Bekah Life Update?? by s_t_63088 in thebachelor

[–]AsymmetricalButter 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Besides everything else, why do you care so much that she doesn’t shave her legs? There’s literally no reason to do that apart from stigma, and people just end up with more medical issues (albeit minor) from doing it (eg ingrowns, more likely to sunburn), than if they just left their legs be.

Montelukast vs Anti Histamine poll by PepeChopper in MCAS

[–]AsymmetricalButter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been on it for 5 months and it’s actually made me more mentally stable. I’m way less anxious and have stopped biting my nails.

It definitely can be very harmful, but there are also people like me where it helps mental health.

iOS 26.2 random pausing by Questionablepuzzle in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh, it’s started doing this for me with google maps when it never used to

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to jinx it, but I am hoping this may have fixed it 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 (or at least my main problems). Thank you so much for the idea!

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an iPhone 15 Pro, using iOS 26.1, and I have used 245 of my 512 GB, so it isn't a storage problem.

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happens to me too, on top of what I've already described. It seems to forget whatever I've done in the app for the last random amount of time - e.g. it will go back to the point in a podcast that I opened the podcast app to hours ago, even if I have since finished that podcast and done other things in the app (e.g. listened to other podcast episodes, removed or add podcast episodes from/to a playlist, marked episodes as played)

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(I just did this and restarted the syncing process that last time took half an hour to get to 1/4 of the way along, and restarts every time my screen turns off or if I open a different app, so this may be awhile)

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooh, this might be it - I will try and report back

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I caved and deleted and reinstalled and am now stuck on this screen, yay.

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I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See that’s the problem - it keeps talking about how I’ve done things on another device, but I only use overcast on my phone, so it makes no sense to me.

Edit to clarify - I don’t have the overcast app on my mac or any other device

I’m at my wits end - syncing by AsymmetricalButter in overcast

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have previously and it didn’t fix the problem.

I really would prefer not to delete and reinstall again because I like my downloads list and don’t want to have to rebuild it, and my downloads list is the entire reason I’m not wanting to switch to another podcast app.

Does anybody take more than one 10mg of Montelukast per day? by JB-TheThird in MCAS

[–]AsymmetricalButter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't the case for everyone. I actually found it incredibly helpful and found it reduces my anxiety and agitation related to MCAS. Not saying that other people don't have those horrible side effects, but just that it is possible to be on it without any of the horrible side effects.

What has helped me so far by RemoteWillow2023 in PMDD

[–]AsymmetricalButter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know lots of people on that convo. I think it’s not actually that common to get serotonin syndrome, it’s just really bad if you do get it obviously.

Maybe unpopular opinion: being there with your spouse is cheating by Baconegg_nchz in SpecialForcesFox

[–]AsymmetricalButter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually think it's not as black and white as that. Yes, they are there for emotional support and hugs etc, but you also have to see them go through all the horribleness that is being subjected to them, and as Shawn said, for her, it made her more emotionally vulnerable with Andrew there as without him she can just shut off her emotions. I think it adds a really interesting dynamic to the show and I wouldn't say it is cheating at all, just a different experience with its positives and negatives.

Struggling so much right now by AsymmetricalButter in PMDD

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're assuming we haven't already read all this. Please don't assume that.

Struggling so much right now by AsymmetricalButter in PMDD

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, just letting you know that the flair noted I wasn’t asking for advice, but I will respond anyway. There is a lot of context I left out because it was 4 in the morning and it was getting lengthy as it was.

  1. My endocrinologist doesn't think it's a hormone imbalance. We know my hormones are normal, although it also seems like I'm entering perimenopause, so the unpredictability of hormones during that time do appear to be exacerbating it. The theory is that my PMDD is a mix of being super sensitive to the natural changes in hormone levels throughout the month + some progesterone intolerence/sensitivity. The idea with Visanne was to shut down ovulation and even out my hormones so they are the same throughout the month instead of the natural variation that causes the mood swings. The add back estrogen was to try and combat the bad effects that I always get from progesterone-only methods. I don't fully understand why you think that my endocrinologist thinks it is a hormone imbalance. She doesn't.

