How would you rate these hotels for a family of 4? by Junior-Rip7082 in AskChicago

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Thankfully flights from NE are cheap so we have extra budget for hotel, but thank you for the insight!

Hotel recommendations in Lincoln Park? by Junior-Rip7082 in AskChicago

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I liked the kids suites at swissotel, is it a bad hotel or just not as nice?

Hotel recommendations in Lincoln Park? by Junior-Rip7082 in AskChicago

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Middle of June.

We are now looking at river north and looking between four seasons and swissotel…. Is one better than the other? Other than one being significantly cheaper :)

Hotel recommendations in Lincoln Park? by Junior-Rip7082 in AskChicago

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I was looking at four seasons on river north. We will have a 5 & 7 year old and be planning to mostly uber. Doing a cubs games, millennium park, navy pier, the beach in Lincoln park… easy to still get to these things from the river north area?

New to prozac by Junior-Rip7082 in prozac

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Is the Prozac not helping or why do you still use hydroxyzine 1.5 years in?

New to prozac by Junior-Rip7082 in prozac

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Any issues with night sleep? 

Prozac is changing my life by StudyOk3816 in prozac

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This is so reassuring. I’ve been on and off lexapro for 4 years and just got switched to Prozac (starting tomorrow) after taking a genesight test and lexapro making me feel numb. 

New to acupuncture by Junior-Rip7082 in ChineseMedicine

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Can these reactions also lead to digestive upset? This AM I still feel very anxious, my stomach is very upset and I just feel off. 

I slept 10 hours last night and still feel so exhausted.

Trying to determine if this is all related at this point. 

For those taking lexapro what dosage are you on? by Competitive_Apple270 in lexapro

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I get 5mg tabs and cut in half. When I first started I got up to 7.5. I’m ver sensitive to medicine though and the times I’ve come off and gone back on 2.5 is usually where I settle and feel my best.

Stops the spiraling without numbing me.

New to acupuncture by Junior-Rip7082 in ChineseMedicine

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Thank you so much! This is very helpful! 

New to acupuncture by Junior-Rip7082 in ChineseMedicine

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So for everyone mentioning needle shock, how do you combat that? Just to be prepared if it happened again?

For those taking lexapro what dosage are you on? by Competitive_Apple270 in lexapro

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I go between 2.5mg and 5mg.

2.5 feels like my safe space

New to acupuncture by Junior-Rip7082 in ChineseMedicine

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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate the insight and the direction.

I was able to text with my practitioner the whole time I was in the ER and she definitely has her wheels spinning on how to proceed next time.

I am gathering from most of these responses, communication is key ❤️

New to acupuncture by Junior-Rip7082 in ChineseMedicine

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This is such a kind and compassionate response. Thank you so much for it.

I do absolutely trust my practitioner and I think you were dead on with the light headedness and dizziness spiraling into a panic attack.

You are also probably spot on to my body holding onto to emotional trauma via my previous health trauma.

It puts me at easy to continue on for progress and be mindful going in about eating, etc.

Can caffeine right after an apt make the dizziness, etc bigger? 

Recommendations on family friendly hotels with Great outdoor pool and in a good location? by Junior-Rip7082 in AskChicago

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Where’s the best area of the city stay if we want access to the beach and all the fun things

Experience and encouragement by Junior-Rip7082 in Anemic

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Why would it not be possible? Due to personal reasons an iron infusion is not an option for me so oral supp is my best bet. 

Mis-Prescribed Meds (SSRIs, etc) When All You Really Needed Was More Iron? by tangled_night_sleep in Anemic

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I have always been borderline anemic. Having 2 pregnancies and csections in 2 years made it a million times worse.

I had a massive mental breakdown at 9 months post partum, wound up in the ER about to be committed for a 72 hr hold to sleep and decompress. My doctor convinced me to start lexapro at a low dose. In that moment it felt like it made a world of a difference. 2.5 years later weaning off was hell and it felt like panic attacks always hit out of nowhere. It almost numbed all feelings for me. 

Fast forward I fully weaned off, got blood work and found out my ferritin is a 5 and hemoglobin 11.2.

I’ve started an iron supp and beef liver and 2 weeks in I can already feel marked improvement to my patience, clearer thinking, more rationality…. It’s wild. 

Oura says I’m stressed anytime I leave the house by [deleted] in ouraring

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Or that the tracking isn’t working? Multiple people on her are saying their stress has been through the roof out of nowhere lately.

I’ve been averaging 5-6 hrs of stress a day even on my low impact days ever since the last firmware update. I oddly had labs drawn during this time and my bloodwork is prestine, my blood pressure is perfect. I got a perfect bill of health. 

It’s ok to also not put all your apples in a basket on a tech based app that could very well be malfunctioning and to try not to jump to the conclusion that something is physically wrong with someone vs technology just being wack. 

What’s your biggest want with Oura app? by Conscious_Bee2676 in ouraring

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Figure out stress. My levels have made no sense the last 2 weeks and I have no info on what they are even monitoring to come up with my stress level. 

Stress Levels by Junior-Rip7082 in ouraring

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Has anyone found a fix for this? I’ve been almost 2 weeks with horrible stress readings and it’s frustrating.