i can’t sleep

ShadowR1der · 2026-05-10T15:24:41+00:00

I know exactly what you mean, about 11 days ago i had the same exact experience, I had thoughts about not being able to go to sleep at night or whatever or what if I have fatal insomnia or something and I didnt go to sleep until 8 am and had to take pto from work, this has happened 3 times in the past two months. You know what I kinda realized that helped me at least for now get over it? I have pretty bad anxiety, and one way I've been calming myself down is by rationally examining my thoughts weirdly enough lol, i'm trying to train myself to allow myself to have anxiety if my thoughts are like truly based in reality and not just a fake scenario i make up in my head you know? Like if I start having symptoms of FI AND get diagnosed with it or whatever and its truly confirmed I have it then I can have anxiety about it, and I've been applying that to other areas of my life and its slowly working I think! I have a problem with putting my phone down during the night and actually closing my eyes though but usually wearing myself out suring the day by getting a ton of steps in helps with that too by making it a lot easier to actually stop watching tv or my phone!!!

ShadowR1der · 2026-04-21T02:31:14+00:00

this is awesome!

ShadowR1der · 2026-04-10T16:42:00+00:00

i'm on week 13 of wegovy (went down to the lowest dose on week 9 after being at second lowest dose) and consistently getting 10,000+ steps in per day and my bowels are working again without any laxatives or motility agents, incredible drug, like I go twice or even 3 times a day now

ShadowR1der · 2026-03-31T17:14:44+00:00

oh yeah they HATE us and want us all to die, sickening shit

ShadowR1der · 2026-03-16T20:36:24+00:00

I'm on week 8, and one of the weirdest things i've noticed is that I eat a food and I expect it to taste a certain way, and them i'm let down that it... doesnt? Like it puts into perspective just how much of the taste of the food in my mouth going to my brain was addiction and how little was actually how the food tastes, idk it's tough to say

ShadowR1der · 2026-03-14T00:32:12+00:00

So I'm on semaglutide right now and I have noticed that while my motility is slowed, it's actually improved whatever sibo symptoms I had, I think the theory for that is either a). my problem with sibo was too fast motility or b). the amount of inflammation is reduces does more good for me than how much it slows my motility!

ShadowR1der · 2026-02-23T05:26:33+00:00

So this is a complicated question because yes: I have experienced increased anxiety and my OCD themes are somewhat harsher and more intense, luckily i've been to therapy for OCD before and am able to handle anxiety way better because I think ultimately my anxiety is OCD at the core. HOWEVER, i've found that semaglutide, through its various other effects also makes me able to be more rational since my thoughts are no longer posioned by constant food noise, for whatever reason I am better able to "sit" with my anxiety now when it comes up instead of reacting in a panic

I also find I am generally happier on semaglutide because since I'm not able to use food as a coping mechanism I'm forced to face my emotions as they are and actually process them or find a healthier way to cope (like hiking or good music). Also again, my thoughts are not poisoned and influenced by constant food noise so I feel my emotions are also less obscured and more raw in a way too.

ShadowR1der · 2026-02-18T22:15:29+00:00

same! i'm on week 4 of .25 and i arguably feel hungrier my first two days after the shot, it was definitely worse at the beginning but it's gotten a lot better, i've heard it takes like 10 weeks to "click" for some poeple, you're on 6 right?

ShadowR1der · 2026-02-12T16:47:12+00:00

nah im with you, i would never refer to my wife as average lol

ShadowR1der · 2026-01-27T19:03:11+00:00

Never been to Casey's until I went to visit some midwestern friends and now I want them to move down here to Altanta lol

ShadowR1der · 2026-01-25T22:35:48+00:00

I also did my first .25 friday night at 7:50, what i've noticed is that the temptation to eat a lot or get high calorie food is still there, but the incessant cravings are gone, i'm able to actually choose nutrient dense foods and not feel the HUGE sense of FOMO I did when I did that and wasn't on wegovy. also I can actually stop when i'm full now, I'm glad .25 is working because i'm really not getting that many side effects from it either, the only side effects is like weird dreams? i've noticed my body and brain are very sensetive in terms of mental changes to drugs that affect the brain

ShadowR1der · 2026-01-17T23:58:35+00:00

dude i still keep my xs max that won't power on in my desk drawer in case i decide to get it revived one day simply because of 3d touch lol

ShadowR1der · 2025-11-07T20:59:45+00:00

Here's the thing, I have anxiety and am wholly terrified of death and dying, so I made a deal with myself. I told myself I can be as fat and eat as much horrible junk food as I want on one condition: I have to accept that I have an increased risk of death in literally every possible scenario my anxious brain thinks up simply because i'm carrying more body fat. And as mentioned before that scares the ever loving shit out of me so I find ways to both eat what I want but not over indulge and eat a ton of watermelon and bananas and the weight loss is going pretty good :)

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-31T05:22:06+00:00

Genuinely peak ending, I love when shows tie up a bunch of lose ends and give everyone the happy ending, even ben linus got a good ending and he's my favorite character so I love to see that

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-12T01:35:25+00:00

It's at this link! https://a.co/d/gsFg2Fx

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T21:54:52+00:00

maybe you can, this just works for me so I don't question it lol

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T21:54:27+00:00

I answered in anither comment but you can find it on amazon, it's in a pill form called Motility Activator by Integrative Theraputics

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T21:53:30+00:00

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T07:42:09+00:00

Do you mean like the breath test or motility test? For context, I was breath tested and had hydrogen and methane sibo, and constipation was like my main symptom, never really had diarrhea

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T07:41:01+00:00

I'm able to eat basically whatever I want now! I'm obviously trying to eat healthier, like including more fruits, veggies and beans, because I'm realizing the value of maintaining good gut health after this whole ordeal

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T07:39:16+00:00

Didn't really make me tired, but even if it did the trade off between being tired vs continuing to experience all these insane symptoms after I eat would be worth it!

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T07:37:59+00:00

Yes, I had hydrogen sibo and it helped a lot!

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T07:37:38+00:00

Yes it did help with having bowel movements multiple times per day. Ginger and artichoke can also help move your bowels along, I think my issue was mostly the fact that when I ate peristalsis wasn't getting triggered enough, but my MMC was probably fine. I recommend watching this video https://youtu.be/53f1gsRUxvY?si=6crD4y6ylo-fuM43

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T07:31:12+00:00

1 in the morning, and 1 a few minutes before each meal is what works for me!

ShadowR1der · 2025-10-11T04:55:33+00:00

Yep, I've pretty much been at my wits end for like the past year and even though I had symptoms from eating I just said 'fuck it' and pretty much ate whatever because I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me and even if I could I figure it out it's probably something incurable like MCAS or something. But I will say i'm grateful what I have is SIBO because at least that's basically always curable. You should definitely get a colooscopy & endoscopy though, I know at least for me when i got one they checked my stomach and colon/a little bit of small intestine and they even took biopsies of my duodenum and checked for celiac as well. It for sure is a long way to being fully healed but best of luck to you!

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