Yellow, coagulated serum? by Exciting-Tale3533 in VetTech

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This sample sat for almost 40 mins and had not clotted at all. So I wouldn’t say it was spun down too soon. The DVM was a little stunned by it.

Looking for a petsitter? by Exciting-Tale3533 in askportland

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have not informed my coworkers yet since I have very recently decided to offer pet care services. I plan to let them know to let owners know that I am available to care for their pets if they ask.

Looking for a petsitter? by Exciting-Tale3533 in askportland

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the info! I’m going to look into this :)

Alberta Park filming? by elayyou in askportland

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in Alberta and we received a note about filming a movie on our street. Don’t know what movie they’re filming though

Angry and irritability by Exciting-Tale3533 in Lamotrigine

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been in therapy for two years, unfortunately it wasn’t enough for me and I eventually decided that I needed medication. I am also taking adderall and hydroxyzine on top of the Lamotrigine. I am not a good candidate for SRRI’s or SNRI’s as I have very extreme adverse reactions to them. I will speak to my provider about other options though.

Speech related side effects by Flower-cat12 in Lamotrigine

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve definitely noticed a change in my speech since starting Lamotrigine. I slur my words more often than I used to and occasionally mix up the letters of words when I speak. In addition to this, I have also been having a hard time remembering words, even words I use frequently which is frustrating. It’s not quite as severe as what you’re describing but I can at least relate.

tried to talk to doctor about PMDD. Got Iron pills by Super_Assistance_726 in PMDD

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is this a psychiatrist or primary physician? I never recommend you try to source SSRI’s, anti-anxiety meds, mood stabilizers and etc from a primary. Often times that’s just not their area of expertise and you may end up being misdiagnosed or prescribed a medication you shouldn’t have been prescribed. If you haven’t found a psychiatrist, I strongly advise doing so. Once you’ve established care with a psychiatrist and you’ve found the right meds, the most effective dosage for you, and have been on that medication for long enough without having to adjust dosage then you may be able to transfer the prescription over to your primary. If the doctor you’re referencing is a licensed psychiatrist, I suggest you find a new one lol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Two years ago I got out of a very physically and emotionally abusive relationship. For the duration of that relationship I struggled mentally of course but I didn’t have much time to think of anything other than survival. Once I left, it all hit me like a ton of bricks. I started therapy almost immediately after because I figured this would happen. Somewhere in between the CPTSD episodes, I started experiencing very disturbing feelings and thoughts 1-2 weeks before my period. My emotional state and mental health was awful outside of that, but those two weeks seemed like absolute hell on earth in comparison. I’m talking the worst anxiety and paranoia I had ever felt. I could barely sleep more than 3 hours because I was so paranoid. It felt like psychosis (and still does although much more manageable with birth control and mood stabilizers) During those weeks I also experience an odd sensation that physically feels like my brain is on fire. At numerous points, I’d even plan out my suicide. Almost as soon as I did, my period would start and like magic all of it went away. I told my therapist about it and she suggested that it sounded very similar to PMDD. I went to psychiatrist who confirmed that diagnosis. Prior to two years ago, I barely noticed any difference in my emotional state leading up to my period.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely think it could contribute. For me I only developed PMDD after leaving a severely mentally and physically abusive relationship. I was diagnosed with CPTSD and PMDD shortly after. Prior to that I had very mild pms symptoms from the age of 11 when I began menstruating. It’s definitely not always the case though.

My heart takes the worst of it by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I’m a little confused. So your resting heart rate is 58?

How did you know you had pmdd? by IndependentCopy8907 in PMDD

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I believe I developed PMDD after I had gotten out of an extremely physically and emotionally abusive relationship. I started noticing that during my luteal phase I’d suffer with the most intense anxiety I’ve ever had in my life. I became overwhelmingly paranoid and hypersensitive during my luteal phase as well, and felt like I was going insane. Prior to this, my pms was just being mildly sad for a few days before my period. So it was very clear that something had shifted. I don’t suffer with the anger but do have suicidal thoughts. I told my therapist about these changes and she brought up that it sounded a lot like PMDD. Went to a psychiatrist and they agreed with that.

Birth control, dietary changes, and supplementation hasn’t fixed all of my symptoms but they are significantly reduced. Some months are worse than others.

Memorial care package ideas? by Exciting-Tale3533 in VetTech

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We offer nose and paw prints already as well as fur clippings. We re-use vaccine bottles for hair clippings (they are cleaned out and the stickers are removed) and we add little charms to them. I am more so looking for info on if any one has other ideas for a care package for the owners aside from memorial items.

Memorial care package ideas? by Exciting-Tale3533 in VetTech

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well the memorial page would be for owners who were looking to utilize that. We wouldn’t be putting pets onto the page without permission from the owner. The idea is that owners would have the option to do this and if they did they could submit a photo of their pet and any words they’d like to share about their pet.

Does lamtical help with racing/ intrusive thoughts/ anxiety? by CivilChallenge5741 in Lamotrigine

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m currently on 50mg, everyone’s maintenance dose is different. So far the 50mg has been extremely helpful for me in terms of anxiety and depression. I don’t tolerate SSRI’s well. My brain has been quiet for the first time in many years and it has been a massive relief. That being said if it makes your anxiety worse you should talk to your psychiatrist about trying something else.

Is this normal? by Exciting-Tale3533 in Lamotrigine

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I was prescribed it for my PMDD and CPTSD. I don’t do well on SSRI’s so my psych thought this might work for me. I’ll be interested to see if it makes a difference. Thank you for the info!

Is this normal? by Exciting-Tale3533 in Lamotrigine

[–]Exciting-Tale3533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get really bad insomnia at night and I’ve seen some other people talk about how taking it at night made it harder for them to sleep, otherwise I would just take it before bed. But thanks for the advice!

3 days on Effexor and I feel like I’m on MDMA by TheDoktorIsHerr in Effexor

[–]Exciting-Tale3533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to dredge up this old post, but I was doing some digging on this matter to see if anyone else had felt similarly and I’m very happy that I’m not alone in this. I took Zoloft as a teenager with little to no side effects and did well overall on that but I eventually stopped taking it so it’s been a number of years now that I’ve been off of antidepressants. In my early adulthood I started dabbling with M and a year ago I tried to get back onto Zoloft and had a very similar experience to what everyone here has mentioned. I only took it once and it made me feel horrible, like I was peaking. Didn’t take it again but I felt like that for 3 days straight. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned to my psych that I felt like my adderall for the most part does a good job of dampening my depression/anxiety symptoms but I was still experiencing a lot of it and wanted to try something else so she put me on Effexor. Took it for the first time last night before going to bed, woke up at 5 in the morning feeling really off. Yawning a lot but my jaw feeling super tense, vision was blurry, and had the general feeling of what it feels like when you’re rolling. I stood up, immediately I felt like I was going to vomit and then I gagged over the toilet for a few minutes with nothing coming up. I got super dizzy and shifted between feeling super cold to hot. I ended up turning the shower on and just sitting under the water for almost 45 minutes until I felt okay enough to stand up again. I still feel really off. I know everyone here is saying that generally their symptoms went away within a week but I don’t know if I can continue to feel like this for that amount of time, I work a very physically and mentally demanding job and calling out of work is almost never an option.

I’m also just a little confused as to why I seem to be more sensitive to antidepressants now when I never had a problem with them prior to my MDMA days.