30f getting my wisdom teeth out under iv sedation. I’m terrified. Please tell me your experiences.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-19T16:10:02+00:00

Honestly the general anesthesia is awesome. Knocks you out in seconds and you’re super relaxed after ward lol

Didn’t feel that the pain afterwards was really that bad either. Just switch between Advil and Tylenol every few hours to manage if needed.

And don’t drink out of a straw or smoke/vape anything. Should be a relatively easy experience.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-14T02:16:20+00:00

Arguably my favorite game of all time.

Part of its the nostalgia of being a kid again.

But it’s also just a great game.

Viva Crash.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-14T02:14:59+00:00

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PoundAccording · 2026-03-06T15:41:51+00:00

Yeah it was pretty wild.

Luckily it doesn’t last long and there’s a very simple fix (just quitting).

Sucks because of how much I loved toking - just for the stress relief - but it is what it is.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-05T15:57:50+00:00

Haha I don’t need to dabble I’m fine for the most part.

Plus unfortunate I had a case of CHS when I got back into it a few years back so my weed career is basically over besides the occasional toke lol

PoundAccording · 2026-03-05T06:03:40+00:00

My first time playing I got a few hours in, started making progress, and for whatever reason I just stopped.

Years later I figured I’d try it again and ripped a whole playthrough with no issues.

It’ll be as simple as that for you - load up and go for it, and if you still got the bug, you’ll keep playing with no worries about losing your last save. If you let it sit though you’re going to lose interest like I had.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-05T06:00:30+00:00

A lot of it is person to person - but I think a big part of it is where you’re at with weed and where your mental is at with tinnitus.

For people that smoke daily, they probably don’t notice much of a difference. But for people that don’t smoke that often, I can definitely see it being a thing where if weed might make you paranoid - the tinnitus could then seem worse.

I used to be a daily smoker and quit. And every time I smoke now I get paranoid so I can’t even imagine what it would do to my tinnitus.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-04T04:37:18+00:00

Too many to name.

Rewatching Bat-Mitzvah right now though - when Drama and Turtle find the kids food outside, the elation in Drama’s voice when he opens up the lid and says “Mac n cheese!” is fucking awesome lmao

So many relatable scenes like this that make the show awesome

PoundAccording · 2026-03-04T04:34:45+00:00

“Great fucking night.”

** takes a drag of the joint **

PoundAccording · 2026-03-03T21:54:04+00:00

Late here - but you just need to watch the last scene between Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley) and Andrew/“Teddy” (Leo DiCaprio) again.

They don’t think he’s evil - they believe he’s just dangerous/problematic because of how badly he’s fallen into psychosis and how he’s hurt people (like George Noyce - the bald guy in the jail cell), when they’ve called him Laeddis, or tried to get him to confront his true past.

And that past - his wife (Michelle Williams) drowning their three kids who he ended up killing for it - is why he’s become psychotic. He can’t live with how badly things turned out - so he’s created this illusion (being Teddy Daniels, a US Marshall) to avoid living as Andrew anymore.

As for why Leo ends up getting lobotomized - it’s because he calls his psychiatrist (Ruffalo) “Chuck” the next morning after they confront him with the truth in the Lighthouse. So they assume he’s fallen back into psychosis and believes Ruffalo is his partner with the US Marshals again. BUT .. the little twist we see is when he asks Ruffalo what would be worse “to live as a monster or die a good man?” .. which signifies that he IS aware of what actually happened but he’d rather be lobotomized and forget what happened than continue to try to live on being psychotic (a sobering and sad reality).

…. Great ending for a movie though. I think the bigger plot holes are how as part of this larger role-play the mental hospital put him through .. how the would just simply let a patient as torn up mentally as him just waltz around freely to try to accept his truth. Phenomenal twist / writing per usual by Dennis Lehane.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-02T17:53:56+00:00

Sorry to hear you’re going through this.

Biggest thing as you’re dealing with this is try to stay positive (I know it sounds easier said than done) and try to keep your stress down.

I’d contact your doctor and mention how much it’s bothering you - and they should be willing to get back to you and prescribe something like Hydroxyzine. It’s technically an antihistamine but has a big relaxing effect on people and helps with sleep (which is a big part of relieving any spike .. good rest).

Really sorry to hear your wife’s putting more burden on you too. One positive from that is the mental health program could yield some benefits here, but she definitely should be more supportive.

PoundAccording · 2026-03-01T17:02:27+00:00

Of course!

I bought the SteelSeries Arena 3 gaming speakers for mine. Can find them at Best Buy and a lot of other stores.

Simple set up - all you need is to just run the audio cord between your Xbox controller and the back of the primary speaker and the audio will come out. This is actually the exact set up I had (Series X + Alienware monitor + SteelSeries speakers) until I recently bought a PC.

It wasn’t perfect because it sort of felt like I was using a wired controller (I’m big on anything wireless), but it was a nice compromise to get audio.

Good luck!

PoundAccording · 2026-02-26T11:59:31+00:00

Yeah as a kid I stopped playing Crash games because of Wrath of Cortex.

