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2023.03.24 08:10 Major-Print-3527 How do I safely change my medication time from night to morning?
19M and I take Minocycline for acne and Fluoxetine for depressive symptoms. Ever since I started Fluoxetine, I get really bad insomnia, so my psychologist recommended I take them in the morning. I don’t have any other side effects so far. It’s been 4 days since I started taking it. I can’t ask my doctor as he is on leave, so can anyone advise on the safest way to switch my medication time from evenings to mornings? Thanks
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2023.03.24 08:09 TurbulentBeginning94 Need some help from fellow shroomers
Hello guys, I have a question. I was drinking from 15 do my 29 years old and I stopped cold turkey 2 weeks ago and quit weed and nicotine all together cold turkey. Yes I'm on benzos so I didn't go to detox center because it's worst than jail in my country....I don't plan or have the minimum desire to drink as I was or smoke weed, I had so bad withdrawals from both that I can't explain. Now I'm gonna taper benzos after my abstinence crisis is over(1-2 week more , the worst has passed). I didn't drink hard liquor only beer or wine, don't like hard drinks.My best friend is getting married next year and I was wondering can I drink here or there( I'm planning to be sober for at least year from every substance) So my question is can I drink on my friends bachelor party and he is first of our group of friends that is getting married.. I don't intend to go back to alcohol everyday just drink on special occasions believe me I have great self control once I decide something not to do! So no I Won't be drinking everyday again and become alcoholic again.Those days are behind me :) and I'm happy but on my best friend's party I'm gonna get smashed, Ty if anyone will answer me I know it's old post.Ty all and stay sober my friends(u can't imagine what I've been through this 2 weeks with cold turkey from weed and booze and nicotine) living nightmare!Hope you all best. I've been taking shrooms over 100 times , so my question is will I be able to trip again on shrooms after I taper my benzo? I'm not intending to go back to alcohol or weed, I just wanna eat shrooms because they've helped with my GAD , and If anything won't work I'll take heroic dose and want to experinece ego death and to get rid of that anxiety and my thinking of it! I've never done more than 2.5 g maybe 3 at most. And I am on xanax for 3 years and i was on 3-4 mg per day now when i stopped alcohol and weed cold turkey I went to 12-15 mg and now after 2 weeks I'm on 8 mg because I don't have more alcohol withdrwala symptoms.And I'm planning to taper it to 0 . And only substance I wanna use from now on are shrooms. I'm never going back to weed or driniking everyday! Ty if anyone replies to me Peace my bros
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2023.03.24 08:06 rightnextto1 Immune system good or bad?
I have a question about immune system: I just caught Covid the second time in 8 months. I’m triple vaccinated.
Well this time seems to be milder version. I tested negative atk test after 5 days.
Now a week after feeling it initially, I’m more or less back to normal altho I still feel slightly “off” and weak.
Anyway. Where I contracted Covid several of my colleagues didn’t - even people that are older etc. so I wonder just how bad is my immune system?
So my question is what is a good immune system?
If you don’t contract it at all or if you have a non-symptom Covid- does that mean you have a strong or a weak immune system?
If you contract it and react strongly does that mean your immune system is active?
I’m just trying to understand what exactly would be the ‘best’ immune system to avoid Covid. It also seems my immune system has this ‘open door policy’ and I am kinda bummed out about it. Any inputs?
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Well this time seems to be milder version. I tested negative atk test after 5 days.
Now a week after feeling it initially, I’m more or less back to normal altho I still feel slightly “off” and weak.
Anyway. Where I contracted Covid several of my colleagues didn’t - even people that are older etc. so I wonder just how bad is my immune system?
So my question is what is a good immune system?
If you don’t contract it at all or if you have a non-symptom Covid- does that mean you have a strong or a weak immune system?
If you contract it and react strongly does that mean your immune system is active?
I’m just trying to understand what exactly would be the ‘best’ immune system to avoid Covid. It also seems my immune system has this ‘open door policy’ and I am kinda bummed out about it. Any inputs?
2023.03.24 08:04 Gamercatts How to stop impending doom symptom?
This symptom makes me want to go CRAZY. It is the reason I am currently still awake right now (it’s 3 am). I get impending doom often and everyday. It sucks. I was curious if anyone else has found ways to lessen it or make it stop.
It gets really bad when I try to go to sleep? Like every time I close my eyes to lay down, it happens.. and it sucks so bad. My brain always makes me feel like I’m going to die in my sleep.. but I don’t think that’s true (I’m 18/overweight/ but I’ve been tested so many times over my panic attack issue. I mean hell I’m getting blood work again tomorrow).
Any help/advice would be appreciated.. please :(
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It gets really bad when I try to go to sleep? Like every time I close my eyes to lay down, it happens.. and it sucks so bad. My brain always makes me feel like I’m going to die in my sleep.. but I don’t think that’s true (I’m 18/overweight/ but I’ve been tested so many times over my panic attack issue. I mean hell I’m getting blood work again tomorrow).
Any help/advice would be appreciated.. please :(
2023.03.24 07:50 hydrogenbombpoop AITA for making fun of my sick girlfriend?
A little context , my (22M) girlfriend of two years “Lily” (20F) got back home from her college for spring break on the 11th and spent about a week with her parents before staying with me this Wednesday until Sunday. Lily started feeling really sick on Wednesday night and had thrown up multiple times. She most likely has stomach flu, going by her symptoms and Lily must’ve contracted it while she was staying with her dad because he was sick days before she returned. The good news is that her nausea has stopped but she has been having really watery diarrhoea lately and is still very fatigued.
Last night Lily was playing with her Switch and I was watching Netflix as we cuddled on the couch but when she excused herself to use the washroom I was like, "Are you going to drop the HYDROgen bomb now?" I thought I was being funny but Lily simply rolled her eyes and left. Since then she has been a little cold and she told me how I made her feel self-conscious and embarrassed and how that was kind of insensitive since she is already so sick and uncomfortable.
That was an innocent stupid joke and I had no bad intentions but it really got me thinking if I was being the AH. AITA?
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Last night Lily was playing with her Switch and I was watching Netflix as we cuddled on the couch but when she excused herself to use the washroom I was like, "Are you going to drop the HYDROgen bomb now?" I thought I was being funny but Lily simply rolled her eyes and left. Since then she has been a little cold and she told me how I made her feel self-conscious and embarrassed and how that was kind of insensitive since she is already so sick and uncomfortable.
That was an innocent stupid joke and I had no bad intentions but it really got me thinking if I was being the AH. AITA?
2023.03.24 07:49 kingdomturtle_henlo Has anyone had positive/helpful experience with brain spotting here?
Hello all,
So, the title.
I am wondering about anyone's experiences with brainspotting here? It is something I've recently come across in the last 6 months. See, when I first heard about it, I thought, "Oh wow, this sounds like it could help me more than EMDR".
A quick overview of my therapeutic journey which gives some background to the question:
Okay - on to the question.
At one point, I stayed with a friend for 2 weeks to give us space and processing time. Unbeknownst to me, my husband had an appt with our marriage therapist (we attended sessions from the time we were engaged, all the way through being married). He suggested that maybe i had RAD, and thought brainspotting would help. My husband didnt mention this to me until now, 1 year later, when I brought up my interest in brainspotting recently.
I know it's a bit new, but I looked more into it, and am more interested in working with it. One thing I heard is that it helps your body/mind "connect" to memories/events you are disconnected with. I think it could help my leftover remnants and help me heal more, since I fall under the category of people who it could benefit, and it seems some of us here would, too. I think I could be a candidate, too, due to the previous severe symptoms I had.
Here is a link with more info: https://brainspotting.com/about-bsp/what-is-brainspotting/
My thought is to find a therapist who is trained in brain spotting, and work with them temporarily. Then, maybe have them share the session notes with my therapist now, since I'd like to keep working with them. I
Has anyone here used this before? What was your experience like? How many sessions did you do? If you have, what have been the biggest improvements you've noticed? Did you try any previous techniques that didnt help as much as brainspotting did? If you havent, what are your thoughts or comments on it?
Thanks, all
(Edit: I'm so sorry, I keep trying to put empty lines between my numbered list, like you would any regular paragraph, and its still only doing it in paragraph form. Sorry if it looks like a wall of text yall, I've messed with it but nothing is helping. If anyone can help, lmk, thank you)
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So, the title.
I am wondering about anyone's experiences with brainspotting here? It is something I've recently come across in the last 6 months. See, when I first heard about it, I thought, "Oh wow, this sounds like it could help me more than EMDR".
A quick overview of my therapeutic journey which gives some background to the question:
- So, when I began, I was not living around my family, and I had no idea that a safe environment would bring out all sorts of erratic behaviors and thought patterns. I was basically used to the chaos, so I tried to create the chaos in the safety/peaceful environment to create stability for myself. Rational, I know (/s).
- The safety created an onset of paralyzation. My poor husband at the time had to suffer through periods of me being mute and literally unable to speak. I would isolate myself in deep depression for days, and not talk to him or my closest friends. I was working on wounds from my GCNbrother.
- By chance, my therapist did ACT therapy. Overtime, I had a slight onset of Bipolar Disorder, and fortunately for me, ACT is similar to DBT which works well for people with BPD - hence why I naturally found the thought of CBT laughable lol (which I read does not work well for people with BPD, though I know there are exceptions).
