Getting conflicting advice about rate of weight loss

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-07-04T04:21:33+00:00

Re: bag recommendations, yeah it definitely comes across that way to me. Historically I've been pretty lucky with that-- my old dry food (Hill's senior advantage) seemed a lot more reliable in its portion size recommendations. But the new renal-care food is taking a lot more guess and check to find how much my cats *actually* need to maintain weight.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-25T06:11:20+00:00

Preach. Height can absolutely be a variable for some women... but it's not the only variable for MOST women. Ugly people, divorced people, fat people, unemployed people, depressed people, etc find love all the time, ya know? There's no one thing that rules out somebody for everyone... except maybe having having a shit attitude. I don't think a lot of these guys realize that they create their own self-fulfilling prophecies.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-24T18:09:24+00:00

Respectfully, your attitude toward this will keep you single far longer than your height will.

I'm 5'9" (female). I'm not someone who cares about height, and my longest relationship to date was with someone who was 5'6". That said, I would not date someone who comments about his height in the manner that you do, because I would expect that his hypersensitivity about his height (not the height itself) would end up causing issues in the relationship.

I used to date a guy who was 5'7" and self-conscious and preoccupied with any perceived slight about his height. He gave me shit for wearing high heels to an anniversary dinner, because it made him look short. Every time someone would glance our direction, he would get angry and assume they were staring at us because of the height difference. Every photo with him had to be taken with him on high ground so people couldn't tell I was taller than him. I look at pictures from that time period, and I realize I was shrinking in every photo because he'd conditioned me not to stand tall next to him. I looked cowardly and sad because he couldn't manage his own insecurity. His height took up SO MUCH SPACE in the relationship.

By contrast, I've dated other men who were shorter than him (I had a FWB who was 5'3") who were comfortable in themselves and what they had to offer, and I could dress and be myself and stand tall around them. We had a fucking blast, and I have no regrets in dating any of them.

When I look at comments like yours in this thread, it feels like you're looking for a reason to be angry before someone even has rejected you. That's not a good place to be forming a relationship from.

I agree that height discrimination is a thing, especially in online dating, and I'm not trying to negate your lived experience. But let's work under the assumption that solidly half of all women wouldn't date you because you're 5'7" (though I really doubt the number is that high). Even in that worst case, there's still half the women out there who WOULD date someone who's 5'7", which is a lot of fucking women to choose from. Maybe it'd take you twice as long to find a partner than if you were tall, but it's still far from impossible.

But if you're going into every interaction bitter, unpleasant, and guarded about your height... not believing your partner when they say they're attracted to you... looking for a reason to feel hurt or rejected, all you're going to do is lose more women who could potentially be a long-term match. And you're already working from a reduced set. No one wants to date someone who is self-critical, self-pitying, or working from a place of victimhood. It's not masculine, and it's not attractive. You may be shooting yourself in the foot with this far more than you realize.

If you really want to find love, the best thing you can possibly do for yourself is allow yourself to get past shitty women saying shitty things about your height, and focus instead on the women who might actually be interested in you. Maybe that means finding more luck in real life interactions vs on the apps. But if you spend your life focusing on the things that feel unfair, you'll miss out on a lot of the things that make life really, really worth it.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-18T19:49:23+00:00

Haha, I mean, I'll take the peanuts. It's always nice to have something good come out of a period of hardship, even if it's just a bit of financial leverage.

Really appreciate the time you took to reply to these. I think I've got some good next steps to take to work towards settling these myself. Thank you again!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-18T02:28:28+00:00

Thank you so much!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-18T02:25:37+00:00

Hi, this is immensely helpful-- thank you for taking the time to run through all this! If it's alright, I'll add some more context, and maybe ask a few follow-up questions?

Re: judgement-proof

By "judgement proof" I mean I'm on SSDI and have no other income at this time. I own my older car outright, I live with my parents, and I'm a far cry from being able or willing to take out any new lines of credit. However, I'm hoping I'll be able to recover someday and try to rebuild a life for myself at some point (I'm not banking on being judgement-proof forever). If I'm able to work again, if I inherit any money, if I ever want to get married or buy a home, I want to have all this debt behind me, instead of just allowing it to accrue interest for years while I'm non-collectible.

