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Need advise on Low Testosterone, High Cholesterol and Gout

Hi,

just left doctor's office with a lot of prescription and realized that traditional medicine is way more commercial now days. I've been successful in past treating Psoriasis with homeopathy and would like your help/advise. Here are my conditions and some latest blood work results:

1. High cholesterol 280, where Good Cholesterol = 50, Bad Cholesterol = 190, Triglicerides = 290

2. Low Testosterone = 217 where good testosterone = 43

3. Erectile Dysfunction.
I do have erectile issues I noticed, like getting erection but losing it during the intercourse. Not sure if it's related to Low Testosterone, but since it's low who knows. It could be because of fear that it already happened before. I noticed that just before I lose the erection during the intercourse, I have some heat wave in my body.

4. Gout - I had it for about 7 years and drinking a lot water and following certain diet was able to control to about 2 attacks a year. But lately those 2 yearly attacks became almost a month long and I had to take steroids to make it go away. It's getting worst.
I noticed once that I had an attack when my feet got freezing in a one of the very cold winter days. Also I noticed feet sweating before the attack.

5. Other conditions:
- occasional heart burns almost every day
- occasional gases almost every day

6. About me: I'm male, 43 years old, 186 pounds (need to lose about 10-15 pounds). Feel uncomfortable in a very hot environment/weather.

Please help
Thank you!
 
  valman on 2014-03-25
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
I can try to find a suitable remedy for you if you can answer the below questions.

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• Please leave the questions in place and give your answers under each of them.
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QUESTIONS:
1. Your age & sex

2. Describe your appearance i.e. weight, height, body type (thin, medium, chubby, fat etc)

• Weight

• Height

• Body type (Very thin, Thin, Medium, Chubby, Fat, Obese)

• Any significant feature (e.g. sunken cheeks, stooped shoulders, thin chest etc.)

3. Your profession

4. Describe your personality in at least 20 words (e.g. stubborn, lazy, suicidal, don’t want to work, always in a hurry etc.)

5. If money was not an issue and you had a month of vacation, what would you do

6. How is your relationship with your parents, spouse, siblings, children etc.

7. If not ok, what’s wrong and how is it affecting you

8. Do you smoke/drink/drugs, if yes, details of why & since when

9. What is your main health problem & its symptoms

10. When did this main problem begin

11. What is the cause of this problem in your view

12. What non-medicinal actions make the main problem better (e.g. massage, pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)

13. What makes it worse (e.g. massage, pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)

14. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (e.g. weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)

15. What other health problems do you have

16. List down all health problems and when did they start (approximate month & year)

17. What non-medicinal actions make these other health problems better (explain each problem)

18. What makes these other health problems worse (explain each problem)

19. What animals or insects are you afraid of

20. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)

21. What occupies your mind mostly

22. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy

23. Do you want to stay alone or with people

24. How is your sleep

25. Do you have any recurring dreams

26. Is your complaint affected by weather, if so, which weather affect & how

27. Do you normally feel hot or cold

28. What foods you crave & love (not what you eat due to health or other reasons, rather what you love)

29. Is there any food that you hate and can’t tolerate

30. What taste you crave & love (e.g. sweet, salty, sour, bitter)

31. Is there any taste which you hate and can’t tolerate

32. Do you like warm or cold food

33. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, lead pencil, mud….)

34. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)

35. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both

36. Do you have any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details

• Is coating thick

• Color of coating

• Where exactly (back, middle, sides etc)

37. Any taste in your mouth first thing in the morning (e.g. bitter, sour)

38. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc), send me a picture of the skin problem

39. Please upload here or email me a close up picture of your hand nails (without nail polish or any treatment done). Click my username for my email address.

