🧵 Recovering from surgery >6 months post-op
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 01:11:43 UTC No. 16363101
In January this year I had a massive arachnoid cyst removed from my skull via endoscopic fenestration. It was a Galassi III sized cyst similar to pic related.
What can I do to best help my brain heal?
I take adderall (2x15mg IR) to manage executive dysfunction.
I use weed (oral RoA, ~50-100mg THC) to manage insomnia, loss of appetite/nausea, but I know it's not good for me.
I had a breakdown in the doctors office and now they want to put me on lexapro. Should I take it?
https://hormonesmatter.com/brain-lo
Is there any "good" anti depressant? I was on mirtazapine for a little bit because it was the only one I thought was safe.
OP at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 01:13:52 UTC No. 16363103
>>16363101
I'm 21M
130lbs
6'2
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 01:21:37 UTC No. 16363116
how much pussy u gettin daily
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 01:48:26 UTC No. 16363144
>>16363101
All medications have their pros and cons, what matters is finding one in which pros outweigh the cons.
All antidepressants carry risks. Some antidepressants are useful.
Can you describe what you mean by breakdown? Did you lose control of your emotions? Anger? Panic? Despair? This is important as it determines whether SSRIs are a good idea or not.
How have you been feeling day to day? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Apathetic? Irritable? Mopey? All over the place?
Also is the first pic in your pic your forehead facing north? I can't really understand why it differs so much from the second one. In the second one it looks like your frontal lobe is missing while the other two look like your right hemisphere is. Which is it?
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 02:10:33 UTC No. 16363165
this nigga aint got no brain
OP at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 02:30:54 UTC No. 16363177
>>16363144
>Can you describe what you mean by breakdown?
I felt utter despair and told my doctor about my last suicide attempt. Hence, the lexapro.
>How have you been feeling day to day?
Mostly depressed, hopeless. Before I had surgery I was constantly hearing voices (though I believed they were my own thoughts). I believe I have an ipseity disturbance, but I'm not sure how to go about treating it.
>Also is the first pic in your pic your forehead facing north?
This is an example extremely similar to mine. The cyst occupies a large space in my middle cranial fossa, compressing my left frontal and temporal lobe. The cyst is draining slowly, my brain is moving to occupy the space where it once was. I want to do as much as I can to help my brain recover.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 03:46:01 UTC No. 16363232
You can try with piracetam, pyritinol, oxiracetam, or any other derivative, i saw some interesting stuff that could be useful but im too lazy for searching for that now.
I hope you find a way of leading with this, it seems hard.
Hope God helps you in some way or form.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 03:58:02 UTC No. 16363243
>>16363232
I remember seeing an article about an anti aging pill that they wanted to use on humans for treating diseases that come when you are older.
they did some testing with some dogs and they recovered quite fast, they had some brain problems but after taking the treatment they got better.
I think that its good news for you because that means that maybe we can make your brain to heal and recover from that wound.
Hope that helps you
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:09:39 UTC No. 16363258
>>16363243
also, dont use fucking adderall, get some methylphenidate(concerta) instead.
Its going to help you more and it doesnt have as many downsides as adderall.
OP at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 05:02:17 UTC No. 16363303
>>16363258
methylphenidate gives me horrible fucking headaches
would switching to dextroamphetamine be more viable?
I really appreciate your response anon...
I've been through hell and back and am just trying to make something of my life
Expert at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 05:10:23 UTC No. 16363310
>>16363177
>left frontal
>left temporal
Either of those on their own can result in depression. Both and you're doubly fucked.
You might have luck in trying an SSRI first but might not because SSRIs function by strengthening the function of your left frontal lobe... which isn't there.
So you would probably be better off using a broader spectrum antidepressant either after the SSRI fails to work or as a first medication choice. My 2 cents.
Expert at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 05:11:35 UTC No. 16363312
>>16363177
Also
>ipseity disturbance
Can either be secondary to the depression itself or solely due to temporal lobe impairment.
Expert at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 05:14:09 UTC No. 16363317
>>16363310
>>16363312
>forgot to turn off the namefag
You got me, it's my dirty secret
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 05:31:45 UTC No. 16363333
>>16363303
methylphenidate is just a pill cocaine. you need a releasing agent (not just reuptake inhibitor agent). use amphetamines. they always have your back.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 05:34:05 UTC No. 16363337
>>16363101
Low-dose Methamphetamine have studied neuroprotective properties, especially after brain injury.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/scien
https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/ab
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 14:16:01 UTC No. 16363809
>>16363101
There is no good anti-depressant.
You will probably feel as though you were neutered and lobotomized.
They pacify you, make you easily managed, rather than helping you.
Not only that, in your age group SSRI's are contraindicated for suicidal ideation and attempted suicide.
