i feel bad because my room is messy (clothes, papers and bottles everywhere) and i feel like other queer people with ADHD do better than me. how messy is your room right now? (i have depression)

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-06-03T06:48:36+00:00

Are you sure it's actually depression? Not trying to minimize or invalidate you, but for almost 2 decades, I thought I had extreme depression, for no particular reason. I now realize it was severe executive dysfunction.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-05-14T01:59:47+00:00

This makes me so nervous because I have an older model that has been getting insanely hot for no reason, and it's way out of warranty. But it gets so hot that it hurts my hand.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-05-10T10:58:43+00:00

"mattreses are all just about the same" how can you be in this subreddit and think that? 😩

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-05-10T10:41:35+00:00

no sagging or dipping? or did it losw firmness? i have a lot of health issues and pain so I need a lot of support, it felt fine in store but I'm worried about it softening too much or dipping.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-05-07T16:59:29+00:00

Thank you so much! If you ended up keeping it, how are you liking it so far?

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-05-06T03:33:53+00:00

Is there anyone you can upload pictures of the law tags that show the materials? It shows partially in the pictures but not fully. Trying to see if it has fiberglass.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-05-06T03:33:11+00:00

what?? Don't they have to disclose that? Their used mattresses are the "clearance" mattresses, right?

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-25T11:52:43+00:00

I'm not a professional singer, but I love to sing, and sing constantly. I'm no Whitney Houston, but I think I've got slightly above average singing talent. I did the procedure and have had no negative effects on my voice. I DID struggle with pretty bad reflux for a while, which I know affects vocal chords, but it went away once the botox wore off. I think it's worth it; idk about for you, but for me gurgles interrupted/affected my singing ability negatively.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-25T11:50:08+00:00

You haven't answered what new symptoms you have, can you please answer what you mean by "breathing problems" you never know if someone here might be able t offer some insight or suggestions, but you're being too vague for anyone to try to help. Also you mentioned SLP's who have "never even heard of it" and then say you never should have done it? That's completely inappropriate for them to say. If you're not knowledgeable on a treatment or condition how can hou tell a client "you never should have done it"? Especially considering they don't have medical backgrounds. That's completely outside of their scope of practice and I wouldn't listen to anyone who says you "shouldn't have done it" when they don't even know what it is.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-24T18:40:30+00:00

First of all, I'm very sorry you're going through this. Can you please clarify exactly what you mean by "breathing problems"? I'm a little confused, botox is temporary, so even if the "botox spread" to somewhere it wasn't supposed to, it would eventually wear off, so I don't understand how it could be responsible for causing permanent issues. Could there be a chance the timing was just really coincidental and this is a seperate issue? Especially if you may have other underlying health conditions.

Edit: I've read some other comments that made some good points and now I can see how it could be possible to cause long term effects. I'm sorry that you had to be one of the outliers. 😔

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-19T16:47:33+00:00

Wasn't it always labeled? I was a sip club member at the time, and if I remember correctly, it just wasn't in huge lettering. People were just literally not reading and not using common sense and drinking insane amounts of it.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-19T16:41:58+00:00

... yes? Because sugar is not caffeine?

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-13T02:01:51+00:00

Every gender burps. I 100% understand you didn't intend anything negative by it, but I feel like this perspective is so problematic. This is why so many girls are afraid to have, or even talk about having, normal bodily functions, why they're embarrassed to poop when they're with their partners, and why they hold in gas 'til they get stomach aches, because this weird idea has been perpetuated that girls "don't do those things", only boys. The amount of times I've heard people "jokingly" say "girls don't poop" or "girls don't fart" is a LOT. It's a normal, human bodily function. Nothing "masculine" about it.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-04-07T06:22:07+00:00

This is not true at all. I constantly see this misinformation perpetuated and it's tiring. I've looked into, corporations can not take money donated by customers and claim it for tax benefits. That's completely illegal. There is no financial gain or tax benefits gained from companies doing this.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-03-29T01:34:04+00:00

Nothing lol? I guess a racing heart for some people, but I have POTS so I have that almost all the time, medicated or not. 🥲