40. Details about your sweat, answer all these points: where mostly, how much, smell, does it stain, color

41. Any problems with eyes/vision, if yes, since when

42. Any problems with ears, nose, throat (e.g. nose always blocked, runny, discharge color)

43. How is your stool, answer all these points: how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.

44. How is your urine, answer all these points: color, smell, any blood etc.

45. How is your sex desire (e.g. no desire, low, moderate, high, very high)

46. Are you satisfied with your sex life, if no, why not

47. Do you masturbate, if yes, how frequently

48. Are you satisfied after that or want more

49. Males genitals (any problems with erection, any pain, any itching etc.)

50. Females menses details (reply to all these points)

• Regularity (early, late, irregular, duration of cycle)

• Flow (low, moderate, high)

• Clots (none, some, a lot, huge clots, bright color, dark color)

• Any discharge (color, consistency, smell)

51. What illnesses are running in your family

• Mother’s side

• Father’s side

• Siblings (brother/sister)

52. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)

53. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details

54. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological), if yes, give details (what, when, where, why, the list of medicines used)

55. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
 
fitness 9 years ago
Please see below:


QUESTIONS:
1. Your age & sex:
Male, 43 years old

2. Describe your appearance i.e. weight, height, body type (thin, medium, chubby, fat etc)
• Weight: 187 lb
• Height: 5.9 ft
• Body type (Very thin, Thin, Medium, Chubby, Fat, Obese): Medium, about 15 lb of extra pounds
• Any significant feature (e.g. sunken cheeks, stooped shoulders, thin chest etc.): no significant features

3. Your profession:
working as a business analyst in technology field, meaning sitting in front of computer most of the day

4. Describe your personality in at least 20 words (e.g. stubborn, lazy, suicidal, don’t want to work, always in a hurry etc.):
I believe in principle do it smart but not fast, I prefer to think more but when do it, do it right. Very friendly, smiling most of the time. Not tough, but like to be right all the time

5. If money was not an issue and you had a month of vacation, what would you do:
good question :), really hard to say. I would go to europe and visit most of countries

6. How is your relationship, with your parents, spouse, siblings, children etc.:
It's ok now, but not when I was a kid.

7. If not ok, what’s wrong and how is it affecting you:

Not the best. My father was tough when I was a kid and we never had a true connection. My mom was playing neutral role.
Now we are meeting once in 1.5 month now and I'm glad to see them. I have an older sister but we barely speak, may be because my parents
especially my father very angry with her, since she doesn't want to work and only receiving govermnment help.

I have very loved and understanding relathionship with my wife (we do argue sometimes), we have been married for 21 years. I absolutely love my 2 sons (11 and 19 years old)


8. Do you smoke/drink/drugs, if yes, details of why & since when:
Used to smoke, but stopped about 7-8 years ago, now once a month may have a social sigar.
Mostly dry red wine (cabernet savignon, shiraz) about a glass a day. May be 2-3 glasses on a Sat/ Sun. Once in 2 month may have a tequila

9. What is your main health problem & its symptoms

A) Gout - I had it for about 7 years and drinking a lot water and following certain diet was able to control to about 2 attacks a year. But lately those 2 yearly attacks became almost a month long and I had to take steroids to make it go away. It's getting worst.
I noticed once that I had an attack when my feet got freezing in a one of the very cold winter days. Also I noticed feet sweating before the attack.
B) Erectile Dysfunction.
I do have erectile issues I noticed, like getting erection but losing it during the intercourse. Not sure if it's related to Low Testosterone, but since it's low who knows. It could be because of fear that it already happened before. I noticed that just before I lose the erection during the intercourse, I have some heat wave in my body.
C) High cholesterol 280, where Good Cholesterol = 50, Bad Cholesterol = 190, Triglicerides = 290
D) Low Testosterone = 217 where good testosterone = 43
E) Other conditions:
- occasional heart burns almost every day
- occasional gases almost every day


10. When did this main problem begin
A) Gout about 7-8 years ago. Now about 2 attacks a year
B) Erectile problems about 7-8 years ago as well

11. What is the cause of this problem in your view
A) Gout - not sure.
B) Erectile problems - I though stress and nervousness, but now since I was diagnosed with low testosterone not sure

12. What non-medicinal actions make the main problem better (e.g. massage, pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
A) Gout - need rest
B) ED - I take vitamin called 'Preactiv' about 12 hours before sex / once a week

13. What makes it worse (e.g. massage, pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
A) Gout - I noticed that when my feet is overcold it makes it worst
B) ED - not sure

14. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (e.g. weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)
A) Gout - helpless, but optimistic hoping to find a solution
B) ED - helpless, but optimistic hoping to find a solution

