Hi all, i really need urgent advice.
Its been 2 months that I have been peating and my body/face changed a lot, for the better with not doubt.
I still feel very fatigued and down and i think this is due to too much sertonin + prolactin,
So i was thinking of combining cypro w lisuride or metergoline or bromo, which is best?
More details on my case in an email i sent ray @haidut glad if you could chime in @charlie :
Dear Ray Peat,
First of all thank you so much for thinking and speaking with your beautiful and inquisitive mind. In a world of drone-monkeys following questionable protocols/dogmas/procedure is is refreshing to see there is someone like you.
I think my case could be particuliarly interesting as I cross virtually all the issues you talk about: “sublclinical” hyporthiroidism, hyperprolactine, symptoms of estrogen dominance, low growth hormone as a child, sleep apnea/upper airway resistance syndrome, retrognathia, protruding eyes…etc.
Let me go into more detail.
As a child I was a mouth breather (caused by, amongst other factors constant allergic rhinitis)-this combined with other environmental triggers + genetic predisposition perhaps caused me sleep apnea, narrow palate and retruded jaws.
So, while I was growing up with forward head posture and all the crazy symptoms of sleep apnea I got diagnosed with ADHD and got teeth extractions to align my teeth. Fortunately my parents refused adhd treatment but they allowed getting my premolar estractions.
I was not growing enough (I am only tall 170 cm now) and so I got this “Saizen” therapy for low GH kids. Did not do wonders to be honest.
So I ended up puberty not growing a lot with very narrow jaws and subclinical hypothyroidism (my mom has hashimotos). I have been always extremely fatigued, tending to depression, very self conscious.
Initially I had surgery to advance my jaws-which did not solve the issue entirely. After years of “trusting” doctors I finally researched on my own. Since 3 years I am using an “activator” and palate expander while also trying to keep my tongue at the roof of my mouth. Moreover, its been a couple months that im trying to eat a diet as per your indications and supplementing vitamins/hormones that could be beneficial.
While this yielded huge cosmetic, muscular and sexual benefits, I still feel extremely fatigued and it is really difficult for me to carry out my job. I always feel like I need to lay down and sleep 12 hrs a day-and still not feel rested. Waking up with energy NEVER happens to me.
Currently I eat a lot of milk, orange juices, beef, caffeine, coca cola. To be honest though I also eat a lot of starches as in bread, pasta, potatoes. I also eat lots of green salad and fruit.
I started supplementing with t4 (tiche) and a bit of t3( cynomel). For 40 days I have been trying doses of 40 mcg of t4 and 7/8 t3 titrated through the day: I gotta say I don’t react well to t3…whenever I take more I feel like im even more groggy and completely intoxicated somehow.
Only today I upped my t4 to 75 mcg hoping itll help-today I slept 12 hrs and I am exhausted.
I use also a wide variety of Supplements:
1. Estroban (combination of A, K2, E, and D3 vitamins) I put 5/6 drops a day
2. Pansterone (pregnengolone + DHEA) I put 8 drops a day, some in fmy face some in scrotum
3. Kuinone (vitamin k2) (3 drops per day)
4. Androsterone (1/2 drops every other day to avoid aromatization)
5. Pill of calc mag zync every night (175 mg of calcium, 85 mg of magnesium and 5 mg of zync)
6. Occasionally I take energin (vitamin b complex) and in the mornings I put in my face skin SOLBAN (niacinamide, caffeine, succinic acid and salicylic acid). I only added energin and solban in the last couple of days.
Benefits have been incredible in cosmetic/muscular/ sexual sense. I think even the palatal expander and the tongue posture played a role in this.
1. Cosmetic
Please see pictures of before after in this links (before: ask for link , after ask for link in pm if you want to see pics!)
as you can see my eye area completely changed. My eyes are much less protruding and now pointing upwards, in all lighting/ poses.
My jaw is now wider and all the face is more firm, also my mandible is more forward compare to before.
2. Muscle mass
(reference to the same pictures linked above)
Since adding thyroid and all the hormones, my weight has increased and only in terms of muscle mass. Please see body before and afters. This is with zero training in the gym, I sometimes play soccer once a week with my friends. I started out weighing 61 kg and now Im 65, even though I think I lost some fat actually.
3. Sexual
I feel much more vigour-my size may have increased or so it seems-but especially what I like the most is that I have a “healthy” libido and my need to pursue weird fetishes has almost gone-some days more than others. This is something I really love and would like to further improve.
Downsides:
I still feel the same exact cronic fatigue syndrome. Sometimes its so intense I cannot perform at work. I do have less trouble falling asleep at night.
sometimes I feel somewhat arthritic symptoms-probably too much k2/ calcium? My fingers feel more difficult to bend and my joints pop more In some days. When this happens I stop k2 for a couple days and return to normal. I really want to continue k2 as it makes my face more beautiful and I believe it could act as a potent anti-aromatizer?
Please find my labs from feb 2018
This was before “peating” and supplementing…but I still feel more or less the same even if I look completely different/better. As you can see I have very high prolactine and at some point it was over a 100 ….low testosterone, and many other data to be interpreted.
I really have a wish to be more energetic and functional. I don’t know if I should take dopamine agonists, serotonin antagonists…testosterone, thyroid?
Something im doing must be rights for all the positive effects, perhaps increasing the thyroid could do the trick?
Please help me finding the right balance, maybe I need some days off supplements, maybe I need to eliminate some more from my diet-I only avoid at all costs PUFAs but I tend to be very relaxed with eating anything else (including white flour, refined sugars, starches).
Thank you for all the time you took reading all of this, you are really amazing!