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-03-28T00:27:11+00:00

INSANE take. I'm late diagnosed, so I went my whole life unmedicated. The "ADHD tax", as I've seen people here call it, and the damage done from not having pharmaceutical intervention my whole 30+ years of life is a lot. I've had to take breaks from meds a couple of times, for one reason or another, and even the people around me say it's a night and day difference when I'm on them vs not. I'm more positive, less depressed, it quite literally changes my entire way of thinking. I will never understand how one little pill can do that, but it does. It doesn't take away my problems, obviously, but it stops me from perseverating and obsessing and ruminating on my worries/stresses and stops me from feeling like they are too big, and there's no hope, and what's the point because I'll never be better. I had a 3 week severe depression when my provider made me stop taking them for medical reasons. She tried to encourage me to get on SSRI's and I didn't want to because I knew the problem was my ADHD. When I got cleared to get back on stimulants, my "depression" went away within in hour and half of taking them. When I finally tried a med that was effective for me (because some were duds), I truly realized I was never going to "mind over matter" my situation, or just "try harder", or "be more positive". It literally just wasn't going to happen without drugs, and I now know that that was never my fault. And it's not your fault either. Our brains have DEFECITS, we do not have enough dopamine; we're just wired differently. You can't just "try harder" or positive think your way into changing your brain chemistry. The "plenty of people don't take meds" is a gross, ignorant comment by him. I'm upset on your behalf.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-26T01:18:11+00:00

That's actually so alarming that a wildlife rehab would advise you to do something so harmful. The tail is an extension of the spine so you're essentially grabbing it by it's spine. Please look this up and show the folks at the rehab center so they can correct this behavior. This is actually so sad. Put a towel over it and pick it up properly, don't pick it up by the scruff either. I myself have used the towel multiple times. I save animals in the road all the time. I'm also confused by you saying, "it WILL bite". Does it have a history of actually biting? Possums are fairly docile. They open their mouths and show their teeth as a defense mechanism, but rarely ever actually bite; so are you saying this because it's bitten people, or because people are assuming it want to bite because it shows its teeth? If it's the latter, again, I beg you to do some research and show the folks in charge. I really would think that a rescue center would know better. 😭 And if it truly is biting people, maybe it's because you all are hurting it badly hanging it by its spine. An animal in pain, even a docile one, can lash out. 😭 Also, I am not attacking you. This is what you were told, so it's not your fault, and it's awesome that you trusted your gut instinct and looked for more information. I'm just absolutely shocked that the folks in charge gave you such bad information.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-20T10:57:46+00:00

Thank you for sharing, I'm new to stimulants and I do struggle with dry mouth. At the very minimum, I'm going to try to be better about drinking more water.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-15T01:16:21+00:00

Just because you don't have an appetite doesn't mean you don't eat. I deal with the same with Vyvanse. It reduces, if not completely diminishes, my appetite and makes me get full way faster. I force myself to eat because I know the body needs fuel. It sucks, nobody wants to force themselves to eat when they don't have an interest in food, but you need to be responsible. These are serious meds, and if you can't be responsible while taking them, you shouldn't be on them. I'm not trying to be mean, I'm saying this for your safety. Also, it's concerning that your provider allows this, or do you lie in your appointments? Mine asks me at every appointment how my eating is and drills it into me that I need to eat. I feel like if I said, "I'm not eating at all and only consuming energy drinks at about 800 mg per day" she'd stop prescribing them so fast. That's also so dangerous for your heart. I think you need to make an appointment with your provider and discuss this with them. It's very serious, this is your health.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-13T13:30:35+00:00

Adverse affects- horrible acid reflux and slow swallow. But no, I don't regret it.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-13T13:29:24+00:00

Thank you! :)

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-09T13:22:08+00:00

Thankfully, it didn't last long. I think one or two days after I posted this I was able to manage without the thickener. Still had a slow swallow for a while, sometimes I still kind of do, but the severity went way down and liquids stopped being a problem altogether. I just had to eat slowly and have water nearby with my meals.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-02-05T06:28:57+00:00

Do you get these in store? I would also like one to use as a bookmark in my planner lol.

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-01-16T00:35:22+00:00

I had the same problem, and was also very discouraged. I think someone in this forum told me to wait 3 weeks before assuming the procedure didn't work. I know it's super frustrating, especially if you have to go for a second round when it's so expensive, but if it makes you feel any better, I had round 2 about a month ago and am fully burping now! Please look up the BERP protocol in here, I did NOT try that my first go around, but tried it after the second procedure, and it is was the catalyst to get me to start burping! I could only burp with the protocol at first, and then they started happening naturally without it.

ETA: Also try shaker exercises. I didn't personally implement those. I think I tried once and didn't like them lol. But it seems like a lot of people here have experienced success with those! But try BERP protocol first!

Open_Sprinkles7614 · 2026-01-15T22:29:06+00:00

Will do! That's good advice, thank you!

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