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I reintroduced Zinc 22mg and surprisingly not feeling extra benefits yet.Supplementing 15mg zinc gives me constant daily morning wood.
Past 7 days Cronometer data.What is your dietary zinc and copper intake?
UPDATE:
It's now been 1 and a half months since I started peating. Been tracking my morning erections for the past few months.
As mentioned, the past 1-2 years, the frequency of my morning boners dramatically reduced..
Did 4 months on a Carnivore Diet, and for a while, my libido increased by a lot, and I was getting more frequent and harder erections than I've been getting in a long time. Towards the end of my Carnivore diet, libido took a hit and never returned.
First 2 weeks of peating: decent libido, getting some erections every 2-3 days.
Present moment: Have only got 1 erections in the past 10 days. Libido is quite low, I'm doing Nofap (Semen Retention) too.
One reason might be the reduction in red meat intake. Went from eating 1 lb daily to eating 3 times / week or so. Might make red meat a staple food.
Anyone else who experienced a dip in libido in the early stages of Peating, only to come back stronger?
@redsun: I'm clocking over 100% on all vitamins & minerals, with the exception of Iodine.
Average Folate intake: 184%
I eat organ meats 1-2 times / week. Always craved them.
On Carnivore, I was eating up to 2 lbs of muscle meat (beef mostly) / day, and up to 6-7 eggs / day, so that must have counted for a lot of B12 and Choline.
What is your dietary zinc and copper intake?
Do you have check any varicocele or hypophysis adenoma.Anyone know how to solve this pattern:
My understanding is that LH and FSH dictate the production of testosterone. So if T levels were high, these LH & FSH levels were acceptable. But with both low T and low FSH & LH, the HPA axis might be broken. This is classified as secondary hypogonadism.
- low-normal total Testosterone levels
- low free Testosterone
- overall low libido
- SHBG in range
- testicular ultrasound showed no physical issues
- low-normal pituitary hormones (LH & FSH)
Would it be worth doing further testing to check for pituitary tumors? Any supplements that can directly upregulare LH and FSH? Mucuna pruriens is one I've found.
I seemingly do not suffer from any diseases. Except my lifelong poor digestion: slow digestion and chronic bloating. Have a history of stomach ulcers, IBS, Heliobacter pylori.
I've ordered Taurine and will be adding it to my stack soon, together with Mag. Glycinate
Zinc is having minimal effects currently.
Current 'peat' stack:
- Aspirin 500 mg daily
- Vitamin E (normal dose)
- Zinc (flavo-zinc / gluconate) 22 mg
- Levo (T4) 25 mcg
- D3 5000 IU 3-4 times / week.
Cortisol is my problem too. Cortisol is highest in the morning and night, I eat only one naked apple and pear in the morning, fructose reduce cortisol, I eat raw natural some honey in the night, it helps too, sometimes I drink ginger tea with some gelatin in it at night. Adrenal tests are cortisol, acth, dhea-s etc. Do you suffer frequent urination?@ilhanxx Thanks for writing.
Never tested for hypophysis adenoma.
I went to a urologist for a physical examination and ultrasound.
He briefly examined my testincles and said all good.
I did noticed 2 years ago or so the the scrotum area above my testicles (on both sides) feels fuller, like the veins have all gathered closer.
About the cortisol: I was chronically emotionally stressed my whole childhood, adolescence and early 20s. Coupled with mild depression and lack of joy.
Did low-carb / Carnivore for a while, that messed me up even more.
Now since I've been peating, I do feel positive effects from the sugar, I'm able to relax a bit more, my cortisol is going lower likely.
What are the adrenal values / tests to check?
I'll have to check if Clomid is obtainable over the counter.
Also you must check triglyceride, hdl ldl cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, diabetes status etc.@ilhanxx Will take some fresh tests soon, cause I'm curious how my T levels have changed since peating.
Yes about frequent urination, but I experience this only since I started peating.
Some other things to consider:Anyone know how to solve this pattern:
My understanding is that LH and FSH dictate the production of testosterone. So if T levels were high, these LH & FSH levels were acceptable. But with both low T and low FSH & LH, the HPA axis might be broken. This is classified as secondary hypogonadism.
- low-normal total Testosterone levels
- low free Testosterone
- overall low libido
- SHBG in range
- testicular ultrasound showed no physical issues
- low-normal pituitary hormones (LH & FSH)
Would it be worth doing further testing to check for pituitary tumors? Any supplements that can directly upregulare LH and FSH? Mucuna pruriens is one I've found.
I seemingly do not suffer from any diseases. Except my lifelong poor digestion: slow digestion and chronic bloating. Have a history of stomach ulcers, IBS, Heliobacter pylori.
I've ordered Taurine and will be adding it to my stack soon, together with Mag. Glycinate
Zinc is having minimal effects currently.
Current 'peat' stack:
- Aspirin 500 mg daily
- Vitamin E (normal dose)
- Zinc (flavo-zinc / gluconate) 22 mg
- Levo (T4) 25 mcg
- D3 5000 IU 3-4 times / week.
Anyone know how to solve this pattern:
My understanding is that LH and FSH dictate the production of testosterone. So if T levels were high, these LH & FSH levels were acceptable. But with both low T and low FSH & LH, the HPA axis might be broken. This is classified as secondary hypogonadism.
- low-normal total Testosterone levels
- low free Testosterone
- overall low libido
- SHBG in range
- testicular ultrasound showed no physical issues
- low-normal pituitary hormones (LH & FSH)
Would it be worth doing further testing to check for pituitary tumors? Any supplements that can directly upregulare LH and FSH? Mucuna pruriens is one I've found.
I seemingly do not suffer from any diseases. Except my lifelong poor digestion: slow digestion and chronic bloating. Have a history of stomach ulcers, IBS, Heliobacter pylori.
I've ordered Taurine and will be adding it to my stack soon, together with Mag. Glycinate
Zinc is having minimal effects currently.
Current 'peat' stack:
- Aspirin 500 mg daily
- Vitamin E (normal dose)
- Zinc (flavo-zinc / gluconate) 22 mg
- Levo (T4) 25 mcg
- D3 5000 IU 3-4 times / week.
@Kram Thanks, great response.
My Prolactin levels came out 192 uUI/ml (range 98 - 456).
I've seen B6 recommended around the forum.
Someone suggested to me to keep my meat and eggs intake high after dropping off the Carnivore Diet due to methylation cycle reasons.
I try to be patient, even though I sometimes just want to cry. My mental health is damaged, so I'd take that over high Testosterone, if I had to pick one.
I often fall into nihilism / sadness, it's crushing.
Another aspect to mention: my sexual life has been close to non-existent for the past year (due to loneliness and Low-Confidence).
I've recently met a pretty woman, we got very intimate, but not full sexual intercourse yet. Here's the thing. While kissing, I got a decent erection. however after we got almost naked and some 'foreplay', I did not got an erection. I was completely soft (in boxers). That was scary.
And this woman is by far the most physically attractive I've ever been close with.