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I don't frequent the boards often but I check this thread periodically. I wish the best for you! Hang in there! I had severe anxiety a few years back and to me, there was only a tiny light shining through the head of a needle in all the darkness that surrounded me. Thankfully I prevailed. What helped me get through it was reading about celebrities that had panic disorder - especially athletes. It made me feel not alone in this fight. I would look into celebrites that have maintained sobriety for encouragement.

I am not too fond of Eminem's music but he had a rough patch in his life a few years ago and was abusing prescription drugs and alcohol. His latest song, "I'm Not Afraid" talks about his struggles and it's a very inspirational song.

He wrote this song during his dark patch. "Beautiful":

Eminem - Beautiful - YouTube


"Not afraid":

Eminem - Not Afraid - YouTube


Again, I wish the best for you!

Thanks bro, appreciate it. Sorry to hear you've been through a rough time too.
Life sucks but you have to move on no matter what it throws in your face.

Never let anything take 'you' away from you because you are who you are. Nothing can change it and one must learn to live with it and cherish it as a 'gift' from god.

Did you get an appointment to see Dr Mouton. I sent a few more guys his way. Paid advertisment LOL

Man, I'm broke as a mofo. I can't afford to see these doctors and it's also one of the reasons I'm not getting the test yet.

My app with my endocrinologist was in May but I pushed it back to August. I had an appointment in January this year but the endo wasn't present it was a young female endo around my age and she had pushed my next appointment back four months to May because my T and LH had dropped and she and him were both doubting my MAIS diagnosis. I got tested May 29th for T and LH after I had pushed the endo app back and LH came back at *9.7 on a range of (1.7-8.6) and T came at 27.7 NMOI/L (798 ng/dl) on a range of (7.6-31.4). I'm getting two more tests done and then the test at the hospital which the endo ordered me to have done. That will be 3 high ASI's. They can't refuse me treatment then.
 
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Lev-Ran S, Balchand K, Lefebvre L, Araki KF, Le Foll B. Pharmacotherapy of alcohol use disorders and concurrent psychiatric disorders: a review. Can J Psychiatry 2012;57(6):342-9. http://publications.cpa-apc.org/browse/documents/566 (CPA Publications - CJP June 2012 Abstracts)

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders. Epidemiologic studies have shown a high prevalence of concurrent psychiatric disorders among people with AUDs as well as a higher prevalence of AUDs in people with psychiatric disorders than in the general population. Though psychiatric patients with concurrent AUDs are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality, they are commonly undertreated for their alcohol-related disorders. The efficacy of pharmacotherapy for AUDs is well documented. Our paper reviews the common pharmacotherapies available for AUDs and focuses on the available research regarding treatment of AUDs among psychiatric populations with mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Despite the high prevalence of concurrent AUDs and psychiatric disorders, very limited information has been collected using a randomized controlled trial design targeting those concurrent conditions. Several prevalent psychiatric disorders have not been studied when co-occurring with AUDs. Further research of pharmacological treatments for concurrent AUDs and psychiatric diagnoses is urgently needed.
 

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Lev-Ran S, Balchand K, Lefebvre L, Araki KF, Le Foll B. Pharmacotherapy of alcohol use disorders and concurrent psychiatric disorders: a review. Can J Psychiatry 2012;57(6):342-9. http://publications.cpa-apc.org/browse/documents/566 (CPA Publications - CJP June 2012 Abstracts)

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders. Epidemiologic studies have shown a high prevalence of concurrent psychiatric disorders among people with AUDs as well as a higher prevalence of AUDs in people with psychiatric disorders than in the general population. Though psychiatric patients with concurrent AUDs are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality, they are commonly undertreated for their alcohol-related disorders. The efficacy of pharmacotherapy for AUDs is well documented. Our paper reviews the common pharmacotherapies available for AUDs and focuses on the available research regarding treatment of AUDs among psychiatric populations with mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Despite the high prevalence of concurrent AUDs and psychiatric disorders, very limited information has been collected using a randomized controlled trial design targeting those concurrent conditions. Several prevalent psychiatric disorders have not been studied when co-occurring with AUDs. Further research of pharmacological treatments for concurrent AUDs and psychiatric diagnoses is urgently needed.

