Hey all, asking for ideas and thoughts on what could be going on with me.

I've been on this forum for a year now, it has been a place of great support and help to get out of hell caused by Minoxidil. You guys are amazing and special thanks to CD

A backstory of this. Started the protocol with a 3day fast a year ago from now in January 2022. Worth noting I went for 100% of it - lifting weights 3 days a week, Paleo diet, herbs, supplements, cold showers, breathing, ultra hard cycle.

I was truly getting better for the first half the year. My performance and sex drive was up, mood and confidence got better, I was able to sleep 6-8hours per day and did not have panic attacks.

Then I started getting gut issues in June 2022. After a couple months of struggling with it and being extremely bloated every dayfrom any food, my gastro doctor found gastritus that was treated with antibiotics for a few weeks. As I cured gastritus, the discomfort was gone and I have never felt so much better.

After this I have had a month of October of a really good upswing. I was confident talking to girls, enjoying work, just generally having euphoric feeling going through life. You know what I am talking about.

This is where the problem begins. After October, things really took turn and I jumped into the downswing I have never able to get out of, regardless of still strictly doing 100% protocol non-stop. Here are my general symptoms now:

Constant dehydration for no reason
I drink two gallons of water per day and I am still always thirsty
My urine changed color from being watery to yellow, which indicates some dehydration going on internally
My skin and lips always dry and cracking
Regular minox crash downswing symptoms but not as bad as a year ago
ED
Limp veiny penis
No morning wood
More moody
Hard to smile and feel positive
Interesting notices
After trying alcohol once or twice in half a year - it makes me horny and makes my penis hard like Viagra does not do that to me- alcohol did not do that before
I started feeling alcohol and feeling euphoric with it, it wasn't like that before.

Definitely not consuming alcohol as that is not part of the protocol. I'm staying on the protocol 100%, as well, considering another round of prohormones soon. I want to hear from you guys if there's anything similar you experienced and how I can get out of this plateau. It is really awful that a downswing can last that long and start so abruptly . It is demoralizing that just staying on a protocol does not do an inch to make it easier or better. Something else can be the issue.

Do you know if I can do any gut test or any blood test to figure out what's going on?