CreakyJoints
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At that moment I started to feel really well. I had a lot of energy and I could do my strength training easily and enjoying it a lot. The only thing that I have been taking was aspirin, so I know it has been due to the large dose of it.
I didn't say it, but after the late afternoon workout, and then having taken the total of 10 grams, I started getting this high pitched, very mild-constant sound in my head. Tinnitus-like, that I've never had before. The next morning it faded.
I am intrigued because at such doses I don't get any severe blood thinning effects. But I had to get very close to the 10g per day to notice the effect I was looking for. It was short-lived though.
Aspirin's ototoxicity is well-established, there are lots of studies you can look at on PubMed. Usually, hearing problems caused by it will subside immediately with cessation of aspirin - but taking those doses regularly seem unnecessarily high to me. In theory the bicarbonate should help with the hearing issues if taken with aspirin, I think there are a couple of studies which suggest this, but I can't remember which - sorry. There are a few threads here discussing it which you might be able to find if you look around.
I am not sure how one is supposed to feel the blood thinning. I've been hospitalised multiple times and been given intravenous blood thinners before and the only thing I think I noticed was being able to physically see my pulse distorting my vision. I've never felt such a sensation from aspirin and if you are chasing a particular feeling from it I would caution you against looking for something which you might not ever find. I do, however, notice that even a small cut will bleed for significantly longer when I have it than if I do not. I'm absolutely not recommending you hurt yourself deliberately to see for yourself.
I've been trying lots of things, but no one ever seems to be enough.
I have started thinking that it could be a problem rooted in the core of any organism: the mitochondria. Energy production. Because I have been centered for years on the neurochemical aspect, but it has'nt been enough either.
That is why yesterday night I decided to start taking methylene blue as well. For now 20mg per day.
I think it is not a good idea to expect miraculous results from any single intervention and find yourself pleasantly surprised if it ever happens. To be honest, your dose of methylene blue also seems high to me, those are numbers I would associate with trying to ameliorate radiation damage. I think that substance is very dose dependent: sometimes a very small amount is more pronounced than a large amount. I believe I started with something like 0.5mg a day transdermally before eventually taking it orally, then eventually increasing the dose. I've taken much bigger doses when I've been concerned about radiation issues. Your mileage may vary, of course, and you may get excellent results on the amount you're taking, but I think Ray Peat often recommends taking a tiny amount of anything at first to test tolerance, then working one's way up.