I'm doing well with the booze. haven't touched a drop since last Monday but I did use valium to get me off of it. I'm also off those too now.

Getting another LH x T ASI test next week, then again on the 16th and then the test the endo ordered me to have done with shbg, prolactin, thyroid panel and more stuff. All I need is a high ASI on the official NHS test then I'll get treatment.
 
I'm doing well with the booze. haven't touched a drop since last Monday but I did use valium to get me off of it. I'm also off those too now.

Getting another LH x T ASI test next week, then again on the 16th and then the test the endo ordered me to have done with shbg, prolactin, thyroid panel and more stuff. All I need is a high ASI on the official NHS test then I'll get treatment.

Last monday?

PIckup Allen Carr's book on how to quit drinking and you wont touch alcohol again.
 
Krebs TS, Johansen PR. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2012;26(7):994-1002. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Assessments of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the treatment of alcoholism have not been based on quantitative meta-analysis. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in order to evaluate the clinical efficacy of LSD in the treatment of alcoholism. Two reviewers independently extracted the data, pooling the effects using odds ratios (ORs) by a generic inverse variance, random effects model. We identified six eligible trials, including 536 participants. There was evidence for a beneficial effect of LSD on alcohol misuse (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.36–2.84; p = 0.0003). Between-trial heterogeneity for the treatment effects was negligible (I2 = 0%). Secondary outcomes, risk of bias and limitations are discussed. A single dose of LSD, in the context of various alcoholism treatment programs, is associated with a decrease in alcohol misuse.
 
Krebs TS, Johansen PR. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2012;26(7):994-1002. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Assessments of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the treatment of alcoholism have not been based on quantitative meta-analysis. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in order to evaluate the clinical efficacy of LSD in the treatment of alcoholism. Two reviewers independently extracted the data, pooling the effects using odds ratios (ORs) by a generic inverse variance, random effects model. We identified six eligible trials, including 536 participants. There was evidence for a beneficial effect of LSD on alcohol misuse (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.36–2.84; p = 0.0003). Between-trial heterogeneity for the treatment effects was negligible (I2 = 0%). Secondary outcomes, risk of bias and limitations are discussed. A single dose of LSD, in the context of various alcoholism treatment programs, is associated with a decrease in alcohol misuse.

Well, duh!! I guess there would be "a decrease in alcohol" if your head is 'F'd' up on street drugs.

"One way, or another...da-da da-da da-da....da-daaaa" (singing) "I can get 'em off lick'r...here give 'em some a dat LSD" LMAO! :drooling:

@ergomaniac...if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times....When you click your heels, you have to have those 'Black Patten Leather Shoes' on!! :)
 
Well, duh!! I guess there would be "a decrease in alcohol" if your head is 'F'd' up on street drugs.

"One way, or another...da-da da-da da-da....da-daaaa" (singing) "I can get 'em off lick'r...here give 'em some a dat LSD" LMAO! :drooling:

@ergomaniac...if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times....When you click your heels, you have to have those 'Black Patten Leather Shoes' on!! :)

you discount the actual therapeutic value of lsd and label it a street drug. as if all illegal drugs are for degenerates because of the law. lsd can be a life changing experience in a positive way. so can other "street drugs". im guessing youve never used it or others. why would you. there are actual people whove worked with these drugs, and other drugs, in a professional setting. theyre called scientists, not junkies. i could make this long with names but why, and not here. would it change any perception on the subject anyway. not when face eating cannibals are said to be on a "new form of lsd". then again maybe it was "bath salts" that caused the extreme violent behavior. why not steroids and "roid rage". toxicology said the only thing in the mans blood was marijuana. maybe that was it. more "street junk". ive used more drugs than most people could ever name, but less than some, and never hurt anyone. the perception on this whole subject is wrong. being a former alcoholic means nothing in this case.

ill try the black patten leather shoes though. cause if i dont, and do drink, sometimes i wake up in a dumpster wearing ruby red slippers. alcohol is dangerous.

interestingly enough lsd has one of the lowest ld50 except for maybe psilocybin which has also been used therapuetically by my favorite, and yours, the great doctor timothy leary. a harvard psychologist no less. steroids probably have next to none. alcohol and tobacco, maybe the two highest, are freely available to all. go figure.
 