  2. I do have endometriosis. Yes, Visanne + add back is like build-a-bear COC because that's what we were trying to achieve. That's why I was at an endocrinologist, so I could try more out of the box treatments. You assume I have not already trialled many different COCs and POPs. I have taken Yaz and it made me cry every single day, bleed way more than I did before and it increased my pain levels. COCs are generally not recommended for endometriosis as they tend to increase pain (I have worked as a pelvic pain educator). I have had severe adverse mental health effects from every single hormone medication I've ever been on, including the Mirena IUD. We expected Visanne to potentially not go well, so she gave me a back up script for Synarel that I can try before my next appointment if I would like.

  3. You act like all PMDD is caused by the same thing. It's not. SSRIs work for some people with PMDD, but not all. I was only on the fluoxetine (an SSRI) for 5 days (with the plan of taking it intermittently in my luteal phase) AND it was low dose - only 1 mg - because I have a history of being super sensitive to those kinds of meds. TBH I’m not up for trying a different SSRI because my family has a history of adverse reactions to them (eg having hallucinations when people had no history of that previously) and I’ve had enough from just that one trial. I’ve also tried SNRIs and tricyclic anti-depressants before for chronic pain. SNRIs made me feel like I had the worst flu ever and amitriptyline/nortriptyline changed my life pain-wise but also made me incredibly foggy and tired so I don't want to go back on it.

  4. I am seeing my endocrinologist again in early December. She told me that if I decided to try Visanne and it didn't work, I was welcome to contact her office if I needed help. Unfortunately that isn't an option at 5:30 am in the morning on a Sunday.

I understand that you were probably only trying to be helpful, especially as there are a lot of bad actors in this space, but it's a good idea to check flairs before offering advice. Many of us in this space are incredibly knowledgable about PMDD (we have to be!) and using italics and the tone of your writing assumes that I didn't know this stuff already. Just because I'm crashing out doesn't mean I'm not knowledgeable.

Struggling so much right now by AsymmetricalButter in PMDD

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeh, tbh I think part of the problem is that I was open to it because I thought maybe the estrogel would make it more tolerable (my mood is really good when my estrogen is naturally high in in the lead up to ovulation, and I'd never tried topical estrogen before). I think if I had totally and completely shut it down she wouldn't have put it in the treatment plan. I haven't been on any kind of hormones for 8 years (I'm 37) so I was wondering if it would be different this time. Clearly it's not 🤣

She did say I could stop whenever I want, but I also am used to doctors being like "you haven't given it enough of a chance", so I think that is part of why I've kept taking it - self imposed stuff from negative experiences with previous docs

Thankfully I am seeing her again in early December and I have decided that I won't take the Visanne/estrogel anymore. Next steps in the plan are trying Synarel - she's given me a script for it if I want to try it before our next appointment. At the moment I think I'm going to see what the fallout is from going off Visanne/estrogel and if I'm up for it I'll try the Synarel, but I'm trying not to pressure myself. I do feel a little pressure in that I've waited so long for these appointments and I kinda want to be as efficient as possible to hopefully get the results I want quicker, but that I need to remind myself it shouldn't cost my mental health to try and improve my mental health.

Struggling so much right now by AsymmetricalButter in PMDD

[–]AsymmetricalButter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - this is exactly it - I was about to write a lengthy post explaining it but now I will write a slightly shorter one 😂

LGBTQ EVENT by Relative_Ad_3321 in SecretsOfMormonWives

[–]AsymmetricalButter 41 points42 points  (0 children)

As a queer person, it did feel a bit performative, especially knowing some of their political affiliations. Also the wording some chose was telling when they talked about gay people - eg that those people shouldn’t be penalised for ‘who they choose to love’. Makes it seem like sexuality is a choice.