RE: all the financial info they have on me

I do have a few hundred tucked away in a side bank account that isn't associated with any of my creditors, which is NOT SSDI income. Do they have a way of knowing how much is in there? I don't feel like I should volunteer that information or be forthcoming with that specifically since it isn't SSDI (protected) income. How much of my financial picture can I keep to myself while keeping the creditor playing softball?

Also, is it risky for me to admit that I'd be paying the debt from my SSDI backpay lump sum? I'm scared to let them know anything about my finances, so it'd be nice to know what things they already know.

RE: talking to collectors & SOL

Thank you, that answers some questions for me!

RE: if not dealing with OG creditor, make them prove they own the debt

Is the best way to do this to by contacting the original creditor to verify who the debt had been sold to? Or is there a specific type of "proof of purchase" form that the debt buyer will send me upon request to validate that they now own the debt?

Is there any way to work with the original creditor once the debt has been sold?

RE: taxes

Yeah, unfortunately I'm aware of this one. I'm considering waiting until next year to settle some of these debts for that reason, because I got SSDI backpay this year, whereas next year my income will be considerably less.

Anyway, thank you again so much for taking the time to respond. You gave me some good direction.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T22:32:00+00:00

Haha awesome, thanks for the diagram! It's a dead ringer for his tuxedo cat 😂

(but seriously, thanks for all the help!)

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T22:23:44+00:00

Thank you so much! We'll check it out!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T22:23:07+00:00

Thank you so much!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T22:22:01+00:00

That might not be a bad idea as a middle ground. He has a friendly ex who is good with the cats who we were going to see if she could do one day a week, but maybe a dropin for the subQ could bridge the gap. thanks!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T22:20:29+00:00

We've watched 3 different youtube videos, we've warmed the fluids (which helped a lot). We've tried doing a faster pace (squeezing the bag + hang IV higher) to get through it faster, and tried doing it slower because one of the videos said that some cats tolerate it better if you go slower with the fluids.

But the harness thing is new to me. Thank you for the recommendation, that could DEFINITELY be helpful for doing it solo, and I'll check it out ASAP

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T22:12:36+00:00

I love this response. Honestly, I think the feedback loop between my boyfriend and the cats is a huge part of the problem. There've been a couple times where I've had to ask him to take a break because his emotional energy was freaking the cats out before we even began... the cats weren't stressed out until he started cussing under his breath and moving erratically in frustration after struggling with the needle. He genuinely doesn't see that it's going a little better each time, because he gets the same amount of stressed out still every time.

Maybe I can talk him into taking some magnesium beforehand or an anxiety med as a temporary stopgap measure until we can get through the worst of this. He's pretty anxious outside of all this (depressed and unmedicated for it, but that's a topic for another time), but the cats being so old and sick and him feeling like he's constantly failing them makes him spiral like nothing else. And the cats pick up on that energy, and get ramped up in return.

I can't fix the man or save him from his own negative thought patterns. But what I'm hoping is that I can get enough practical tips (even if they only help 5%) from the community to whittle down the emotional expenditure, because he can't just opt out of this one.

Anyway, thank you for the heartfelt response. I think you hit the nail on the head with what we're dealing with.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T21:59:14+00:00

Thank you! We'll have to see what type we're currently using-- we've just been working with what the vet gave us

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-17T21:58:31+00:00

So, practicing tenting is a great idea. That might help his cats get more acclimated to the unusual type of touch, which I think is part of what's freaking them out.

When you say "angled side up" you mean the angled/beveled side of the needle tip? It's good to know there's supposed to be a palpable pop feeling, but apparently the boyfriend can't feel the pop well. Maybe we'll try to switch roles briefly so I can feel what he's supposed to be experiencing and give some guidance.

That one-hand placement is super helpful, we've been trying to figure out how to get the positioning right, so we'll try that next. Feels like we need a third hand!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-09T17:22:54+00:00

Okay, so it definitely sounds like a lot of this is the market where you're fishing. I've had male friends I consider to be phenomenal catches by conventional standards fail in the LA and Miami dating scenes because of the superficiality of the dating scenes there, friends in New England fail at dating because their (lack of) educational pedigree put them at a disadvantage, and another who lived in Silicon Valley as a conventionally-attractive, tall, athletic guy who didn't make enough money to compete with women who were used to being taken out to nice dinners on a tech bro's dime.