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you discount the actual therapeutic value of lsd and label it a street drug. as if all illegal drugs are for degenerates because of the law. lsd can be a life changing experience in a positive way. so can other "street drugs". im guessing youve never used it or others. why would you. there are actual people whove worked with these drugs, and other drugs, in a professional setting. theyre called scientists, not junkies. i could make this long with names but why, and not here. would it change any perception on the subject anyway. not when face eating cannibals are said to be on a "new form of lsd". then again maybe it was "bath salts" that caused the extreme violent behavior. why not steroids and "roid rage". toxicology said the only thing in the mans blood was marijuana. maybe that was it. more "street junk". ive used more drugs than most people could ever name, but less than some, and never hurt anyone. the perception on this whole subject is wrong. being a former alcoholic means nothing in this case.
ill try the black patten leather shoes though. cause if i dont, and do drink, sometimes i wake up in a dumpster wearing ruby red slippers. alcohol is dangerous.

interestingly enough lsd has one of the lowest ld50 except for maybe psilocybin which has also been used therapuetically by my favorite, and yours, the great doctor timothy leary. a harvard psychologist no less. steroids probably have next to none. alcohol and tobacco, maybe the two highest, are freely available to all. go figure.

Here's this alcoholic's perception! I have a 32 year old son who hasn't worked for 14 years, tried to kill himself in an automobile accident, doesn't know that the soda cans and pizza boxes piled around him belong in the trash and the TV keeps telling him he's Satan. All he did was a little weed and a couple of hits of LSD and went on a trip that never brought him back home!!! Yeah, I'm a little touchy but It has nothing to do with my perception!!!
 
I'll tell you that in my high school years I smoked A LOT of pot, took mushrooms a few times and took LSD a few times. My friends and I all took the same amount of the exact same stuff. I watched Oprah at 4:30am and thought it was funny that her head kept getting skinner and fatter as I watched. I knew this wasn't real. I knew it was the LSD. I didn't freak out. Two of my friends completely lost their shit and basically needed to be locked in a room until wore off.

That to me is the biggest problem with LSD. These kids were seasoned pot smokers and mushroom takers and their response was completely different and much scarier than my response. It's that unpredictability that makes it unsafe and inappropriate as a therapeutic approach to anything.

Now weed to me is completely different. The only adverse effect I've ever noted was a really bad case of the munchies. LSD is a seriously scary drug.
 
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I'll tell you that in my high school years I smoked A LOT of pot, took mushrooms a few times and took LSD a few times. My friends and I all took the same amount of the exact same stuff. I watched Oprah at 4:30am and thought it was funny that her head kept getting skinner and fatter as I watched. I knew this wasn't real. I knew it was the LSD. I didn't freak out. Two of my friends completely lost their shit and basically needed to be locked in a room until wore off.

That to me is the biggest problem with LSD. These kids were seasoned pot smokers and mushroom takers and their response was completely different and much scarier than my response. It's that unpredictability that makes it unsafe and inappropriate as a therapeutic approach to anything.

Now weed to me is completely different. The only adverse effect I've ever noted was a really bad case of the munchies. LSD is a seriously scary drug.

Exactly!! I have 3 adult sons. So I experienced alot of this stuff and I smoked some weed and ate 'white crosses' when I was younger. Beer was my worst enemy, but I licked that battle and have not had one drop of alcohol since June 17, 1987.

Anyway, back to what you were saying. I know guys that did all that crap and are very wealthy businessmen today. I also had friends that killed themselves over the stuff. All of my sons have friends that went one way or another. My middle son has a friend, I swore the kid was going to do himself in. He is now the sole owner of 4 printing business' and makes more money than he will ever spend, has a beautiful wife and family and has turned out to be a decent man.

My youngest son, who is the 32 year old and is messed up, He has friends who did this stuff with him and seem to get along just fine. One of his friends OD'd on the stuff and didn't wake up one morning.

