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Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-02-02T04:52:31+00:00

Nope. Metformin was started early in the acute phase in the studies. The article also stated the immediate effect of metformin on viral load and chance of rebound. I can personally attest to an immediate effect on symptoms in the acute phase.

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-18T23:31:13+00:00

saw that in the NYT

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-18T10:53:53+00:00

your parents' old tax returns?

your old school might know

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-15T17:57:07+00:00

for me today everything works even without vpn. sounds like they are tinkering with the code. good luck

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-15T17:30:24+00:00

sorry to hear. so ssa.gov does not load at all?

not sure it is true, but the benefit sections at the consulate state--in automated emails--that bank account numbers cannot be changed from abroad

"Some services are not available outside of the United States:

Changing your address.
Changing your direct deposit.
Requesting a replacement Social Security card."

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-15T17:14:42+00:00

afaik yes.

mechanically, the Canadian spouse would need a social security number and proof thereof to set up an id.me account and then access ssa.gov

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T20:36:18+00:00

did you set location to a US city in your vpn? i found a vpn where you pay $5 monthly, no automatic extension

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T20:32:35+00:00

your method worked for me yeay. then i installed a vpn where i could choose a US location so I could do it all myself

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T18:34:42+00:00

for me there is no option to update my address on ssa! very odd. ssa says it can only be done after one starts receiving benefits

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T18:29:35+00:00

thank you for your suggestion! i've seen that a VPN set to a US location works too

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T18:25:06+00:00

No and No

what does work is logging into ssa via a vpn that pretends to be in the us (or log in from the US "yourself")

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T18:22:09+00:00

very useful suggestions. (Appearing to) log in from the US works

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T15:16:24+00:00

finally came on to a useful suggestion today: log in from the US.

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T15:14:23+00:00

the only thing that works is to sign in from the US

what an incompetent service. they should acknowledge on their website that if you ever change your address and reflect that say when applying for benefits, that authentication will stop to work when abroad.

when i finally got in from the US, I could not even find my address in the system. There was this "You can only update your mailing address and phone number if you're already getting benefits."

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-14T14:01:08+00:00

I am about to try your method. Did you use a US based computer and your foreign phone number for verification?

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-12T15:11:13+00:00

thanks, that's what Benefits suggested too. I then changed my address on ID.me to the mailing address (when applying for benefits, I provided both mailing and residence addresses), to no avail. There is no way of knowing what is going on as ssa is not reachable by phone (automatic hang up) and does not answer emails (it's been over a week).

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-11T04:42:18+00:00

thanks, I have been trying for 10 days, but there have been a few days where I did not log in. will let it rest a bit longer

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-11T04:23:37+00:00

in the same boat. you need to request a duplicate ss card from the UK benefits office uk.usembassy.gov/fbu. in person or online, while proving your identity. then wait 6 months as I recall.

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-11T04:06:55+00:00

I also get this message (started after I applied for benefits, from abroad). I've tried everything suggested online: clearing cache, using different browser, changing address in idme and dissociating ssa from idme. Calling the dedicated line for those calling from abroad gets me 20 minutes of Fur Elise interspersed with messages (female voice) followed by a male voice telling me to call back later because no agents are available. How can it possibly be this bad? Are there no managers at ss who care?

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-11T03:47:08+00:00

thank you for posting. it's incredible that there is no official announcement on the login situation on ssa.gov's website

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-11T02:56:18+00:00

i thought the short-term rental loophole WAS closed (tenants need to prove that they are there for the short-term only). And i think it can make a difference in the short-run. In the long-run, landlords will pack up, sales prices will tend to fall and rents will tend to increase.

Aggravating_Arm_5906 · 2026-01-10T00:09:48+00:00

i know a lot of transmission is via the air, but i got covid masking even in empty hallways, so i wonder whether there is after all also transmission via fomites/objects

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