BigPapaChakra
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Hey everyone! This is my first post in a long time since my last one introducing myself and asking if a Peat-oriented diet can help. I've been DEEEEP in the medical literature right now, trying to resolve my problems that I'm going to ask about in a moment. Unfortunately this takes time away from doing homework, lol, but I guess I enjoy my self-education more than my institutional education.... Oh yeah, I just want to thank everyone/anyone who reads this, let alone offers their input. I really do appreciate every last bit of information or support I receive.
I'm going to try and keep this more to the point than my last post, as well as more organized. You don't have to read the entire post if you don't have time/don't want (well, obviously you don't HAVE to lol), but it's there to present my context. If you want to, just skip to the second section, titled 'questions'. Thank you.
Context: So, I'm almost 100% certain that I have HPPD, or, Hallucinogen Persisting Perceptual Disorder. Check this out for more information: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Hallucinogen_pe ... ap=ask.com and I think it was caused from something similar to this: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Anticholinergic ... ap=ask.com. This happened at a concert during a time that I now look back upon as one I regret - I went from simple experimentation with cannabis and psychedelics which largely acted as catalysts to spirituality and philosophy and scientific inquiry, to use for pure use, with dire consequences. I accidentally ingested what I believe to be either PCP or embalming fluid (yes, on accident), and they are anticholinergic, delirious substances. That night I was also on MDMA, the night before I had used various pharmaceuticals such as Xanax in combination with alcohol, codeine, and DXM (dxm and MDMA do NOT mix and can cause serotonin syndrome and possibly death), and two days after the concert I used a large amount of DXM again.
Right now, I'm big into the bio-hacking area, largely because of what I caused myself symptom wise. Back then, the amount of dedication I now have for researching anti-aging, healing, performance hacks, etc. I spent on sites such as erowid and bluelight - the bio-hacking websites of drugs (and to a certain degree, spirituality). I thought I could get away with things because I knew more, how many young kids think that, huh? Thing was, I actually was bright and intelligent, as well as oddly intuitive (not to sound conceited), but apparently my prefrontal cortex was definitely NOT fully developed (as it is still is not). I'm still battling things, which sucks because I'm only 18. My dream is to remain with the love of my life (yeah I know, too young to fall in love, I've only heard that 1000x, lol), to help people realize their true potential and help them heal themselves (many family illnesses, close friends/relatives with mental/psychological disorders, drug use in this area rampant, etc.), and to 'express' myself, probably through martial arts or music.
My main symptoms are:
Visual: visual snow and eye floaters; photosensitivity; random flashes of light; trailers following objects in motion; distortions of objects in my visual perception - they quiver, shake, wave, etc. most with HPPD experience this, it's pretty trippy to say the least; halos/auras around objects
Psychological: bouts of depersonalization; anxiety; panic attacks; wandering and repetitive negative thoughts
Emotional: Bouts of emotional sensitivity; Bouts of apathy
Mental: Random bouts of brain fog; spontaneous concentration problems
Physical: Well, I have inconsistent digestion that has gotten better from adopting some of my current protocols; Small, not very noticeable, but present acne; Dark circles under my eyes (these have gotten better, they occurred during the same period I spoke about when I was also on the football and wrestling team, an AP student, using substances, and sleeping less than 5hrs a night while eating a SAD); musculoskeletal imbalances that I notice when doing intense exercise or martial arts, foundation training, walking, etc. I have an upper cervical disc bulge as well as a kind of messed up right knee from many blows to it during football
Other: As I said, Upper Cervical Disc Bulge; 2 concussions within 6 months or so of each other; various blows to the head from wrestling and football; Cracked open head (dang, lot's of damage to mah head!!)
Current Protocol Helping Most: TULIP: this is a protocol termed, The Ultimate Laser Protocol, I found out about from fellow bio-hacker and 'virtual colleague/associate/friend' LostFalco. Essentially, it is a protocol based around Transcranial Low Level Laser Therapy and a supplement regiment for enhancing mitochondria. He was extremely generous and sent me two different red LEDs (one with 48 and one with 96 LEDs), the wall adapters, two very thorough books on molecular and cellular biology (Life's Ratchet: Extracting Order From Chaos; The Machinery of Life), and the very expensive LEF brand mitochondrial supplements (LEF Mitochondrial Support with BioPQQ; LEF PQQ; LEF Ubiquinol with Shilajat). Let me tell you, this has single-handedly helped me the most. I've only used the LEDs three times, and have been taking the mitochondrial stack for a week, and I have much decreased anxiety, panic, wandering thoughts, improved disposition, motivation, etc. I'll post some threads everyone should look at if interested, everyone who has tried this stack has only noted positive effects.
Questions: (1) Does anyone have any information/experience/input, whether from themselves, Dr. Peat, or related physicians/authorities/etc. that may specifically help with HPPD, or at least sensory gating or psychological disorders?
