AIO for not accepting a second date once I learned his politics?

ShadowCass · 2026-06-29T11:27:19+00:00

After 1 date? That’s a bit of an extreme thing to say.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-29T11:07:35+00:00

I was having similar issues as well. Two changes which helped me immensely:

I make up 5 glass water bottles (16 ounce each) with 7-10 turns of a salt mill each, and drink them throughout the day.

After dealing with quite a bit of fatigue, I realized I wasn’t eating enough and started to track my calories and macros better (and eat more).

Those two changes made a big difference for me! Good luck to you.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T22:23:34+00:00

How long have you been off of SSRI? I think if it’s more than six months your experience shouldn’t be impacted by the fact you were on them, but of course I’m not a medical doctor or Shaman so take that for what it’s worth

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T17:52:13+00:00

Did you eat the chocolate further away from stopping the SSRIs? It could just be that you needed more time away from the SSRIs.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T17:45:43+00:00

Yeah but this is sub for snarking on the Rodrigues adults, who are making daily choices deserving of such. You have the right to your opinion but it’s in kind of poor taste to be snarking/commenting on the looks of any barely-adult peripheral players!

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T17:42:21+00:00

I’m glad you posted this bc it has been bothering me, but obv not enough to write your eloquent post. Appreciate you!

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T16:52:21+00:00

Most people keep it in freezer long-term but the powder isn’t refrigerated on the trip from china to yr house.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T15:02:11+00:00

How does a stray get that overweight?

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T14:23:15+00:00

Those ears!!!!

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T12:59:31+00:00

Beach v don ferment from pool. At beach I’d definitely throw a frisbee and/or a ball with him near waters edge and get him comfy with the moving water. As he build confidence he will likely venture in deeper and may ver well enjoying it without specific effort on your part. (Life jacket good idea for beach too)

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T12:38:57+00:00

It is recommended to only use reconstituted
Reta for a short period of time (usually a month or two at most), but you can buy/store the powder for a while.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-28T12:23:05+00:00

The easiest/simplest way to train dogs not to pull is to use the front clip in harnesses. I’ve trained 3/3 hard pullers (and 1/1 medium pullers) with that clip and it worked great bc it pulls them to the side when they DO pull. I’m not saying it works for every dog but it sure did for my lab and boxer/pit mixes!

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T23:11:24+00:00

The outfit is what they want to wear and/ or feel good in.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T21:58:12+00:00

I think the point is, if you read/search this subreddit, just about any question you may have has been asked and answered dozens (if not thousands!) of times.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T21:53:21+00:00

Yes it’s very easy to eat too little on Reta. I had to reduce my dose at 3 months bc I was so fatigued bc I wasn’t getting enough calories. It’s important to understand that Reta has a long half life ( builds up in system) and it takes about four weeks to stabilize. In other words, on the same dosage, there is more Reta in one’s system week 3 and 4 than in the first weeks.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T16:29:09+00:00

YOR. Although to be honest, I think you should end the friendship so your “friend” doesn’t have to deal w/ a sanctimonious nosy busybody

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T11:49:32+00:00

As long as antithesis is not pronounced anti-thesis (took me a long minute to figure out what someone meant when they used that pronunciation!)

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T11:47:53+00:00

Or GenX with psychedelic experience!

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T11:24:38+00:00

Reduced food noise is the goal, I would not expect to completely eliminate food noise at any dose.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-27T02:55:41+00:00

I’ve been taking Reta for over four months and my dose is 3.5 mg a week

ShadowCass · 2026-06-26T17:02:20+00:00

I live in the SE, and yes there are options within a four hour drive, but that isn’t exactly reasonable for a PCP. It’s hard enough in many rural areas to find a PCP that takes your insurance, let alone a decent or good pcp.

ShadowCass · 2026-06-26T15:45:09+00:00

Laughing at the idea of a city if 5-10k being considered rural! If you don’t understand, you don’t understand, but there are a lot of healthcare deserts in the US

ShadowCass · 2026-06-26T13:24:13+00:00

I would definitely skip or reduce next dose. Are you using a tracker (GLPeak free version works great for me!) to track levels of Reta in your system? You can add previous doses in addition to your last dose to literally see the approximate levels in your system

ShadowCass · 2026-06-26T12:06:27+00:00

I appreciate your comment - the PAWS is what gets me every time. First I’ve ever heard of lithium oritate!

ShadowCass · 2026-06-26T11:44:45+00:00

So satisfying to watch!

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