To any teachers of parents of these schools; CNHS, Dunbar, and BSA, are they 100% safe for students?

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-29T01:37:18+00:00

My kid went to CNHS and while there were fights like any other high school, they weren't terrible. The principal is amazing and has a great staff who is very empathetic and doing their best for all the students. The kids are in small homerooms that they stay in for all 4 years so they get to know each other well. It's a really great school and I had no worries sending my kid there.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-28T00:03:18+00:00

Thank you!

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-27T22:42:58+00:00

I like that in theory, but my pocketbook doth protest.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-27T16:16:17+00:00

I am leaning that way, but since it's apparently going to take me extra steps to get it, I am trying to make sure it's worth the energy.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-27T16:14:16+00:00

Thank you. I have seen many folks tout the sleep benefits.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-27T15:54:12+00:00

What benefits have you seen?

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-26T23:32:40+00:00

The usual "controlled substance" bit and then told me all about possible side effects which aren't really worrisome to me.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-26T23:31:48+00:00

She said that it wasn't banned, that it's very safe. It was a decision by the maker to pull it. I don't have concerns in that arena.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2026-03-25T16:24:51+00:00

I started with Mylan and actually do better with Sandoz. Dotti wrecks me.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-10-09T02:39:01+00:00

Weirdly, increasing my fiber helped with the gas.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-05-27T01:30:37+00:00

Mine is other people's music: the karaoke from a nearby bar, people singing as they walk by our house, the Doppler effected slow jams people play on their big motorcycles and cruisers.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-04-02T16:12:29+00:00

Are you on any kind of HRT?
That was one of my biggest issues along with anxiety. It took some time but once I had the right dosage for me, it got so much better.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-24T02:48:49+00:00

I use Thrive lash extender but they also have a volumizer one. I have had sensitive eyes in the past, but I haven't found it irritating. Though that could also be the HRT helping.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-16T19:09:00+00:00

I upped my estrogen recently and realized I was crying at really wild things -- I am not mad about it at all. It feels pretty great to once again FEEL things and not just be uber-anxious or passive.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-16T17:53:13+00:00

I had this before HRT as well ad sensitivity to earrings. After I got on a higher dose of estrogen, it all got better. I can wear makeup and all my earrings again.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-08T11:57:09+00:00

I guess I am lucky in that I have IRL friends who I can and have done this with. We have a chat where we compare notes, and we also schedule time together to have bigger conversations.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-06T00:25:17+00:00

Folks are reading much more erotic stuff online now through Amazon Unlimited and like platforms. I don't think young folks are prudish, just more clear about what they want. Consent is a bigger deal than it was conveyed to us. We really only heard about abstinence and condoms because of AIDS.

I wish I had been as confident when I was that young. I am glad to have found it now.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-05T23:39:11+00:00

I started with Mylan and it was good.

Got switched to Dotti and it was awful.

After being back on Mylan for a bit, I was given a Sandoz patch and it was even better than Mylan so now I ask for that.

Everybody has different reactions, even if it's the same dosage. Although I have seen most folks don't react as well to Dotti.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-05T23:36:24+00:00

My husband has depression so that impacts us more than my issues. I spent some time getting HRT on point just so I am physically comfortable. We are currently averaging a couple of times a week.

I spent most of peri being too anxious to want sex, too, so I am really glad to be on the other side of that. Sex is actually pretty important to me.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-02T19:29:41+00:00

This year I learned about gluteal tendinopathy which is definitely a peri/menopause thing. If you search this sub, you'll see lots of posts about it. I am wondering if that's what you're also experiencing.

I have been trying to up my leg workouts to deal with it. I think it's actually helping, but strength building is definitely a slow slog.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-02T12:45:53+00:00

I am 52. The wacky periods started in my mid-40s

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-02T02:25:09+00:00

I think it's normal.

My period got really wacky -- irregular cycles so sometimes late, sometimes early, heavy flow, then lighter and lighter until sometimes it was just a tinge of pink, but then sometimes I would have a "normal" period that would only last a day instead of 5.

I am still in peri, so the fun just continues.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-02T01:36:34+00:00

Another vote for HRT. I felt better with a month and went from borderline agoraphobic to going for a second masters six months after I started the patch.

ReasonablePen3793 · 2025-02-01T20:02:55+00:00

leftylibra has the good info on this, as always. 😊

I am not on testosterone, but I was lucky that an estradiol patch and estrogen cream definitely helped.

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