(2) I know some people who follow Dr. Peat (pranarupa blogger), and I believe from my short readings of Dr. Peat, believe in regenerative medicine. Does Dr. Peat understand/speak about/promote brain neuroplasticity? Any specific articles, audio files, interviews?
(3) What is Dr. Peat's views on acetylcholine? Some people with Acute Anticholinergic Syndrome benefit from taking choline supplements or eating foods that are high in choline, non-oxidized cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine/serine, and so on.
(4) I haven't read into Dr. Peat's work enough, but in all honesty, as my brain continues to reassemble if this TULIP protocol continues to work, I will dig into every last article and citation in his articles; but, what are his ideas on mitochondria specifically? Mitochondrial biogenesis? Is creating new mitochondria good in his eyes for anti-aging, or is it great for performance/total well-being and disease prevention, although you may 'burn out' so to speak?
(5) Any brain specific 'hacks'? Neurotransmitters? Any information on synaptogenesis, myelinogenesis, etc.?
(6) Any alternative pracitioners or protocols worth looking into?
(7) Is there any way I can contact Dr. Peat, through email or something? Would he even get back to me if I did?
(8) Best ways to buy his books? I could've sworn I've seen people say they've had trouble purchasing through his personal website, or that they were out of stock. The best website I've found for books is alibris - I got the entire 4-Hour series by Tim Ferriss for less than $30, all new hardcover copies; but Dr. Peat's books are expensive even on that site.
Comments: I just read this post: http://primaldocs.com/opinion/gelatin-f ... ppression/ and it got me thinking of Dr. Peat. This woman is a GAPS practitioner (Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet) who noted a lot of benefits from simply adding great lakes gelatin into her diet, especially a sense of calm and improved sleep (which improves basically everything as it is). I also read Dr. Peat's article on Aspirin and I'm intrigued to start experimenting with it - the LEF Foundation has plenty of articles on Aspirin being an anti-aging 'supplement' of sorts. I'm really doing my own research on mitochondria right now, followed by glycolysis, lipolysis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. Only then, will I really be able to know what information to take from who.
Well, thanks again everyone! Hopefully this wasn't too dense (seems as if it is). I think I may find the appropriate posting location and create a separate topic on the TULIP protocol I'm speaking about. I think everyone who has the means should probably experiment with it, and it seems as though many people who follow Dr. Peat are fond of red lights anyhow - this is just something different - direct transcranial photobiomodulation for recovery, or, if healthy, cognitive and emotional enhancement which has been substantiated in many human clinical trials as well (tested with executive functioning and so on). Amazing protocol. Well thanks, I'm beyond gracious for any input I receive!
I'm going to try and keep this more to the point than my last post, as well as more organized. You don't have to read the entire post if you don't have time/don't want (well, obviously you don't HAVE to lol), but it's there to present my context. If you want to, just skip to the second section, titled 'questions'. Thank you.
Context: So, I'm almost 100% certain that I have HPPD, or, Hallucinogen Persisting Perceptual Disorder. Check this out for more information: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Hallucinogen_pe ... ap=ask.com and I think it was caused from something similar to this: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Anticholinergic ... ap=ask.com. This happened at a concert during a time that I now look back upon as one I regret - I went from simple experimentation with cannabis and psychedelics which largely acted as catalysts to spirituality and philosophy and scientific inquiry, to use for pure use, with dire consequences. I accidentally ingested what I believe to be either PCP or embalming fluid (yes, on accident), and they are anticholinergic, delirious substances. That night I was also on MDMA, the night before I had used various pharmaceuticals such as Xanax in combination with alcohol, codeine, and DXM (dxm and MDMA do NOT mix and can cause serotonin syndrome and possibly death), and two days after the concert I used a large amount of DXM again.
Right now, I'm big into the bio-hacking area, largely because of what I caused myself symptom wise. Back then, the amount of dedication I now have for researching anti-aging, healing, performance hacks, etc. I spent on sites such as erowid and bluelight - the bio-hacking websites of drugs (and to a certain degree, spirituality). I thought I could get away with things because I knew more, how many young kids think that, huh? Thing was, I actually was bright and intelligent, as well as oddly intuitive (not to sound conceited), but apparently my prefrontal cortex was definitely NOT fully developed (as it is still is not). I'm still battling things, which sucks because I'm only 18. My dream is to remain with the love of my life (yeah I know, too young to fall in love, I've only heard that 1000x, lol), to help people realize their true potential and help them heal themselves (many family illnesses, close friends/relatives with mental/psychological disorders, drug use in this area rampant, etc.), and to 'express' myself, probably through martial arts or music.