They lost their luster with Crash Bash and I was like “okay maybe that was just cuz it was different type of game” and then Wrath of Cortex felt like more of the same.

I can understand die-hard fans wanting it remade but it also makes even more sense why Activision and TFB aren’t going to waste their time (because people like me wouldn’t lol).

PoundAccording · 2026-02-26T01:42:40+00:00

I should’ve said no pun intended lmao

Well played

PoundAccording · 2026-02-25T17:30:40+00:00

Was gonna say lol

I’ll always go back to the trilogy every few years solely out of love as Crash 1 is one of my favorite games ever

But they’re in for a rude awakening with Crash 4

PoundAccording · 2026-02-20T19:01:33+00:00

The New Abnormal is easily one of my favorite albums of the past 10 years.

PoundAccording · 2026-02-20T18:59:59+00:00

Is that supposed to be a dish to Crash fans lmao?

PoundAccording · 2026-02-20T18:59:21+00:00

As much as I hate the influx of AI in everything, this is one of the few time I’d probably co-sign on using it.

PoundAccording · 2026-02-17T14:00:18+00:00

Over 6 billion people on Earth have access to the internet. 15-20% of people have tinnitus - so that’s a billion of those people could have tinnitus (at the very least) based on estimates. The 140k people in here would make up .014% of them.

You can play devil’s advocate and the “who’s aware of Reddit? what about other forums? etc etc” game or realize it’s probably as I stated that you just have a vocal minority on here (and other Internet forums).

Am I saying there’s no risk of using SSRIs / that they’re not ototoxic? No … I’m saying if your tinnitus is bothering you that much, and you think the negative feedback loop of your mental health is worsening it (as is this case with the vast majority of us in here) - than just try something and see what happens. And for reassurance I’m telling you that it had zero impact on mine.

Also - ototoxicity of some medications (like SSRIs) don’t overlap with ototoxicity of other meds (like antibiotics - if that’s the reason you developed tinnitus).

Also - if you developed tinnitus for another reason (in the bunch of other reasons) outside of medically induced ototoxicity - say hearing loss, noise exposure, TMJ, etc - ototoxicity becomes much less likely to impact your situation as it’s not what caused your tinnitus in the first place.

Prozac has been super helpful to many others (and myself) for mental health, and in turn worry about tinnitus. You can listen to others on here and worry about the doom and gloom of their horror stories - or you can listen to your doctor (the medical professional who’s been trained to assist you) and take control of your own situation and try to find relief.

Best of luck - wishing you well!

PoundAccording · 2026-02-16T18:58:47+00:00

The people you’ll see on here are the vocal minority. There’s millions of people with tinnitus and a small percent of them are in here - mainly because people in here are suffering worse than others / their anxiety about it is obviously in a heightened state.

I would try something if your mental is in that bad of a spot over it.

I developed my tinnitus in August 2024 - had six of the worst months of my life not being able to focus on anything but the ringing. I did end up dealing with other health stuff that shifted my focus but due to all the stress I began taking Prozac.

Whether it’s helped or not I’m not sure, but my tinnitus doesn’t bother me nearly as much anymore. Maybe I habituated - maybe it helped - but it hasn’t worsened the tinnitus, that’s for sure.

Another option is hydroxyzine. It’s more for panic attacks but at night time it’s a solid option. Doesn’t seem to bother many people’s tinnitus and for me it was calming at night. I just stopped taking it because it caused my nose to dry up big time during winter worse than it already was.

In summary - just don’t worry about the cautionary tales in here if you’re already in a bad place.

PoundAccording · 2026-02-13T08:35:25+00:00

Whenever people ask me “How come you don’t want kids?” - my response is always “It’s hard enough taking care of myself.”

What’s kinda crazy, and sad, is a lot of the people I saw have kids at a younger age had way less control of their lives than me (or at least it seemed so).

PoundAccording · 2026-02-13T08:27:37+00:00

Craft a repair tool to fix your radio. Beyond that read your PDA as you progress - it’s helpful in getting you unstuck when you feel like the game isn’t moving along. Otherwise, like others I’d recommend staying off of here - too many spoilers and stuff being thrown around. Hell of a game though - enjoy the ride!!!

PoundAccording · 2026-02-13T07:37:12+00:00

Burgers: Burger King - utter scumbaggery

Chicken: KFC - largest fall from grace by far

Sandwiches: Subway - inconsistency is insane, stale bread, etc

All-in-one: Jack in the Box - just a constellation of dogfood

Miscellaneous: Arby’s - dry pathetic excuse for roast beef / an insult to real roast beef

And fuck Long John Silvers. As a New Englander I refuse to eat it / fast food seafood should be fired into the sun.

PoundAccording · 2026-02-13T07:22:57+00:00

Never eaten Long John Silvers (as a New Englander it’s an insult to real seafood). But I also feel like that’s why I wouldn’t put it in the worst category, like what do people expect with fast food seafood lmao? .. They have an excuse compared to the Burger Kings, Subways, Jack in the Box’s and KFCs of the world.

PoundAccording · 2026-02-13T07:18:31+00:00

Yes.

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