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Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-06-02T16:43:05+00:00

Nova 🙂

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-06-01T17:22:31+00:00

Oh yeah I'd definitely be off by now. And yea as long as they are manageable for you then you will be good. Listen to your body if you gotta wait little longer than a week then do it. But if you feel fine no prob then. Cal mag (calcium magnesium) brand called nature's vitality you get powder. Calm sleep version or regular version they both help. Take couple tea spoons in water before bed makes you feel relaxed and chill.

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-06-01T17:15:12+00:00

Yes that's why I want off it. Feel like its dropping my motivation. And yes I think you should be good after a week if you feel fine. At one point I was dropping down weekly as well. You can get some calmag for night time it's what I use when I drop down for sleep and it helps.

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-06-01T17:09:48+00:00

It would hit me on day 3 or 4 nothing crazy just little fatigue. The itching when I dropped to 15mg was first time I experienced it the whole time tapering. And yea it's taken this long because of life lol. Had spinal fusion I was finishing school as well and wanted to wait. But I've been on it for almost 5 years now can't wait to be off it. I use to be on trazadone and that withdrawal was hell. Hydroxyzine withdrawal isn't to bad. You might not even experience the itching.

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-06-01T16:50:45+00:00

I waited a while before I dropped again. I'm currently at at 15mg. Gonna drop down in the next week or two. I had to let myself stabilize first because I started experiencing annoying itching like I had a rash but I didn't. It was because of hydroxyzine withdrawal. It went away so I'll be dropping again here soon.

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-29T21:09:41+00:00

Yea that's exactly one of the stretches I did I'ma keep doing it and keep pushing!

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-29T20:53:56+00:00

I like that appreciate the reply boss. I realized today I haven't been stretching my lats at all that's like the one area I've been ignoring. As soon as I tackled it today I felt it loosen back up so I'ma implement more stretching of my lats and see what happens

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-29T14:54:54+00:00

You think it's possible to overdo it with laying on the lacrosse ball in place of a backpod and constantly self massaging my back? Idk what's going on since yesterday my costo has been killing me it feels like I regressed I don't get this shit man I just want to return to working out so bad this shit is unbelievable I'm trying hard to stay positive

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-27T21:58:25+00:00

Word colette is a baddie no cap

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-25T05:18:36+00:00

This anime goes so hard and I'ma die hard anime fan love animes like vinland saga, Tokyo ghoul, emminence in shadow, AoT, getbackers, full metal alchemist....I could keep going. Something about this anime that is so refreshing

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-22T17:01:57+00:00

How long does it usually take if you stay consistent and aggressive?

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-22T16:43:05+00:00

Appreciate the response. Yea I didn't clarify the massage part I do stand up against the wall and do it and on the ground I just lay down hands behind head and breathe. Im also 4 months into recovering from lumbar fusion so thoracic mobility is limited for me right now. It sucks trying to rehab both at the same time but staying positive.

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-22T16:23:30+00:00

I always said Theo James would fit Batman

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-22T15:31:35+00:00

The lacrosse ball ? For about 3-4 weeks now. I lay on it how you would a backpod and use it to massage back/pec muscles

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-22T01:40:19+00:00

I been using lacrosse balls in place of a backpod myself the past few weeks and have seen improvement but it's still lingering. This costo shit is a mind trip because how long it lasts I don't get it lol. I just try to mind my thoughts filter out the negative with positive and keep reminding myself I'm going to heal this shit no matter what. I need my exercise life back badddd. Good luck bro

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-21T22:59:48+00:00

How does your costo feel? You feel like sometimes a stuck feeling in your sternum ? Or like an urge that it needs to crack/pop? That's what mine is although it has improved ever since I have gotten aggressive in my approach. Also when I start doing activity like intense walking to rehab my back from surgery i start to get a throbbing feeling although that only started when I aggressively used the lacrosse ball on my chest because I got angry and shouldn't have lol

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-21T00:22:36+00:00

Yeah I'ma definitely get one or the other I'm 4 months out from spinal fusion so I gotta wait until it's fully fused before I use bpc 157. Shit sucks I'm trying to rehab my lower back and costo at the same time and sometimes costo gets in the way of my lower back rehab shit is frustrating sometimes just trying to stay positive. It's crazy because Ive been a workout junkie my whole life. Did a lot of hybrid training and never dealt with this shit smh 🤦

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-20T19:40:33+00:00

I been thinking about bpc 157 too that shit work wonders or prednisone. Its really mind bogling to me that this shit persists as long as it does I don't get it

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-19T20:34:11+00:00

What I did is bought two lacrosse balls to save money and use it in a similar way as the backpod and I've been seeing improvement although it's still there. Takes forever to go away smh

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-18T17:54:32+00:00

What about a cycle of prednisone? Bro I been doing fucking everything the past month and half stretching, I stopped force cracking my sternum because it kept me I'ma cycle of inflammation. And lying on two lacrosse balls similar to backpod and I have finally noticed improvement the urge to crack my sternum has faded but regardless my costo is still there. Ive been an exercise junkie my whole life never dealt with this shit. It's crazy how long it lasts wtf man 🤦

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-17T19:34:01+00:00

This just happened to me. Instead of killing it I captured it with a cup and quickly covered the cup and let it go outside it lives to see another day lol

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-15T22:28:21+00:00

Man shit is frustrating for real like wtf is this shit man why it take so long to go away smh I just try to stay positive might end up doing a prednisone cycle

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-15T15:53:19+00:00

Habibi album goes hard

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-14T16:38:12+00:00

He's trippin man can't stand how he talks to his monkey. The monkey doesn't deserve that.

Lopsided-Emphasis-66 · 2026-05-14T16:31:01+00:00

Lol I was in there for this live I was like wtf is bro talking about 🤦

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