- We got married and my new onsets got TERRIBLY WORSE. I knew something was wrong, and for the sake of myself and our marriage, I dove deeper into therapy and trying to work on myself. I focused on my maternal wounds. Previously, as I grew deeper in relationship with my husband while we were dating, I slowly struggled with Reactive Attachment Disorder. It progressively got worse as we grew deeper and got more serious, but NOWHERE near as bad as after we were married (as well as my depression). Pregnancy exacerbated it, to the point of fantasizing about suicide. Ofc I was never going to do it, and no, it wasnt just "prenatal depression" - it was severe struggle with RAD and BPD. But our baby motivated me a thousand times harder to figure out what was going on and eradicate it, because as I thought to myself at the time, I was NOT going to put our baby through my unresolved struggles and disorders. No way in hell. I was going to show bb a healthy mother, a healthy bond, attention, love, appreciation, etc, everything I wasnt given.. BUT first I needed to tackle my struggles. Those 9 months were like therapy Marine soldier mode. Regardless, it caused us so much suffering and struggles, I can't even begin to describe it.
- Throughout this entire time, I listened to The Place We Find Ourselves podcast, and one thing which was incrediblyyyyyy helpful was the therapist's teachings on how to focus on bodily sensation recognitions. I put this into practice as best as I could the entire time, and I believe it aided the healing process, I literally cannot stress this enough. The podcast therapist was slowly teaching me how to turn my oppression on its head, and I'm forever grateful. My therapist loves the podcast, too, so we were definitely in the same wavelength. (I can't link it, so here's the page on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36bU2hcguX97EDOi9Ja0tQ?si=ncif7c0CRJaawNHoovHVcg)
- We went through an extremely life changing, traumatic event. And I'm convinced the event affected my brain, which "bound" me more to my husband & the safety he provided my heart. The event basically was a 2 second culmination and effect of like 2-3 years of therapy work. I wish it hadnt happened that way, but it did. After that, I no longer struggle(d) with BPD or RAD. I had no idea not struggling with love, and accepting his affection was so freeing. Or my MIL's love, either, who is the mom I didnt have. Remnants come up now and then, but they are like levels 1-5 out of 10, compared to level 50+ out of 10 from before. (Husband is truly the most patient and loving man, and I cant believe hes still by my side, but here he is ;______;)
At one point, I stayed with a friend for 2 weeks to give us space and processing time. Unbeknownst to me, my husband had an appt with our marriage therapist (we attended sessions from the time we were engaged, all the way through being married). He suggested that maybe i had RAD, and thought brainspotting would help. My husband didnt mention this to me until now, 1 year later, when I brought up my interest in brainspotting recently.
I know it's a bit new, but I looked more into it, and am more interested in working with it. One thing I heard is that it helps your body/mind "connect" to memories/events you are disconnected with. I think it could help my leftover remnants and help me heal more, since I fall under the category of people who it could benefit, and it seems some of us here would, too. I think I could be a candidate, too, due to the previous severe symptoms I had.
Here is a link with more info: https://brainspotting.com/about-bsp/what-is-brainspotting/
My thought is to find a therapist who is trained in brain spotting, and work with them temporarily. Then, maybe have them share the session notes with my therapist now, since I'd like to keep working with them. I
Has anyone here used this before? What was your experience like? How many sessions did you do? If you have, what have been the biggest improvements you've noticed? Did you try any previous techniques that didnt help as much as brainspotting did? If you havent, what are your thoughts or comments on it?
Thanks, all
(Edit: I'm so sorry, I keep trying to put empty lines between my numbered list, like you would any regular paragraph, and its still only doing it in paragraph form. Sorry if it looks like a wall of text yall, I've messed with it but nothing is helping. If anyone can help, lmk, thank you)
2023.03.24 07:39 Hopeful_Ad5576 I'm 14 and I might be pregnant, what do I do?
I would like to start of by saying I'm a transman and use he/him pronouns so please be respectful of that, thank you :) Btw sorry for this being so long 😭😭
Roughly 2 months ago I made a dumb decision and slept with a boy and the condom broke- The father is 13 and I'm 14 (6th months older) I moved 4+ hours away the day after it happened and I have no clue whether or not he would want to be included in the babies life because when we were together he very often stressed about not wanting to be a parent at such a young age which is obviously understandable (He's also lowkey a dick so idk if I'd want them fully associated w the dad anyway) Though I wouldn't want them to go without knowing their father them whole life because I go through the same issue and not that it's a struggle but I've always felt some way about it yk? I've been getting symptoms such as HEAVY food aversion, nausea and vomiting (and vertigo when it happens) fatigue, cramps, trouble sleeping, frequent urination, dehydration, strong cravings for things I don't usually get cravings for such as non-red meat protein bc simply the thought of it makes me nauseous, sweets, and spicy food, stomach issues, and my spice tolerance skyrocketing for some reason? This might be crazy sounding but it's just weird so I'm including it, also just overall freaking out so I'm writing anything that might get me more help- Anyway my friend is a psychic/medium type person I guess and they had the same occurring dream as me in very specific detail of how I imagine the baby looking if I did have them without me ever giving my friend a description or example pictures beforehand. Also, my cat has been hanging out with me daily and refuses to leave me alone, following me everywhere, laying on my torso/stomach, gets upset when I leave for school/go out and he's been sleeping in my bed every night despite the fact he never really hung around me in the 2-3 years I've had him. Plus even more odd occurrences and symptoms I can barely remember (though I'm close to the 9 weeks mark so bad symptoms are beginning to fade luckily. ) I currently live with my sister (24) and her fiancé (25) due to my mother's use of opioids, my sister doesn't have custody of me nor do we have the money to take it to court and I'm genuinely terrified of being pregnant because I have no clue what legal issues would come of it (fearing going back w my mother more than foster care and that's really saying something) which is why I've been in denial of the possibility of me being pregnant for so long. I have yet to get a test because I'm also nervous of judgement, but I will be getting one soon. Last month I did get my period, but it was more of spotting, and it was 3-4 days long when it's usually 6 or 7 and I'm supposed to get it tomorrow, but I haven't noticed any changes in discharge or signs of PMSing other than mood swings/anger problems which might just be another symptom of me being pregnant?? I'm scared I'm too far along to get an abortion and I don't know what to do if I am. For the past few months, I have been smoking weed (moderate-heavy usage) and vaping (light usage) due to stress of the whole situation+other reasons unrelated to this which also has me worried about the baby's development if I have no other choice but to keep them, but I have recently stopped due to this concern. I've become emotionally attached to the (possible) baby already, multiple times through this post I've been referring to them as "her" and having to go back and edit it because I've always had a gut feeling about the baby's sex. Even if I'm not pregnant I feel like I'd be greatly upset, because i have this overwhelming love for something that may not be there- if I am and I need to keep them I'm just terrified because??? I'm barely 14 man my bday wasn't even a full 3 months ago???? I doubt my body could even physically take the birth because I'm a bit small (4'11, 115lbs) and my family line of assigned female at birth/afab ppl have had complications due to the same reason and more that I never rlly learned in detail. If I do end up being pregnant with them I will gladly accept all hardships that come with it even though I'm a kid myself. I have yet to tell my sister because I rlly just don't wanna be yelled at for it, I'm already going through enough w this mentally as it is-- I strongly believe she will be supportive of the situation and help in any way she can because she's gone through the same thing basically and if she isn't I have multiple people I could stay with temporarily who are willing to help w the baby later on and possibly two I could permanently move in with (who would also help with the baby) if the case comes. Sorry to write all of this I'm just so so scared and I don't really have anyone experienced enough to help me though this yet and I just want some support and suggestions of what i can do in this situation. My apologizes aswell if this goes against you guys' rules:'))
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Roughly 2 months ago I made a dumb decision and slept with a boy and the condom broke- The father is 13 and I'm 14 (6th months older) I moved 4+ hours away the day after it happened and I have no clue whether or not he would want to be included in the babies life because when we were together he very often stressed about not wanting to be a parent at such a young age which is obviously understandable (He's also lowkey a dick so idk if I'd want them fully associated w the dad anyway) Though I wouldn't want them to go without knowing their father them whole life because I go through the same issue and not that it's a struggle but I've always felt some way about it yk? I've been getting symptoms such as HEAVY food aversion, nausea and vomiting (and vertigo when it happens) fatigue, cramps, trouble sleeping, frequent urination, dehydration, strong cravings for things I don't usually get cravings for such as non-red meat protein bc simply the thought of it makes me nauseous, sweets, and spicy food, stomach issues, and my spice tolerance skyrocketing for some reason? This might be crazy sounding but it's just weird so I'm including it, also just overall freaking out so I'm writing anything that might get me more help- Anyway my friend is a psychic/medium type person I guess and they had the same occurring dream as me in very specific detail of how I imagine the baby looking if I did have them without me ever giving my friend a description or example pictures beforehand. Also, my cat has been hanging out with me daily and refuses to leave me alone, following me everywhere, laying on my torso/stomach, gets upset when I leave for school/go out and he's been sleeping in my bed every night despite the fact he never really hung around me in the 2-3 years I've had him. Plus even more odd occurrences and symptoms I can barely remember (though I'm close to the 9 weeks mark so bad symptoms are beginning to fade luckily. ) I currently live with my sister (24) and her fiancé (25) due to my mother's use of opioids, my sister doesn't have custody of me nor do we have the money to take it to court and I'm genuinely terrified of being pregnant because I have no clue what legal issues would come of it (fearing going back w my mother more than foster care and that's really saying something) which is why I've been in denial of the possibility of me being pregnant for so long. I have yet to get a test because I'm also nervous of judgement, but I will be getting one soon. Last month I did get my period, but it was more of spotting, and it was 3-4 days long when it's usually 6 or 7 and I'm supposed to get it tomorrow, but I haven't noticed any changes in discharge or signs of PMSing other than mood swings/anger problems which might just be another symptom of me being pregnant?? I'm scared I'm too far along to get an abortion and I don't know what to do if I am. For the past few months, I have been smoking weed (moderate-heavy usage) and vaping (light usage) due to stress of the whole situation+other reasons unrelated to this which also has me worried about the baby's development if I have no other choice but to keep them, but I have recently stopped due to this concern. I've become emotionally attached to the (possible) baby already, multiple times through this post I've been referring to them as "her" and having to go back and edit it because I've always had a gut feeling about the baby's sex. Even if I'm not pregnant I feel like I'd be greatly upset, because i have this overwhelming love for something that may not be there- if I am and I need to keep them I'm just terrified because??? I'm barely 14 man my bday wasn't even a full 3 months ago???? I doubt my body could even physically take the birth because I'm a bit small (4'11, 115lbs) and my family line of assigned female at birth/afab ppl have had complications due to the same reason and more that I never rlly learned in detail. If I do end up being pregnant with them I will gladly accept all hardships that come with it even though I'm a kid myself. I have yet to tell my sister because I rlly just don't wanna be yelled at for it, I'm already going through enough w this mentally as it is-- I strongly believe she will be supportive of the situation and help in any way she can because she's gone through the same thing basically and if she isn't I have multiple people I could stay with temporarily who are willing to help w the baby later on and possibly two I could permanently move in with (who would also help with the baby) if the case comes. Sorry to write all of this I'm just so so scared and I don't really have anyone experienced enough to help me though this yet and I just want some support and suggestions of what i can do in this situation. My apologizes aswell if this goes against you guys' rules:'))
2023.03.24 07:18 RainbowXbrit3 High HR while getting TSH suppressed
Hi there! I definitely want it to be known that I’m not looking for medical advice I just want to know if anyone else struggles with this side effect. My dr always wants to suppress my TSH to avoid reoccurrence. Ive been having a lot of sinus tachycardia for months now & I wanted to know if anyone else struggles with this as well? I find it so scary, a simple walk my heart goes anywhere from 120-145 🥹 when I told my doctor he basically said there’s nothing we can do either risk reoccurrence or the bad symptoms I get from the high dosage of Levo.
