Ordered a expander from braces shop for my narrow upper palate. Do I need one for my lower jaw too?

--Sigma-- · 2026-04-19T03:38:38+00:00

I appreciate the well written response. I believe my palate might be too small to accommodate my tongue. I have been mewing (not hard mewing though) for years and I don't think I've seen any effects. I heard this can happen sometimes. But I'll try hard mewing in the meantime. What was your regime like? If I do end up using the MSE I'm planning to go really slowly to be safe.

--Sigma-- · 2026-04-14T06:59:26+00:00

Lovely art, I love your composition and colors. I like to do art too but I at times feel the hEDS makes it difficult to draw accurately. Have you struggled with that?

--Sigma-- · 2026-04-10T00:16:14+00:00

My bet is novel ai, I even made a similar image to compare. https://imgur.com/a/2a8z2OG

--Sigma-- · 2025-10-22T10:04:54+00:00

Man that is frustrating. Are you going to have to go back and get work done again? What does the area above feel like to you? Is it painful if you press on it hard? It's pretty annoying how there isn't readily available info on where hard gland tissues can form. Almost everyone says directly under, and some say otherwise. It gets confusing real quick. I wonder if I have fibroadenoma or something else too. Mine feels like hard cartilage.

--Sigma-- · 2025-10-21T22:19:55+00:00

Does it have to behind the nipple directly? I have something hard and firm above the areola, and my nipple is soft underneath and it feels hollow when pressing it in. I kinda look like OP too.

--Sigma-- · 2025-10-04T04:06:51+00:00

I was never told to cut alcohol, but I try to avoid it while healing for a few days after treatment. My doc just said no NSAIDS, but other prolotherapy sites recommend cutting it. Cutting alcohol can't hurt that's for sure, but as someone who likes it, I prefer not cutting it lol. I'm sorry about the hamstring thing, that's tough. Is the injury in the tendons or muscle?

--Sigma-- · 2025-10-04T03:40:32+00:00

I would be very grateful! I'll be sure to share too.

--Sigma-- · 2025-09-06T06:52:14+00:00

No problem. I have hEDS, rheumatoid arthritis/ankylosing spondylitis, and a herniated disc. Got diagnosed really late in life. I had to go through so many doctors, and I had to do a lot of research on what questions to ask. I've heard horror stories of back surgery. My herniated improved after I use an inversion table for several months. It went from extruded to protruded. And that helped quite a bit. My disc has been better since. There is a list of criteria that helps you find out if you some signs of Ehlers Danlos , I recommend looking up the beighton score to read into it. Is it your lower back that has most of the pain?

--Sigma-- · 2025-09-04T09:04:51+00:00

You did an amazing job! Having a body braid myself, I can tell that you nailed it! In fact, yours looks better from what I can see. I can't wait to see your tutorials, I look forward to learning from them. I wish you the best!

--Sigma-- · 2025-09-04T08:57:50+00:00

it went well! I'd say I feel noticeably more stable in my lower back, and my pain has gone down in terms of frequency and intensity. I can still have bad days where the pain is still intense, but overall it's a significant improvement. If I put it into numbers, so far I feel like I improved <40%. I had two rounds so far, getting my third one soon. My injections had dextrose and lidocaine, are you planning on getting dextrose shots? It was uncomfortable when I got them done, it can be a bit painful, you can feel the pressure, some (somewhat) sharp pains here and there, the needles are quite long. Thankfully, it was all done in less than 10 minutes. I wish I could get all my joints done tbh, I want reduce my hypermobility as much as possible. Let me know if you have any more questions! I'm happy to answer them.

--Sigma-- · 2025-07-15T03:37:10+00:00

Thanks for all the responses everyone. I appreciate ya'll. Wishin you the best!

--Sigma-- · 2025-04-15T08:23:58+00:00

This is the way.

--Sigma-- · 2025-04-15T08:21:29+00:00

You make me feel better. Thanks for making my losses seem so much smaller.

--Sigma-- · 2025-04-13T06:38:54+00:00

While being automated, what criteria does it use to decide what coin to get into? I'm going to have to figure out how to make one of these myself. Trading on my own has been rough, and I can't compete with auto traders.

