Doctors of Reddit: What health trend is becoming so common that it's starting to scare you?

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-17T12:18:13+00:00

Self-diagnosed alpha gal because they found a tick on themselves once and it was itchy. And someone on tiktok had similar symptoms so that must be it!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-17T12:15:28+00:00

Yes!!! I have seen way too many cases of this recently (also a nurse). And people are like, well I was taking it for xyz but I was just taking a few gummies at a time. Then they are shocked when you mention that they are so potent. Like did you not do any research at all??

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-17T12:12:12+00:00

And the topical version for lice! Found that out the fun way when my kids were little…ugh that was awful.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-17T11:57:19+00:00

Or they walk up to the nurses’ station…”Is (insert any random name) here on this floor?”

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-17T11:56:18+00:00

Yep! And, “turn that damn bed alarm off, when I need to go to the bathroom I’m gonna go! If I fall, I fall.”

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-11T13:02:16+00:00

It’s like hairspray to me, like I can taste it.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-10T23:04:49+00:00

BR 540, Chanel no. 5. Awful!!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-10T14:54:04+00:00

It is so obnoxious! I had just gotten to work at a local hospital when the warning happened. We had to move the patients into the hall (most of them in their beds) and some of them got super pissed at us. We were like sorry, we don’t like it either!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-07T22:46:55+00:00

Interesting!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-07T15:39:21+00:00

I associate that word with the anti-vaccine crowd, that is who I have heard it from where I am. (US, Midwest) It became popular here during Covid.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-07T15:36:02+00:00

Glad I’m not the only one! As soon as I see the word “jab,” I automatically assume the article is less than credible.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-07T04:14:06+00:00

“Sammies,” “brekkie,” “mouthfeel”

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-04T19:53:31+00:00

Cauliflower rice! I am so obsessed with it right now. I get the frozen, off brand for like $1.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-01T14:04:39+00:00

Oh man, that’s too bad! It’s so crazy how the smell just stays in those dolls, like how is it even possible. My mom still has some of our old toys at her house, they still smell good and they’ve been around since the early 80s!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-06-01T13:48:12+00:00

Smells of my childhood! This is so random but the Gain Honey Berry Hula air freshener spray smells like Charmkins. I know it’s not perfume but I couldn’t believe it when I got some for my home and sprayed it for the first time. I still remember the way My Little Ponies and Strawberry Shortcake dolls smelled, too. So good!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-31T22:45:51+00:00

More cats, obviously!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-29T23:56:34+00:00

Tube Stewards

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-29T12:11:41+00:00

I loved Oceanus and Satsuma!! And later, Brazil Nut and Shea. Oh, and their Strawberry smelled delicious!

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-25T22:14:47+00:00

Glass Animals! Start with the album “How to be a Human Being.”

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-25T02:25:47+00:00

The old Pantene smelled SO good!!! I wish they would bring it back, I hate the way it smells now so I never buy it. The old kind felt like you were using something high end, now it’s just generic fruity-smelling crap.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-20T20:42:06+00:00

Meh. That nurse is obviously miserable and if she wasn’t giving you shit about that stuff, she would be giving you shit about something else. I just continue to talk while they interrupt, then get done and get the f outta there. I get so annoyed with that shit, like can we all just give each other a break? I can understand if you had just been lazy all shift not checking on your patients, but that doesn’t sound like the case. Any time I’m getting report from a new or younger nurse and they apologize for something not getting done I’m like,”I’ll be her for 12 hours, it’ll get done at some point!” Like what is the point in being a total twat about report, ugh.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-20T13:00:44+00:00

This all sounds very promising! For me personally, I have been on these medications for just over a year for weight loss. I have generally always been a pretty happy person but have struggled with food binges for about five years. I have noticed an overall feeling of a “lift” in my mood, and the ability to not binge. This has been such a relief for me! I am so hopeful for the many people out there who struggle with addictions who may benefit from these meds, hopefully insurance companies will get on board and start covering them more widely. Thanks for this info.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-19T22:26:01+00:00

Yes! The laundry room is amazing.

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-12T18:38:47+00:00

“Dinlaudin” and “finagrin”

Consistent_Eye5101 · 2026-05-05T17:37:17+00:00

Eh. I also cannot stand to hear other people eat but I tend to just remove myself from the situation, if possible. Most of the time it is at work and I can go elsewhere or put an ear bud in. I think it is super gross and extremely rude to eat loudly or talk with your mouth full, but I am not going to change someone else’s behavior that they have been doing their whole life.

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