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2023.03.24 07:14 sexlesswench Strange lump/firmness on the lower left quadrant abdomen for that gets worse during period.
My partner (30f) has endometriosis. It was diagnosed 5 years ago after surgery. It was then classed as moderate. Since then she’s kind of shrugged away her symptoms and hasn’t been to any follow ups. I know this isn’t the best but our dealings with the health system about her endo have been very unpleasant and unsupportive. Her periods in the last few months have gotten really bad and debilitating again. She’s also noticed that the lower left quadrant of her abdomen (maybe her ovary) is swollen or firm or potentially lumpy. I’ve felt it and her GP has felt it and we all feel something. We first noticed this two years ago (!!!) in COVID lockdown and haven’t been able to get in to get a scan until next week (yay crumbling public health system). It definitely gets more noticeable during her period and can be painful. Anyways shes recently been experiencing back pain and intense fatigue and we’re just freaking out that it’s not her endo but something like ovarian cancer. Has anyone experienced anything similar, if so what did it turn out to be.
Sincerely,
Worried partner
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Sincerely,
Worried partner
2023.03.24 07:03 frigginfroggie 26F Can someone explain my symptoms and dysautonomia to me? (NCS/Vasovagal Syncope)
26F. USA, about 240lb and 6'. I have dysautonomia (NCS), potentially MCAS, and a to-be-determined connective tissue disorder. I take over the counter Pepcid, Zyrtec, and I take Ibuprofen and Tylenol a couple of times daily right now because I'm sick, but typically I don't and that's unrelated to this post. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I sometimes do weed edibles but not frequently. Maybe weekly, sometimes less.
I was diagnosed with dysautonomia, specifically neurocardiogenic syncope after 3 years of symptoms and then a table tilt test. I thought that meant my blood pressure was low, or at least that it dropped so low I'd pass out. And from what I understand my heart rate would go way up to compensate and then drop too, or something along those lines. It's hard for me to keep straight all the details, I haven't been diagnosed for long.
So if low blood pressure is the issue, or a drop in heart rate, why is my blood pressure consistently right at 135/80 and my pulse consistently at 85-115? Is that normal for dysautonomia? It doesn't seem related to what I eat or drink. The reason I'm so concerned is because even when I'm feeling bad- shaky, dizzy, unstable, the way I've felt just before passing out before I knew that's what was happening- I check my BP and heartrate and it's never low when I do.
My boyfriend suggested that maybe I'm just checking it after it's already come back up, and I guess he's right that I often check after I start feeling unwell doing chores, and sit down for a bit to calm down and cool off. Maybe the sitting down brings it back up? Idk.
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I was diagnosed with dysautonomia, specifically neurocardiogenic syncope after 3 years of symptoms and then a table tilt test. I thought that meant my blood pressure was low, or at least that it dropped so low I'd pass out. And from what I understand my heart rate would go way up to compensate and then drop too, or something along those lines. It's hard for me to keep straight all the details, I haven't been diagnosed for long.
So if low blood pressure is the issue, or a drop in heart rate, why is my blood pressure consistently right at 135/80 and my pulse consistently at 85-115? Is that normal for dysautonomia? It doesn't seem related to what I eat or drink. The reason I'm so concerned is because even when I'm feeling bad- shaky, dizzy, unstable, the way I've felt just before passing out before I knew that's what was happening- I check my BP and heartrate and it's never low when I do.
My boyfriend suggested that maybe I'm just checking it after it's already come back up, and I guess he's right that I often check after I start feeling unwell doing chores, and sit down for a bit to calm down and cool off. Maybe the sitting down brings it back up? Idk.
2023.03.24 06:54 sydhey My father had a scary “episode” of I don’t know what
(My father) Male 57y/o ~ 260lbs (5’11”) Medical history: WPW (treated) and severe migraines (occasionally) and a transient ischaemic attack (relevant)
I got a call from my dad telling me he went to the hospital last night because he thought he was having a stroke.
He went on a walk and suddenly started feeling extremely “off”. He had he felt like his right leg was floating in the air as he was walking and couldn’t get it to go down. He suddenly got disoriented (didn’t know where he was for a few moments), heart started beating crazy fast and neck tensed up.
Now, my grandmother (his mom) passed away earlier this month and I know for a fact it has been a lot harder on him than he talks about. I truly believe this was a bad panic attack, but the symptoms about his leg and extreme confusion were odd to me.
All his blood work came back fine (actually extremely healthy) but they did see something on the MRI. They believed it was from a past transient ischaemic attack he had years ago. He seemed fine talking to me on the phone and said he had no head pain or anything. Just off and that he thought he was going to drop dead.
So, panic attack, or is what else could have been? I am going with him to his follow up appointment soon and want to know if I should mention anything else.
Thanks in advance!
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I got a call from my dad telling me he went to the hospital last night because he thought he was having a stroke.
He went on a walk and suddenly started feeling extremely “off”. He had he felt like his right leg was floating in the air as he was walking and couldn’t get it to go down. He suddenly got disoriented (didn’t know where he was for a few moments), heart started beating crazy fast and neck tensed up.
Now, my grandmother (his mom) passed away earlier this month and I know for a fact it has been a lot harder on him than he talks about. I truly believe this was a bad panic attack, but the symptoms about his leg and extreme confusion were odd to me.
All his blood work came back fine (actually extremely healthy) but they did see something on the MRI. They believed it was from a past transient ischaemic attack he had years ago. He seemed fine talking to me on the phone and said he had no head pain or anything. Just off and that he thought he was going to drop dead.
So, panic attack, or is what else could have been? I am going with him to his follow up appointment soon and want to know if I should mention anything else.
Thanks in advance!
2023.03.24 06:41 MoreHalf9588 My dad is dying and I have no idea how to cope
On January 19, my (26f) dad (62) came over to help me hang my tv. He called me after with a heavy slur and telling me he was having a really hard time talking. I called my mom who took him to the ER, feeling pretty confident he just had a mini stroke. All signs pointed to a mini stroke. I so badly. so. badly. wish it was a mini stroke.
They did an MRI, then a contrast MRI, then a CT. They sent him home after a day saying that his symptoms say a stroke but his scans say otherwise. They scheduled some more tests and set him up with a neuro-oncologist for over a month out.
It became a waiting game. His speech would go in and out, some days he was fine, other days he sounded like he was drunk. My dad was convinced it was nothing and he was fine but we all knew it was going to be something.
After his appointment with the neuro oncologist, she said this was a case unlike she’s ever seen and she brought it to the state board for review. A brain biopsy was scheduled to find out more.
March 15th, we finally had answers. Stage 4 glioblastoma. A fast moving, aggressive brain tumor that creates legions and spreads rapidly. Typically treatment entails removing as much of these lesions as possible and doing radiation/chemo to slow the growth, but it will never fully go. Most people make it 12-18 months most with the treatment, and that’s if the tumor responds, which it often doesn’t. The physicians assistant giving these results sounded more positive than what was probably truthful. “We treat this all the time,” she said, “he’s in good hands and his symptoms will be mild with this type of radiation and chemo.
By the time we finally got these answers, his speech was slurry more often than not and he was losing his ability to use his right hand. They scheduled radiation and chemo to begin April 4. Three more weeks of regressing before treatment starts. Three fucking weeks.
My parents decided to get a second opinion at a brain cancer specialty clinic, praying they might have more answers or other treatment options. The neurologist here finally gave some honesty. He told us to enjoy as much time as we can with him. Do all the things he enjoys and take in every moment. He said to get our affairs in order. He said to just be present and love. He said this all through tears, unable to promise a time frame.
Earlier my dad fell when taking out the recycling. He wasn’t able to move his right leg. He was at the house alone, stuck for some time before he could get back inside. He said he was trying to write a message in the rocks because he thought that would be it. Thankfully it wasn’t.
Tonight, he made the decision that he no longer wants to do treatment. He doesn’t want to deal with burns on his scalp and the nausea and exhaustion. He doesn’t want more time if his time is left with half of his body working. He wants to ride out the time he has.
With no treatment, they said most people make it 4-6 months from the first sight of symptoms. We are in month 2 and he has already declined so so much. 2 months ago he was hanging a tv. Playing golf. Hosting parties. Today he can hardly walk.