My main symptoms are:
Visual: visual snow and eye floaters; photosensitivity; random flashes of light; trailers following objects in motion; distortions of objects in my visual perception - they quiver, shake, wave, etc. most with HPPD experience this, it's pretty trippy to say the least; halos/auras around objects
Psychological: bouts of depersonalization; anxiety; panic attacks; wandering and repetitive negative thoughts
Emotional: Bouts of emotional sensitivity; Bouts of apathy
Mental: Random bouts of brain fog; spontaneous concentration problems
Physical: Well, I have inconsistent digestion that has gotten better from adopting some of my current protocols; Small, not very noticeable, but present acne; Dark circles under my eyes (these have gotten better, they occurred during the same period I spoke about when I was also on the football and wrestling team, an AP student, using substances, and sleeping less than 5hrs a night while eating a SAD); musculoskeletal imbalances that I notice when doing intense exercise or martial arts, foundation training, walking, etc. I have an upper cervical disc bulge as well as a kind of messed up right knee from many blows to it during football
Other: As I said, Upper Cervical Disc Bulge; 2 concussions within 6 months or so of each other; various blows to the head from wrestling and football; Cracked open head (dang, lot's of damage to mah head!!)
Current Protocol Helping Most: TULIP: this is a protocol termed, The Ultimate Laser Protocol, I found out about from fellow bio-hacker and 'virtual colleague/associate/friend' LostFalco. Essentially, it is a protocol based around Transcranial Low Level Laser Therapy and a supplement regiment for enhancing mitochondria. He was extremely generous and sent me two different red LEDs (one with 48 and one with 96 LEDs), the wall adapters, two very thorough books on molecular and cellular biology (Life's Ratchet: Extracting Order From Chaos; The Machinery of Life), and the very expensive LEF brand mitochondrial supplements (LEF Mitochondrial Support with BioPQQ; LEF PQQ; LEF Ubiquinol with Shilajat). Let me tell you, this has single-handedly helped me the most. I've only used the LEDs three times, and have been taking the mitochondrial stack for a week, and I have much decreased anxiety, panic, wandering thoughts, improved disposition, motivation, etc. I'll post some threads everyone should look at if interested, everyone who has tried this stack has only noted positive effects.
Questions: (1) Does anyone have any information/experience/input, whether from themselves, Dr. Peat, or related physicians/authorities/etc. that may specifically help with HPPD, or at least sensory gating or psychological disorders?
(2) I know some people who follow Dr. Peat (pranarupa blogger), and I believe from my short readings of Dr. Peat, believe in regenerative medicine. Does Dr. Peat understand/speak about/promote brain neuroplasticity? Any specific articles, audio files, interviews?
(3) What is Dr. Peat's views on acetylcholine? Some people with Acute Anticholinergic Syndrome benefit from taking choline supplements or eating foods that are high in choline, non-oxidized cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine/serine, and so on.
(4) I haven't read into Dr. Peat's work enough, but in all honesty, as my brain continues to reassemble if this TULIP protocol continues to work, I will dig into every last article and citation in his articles; but, what are his ideas on mitochondria specifically? Mitochondrial biogenesis? Is creating new mitochondria good in his eyes for anti-aging, or is it great for performance/total well-being and disease prevention, although you may 'burn out' so to speak?
(5) Any brain specific 'hacks'? Neurotransmitters? Any information on synaptogenesis, myelinogenesis, etc.?
(6) Any alternative pracitioners or protocols worth looking into?
(7) Is there any way I can contact Dr. Peat, through email or something? Would he even get back to me if I did?
(8) Best ways to buy his books? I could've sworn I've seen people say they've had trouble purchasing through his personal website, or that they were out of stock. The best website I've found for books is alibris - I got the entire 4-Hour series by Tim Ferriss for less than $30, all new hardcover copies; but Dr. Peat's books are expensive even on that site.
Comments: I just read this post: http://primaldocs.com/opinion/gelatin-f ... ppression/ and it got me thinking of Dr. Peat. This woman is a GAPS practitioner (Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet) who noted a lot of benefits from simply adding great lakes gelatin into her diet, especially a sense of calm and improved sleep (which improves basically everything as it is). I also read Dr. Peat's article on Aspirin and I'm intrigued to start experimenting with it - the LEF Foundation has plenty of articles on Aspirin being an anti-aging 'supplement' of sorts. I'm really doing my own research on mitochondria right now, followed by glycolysis, lipolysis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. Only then, will I really be able to know what information to take from who.
Well, thanks again everyone! Hopefully this wasn't too dense (seems as if it is). I think I may find the appropriate posting location and create a separate topic on the TULIP protocol I'm speaking about. I think everyone who has the means should probably experiment with it, and it seems as though many people who follow Dr. Peat are fond of red lights anyhow - this is just something different - direct transcranial photobiomodulation for recovery, or, if healthy, cognitive and emotional enhancement which has been substantiated in many human clinical trials as well (tested with executive functioning and so on). Amazing protocol. Well thanks, I'm beyond gracious for any input I receive!