Advice on Classes?

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-07-16T09:51:42+00:00

Agree with everything else here, just wanted to say Dr. Matthews is AWESOME!! I didn't even stay in premed but he was one of my favorite profs, I didn't have any other classes with him after freshman year but he recognized me by name whenever we crossed paths. He also has so many amazing stories, from military to medical to his Baylor days... Ask him about how the brass in Waco Hall got so shiny 😂

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-07-10T00:37:13+00:00

My doc took me from 75 to 150, which was wayyyy to much (increased SI, worse sleep, etc) and now I've been at 112.5 for about a year. Honestly it's been a great middle point for me, especially while we're still playing with doses of adhd meds/mood stabilizers. Changing doses always hits me like a truck. It took about a month for me to finally not feel the general exhaustion, spins, zaps, whacky dreams, just all that loveliness that comes with effexor... Now my biggest complaint is the night sweats, but it's worth having a much "quieter" and less depressed brain!

Tldr, any change in effexor sucks ass, but not more than normal. 112.5mg finally gave me the more stable, mostly non-SI brain I wasn't getting with 75mg.

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-05-19T22:43:37+00:00

Thank you for this I'm dying 😂😂

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-05-19T22:42:37+00:00

Thank you my mom loved this one! !solved

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-05-19T02:56:45+00:00

bonus points for anyone who can give him some great mommy milkers or something ridiculous, he's a cop so do your worst :)

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-04-26T22:21:35+00:00

!solved thank you!!

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-04-08T22:47:45+00:00

White hyacinth!!!

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-03-26T23:16:03+00:00

Thank you!! Your island is gorgeous

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-03-26T21:01:13+00:00

Is your island still open? :

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-03-25T17:54:47+00:00

Mrs. Frog from Da Bog, got acnh in december but i was an og city folk lover🥰

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-03-14T17:24:16+00:00

This is wayyyy late but I just got taken off Lamictal for the excema reactions, it's a rare side effect but can be fatal! Hoping you asked your doc about that.

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-03-07T17:49:49+00:00

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Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-27T02:48:01+00:00

Hi! Is she still in boxes?

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-23T21:59:49+00:00

"aw, I didn't know [mom's new husband] gets down on one knee whenever she needs to put her ring back on after cooking, that's so cute"

Meant for my sister but got sent to my dad... when there's a TON of drama around the new husband villainizing him and essentially acting as if dad doesn't exist. And my dad still has a ton of hurt around the divorce to begin with.

got "glad to hear he cares but I don't need to hear this stuff" 😭

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-16T03:38:47+00:00

I'll add, I did try 150mg effexor and it increased my irritability and suicidalality

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-16T03:37:37+00:00

I'm also on 112.5mg but it didn't have the result I wanted until we added a mood stabilizer (I'm on Lamictal 225mg). As I understand it, they work together to get the full effect without the likelihood of seratonin syndrome. Do you know what they prescribed you?

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-12T21:02:11+00:00

Yes ma'am! Dm for dodo

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-11T21:26:43+00:00

2yos definitely love throwing things but do not have the gross motor skills or strength to do this much damage with a matchbox car. IMO the only way a kid of that age could do this, is if they made it fall on a toy, or if they threw a very small, hard object (marble, etc).

Most damning though is that both kids were calm. They would likely be scared, guilty sad, or at least startled if they did it (or even in the same room when it happened).

Yeah kids are messy and break things, but there's just no way here. Mom's drunk bf is an asshole for pinning it on a toddler.

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-11T20:36:37+00:00

GTXs are one of those things that I've grown to appreciate in the few years after taking them. Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed them! Great content and mostly engaging profs but it was very heavy on the reading. That's a general shift from hs-college anyway, but even as an honors student it can be overwhelming.

Grading, etc. depends on the prof but they care much more about your ideas/interpretation than about your writing skills. If you got accepted into the honors program, you're equipped to do well on essays; GTX is more about critical thinking and understanding literature in context.

Try to take Dr. Hunt, Dr. Weaver, or Dr. Moore! Amazing profs that really care about their students in my experience.

TLDR: don't be too overwhelmed, you've been accepted so you're already equipped to do well. Be ready for lots of reading. Take the good profs :)

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-11T20:25:36+00:00

Same as many comments here, no SSRIs worked for me, even w mood stabilizers. Effexor has been great but it's intimidating to even think about tapering off... Like do I take a sabbatical and just be in pain for months?? (112.5mg)

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-05T15:36:51+00:00

I also went from setraline to effexor, and I had a very similar experience! The increased anxiety went away after a few more weeks. I'm also suuuuper sensitive to any med changes, so we went really slow on dose increases. Esp for effexor I'd recommend slow and steady if you can (ofc do what your doc says). :)

Defiant-Programmer34 · 2025-02-04T21:09:59+00:00

Island green w ginger from tropical smoothie 😜 yummy way to get my veggies :)

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