I am so angry and so sad and feel so hopeless right now. If these doctors knew so early that this was something serious, why the fuck has it taken this long? Why the fuck are we just learning the reality? Why would they schedule radiation 3 weeks out after watching the lesions go from 4cm to 26 in 4 weeks? Why is this happening to my dad? How am I supposed to cope with the fact that I have no idea how much time I have left with him, not to mention how much time it will actually BE him.
My dad will probably not see me get my masters degree in two months. Or pass my boards. Or meet the person I fall in love with. Or walk me down the isle. He won’t meet his future grandkids.
He won’t be there to answer my dumb questions about what tools to use to fix my breaking furniture. He won’t be there with his truck to help me move. He won’t be there to tell me what the sounds my car makes means. He won’t be there to give me hugs and tell me he’s proud of me and make me breakfast when I’m sick. I just bought that online storytelling guide that puts all of his memories into a book at the end of the year. But it’s pointless because he won’t even be here by the end of the year, or even the summer.
I need to get this out because I’m not good at taking the love from the people that care about me even though I have so many that do. I have no idea how to let them love me. I’ve only told maybe 6 people, one of which was my boss. I feel like crawling out of my skin and running away when I’m faced with talking about it. I am devastated and lost as I try to prepare for a world without the man who gave me unconditional love my whole life. The only who ran out of the hospital room when I was born right after I was clean, before my mom even got to hold me. and my mom… how is she supposed to go another 20 years without her person? How is she supposed to live in her home alone when 3 months ago they were traveling and living their best lives together?
I hate what the universe has given to my family. I have no ability to be excited for any of my or my family’s upcoming milestones because I feel hallow and powerless and lonely. So, all I can do is share all of this here, to a group of strangers so I don’t have to make my reality aware of how fucking angry and sad and hopeless I really am.
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They did an MRI, then a contrast MRI, then a CT. They sent him home after a day saying that his symptoms say a stroke but his scans say otherwise. They scheduled some more tests and set him up with a neuro-oncologist for over a month out.
It became a waiting game. His speech would go in and out, some days he was fine, other days he sounded like he was drunk. My dad was convinced it was nothing and he was fine but we all knew it was going to be something.
After his appointment with the neuro oncologist, she said this was a case unlike she’s ever seen and she brought it to the state board for review. A brain biopsy was scheduled to find out more.
March 15th, we finally had answers. Stage 4 glioblastoma. A fast moving, aggressive brain tumor that creates legions and spreads rapidly. Typically treatment entails removing as much of these lesions as possible and doing radiation/chemo to slow the growth, but it will never fully go. Most people make it 12-18 months most with the treatment, and that’s if the tumor responds, which it often doesn’t. The physicians assistant giving these results sounded more positive than what was probably truthful. “We treat this all the time,” she said, “he’s in good hands and his symptoms will be mild with this type of radiation and chemo.
By the time we finally got these answers, his speech was slurry more often than not and he was losing his ability to use his right hand. They scheduled radiation and chemo to begin April 4. Three more weeks of regressing before treatment starts. Three fucking weeks.
My parents decided to get a second opinion at a brain cancer specialty clinic, praying they might have more answers or other treatment options. The neurologist here finally gave some honesty. He told us to enjoy as much time as we can with him. Do all the things he enjoys and take in every moment. He said to get our affairs in order. He said to just be present and love. He said this all through tears, unable to promise a time frame.
Earlier my dad fell when taking out the recycling. He wasn’t able to move his right leg. He was at the house alone, stuck for some time before he could get back inside. He said he was trying to write a message in the rocks because he thought that would be it. Thankfully it wasn’t.
Tonight, he made the decision that he no longer wants to do treatment. He doesn’t want to deal with burns on his scalp and the nausea and exhaustion. He doesn’t want more time if his time is left with half of his body working. He wants to ride out the time he has.
With no treatment, they said most people make it 4-6 months from the first sight of symptoms. We are in month 2 and he has already declined so so much. 2 months ago he was hanging a tv. Playing golf. Hosting parties. Today he can hardly walk.
I am so angry and so sad and feel so hopeless right now. If these doctors knew so early that this was something serious, why the fuck has it taken this long? Why the fuck are we just learning the reality? Why would they schedule radiation 3 weeks out after watching the lesions go from 4cm to 26 in 4 weeks? Why is this happening to my dad? How am I supposed to cope with the fact that I have no idea how much time I have left with him, not to mention how much time it will actually BE him.
My dad will probably not see me get my masters degree in two months. Or pass my boards. Or meet the person I fall in love with. Or walk me down the isle. He won’t meet his future grandkids.
He won’t be there to answer my dumb questions about what tools to use to fix my breaking furniture. He won’t be there with his truck to help me move. He won’t be there to tell me what the sounds my car makes means. He won’t be there to give me hugs and tell me he’s proud of me and make me breakfast when I’m sick. I just bought that online storytelling guide that puts all of his memories into a book at the end of the year. But it’s pointless because he won’t even be here by the end of the year, or even the summer.
I need to get this out because I’m not good at taking the love from the people that care about me even though I have so many that do. I have no idea how to let them love me. I’ve only told maybe 6 people, one of which was my boss. I feel like crawling out of my skin and running away when I’m faced with talking about it. I am devastated and lost as I try to prepare for a world without the man who gave me unconditional love my whole life. The only who ran out of the hospital room when I was born right after I was clean, before my mom even got to hold me. and my mom… how is she supposed to go another 20 years without her person? How is she supposed to live in her home alone when 3 months ago they were traveling and living their best lives together?
I hate what the universe has given to my family. I have no ability to be excited for any of my or my family’s upcoming milestones because I feel hallow and powerless and lonely. So, all I can do is share all of this here, to a group of strangers so I don’t have to make my reality aware of how fucking angry and sad and hopeless I really am.
2023.03.24 06:40 MoreHalf9588 My dad is dying and I have no idea how to cope
On January 19, my (26f) dad (62) came over to help me hang my tv. He called me after with a heavy slur and telling me he was having a really hard time talking. I called my mom who took him to the ER, feeling pretty confident he just had a mini stroke. All signs pointed to a mini stroke. I so badly. so. badly. wish it was a mini stroke.
They did an MRI, then a contrast MRI, then a CT. They sent him home after a day saying that his symptoms say a stroke but his scans say otherwise. They scheduled some more tests and set him up with a neuro-oncologist for over a month out.
It became a waiting game. His speech would go in and out, some days he was fine, other days he sounded like he was drunk. My dad was convinced it was nothing and he was fine but we all knew it was going to be something.
After his appointment with the neuro oncologist, she said this was a case unlike she’s ever seen and she brought it to the state board for review. A brain biopsy was scheduled to find out more.
March 15th, we finally had answers. Stage 4 glioblastoma. A fast moving, aggressive brain tumor that creates legions and spreads rapidly. Typically treatment entails removing as much of these lesions as possible and doing radiation/chemo to slow the growth, but it will never fully go. Most people make it 12-18 months most with the treatment, and that’s if the tumor responds, which it often doesn’t. The physicians assistant giving these results sounded more positive than what was probably truthful. “We treat this all the time,” she said, “he’s in good hands and his symptoms will be mild with this type of radiation and chemo.
By the time we finally got these answers, his speech was slurry more often than not and he was losing his ability to use his right hand. They scheduled radiation and chemo to begin April 4. Three more weeks of regressing before treatment starts. Three fucking weeks.
My parents decided to get a second opinion at a brain cancer specialty clinic, praying they might have more answers or other treatment options. The neurologist here finally gave some honesty. He told us to enjoy as much time as we can with him. Do all the things he enjoys and take in every moment. He said to get our affairs in order. He said to just be present and love. He said this all through tears, unable to promise a time frame.
Earlier my dad fell when taking out the recycling. He wasn’t able to move his right leg. He was at the house alone, stuck for some time before he could get back inside. He said he was trying to write a message in the rocks because he thought that would be it. Thankfully it wasn’t.
Tonight, he made the decision that he no longer wants to do treatment. He doesn’t want to deal with burns on his scalp and the nausea and exhaustion. He doesn’t want more time if his time is left with half of his body working. He wants to ride out the time he has.
With no treatment, they said most people make it 4-6 months from the first sight of symptoms. We are in month 2 and he has already declined so so much. 2 months ago he was hanging a tv. Playing golf. Hosting parties. Today he can hardly walk.
I am so angry and so sad and feel so hopeless right now. If these doctors knew so early that this was something serious, why the fuck has it taken this long? Why the fuck are we just learning the reality? Why would they schedule radiation 3 weeks out after watching the lesions go from 4cm to 26 in 4 weeks? Why is this happening to my dad? How am I supposed to cope with the fact that I have no idea how much time I have left with him, not to mention how much time it will actually BE him.
My dad will probably not see me get my masters degree in two months. Or pass my boards. Or meet the person I fall in love with. Or walk me down the isle. He won’t meet his future grandkids.
He won’t be there to answer my dumb questions about what tools to use to fix my breaking furniture. He won’t be there with his truck to help me move. He won’t be there to tell me what the sounds my car makes means. He won’t be there to give me hugs and tell me he’s proud of me and make me breakfast when I’m sick. I just bought that online storytelling guide that puts all of his memories into a book at the end of the year. But it’s pointless because he won’t even be here by the end of the year, or even the summer.
I need to get this out because I’m not good at taking the love from the people that care about me even though I have so many that do. I have no idea how to let them love me. I’ve only told maybe 6 people, one of which was my boss. I feel like crawling out of my skin and running away when I’m faced with talking about it. I am devastated and lost as I try to prepare for a world without the man who gave me unconditional love my whole life. The only who ran out of the hospital room when I was born right after I was clean, before my mom even got to hold me. and my mom… how is she supposed to go another 20 years without her person? How is she supposed to live in her home alone when 3 months ago they were traveling and living their best lives together?
