Re: Age 22 male,PSSD,POIS,Anhedonia...

April 20, 2012

I have a lot of muscular tension in my body where there is so much in my neck that not enough blood gets through so my hair is brittle and sticks up on end. I have hypoglycemea too so I crave even more food soon after eating and this is causing weight gain. My skin is very dry on my face which was caused by mianserin, an antidepressant I took for a while years ago, and this never went back to normal despite stopping the drug. Many of those symptoms you have I also had and most are gone now, and my other symptoms will go eventually too when I eventually find peace and contentment again.

A very good book for people who are depressed, very stressed, or deeply unhappy, is Dr Burns, Feeling Good. The brain is neuroplastic and gets changed by drugs and chronic stress but through self development, or therapy, the can brain recover and renew itself regaining its normal function. In my case, there is going to be a lot of time involved, but inch by inch, development is taking place. Healing can't be rushed, but the body has an immense capacity to renew.

If you are able to focus your attention to some degree (I can't t the moment - my brain is full of chattering monkeys) then the Open Focus technique can realy quiten the brain soothing it which promotes healing. It is even very effective for ADHD and the drugs can be completely given up. Hooray!

The thing that is killing you is the despair, but if you can find hope things will soon start to improve. You can get better, but only after you stopped frightening yourself so much.

In the Plastic Mind, Sharon Begley, describes how the brain can recover and great happines can be regained.

I hope this lot cheers you up a bit:

Feeling Good:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Feeling-Good-The-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380810336/ref=sr_1_1?s=books & ie=UTF8 & qid=1334935126 & sr=1-1

Open Focus:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Open-focus-Brain-Harnessing-Attention/dp/1590306120/ref=sr_1_1?s=books & ie=UTF8 & qid=1334935361 & sr=1-1

The Plastic Mind:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Plastic-Mind-Sharon-Begley/dp/1845296745/ref=sr_1_1?s=books & ie=UTF8 & qid=1334935614 & sr=1-1

Kv

>> Good day!> > I'm Steve from Hungary,Central Europe.> Before taking any mind drug I was a fully functioning athletic yet a bit depressed,autistic like (aspergers) young man as a result of trauma at age 14 (lost my Dad).> > I was prescribed 3 different drugs.First one in december 2007.> I can't remember the first one's name as when I was put on it I suffered immediate amnesia.> What I remember is in 2008 I met a girl and we were going out but my behaviour scared her off.> 2009 no memories.> 2010 I had to quit high school due to severe brain fog,inability to concentrate.> I'm in a brain fog now,I'm sure I could remember something from 2011 but right now you would ask me to do it I couldn't tell anything.> Right now I have no job,I haven't finished school,I'm a virgin,I have no friends,I spent the last 2 years in my room.Just started to take vitamin D3 3000 ui a day but having no results.> > Anyway the drugs that have been prescribed after the first one are Rexetin (hungarian name for Paxil) and Spitomin (hungarian name and couldn't find it's "american" brother).