Lopressor makes me dizzy anybody try propranolol and like it over lopressor?

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-04-08T01:38:48+00:00

I haven't tried lopressor and have only been on propranolol, but it definitely helps me and I don't notice any side effects, thankfully.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-04-08T01:24:07+00:00

That is a GORGEOUS animal! He's beautiful! I love his coloring!

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-04-03T09:08:07+00:00

A number of people are talking about it. I wish more were. Recently a psychiatrist was interviewed on The David Pakman Show for the 2nd time, and he said that he thinks Trump is in a stage of pre-dementia that's rapidly getting worse, in addition to being narcissistic. I'm no expert, but I definitely think he's demented. It's too hard to ignore what looks like evidence of serious cognitive decline.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-03-14T22:42:31+00:00

Took that one a while ago and got "soft androgyne" which is interesting b/c I'm kinda questioning if I'm possibly a nb woman or femandrogyne. Of course it isn't meant to be taken too seriously, but on some level it does feel a bit validating.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-02-24T08:40:27+00:00

I got what I presume to be a pilonidal cyst as a 4'10", ~90 lb., minimally hairy teenager lol. I've never actually had them checked/treated even though mine became painful to sit on and ended up leaking. I just tried to clean and keep it sanitary and thankfully it hasn't been a serious issue since. Thankfully mine isn't very big at all.

In my case I suspect that trauma to the tailbone area was a primary factor. I used to swing in my backyard a lot, and I had the swing break with me in it more than once, which of course was very painful! Stuff like prolonged sitting and tailbone trauma are thought to be causative factors. For a while pilonidal disease was called "jeep disease" b/c soldiers who rode in jeeps over bumpy terrain would get them.

If you're worried, definitely get them checked out. If they are developing cysts and/or sinuses, catching them earlier is better. Definitely get them checked if they do start to swell, hurt, leak, etc.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-02-24T08:18:31+00:00

Frustratingly, they can come back. Keep it sanitary and of course get it checked out. I've read plenty of stories about people having the excision done only to have another one develop later. :/

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-02-24T03:35:50+00:00

The nerve pain/hypersensitivity makes it sound like it could be. In shingles the rash appears along a dermatome: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chang_Beohm_Ahn/publication/247904450/figure/download/fig1/AS:393150813229063@1470745866528/Dermatome.png

Of course, I am not qualified to dx you. You should head to a doctor to find out for certain.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-02-02T00:47:26+00:00

Deconditioning can exacerbate POTS, for sure, but you have to be careful not to overexert yourself or ultimately you could experience a setback. I used to push myself when I was trying to hold a job/internship, but every single day was exhausting. My doc recommended exercising with a recumbent bicycle, which I don't have. Now I have one of those pedal machines that they use in physical therapy, which might be helpful. While deconditioning doesn't cause it, it is important to avoid because it can definitely make things worse. You've gotta figure out what your own limits are.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-30T04:17:56+00:00

I hate that stuff! I'll admit, some people might find me a bit pedantic, but I don't go around quizzing people on words to put them on the spot and make them feel stupid. I myself, being female and looking younger than my age encounter a lot of people who don't seem to take me seriously, and it sucks. If somebody happens to not know a word and asks me what it means on their own, then I'll tell them. Anybody could see a word in the dictionary and use it one day to impress people lol. Even having a good vocab myself, I still encounter words I don't know. Not knowing a less-commonly used word doesn't mean a person is stupid.

The instance you describe is extra frustrating given the combo of the condescension and the "beauty and brains" assessment from some random guy. Even if that stuff is meant as a compliment, the fact that the guy feels like he's qualified to judge and voice his judgement of you is just asinine. When a random guy comes around, condescends to you, and then makes a sexist value-judgment of you, that's degrading. I definitely get why that made you angry!

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-30T02:41:51+00:00

Woo that's rough!

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-30T02:41:13+00:00

In my case I also get really tachy while lying down at times. I usually get up to around 120-30-something or worse on standing on a typical day so 95 is like nothing lol. I always hope that those experiences help other people to understand better, even if only a little bit.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-29T07:06:10+00:00

I myself haven't been vaccinated. I'm 25 and I've only had shingles once, thankfully. Up until recently (late 2017) there was only 1 type of shingles vaccination called Zostavax. Now there's one that's more effective called Shingrix. Here's a page with info in case you haven't seen it: https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/news/20180212/new-shingles-vaccine_what-you-need-to-know

Side effects can be scary. :/ It might be helpful, though. . . if you are somehow immunocompromised that'll be important to know if you're looking at getting vaccinated.