I hate what the universe has given to my family. I have no ability to be excited for any of my or my family’s upcoming milestones because I feel hallow and powerless and lonely. So, all I can do is share all of this here, to a group of strangers so I don’t have to make my reality aware of how fucking angry and sad and hopeless I really am.
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They did an MRI, then a contrast MRI, then a CT. They sent him home after a day saying that his symptoms say a stroke but his scans say otherwise. They scheduled some more tests and set him up with a neuro-oncologist for over a month out.
It became a waiting game. His speech would go in and out, some days he was fine, other days he sounded like he was drunk. My dad was convinced it was nothing and he was fine but we all knew it was going to be something.
After his appointment with the neuro oncologist, she said this was a case unlike she’s ever seen and she brought it to the state board for review. A brain biopsy was scheduled to find out more.
March 15th, we finally had answers. Stage 4 glioblastoma. A fast moving, aggressive brain tumor that creates legions and spreads rapidly. Typically treatment entails removing as much of these lesions as possible and doing radiation/chemo to slow the growth, but it will never fully go. Most people make it 12-18 months most with the treatment, and that’s if the tumor responds, which it often doesn’t. The physicians assistant giving these results sounded more positive than what was probably truthful. “We treat this all the time,” she said, “he’s in good hands and his symptoms will be mild with this type of radiation and chemo.
By the time we finally got these answers, his speech was slurry more often than not and he was losing his ability to use his right hand. They scheduled radiation and chemo to begin April 4. Three more weeks of regressing before treatment starts. Three fucking weeks.
My parents decided to get a second opinion at a brain cancer specialty clinic, praying they might have more answers or other treatment options. The neurologist here finally gave some honesty. He told us to enjoy as much time as we can with him. Do all the things he enjoys and take in every moment. He said to get our affairs in order. He said to just be present and love. He said this all through tears, unable to promise a time frame.
Earlier my dad fell when taking out the recycling. He wasn’t able to move his right leg. He was at the house alone, stuck for some time before he could get back inside. He said he was trying to write a message in the rocks because he thought that would be it. Thankfully it wasn’t.
Tonight, he made the decision that he no longer wants to do treatment. He doesn’t want to deal with burns on his scalp and the nausea and exhaustion. He doesn’t want more time if his time is left with half of his body working. He wants to ride out the time he has.
With no treatment, they said most people make it 4-6 months from the first sight of symptoms. We are in month 2 and he has already declined so so much. 2 months ago he was hanging a tv. Playing golf. Hosting parties. Today he can hardly walk.
I am so angry and so sad and feel so hopeless right now. If these doctors knew so early that this was something serious, why the fuck has it taken this long? Why the fuck are we just learning the reality? Why would they schedule radiation 3 weeks out after watching the lesions go from 4cm to 26 in 4 weeks? Why is this happening to my dad? How am I supposed to cope with the fact that I have no idea how much time I have left with him, not to mention how much time it will actually BE him.
My dad will probably not see me get my masters degree in two months. Or pass my boards. Or meet the person I fall in love with. Or walk me down the isle. He won’t meet his future grandkids.
He won’t be there to answer my dumb questions about what tools to use to fix my breaking furniture. He won’t be there with his truck to help me move. He won’t be there to tell me what the sounds my car makes means. He won’t be there to give me hugs and tell me he’s proud of me and make me breakfast when I’m sick. I just bought that online storytelling guide that puts all of his memories into a book at the end of the year. But it’s pointless because he won’t even be here by the end of the year, or even the summer.
I need to get this out because I’m not good at taking the love from the people that care about me even though I have so many that do. I have no idea how to let them love me. I’ve only told maybe 6 people, one of which was my boss. I feel like crawling out of my skin and running away when I’m faced with talking about it. I am devastated and lost as I try to prepare for a world without the man who gave me unconditional love my whole life. The only who ran out of the hospital room when I was born right after I was clean, before my mom even got to hold me. and my mom… how is she supposed to go another 20 years without her person? How is she supposed to live in her home alone when 3 months ago they were traveling and living their best lives together?
I hate what the universe has given to my family. I have no ability to be excited for any of my or my family’s upcoming milestones because I feel hallow and powerless and lonely. So, all I can do is share all of this here, to a group of strangers so I don’t have to make my reality aware of how fucking angry and sad and hopeless I really am.
2023.03.24 06:40 throwRA_jcjcjcj For people who miss a bad / toxic relationship, had to make the hard decision to dump and be alone, or are afraid to leave.
The School of Life has posted an article with 10 ideas for people afraid to exit a bad relationship. The article suggests that the emotional loneliness one feels in a bad relationship is worse than the practical loneliness one may experience after leaving. It encourages people to trust and like themselves, and to consider what they would really like to happen next if practical hurdles were not an issue. The article asserts that conquering the fear of being alone will ultimately lead to satisfying love in the future.
This really helped me, coming out of an unsatisfactory relationship.
10 Ideas for People Afraid to Exit a Relationship 1. You are, to a far greater extent than you perhaps realise, already alone. The condition you fear will happen has already happened. To be formally alone would merely mean concretising something that has been your reality for a long time anyway and, paradoxically, would be the first step towards helping you to bring the isolation and agonising frustration to a deserved close.
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This really helped me, coming out of an unsatisfactory relationship.
10 Ideas for People Afraid to Exit a Relationship 1. You are, to a far greater extent than you perhaps realise, already alone. The condition you fear will happen has already happened. To be formally alone would merely mean concretising something that has been your reality for a long time anyway and, paradoxically, would be the first step towards helping you to bring the isolation and agonising frustration to a deserved close.
- The emotional loneliness you currently feel cannot end until you bring yourself to endure a period of practical loneliness; which is, as you of course know (but are terrified of knowing), the lesser of the two evils. The awkwardness of dinner by yourself is as nothing compared to the soul-crushing horror of feeling repeatedly and existentially misunderstood by the central person in your life. Someone who stubbornly doesn’t get it is a greater rebuke to who you are than an empty chair.
- You are spending a lot of energy defending yourself against legitimate hope by leaning unfairly on some undoubted general truths: that all lovers are flawed and that all honeymoon periods end. To tease out this reassuring but ultimately self-serving exaggeration, change ‘lovers’ to ‘movies’ or ‘holiday destinations.’ It is as factually correct to insist that there are no perfect lovers as to point out that there are no perfect films or resorts. But this is no argument for refusing ever to change TV channels or for denying that there might be an appreciable difference between Birmingham and Lake Como. There is, simply and squarely, such a thing as, ‘better’ and ‘worse’, a truth no less correct for being – as yet – hugely difficult to contemplate.
- It is worse to be ostensibly together while privately disconnected than to be properly, publicly, firmly by yourself, just as it is better to be allowed to cry than forced to smile while burning inside.
- What is really holding us back is something a little unexpected in the background: that we don’t trust or like ourselves very much, that we feel underserving and ashamed of ourselves (it’s to do with childhood). Our inability to leave is a symptom of self hatred. If we were firmly on our own side, it would be immediately evident that we deserved and could lay claim to something a great deal more sustaining.
- Complete the following sentence: ‘If all the practical hurdles could be taken care of as if by magic (the agony of telling them, the difficulty of finding a new place, the embarrassment of breaking the news to mutual friends etc), what I would really like to happen next is…’ Ignoring your reply means sacrificing yet more of your life on the altar of a tricky chat with certain acquaintances who don’t care anyway or of a boring afternoon or two with an estate agent. Your most precious commodity is time. And on death beds, no medals are handed out for endurance and a limitless capacity to consume bowls of misery.
- The suffering caused by being alone is far easier to endure and assuage than the suffering of a bad relationship. Compared with the appalling impact of squabbles, misunderstandings, bitterness and coldness, being on your own is a condition unworthy of serious concern. The only thing that truly deserves our terror is the prospect of life without a connection to someone we can admire and adore.
- You are implicitly assuming that being alone in the future will be an exact replica of how being alone felt before this relationship. And yet your experience in this couple will forever alter how you interpret the discomforts of the single state. The time before you were in this will not be the same as that which will follow once you are out of it: without noticing, silently, you have been acquiring an advanced diploma in compassion, gratitude and contented aloneness.
- Conquering the fear of being alone will be the ultimate guarantee of satisfying love henceforth. People who feel they have no choice make bad choices
- The relationship that is right for you isn’t the one without problems, isn’t the one where you won’t occasionally be desperate, lose your temper and behave atrociously, it’s one where you will never feel – as you do now – the constant doubt as to whether or not you should even really be here. You will be unhappy sometimes, but you’ll know in your marrow that getting out isn’t what you secretly long for; you will (fortunately for you) never want to read, or get anything out of, an essay like this again.
2023.03.24 06:15 MoreHalf9588 My dad is dying and I have no idea how to cope
On January 19, my (26f) dad (62) came over to help me hang my tv. He called me after with a heavy slur and telling me he was having a really hard time talking. I called my mom who took him to the ER, feeling pretty confident he just had a mini stroke. All signs pointed to a mini stroke. I so badly. so. badly. wish it was a mini stroke.
They did an MRI, then a contrast MRI, then a CT. They sent him home after a day saying that his symptoms say a stroke but his scans say otherwise. They scheduled some more tests and set him up with a neuro-oncologist for over a month out.
It became a waiting game. His speech would go in and out, some days he was fine, other days he sounded like he was drunk. My dad was convinced it was nothing and he was fine but we all knew it was going to be something.
After his appointment with the neuro oncologist, she said this was a case unlike she’s ever seen and she brought it to the state board for review. A brain biopsy was scheduled to find out more.