> I only tok the Rexetin as I told my psychiatrist it already calms me down and I don't need the other one,although I took it a few times.> > The dose I was on is 20 mg and I have been taking ssri for 3 and half years non stop.In april 2011 I was fed up with all the shit and blamed everything on it.I heard that you must taper of this drug (heard it long after I C/T-d it) to be on the safe side.After ~3 years my doc said I should only take half dose so from monday I took the last 20 mg and on tuesday I was only taking 10 mg.Is that a slow taper you idiot psychiatrist????> Anyway,2011 april.Cold turkey from 10 mg of Rexetin (Paxil).> I still feel the same as a year ago...> > My symptoms what SSRI caused me and how are they after quitting the drug cold turkey:> > Inability to focus or concentrate (same)> Severe and I mean SEVERE brain fog,can't go back to school (same)> Severe handling of stress,can't go to work,can't get a job (same)> Panic attacks (gone or can handle them)> Phobias (same)> SOFT GLANS SYNDROME (same)> POIS (Post-Orgasmic-Illness-Syndrome) (worsened)> Gained fat immediately after put on ssri I still coudln't lose that fat [before ssri I had fast metabolism and couldn't put on weight]> Visual disturbances (same)> Eye sight (worse)> Visual snow (same)> Incordination (worse)> Parkinson's symptoms (worse)> Hand tremor (worse)> Loss of self-confidence (worse)> Day dreaming (better)> Excessive saliva (worse)> Severe depression (in the last month,better)> Severe anxiety (better)> Afraid to enjoy life (same)> Crazy thinking,skizophrenic mind (same)> Racing thoughts (worse)> Shrinking penis (same)> Depersonalization (same,maybe worse)> Derealization (worse)> Heart palpitations (better but still)> Severe OCD (better,but still)> Sensitive to light (worse)> All my joints are cracking,popping (same,feeling like an 80 years old for the past 4 years)> Severe irritabily (same)> Agression (worse,quit smoking)> Hands get severly cold many times during the day (same)> Puffy face (same)> Red scrotum and Red glans (same)> Ugly dry hair (same)> Unable to build muscle despite trying new diets,changing lifestyle,educating myself about using weights.> > I quit smoking 5 months ago due to my hands getting severly cold and was scared that smoking will kill me this way.> I'm writing this 5 months later with severly cold hands.> Due to quitting I developed shortness of breath and hypoglycemia.> I don't feel any better,infact I'm thinking about going back to smoking because I'm having constipation which I didn't have before quitting.> Due to quitting my erections improved from 30-40% to 50-60% and I still can't maintain it.Soft glans syndrome....I quit smoking,I quit playing video games,I quit watching porn.I DID EVERYTHING I COULD,I FEEL THAT WAY......> IS THERE ANY REASON FOR A SAD,NEARLY BED RIDDEN 22 YEARS OLD VIRGIN MAN TO NOT JUMP OFF A CLIFF? AS I SEE MY LIFE BROKEN,MY DREAMS IN LIFE FADING AWAY PERMANENTLY.> THIS SUFFERING MADE ME BECOME AN ATHEIST,MADE ME BECOME FOREVER SKEPTIC TO THE REST OF MY LIFE.MADE ME BECOME FROM A HUMBLE,BIT STRANGE BUT GOOD HUMOR GUY WITH A WORKING PENIS AND HAVING FRIENDS TO THIS.......> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY DRUG EVER!!!!!!!>

