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Diet wise, I've been vegan for most my life and gluten free for a year. I rarely have added sugars and I seem to respond better to less carbs but oils can also

Diet wise, I've been vegan for most my life and gluten free for a year. I rarely have added sugars and I seem to respond better to less carbs but oils can also be tough on me other than MCT so I don't say keto. My diet still could be better but no added cholesterol, dairy and gluten and minimal sugar so I think I'm doing good. i try to eat blueberries, matcha, and walnuts when I can for the antioxidant benefits. I supplement food based C, D+k, iron as well as a methylated B complex with extra methylated riboflavin + benfotiamine + 15mg l-methylfolate + b12 (in sublingual form). Magnesium malate, Zinc carnosine and vegan DHA + EPA and some form of glutathione I have on hand. Try to do PQQ, selenium, CoQ10 daily as well. Not daily but fairly regularly with breaks or every other day: TUDCA, reshi, lion's mane, AHCC, cordyceps. On and off, ALCAR, ALA. I've had good success with antioxidants like dragon's blood and shilajit (when I say success in terms of pain/energy, not mood) but these days I keep it simple just with megadosing vitamin C every so often have experimented with ashwaghanda/bacopa, not for me, still sometimes take ashwaghanda but rarely. Currently giving Polygala tenuifolia another whirl, despite all the hubub doesn't seem to help much so my next new experiment may be trying low dose lithium orotate again.

DoreenMichele 5y ago
Thank you. There's a lot I don't understand. Sounds like you have some health issues beyond the mood stuff. So that would complicate things. You take glutathione? Not a glutathione precursor? Is there any of this done specifically because you thought it was supposed to help with anhedonia? Because my impression is this sounds like you believe these are healthy, basically.
rajmann 5y ago
Have you checked your hormone levels ? I am a 35 yr old male, and few months back found that my Testosterone levels were in the 150-300 range among different labtests (acceptable range being 300-1100). In males Estrogen is created from free testosterone. Because of my low testosterone, my estrogen levels were in immeasurable range (it just said less than 10). I faced different side-effects of almost non-existing Estrogen like dry skin, facial twitchiness, dry irritating eyes, low libido. Also had anxiety, depression, and low drive/motivation because of the low testosterone. I have been trying different methods to raise my testosterone levels, clomid/TRT/Hcg. all the methods make me feel better than my previous self. I am trying to figure out which method will help me maintain optimum hormone levels in the longterm with less side effects, I think most likely it will be a combination of cycling through all of these three methods. Planning to use Enclomiphene instead of Clomid, the next time I try a SERM.
ddorian43 5y ago
Have you tried carnivore? Or medical keto?

DoreenMichele 5y ago

Thank you. There's a lot I don't understand. Sounds like you have some health issues beyond the mood stuff. So that would complicate things. You take glutathione? Not a glutathione precursor? Is there any of this done specifically because you thought it was supposed to help with anhedonia? Because my impression is this sounds like you believe these are healthy, basically.

rajmann 5y ago

Have you checked your hormone levels ? I am a 35 yr old male, and few months back found that my Testosterone levels were in the 150-300 range among different labtests (acceptable range being 300-1100). In males Estrogen is created from free testosterone. Because of my low testosterone, my estrogen levels were in immeasurable range (it just said less than 10). I faced different side-effects of almost non-existing Estrogen like dry skin, facial twitchiness, dry irritating eyes, low libido. Also had anxiety, depression, and low drive/motivation because of the low testosterone. I have been trying different methods to raise my testosterone levels, clomid/TRT/Hcg. all the methods make me feel better than my previous self. I am trying to figure out which method will help me maintain optimum hormone levels in the longterm with less side effects, I think most likely it will be a combination of cycling through all of these three methods. Planning to use Enclomiphene instead of Clomid, the next time I try a SERM.

ddorian43 5y ago

Have you tried carnivore? Or medical keto?