March 15th, we finally had answers. Stage 4 glioblastoma. A fast moving, aggressive brain tumor that creates legions and spreads rapidly. Typically treatment entails removing as much of these lesions as possible and doing radiation/chemo to slow the growth, but it will never fully go. Most people make it 12-18 months most with the treatment, and that’s if the tumor responds, which it often doesn’t. The physicians assistant giving these results sounded more positive than what was probably truthful. “We treat this all the time,” she said, “he’s in good hands and his symptoms will be mild with this type of radiation and chemo.
By the time we finally got these answers, his speech was slurry more often than not and he was losing his ability to use his right hand. They scheduled radiation and chemo to begin April 4. Three more weeks of regressing before treatment starts. Three fucking weeks.
My parents decided to get a second opinion at a brain cancer specialty clinic, praying they might have more answers or other treatment options. The neurologist here finally gave some honesty. He told us to enjoy as much time as we can with him. Do all the things he enjoys and take in every moment. He said to get our affairs in order. He said to just be present and love. He said this all through tears, unable to promise a time frame.
Earlier my dad fell when taking out the recycling. He wasn’t able to move his right leg. He was at the house alone, stuck for some time before he could get back inside. He said he was trying to write a message in the rocks because he thought that would be it. Thankfully it wasn’t.
Tonight, he made the decision that he no longer wants to do treatment. He doesn’t want to deal with burns on his scalp and the nausea and exhaustion. He doesn’t want more time if his time is left with half of his body working. He wants to ride out the time he has.
With no treatment, they said most people make it 4-6 months from the first sight of symptoms. We are in month 2 and he has already declined so so much. 2 months ago he was hanging a tv. Playing golf. Hosting parties. Today he can hardly walk.
I am so angry and so sad and feel so hopeless right now. If these doctors knew so early that this was something serious, why the fuck has it taken this long? Why the fuck are we just learning the reality? Why would they schedule radiation 3 weeks out after watching the lesions go from 4cm to 26 in 4 weeks? Why is this happening to my dad? How am I supposed to cope with the fact that I have no idea how much time I have left with him, not to mention how much time it will actually BE him.
My dad will probably not see me get my masters degree in two months. Or pass my boards. Or meet the person I fall in love with. Or walk me down the isle. He won’t meet his future grandkids.
He won’t be there to answer my dumb questions about what tools to use to fix my breaking furniture. He won’t be there with his truck to help me move. He won’t be there to tell me what the sounds my car makes means. He won’t be there to give me hugs and tell me he’s proud of me and make me breakfast when I’m sick. I just bought that online storytelling guide that puts all of his memories into a book at the end of the year. But it’s pointless because he won’t even be here by the end of the year, or even the summer.
I need to get this out because I’m not good at taking the love from the people that care about me even though I have so many that do. I have no idea how to let them love me. I’ve only told maybe 6 people, one of which was my boss. I feel like crawling out of my skin and running away when I’m faced with talking about it. I am devastated and lost as I try to prepare for a world without the man who gave me unconditional love my whole life. The only who ran out of the hospital room when I was born right after I was clean, before my mom even got to hold me. and my mom… how is she supposed to go another 20 years without her person? How is she supposed to live in her home alone when 3 months ago they were traveling and living their best lives together?
I hate what the universe has given to my family. I have no ability to be excited for any of my or my family’s upcoming milestones because I feel hallow and powerless and lonely. So, all I can do is share all of this here, to a group of strangers so I don’t have to make my reality aware of how fucking angry and sad and hopeless I really am.
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They did an MRI, then a contrast MRI, then a CT. They sent him home after a day saying that his symptoms say a stroke but his scans say otherwise. They scheduled some more tests and set him up with a neuro-oncologist for over a month out.
It became a waiting game. His speech would go in and out, some days he was fine, other days he sounded like he was drunk. My dad was convinced it was nothing and he was fine but we all knew it was going to be something.
After his appointment with the neuro oncologist, she said this was a case unlike she’s ever seen and she brought it to the state board for review. A brain biopsy was scheduled to find out more.
March 15th, we finally had answers. Stage 4 glioblastoma. A fast moving, aggressive brain tumor that creates legions and spreads rapidly. Typically treatment entails removing as much of these lesions as possible and doing radiation/chemo to slow the growth, but it will never fully go. Most people make it 12-18 months most with the treatment, and that’s if the tumor responds, which it often doesn’t. The physicians assistant giving these results sounded more positive than what was probably truthful. “We treat this all the time,” she said, “he’s in good hands and his symptoms will be mild with this type of radiation and chemo.
By the time we finally got these answers, his speech was slurry more often than not and he was losing his ability to use his right hand. They scheduled radiation and chemo to begin April 4. Three more weeks of regressing before treatment starts. Three fucking weeks.
My parents decided to get a second opinion at a brain cancer specialty clinic, praying they might have more answers or other treatment options. The neurologist here finally gave some honesty. He told us to enjoy as much time as we can with him. Do all the things he enjoys and take in every moment. He said to get our affairs in order. He said to just be present and love. He said this all through tears, unable to promise a time frame.
Earlier my dad fell when taking out the recycling. He wasn’t able to move his right leg. He was at the house alone, stuck for some time before he could get back inside. He said he was trying to write a message in the rocks because he thought that would be it. Thankfully it wasn’t.
Tonight, he made the decision that he no longer wants to do treatment. He doesn’t want to deal with burns on his scalp and the nausea and exhaustion. He doesn’t want more time if his time is left with half of his body working. He wants to ride out the time he has.
With no treatment, they said most people make it 4-6 months from the first sight of symptoms. We are in month 2 and he has already declined so so much. 2 months ago he was hanging a tv. Playing golf. Hosting parties. Today he can hardly walk.
I am so angry and so sad and feel so hopeless right now. If these doctors knew so early that this was something serious, why the fuck has it taken this long? Why the fuck are we just learning the reality? Why would they schedule radiation 3 weeks out after watching the lesions go from 4cm to 26 in 4 weeks? Why is this happening to my dad? How am I supposed to cope with the fact that I have no idea how much time I have left with him, not to mention how much time it will actually BE him.
My dad will probably not see me get my masters degree in two months. Or pass my boards. Or meet the person I fall in love with. Or walk me down the isle. He won’t meet his future grandkids.
He won’t be there to answer my dumb questions about what tools to use to fix my breaking furniture. He won’t be there with his truck to help me move. He won’t be there to tell me what the sounds my car makes means. He won’t be there to give me hugs and tell me he’s proud of me and make me breakfast when I’m sick. I just bought that online storytelling guide that puts all of his memories into a book at the end of the year. But it’s pointless because he won’t even be here by the end of the year, or even the summer.
I need to get this out because I’m not good at taking the love from the people that care about me even though I have so many that do. I have no idea how to let them love me. I’ve only told maybe 6 people, one of which was my boss. I feel like crawling out of my skin and running away when I’m faced with talking about it. I am devastated and lost as I try to prepare for a world without the man who gave me unconditional love my whole life. The only who ran out of the hospital room when I was born right after I was clean, before my mom even got to hold me. and my mom… how is she supposed to go another 20 years without her person? How is she supposed to live in her home alone when 3 months ago they were traveling and living their best lives together?
I hate what the universe has given to my family. I have no ability to be excited for any of my or my family’s upcoming milestones because I feel hallow and powerless and lonely. So, all I can do is share all of this here, to a group of strangers so I don’t have to make my reality aware of how fucking angry and sad and hopeless I really am.
2023.03.24 06:07 35point1 Best case scenario for 15+ year smokers?
Are there any ex smokers out there that are past the 2 year clean mark after smoking heavily for 15+ years that are one of the lucky ones to not suffer severe symptoms but know they’ve passed the healing checkpoint of 2 years and can chime in on their journey even though their symptoms didn’t get near the ones that are unfortunate to have it very badly?
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2023.03.24 06:06 WerewolfOk8463 Help reading test results
I 24f tested positive for HSV2 about three weeks ago, I had a swab test done due to an outbreak I was having. I had never had symptoms before. My current partner went to get tested a couple days after finding out I tested positive but we are very confused about the test results. I’m not sure if anyone on here would be able to help me with them? HSV 2 IgG 104.000 does that mean he’s positive also? I know the blood test results can sometimes be false. I just feel really bad because he is not taking it well like I imagined. Which I understand, I felt the same way once I found out. We’re just trying to figure out if I had been having it before I started dating him or he’s the one who gave it to me.
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2023.03.24 05:46 I-ask-dark-questions If a person lacks empathy, but would prefer a world in which they feel it, is that a sign of ASPD or autism?
Almost a year ago, I confided in a therapist that I experience neither empathy nor guilt, and she diagnosed me with Antisocial Personality Disorder.
While I do not experience guilt, if I had a time machine and could go back and fix my mistakes, I would. A person doesn't need to feel like shit to know they did wrong. For my own ego, for my own selfish reasons, I wish I could have lived a life in which I was truly harmless and caused no hurt to anyone. I wish I could live a life from now on where no one is ever hurt because of me.
While I do not experience affective empathy, cognitive is easy. People's emotions make sense, even if they themselves don't believe them to.
The thing about my lack of empathy, however, is that I would feel it if I could. I value human life as much as a person can without the emotion of love. I have no desire to harm anyone. I would prefer to have lots of friends whom I love and who love me. If I could push a button to give me those feelings, I would press it in a heartbeat. I don't WANT to use and manipulate others. I want to love. I want to love genuinely.
I've since come to understand that people with ASPD are NOT bad people, that having it doesn't make you evil, and that, if I do have it, it's not the end of the world.
However, a number of other factors have caused me to wonder if I was misdiagnosed. I exhibit a LOT of ADHD symptoms, and ADHD occurs frequently with autism. Some individuals with autism ALSO have low/no affective empathy. I had believed it was unlikely that I had autism, as I believed I was great at social interaction, to which my brother informed me that I am, in his words, "one of the most socially inept people he knows." I also recently found out that my habit of repeating a word someone just said to me--for example, just recently my mother said a sentence with the word socks, and I, having nothing to add, just replied "sooocks!"--is something autistic people might do.