15. What other health problems do you have
please see #9

16. List down all health problems and when did they start (approximate month & year)
please see #9

17. What non-medicinal actions make these other health problems better (explain each problem)
please see #9

18. What makes these other health problems worse (explain each problem)
please see #9

19. What animals or insects are you afraid of
affraid of spiders, snakes. Not sure If affraid, but it makes me feel scary

20. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)
not very confortable with heights

21. What occupies your mind mostly
thining about sex

22. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy
I like it

23. Do you want to stay alone or with people
not sure. I'm ok to stay one on one with someone

24. How is your sleep
It's ok. Somethimes wake up often

25. Do you have any recurring dreams
no. I rarely have dreams

26. Is your complaint affected by weather, if so, which weather affect & how
A) Gout - definetely very cold weather
B) ED -not sure

27. Do you normally feel hot or cold
mostly feel hot. But lately started to feel cold, could be because I lost a few pounds

28. What foods you crave & love (not what you eat due to health or other reasons, rather what you love)
I love cucumbers, watermelon, chicken, cod fish

29. Is there any food that you hate and can’t tolerate
can eat but hate eggplant

30. What taste you crave & love (e.g. sweet, salty, sour, bitter)
a little bit of sweet but not much

31. Is there any taste which you hate and can’t tolerate
I don't like too much salt

32. Do you like warm or cold food
I would say more warm than cold

33. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, lead pencil, mud….)
no

34. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)
moderate

35. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both
no

36. Do you have any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details

• Is coating thick
may be some, but not thick

• Color of coating
some white

• Where exactly (back, middle, sides etc)
middle

37. Any taste in your mouth first thing in the morning (e.g. bitter, sour)
not really

38. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc), send me a picture of the skin problem
Not dry and not oily. I do have psoriasis on elboys, knees, knuckles. But I was able to control with Loma Lox for psoriasis and applying Aloe oil after shower

39. Please upload here or email me a close up picture of your hand nails (without nail polish or any treatment done). Click my username for my email address.

40. Details about your sweat, answer all these points: where mostly, how much, smell, does it stain, color
if I sweat, mostly on my back and my head. doesn't smell and don't stain

41. Any problems with eyes/vision, if yes, since when
no problems

42. Any problems with ears, nose, throat (e.g. nose always blocked, runny, discharge color)
problems with nose since I was little. Most of the time, left nose half-blocked. My wife was complaining that I'm snoring at night

43. How is your stool, answer all these points: how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.
not bad, I usually going 1-2 day. But I do take proboitics every day. I did have blood sometimes, but moslty when was taking Indometacin (for gout)

44. How is your urine, answer all these points: color, smell, any blood etc.
I'm trying to dring 4-5 glases of water a day, so it mostly light yellow

45. How is your sex desire (e.g. no desire, low, moderate, high, very high)
moderate, but it doesn't mean I can maintain erection

46. Are you satisfied with your sex life, if no, why not
No, I would like to try more. My wife doesn't really support some experimets a lot

47. Do you masturbate, if yes, how frequently
Yes, onve or twice / week

48. Are you satisfied after that or want more
Yes, I would say I'm satisfied

49. Males genitals (any problems with erection, any pain, any itching etc.)
please see #9. No pain and no itching

50. Females menses details (reply to all these points)
• Regularity (early, late, irregular, duration of cycle)
• Flow (low, moderate, high)
• Clots (none, some, a lot, huge clots, bright color, dark color)
• Any discharge (color, consistency, smell)

Doesn't apply to me

51. What illnesses are running in your family

• Mother’s side
none

• Father’s side
my grandparents had diabetes

• Siblings (brother/sister)
my sister was diagnosed with depression

52. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)
Psoriasis - I tak LomaLux for Psoriasis
ED- I take vitamin 'Preactiv'
Heatburn - Acidil by Boiron
Arnica Montana for pain management - not sure it helps

53. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details
Appendix ws removed when I was about 20 years old.
No Implants

54. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological), if yes, give details (what, when, where, why, the list of medicines used)
No long term treatments

55. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
please see #52
 
valman 9 years ago
Q-9: Give details of heartburn
Q-21: Explain more
Q-26: Gout worsens with cold?
Q-38: Picture of psoriasis
Q-39: ?
Q-40: How much
Q-42: Answer everything asked
 
fitness 9 years ago
To Fitness, I send you an email
 
valman 9 years ago
Please post all replies here. I prefer the forum.