April 20, 2012

Neuroplasticity(brain's ability to change)and Psychotherapy in Toronto

The brain can actually change its own structure and function, even into old age. Understanding that the brain can heal itself and that the brain is capable of dramatic change is arguably the most important breakthrough in neuroscience since scientists first sketched out the brain's basic functions.

Neurons and neural networks in the brain have the capacity to change their connections and behaviour in response to new information, sensory stimulation, development, damage, or dysfunction. Although neural networks carry out specific functions, they retain the capacity to deviate from their usual functions and to reorganize themselves. In fact, for many years, it was considered dogma in the neurosciences that certain functions were hard-wired in specific, localized regions of the brain and that any incidents of brain change or recovery were mere exceptions to the rule.

Neuroplasticity not only gives hope to those with mental limitations, or what was thought to be incurable brain damage, but expands our understanding of the healthy brain and the resilience of human nature.

Therapy can actually heal these disorders and correct the brain. Also, if clients realize that they have the personal power to overcome the intense dogma of being diagnosed with a psychological disorder then they can self-heal and correct these areas of the brain through retraining and encouragement from the therapist. Therapists must then be educated on techniques that have been shown to prevent and correct these psychological symptoms.

http://www.psychotherapycanada.com/Neuroplasticity.htm

Kv

>> Good day!> > I'm Steve from Hungary,Central Europe.> Before taking any mind drug I was a fully functioning athletic yet a bit depressed,autistic like (aspergers) young man as a result of trauma at age 14 (lost my Dad).> > I was prescribed 3 different drugs.First one in december 2007.> I can't remember the first one's name as when I was put on it I suffered immediate amnesia.> What I remember is in 2008 I met a girl and we were going out but my behaviour scared her off.> 2009 no memories.> 2010 I had to quit high school due to severe brain fog,inability to concentrate.> I'm in a brain fog now,I'm sure I could remember something from 2011 but right now you would ask me to do it I couldn't tell anything.> Right now I have no job,I haven't finished school,I'm a virgin,I have no friends,I spent the last 2 years in my room.Just started to take vitamin D3 3000 ui a day but having no results.> > Anyway the drugs that have been prescribed after the first one are Rexetin (hungarian name for Paxil) and Spitomin (hungarian name and couldn't find it's "american" brother).> I only tok the Rexetin as I told my psychiatrist it already calms me down and I don't need the other one,although I took it a few times.> > The dose I was on is 20 mg and I have been taking ssri for 3 and half years non stop.In april 2011 I was fed up with all the shit and blamed everything on it.I heard that you must taper of this drug (heard it long after I C/T-d it) to be on the safe side.After ~3 years my doc said I should only take half dose so from monday I took the last 20 mg and on tuesday I was only taking 10 mg.Is that a slow taper you idiot psychiatrist????> Anyway,2011 april.Cold turkey from 10 mg of Rexetin (Paxil).> I still feel the same as a year ago...> > My symptoms what SSRI caused me and how are they after quitting the drug cold turkey:> > Inability to focus or concentrate (same)> Severe and I mean SEVERE brain fog,can't go back to school (same)> Severe handling of stress,can't go to work,can't get a job (same)> Panic attacks (gone or can handle them)> Phobias (same)> SOFT GLANS SYNDROME (same)> POIS (Post-Orgasmic-Illness-Syndrome) (worsened)> Gained fat immediately after put on ssri I still coudln't lose that fat [before ssri I had fast metabolism and couldn't put on weight]> Visual disturbances (same)> Eye sight (worse)> Visual snow (same)> Incordination (worse)> Parkinson's symptoms (worse)> Hand tremor (worse)> Loss of self-confidence (worse)> Day dreaming (better)> Excessive saliva (worse)> Severe depression (in the last month,better)> Severe anxiety (better)> Afraid to enjoy life (same)> Crazy thinking,skizophrenic mind (same)> Racing thoughts (worse)> Shrinking penis (same)> Depersonalization (same,maybe worse)> Derealization (worse)> Heart palpitations (better but still)> Severe OCD (better,but still)> Sensitive to light (worse)> All my joints are cracking,popping (same,feeling like an 80 years old for the past 4 years)> Severe irritabily (same)> Agression (worse,quit smoking)> Hands get severly cold many times during the day (same)> Puffy face (same)> Red scrotum and Red glans (same)> Ugly dry hair (same)> Unable to build muscle despite trying new diets,changing lifestyle,educating myself about using weights.> > I quit smoking 5 months ago due to my hands getting severly cold and was scared that smoking will kill me this way.> I'm writing this 5 months later with severly cold hands.> Due to quitting I developed shortness of breath and hypoglycemia.> I don't feel any better,infact I'm thinking about going back to smoking because I'm having constipation which I didn't have before quitting.> Due to quitting my erections improved from 30-40% to 50-60% and I still can't maintain it.Soft glans syndrome....I quit smoking,I quit playing video games,I quit watching porn.I DID EVERYTHING I COULD,I FEEL THAT WAY......> IS THERE ANY REASON FOR A SAD,NEARLY BED RIDDEN 22 YEARS OLD VIRGIN MAN TO NOT JUMP OFF A CLIFF? AS I SEE MY LIFE BROKEN,MY DREAMS IN LIFE FADING AWAY PERMANENTLY.> THIS SUFFERING MADE ME BECOME AN ATHEIST,MADE ME BECOME FOREVER SKEPTIC TO THE REST OF MY LIFE.MADE ME BECOME FROM A HUMBLE,BIT STRANGE BUT GOOD HUMOR GUY WITH A WORKING PENIS AND HAVING FRIENDS TO THIS.......> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY DRUG EVER!!!!!!!>

April 20, 2012

Young or old, the brain still creates new neurons: http://www.psychotherapycanada.com/The%20Brain.htm

"Be not afraid of changing slowly; be afraid only of standing still." Chinese Proverb

The latest discoveries in neuroscience present a new view of how the brain ages. Overturning decades of dogma, scientists recently discovered that even into our seventies, our brains continue producing new neurons. Scientists no longer hold the longstanding belief that we lose vast numbers of brain cells as we grow older. The normal aging process leaves most mental functions intact, and may even provide the brain with unique advantages that form the basis for wisdom. The aging brain is also far more resilient than was previously believed.