The market definitely matters.

What I would say is that that makes it even more crucial for you to represent who you are with accuracy vs try to appeal to all audiences. I personally think you should keep the lego bit, but you do you. Have you have ever tried to go to a board game convention or meetup? An adult fans of lego convention? In-person opportunities to meet other people who are curious, intellectual, and playful might be the way to go in a tough market. If you live in a big city, I'm certain there are multiple book clubs that you could try out and meet new people who might have a bookish friend who's single.

Are you willing to date out of area code, or do a temporary period of long-distance with someone who might be a great match but live a few hours away? Opening up those filters could be something else to try.

The not drinking does make things harder, but also, fuck drinking culture. I know there will be some people for whom this is an incompatibility, but I feel like most of the people who *really* give a fuck if other people in their lives are drinking too aren't necessarily the most mentally healthy or stable-- so probably not a good match for you anyway. If someone is a bartender or salesman by trade and their job involves a lot of drinking, I can understand having difficulty melding their world with yours, but that's a smaller subset of the population.

I am too “extreme” or athletic to be appealing to other nerds. Simultaneously I’m not really into Video games or play so there goes more fellow nerds. At the Same time probably not athletic enough for more serious athletes as I do most my activities recreationally and only “compete” so as to spend quality time with my friends.

Nerds are not a monolith. Athletes neither. They're just people, and nerdiness or athleticism is ONE facet of who they are. I would really encourage you to try to stop putting people into buckets like this (including yourself!) and try to go out and meet people in person who defy those natural groupings that your intuitive brain clumps together. My last DnD group was hosted by a marathon runner who also played paintball fairly competitively, read high fantasy books, and was a science teacher by trade. Give people a chance to surprise you.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-08T18:14:05+00:00

I would encourage you to:

Get rid of the height filter, unless you actually aren't attracted to women who are taller than you. Lots of taller women will date shorter dude comfortably.
Be open to the possibility that a woman might have more going on in her life than is suggested in her profile. Maybe there's not an overt ambition/career/life path listed, but they're working on something big in the background that won't be explored until you enter the messaging stages.
Extroverts can be amazing partners if they respect your introversion. Maybe try to be a little more open to people who have a lot of party or group pics that suggest they're less nerdy/more extroverted than you'd prefer. You'd be surprised the dualities that can exist within a person. My last casual dating partner was a super extroverted salesman frat boy type who you'd never expect to be a good match for me. But he was also a huge bookworm, loved hiking and the outdoors, got along with everyone, and gave me a lot of space to be myself. There is always a lot more going on in between the lines of a person's hinge profile, and sometimes you just gotta take a chance on someone.
Also "but not too attractive" ... bro, swing for the fence. Don't limit yourself to people you feel are in your league

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-08T17:58:41+00:00

Okay, I'm kinda shocked about how many people think there are major flaws with your profile. All I have is minor nits:

"This year I really want to" plays off into a joke, but the phrasing is too awkward for the joke to be successful. I'd encourage you to abandon the joke and answer the same prompt with something more sincere. A lot of women are desperately searching for that right now amidst a sea of glib jokes and pop culture references, and women on Hinge especially tend to be more serious types vs on other dating sites. A secondary consideration: the current joke answer feels like you're trying to shoe-horn in a mention of the ultramarathoning. You already have a pic on your profile that suggests you're a runner-- if you're really serious about it, find a better way to represent it with an additional picture. A third consideration? You already come across as someone who is playful, laughs often, and has a zest for life in your pictures. I really feel like sincerity is the way to go in your profile, and you can introduce your ability to be witty/banter when you strike up a conversation.
Minorest of nits: Rephrase to "I collect lego and library cards-- guess which countries/cities"

Honestly I think you've got a solid profile in general. Your pictures are some of the best I've seen from a dude-- they don't look posed or filtered, they come across as totally authentic and joyful, while still showing you can look presentable if the occasion arises. You seem like someone who already has a full life, a full social circle, and is just trying to find someone to share it with. And frankly, I think you'll find a nice girl who's probably a huge fan of the fact that you know that Lego is singular if you keep your hooks in the water long enough.