In other words, suicidal people in their early 20's have a *higher* suicide risk after being put on SSRI's.
Not sure what effect the medication would have on you, though.
Part of me thinks psilocybin microdosing could help, it's obviously speculation, but you can do your own research.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-
Diet could also help, look at these for instance:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.20
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.36
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.202
Please do your own research. I don't want to seem like a keto schizo or some kind of hippie.
I just want to offer some alternatives in mental health management to the panacea of the SSRI, which is so often handed out like candy by our medical system, when they can have quite horrible side-effects.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 16:46:44 UTC No. 16364023
>>16363177
water water water water water. lots of water. youll get there <3
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 21:37:29 UTC No. 16364456
>>16363101
You need pushups and to eat a lot of fish. Build up your body and have the fuel for building neurons.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:19:55 UTC No. 16364603
>>16363101
My thinking is that your brain has the equivalent of longterm inflammation damage. So antioxidants would be the best bet. CoQ10, Quercetin w/ bromelain, Rutin, and omega 3's. Given he makeup of the brain I would want a higher fat, low carb diet. Exercise to increase bloodflow and better remove toxins. Meditation, reading, stimulate the brain. That CoQ10 can cause weird dreams but I think that might be good for you, even though it may make you a little more tired. Best I got.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:28:31 UTC No. 16364640
>>16363101
>this year I had a massive arachnoid cyst removed from my skull
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:39:10 UTC No. 16364672
>>16363101
>>16363809
SSRIs are super hit-and-miss with many patients getting suicidal, but some having improvement. SNRIs are maybe a little better, but very tweaky. IMO the only non-shit antidepressants are tianeptine, selegiline, and methylene blue.
>>16363232
>>16363243
The racetams are pretty decent drugs for brain rehab, but not very antidepressant save perhaps oxiracetam.
>>16363103
OP too thin, putting on 50lbs of muscle will help tremendously with function and brain rehab. Eat big protein and lift big weights.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:56:06 UTC No. 16364709
>>16363101
What type of symptoms did you has?
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 06:13:10 UTC No. 16365371
>>16363809
I believe in the keto diet. It's shown proven to help treat epilepsy
>>16364709
low appetite, insomnia, depression are the biggest. I feel better when I don't eat which I find very strange.
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 06:20:01 UTC No. 16365376
What caused your condition?
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 06:29:20 UTC No. 16365383
>>16365376
Brain cancer just happens to some people. Nothing anyone can do about it. In the past these people would have gone insane and died but modern medicine now "cures" them even though having half of your brain taken out isn't technically a cure and it is more of a macabre experiment to see how long the sucker will survive with half their brain.
Humans are evil creatures. This guy should have been allowed to just live out his life in an asylum but instead they have lobotomized him all in the name of medical science and experimentation
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 06:40:25 UTC No. 16365393
>>16363101
Do you think having only half a brain has made you better or worse at posting on 4chan?
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 06:53:59 UTC No. 16365415
>>16363116
Silence, inferior. Amphetamined individuals like OP have better things on their mind than animalistic bestial pleasures if the dudeweed hasn't done him in. In point of fact, nothing would set him back more than copulating or masturbating like a monkey, he would end up like you dull and almonds only being activated for the mating instinct and then shutting down big time once it's over. The lack of prefrontal transmission means the good part of the brain isn't active to exert self control and take interest in cerebral matters. You will spend your day in idle vulgar nothingness like gaming and pornography before simping yourself out to a woman in desperation, your only consultation prize for a wretched life of waging, drudgery, and cooming. Stimulant chads will read books, listen to music, and learn stuff. Subhumans can never utilize the potential of these brain enhancers as they would simply throw them away and use them to coom instead of big brain stuff.
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 14:10:53 UTC No. 16365876
>>16363101
Anonymous 09/03/24(Tue)19:59:12 No.16358648▶
>>16358582
7,8-DHF (BDNF + TrkB)
NSI-189 (Modulates BDNF receptor)
Phenylpiracetam (Hated by anti-doping organisation)(Some specific nicotine binding)
Noopept(Increases natural hippocampal BDNF)
Always have enough tyrosine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, choline, so you don't burn out.
Phenibut(To slow down a little bit)
DMAE(That's choline thing)
Dose is something you should look up on internet. Also look at elimination half life on each of this components when looking.
I've reached 99.9% percentil verbal memory on human benchmark only on phenylpiracetam and noopept + crystal meth. Now I don't do anything and I'm like 90% percentil...
I've red lot about first two compounds, but those fucking border control confiscated it from my package.
Also omega-3, DHA
Gotu-Cola
You should also have some breaks from it while taking it, you know if you do it nonstop it's not so effective.
Skills you aquire on this combo remain, they're just slightly foged, rereading notes is good when "sober".