Where does gout affect you.

Do you consider yourself well organized or messy

Are you specific about cleanliness & personal hygiene or just ok

How is your memory
 
fitness 9 years ago
Q: Where does gout affect you.

By now it happened at least once in almost every join on the left foot (left side of the left foor, pinky, ankle), but mostly in a big toe of the left foot. But it did happen 3 times on the right foot as well, twice in ankle and once in big toe of right foot.

Q: Do you consider yourself well organized or messy

I would say somewhere in a middle but more on organized side. Slightly lazy.

Q: Are you specific about cleanliness & personal hygiene or just ok

Just Ok.

Q: How is your memory

Memory is good, but I noticed that concentration is not always there. When talking to someone, I might be thinking of something and don't register (don't remember) what was said.
 
valman 9 years ago
Your remedy is: Sulfur 200c.

HOW TO TAKE THE REMEDY:
Please take two doses 12 hrs apart. Just two doses. Not daily.
Report back in 7 days with changes observed.

TIME OF DOSE:
First dose: At night before sleeping.
Second dose: 12 hrs after the first dose.
Don’t take any more dose or any other remedy unless I tell you.

PILLS/PELLETS:
If your remedy is in the form of pills:
One dose is one pill.
Dissolve the pill in mouth.

LIQUID REMEDY:
If your remedy is in liquid form:
Put one drop of the remedy in half glass of water, stir and take one tea spoon from it.
That’s one dose.
Use the same mixture for subsequent doses, if required.
Don’t refrigerate the mixture. Put it anywhere covered, away from direct sunlight.

PRECAUTIONS:
If there is significant worsening of symptoms (called homeopathic aggravation) after the first dose, then don’t take the second dose.
Don’t take any other homeopathic remedy during this treatment.
Give a break of at least 10 minutes before eating/drinking anything before or after taking the remedy.
During the treatment, don’t eat anything which you have never had all your life.

HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK:
A good example of how to report your progress is by giving %age improvement for all your health problems e.g.
Headache: 30% better
Low energy level: 50% better
Anxiety: 40% better
Sadness: No change
Depression: Worse
And so on list all your complaints.

GENERAL INFO ABOUT HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIBING:
If someone is giving several remedies, without waiting to see the effect of one remedy, then it is totally against the core principles of homeopathy. Such an approach is unlikely to give permanent cure, rather it may distort actual symptoms making subsequent cure even more difficult.

DIETARY GUIDELINES:
Homeopathy is not magic and it can only work when all other supportive strategies are also used. To make sure you are cured as fast as possible and stay that way please change your lifestyle to include the following:

1. Start eating half cup of low fat, plain, non-flavored yogurt with live cultures daily in the morning or with lunch. If you have homemade yogurt that’s the best.
2. Stop all processed foods e.g. white bread, white rice, white burgers etc.
3. Eat whole foods only i.e. whole grain bread, brown rice, brown burgers etc.
4. The bread should be high in bran content & the flour should be coarse ground.
5. Start eating a small bowl of salad at least once a day e.g. it should contain cucumber, carrots, salad leaves, tomato and any vegetable you like. Put a dressing of olive oil & raw apple cider vinegar and put some salt & black pepper to your liking.
6. Eat at least 1-2 fruits per day e.g. apple, orange etc.
7. Drink enough water so that your urine is clear. Yellow colored urine is a good indication that you are dehydrated.
8. Eat only when hungry and when eating, don’t overstuff yourself.
9. Focus on food only when you eat i.e. don’t divert your attention by watching tv etc.
10. Exercise:
• Aerobic activity e.g. Start walking at least 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week with your spouse/friend and achieve your target heart rate.
• Strength training e.g. Start weight training at least 20 minutes 3 days a week.