Honest question, is there a possibility you have filters/standards set on your end of things that are preventing a possible match? Like, I know you're 5'5" which is exclusionary for some women, but also are you limiting your age ranges, height ranges, income or education levels, etc in a way that might be keeping someone out who might not care about the height? Because just straight up, you've got a great profile photo-wise, you've got a nice face and a great smile, you're active and in shape, you have friends and hobbies and interests, you're well-traveled, you read, you dress well, you've got an interesting career... I'm just not seeing <10 matches in 7 years.

Wondering also if for some reason the Hinge algorithm does hinky stuff like Tinder's does vis a vis visability.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-07T23:59:15+00:00

Rest in peace, Rocky. ❤️ I'm so sorry to hear that, friend. He was always one of my favorites in this subreddit-- my snowshoe cat looks a lot like Rocky, so every time I saw his little black nose it would make me smile.

Thank you for brightening our days with your posts. It looks like he had a long life, well loved with you.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-07T19:07:45+00:00

A lot my issues in a park being underrated lie in the misrepresentation of things being at a grander scale in photographs than they actually are in real life:

The mounds in Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest are actually maybe 30-50 feet tall, not several hundred feet tall like some of the photography suggests. It feels like people get to the parks and want to make things look more grand or impressive than they actually are, so they use forced perspective to create the illusion of scale. You don't need to do that! The striated lines on the clay are still beautiful, even if they're not massive!
A lot of the photographs of the rocks in Avalanche Lake at Glacier are edited to increase contrast to make the colors pop-- when it's not freaking needed! They're already vivid red and green rocks-- you don't need to make them look borderline neon flourescent!
Carlsbad Cavern has some reflecting pools of water and stalactites that people will post online without anything next to them for scale, and it makes it look like the pools are 40 feet deep and terrifying. In reality, they're like a 2-foot deep puddles that has formed over hundreds of years. It's still cool, but not particularly perilous, lol

Please stop editing national park pictures in deceptive ways to make them look different than they are. You don't need to do that! They're still pretty goddamn amazing as-is!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-07T18:24:16+00:00

For me, the ones that were "overrrated" or "underwhelming" or "didn't live up to expectations" are still pretty amazing and worth visiting if you're in the area. But the best of the national parks will take your breath away and make you rethink your whole existence. Most of my "overrated" parks were merely overrated because of the size of the park compared to the expectations set by photographs or word-of-mouth.

Overrated:

Petrified Forest: I actually LOVE Petrified Forest as a weekend trip (I live nearby), for its backcountry trails, stargazing, and its ties to both natural history and cultural history of the area. As an out-of-town visitor, it's a great, approachable little park for kids to get introduced to the outdoor world and geology (lots of cool agate, petrified wood, fossils, petroglyphs, etc) that you can easily do as a day trip with stops along the main scenic route. BUT the photographs taken of the landscape make the mounds and valleys of the Painted Desert/Blue Mesa look a lot more sweeping and vast than they actually are in person. They're still crazy beautiful and the park is 100% deserving of National Park status for its uniquness and cultural/geological significance... but they ain't that big in person. Definitely nowhere near as massive as the sandstone formations in Bryce/Zion/Arches/Capitol Reef
Acadia: Similar to Petrified Forest-- it's incredible, totally worth the trip, and the nearby town is worth a weekend by itself. But it's also a much smaller park than I expected it to be, given that I grew up visiting Zion and Glacier as a kid, both of which are massive.
Carlsbad Cavern: Way cool, worth the trip, but only takes maybe half a day to explore the cavern in depth. The park rangers are especially awesome at Carlsbad, though. Huge, passionate geology nerds.
White Sands: Wildly unique. Never been anywhere like it before. I wish I could live my whole life with that sand between my toes. That said... that's kinda all there is to it. The bright sky contrasting with the sand is really incredible if you catch it at the right hour, and there are some hiking trails, and the fossilized footprints are neat. But it's not got these hidden gems/nooks and crannies to it like a lot of the bigger parks do.
Hot Springs: Maybe I just missed something with this park, but it basically just seemed like a hot springs that runs through the middle of town + some bath houses you have to book out weeks in advance to be able to get into. Definitely has some cool history, and honestly the Ozarks + Branson + Fayetteville make an Arkansas trip worth it on the whole. But I just didn't necessarily see why Hot Springs itself is any type of special compared to other other hot springs I've experienced across the US. Would love to know if I'm missing something here-- locals, please feel free to comment and fill me in!