Avoid coffein, 7,8-DHF causes long term potentiation and elevated glutamate on it's own.
Also NMN for energy.
Maybe combined with ketogenic diet can improve even further. You should study a little bit about those material and also find time to relax.
Maybe methium selene, and phosphatydiserine can even improve outcomes.
It's not medical advice, it's just that I've sorted information on substances for improved conclusion and provided you few to study.
This is from another thread, but I think it can help you.
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 14:57:32 UTC No. 16365953
>>16365383
>even though having half of your brain taken out
You should get an MRI done, because you might be missing some vital brain matter.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 03:18:43 UTC No. 16367358
>>16365953
>>16363310
>>16365383
The cyst was in the arachnoid matter, so none of my brain is missing. It's just deformed from the cyst compressing on it for years. The cyst is shrinking slowly since surgery, and my brain is beginning to expand again. My question is how, I can best help/take care of my brain during this process to ensure best outcome?
>>16365876
Appreciate you anon. Thoughts on DiHexa?
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 03:20:36 UTC No. 16367364
>>16367358
>The cyst was in the arachnoid matter, so none of my brain is missing.
No, you misunderstand: what I meant to say was that the anon I was replying to is an idiot lmao
I've heard people go on about how Lion's Mane (the mushroom) is good for your brain.
It tastes surprisingly nutty.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 03:52:17 UTC No. 16367381
>>16365953
i don't take advice from internet retards but that's nice of you to mention anyway
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 03:54:46 UTC No. 16367384
>>16363101
Go out to some place with a group of big trees and look up at them. If feel a sense of wonder and calm then do this often.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 07:38:33 UTC No. 16367591
>>16367358
I can't find anything good read on dihexa, only found it slightly improves latency in some model mice... I'll get deeper to that in some time. I don't have such now. Maybe I'll make nootropic threat after next round of my reads, but now I have some another work.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 20:22:41 UTC No. 16368631
Look into Semax, Cerebrolysin, Dihexa, Isrib, and Epobis.
You can take them intranasally as well to get more of it directly to your brain, which is especially beneficial for Cerebrolysin since the alternative is injecting it and the recommended dosing that way is 5ml a day which is a lot to inject.
Cosmic nootropic and Ru pharma have cerebrolysin + semax
Science.bio has Dihexa
pglchem.com and isrib.shop have isrib
jennyschem.com has Epobis but it's not listed, you have to email them and say a friend told you they have Epobis, I confirmed this with someone who bought it from there and posted pics of it + his experiences with it on r*ddit
Other good sources include amino asylum and peptide sciences
You need to get your account approved by the owners of science.bio to purchase things on there, just say you are researching the effects of UV light on degradation of chemicals and look up a bunch of lab and safety equipment on google and say you have that in the approval form
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 22:10:56 UTC No. 16368808
Hey OP, sorry that you are going through this but also great that you're alive and recovering. If you want someone to talk to when you feel like shit feel free to throw me your discord or something and I'll add u
Anyway I'm seeing that most of what I was about to suggest (psilocybin, cerebrolysin) already has been. Anon suggested microdoses, though normal ones can work as well but given your situation I would be extremely careful and if anything would slooowly move up from a microdose if you want to try doses that have more of an effect. Psychedelics can be very potent at treating depression as they've a tendency to put before you and make you experience/face a lot of different thoughts and mind states, you could be made to see a different viewpoint about some situation(s) or endure some repressed thoughts or memories and come to terms with them, for example. Plus usually stuff (most of all nature and colors) tends to look a lot more interesting during and after the trip so you'd be prone to perhaps start seeing more beauty in stuff? That was also one of the effects I'd experienced.
That kind of segways into what >>16367384 mentioned, that being spending a lot of time in nature, breathing fresh air and resting, it's just generally amazing for mental health, plus see the linked study, where 23 patients with a nature-view-facing window seemed to recover better and faster than 23 brick-wall-facing window ones.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/614
Also try looking into Metta meditation. It might seem corny at first, it didn't seem to fit me personally but I've seen many very positive reports from people who've tried it - purportedly it just makes everything feel better lol.
I would look into yogic breathing and other techniques too, basically things that can help your body as a whole be healthier I think may have a good chance of hastening recovery and (as they're costless, not counting time) are worth giving a shot.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 22:44:13 UTC No. 16368841
>>16364672
I heard SAMe was promising.
But I am not sure of the mechanism.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Sep 2024 23:03:40 UTC No. 16368874
>>16365371
Not eating will lower insulin and cortisol in the longer term.
Try having a bit of heavy cream or some full-fat yoghurt before bed, not too much though.
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Sep 2024 13:31:29 UTC No. 16369709
>>16368631
Doesn't cerebrolysin have to be injected in the brain to be effective?