>> Good day!> > I'm Steve from Hungary,Central Europe.> Before taking any mind drug I was a fully functioning athletic yet a bit depressed,autistic like (aspergers) young man as a result of trauma at age 14 (lost my Dad).> > I was prescribed 3 different drugs.First one in december 2007.> I can't remember the first one's name as when I was put on it I suffered immediate amnesia.> What I remember is in 2008 I met a girl and we were going out but my behaviour scared her off.> 2009 no memories.> 2010 I had to quit high school due to severe brain fog,inability to concentrate.> I'm in a brain fog now,I'm sure I could remember something from 2011 but right now you would ask me to do it I couldn't tell anything.> Right now I have no job,I haven't finished school,I'm a virgin,I have no friends,I spent the last 2 years in my room.Just started to take vitamin D3 3000 ui a day but having no results.> > Anyway the drugs that have been prescribed after the first one are Rexetin (hungarian name for Paxil) and Spitomin (hungarian name and couldn't find it's "american" brother).> I only tok the Rexetin as I told my psychiatrist it already calms me down and I don't need the other one,although I took it a few times.> > The dose I was on is 20 mg and I have been taking ssri for 3 and half years non stop.In april 2011 I was fed up with all the shit and blamed everything on it.I heard that you must taper of this drug (heard it long after I C/T-d it) to be on the safe side.After ~3 years my doc said I should only take half dose so from monday I took the last 20 mg and on tuesday I was only taking 10 mg.Is that a slow taper you idiot psychiatrist????> Anyway,2011 april.Cold turkey from 10 mg of Rexetin (Paxil).> I still feel the same as a year ago...> > My symptoms what SSRI caused me and how are they after quitting the drug cold turkey:> > Inability to focus or concentrate (same)> Severe and I mean SEVERE brain fog,can't go back to school (same)> Severe handling of stress,can't go to work,can't get a job (same)> Panic attacks (gone or can handle them)> Phobias (same)> SOFT GLANS SYNDROME (same)> POIS (Post-Orgasmic-Illness-Syndrome) (worsened)> Gained fat immediately after put on ssri I still coudln't lose that fat [before ssri I had fast metabolism and couldn't put on weight]> Visual disturbances (same)> Eye sight (worse)> Visual snow (same)> Incordination (worse)> Parkinson's symptoms (worse)> Hand tremor (worse)> Loss of self-confidence (worse)> Day dreaming (better)> Excessive saliva (worse)> Severe depression (in the last month,better)> Severe anxiety (better)> Afraid to enjoy life (same)> Crazy thinking,skizophrenic mind (same)> Racing thoughts (worse)> Shrinking penis (same)> Depersonalization (same,maybe worse)> Derealization (worse)> Heart palpitations (better but still)> Severe OCD (better,but still)> Sensitive to light (worse)> All my joints are cracking,popping (same,feeling like an 80 years old for the past 4 years)> Severe irritabily (same)> Agression (worse,quit smoking)> Hands get severly cold many times during the day (same)> Puffy face (same)> Red scrotum and Red glans (same)> Ugly dry hair (same)> Unable to build muscle despite trying new diets,changing lifestyle,educating myself about using weights.> > I quit smoking 5 months ago due to my hands getting severly cold and was scared that smoking will kill me this way.> I'm writing this 5 months later with severly cold hands.> Due to quitting I developed shortness of breath and hypoglycemia.> I don't feel any better,infact I'm thinking about going back to smoking because I'm having constipation which I didn't have before quitting.> Due to quitting my erections improved from 30-40% to 50-60% and I still can't maintain it.Soft glans syndrome....I quit smoking,I quit playing video games,I quit watching porn.I DID EVERYTHING I COULD,I FEEL THAT WAY......> IS THERE ANY REASON FOR A SAD,NEARLY BED RIDDEN 22 YEARS OLD VIRGIN MAN TO NOT JUMP OFF A CLIFF? AS I SEE MY LIFE BROKEN,MY DREAMS IN LIFE FADING AWAY PERMANENTLY.> THIS SUFFERING MADE ME BECOME AN ATHEIST,MADE ME BECOME FOREVER SKEPTIC TO THE REST OF MY LIFE.MADE ME BECOME FROM A HUMBLE,BIT STRANGE BUT GOOD HUMOR GUY WITH A WORKING PENIS AND HAVING FRIENDS TO THIS.......> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY DRUG EVER!!!!!!!>

April 20, 2012

About a month ago I went to a natural pharmacist and he determined that I have

hypothyroidism type 2 (something I always suspected I had but doctors always

told me that my thyroid test results were " normal " )and low adrenal gland

functioning (no surprise there).