Its been 2 months that I have been peating and my body/face changed a lot, for the better with not doubt.
I still feel very fatigued and down and i think this is due to too much sertonin + prolactin,
So i was thinking of combining cypro w lisuride or metergoline or bromo, which is best?
More details on my case in an email i sent ray @haidut glad if you could chime in @charlie :
Dear Ray Peat,
First of all thank you so much for thinking and speaking with your beautiful and inquisitive mind. In a world of drone-monkeys following questionable protocols/dogmas/procedure is is refreshing to see there is someone like you.
I think my case could be particuliarly interesting as I cross virtually all the issues you talk about: “sublclinical” hyporthiroidism, hyperprolactine, symptoms of estrogen dominance, low growth hormone as a child, sleep apnea/upper airway resistance syndrome, retrognathia, protruding eyes…etc.
Let me go into more detail.
As a child I was a mouth breather (caused by, amongst other factors constant allergic rhinitis)-this combined with other environmental triggers + genetic predisposition perhaps caused me sleep apnea, narrow palate and retruded jaws.
So, while I was growing up with forward head posture and all the crazy symptoms of sleep apnea I got diagnosed with ADHD and got teeth extractions to align my teeth. Fortunately my parents refused adhd treatment but they allowed getting my premolar estractions.
I was not growing enough (I am only tall 170 cm now) and so I got this “Saizen” therapy for low GH kids. Did not do wonders to be honest.
So I ended up puberty not growing a lot with very narrow jaws and subclinical hypothyroidism (my mom has hashimotos). I have been always extremely fatigued, tending to depression, very self conscious.
Initially I had surgery to advance my jaws-which did not solve the issue entirely. After years of “trusting” doctors I finally researched on my own. Since 3 years I am using an “activator” and palate expander while also trying to keep my tongue at the roof of my mouth. Moreover, its been a couple months that im trying to eat a diet as per your indications and supplementing vitamins/hormones that could be beneficial.
While this yielded huge cosmetic, muscular and sexual benefits, I still feel extremely fatigued and it is really difficult for me to carry out my job. I always feel like I need to lay down and sleep 12 hrs a day-and still not feel rested. Waking up with energy NEVER happens to me.
Currently I eat a lot of milk, orange juices, beef, caffeine, coca cola. To be honest though I also eat a lot of starches as in bread, pasta, potatoes. I also eat lots of green salad and fruit.
I started supplementing with t4 (tiche) and a bit of t3( cynomel). For 40 days I have been trying doses of 40 mcg of t4 and 7/8 t3 titrated through the day: I gotta say I don’t react well to t3…whenever I take more I feel like im even more groggy and completely intoxicated somehow.
Only today I upped my t4 to 75 mcg hoping itll help-today I slept 12 hrs and I am exhausted.
I use also a wide variety of Supplements:
1. Estroban (combination of A, K2, E, and D3 vitamins) I put 5/6 drops a day
2. Pansterone (pregnengolone + DHEA) I put 8 drops a day, some in fmy face some in scrotum
3. Kuinone (vitamin k2) (3 drops per day)
4. Androsterone (1/2 drops every other day to avoid aromatization)
5. Pill of calc mag zync every night (175 mg of calcium, 85 mg of magnesium and 5 mg of zync)
6. Occasionally I take energin (vitamin b complex) and in the mornings I put in my face skin SOLBAN (niacinamide, caffeine, succinic acid and salicylic acid). I only added energin and solban in the last couple of days.
Benefits have been incredible in cosmetic/muscular/ sexual sense. I think even the palatal expander and the tongue posture played a role in this.
1. Cosmetic
Please see pictures of before after in this links (before: ask for link , after ask for link in pm if you want to see pics!)
as you can see my eye area completely changed. My eyes are much less protruding and now pointing upwards, in all lighting/ poses.
My jaw is now wider and all the face is more firm, also my mandible is more forward compare to before.
2. Muscle mass
(reference to the same pictures linked above)
Since adding thyroid and all the hormones, my weight has increased and only in terms of muscle mass. Please see body before and afters. This is with zero training in the gym, I sometimes play soccer once a week with my friends. I started out weighing 61 kg and now Im 65, even though I think I lost some fat actually.
3. Sexual
I feel much more vigour-my size may have increased or so it seems-but especially what I like the most is that I have a “healthy” libido and my need to pursue weird fetishes has almost gone-some days more than others. This is something I really love and would like to further improve.
Downsides:
I still feel the same exact cronic fatigue syndrome. Sometimes its so intense I cannot perform at work. I do have less trouble falling asleep at night.
sometimes I feel somewhat arthritic symptoms-probably too much k2/ calcium? My fingers feel more difficult to bend and my joints pop more In some days. When this happens I stop k2 for a couple days and return to normal. I really want to continue k2 as it makes my face more beautiful and I believe it could act as a potent anti-aromatizer?
Please find my labs from feb 2018
This was before “peating” and supplementing…but I still feel more or less the same even if I look completely different/better. As you can see I have very high prolactine and at some point it was over a 100 ….low testosterone, and many other data to be interpreted.
I really have a wish to be more energetic and functional. I don’t know if I should take dopamine agonists, serotonin antagonists…testosterone, thyroid?
Something im doing must be rights for all the positive effects, perhaps increasing the thyroid could do the trick?
Please help me finding the right balance, maybe I need some days off supplements, maybe I need to eliminate some more from my diet-I only avoid at all costs PUFAs but I tend to be very relaxed with eating anything else (including white flour, refined sugars, starches).
Thank you for all the time you took reading all of this, you are really amazing!