And today, my step mother also informed me that she sees similarities between me and my manager, who has autism.
Again, if I truly am Antisocial, it's okay. I've learned that I can't just go demonizing people like that. It's not fair. I'm not evil, whatever I am. Still, is it possible that the label I was given is incorrect?
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While I do not experience guilt, if I had a time machine and could go back and fix my mistakes, I would. A person doesn't need to feel like shit to know they did wrong. For my own ego, for my own selfish reasons, I wish I could have lived a life in which I was truly harmless and caused no hurt to anyone. I wish I could live a life from now on where no one is ever hurt because of me.
While I do not experience affective empathy, cognitive is easy. People's emotions make sense, even if they themselves don't believe them to.
The thing about my lack of empathy, however, is that I would feel it if I could. I value human life as much as a person can without the emotion of love. I have no desire to harm anyone. I would prefer to have lots of friends whom I love and who love me. If I could push a button to give me those feelings, I would press it in a heartbeat. I don't WANT to use and manipulate others. I want to love. I want to love genuinely.
I've since come to understand that people with ASPD are NOT bad people, that having it doesn't make you evil, and that, if I do have it, it's not the end of the world.
However, a number of other factors have caused me to wonder if I was misdiagnosed. I exhibit a LOT of ADHD symptoms, and ADHD occurs frequently with autism. Some individuals with autism ALSO have low/no affective empathy. I had believed it was unlikely that I had autism, as I believed I was great at social interaction, to which my brother informed me that I am, in his words, "one of the most socially inept people he knows." I also recently found out that my habit of repeating a word someone just said to me--for example, just recently my mother said a sentence with the word socks, and I, having nothing to add, just replied "sooocks!"--is something autistic people might do.
And today, my step mother also informed me that she sees similarities between me and my manager, who has autism.
Again, if I truly am Antisocial, it's okay. I've learned that I can't just go demonizing people like that. It's not fair. I'm not evil, whatever I am. Still, is it possible that the label I was given is incorrect?
2023.03.24 05:45 newtoreddit69736338 inguinal lymph nodes constantly sore/ tender 1 year after surgery
inguinal lymph nodes constantly sore/ tender 1 year after surgery.
Long story short I have idiopathic scrotal lymphedema. My scrotum was removed and reconstructed by a plastic surgeon with skin that wasn't affected by the lymphedema. This was 13 months ago. My issue is ever since the surgery my inguinal lymph nodes are constantly sore/tender. They sometimes get really bad and I get an infection which I believe is called Cellulitis. I get a crazy fever and infection like symptoms. I have Antibiotics on hand that I can take but would really rather not. The issue seems to be getting worse rather than better the last 4-5 months.
Also over the last 4-5 months I've been getting allot of cold's. Feels like twice a month. I also had strep throat in February which is not common for me. Something tells me my immune system is worn down.
I'm dying to know what causes my inguinal lymph nodes to often be sore and tender? and why it may contribute to a worn out immune system. l'm getting pretty concerned since it seems to be getting worse and I hate taking the antibiotics !
M42 and I'm in pretty good shape. Lift weights, active and eat well. I don’t smoke or do drugs. overall I'm healthy other than this issue and my Lymphedema .....
Any ideas?
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Long story short I have idiopathic scrotal lymphedema. My scrotum was removed and reconstructed by a plastic surgeon with skin that wasn't affected by the lymphedema. This was 13 months ago. My issue is ever since the surgery my inguinal lymph nodes are constantly sore/tender. They sometimes get really bad and I get an infection which I believe is called Cellulitis. I get a crazy fever and infection like symptoms. I have Antibiotics on hand that I can take but would really rather not. The issue seems to be getting worse rather than better the last 4-5 months.
Also over the last 4-5 months I've been getting allot of cold's. Feels like twice a month. I also had strep throat in February which is not common for me. Something tells me my immune system is worn down.
I'm dying to know what causes my inguinal lymph nodes to often be sore and tender? and why it may contribute to a worn out immune system. l'm getting pretty concerned since it seems to be getting worse and I hate taking the antibiotics !
M42 and I'm in pretty good shape. Lift weights, active and eat well. I don’t smoke or do drugs. overall I'm healthy other than this issue and my Lymphedema .....
Any ideas?
2023.03.24 05:35 NCGuy1986 2 weeks ago I was her soul mate, now she’s done. Chase her or give her time? (M36, F29)
TL;DR My gf (29)decided that love alone isn’t enough. She’s exhausted and tired of feeling like I’m (36) hiding things with my ex (38) who I’m divorcing and have 2 kids with.
Ok. First time ever doing this. Here goes:
We met online in October and spoke for 3 weeks before meeting. She lives outside NYC and I’m in NC. We had instant chemistry. She opened up to me about things she’s never shared with anyone. We had so much fun together. I’m pretty low key and she made me feel like a kid again. I scared the shit out of her. She told me a month into dating that she’d never felt this way before, even when she was engaged to a guy she dated for a couple years. It terrified her because she felt like she wasn’t in control of her emotions for the first time in her life. She was doing things she wasn’t used to. Our sex life was amazing. She came every time after claiming she’d had less than 5 in her life.
She gave me a chance she’d never given anyone. See, I’m separated (8 years married) with two sons (6 and 8). She’s never dated anyone who was married or had kids. She played Roblox with my kids on FaceTime and her nephews played with us too. She talked about moving here and told me she wanted kids in 2-3 years with me, something she was surprised about herself bc she didn’t want kids with any relationship previous. She was willing to move here in a year or so once her business was doing well. She’s very successful and is on her third company. I do well enough to have a collection of exotic cars and am building my real estate business which employee 20 people and growing.
With all that said, we were madly in love and every moment together felt like that teenage love I hadn’t experienced since I was like 16. We also pushed each other and helped each other grow. I picked up good habits from her and she did too.
The problem: she’s got a lot going on in her life. Her family burdens her a lot. She supports and caretakes for her sisters kids a lot. She has a key role in their family business. And she’s trying to buy a home now and start own in things because she feels like at 29 she’s behind and this is the most critical time of her life to make something of herself. I knew in the beginning that she’s feeling like everyone relies on her and puts pressure on her and she puts pressure on herself. I wanted to be her comfortable space, but instead I became another stressor.
I’ve hidden a lot about my relationship with my ex. We’re not friends anymore, but are trying to coparent. We didn’t hire lawyers and share 50/50 custody. But my ex decided to become a shaman and changed her entire personality after we split to where she’s doing shrooms and smoking weed all day and posts about healing people. I take the perspective of “I don’t care, she can do whatever” but my gf thinks she’s toxic and is trying to control me still. She has always felt like I’m too accommodating to my ex and I don’t set boundaries. My gf told me many times she didn’t want to be in the middle of things and involved in stuff with a “crazy ex” so I deleted texts with my ex where my ex would go off on me and call me names and threaten to hire a lawyer and drag this out. I told my gf things were smooth and she always had a feeling I wasn’t be truthful about it. She said she doesn’t trust my judgement in dealing with my ex and also has caught me in a couple white lies where I downplayed things like how hard my ex was making our divorce. I saw it as I need to keep this under the radar for 2 more months until the paperwork is done, then I’ll cut the cord with my ex with no fears.
Anyway, 4 days ago, my gf said that she loves me but she can’t take the stress she feels anymore. It’s making her feel toxic, like she wants to do things she never would normally do like reading text messages. She concluded, while crying, that it’s all too much for her right now and she’s got to end it.
So, I’m in love with this woman. I had plans for the future with her in my heart. But I know I need to work on some things. I need to establish boundaries with my ex and cut the cord finally. I need to figure out why I struggle to be 100% transparent until confronted and trust that someone can handle what I tell them even if it’s bad news. I also know that there’s nothing I can say to her right now that would make her stress go away. She’s given me chances. I thought things were better. I’d fix whatever was brought up but that was just one symptom of the root cause. So I don’t think winning her back right now would help bc the root cause hasn’t been solved.
I’m thinking of taking a month to work on myself. Give her time to destress. Hope that we’re meant to be and that she doesn’t move on.
She’s trying to quit me cold turkey and isn’t communicating right now, btw.
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Ok. First time ever doing this. Here goes:
We met online in October and spoke for 3 weeks before meeting. She lives outside NYC and I’m in NC. We had instant chemistry. She opened up to me about things she’s never shared with anyone. We had so much fun together. I’m pretty low key and she made me feel like a kid again. I scared the shit out of her. She told me a month into dating that she’d never felt this way before, even when she was engaged to a guy she dated for a couple years. It terrified her because she felt like she wasn’t in control of her emotions for the first time in her life. She was doing things she wasn’t used to. Our sex life was amazing. She came every time after claiming she’d had less than 5 in her life.
She gave me a chance she’d never given anyone. See, I’m separated (8 years married) with two sons (6 and 8). She’s never dated anyone who was married or had kids. She played Roblox with my kids on FaceTime and her nephews played with us too. She talked about moving here and told me she wanted kids in 2-3 years with me, something she was surprised about herself bc she didn’t want kids with any relationship previous. She was willing to move here in a year or so once her business was doing well. She’s very successful and is on her third company. I do well enough to have a collection of exotic cars and am building my real estate business which employee 20 people and growing.
With all that said, we were madly in love and every moment together felt like that teenage love I hadn’t experienced since I was like 16. We also pushed each other and helped each other grow. I picked up good habits from her and she did too.
The problem: she’s got a lot going on in her life. Her family burdens her a lot. She supports and caretakes for her sisters kids a lot. She has a key role in their family business. And she’s trying to buy a home now and start own in things because she feels like at 29 she’s behind and this is the most critical time of her life to make something of herself. I knew in the beginning that she’s feeling like everyone relies on her and puts pressure on her and she puts pressure on herself. I wanted to be her comfortable space, but instead I became another stressor.