I mention this to you because a lot of your symptoms sound like signs of adrenal

fatigue and hypothyroidism. I too have many of the symptoms of both.

Here's a good chart:

http://www.drlam.com/articles/adrenalfatiguevshypothyroidism.asp

I have been on lots of new homeopathic treatments and have noticed some very

positive improvements both physically and mentally. Since being on the natural

thyroid supplement I feel better than I've felt in many, many years.

Is it possible for you to go to a natural practitioner of some sort - not a

docotor who would run blood tests and conculde that you are " fine " and/or

prescribe man-made garbage?

Also B12 and B6, fish oil, Vitamin D plus all natural diet and daily exercise

helped with a lot with my brain issues (fogginess, depersonalization, anhedonia,

etc.)

>

> Good day!

>

> I'm Steve from Hungary,Central Europe.

> Before taking any mind drug I was a fully functioning athletic yet a bit

depressed,autistic like (aspergers) young man as a result of trauma at age 14

(lost my Dad).

>

> I was prescribed 3 different drugs.First one in december 2007.

> I can't remember the first one's name as when I was put on it I suffered

immediate amnesia.

> What I remember is in 2008 I met a girl and we were going out but my behaviour

scared her off.

> 2009 no memories.

> 2010 I had to quit high school due to severe brain fog,inability to

concentrate.

> I'm in a brain fog now,I'm sure I could remember something from 2011 but right

now you would ask me to do it I couldn't tell anything.

> Right now I have no job,I haven't finished school,I'm a virgin,I have no

friends,I spent the last 2 years in my room.Just started to take vitamin D3 3000

ui a day but having no results.

>

> Anyway the drugs that have been prescribed after the first one are Rexetin

(hungarian name for Paxil) and Spitomin (hungarian name and couldn't find it's

" american " brother).

> I only tok the Rexetin as I told my psychiatrist it already calms me down and

I don't need the other one,although I took it a few times.

>

> The dose I was on is 20 mg and I have been taking ssri for 3 and half years

non stop.In april 2011 I was fed up with all the shit and blamed everything on

it.I heard that you must taper of this drug (heard it long after I C/T-d it) to

be on the safe side.After ~3 years my doc said I should only take half dose so

from monday I took the last 20 mg and on tuesday I was only taking 10 mg.Is that

a slow taper you idiot psychiatrist????

> Anyway,2011 april.Cold turkey from 10 mg of Rexetin (Paxil).

> I still feel the same as a year ago...

>

> My symptoms what SSRI caused me and how are they after quitting the drug cold

turkey:

>

> Inability to focus or concentrate (same)

> Severe and I mean SEVERE brain fog,can't go back to school (same)

> Severe handling of stress,can't go to work,can't get a job (same)

> Panic attacks (gone or can handle them)

> Phobias (same)

> SOFT GLANS SYNDROME (same)

> POIS (Post-Orgasmic-Illness-Syndrome) (worsened)

> Gained fat immediately after put on ssri I still coudln't lose that fat

[before ssri I had fast metabolism and couldn't put on weight]

> Visual disturbances (same)

> Eye sight (worse)

> Visual snow (same)

> Incordination (worse)

> Parkinson's symptoms (worse)

> Hand tremor (worse)

> Loss of self-confidence (worse)

> Day dreaming (better)

> Excessive saliva (worse)

> Severe depression (in the last month,better)

> Severe anxiety (better)

> Afraid to enjoy life (same)

> Crazy thinking,skizophrenic mind (same)

> Racing thoughts (worse)

> Shrinking penis (same)

> Depersonalization (same,maybe worse)

> Derealization (worse)

> Heart palpitations (better but still)

> Severe OCD (better,but still)

> Sensitive to light (worse)

> All my joints are cracking,popping (same,feeling like an 80 years old for the

past 4 years)

> Severe irritabily (same)

> Agression (worse,quit smoking)

> Hands get severly cold many times during the day (same)

> Puffy face (same)

> Red scrotum and Red glans (same)

> Ugly dry hair (same)

> Unable to build muscle despite trying new diets,changing lifestyle,educating

myself about using weights.