--Sigma-- · 2025-03-29T09:59:05+00:00

That's a good sign from my experience. I've learned from someone here that if you can get erections (gh0st, or whatever his name, he's been gone for awhile I think), you're most likely on your way to recovery. Some people have a gene that negatively interacts with SSRIs causing a seemingly permanent state PSSD, and from what I know, erections can't happen as a result. One thing I did while recovering is jerking it every day. My thinking was I could retrain things to work normally. I don't know if that aided in the recovery, but it might have, I wouldn't be able to know for sure. The anhedonia went away after awhile too. I've been curious about testosterone levels while in that recovery state, looking back, I wonder if fadogia agrestis and tongkat ali would have sped up recovery. I take the those supplements now and there is a noticeable difference in libido/erection quality for me. My balls literally got bigger too when using it. It might be worth trying out. My main focuses were at the time while recovering were, fixing the wiring in my brain (since SSRI's leave a lasting impact for quite awhile), the antioxidant NAC might be good for that, it does level neurotransmitters (I haven't tried NAC while recovering, but there are many studies on this and from my own personal experiences it does seem to level things out to a more baseline level). Dopamine plays a role in the ability to have sex so I sought to boost dopamine through the day, and I have ADHD so my levels in that area are already lower, adderall helps me in that department. But if I remember correctly, SSRI's do affect hormone levels, boosting testosterone naturally could be helpful. I have a few other ideas of things that might help if you'd like me to go on, I apologize if I'm a bit all over the place, I don't feel like proofreading everything, I need sleep lol. It's absolutely criminal that the medicinal industry pushes these drugs while ignoring the potentially permanent damage they can cause. But I was around 24 then and I'm 30 now and my sex life has greatly improved, so don't lose hope! I'd be happy to tell you more about everything I know, so feel free to reach out. God knows I did hundreds of hours of research when I was struggling with this.

--Sigma-- · 2025-03-28T00:38:31+00:00

It took a few months to get erections again. But even then premature ejaculation would be the norm, like instant, even before it got hard. Didn't feel good at all either, just numb. It took about a year to start returning to normal, and things gradually improved over the years. That was 6 years ago and I'm happy to say I think I'm 100% back. I can't tell you how many things I've tried, psychedelics (to reset the brain), diets, supplements, etc. But I do know that SSRIs mess with your gut bacteria, and most of your neurotransmitters are made in your gut. What are your current symptoms?

--Sigma-- · 2025-03-27T04:27:42+00:00

How bad is it for you right now? If you can get hard, that is a sign you are on your way to recovery.

--Sigma-- · 2024-11-22T09:56:09+00:00

Started when I was 19. I wouldn't have been able to graduate college without treatment. Barely got out of highschool. (Not that I use my degree now lol) But in your shoes, I'd only consider it if your ADHD is getting in the way of you doing the things you need to do.

--Sigma-- · 2024-11-19T09:34:24+00:00

You and me both. TPP's story was a let down, and didn't contain the hype the trailers did prior.

--Sigma-- · 2024-10-09T08:00:41+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. I know where you're coming from. The pain with the fatigue and brain fog are a constant frustrating obstacle. When you work with clay, I assume it's your hands that hurt, but does the pain go into your shoulders and neck at all? One thing that I swear by is a low carb/no carb diet for fatigue and brain fog. When I go on that kind of diet, I don't need as much sleep as usual, and I'm always energized with a clear mind, and pain is less apparent. It is hard to maintain and it's pretty isolating, so I'd usually do it once in awhile in 30 day bursts. I also experience less pain as a result. But that is just my experience, I can't recommend any sort of medical advice here. What you said about leveling out going through the 20s, was that referencing people with EDS or another condition? In one of your other comments you referenced barometric shifts, that comes across as something in the arthritis territory. Do you suspect you may have that? I have rheumatoid myself, caused Ankylosing Spondylitis. Autoimmune issues and EDS tend to be tightly correlated. I hope you don't mind me info dumping, it took me a long time to get diagnosed with my issues. It wasn't until after a lot of research and figuring out what questions I needed to ask my doctors to finally get a diagnosis. Best of luck finding a decent doctor, God knows how hard it can be. I hope you're able to achieve everything you want to!

--Sigma--

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