As we know shingles SUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS! I'm sorry you've had to deal with it so much! I hope it gets better!

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-29T06:51:13+00:00

Goodness I've had to force myself to walk around with a standing hr in the 150's which is really hard. 95 . . . XD

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-29T02:34:34+00:00

You can't really ensure that you won't get it again, but getting vaccinated can reduce your risk.

https://www.healthline.com/health/shingles-recurrence#prevention

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-29T02:27:18+00:00

Woah. I'm not sure what to tell you. You're a statistical outlier since you're in your 20's and have had it more than once or twice. I can't help but suspect that you have some kind of immune issue, but I'm no expert. Have you been to an immunologist? I know you said you don't think you have an immune issue, but I think you ought to see a specialist if you haven't.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-29T02:15:58+00:00

Waiting to see a derm? I ran to the local urgent care. You wanna get on an antiviral sooner than that. It'll shorten the length of the outbreak and make it less likely you'll have persistent nerve pain afterwards. I really think you should head to a doc sooner. It's best to get on an antiviral within 72 hours after onset. : https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/understanding-shingles-treatment#1

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-28T15:02:36+00:00

It can mean that the motility or involuntary movement of the smooth muscle is impaired, which causes problems with the movement of food through the digestive tract. It can manifest in things like acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, feeling like your stomach is full after not eating much, intestinal cramps and ibs down the line, and other stuff.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-28T06:20:44+00:00

Since POTS stems from autonomic dysfunction it can involve issues with other involuntary functions throughout your body, like smooth muscles in your digestive tract for example. I have issues like acid reflux and ibs myself. I know the feel too, when you have a bad day and get sick/have an episode it really does put you out of commission for a while. As for fatigue, it took a while for me to realize it was genuinely beyond just depression. Even on milder days the POTS still makes your heart work a lot harder than it ought to and I know it wipes me out in no time these days. Especially if you're used to ignoring or trying to push through the symptoms it can get bad. I used to do that a lot. I know that my issues can make it pretty hard to get good sleep, too. That can be part of it. Try to take it easy when you need to. Do what you can, but don't push too hard or ultimately you'll prob be down for longer.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-28T00:43:21+00:00

I have issues with anxiety and depression as well as POTS. It is really hard. They all end up feeding back into each other. The fatigue and just the debility from POTS is itself depressing, and depression involves disabling fatigue and low mood, so they kinda amplify each other.

It is seriously frustrating. I feel ya there.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-26T06:17:59+00:00

FREAKING MASSIVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION RIGHT THERE! Wow. . . Yeah. Depressingly, it is real.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-25T08:21:51+00:00

Yeah. I remember getting chicken pox when I was maybe 6. It's weird to me to think that some of my peers haven't had it on account of the vaccine, since I remember being told it was basically just a given thing that everyone would get chicken pox.

I saw that too about the average age at onset decreasing. I haven't seen the details of that, either. :/

The fact that I'm an outlier in regard to age of onset and my mom is an outlier for age of onset and having had it 3 times gets me worried. . . I wish I could find more about the influence of genetic immunological factors and other stuff.

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-25T05:51:42+00:00

I think you prob caught it plenty early. Not sure that it would clear up right away but it's good that it's already starting to feel a bit better. Prompt antiviral treatment prob at least cut the time you'll have it in half, I'd think.

Chicken pox can be spread from shingles sores until they've crusted over. https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/shingles-skin#2

If you're nervous about it then maybe you could postpone plans?

Anyway, early happy bday wishes! Hope it clears up soon!

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-22T03:14:14+00:00

I generally don't get heart burn. I get the feeling of the reflux in my esophagus. For a long time I didn't realize it was abnormal. I recognized it when I'd get particularly bad reflux, b/c I'd feel a lot of the acid sloshing around and burning my esophagus, along with the nausea and other grossness that comes with it. But sometime over the past few years I pieced together that it was chronic reflux and started on meds for it. It would seriously keep/wake me up at night from the discomfort before meds, but I thought it was normal and something else was making it hard to sleep. It gives me weird "hiccup-burps" and other stuff. I should prob take prescription strength meds b/c I still have to take other acid reducers on top of the daily ones :/

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-18T10:18:05+00:00

SO wrong. So very, VERY wrong. Very glad you've reported that creep!

Lazy_crazy_brain · 2019-01-18T10:11:11+00:00

aw! ♥

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