Posts by Brenda Parker5

Drew Ross2 said:Not just poetry😁

man, ouch😵

go ahead and record old macdonald..

Rebecca Reed3 said:🤣

man, I need to hear more from you

honestly, you sound just like some American stand-up comedian.

ironcobra13 said:The Czechs think Cleveland is a cool city. Everything is right there when you need it—super convenient—and the surrounding area is just gorgeous.
I spent two months out there and honestly, it was awesome.

VZh and KC are definitely the best cities in the US to live in..

I'm definitely an ashwagandha guy.https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ashwagandha

Gerald Williams6 said:She totally blew up on me—it was all because of the vibe. She has absolutely no right to be sharing stuff like that, and I really hope that’s the last time she ever does.
I need some time to put this thread together with all the segments included, because I don't want to miss a single thing.

I actually got banned from my own chat too. My suggestion? Let's team up and start a more sophisticated group, or maybe just take over another one with an iron fist. Right now, the atmosphere is straight-up Apocalypse Now.

Group therapy sessions for all the guys except for Joe—plus some collective work therapy down in Santa Barbara..

Aaron Fisher53 said:Gerald Williams6, honestly, if 70% of guys start acting like total jerks, you're just asking for a massive blowout.🤦

It’s honestly wild how much this chat is just full of gay vibes and married women who are into them... plus everyone meeting up every Friday at that dive bar in downtown Chicago...

Look, if it isn't that Suprasorb stuff that stays put for six days, then honestly, you want it to come off. It’s way better to just let it breathe—just dab on thin layers while you're hanging out at home. If you actually have to head out and your clothes are going to rub against it, then yeah, just throw a little bit of regular medical tape over it for the trip. Just stick with the ointment for two weeks, and after that, you can switch to a basic moisturizer just to keep things hydrated.

goldenhound32 said:In my estimation, The Raid: Redemption stands alone as the finest piece of action cinema we've seen in the last two decades.

Personally, I thought it was great—and so was Oldboy.

He basically fried his dopamine receptors—like, if he actually tried to stop those massive spikes of dopamine, noradrenaline, and endorphins all at once, he’d probably feel like he was going through cocaine withdrawal.
There are ways to fix this, but the brain is just way too damn complex. Even if a psychiatrist tries to boost his serotonin with SSRIs, that's really only half the battle; they don't seem to care much about the dopamine side of things, even though it's obvious from what was said in the first post that the dopamine highs are what's actually driving him off the deep end.

Honestly, he's lucky he hasn't hit true anxiety yet, because if he doesn't get a handle on this soon, that's exactly where he's headed.
It's weird that his neurotransmitters are still holding steady—because if they weren't, and the imbalance got any worse, he'd be totally wrecked. That would mean he's likely dealing with at least one other constant addiction right now.

The fact that you haven't tried actual drugs before is great, but your brain can't tell the difference—all it cares about is getting that rush, no matter how it happens.

Honestly, this feels like it was directed by Jeong-beom Lee—it’s just pure, high-octane action scenes from start to finish.

restlessbadger2 said:man, thanks so much 👍

this broken sleep situation is seriously killing me—I'm waking up every 2 or 3 hours, and honestly, it's enough to drive anyone crazy. I just can't get any actual rest 🙂

I started using 20% CBD oil spray yesterday, and man, I slept even worse last night 😵 do you have anything that works better than CBDA? I read somewhere that you used that too? 🤔

edit: does iHerb still ship to the States during the pandemic? 🤔 How much can the total package cost before hitting limits, maybe around $53 including shipping, right?

I ordered both of those things and didn't get hit with any extra fees at all... they definitely ship here as far as I know.

CBD is really just for first aid—I'd say it basically just wets down the receptors, whereas these two actually penetrate when things are lacking :P
So yeah, unfortunately, CBD isn't the fix for heavy depression or anxiety because it doesn't significantly boost your neurotransmitters; it acts more like an anxiolytic.

restlessbadger2 said:Hey, let me know which tyrosine you're using—can you drop a link? thanks.

https://hr.iherb.com/pr/now-foods-l-...0-capsules/836

Grab some 5-HTP too https://hr.iherb.com/pr/Now-Foods-5-...g-Capsules/306

The ratio needs to be 5:1... that’s how you gotta take it for it to be ideal. Honestly, 5-HTP works like a natural Prozac for me—it totally fixed my sleep so I'm not waking up three times a night..

The only side effect is that your dreams get a little more intense during the first 10 days.

Take the tyrosine in the morning on an empty stomach with a banana, then hit the 5-HTP right before bed.
Taking one without the other is pretty pointless, because just taking tyrosine will end up tanking your serotonin levels pretty quick.

