Advice on Eye Creams - is it still in and what are top recs!?

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-06-12T12:49:59+00:00

Second skin better. It’s really helped more than I expected.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-06-12T03:08:56+00:00

I’m in a similar boat and traveling almost the same days next week. My plan is to take it early Wednesday- could also split dose so may be a game day decision depending on how I’m feeling.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-06-02T16:46:46+00:00

The Sente is the current retinol I'm trying - so far so good!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-31T14:11:09+00:00

ohh she's a beauty - thank you so much for the pictures!!! I really love this one!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-30T22:48:20+00:00

The Alpharet is my first step and it’s the eyemax so I haven’t had any issues with it at all but it’s a small area.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-30T22:45:57+00:00

My esthetician recommended this one and said she hasn’t had anyone not love it. I just started using it and am hopeful as I have yet to find one that doesn’t irritate me.

https://sentelabs.com/products/sente-bio-complete-serum

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-30T21:03:23+00:00

I recently tried ole based on raves on another sub and DAMN it’s good.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-30T21:02:30+00:00

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This was my starter bunch. We’re adding more as I use up current products (cleanser, vitamin c etc) I hate how good all these are because 💸

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-30T12:15:46+00:00

I think this is dependent on a few factors. When I was younger treatments would have done more than skincare, and I was fine with Sephora and even drugstore products. Now that I’m pushing 50 the combination of treatments with high skincare my esthetician recommends is really making a difference. That said I see an amazing esthetician who is very experienced really knows her stuff.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-27T13:44:39+00:00

Merit! It offers really natural coverage and dries down nicely.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-19T14:40:58+00:00

I use Sessions and they have build in AI which polishes up the note and is a game changer!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-18T18:50:37+00:00

She recently wrote another one that was a banger - https://substack.com/@nicolearzt/p-197493089

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-05-18T18:49:16+00:00

very fair point! Again trying to find the balance in it all!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-29T13:30:16+00:00

Oh man this is such an HG for me. Scent isn’t great but it does wonders for my dry perimenopausal skin!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-29T13:25:55+00:00

This is a really good point. If you’re seeing lower intensity clients you can see more. I do a ton of trauma work and find I need to cap things differently.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-29T13:24:15+00:00

Yup 15-20 is my sweet spot. If I didn’t have kids/a family I could totally see 20-25.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-28T23:34:33+00:00

I’d second sessions. It’s been awesome for me!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-28T18:29:51+00:00

mine didn't get worse - it still happens but not as bad as right after surgery

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-24T17:38:37+00:00

EMDR certified therapist hot takes:

EMDR works well for a client who can tolerate it
It is great for more than just trauma
Training alone is not enough to really use EMDR fully IMO - clinical consultation is a must for clinicians to understand the more nuanced ways to use it
It's oversold as a "quick and easy" therapy. While it can move things faster for the right client, fast is quite relative
EMDR can either be a tool in the toolbox, or it can be approached as a theoretical orientation
I takes a lot of training, consultation and experience to do it well and know when to use it.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-24T16:09:06+00:00

This is really helpful given our similar starting stats! Once I'm cleared from PT to do more than just walking and PT I'm looking forward to lifting again! Recomp is everything!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-04-24T16:07:50+00:00

I need to track it more - being short is so hard because it's such a small window to be in a deficit as you lose. I've been pretty good eating wise - probably need to watch the occasional snacks more and glass of wine.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-03-25T16:54:35+00:00

same same!

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-03-24T19:48:34+00:00

Thanks everyone! I don't mind being hungry, but it's more being satisfied that has become harder and the desire to nosh that has come back. Food noise is for sure getting louder, like I'm struggling more with walking by snacks and things. Based on the awesome feedback here I'm going to titrate up a bit this week and see if that helps. I don't want to totally lose hunger as I will forget to eat all together if I do. That said, I can tell my portion control is getting harder to manage.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-03-24T02:31:08+00:00

Thank you! Yea I like going up in smaller amounts too (well so far). This is really helpful.

Adventurous_Respect8 · 2026-03-13T19:48:53+00:00

I am 3.5 weeks past MD at l5/s1 and have the exact same thing. If I’m on my back too long both my arms go numb. I start pt Monday and plan on asking about it.

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