u/No_Curve451

So far I'm pretty impressed with the puck although since I play at my desk there isn't much of a reason for me to care about how cool it is. But it got me thinking. I understand the puck snapping to the controller with the magnets being fun for when you're putting it down.

But what is the idea when picking it back up? Does it not feel strange sorta just peeling the puck off the controller? And you can't exactly secure it to a desk or table since the puck has to 'jump' up to meet the controller. Am I missing something or is it just a bit weird?

Hi. I'm suspicious that I have MCAS or some adjacent disorder from the Pfizer COVID vaccine. I tried LDN because it's supposed to help, but I think my body just doesn't accept it well. I'm getting adrenaline surges similar to panic attacks, bodily cramps, nausea, etc etc. The maximum I've tried is 1.5mg, and it was way too much.

I'm probably going to stop it. My question is, is reacting this way to LDN enough of a diagnostic indicator to say that I "for sure" have something in the category of neuro-inflammatory disorders, like an MCAS? I ask because I've been failed repeatedly by the medical system and nobody even wants to order me the tests for it, so I'm pretty much on my own here.

Hi all. New here. I started taking LDN after realizing it was an option after suffering from SIBO/gut motility issues, as well as numerous other issues caused by the COVID vaccine that have only worsened over the years and have pretty much ripped my life away from under me.

Pity party over. I'm taking 1mg and have been for about a month and a half. So far my gut motility is definitely moving in ways it hasn't before. My hunger is back, I haven't seen that old friend in about 5 years. However, a lot of the other physical garbage and especially the anxiety and constant adrenaline (my biggest issue in going out and living normally) haven't gone away yet at all. Is LDN supposed to help eventually with that too? It's definitely doing stuff to me, but not enough for me to get back to "life as usual" that I've been missing for a few years now.

Thanks in advance.

Hi. I've posted some before about my SIBO experience and yes, we are still dealing with it. It's not all bad news, however.

As I've said before, I suspected my SIBO to be somewhat COVID-related. In what way? I wasn't sure. But I found new studies on how SIBO can be induced by neuro-immune disorders, such as those found in relation to COVID and vaccination complications. Namely MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) though I am far from getting a diagnosis on that, partly due to unavailability of neurologists and also due to insurance being insurance.

Anyway. I've read about Naltrexone. Naltrexone is obviously an opioid blocker and is not normally used for this type of thing whatsoever. However, in small doses (1mg-5mg) it is found to reduce neuro-inflammation by "gently" incentivizing your body to produce a surge of its own endorphins in response to your opiate receptors being blocked. The reason for this doing anything to SIBO is that it's theorized that one of the reasons SIBO occurs (and recurs quickly) is due to your body not producing enough endorphins to rest and activate the Migrating Motor Complex (MMC) that cleans debris and bacteria from your intestines, basically ever.

This pill only comes in 50mg minimum here, so I needed to dissolve my pills in distilled water to dose correctly.

I've been doing it for about a month and some change, and based on the immediate reaction it seems I was absolutely correct about having an underlying neuro-immune condition. In a normal body, 1mg of Naltrexone should do nothing. However in my body, it was far from nothing. I had brutal side effects, nausea, anxiety, extreme fatigue, somewhat worse than usual tachycardia, etc.

A couple weeks in, along with the side effects largely subsiding besides some hairy nausea and anxiety moments, something very interesting happened. First of all, my hunger returned. I'm generally never hungry, I pretty much eat so I don't die. However, I started having vicious hunger, especially in the mornings. The appetite came about a week later, and that week before it was quite miserable, but now I can eat a decent amount pretty comfortably. Better than usual, for sure. My only theory in that is that the bacteria in my duodenum has at least cleared somewhat, and the usual pressure from the fermentation and gas gave way for my stomach to send hunger signals again.

Secondly, a crazy event that I haven't quite experienced in years. I passed 5 bowel movements in a single day. The first was massive and hardened, like it had been blocking my intestines and all the waste behind it. The next 4 over about a 2 hour period were all far softer, and all-in-all this had to be weeks or even months worth of waste.

I haven't seen any permanent resolution of other symptoms yet. I just had another episode similar to the first one tonight. If anyone is suspicious that their SIBO is caused by something else, especially in the case that it's recurring, I would start looking into the neurological route. I'll post again if I get some serious change in the next month regarding other symptoms.