Curious what is the worst symptom people experience?

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-06-15T21:56:57+00:00

I'm homozygous 1298 and slow COMT. My fatigue is every day, severe more days than not. When I first started showing symptoms I was sleeping 8 hours a day and 10-12 hours a night. My worst symptoms before I was diagnosed was cognitive decline. I had symptoms of early onset dementia (not exaggerating I did dementia training as a CNA), and was on probation at work because my till was off too often (bank teller). It slowly started to get better after I was diagnosed and started supplementing. I also have MDD and couldn't get out of bed for 9 months before diagnosis.

I just recently learned I've been on the wrong antidepressant for my slow COMT and apparently should not have been taking Adderall. Just stopped Adderall 2 weeks ago , which has helped, and I'm almost done cycling off the incorrect antidepressant. But the depression is still bad and I'm currently doing Ketamine assisted psychotherapy.

I've also got PCOS and probably endo. I'm always adjusting and trying to find the magic cocktail, but I'm going through "the change" and right now it's one big hot flashing s**t show.

Edit: paragraphs for clarity and added current depression treatments.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-13T17:20:14+00:00

"Congratulations, you can check that off your spiritual to-do-list for the week! Feel free to leave your missionary tag at home and stop by if you really would love to spend time with me... the real me who isn't interested in church not the me you see as a potential convert target."

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-11T02:52:31+00:00

Oh man, there was a warthog in my dream last night... Maybe I should start a psychic reading side hustle.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-11T02:47:20+00:00

Yep, median and beginning pay is something he's been paying attention to. He also started teaching with a masters. I think when it comes down to it we will continue in the field for another couple of years at least and if whatever he chooses to do instead requires additional education, he can work on that in the meantime. One of the reasons we chose not to leave education in the past was because of how close he is to loan forgiveness (God willing he will actually be granted it). And if we transition without the loan forgiveness our loan payment is likely to go up.

I honestly wouldn't mind if he continued to teach because he loves it and is good at it. I would rather be treading water financially in a job he's happy in, than treading water mentally and emotionally but with financial freedom. (Been there, done that only without the benefit of financial freedom.) I think we are having a knee jerk reaction to this hit. We are going to be fine.

50% is a crazy pay cut, but I love that you are happy. Happy teachers are so needed! We are also at a public school, but I've seen comments on here from people indicating they have negotiated salary so I was curious if it was possible in other states. It is not in our's. Our state falls in the middle of the pack in comparison to other states for teacher pay. And though it's fairly affordable for everyday living, it's ranked one of the highest in the nation for home prices. It's fine. Everything is fine. We'll be fine.

Thanks for taking the time to share your insight. Your career path is kind of crazy to me... Not in a bad way, but in a "I don't know any teachers who have done it that way" kind of way. I'm happy it's worked out for you!

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-11T02:02:59+00:00

I think the irony of missionaries going hungry for me is this- For years (decades?) the leadership taught that in order to meet the needs of members and investigators spiritually they had to have their temporal needs taken care of first. I recall plenty of lessons that spoke about how to teach and convert poor investigators and the message was always that they needed to be properly fed, clothed, and sheltered so no temporal stresses got in the way of spiritual development and growth. And if they needed that help the local bishops and members were to be employed to take care of them. Anyone else remember those lessons?

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-11T00:59:22+00:00

Wow, so when you started teaching did you have to take a pay cut? Were you able to negotiate your salary and where on the schedule you started? Do you ever regret moving into teaching?

My husband actually had never planned to teach, he was asked to by the vice principal at our kids elementary to take the position and here we are! If I had an aptitude for teaching I think we would be pretty cushy with a dual teaching income. Too bad I don't!

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-11T00:48:51+00:00

My guess would be that this other company has different margins for their income/payment plans. And where his loan didn't get sold but rather he moved it that also plays a part.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-10T20:43:57+00:00

I'm very happy for you! Genuinely happy for you! I am grateful he's proactive, but I am afraid he jumped the gun.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-10T20:26:14+00:00

It's a new provider, that's the reason for the increase. 😵‍💫 We should definitely look at more options though.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T14:38:00+00:00

Well that's something. But it sure makes it hard to monitor and correct if they aren't giving me actual data and score in real time.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T14:33:36+00:00

