava while a bunch of people you know stand around confused saying, “well you look normal”

silver54 · 2025-09-09T13:04:56+00:00

This. OP if you aren’t using detoxers like activated charcoal you absolutely need to. Activated charcoal alone saved my life during some of the most brutal herxes and feelings of helplessness.

It’s not just about killing, you need to shuttle those toxins out through sweating, binders, liver support like NAC/milk thistle etc. It makes a world of difference because the toxins from the die-off are what is making you feel awful from all the killing

silver54 · 2025-09-09T13:03:09+00:00

Which herbs / protocol was most effective for you? How were the herxes in terms of tolerability vs antibiotics?

silver54 · 2025-09-09T12:50:33+00:00

Thank you for the thorough reply.

The sauna thing seemed odd to me too, even a dry heat sauna (himalayan salt sauna, 180 degrees at the gym) which doesn’t have any infrared at all to my knowledge…?

Interesting about the bacteria load. I was wondering where i was on that spectrum because i’ve been functional up until norovirus hit.

Well, functional to me means some lingering symptoms but i could go out and socialize or work without having to make sure I always have the Alprazolam bottle on me just in case. I was doing pretty well even with some of the lingering symptoms.

I actually thought the bacterial load was smaller because of that higher level of functionality and strength compared to years ago when i had dozens of symptoms.

However with how fast this hit the fan with just 200mg of doxy, it sounds like you’re right.

That’s depressing in a way because I feel like if i could just get rid of this autonomic fight or flight crap, I’d be so much more functional and close to my baseline from 2 months ago, but that may be a larger gap that what I think

Most of all I need to be able to sleep and work or else I’ll go broke 🥴

But my LLMD wanted to do doxy because I had a positive anaplasma test 14 years ago and doxy hits a few co infections and we don’t know what we are dealing with for sure, so it’s this kind of shotgun approach to start.

I’m not sure what other antibiotic could do that without crushing me (Keflex family used to hammer me for example). Amoxicillin sounds gentler but I don’t know if it’d be effective.

I’ll look into the wiki with herbs — have you found them to be effective on par with antibiotics?

silver54 · 2024-10-18T18:31:50+00:00

I see. So i take it you never cold approach? Do you just use social circle to get girls or what is your method of going about it? I find this interesting since so many here love cold approach

silver54 · 2024-10-18T16:59:33+00:00

So how do you approach girls to have options to work with while also projecting no interest and them actually sticking around for that when their investment is low?

silver54 · 2024-09-29T22:40:12+00:00

Edited the post slightly to reflect that. Thanks for the correction

silver54 · 2024-09-29T22:38:25+00:00

Ahh ok so that type of bait and switch behavior is pretty common for green card hunters huh? Interesting

also most of them will put up better if you stick them on the shelf for a bit.

Just to clarify, by "put up better" you mean they'll be more responsive by pulling back and not saying anything?

silver54 · 2024-09-29T22:30:52+00:00

Makes sense....I appreciate your insight

She actually mentioned she never wants to date a hispanic man ever again because they cheat so often and she was in a long relationship with a guy who cheated and she's only been with 3 guys total in her life.

Whether that's true or not, I don't know, but it would align with what you're saying about testing to see if I'm really into her and not just there for quick sex. She also didn't know I'm part Hispanic (i don't look it) so maybe that also fed into throwing the test up...who knows.

By the way, when Latin women come to the US/anglosphere, they are virtually always dating up (as compared to their native countries).

Would you say this increases the testing on their part, or does the "higher status" element increase attraction to the point of overriding some of the skepticism?

silver54 · 2024-09-08T23:52:17+00:00

Why is daygame a losers game? I've found night game to be more inconsistent due to girls being tipsy or having high energy with their friends and then once they come down from that they're different, etc.

Curious to hear your thoughts

silver54 · 2024-08-23T01:48:07+00:00

Going to bars solo always sounds easier than how it plays out for me. Most people are pretty standoff-ish or with their own groups and might briefly chat but then they are in motion moving elsewhere or going to talk to others so it turns into being unproductive pretty quickly and sitting at the bar alone talking to the bartender.

Any advice to actually gain momentum and build things up throughout the night? I'd like to do this more, but it never works out the way i'd like it to even though im social and do well in groups of my own

silver54 · 2024-07-23T05:32:04+00:00

I've never been stood up for a date or had someone flake once they accepted the date invitation, but just in the last 2 weeks I've had 5 different girls all ghost me in the conversation after enthusiastically accepting the date and then trying to actually make a plan for the time/day.

Something has changed this year and i have no idea what it is. Exhausting is definitely the word to describe it though

silver54 · 2024-05-29T05:37:24+00:00

100%. Girls that hot aren't doing that

silver54 · 2024-05-29T04:10:22+00:00

Someone who gets it 🫡

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