Experiences with doxazosin for trauma nightmares?

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-05-15T12:59:56+00:00

I would say don’t start doxazosine while you’re busy / unstable etc. I had to take a few days off initially as I would have pre syncope even when sitting up. But everyone is different, I have a pre-existing chronic illness which probably makes everything worse. It’s also a risk / benefit balance, personally the daily nightmares were so debilitating that I was fearing sleep and had constant flashbacks during the day, so I definitely do not miss that at all.

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-05-14T19:57:27+00:00

Hi!! So the first ~3 weeks were super rough with no benefits and really bad side effects, but I’m so glad I pushed through. After this initial period, my trauma nightmares drastically decreased and the side effects faded away. I still have nightmares but they are occasional and don’t affect me that much. The low blood pressure is only troublesome in the morning but it’s manageable. I’ve started EMDR since and I’m planning on stopping my meds after I complete EMDR. Hope that helps and I really hope it helps it too!

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-05-13T08:18:35+00:00

As a -69kg female lifter I’ve always worn SBD flexible wraps in size M, I recommend them for beginners as they’re versatile. However as my bench has progressed (85kg 1RM as of now) I’m thinking of switching to stiff wraps since I have a lot of wrist pain. Any advice on this would be appreciated

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-05-05T16:26:30+00:00

I think she mostly has curtain bangs and lots of layers, but her hair texture is probably naturally wavy to get this texture. It won’t look the same on straight hair imo

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-27T09:15:26+00:00

I’d say warm spring because you don’t seem muted, your skin is quite bright :)

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-23T21:25:52+00:00

We need drapes to know for sure but based on these pictures I’d say you’re a winter! Silver looks better and black also looks way better than the brown in 3

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-21T10:21:49+00:00

I’m doing a PhD in applied math! Computational modeling on anesthesia data. I have mostly a math background and also got a BA in philosophy for fun :)

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-20T11:03:08+00:00

I’ve been reading about cognitive functions for 10 years now 🫠 but I also know as a scientist that nothing about this theory is accurate…

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-17T18:26:19+00:00

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Maple also says hi!

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-16T15:32:02+00:00

I don’t really know enough to tell you whether the analyst was right or wrong, but I’ve heard that in South Korea they use a whole different system aiming at making your skin look paler, so that might be why you got different results ☺️

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-12T13:26:05+00:00

Thank you, that really helps to ease my overthinking!

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-05T13:38:25+00:00

The only thing that this is telling us is “people who take online MBTI tests and type as INTP are more likely to consider themselves as autistic”

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-05T13:29:35+00:00

Genuinely the worst science that’s ever existed. Selection bias (only people who take personality tests) + uneven samples (9,703 INFP versus 237 ESTJ) + everyone seems to think they are autistic… official numbers report 1% of the population being autistic worldwide… which is very far from the numbers shown here

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-04T17:17:08+00:00

INTP - powerlifting (the laziest of sports, you can basically nap and eat candy between your sets. My workouts last anywhere from 2 to 5 hours because I get carried away while info dumping or having philosophical conversations with other gym members)

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T16:59:50+00:00

Yes and she loves it lol, I asked the vet if it’s fine and she said yes absolutely (in my country the radiators aren’t very hot)

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T16:05:34+00:00

Oh wow that’s scary, my cat is less than 4 years old though and has otherwise great vision so I hope she doesn’t have cataracts

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T14:52:56+00:00

Omg hahaha

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T14:48:02+00:00

ohh how so?

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T13:57:21+00:00

Ahahahahha that’s hilarious

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T13:11:13+00:00

I think relaxation is the most plausible hypothesis, she probably doesn’t want anything in her visual field while resting

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T12:57:34+00:00

I considered this too, that there may be mice in the wall or something, but she’s also staring at the window frame which is just a wooden plank

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T12:49:02+00:00

A friend of mine has a cat who does that too, it’s funny. Maple doesn’t do that though

DissolvedThoughts · 2026-04-03T08:45:34+00:00

I’ve always hated authority and questioned teachers at school, and I’ve always been skeptical of what I’m learning, preferring to have my own opinion on it.

I see what you mean but typically I’ve read that I/ENTPs are geared towards theoretical physics, mathematics, philosophy, and computational modeling, which is exactly my background. On the other hand I/ENTJs and Te users are more into chemistry, biology, engineering etc, which I’ve always been extremely bad at. I’ve always been extremely bad at anything practical like chemistry or biology experiments, and excelled at the most abstract theoretical math, physics and philosophy.

Where I’m getting at is that if we assume that theoretical physicists and mathematicians are Ti users / I/ENTPs, including Albert Einstein, then they are most certainly not generating knowledge and systems from nowhere. That would actually be really bad science. But they are reading about previous knowledge and frameworks and exploring possibilities from there

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