The crap is dangerous by anyone's measure, both drugs and alcohol. If some dont recognize this, they are in denial or naive. It is exactly the same as 'Russian Roulette'. If you want to stick a gun to your head with one bullet in the revolver and keep pulling the trigger, that is your choice. I'm here to tell you it is only a matter of time before the booze or drugs will stop you in your tracks!

Yeah, I know guys that drink and they're not drunks, but it didn't work for me and after some years have passed I've been able to stop crying over my youngest. He was an outstanding ballplayer and when he was in little league, he said to his mother, "remind me, don't let me forget, when I grow up I want to be a Ballplayer"

Stuff like that you carry with you your whole life! My son doesn't do drugs anymore and I don't drink anymore, but neither one of us will "get over it"
 
Here's this alcoholic's perception! I have a 32 year old son who hasn't worked for 14 years, tried to kill himself in an automobile accident, doesn't know that the soda cans and pizza boxes piled around him belong in the trash and the TV keeps telling him he's Satan. All he did was a little weed and a couple of hits of LSD and went on a trip that never brought him back home!!! Yeah, I'm a little touchy but It has nothing to do with my perception!!!

if the tv keeps telling your son hes satan take him to a doctor.
where is he thats hes unemployed and surrounded by trash. get him help.
sounds like there more going on than a bad trip 14 years ago. i dont believe that.
 
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I'll tell you that in my high school years I smoked A LOT of pot, took mushrooms a few times and took LSD a few times. My friends and I all took the same amount of the exact same stuff. I watched Oprah at 4:30am and thought it was funny that her head kept getting skinner and fatter as I watched. I knew this wasn't real. I knew it was the LSD. I didn't freak out. Two of my friends completely lost their shit and basically needed to be locked in a room until wore off.

That to me is the biggest problem with LSD. These kids were seasoned pot smokers and mushroom takers and their response was completely different and much scarier than my response. It's that unpredictability that makes it unsafe and inappropriate as a therapeutic approach to anything.Now weed to me is completely different. The only adverse effect I've ever noted was a really bad case of the munchies. LSD is a seriously scary drug.

as a therapuetic its used with a doctor. there are people whove done this. the setting is very important. no one advocates getting lsd from your dealer and trying to cure yourself of anything. lsd is not scary.
 
Exactly!! I have 3 adult sons. So I experienced alot of this stuff and I smoked some weed and ate 'white crosses' when I was younger. Beer was my worst enemy, but I licked that battle and have not had one drop of alcohol since June 17, 1987.

Anyway, back to what you were saying. I know guys that did all that crap and are very wealthy businessmen today. I also had friends that killed themselves over the stuff. All of my sons have friends that went one way or another. My middle son has a friend, I swore the kid was going to do himself in. He is now the sole owner of 4 printing business' and makes more money than he will ever spend, has a beautiful wife and family and has turned out to be a decent man.

My youngest son, who is the 32 year old and is messed up, He has friends who did this stuff with him and seem to get along just fine. One of his friends OD'd on the stuff and didn't wake up one morning.The crap is dangerous by anyone's measure, both drugs and alcohol. If some dont recognize this, they are in denial or naive. It is exactly the same as 'Russian Roulette'. If you want to stick a gun to your head with one bullet in the revolver and keep pulling the trigger, that is your choice. I'm here to tell you it is only a matter of time before the booze or drugs will stop you in your tracks!Yeah, I know guys that drink and they're not drunks, but it didn't work for me and after some years have passed I've been able to stop crying over my youngest. He was an outstanding ballplayer and when he was in little league, he said to his mother, "remind me, don't let me forget, when I grow up I want to be a Ballplayer"

Stuff like that you carry with you your whole life! My son doesn't do drugs anymore and I don't drink anymore, but neither one of us will "get over it"

you cant od on lsd. im calling bullshit.
 
the docs post is a legit one and if you note come from a medical journal. just more scare tactics on a drug with an pretty good safety record. this conversation would be tooooo long and ill try not to go there here. were going to have to politely agree to disagree. i think your wrong about the subject. wrong wrong wrong.
 
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