>

> I quit smoking 5 months ago due to my hands getting severly cold and was

scared that smoking will kill me this way.

> I'm writing this 5 months later with severly cold hands.

> Due to quitting I developed shortness of breath and hypoglycemia.

> I don't feel any better,infact I'm thinking about going back to smoking

because I'm having constipation which I didn't have before quitting.

> Due to quitting my erections improved from 30-40% to 50-60% and I still can't

maintain it.Soft glans syndrome....I quit smoking,I quit playing video games,I

quit watching porn.I DID EVERYTHING I COULD,I FEEL THAT WAY......

> IS THERE ANY REASON FOR A SAD,NEARLY BED RIDDEN 22 YEARS OLD VIRGIN MAN TO NOT

JUMP OFF A CLIFF? AS I SEE MY LIFE BROKEN,MY DREAMS IN LIFE FADING AWAY

PERMANENTLY.

> THIS SUFFERING MADE ME BECOME AN ATHEIST,MADE ME BECOME FOREVER SKEPTIC TO THE

REST OF MY LIFE.MADE ME BECOME FROM A HUMBLE,BIT STRANGE BUT GOOD HUMOR GUY WITH

A WORKING PENIS AND HAVING FRIENDS TO THIS.......

> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY DRUG EVER!!!!!!!

>

April 20, 2012

Yes I do know about these.Infact I'm a loooooong way ahead of all these things.

I'm not gonna take any hormones.HRT is bad.It's like antibiotics with side

effects.

I will cure naturally with fixing the gut,correcting methylation,detoxing the

liver and soon will be doing genetic testing.

Will report back soon after I finished killing candida but I can tell you

checking for food sensitivy is a start.

I quit eating gluten 2 weeks ago and the arthiritis and fire truck red knuckles

have been fully cured and restored to normal and my hands get better each day.

Now imagine what impact it has in the inside of my body.

You must not forget that there are people who don't suffer any kind of

withdrawal from SSRIs.

You must understand and accept,that we were already ill,genetically prone to

things due to birth defect.

By the way I think 99% of people here have adrenal fatigue.If it's not in a

severe stage then vitamin C (2-4 g daily,split the doses to 4-5 during the day)

+ Rhodiola Rosea.If you are interested I can tell you about the stressors which

hold back adrenals to heal.One of them is computer use and watching television

or going to bed after 10 pm.

Take care!

>

> About a month ago I went to a natural pharmacist and he determined that I have

hypothyroidism type 2 (something I always suspected I had but doctors always

told me that my thyroid test results were " normal " )and low adrenal gland

functioning (no surprise there).

>

> I mention this to you because a lot of your symptoms sound like signs of

adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism. I too have many of the symptoms of both.

>

> Here's a good chart:

>

> http://www.drlam.com/articles/adrenalfatiguevshypothyroidism.asp

>

> I have been on lots of new homeopathic treatments and have noticed some very

positive improvements both physically and mentally. Since being on the natural

thyroid supplement I feel better than I've felt in many, many years.

>

> Is it possible for you to go to a natural practitioner of some sort - not a

docotor who would run blood tests and conculde that you are " fine " and/or

prescribe man-made garbage?

>

> Also B12 and B6, fish oil, Vitamin D plus all natural diet and daily exercise

helped with a lot with my brain issues (fogginess, depersonalization, anhedonia,

etc.)

>

April 22, 2012

Yes, I agree HRT is very bad and I will never do that either. I have a friend

who was put on synthroid for years and felt terrible, then recently went to a

new doctor who put her on natural throid supplement and now feels great. And

personally, I feel amazing since being on this natural thyroid supplement.

Man-made hormones are poison. I'm living proof of that having been put on birth

control pills (not for birth control purposes just to regulate my periods) at

age 17 and thus suffering the female equivalency of being chemically castrated.