Depression, anxiety, and all those other diagnoses and syndromes—they're all caused by messed up neurotransmitters. With these kinds of neuro syndromes, most of the time it's just totally burnt out dopamine..

It’s honestly hard to act like everything's fine when you're dealing with this. If it were just some random BSF thing—you know, just a bad day at work—it wouldn't be such a big deal, but this hits way deeper than that.. And if we're talking about a diagnosis like psychosomatic disorder, I guess that might mean something to some people, but most of us don't really have those kinds of labels to lean on anyway..

boldstag58 said:Man, you’ve been fighting this for a seriously long time—I’m still pretty new to all of this. Honestly, major respect if you’re managing to push through with those symptoms. I actually had to call it quits—I just couldn't stay on my feet without my leg muscles seizing up on me, damn. And since I worked a physical job, it was just straight-up impossible for me.

The foot stuff wouldn't even bother me because I've already figured out how to live with that—but this sensation in my head? It feels like a swarm of ants is crawling around in there, like I'm some kind of junkie. It's way too easy to just blame anxiety or hypochondria, but I haven't heard of anyone dealing with "ants in the brain" for two years straight just because they're anxious...

I don't get any weakness or muscle spasms.

boldstag58 said:Hey, did you ever do a QST? I know you’ve posted about this before—I can't be bothered to dig through all your old threads right now. Do you have the classic symptoms? How long have you been dealing with this SFN stuff? It’s good to hear you actually saw some improvement, though. For me, sedatives help just a little bit—maybe like 15 or 20 percent at most.

I've got BFS—constant fasciculations in both feet along with this weird twitching and tingling sensation. Plus, there's that tingling feeling in my head, which hits me every now and then.
Just strange stuff... honestly, who knows what's actually going on. I've done five MRIs, three EMGs, and a mountain of lab tests.

I've had BFS in my feet for 16 years straight. It used to be all over my body, but now it's mostly just my lower legs and feet. In my feet, it feels like popping popcorn...

boldstag58 said:That's why I'm switching over to THC—just taking higher doses and seeing where it goes—because honestly, I haven't heard anyone dealing with this stuff, whether it’s actually SFN, low dopamine, or whatever else, say that meds actually worked. The best feedback I've heard is that they barely helped at all. So yeah, better to go with something natural. 🤷‍♂️

You're totally right. I was using CBD, and now I'm on 5-HTP and tyrosine. I stack both because—look—if you only take one, the other side just crashes.
Helex at 0.5 mg always did the trick for chilling out those sensory symptoms, and since it's an anxiolytic that hits those GABA receptors again... man, the brain is wild—all that chemistry, receptors, neurotransmitters, etc.
As for Zoloft, Lyrica, or Qpin, there wasn't any dramatic improvement—mostly just sedation and feeling like my dopamine was completely trashed by morning, leaving me with zero motivation and total lethargy. That doesn't work for me; I can't be showing up to work looking like I'm under some kind of spell.
Now, tyrosine gets me hyped up first thing in the morning, and for chilling out before bed, I use 5-HTP—maybe throwing in some 20% CBD or a stronger dose of Helex in between.

boldstag58 said:But what if you eventually get a biopsy done and it comes back negative? I know there are people who deal with all the SFN symptoms but don't test positive on anything—not even a skin biopsy—and you've already gone through the QST.

That’s exactly how it’ll go. Honestly, I don't know if it's possible that neurotransmitters are just totally fried here too—like, their actual dysfunction is driving this whole thing. If that's the case, then all these messy diagnoses like this one, fibromyalgia, BFS, or chronic Lyme are basically just a completely burnt-out dopamine system. It might actually be a decent explanation for why SSRIs don't really do much... there have been plenty of papers on that. Psychiatrists don't seem to give dopamine nearly enough credit, to be honest.

Harold Reed4 said:Immunologica confirmed that based on my symptoms, it can't be anything other than SFN—but honestly, that wasn't even the main point. SFN is just the symptom itself, and until I figure out what's actually driving it, it doesn't really matter if I sought testing in the US or elsewhere. I just have to learn how to live with the symptoms now. And no, stress didn't cause this sudden dip; it’s just how it goes. It's like you don't gain weight overnight, and it's not like things got worse in a single day either—but if you look at six-month stretches, things were way milder and flares were much less frequent six months ago. Even twelve months ago, the symptoms were only from the knees down, so the progression is definitely noticeable.

At this point, there's nothing left to do but hope it stabilizes eventually. I really don't want to end up disabled before I hit 30.

I really hope you find some answers. Personally, I should probably stay away from these kinds of threads because of my own hypochondria—you can find something to worry about in everything. Somehow I'm doing better, though my situation isn't quite like yours, but I still get it... what you're going through is truly extreme and I'm so sorry...