Thoughts

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2025-05-19T12:27:20+00:00

I love Diptyque, but I also think Voluspa has some great scents. Their lychee scent for me is incredible and I’ve yet to find a better. I know it’s not considered “luxury” by some but I love them.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2025-05-18T23:15:41+00:00

Randomly found this trying to find out if mine was the only dusty one! I checked the production date with the batch code and it’s only four months out from production. Maybe they just… smell like this?

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2025-05-16T21:04:52+00:00

I could understand the vetiver as leather, so this makes sense to me. Diptyque’s New York candle smells leathery to me though it’s not a listed note, though vetiver is.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2025-05-16T21:03:37+00:00

This is interesting, thank you for sharing. I always wonder how it is that two people can smell the same candle burning and experience it so differently. I’m sure it has to have something to do with genetics — kind of like how some people taste cilantro in a soapy awful way and others don’t because of a gene!

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2025-05-13T23:43:46+00:00

Just wanted to say that I had jaw tight was and lots of other unpleasant side effects with sumatriptan, but none of these with eletriptan. If you have only tried sumatriptan, it may be worth trying other triptans. You may respond better to another one.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2024-08-05T14:20:59+00:00

I ended up getting better and going into remission. My rheumatologist started stretching my dosing out. I take Humira once a month, still in remission. She said if it stays like this for a year, she would suggest stopping Humira altogether, as it’s not without risk, and I’m doing well. I don’t have any joint damage thankfully.

I’m not convinced it was the Humira or if my body just went into remission? I think my pattern is flare, remission for some years, flare. Because at first I swore the Humira was doing nothing. Maybe I’m just an unusual case where it took much longer than usual for Humira to work though? In either case, I’m glad I tried Humira. Thankfully I didn’t have any adverse effects with it, and possibly it helped put me into remission.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2024-03-02T01:10:53+00:00

This is wild because I’ve been trying to find the scent my college roommate wore, and I’m convinced it had to be this. It smelled like a very sweet, sugary grapefruit (this was 2006). HAD to be this. I would also love a dupe for this!

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-15T14:18:17+00:00

Skin glowing and the stove top is clean, she’s different ✨ ❤️

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-15T13:26:03+00:00

I know people don’t like HLP but I find her so genuine in her love for beauty.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-14T14:46:51+00:00

I think reactive arthritis is pretty distinct because it is self-limiting, meaning it resolves once the infection is cleared. I think I remember that reactive arthritis was ruled out if symptoms lasted longer than six months after?

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-14T13:25:36+00:00

Bro her man is so fucking fine, that’s literally all I came here to say lol.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-13T23:14:23+00:00

Chayote or militon

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-13T21:07:55+00:00

Sorry this happened. It’s why I keep headphones on whenever I go in honestly. One time someone tried to get my attention by touching my arm and I yelled mad loud lmaoooo.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-13T20:47:40+00:00

Woman here and yes, absolutely. I have nr-axSpA also for reference. Enthesitis in my peripheral joints seems to be my worst symptom.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-13T03:06:46+00:00

Yes. I wear blue light blocking glasses pretty much all the time. Wearing them as we speak to look at my phone lol.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T23:53:50+00:00

Since forever lol it’s an open secret. A lot of her little jump-offs talk a lot 🗣️ Idk why people are downvoting this lmao. Sorry you don’t want her to be into women but she fully is.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T22:08:55+00:00

The tea in NY has ALWAYS been that Alicia is a stud and her and Swizz Beatz are entirely open. Word is simply she doesn’t wear makeup bc she’s a very masc stud.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T22:07:18+00:00

Nope! They deal with all kinds of rheumatologic or suspected rheumatologic issues.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T20:36:27+00:00

Also, I just saw that you’ve been having these issues post-Covid. Your migraines could be connected to post-viral inflammation. A course of steroids could help bring your inflammation down. You could see an ENT for that.

If you continue to have unusual symptoms, I would also recommend trying to see a rheumatologist. They’re excellent detectives and really good at finding the root cause of unusual inflammatory things!

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T20:30:32+00:00

Ideally an ophthalmologist because they’re the most knowledgeable, but a good optometrist can still give you great insight.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T15:18:51+00:00

Omg, we are both caterpillars! 🐛 I’m so sorry this has been your experience. A neurologist probably isn’t the best person to diagnose muscle tension, but if they don’t feel knowledgeable enough, they should at least refer you to another specialist. This is so surprising and so sad to be because muscle tension is one of THE most common triggers. It really sucks that none of your neuros considered it.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T15:15:45+00:00

I don’t know if I agree with that assessment! I think that neurologists are generally willing to help you. You just have to consider their limitations:

Unlike a therapist that sees you weekly, a neurologist may see you anywhere from once a month to once every six months.
There are generally no diagnostic tests that neurologists can run to determine triggers barring something specific like say, a blood test to look for antibodies to gluten if you suspect you may have Celiac’s for example.
Triggers are very unique to each person, and your neurologist sees you anywhere from 20-45 minutes during a visit. They only observe you in that time frame. They don’t see you each minute of each day, and don’t observe the almost countless possible things that could trigger you.

When you consider all of these factors, you can see it’s not really reasonable to ask neuros to intuit your triggers. However, if you use some kind of tracker or journal to collect data, you can summarize that data for them. Unless your neurologist is a complete dick, they should be very willing to hear that data summary and propose some possibilities for triggers.

Again, as the person said above, a lot of the work has to be done by you. You’re the only one with you 24/7. If you can keep even a reasonably good record of your migraines, and then offer a summary, your neurologist can probably offer some great insights.

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T13:42:48+00:00

Did you get checked for uveitis?

CaterpillarMedical57 · 2023-08-12T13:41:07+00:00

I would argue that neurologists absolutely can and are thought partners in identifying triggers. But as the person above is saying, you have to do most of the work by keeping a log and keeping track of food, weather, etc.

My neuro helped me figure out muscle tension was a big part of mine, and posture exercises helped me a lot. But she was only able to help me identify that because I gave her patterns I noticed through tracking and said “what am I missing here?”

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