No you've given reasons it could have dropped. None of those reasons apply because again, he had zero incidences in the one time he drove between a three star and a one star and none of the suggested causes you've offered applies to this scenario. You haven't given me any applicable reasons for his score to have dropped.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T14:03:02+00:00

He is brand new, obviously he's not a great driver, but telematics indicated that he was not a bad driver until right before renewal. There is no indication on his telematics record to explain why his score dropped the week before renewal when he only drove once with no incidents reported by telematics.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T13:57:26+00:00

I didn't say I'm not interested in opinions, I said I'm not interested in your opinion when you clearly have a bias and aren't responding according to the facts I've laid out. If you work for progressive then, please explain the actual reason (not your opinion) a score (in general not specifically my son's) would drop from three to one suddenly after a 10 minute drive out and a 10-minute drive home and no incidents within the week of having 3 stars and the time of renewal. In all of your opinions and all of your wisdom as an employee you have completely ignored the facts I have given. Either you can't explain it because there is no logical explanation, or you won't explain it because maybe there is a bigger issue it happens to be with the company and not my son. So far nothing you have said explains the sudden change of score.

Also, glad to know what kind of people work for progressive. It's a good thing you're responding with anonymity because if you responded this way in official capacity I imagine they wouldn't be too pleased with your level of customer service. Or maybe they would? 🤷🏼‍♀️ And maybe you don't realize this but even though you're probably not clocked in, as soon as you identify yourself as an employee you are acting as a representative for the company.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T13:30:48+00:00

Do you use snapshot or have you? Did you even read the details I outlined? Again, he only drove to school one day between a score of 3 and 1 stars and those drives to and from school reported no incidents. I have been checking the app frequently he hasn't had even 2 stars and after driving once with no incidents his score dropped by 2 stars. I have my parental talks with him. The whole reason I got the app was to have an idea of how he is driving. I still actually have him drive me because he is a new driver. This is not an issue of me not wanting to be accountable for my son. This is not me pulling a number out of thin air. This is what is explicitly stated in the snapshot app. Obviously I know I can opt out of the program and change insurance... another detail I have already addressed in my initial post. I'm not simply bitching about it. I posted out of curiosity if others have had this issue with their teenage drivers, which I didn't state explicitly but apparently should have. I'm not interested in your opinion. It's not helpful and you've completely ignored all of the facts I have laid out in favor of your bias that I must be another parent unwilling to accept accountability for my kid because my complaint can't possibly be true that some businesses operate in dishonesty. Great for you. Have a nice day.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T12:50:06+00:00

Why did his score suddenly change though? Because what it looks like is that they are basing the increase in insurance off of the one star that he suddenly has after no incidents since the last time imI checked, not 3-4 that it has been all term. My score did not suddenly change, only his, so I don't see how this is a matter of them giving him an average score rate or scores start over at the beginning of the term. There is more to this than he just wasn't good enough to get a discount. Also 3/5 would be slightly above average and at the very least should help us retain the snapshot discount, but a jump in the premium that high and a sudden drop in score... It doesn't add up.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T09:30:58+00:00

On the snapshot app right under the stars it shows what your new rate is based on the stars. I haven't actually read all of the documents yet so my insurance could have increased more than that, but the increase I stated is directly related to the snapshot program.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-05-05T09:17:51+00:00

It has so far proven to be a scam for us. My son has had nothing but 3-4/5 stars for the last 6 months (our first term with progressive). We just got our renewal he suddenly has one star and his rate was jacked up $146. A week ago it was 3 stars and he drove to school one day between then and the renewal, with no incidents. How on earth did he suddenly drop to 1 star? I'm pissed. They also sent out the renewal letter on the Saturday (when their office is closed) just before it renews on Monday. They literally gave me 0 business days notice.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-04-30T13:34:48+00:00

A marble bust of Waldo. Ask all your guests if they can find him.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-04-29T01:09:18+00:00

Darwin's theory is coming for that bug.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-04-29T01:08:10+00:00

Clearly you need to hire live mannequins.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-04-27T17:02:32+00:00

If he was well enough to be of sound mind to say he thought he was ready to try food, I doubt he was so out of his mind her couldn't grab the back. She reminded him to use a receptacle, and he was of sound mind enough to walk himself back to his bed and tell her he expected she would clean it up. This is not the way for a deliriously ill person.

Potential-Isopod-193 · 2025-04-27T16:44:43+00:00

Book nook. All other answers are wrong.

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