Elit3
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Hi everyone, I fairly new to this forum. Lots of very knowledgeble posters here.
I tried posting this in another thread, but it is supposedly awaiting mod approval and is taking forever. Honestly I'm kind of desperate for help so lets see if this works. Sorry if too long.
To the Matrix or anyone that can help:
I'm 30 years old .I have had depression and anxiety that I can trace back to the age of 8 after a traumatic experience. I was not the same kid after that. In high school I abused opiates/painkillers and amphetamines and that is when my problems with sexual function and libido started and they have only gotten worse. It was not until the age of 24 that I realized, after a panic attack, that I needed to get help and since then things have only gotten worse. All the doctors that I have seen offer me is SSRI's and viagra/levitra, but these things are not what I am looking for, and I know that I can get to the root cause of the problem.
I cannot get erections anymore. Not like how I used at the thought of an attractive girl or when I saw an attractive girl. This has been the case since I was 18. I used to have libido, but even that is gone now. My penis looks shriveld up, kind of shrunken, as if I was constantly in cold weather. In the early years of this I was able to get by with viagra and levitra, but that is not solving the issue and besides, without libido, it just isn't the same. I really want to get to the root cause of this issue and for better health in general.
Don't have much of a life right now--I cannot function properly. Been really isolating myself more and more. I shack up most of the day and I sit in front of the computer and research on ways to get better.
The information that I have found on opiate induced sexual disfunction tells me that I have a pituitary problem. I've never been on gear, but was on propecia for a month (for hairloss) last year, and had bad sides which of course made matters more complicated. My diet is good to go--meats, veggies, rice, coconut oil. I supplement vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and metal detox as I believe I have a mercury problem too. I dont smoke, use drugs, or drink anymore.
I also think that I have a problem with methylation and this could be the origin of my depression/anxiety. Might be an undermethylator. I read a really good thread on methylation here, in which you were able to help another poster with his issue.
I know that I need to run some real tests and I am more than willing to get started on that right away.
You recommended the Genova ONE in that methylation thread. Should I get this test?
What other test, from Genova or otherwise, do you think that I should get?
Don't have much lab work right now, except for this which I was able to get from my general health clinic. The dates differ:
Testosterone serum- 927 ng/dL in 241-827 range (this is from January 2011)
Prolactin serum- 10 ng/dL in 2-18 range (also January 2011)
LH- 11 mIU/mL IN 1-9 range (January 2011)
TSH- 1.20 uIU/mL IN 0.34-4.82 (January 2011)
Free test- 100.3 pg/ml in 35.0-155.0 range (this is from May 2011)
Cortisol serum- 12.14 mcg/dL in 4.30-22.40 range (from July of 2011)
That is all I have. Don't know much about this stuff, but I think this says that my problems are psycological?... IDK it doesn't make sense to me. When I was on medication for depression, even bupropion, my depression would go away, but my sexual dysfunction was still very much there.
Matrix, I hope that you can help me. You seem to know what needs to be taken care of in terms of getting to the root cause of things. I am commited to solving this puzzle by getting to the root cause of this issue. Where there is a will there is a way. I hope that you can give me some much needed advice/guidance in this matter.
Thanks in advance.
I tried posting this in another thread, but it is supposedly awaiting mod approval and is taking forever. Honestly I'm kind of desperate for help so lets see if this works. Sorry if too long.
To the Matrix or anyone that can help:
I'm 30 years old .I have had depression and anxiety that I can trace back to the age of 8 after a traumatic experience. I was not the same kid after that. In high school I abused opiates/painkillers and amphetamines and that is when my problems with sexual function and libido started and they have only gotten worse. It was not until the age of 24 that I realized, after a panic attack, that I needed to get help and since then things have only gotten worse. All the doctors that I have seen offer me is SSRI's and viagra/levitra, but these things are not what I am looking for, and I know that I can get to the root cause of the problem.
I cannot get erections anymore. Not like how I used at the thought of an attractive girl or when I saw an attractive girl. This has been the case since I was 18. I used to have libido, but even that is gone now. My penis looks shriveld up, kind of shrunken, as if I was constantly in cold weather. In the early years of this I was able to get by with viagra and levitra, but that is not solving the issue and besides, without libido, it just isn't the same. I really want to get to the root cause of this issue and for better health in general.
Don't have much of a life right now--I cannot function properly. Been really isolating myself more and more. I shack up most of the day and I sit in front of the computer and research on ways to get better.
The information that I have found on opiate induced sexual disfunction tells me that I have a pituitary problem. I've never been on gear, but was on propecia for a month (for hairloss) last year, and had bad sides which of course made matters more complicated. My diet is good to go--meats, veggies, rice, coconut oil. I supplement vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and metal detox as I believe I have a mercury problem too. I dont smoke, use drugs, or drink anymore.
I also think that I have a problem with methylation and this could be the origin of my depression/anxiety. Might be an undermethylator. I read a really good thread on methylation here, in which you were able to help another poster with his issue.
I know that I need to run some real tests and I am more than willing to get started on that right away.
You recommended the Genova ONE in that methylation thread. Should I get this test?
What other test, from Genova or otherwise, do you think that I should get?
Don't have much lab work right now, except for this which I was able to get from my general health clinic. The dates differ:
Testosterone serum- 927 ng/dL in 241-827 range (this is from January 2011)
Prolactin serum- 10 ng/dL in 2-18 range (also January 2011)
LH- 11 mIU/mL IN 1-9 range (January 2011)
TSH- 1.20 uIU/mL IN 0.34-4.82 (January 2011)
Free test- 100.3 pg/ml in 35.0-155.0 range (this is from May 2011)
Cortisol serum- 12.14 mcg/dL in 4.30-22.40 range (from July of 2011)
That is all I have. Don't know much about this stuff, but I think this says that my problems are psycological?... IDK it doesn't make sense to me. When I was on medication for depression, even bupropion, my depression would go away, but my sexual dysfunction was still very much there.
Matrix, I hope that you can help me. You seem to know what needs to be taken care of in terms of getting to the root cause of things. I am commited to solving this puzzle by getting to the root cause of this issue. Where there is a will there is a way. I hope that you can give me some much needed advice/guidance in this matter.
Thanks in advance.