Crushed's PSSD log

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I have PSSD from Citalopram that I took at 10 mgs a day for a period of ten months back in 2015. I crashed after stopping cold turkey in January 2016 and have had PSSD where my symptoms basically mirror those who took finasteride and have PFS.

It was my second SSRI, I had used zoloft for anxiety for six months many years prior. This gave me side effects while on, but it seemed like I returned to normal after zoloft. The "crash" that I experienced after stopping Citalopram has essentially destroyed my life and I'm clawing myself back from being suicidal in the first few months.

My first step here will be posting Labs to serve as a baseline before fasting, and trialing RU or Ella. I will keep everyone posted.
 
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Crushed post_id=77 time=1507147286 user_id=80 said:
I have PSSD from Citalopram that I took at 10 mgs a day for a period of ten months back in 2015. I crashed after stopping cold turkey in January 2016 and have had PSSD where my symptoms basically mirror those who took finasteride and have PFS.

It was my second SSRI, I had used zoloft for anxiety for six months many years prior. This gave me side effects while on, but it seemed like I returned to normal after zoloft. The "crash" that I experienced after stopping Citalopram has essentially destroyed my life and I'm clawing myself back from being suicidal in the first few months.

My first step here will be posting Labs to serve as a baseline before fasting, and trialing RU or Ella. I will keep everyone posted.
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Glad to see you here Crushed. I have PSSD so I'll be keeping a close eye on your progress. I'm hopeful that some combination of fasting, methylation, and an antiprogestin (perhaps with a dopamine agonist) will be the panacea for us. Stay hopeful, we're in this together!
 
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Im sorry & welcome :)
 
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Here are some labs I had done last year. I'm sending in a hair test and having bloods done soon. Notice how I have High DHEA. It's interesting that my LH and FSH levels are normal now. When I first crashed they were barely detectable.

Salivary Steroids
Cortisol 9.0 3.7-9.5 ng/mL (morning)
Cortisol 1.0 L 1.2-3.0 ng/mL (noon)
Cortisol 0.7 0.6-1.9 ng/mL (evening)
Cortisol 0.5 0.4-1.0 ng/mL (night)

Blood Spot Steroids
Estradiol 28 12-56 pg/mL
Testosterone 470 400-1200 ng/dL (Age Dependent)
Ratio: T/SHBG 0.6L .7 - 1.0
SHBG 28 15-50 nmol/L
DHEAS 483 H 70-325 μg/dL

Blood Spot
PSA <0.5 <0.5-4 ng/mL (optimal 0.5-2)
LH 5.4 1.0-8.4 U/L (adult male)
FSH 5.1 1.0-10.5 U/L (adult male)

Blood Spot Thyroids
Free T4* 1.8 0.7-2.5 ng/dL
Free T3 3.5 2.4-4.2 pg/mL
TSH 1.9 0.5-3.0 μU/mL
TPOab* 15 0-150 IU/mL (70-150 borderline)
 
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For perspective, the first tests I posted were resulted in March of 2017. When I had first crashed in March of 2016, my testosterone tested at 286 ng/dl, so that's the extent of the natural improvement I saw in a years time. One other notable test I had showed that my Ferritin was high, not sure what that might mean.

These were tested July of 2016:

Folate Serum 18.6 ng/mL 2.8 - 16.0 ng/mL
Ferritin 321 ng/mL 21 - 275 ng/mL
Iron Total 125 ug/dL 65 - 175 ug/dL
Vitamin B12 827 pg/mL200 - 1000 pg/mL
Calcium 9.4 mg/dL 8.9 - 10.1
MCV 81.0 fL 81.2 - 95.1
Platelet Count 148 x10(9)/L 150 - 450
 
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So, I received my test back from Trace Elements and I plan on trying their supplementation program for three months and then re-testing. Who has results similar to mine?
 
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Crushed said:
So, I received my test back from Trace Elements and I plan on trying their supplementation program for three months and then re-testing. Who has results similar to mine?
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Hey Crushed.
It seems we got the same low Na/K and Ca/Mg ratios and also a high Zn/Cu ratio and also we got sky high Na and K: Shanks Log
I did the ARL Test so maybe we can exchange the supplementation program.
 
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Shanks said:
Hey Crushed.
It seems we got the same low Na/K and Ca/Mg ratios and also a high Zn/Cu ratio and also we got sky high Na and K: Shanks Log
I did the ARL Test so maybe we can exchange the supplementation program.
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I don't see why not. That would be interesting to compare the two, especially since we have the same ratios and imbalances. I was classified as a fast oxidizer as well. We are essentially the same age and the drugs we took are very similar. Wow. There should be a lot to learn here.
 
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If your sodium is so high. Do you have water retention, higher blood pressure, sweating a lot etc.?
 
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Yura said:
If your sodium is so high. Do you have water retention, higher blood pressure, sweating a lot etc.?
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I tested as having very high blood pressure when I first crashed after stopping Citalopram, then it returned to normal and has been every time it has been tested since. I feel a bit puffy, but nothing too noticeable.
 
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I was also holding water, high blood pressure, sweating a lot and then I crashed. Very low blood pressure, dehydrated, can't sweat etc. So you have probably high cortisol, high aldosterone.. I have more advanced stage where cortisol is low, aldosterone is low... SO I gues yhou will supplement calcium, magnesium? But don't forget betain hcl or hydrochloric acid. So you can absorb the calcium... Btw your ferritin is high. You should donate some blood.. It has a lot of benefits not just lowering iron in the body.. Every 500ml loss of blood will lower ferritin by 30-40 points..
 
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Crushed said:
So, I received my test back from Trace Elements and I plan on trying their supplementation program for three months and then re-testing. Who has results similar to mine?
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Can you share their recs? My ratios are the same but have low na And moderate K
 
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Crushed said:
I don't see why not. That would be interesting to compare the two, especially since we have the same ratios and imbalances. I was classified as a fast oxidizer as well. We are essentially the same age and the drugs we took are very similar. Wow. There should be a lot to learn here.
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Nice in my Log Shanks ARL LOG (PSSD) u can find the recommended ARL supps (GREEN TEXT) and a short summary of the ARL diet for FAST OXIDIZERS. Can u give me a overview of your recommends so we can compare if we are on the same way?

Thanks
 
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