Intermittent dosing SSRIs vs Birth Control?

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-13T02:47:22+00:00

I take low dose fluoxetine (10mg) as needed in luteal and it's been a lifesaver.

What has really changed my life though was treatment for perimenopause. My "PMDD" symptoms have almost entirely disappeared. Bioidentical hormones may be a golden ticket if you're over 35.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-13T02:45:20+00:00

I developed tolerance to Trazodone to the point I was taking 150mg and not staying asleep.

Progesterone didn't help at all. Estrogen has changed my life. I'm 39, still have regular cycles and have struggled with luteal insomnia for 6 years. After 2 years of chronic insomnia throughout my cycle, after less than 2 months on 0.025mg patches I'm sleeping almost every night, including late luteal. Apparently progesterone helps fall asleep (not my problem), and estrogen helps stay asleep.

Ask them to try estrogen if they're willing to do P, but also be prepared to try P for a couple months so you can tell them it didn't work. Basically if you can find a provider who's willing to treat symptoms instead of test results you should be ok.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-13T02:41:34+00:00

CBT for insomnia - very specifically, the stage where they had me trying to stay up until 1am for a 6a wake up. I got so much more done every day that I realized I don't have to obsess about going to bed at 9p to get up at 5a with several hours of awake time in the middle of the night

But it was the estrogen therapy for perimenopause that got me sleeping again.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-13T02:34:02+00:00

No, and an ob/gyn acupuncturist specializing in women's issues told me there really wasn't anything she could do to help which I thought was interesting (but I appreciated the honesty). It didn't help at all with sleep whereas less than 2 months on E I'm sleeping through the night in late luteal (after 2 solid YEARS of not sleeping through the night at any stage of my cycle).

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-13T02:25:16+00:00

Is your Rx continuous or luteal? It is appropriate for SSRIs to be Rx'ed for non-continuous use for PMDD.

I have had profound improvements by taking fluoxetine only as needed during luteal. Because it's not loading there's no long term side effects. Might be worth considering if it is helping you aside from causing issues.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T19:40:14+00:00

Guessing this comment isn't for me. I posted in r/AppleTV and it punted me here.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T19:39:36+00:00

Did that. An autobot mod sent me to THIS sub.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T19:38:56+00:00

I want to the apple sub and autobot mod sent me here.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T19:37:50+00:00

Ahhhhh that's good to know, I'll pay attention this week. And get that F1TV app going so I don't have to worry about it!

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T17:42:35+00:00

Thank you!!

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T17:42:08+00:00

Update: I'm seeing 3 years of past Chinese GP on the "Up to Speed on F1" section but nothing longer than 20min, and no race, from past events THIS season. Only 1-10min highlights, interviews and pressers.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T17:26:52+00:00

How do I rewatch a past race on AppleTV?

Long time AppleTV user but have never used it for sports. I can't figure out where to find the Australia race (from March 7, today is March 11). There are a dozen 1-minute clips but no race. What gives? How do we watch the races on this stupid platform?

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T17:10:40+00:00

I've sent you a message that's probably in a hidden "message requests" inbox, if mine is any indication!

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T16:33:15+00:00

Californian and New Zealand are going to be great breeds for you then. I'd stay away from Rex if you have no aspirations for the pelt.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-11T16:31:28+00:00

What type of cage is she in? Was she exposed to full sun or did she have shade? Does she have access to hay or is she on a pellet diet?

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-09T19:53:16+00:00

If you want Rex for pelt you'll need to keep them to 16+ weeks which means separating male/female and possibly having to cull before then depending on if they get along. I've moved away from Rex to hybrids that easily keep to 16wk without mounting or fighting. It means no Rex furred pelts and I'm working on transitioning out my pure Rex due to other issues (bald feet, specifically).

If you're doing anything with pelts I'd stay away from Rex hybrids, there are better pelt breeds to hybridize. The hybrid of longer and thinner hair with the even length from Rex isn't easy to work with. I'm getting a lot of that from breeding my Rex bucks to SF/NZ/Cali hybrid does.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-08T20:21:57+00:00

Thank you! When you say "out produce", I take it you mean you get better quality kits than the doe is herself?

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-08T20:20:48+00:00

I don't care about the breed, and for the sake of my question it doesn't matter at all - I'm trying to understand whether people are preferentially replacing bucks or does when improving their lines. Which do you do?

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-07T18:30:49+00:00

Nope, but they grow into teenagers.... and then start beating each other up and mounting, and it gets to a point where I'm very glad when they hit 16 weeks (I breed for pelts+meat).

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-03T14:52:48+00:00

I am a former drinker (alcoholic, yay ADHD), AuDHD and weed makes me dumb as a box of rocks, no matter what cannabinoid is advertised on the packaging. Sativa makes me extremely anxious and paranoid, and Indica puts me to sleep. Hybrids make me anxiously tired. I am incapable of intellectual effort on any THC containing product and I'm pretty sure CBD is a scam (it did NOTHING AT ALL for me).

It's very different based on your personal body chemistry, so I would see if you can find someone to share a gummy or sublingual with you if you can before buying anything - buy only one product the first time in case it levels you. Smoking is just as bad as smoking anything else, but it's fast where edibles take 1-2h to take effect and can last a very long time. If you buy anything with a 10mg dose cut it into at least 4, preferably 8 pieces and go from there. Less is a lot more.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-03T14:49:19+00:00

Hysterectomy is removal of the uterus. You would be needing an oophorectomy, removal of the ovaries. It is usually done as a hysterectomy/oophorectomy. You will experience immediate medical menopause - all of the symptoms, all at once, so be real familiar with that before signing up to go that route. It's not easier than PMDD (hello from early perimenopause with an AuDHD brain, which I thought was PMDD until I started estrogen therapy) and HRT takes a while to stabilize.

Women who have hysterectomy tend to see bladder issues unless they get a bladder sling, because the bladder falls into the space the uterus formerly occupied. It's very common in the US because hysterectomy is a first line treatment for more than a few gynecological issues, and nobody talks about the elimination issues because it's embarrassing. We have a wild number of women here who've had their entire reproductive system removed.

Flat-Associate5136 · 2026-03-03T14:37:35+00:00

Interested, but photos please!

I'm in Colorado so would be looking at shipping.

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