NOTE: Yogurt can cause increased mucus generation in some individuals, if you are like that, don’t eat yogurt. Rather start eating roasted black chick peas (also known as Bengal Gram) daily.
 
fitness 9 years ago
I've ordered Boiron Sulphur 200ck and should get it this Wednesday and will try the same night.
 
valman 9 years ago
Here are some observations after taking Sulphur 200c twice:
1. I noticed clear head (Clear thinking) especially in the first few days. Good feeling.
2. Skin improved by 30%. I was able to control my psoriasis but this game me a boost. Plus skin became more healthy feeling and looking. Areas around nails not dry anymore.
3. I started feeling some heat in my body, especially in upper part. I guess like light hot flashes may be. Also in GYM started sweating faster.
4. Gout - had a small gout attack on 3rd day, but not sure if it was because of sulphur or because I ate some tuna night before.
5. Some Nausea especially in the morning after the breakfast.
6. Erectile Issues, Gas, heartburn - didn't observe any changes
 
valman 9 years ago
Observe for a week and then give feedback again. No more dose.
 
fitness 9 years ago
Here are some observations after 7 days of taking Sulphur 200c twice:
1. First 2 days only: I noticed clear head (Clear thinking) especially in the first few days. Good feeling.
2. Skin around nails became more healthy looking and not dry anymore.
3. I started feeling some heat in my body, especially in upper part, especially in the first few days. A little better after 5 days. I guess like light hot flashes may be. Also started sweating faster.
4. Gout - had a small gout attack on 3rd day, but not sure if it was because of sulphur or because I ate some tuna night before.
5. Some small Nausea duribng the day.
6. Erectile Issues, Gas, heartburn - didn't observe any changes.
 
valman 9 years ago
Actually slight improvement on Heartburn. Not as frequent as before
 
valman 9 years ago
No more dose. Report back after one week.
 
fitness 9 years ago
As of 12 days since taking it.
Heat is almost gone. Skin is getting dryer. So overall back to the way it was before I took this dose. Nothing else I observed changed.
I'm leaving to Mexico (ocean and sun) tomorrow for a week. Any sign of psoriasis will usually be gone after this type of vacation for sometime.
 
valman 9 years ago
We will take it after you are back.
 
fitness 9 years ago
I was back for a few days and did some extra observations.

On vacation I really relaxed very good. Was enjoying sun and pacific ocean. Even drinking some very cheap alcohol I felt a lot better overall which made me thinking that the reason for most illnesses at least in my case could be stress, do you think it could be?

I also got results of my hormonal test I did before leaving on vacation and my testosterone level as well as other results came back normal. Although I still have an some ED.

Skin is good as after any similar vacation.

Yesterday had some discomfort in my big toe on left foot (gout) but took 1 Colchicine and 1 Indomethacin and it easily went away. I noticed that if happens a lot after taking my ED enhancement supplement - Prectiv. I also have some headaches from this supplement.

One more thing I didn't mention earlier - right after I took Sulfur 200, I had a blister on my upper lip (not sure if its important, but wanted to mention anyway).
 
valman 9 years ago
I won't be able to help you if you do self medication.
 
fitness 9 years ago
it's not a self medication. its a way to prevent a gout attack. I thought you knew
 
valman 9 years ago
What else would you call self medication. While taking homeopathic treatment the body expresses a few things which are hindering cure, you have conveniently managed to mask them with NSAIDs!
 
fitness 9 years ago
I take those medication only when I feel that gout attack might happened and not on a regular basis. If I'll let it go and will not kill attack at the beginning, then I'll spent a very painfull gout week or more in bed. You probably know what gout is.
 
valman 9 years ago
Hello Mr Valman,

I don't want to interfere, but I just want to suggest that you should request ''fitness'' to prescribe a homeopathic medicine, which will provide instant relief whenever you are under attack of gout.

He is right in objecting to your mixing of any other medicine with homeopathic medicine.
 
drakezyber 9 years ago
I'm up to it. Fitness - please advise
 
valman 9 years ago
Gout and other such ailments don't develop overnight, they have a chronic history.

Unless the pain gets unbearable, resist the urge to have any medicine. But if it all comes to it e.g. I am not responding, you are free to use any & all means necessary for relief including allopathy.

Have a dose of Sulfur 200c, just one dose and report back in 7 days. Report earlier if something urgent comes up.
 
fitness 9 years ago
Will do. Would you recommend any remedy instead of Indomethacin just in case if another gout attack will take place?
 
valman 9 years ago
If there is an acute flare up, let me know the symptoms at that time and I maybe able to advise a remedy. Otherwise you have the option of allopathic relief.
 
fitness 9 years ago

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