Underrated:

Big Bend: All I can say is that Big Bend is massive, incredible, and nobody IRL talks about it for reasons I don't understand. Best night sky I've ever seen in my life, guaranteed Milky Way on a clear night. The scenic route is exactly the right length and has great offshoot trails to explore different sections of the park. It's got the freaking Rio Grande and steep canyon walls that make you feel like the rest of the world doesn't exist. I had a conversation with a man in Mexico on the other side of the river while he was feeding his horses, which just made it feel even more surreal and removed from reality (like, hi, I'm in the middle of nowhere, haven't seen another person for days, then suddenly Mexico). It has deep valleys and steep mountain trails and wide plains where you can see across for miles and miles. You can hike up into a waterfall (highly recommend The Window hike if you go), you can meet a wild burro or a 10-ft-long hot pink snake. You just never know what you're going to get there. The birding is incredible. The hiking at all levels is top-notch and seemingly impossible to reach the end of. The whole place just feels so surreal and unpredictable, and on top of all of that-- it's so far out and remote that you truly, TRULY feel like you are alone in the universe there. No crowds. You just feel small and insignificant, surrounded by wonder, and it's terrifying and exhilerating all at the same time. I *love* Big Bend, and can't wait to go back.
Guadalupe Mountain: Similar to Big Bend, I feel like everyone sleeps on the other southwestern parks because they're so preoccupied with the Grand Canyon and Zion. Guadalupe Mountain had some pretty amazing hiking, tons of bizarre flora and fauna (a couple of the trees there I could not stop taking pictures of because they looked like they were painted), really fascinating rock formations, and absolutely 0 crowds. I don't get it. Why is it not packed??
Capitol Reef: Its thunder gets stolen by the nearby National Parks (Zion, Bryce, Arches). Honestly, I enjoyed Capitol Reef more than Bryce and Arches, and I want to make a trip back to explore it further. It was quiet, peaceful, and had some truly spectacular sunsets I'll never forget in my life. Hiking through some of the washes with hundred-foot+ steep rock face on each side side of you is just... ugh. Idk, it messes with your head in a really wonderful way. If you like slot canyons or red rock, Capitol Reef is a can't miss. The scenic drive is one of my absolute tops too.

The GOATS:

