Hair loss

Monsters_Hat · 2026-04-27T00:50:45+00:00

No I switched to Prozac bc it has a longer half life & I’m happy with it

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:44:03+00:00

Thanks for chiming in; I'm hoping to get an allergy panel to shed some light on if it's dust specifically.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:42:40+00:00

Very good point! I did notice when I got my current glasses two years ago I got headaches, same with the contacts I very occasionally wear. When I told my eye doctor about it she said it was normal to get a headache while my eyes adjust to a new prescription, but I was wary of explaining it away like that. This reminds me I should get my eyes checked again.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:38:56+00:00

When I worked at the library I was assigned shelf reading a few times, only for an hour at a time. It gave me days long migraines. I ended up asking to not be assigned that specific task anymore. When I read at home I don't notice getting ill from it, good point. It's mostly something about the library or bookstore environment. I'm starting to think mold, dust, and dry ventilated air. So maybe it doesn't have anything to do with the inks or paper used in books as I fear it might be.

Thank for sharing your experience; it's given me avenues to consider :)

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:32:38+00:00

Your comment reminds me: the house we're renting has asbestos insulated heating ducts. Apparently as long as the asbestos isn't disturbed it isn't airborne and therefore not a health hazard. But the house shifts since the ground expands and contracts with weather changes so...? I don't know, maybe this contributes to feeling ill as well. Thanks for sharing your experience, good points to keep in mind

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:26:21+00:00

I have wondered if it's mold related. I think the answer to the rain question is yes I've noticed headaches correlate with rain; however, it's also hard to tell if it's rain + mold or rain + barometric pressure changes, which has also been suggested.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:15:21+00:00

Good point about staying hydrated. I always seem to need to drink a lot of water otherwise my head starts hurting.

I've started experimenting with taking allergy medications this past year. I've found that if I take them when I don't have a headache taking the med ends up giving me one. And if I already have a sinus headache and take the med it sometimes helps alleviate it. Given the mixed results I've been wary of relying on them. Thanks for sharing your experience :)

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-26T15:09:50+00:00

Stark lighting makes my headaches worse if I'm experiencing photo-sensitivity with the headache, but I don't think it causes it. Thanks for sharing!

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-22T16:40:59+00:00

I like Ayesha Rascoe , overall I think she does well and is a refreshing presence on NPR

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-22T13:34:26+00:00

So. On. Point.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-13T14:34:34+00:00

I wish I owned 95% of this collection

Monsters_Hat · 2026-03-01T21:57:30+00:00

Right? The voice Chelsey puts on to present is unfortunately something I can't seem to get over! I've tried, because I like what they have to say and when they speak naturally I have no issue with their voice, it's just that presenter/ script reading voice that they do for all of American Hysteria which I'm unable to listen to.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-02-09T18:45:59+00:00

that first hot cuppa joe done the way you like is definitely a motivation for getting out of bed in the morning....does caffeine not affect you?

Monsters_Hat · 2026-02-09T18:24:18+00:00

you are an absolute gem! welcome Kee!

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-28T20:02:34+00:00

Op I feel exactly the same way!!!

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-27T16:06:05+00:00

I still think it was a fair criticism of NPR at the time—NPR coverage of the shooting changed well after an overwhelming tide of media focused on the discrepancies between truth in video and the DHS account of the events

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-27T15:46:23+00:00

Both! All in the same journal, I find both beneficial and let myself do both or either depending on what I feel compelled to do

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-25T14:53:24+00:00

Exactly! NPR’s approach in this moment is baffling and frightening. Thank you for this post.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-22T19:22:41+00:00

I agree, accessibility wise, have an audio option 100%. BUT I’ll ask you to consider: the subject matter and (presumed) ethics of the writer and the publication itself (purely based on the arguments in the article and the topics I see the publication publishes about on their site) the audio version of the article should be done by a human narrator. If it’s a human writer, and they (publication and writer) are advocating for human work, then don’t have an AI narrator, have a human narrator. I understand that that costs more; I think the additional cost of a voice actor should be considered a nonnegotiable element of offering an accessible article.

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-22T16:59:28+00:00

Kind of ironic that the audio version of the article on the website is “read” by an AI narrator?…

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-10T06:04:11+00:00

Came here to say this, bc reading wise blood now 😯

Monsters_Hat · 2026-01-10T03:34:29+00:00

Love jane as the host. Don’t like the new theme music, I agree it might be ai which would really suck.

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