I’ve hidden a lot about my relationship with my ex. We’re not friends anymore, but are trying to coparent. We didn’t hire lawyers and share 50/50 custody. But my ex decided to become a shaman and changed her entire personality after we split to where she’s doing shrooms and smoking weed all day and posts about healing people. I take the perspective of “I don’t care, she can do whatever” but my gf thinks she’s toxic and is trying to control me still. She has always felt like I’m too accommodating to my ex and I don’t set boundaries. My gf told me many times she didn’t want to be in the middle of things and involved in stuff with a “crazy ex” so I deleted texts with my ex where my ex would go off on me and call me names and threaten to hire a lawyer and drag this out. I told my gf things were smooth and she always had a feeling I wasn’t be truthful about it. She said she doesn’t trust my judgement in dealing with my ex and also has caught me in a couple white lies where I downplayed things like how hard my ex was making our divorce. I saw it as I need to keep this under the radar for 2 more months until the paperwork is done, then I’ll cut the cord with my ex with no fears.
Anyway, 4 days ago, my gf said that she loves me but she can’t take the stress she feels anymore. It’s making her feel toxic, like she wants to do things she never would normally do like reading text messages. She concluded, while crying, that it’s all too much for her right now and she’s got to end it.
So, I’m in love with this woman. I had plans for the future with her in my heart. But I know I need to work on some things. I need to establish boundaries with my ex and cut the cord finally. I need to figure out why I struggle to be 100% transparent until confronted and trust that someone can handle what I tell them even if it’s bad news. I also know that there’s nothing I can say to her right now that would make her stress go away. She’s given me chances. I thought things were better. I’d fix whatever was brought up but that was just one symptom of the root cause. So I don’t think winning her back right now would help bc the root cause hasn’t been solved.
I’m thinking of taking a month to work on myself. Give her time to destress. Hope that we’re meant to be and that she doesn’t move on.
She’s trying to quit me cold turkey and isn’t communicating right now, btw.
2023.03.24 05:21 Albax94 Please help me, gnawing / burning pain
after Covid I was bed ridden and had symptoms 24/7.
I’m month 14 now with my LC and I feel 80% better, energy wise, brain fog is 80% gone (unless I have days where I crash), anxiety is also 80% gone (happens once a month).
I can tolerate most food, even high histamine 80% of the time.
As you can see I’m stuck on 80%. I don’t complain, cause comparing to being bed ridden I am happy I’m 80% recovered.
BUT I am tired of the last 20% of the symptoms.
What I experience is:
How on earth am I supposed to heal when I’m unfortunately stuck in a bad circle like this?
Health info;
Ct scan with contrast clear, ultrasound clear, blood test clear, no diabetes, my metabolism is ok, no vitamin deficiency, urine test clear, stool test for h pylori, bacteria and parasite clear.
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I’m month 14 now with my LC and I feel 80% better, energy wise, brain fog is 80% gone (unless I have days where I crash), anxiety is also 80% gone (happens once a month).
I can tolerate most food, even high histamine 80% of the time.
As you can see I’m stuck on 80%. I don’t complain, cause comparing to being bed ridden I am happy I’m 80% recovered.
BUT I am tired of the last 20% of the symptoms.
What I experience is:
- some days (gnawing pain, burning pain on the left side of my upper abdominal, just below left rib cage, it feels like a stitch / a sore wound, maybe a stomach ulcer??) when doctor pressed mildly it felt uncomfortable 😢
- nausea / early satiety / slow digestion / need to take a break sometimes when eating until there’s more room.
- stomach acid / burning gut if I eat tomato, onion, lemon, etc. If I don’t eat food like these I am fine.
- brown stool 80% of the time, but if I have eaten lemon, tomato or something that cause my gut to burn my stool turns to golden 🏆 (sometimes it’s dark green, when I have a flare up)
- constipation (3-4 days is the maximum length I go where I don’t poop)
- so I made prune smoothie, and it did make me go, this time (soft stool mostly)… BUT I experience burning intestine every time I drink or eat something that causes my stool to soften and go.
- I can’t heal my gut because I can’t go without food for maximum 3 hours before a burning / gnawing pain starts.
- I can’t hasten the motility of my intestine because whenever I drink prune smoothie or prune juice and kick start soft stool / diarrhea my intestine burns and I rather want constipation the then 🥵
How on earth am I supposed to heal when I’m unfortunately stuck in a bad circle like this?
Health info;
Ct scan with contrast clear, ultrasound clear, blood test clear, no diabetes, my metabolism is ok, no vitamin deficiency, urine test clear, stool test for h pylori, bacteria and parasite clear.
2023.03.24 05:12 michaelalt99 The Greatest Headache Recovery Guide Ever Created (updated) Pt 2
- See a physical therapist. (Not a chiropractor!)
- Massage: The physical therapist will help you loosen the tight muscles through stretching and massage.
- Strengthening exercises: He will also have you do strengthening exercises for your posture, back and neck.
- Dry needling: some PT’s are licensed to stimulate your muscles which can loosen them.
- Biofeedback: Your PT should be able to do biofeedback with you. This is a device that hooks up to your body and alerts you when you are subconsciously tensing up. This will help you learn to stop tensing all your muscles which may be causing your headaches.
It's also possible that you might have TMJ/TMD (mentioned later) and the PT will also give you exercises, massages and stretches for that.
- Acupuncture. I was extremely skeptical of acupuncture and believed it to be a placebo but surprisingly it worked. It was even better then physical therapy. Either it’s not a placebo or placebos still work when you know it’s a placebo? I was later told acupuncture was shown to be a placebo because they measured how it work’s incorrectly. I believe they found that it’s not just working the muscle but actually rewiring the brain somehow. I guess I believe in it now and it does seem unlikely a placebo could last 1000’s of years.
- Rule out all medical causes.
- MRI: Get an MRI done to rule out any brain tumors or other problems of the brain.
- Get checked for TMJ/TMD. This is a jaw issue that's caused by defective Temporomandibular joints. I was personally diagnosed with this through X rays and other imaging. I did not have many symptoms of this, but I got checked anyway and sure enough I had it. Most people have physical problems that don’t cause pain and does not mean you found the cause. (My TMJ was not causing my headaches) You will be prescribed physical therapy for your jaw along with wearing a special mouth guard orthotic that will take pressure off your jaw and realign it while giving it a chance to heal. You will wear it a certain number of hours of the day, depending on how bad a case of TMJ you have.
- See an ENT specialist for reoccurring sinus infections if you have those symptoms. Which can cause headaches. Apparently earwax buildup from using a-tips can also cause headaches.
- Allergies: get yourself allergy checked as certain allergies, such as being gluten intolerant can cause 24/7 headaches, or just headaches after you eat or exposed to the irritant.
- Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea has been known to cause 24/7 headaches. A sleep study could be beneficial to rule this out. Surprisingly a lot of people don’t even know they have it.
- Get blood work done: A vitamin deficiency or other irregularity in your body could be a factor.
- Get your eyes checked: eye strain or other eye dysfunctions could potentially be causing your headaches and is something you could easily rule out.
- Check for a CSF leak: You could have a CSF leak or high intracranial hypertension. You can find out by getting a spinal tap. If you do in fact have one of these things, then that will drastically change how you're treated for headaches. As far as any medical diagnosis that could be causing your headaches, I think this would be the most likely. And is worth at least getting checked out.
- Do Pain reprocessing therapy, look into Tension myositis syndrome (tms), and download the curable app. (IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK)
This is most likely what is causing your chronic headaches and should not be overlooked.
You have to realize that there is most likely nothing structurally/medically wrong with you and its most likely your brain (overactive amygdala) causing this. The godfathers of TMS therapy, such as Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Alan Gordan have estimated through studies that physical causes are not causing chronic pain in 80% of the time.
The good news is that you can rewire your brain and turn off the fear response. This can be done through somatic tracking, brain rewiring exercises, journaling and meditation.
In the following experiment 66% of the participants were “cured or almost cured” in ONLY 4 WEEKS (others improved but not significantly) so just imagine what a year of this therapy could do!
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/09/29/how-therapy-not-pills-can-nix-chronic-pain-and-change-brain
This study took participants with at least 4/10 pain and have been suffering for at least a year.
They also theorize that even if you find a physical deformity (bulging or herniated discs in this case) that it’s still most likely not what’s causing your pain. I cant remember the exact numbers but it was something like 90% of Americans have some kind of back issue yet only 20% experience chronic pain.
It’s widely shown that physical treatments don’t work for most to all chronic pain. Hence the opioid crisis. Thinking it’s just a bunch of addicts trying to get high is a gross misinterpretation of the issue. (Although that is also a significant but much smaller then commonly thought part of the issue)
Only a small portion of doctors are aware of pain reprocessing therapy and TMS but all of them know that there is a psychological aspect of chronic pain. Don’t miss out on your chance to be cured because you think this is too far fetched. Chronic pain sufferers should be extremely opened minded.
I've seen firsthand that these exercises work. I can do somatic tracking and literally make my headache go away all with the power of my mind.
This is the link to the app https://www.curablehealth.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAprGRBhBgEiwANJEY7BbhXki4bGuYy9QIGVG20uW22-mnf-FtAmLzsGc1bNycNDurslWbXhoCYiMQAvD_BwE. The app is a bit costly now (due to popularity because of its legitimacy) but knowing what I know now I would have paid 5k for it.
You can also supplement the app with a TMS therapist that can help you determine if you do have TMS, give you advice and guide you through it. You can find a list of all the TMS therapists on the TMS Wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS
If you're not convinced listen to the “tell me about your pain” podcast or read the books “ unlearn your pain” by Dr. Howard Schubiner, “the way out” by Alan Gordan or any of John Sarno’s books. Look up everything related to them.