BCP are as bad as SSRI's in my opinion!!!

I too have been killing candida and have eliminated grains and sugars from my

diet and have added probiotics in hopes of restoring gut health.

I am also taking holy basil to couteract stress.

I think the combination of the natural thyroid supplement, elimination of carbs,

and the holy basil is resposible for my recent noticable improvements.

After my next appointment with the natural pharmacist the plan is for me to do

some cleansing since my liver most certainly needs detoxification too.

Thanks for the tip about computer/bed/TV and adrenals. If there are more things

that stress adrenals, I'd be interested to know about them.

Sounds like you are on top of things and I'm glad to hear that you are seeing

improvements and I wish you a full recovery!!

> >

> > About a month ago I went to a natural pharmacist and he determined that I

have hypothyroidism type 2 (something I always suspected I had but doctors

always told me that my thyroid test results were " normal " )and low adrenal gland

functioning (no surprise there).

> >

> > I mention this to you because a lot of your symptoms sound like signs of

adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism. I too have many of the symptoms of both.

> >

> > Here's a good chart:

> >

> > http://www.drlam.com/articles/adrenalfatiguevshypothyroidism.asp

> >

> > I have been on lots of new homeopathic treatments and have noticed some very

positive improvements both physically and mentally. Since being on the natural

thyroid supplement I feel better than I've felt in many, many years.

> >

> > Is it possible for you to go to a natural practitioner of some sort - not a

docotor who would run blood tests and conculde that you are " fine " and/or

prescribe man-made garbage?

> >

> > Also B12 and B6, fish oil, Vitamin D plus all natural diet and daily

exercise helped with a lot with my brain issues (fogginess, depersonalization,

anhedonia, etc.)

> >

>

April 30, 2012

If I may chime in, I would consider looking at a natural thyroid medication

rather than Synthroid which is synthetic and only contains the T4 form of the

thyroid hormone. Your body also has T3. Natural thyroid such as Armour or

Naturethroid have both T3 & T4 in a mix similar to your body. I am also

hypothyroid and am unable to convert T4 to T3 so synthroid for me is useless. A

combo of both works wonders. If your thyroid is low it can cause sexual

dysfunction. In the beginning of my PSSD I had total genital numbness and did

not take any thyroid supplements. I now do and the numbness has pretty much

gone away. I'm not sure if it is due to the thyroid or just the healing process

that has been taking place over the past 3 1/2 years. None-the-less, my

hypothyroid symptoms have been effectively treated on natural thyroid.

For more info on the T3 / T4 issue, go to Google and search " T4 only treatment "

and you will see that for a huge number of people Synthroid doesn't completely

work. You may go round and round with your Dr. about it because most, as we

have all learned, are pro pharmaceuticals and anti-natural, but check it out and

find a Dr. who will work with you on the natural T3/T4 combo.

> > >

> > > About a month ago I went to a natural pharmacist and he determined that I

have hypothyroidism type 2 (something I always suspected I had but doctors

always told me that my thyroid test results were " normal " )and low adrenal gland

functioning (no surprise there).

> > >

> > > I mention this to you because a lot of your symptoms sound like signs of

adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism. I too have many of the symptoms of both.

> > >

> > > Here's a good chart:

> > >

> > > http://www.drlam.com/articles/adrenalfatiguevshypothyroidism.asp

> > >

> > > I have been on lots of new homeopathic treatments and have noticed some

very positive improvements both physically and mentally. Since being on the

natural thyroid supplement I feel better than I've felt in many, many years.

> > >

> > > Is it possible for you to go to a natural practitioner of some sort - not

a docotor who would run blood tests and conculde that you are " fine " and/or

prescribe man-made garbage?

> > >

> > > Also B12 and B6, fish oil, Vitamin D plus all natural diet and daily

exercise helped with a lot with my brain issues (fogginess, depersonalization,

anhedonia, etc.)

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April 30, 2012

hey i'm a 22 male and our symptoms are eerily similar. they started after paxil.

i took several other ssri's all throughout my adolseence. i also have (pois)

after orgasm i feel like i have the flu for days. not to mention the sexual

dysfunction that comes after, seriously fuck my life