Anyone here tried Alpha Stim?

11-20-2020, 09:41 AM

-

#1

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: Minnesota, United States

Posts: 10,915

Rep Power: 98800

Anyone here tried Alpha Stim?

Doctor brought it up, tempted to try it but insurance doesn't cover it.
Curious if any of y'all have tried it with successful results.

BrosefMengele is my #1 fan.

11-20-2020, 09:52 AM

-

#2

TBO1313
Never Registered

TBO1313
Never Registered

Join Date: Dec 2013

Posts: 28,898

Rep Power: 342064

Haven't seen much on brain stims but the spinal cord stims they use for pain control cost $100k and I have yet to see one actually reduce pain in a patient. Might as well piss that money down the toilet.

6'2"

OMAD results: 2/15/19-235, 10/13/19-190

OHP-205 Bench- 245 Squat - 405 C&J - 245

2021 Spring cut: 195lbs starting weight

11-20-2020, 09:54 AM

-

#3

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: Minnesota, United States

Posts: 10,915

Rep Power: 98800

Originally Posted By TBO1313⏩

Haven't seen much on brain stims but the spinal cord stims they use for pain control cost $100k and I have yet to see one actually reduce pain in a patient. Might as well piss that money down the toilet.

Yeah, these are like $800 and seem like snake oil, but God would it be nice to cut out some meds.

BrosefMengele is my #1 fan.

11-20-2020, 09:55 AM

-

#4

WoWzerzzzz
Banned

WoWzerzzzz
Banned

Join Date: Aug 2020

Age: 56

Posts: 2,910

Rep Power: 0

Originally Posted By ZyraThornrise⏩

Yeah, these are like $800 and seem like snake oil, but God would it be nice to cut out some meds.

why do you need the meds in the first place?

11-20-2020, 09:57 AM

-

#5

TBO1313
Never Registered

TBO1313
Never Registered

Join Date: Dec 2013

Posts: 28,898

Rep Power: 342064

Originally Posted By ZyraThornrise⏩

Yeah, these are like $800 and seem like snake oil, but God would it be nice to cut out some meds.

If they really are only $800 there is no way they work. Insurance companies would be falling over themselves to pay $800 for a product that would save them $1000s a month in medication costs if it actually worked.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

If you have $800 burning a whole in your pocket it might be worth taking a flyer on one if you have sides from the meds but I wouldn't get my hopes up

6'2"

OMAD results: 2/15/19-235, 10/13/19-190

OHP-205 Bench- 245 Squat - 405 C&J - 245

2021 Spring cut: 195lbs starting weight

11-20-2020, 10:01 AM

-

#6

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: Minnesota, United States

Posts: 10,915

Rep Power: 98800

Originally Posted By TBO1313⏩

If they really are only $800 there is no way they work. Insurance companies would be falling over themselves to pay $800 for a product that would save them $1000s a month in medication costs if it actually worked.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

If you have $800 burning a whole in your pocket it might be worth taking a flyer on one if you have sides from the meds but I wouldn't get my hopes up

That's what I figured.
Everytime I look at it I just see the "but muh REASEARCH". My doctor said he's seen results from it but he's also an old hippie.

BrosefMengele is my #1 fan.

11-20-2020, 10:10 AM

-

#7

TBO1313
Never Registered

TBO1313
Never Registered

Join Date: Dec 2013

Posts: 28,898

Rep Power: 342064

Originally Posted By ZyraThornrise⏩

That's what I figured.
Everytime I look at it I just see the "but muh REASEARCH". My doctor said he's seen results from it but he's also an old hippie.

If this guy you're talking about is a GP there is a 90% chance he doesn't know what the fuk he's talking about. GP's are good at what they do. Identifying a problem and referring you to the proper specialist if a steroid shot and antibiotics don't fix it. Some GPs are very knowledgeable in certain areas that they enjoy but you can't expect a GP to know too much about anything since they kinda have to be a jack of all trades.

6'2"

OMAD results: 2/15/19-235, 10/13/19-190

OHP-205 Bench- 245 Squat - 405 C&J - 245

2021 Spring cut: 195lbs starting weight

11-20-2020, 10:15 AM

-

#8

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: Minnesota, United States

Posts: 10,915

Rep Power: 98800

Originally Posted By TBO1313⏩

If this guy you're talking about is a GP there is a 90% chance he doesn't know what the fuk he's talking about. GP's are good at what they do. Identifying a problem and referring you to the proper specialist if a steroid shot and antibiotics don't fix it. Some GPs are very knowledgeable in certain areas that they enjoy but you can't expect a GP to know too much about anything since they kinda have to be a jack of all trades.

Naw. Psychiatrist.
We've been trying to find a decent aid in mood fluctuations without the medications usually taken for them because they add to the hallucinations/disorganized thought processes.
I've been weaning off three of my current meds and he's been using me as a guinea pig, I stg. He's the only psychiatrist under my healthcare plan within 50 miles, though, so I'm just kind of going along with it.

BrosefMengele is my #1 fan.

11-20-2020, 11:04 AM

-

#9

TBO1313
Never Registered

TBO1313
Never Registered

Join Date: Dec 2013

Posts: 28,898

Rep Power: 342064

Originally Posted By ZyraThornrise⏩

Naw. Psychiatrist.
We've been trying to find a decent aid in mood fluctuations without the medications usually taken for them because they add to the hallucinations/disorganized thought processes.
I've been weaning off three of my current meds and he's been using me as a guinea pig, I stg. He's the only psychiatrist under my healthcare plan within 50 miles, though, so I'm just kind of going along with it.

I don't trust Psychiatrists at all. My brother has managed to manipulate to lady Psychiatrists into giving him an ungodly amount of ADD and anxiety meds by just smiling at them and telling them he feels better when he's on them so he believes he should have them. Ded fukn srs. I would say he's giving them the D but he's the type of guy who'd think that was hilarious and would definitely tell me if he was

6'2"

OMAD results: 2/15/19-235, 10/13/19-190

OHP-205 Bench- 245 Squat - 405 C&J - 245

2021 Spring cut: 195lbs starting weight

11-20-2020, 11:10 AM

-

#10

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

ZyraThornrise
is_woman = lambda: "thot"

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: Minnesota, United States

Posts: 10,915

Rep Power: 98800

Originally Posted By TBO1313⏩

I don't trust Psychiatrists at all. My brother has managed to manipulate to lady Psychiatrists into giving him an ungodly amount of ADD and anxiety meds by just smiling at them and telling them he feels better when he's on them so he believes he should have them. Ded fukn srs. I would say he's giving them the D but he's the type of guy who'd think that was hilarious and would definitely tell me if he was

I've got four doctors in total, but he's like the last line in my book. Drives me nuts.
I've got a regular therapist I do CBT with, a GP who is SUPER fukkin smart but won't prescribe me mental health medications on principle, a psychologist who does all my stupid yearly testing and all that and that guy. He's the only one that can prescribe me my meds, though, so I need him.