If you want to help yourself restore serotonin balance, the best + fastest way you can is to start off with 16:8 fasting and within 5 - 10 days go to OMAD. Starting straight at OMAD in the morning will be best and quickest, but hardest.
Be sure to remove dairy + lectins from your diet, eating natural whole food only. All of these things will have an effect on gut health, along with proper hydration (minimum 1l water daily)
Fasting took away at least 50% of high serotonin symptoms for me it and lowered my insulin sensitivity a lot as well. It has helped nerve function within my penis aka sensitivity, it has helped somewhat libido so far, blood flow and overall quality. (I'm sure I was prediabetic at my worst point especially with father type 2, as well as serotonin issues as well in family genetically)
Cold showers are probably best utilized in the morning upon waking fasted, beginning with 5 minutes showering on the hotter side, then 5 minutes cold. At the best both can be gradually increased to 15 minutes to maximize health benefits. I think after 15 minutes there would be diminishing returns.
The best case scenario:
wake up
15 minutes hot shower
15 minutes cold shower
breakfast + supplementation + bottle of water
exercise?
post-excercise second dose split (if not exercising afternoon second dose split)
fast until breakfast again next day
Supplement Stack:
(all in morning with breakfast)
400mg Vitamin A Beta Carotene (from Purebulk)
Vitamin B Complex (all of b vitamin family)
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K (from InnovixLabs)
1g Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid - some experiment with more, but it could be possible it comes with some cost to some pathological functions in the body (ying and yang) above 2.5g - 10g. People hit up to 25g and beyond, but I wouldn't recommend past 10g at all. However, up to 10g can help you a lot more then 1g in just your overall well being. Experiment with dosages starting from 1g in the morning, then dose 2.5g daily split morning - afternoon. Add in 2.5g increments until 10g.
*Gastro support options included if needed*
750mg Bromelain - gastro support option
5g - 10g Prebiotin - experiment with daily dosage/gastro support option
50mg/100mg 11 Strain Probiotic from Customprobiotics - experiement with both daily dosage/gastro support option
2.5mg - 5mg Cialis - find out which dosage works better. Prevent further long-term damage to penis from lack of regular use. Mental/Energy support, libido support, slight - mild pro-testosterone + anti-estrogen effects. Other health benefits too.
(morning + afternoon split)
2.5g + 2.5g L-Histidine maximum - NOT HCL. Take between 5g day split into 2 dosages.
20mg BioQPP maximum - Probable mitochondria dysfunction, read SR9009.
25mg + 25mg SR9009 maximum
Utilize 100 day cycles due to maximizing limited time available with the compound (must)
Utilize 50mg due to poor bioavailability to optionally be taking less/or at the very least 20mg daily split into 2 doses in the morning and afternoon.
Can help a lot for those with high-serotonin including symptoms of the all the pathological dysfunction that goes within the serotonin-ridden body. I have even heard talk about enhanced erections (muscle mitochondrial upregulation?)
Androgen choices - choose one (Masteron best case):
25mg + 25mg - 50mg + 50mg Proviron - Good chance you need some more androgenic support. Start here if afraid of needles.
75mg/150mg Masteron Enanthate every Monday morning - a ton better then Proviron (they are the same)
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Everything is in order least to greatest benefit.
Trying to target specific receptors is useless. Receptors for significant effects need to be targeted as a whole. Being too specific can send you in the wrong direction too, but its a matter of balancing out specifics and non-specifics.
Magnesium L-Threonate has been shown to have withdrawl symptoms, along with other supplements that use the L-Threonate chelation. This is why I have not chosen to supplement with this, but if you insist the best source would be NootropicsDepot.
I was browsing these forums hoping they are not dead. I see apparently you have already been seeking help.
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I would recommend starting fresh if you choose to experiment with the supplementation stack I provided, along with any supplements that you take you are sure helps you 100%, but even then might not be necessary, because:
If you run everything provided I don't see at that point how you can't feel at least 50% - 75% better. The proof is in the pudding. Everything I listed (except SR9009 with instructions) can be taken long term with no damage or any blood markers changing favorably bad.