I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
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I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
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Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#2Okay, so, lithium is used to treat bipolar. Metformin is being tested to treat lithium weight gain. Modafinil is sometimes used for treatment resistant depression. And escitalopram is an anti-depressant. All of that, plus the hormones (which some doctors think might help folks with depression), makes me think that the author has a health issue and his biohacking success is actually just reflective of him getting better. I can't see how he could convince a doctor to prescribe these meds otherwise.
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#3Call me crazy, but I think the meditating >1000 times might account for 99% of this.
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#4Okay, so, lithium is used to treat bipolar. Metformin is being tested to treat lithium weight gain. Modafinil is sometimes used for treatment resistant depression. And escitalopram is an anti-depressant. All of that, plus the hormones (which some doctors think might help folks with depression), makes me think that the author has a health issue and his biohacking success is actually just reflective of him getting bett…
No, in his introduction it said that this was his hobby. I feel like he would have mentioned if he had any sort of illness, otherwise that would be dishonest writing.
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#5Call me crazy, but I think the meditating >1000 times might account for 99% of this.
Do you mean the meditating caused the weight loss and improvement in oxygen uptake?
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#6Okay, so, lithium is used to treat bipolar. Metformin is being tested to treat lithium weight gain. Modafinil is sometimes used for treatment resistant depression. And escitalopram is an anti-depressant. All of that, plus the hormones (which some doctors think might help folks with depression), makes me think that the author has a health issue and his biohacking success is actually just reflective of him getting bett…
I agree. Given how fascinated he's become by it all I think un-diagnosed ADHD should be on the list, too.
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#7tl;dr: money does buy happiness after all.
Like, it's great that rich CEOs get to burn all this money and have all these necessary connections for their "biohacking", but very few of us have that kind of money. It'd be nice to get some info on doing this sort of thing on a budget (and preferably without being able to bribe - er, "persuade" - a doctor into writing a bunch of prescriptions).
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#8I agree with him
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#9I'm not doing drugs all the time, I'm 'biohacking'.
Re: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking
#10Great