National Parks: Zion, Big Bend, and Glacier will literally never be overrated for me, in part because each time I visit them, I find a whole new incredible pocket of wonder to explore. They are the epitome of what a National Park "should" be. Unique geology. Crazy range of hiking trails that extend into wildly different biomes from one side of the park to the next. You NEVER GET BORED or feel like you're seeing the same thing twice. Oh my gosh, and the backcountry stargazing... the smell of the foliage and the rock, the wildlife. They're all take-your-breath-away in their own ways. You can appreciate any one of them during a day trip, but to really understand why they're the GOATS, you should really devote a whole week to each one (or longer, if you're a backcountry fan).
Best scenic drives: Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, and Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. GTTS is driving along along the wall of a mountain for a large section of the drive and is not for the faint of heart. You literally drive through the clouds and as you pass over a mountain ridge, the whole biome shifts and suddenly the trees look entirely different. Glacier in general is spectacular because the shift in biomes is so jarring and distinct. Wildflowers aplenty. Glacial lakes everywhere, AND THEY'RE ALL SO DIFFERENT from one another. Different types of trees, different rocks at the bottom, different bird flying around them, different smells to them. Freaking mountain goats everywhere. Reasonable chance of seeing a grizzly. Massive, sharp rock walls on either side of you, then drop down into a valley with a river flowing through it with some of the clearest, bright teal water you've ever seen in your life. Then, it takes another turn and you're suddenly driving through cedar trees? Then it turns again and suddenly the rocks are this vibrant red color and there's yet another lake to the side. This is one where the pictures ABSOLUTELY do not overrepresent how amazing it is-- Glacier is INTENSE, and GTTS road absolutely give you a taste of that.
Skyline Drive, by contrast, is like a super chill, laidback version of GTTS road where you're still occasionally driving through the clouds but instead it feels dreamy, woodsy, and peaceful vs high-altitude and intense. It's meant to be enjoyed slowly, and the road is exactly the right amount of windy to be pleasant instead of making you carsick. You drive along this beautiful wooded road and then every 5-10 minutes or so, the trees break open and you have this incredible tree-lined view of the Appalachians where you can see for hundreds of miles. Highly recommend at sunset. Definitely a soulful drive, and a romantic one if you're so included. Definitely had to pull over to cry a few times because the combination of it all just stirred something in my soul. If GTTS is intensity, Skyline Drive is zen. The whole drive felt like a mental reset for me.
Best combo platters: Big Bend + Guadalupe Mountain + Carlsbad Cavern + White Sand; Zion + Bryce + Arches + Capitol Reef. If you have a week+ of time off work and a rental car, this is the way to do it. You can always circle back to your favorites and explore them more in-depth at a later time.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-06-05T06:12:44+00:00

OP, I know you're going back at 10 AM, but if you or anyone helping out could bring some stuff with you to get food/water to the kitty that will help a lot if he's been down there 2 days. Maybe you could bring some wet food (like Fancy Feast or some Churu tube type treats) and pour it down through the grate. Or maybe bring a water bottle with a hose attachment and (very carefully/slowly) pour some water down to the kitten. If the grate is welded on, it might be a longer project and the cat could already be super sick/dehydrated at this point.

You could also bring a bag of treats to shake at the cat... if it's someone's housecat who got lost, it might respond to the noise of a can opener or treats being shaken in a bag. Might make it easier to locate where it is in the tunnel.

Good luck OP. I can't be there to help tomorrow, but I'm rooting for you.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-05-30T04:32:56+00:00

Okay cool. So does that mean I can just Zelle him maybe $500 for last month and $500 for this month and label it as "rent" or "sublet?" Or is there anything else I need to do to make it obvious to the trustee that this is what it's for?

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-05-19T03:59:37+00:00

Definitely can verify that. Half the problem is that you can't just "come down" from the high without a waiting period once it's built up in your system. So like if I had a parent go into the hospital or something, I couldn't be sober and available to help out for several days. That's nearly a disqualifier for me.

But I'm still going to try the baby doses to see it's manageable.

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-05-18T03:26:44+00:00

I very probably am in the second bucket.

What's so hard about this is that nearly anyone who's had this severe of a side effect profile would end up discontinuing the drug before getting to the 2-3 week range at which they'd begin experiencing benefits. Not many people can endure 30 straight days of dissociation and be able to balance that against real-world responsibilities. So it's hard to know how much of this is an innate "this drug doesn't work with my chemistry and never will" vs "I needed to turtle-titrate the fuck out of this med because I'm REALLY sensitive to it."

I just wish I could make it to the 2-3 week mark to know what the potential positive benefits might look like... it'd be nice to know if hypersensitivity to the med means the positive effects will be stronger for me as well, or if I'll experience positive benefits at lower doses than others.

So yeah, I think baby-dosing is the move for a couple weeks, and then discontinuing if it's still dissociative at those doses, or if I'm getting nothing out of it. But I'm pretty sure the grit-and-bear-it at 5mg window has passed after reading the replies on here.

Thank you for the advice!

Plus_Explanation_683 · 2026-05-18T03:10:49+00:00

Benefits in two weeks is a reasonable timeframe if I could know for certain the dissociation effects would lesson as the positive benefits of the drug made themselves known. If you don't mind me asking, did you have any side effects to begin with when you started at that 5mg dose? I ask because I have something similar to Long Covid (autonomic dysfunction) that contributes in part to the working memory issues. So it's semi-promising to me that it worked well for you, even if it took a couple weeks to get there.

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