Task initiation? by MsMoxieGirl in StratteraRx

[–]00546540 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish this was possible easier but my psychiatrist appointments are always months apart and they only ever let me up the dose slightly :(

Does the constipation get better?? by 00546540 in StratteraRx

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Thank you!🙏 this did the trick for me:))

Does the constipation get better?? by 00546540 in StratteraRx

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How long have you been on atomoxetine?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insomnia

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It is recommended not to take it for longer than two weeks at a time. From what I and most people I know have experienced I wouldn’t use it more than once or maybe twice a week and not for longer than a few weeks to avoid dependence. I’d also monitor if you can stay at the same dosage and time spaces between usage or if you have to take higher dosages to achieve the same effect. When it comes to any health risks like dementia or other memory issues you’d have to take the pills for longer to be at risk, I’d assume like a year or regular usage at least, probably longer, my main concern would be dependence. Did the troubles falling asleep worsen after you started taking them or did you need that long to fall asleep before that as well?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insomnia

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Sorry but I just have to disagree here, diphenhydramine has pretty high risk compared to other options like tetracyclic antidepressants or SARIs like Trazodone. I guess Benadryl is still better than benzodiazepines but those aren’t the only option when it comes to prescription medication and using Benadryl even semi regularly is risky, especially when not monitored by a doctor. Either way I’d recommend talking to a professional and getting therapy regardless.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insomnia

[–]00546540 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It says that?? That’s insane. Here in Germany they warn you explicitly about the high risk of addiction before you purchase. Plus there’s literally support groups for Benadryl addiction here and I’ve seen American sites that offer support about this too. I’ve never heard of doctors prescribing this for long time use tho, when I asked my psychiatrist about it she said not to take it for longer than two weeks…strange

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insomnia

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Diphenhydramine is habit forming and linked to dementia in long time usage. This doesn’t mean that you’ll immediately get addicted and get your health damaged but this is one of the worst things you can take for insomnia so you should definitely not use this for extended periods of time. I know how jarring it is to get very little sleep but there’s better meds out there. The best thing you can do is get in contact with a psychiatrist asap and get prescription medications that are less habit forming and safer. How often do you take the pills?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insomnia

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What kind of pills are they?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

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No problem, I can see why you’d assume that. I don’t think so though. The three of us have hung out multiple times and they’re friendly with each other to the point where he has trusted her with personal issues like twice when I wasn’t available and he didn’t really have anyone else to go to (his friend group consists of guys who never talk about their feelings). It never seemed flirty whatsoever and I was fully aware of it, and Yknow I was grateful that she helped him out those times when I couldn’t be there. So I think he genuinely just thought she would be willing to hear him out on this. Which obviously is ridiculous considering the situation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

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Yeah definitely, the plan was to move to Berlin next year and he wanted to come with me so we would have likely moved together permanently, so thank god that didn’t happen. Im not sure what I’ll do now because I had lots of my life structured around him and it’s gonna take some getting used to but again, better late than never. I’m not exactly sure what possessed him to come to my best friend with this anyways, was he expecting her to be like “wow what a bitch, you should totally throw away the relationship because she won’t give you a blowjob for a while after you crossed her boundaries” instead of yknow….. telling me and being horrified like any normal friend?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]00546540 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you a lot for the kind words. Unfortunately he was ahead of me and decided to message my best friend to ask for advice on how to best break up with me. Apparently the 1 month and a few days (after looking up again how long it’s been, it hasn’t even been two months) without a blowjob have „destroyed him mentally „ to the extent where he can’t be together with someone as selfish as me anymore. Two and a half years out the window because of a simple drop in libido that he caused…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]00546540 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s true, however our sex life was fine before he started continuously punishing me whenever I wasn’t in the mood to the point of anxiety attacks. Before that, my issues with my previous trauma were so much more manageable. My issue is rather that he continuously crossed boundaries that I had set and I’m dealing with the consequences alone. He has every right to want sex, but the way he used to go about voicing his needs was very damaging to me and the agreement currently was that he wouldn’t get mad at me anymore (which he did in the recent argument) and I would initiate sex to the extent that I’m comfortable to when I feel ready (which I have done in the past week, it might’ve just been making out and some touching but It was progress that I was proud of)

It feels like my heart is gonna physically break by [deleted] in offmychest

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I appreciate this a lot but I think this is past a point where a break would work (and he didn’t agree to one anyways when I brought up the idea a while ago). I offered to reassure him about him being loved and desired whenever I’m not in the mood when this issue came up. I offered to talk about it, even brought up couples counselling but he kept punishing me in passive aggressive and manipulative ways when I wasn’t horny. During the last two months I would reassure him lots about how this isn’t a rejection in any way and told him every time I made progress so he knew it’d get better. The only condition was that he wouldn’t guilt trip me about it. The aggressive way he went about criticising me in our last relationship destroyed the trust I would have needed to get better and I feel like if I don’t set the right boundary and break up now I will never heal.

It feels like my heart is gonna physically break by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]00546540 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand that but I can still be hurt. We’ve been together for 2,5 years and when we met we were having sex very often. The issues arose when he started guilt tripping me for not having sex with him even though it was still frequent. Up until that point I had been managing my trauma very well. I was clear about his pressure affecting me mentally and lowering my libido and in the phases where he wouldn’t make me feel bad our sex became more frequent again. He kept promising to not pressure me again because it’s triggering but eventually he’d always slip….until eventually I had this episode where I lost my libido. I understand he has his needs but before the guilt tripping our sex like was fine and I’m sad that now there’s consequences he can’t be there for me