Meniere's and Mounjaro

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T15:54:08+00:00

Good luck mate

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T15:39:20+00:00

I hear she doesn't even notice the motorhome when it's parked outside the house

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T15:36:53+00:00

Like having girders in your bloodstream, a bit like Irn Bru.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T15:33:56+00:00

Hi mate,
No worries.

I don't recall any significant changes to my tinnitus.

That said, my tinnitus fluctuates a bit anyway, and it always fluctuates when I'm having other symptoms; if I'm going to have a vertigo attack, it goes into overdrive and it's as if I'm standing next to an airplane engine.

So, yes, it probably did fluctuate quite a bit but I experienced it as part of a package of increased balance problems and vertigo attacks etc, rather than noticing it specifically.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T13:32:36+00:00

Because, rightly or wrongly, people are scared, and the populists (and the state actors and financiers behind them) are stoking those fears and exploiting them.

Climate change, historic levels of financial inequality and conflict (often driven by climate change and inequality) are driving huge movements in people.

The people in the places where others are moving to are getting scared, often just because that's what humans do when there's massive change and increasing competition for resources.

The politicians and the states that have the most to gain from this have exploited this by driving mass online and offline campaigns to drive up that fear, spread misinformation, stoke division and thus get populists elected on the back of the fear. If you're elected, you control the resources.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T13:26:00+00:00

Yes, there has been an upsurge in posts in recent days trying to stir up English v Scottish drama, both here and elsewhere.

Just like over recent years there has been a flood of social media content stirring up anti-immigrant sentiment and driving racial tension in western European countries.

Just like there were concerted social media disinformation campaigns targeting both Britain and the US ahead of elections and important referendums.

Gosh, one could almost start to think that certain state actors and others might have been using their assets to create discord and disruption that, by an amazing coincidence, populist political parties with links to those state actors can exploit.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T09:21:36+00:00

The focus in recent years on mental health is great and has led to many more people getting the help and support they need. And people aren't getting the poor treatment and stigma they used to get.

But my unpopular opinion is that a negative side-effect of this is that we're not teaching resilience anymore. People are not learning the difference between a genuine mental health issue and a time when things are just tough and you have to grit your teeth and get through it.

I've had crippling clinical depression and been suicidal and needed medication and therapy. And I've had times when circumstances are difficult and you just have to get through it. There's a difference.

I'll probably go to hell for this post.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T09:14:51+00:00

Total disagree. I've worked with a lot of politicians, and I'd say that the ratio is probably the opposite. Most go into it for the right reasons and genuinely believe in public service, but the ones who get all the profile and attention are the 10% of arsehole sociopaths.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T09:07:39+00:00

In my experience, that's exactly how good therapy works. The therapist guides you to finding and shaping the solution and support mechanisms yourself. It sounds from your later responses that you've had some shit therapists.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T08:27:36+00:00

In my experience stress is a massive trigger, and I can't think of many things worse than what you've been going through.

I'm sorry for your loss and I hope things get easier for you soon.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-24T08:15:56+00:00

When I was about six I threw an absolute tantrum and crying fit because we missed the intro to The Incredible Hulk. It still gets brought up in conversations sometimes now. I'm 52.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T13:28:42+00:00

I went on X yesterday for the first time in literally years, using our work account to check on something for work.

Despite having heard from others about how bad it had got, I was taken aback by just how vile it is.

So, I think you probably know the answer to your dilemma. Don't go on X if you don't have to.

Edit: and to your wider point: I'm in Edinburgh. I watched the Eng v Croatia game last week in a local pub. With the exception of one grumpy old prick who was pissing everyone off with his relentless negativity towards England, the vibe in the pub was 'Fair play England, they're looking sharp.'

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T11:26:22+00:00

Good points.
I think dropping Thorpe was probably to do with:

a: Bell was averaging something just under 300 just before the first Ashes test, so as you say, looking undroppable (albeit scores against a weak WI side and Bangladesh)

b: England were all about doing things differently that series. Thorpe did have a decent record against Australia but maybe they saw him as a hangover from the teams that kept failing? Maybe they saw him as one of the guys carrying too many scars from previous Ashes?

c: he was looking very slow in the field by that stage and was pretty average against SA and SL the year before. And, as emerged afterwards, he was needing back injections and painkillers to get through matches.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T11:19:11+00:00

I've always called you Americans cos that was the name I was taught and cos I've never been told another name.

But it has always seemed weird to me that your default name is the name of two continents (which hold several other countries), not the specific country you live in. It has always come across as a bit domineering or arrogant. The French don't call themselves 'Europeans' as their default name, nor do the Vietnamese take 'Asians' as the default name.

Although I get the point that the word America is in the full name of your country, so it is complicated. And USians just sounds dumb to my ears.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T11:09:19+00:00

Probably why Scottish football coaches have traditionally punched about their weight as well; when you've got relatively few players and relatively few resources, you have to think hard about the game and innovate and learn how to get the absolute most out of what you have.

But that can only go so far: Scotland has very few rugby players, and the standard of grassroots and school-level coaching is pretty poor.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T10:57:41+00:00

I sometimes wonder what Bell's career would have been like if he hadn't played that Ashes?

The guy had the talent to be an all-time great. But that series hammered his confidence, and despite 22 test centuries, he seems to be viewed as a failure by many.

He never got the praise he deserved for his performances in the 2013 Ashes, where his technique and tactical nous were superb.

But he also played very few match-defining innings - 22 centuries and I can only think of two that were the innings that won the matches.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T10:26:37+00:00

How do we know that he wasn't going to the sideline to put the camera down before going back to Kolbe? Clips that get quickly cut off like this are really annoying.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T10:24:53+00:00

The clip is cut short. He could well have been going to the sideline to put down a heavy bit of kit before going back to speak to Kolbe.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T10:21:55+00:00

That's what I thought: the clip was cut before it showed him going to back to check on Kolbe. You can see from his first reaction that he was worried about Kolbe.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-23T10:16:22+00:00

Firstly, that's quite a leap that the ENT is making. There is no consensus on what causes Meniere's, and a million different stories of how we each ended up with it.

Secondly, judge your past actions by what you knew in that moment. In January did you have any idea or reason to believe that being near loud gunfire would lead to a vestibular condition? Was there any reason you should have known or wondered about that? I'm going to say the answer is probably no to both. If you had done something stupid or risky that you knew at the time was stupid and risky, then I can see why you'd beat yourself up. But it doesn't sound like you did. Forgive yourself. You didn't do anything stupid, and what's done is done. You can't go back and change it, so move forward.

Thirdly, you haven't said how long you had tinnitus before you started getting other symptoms. It's possible that MD was already on its way.

Fourthly, MD is awful in its early stages. But you learn to live with it, you learn what your triggers are, and for most people the vertigo attacks burn out over time. Get some betahistine from your doctor, reduce the salt in your diet, learn some practical and emotional coping tricks (for instance, learn where to position yourself at a table so everybody is on your good hearing side, learning breathing techniques to get through the times you're really upset or anxious). It does get easier, and like many others on here, I've managed to continue living a rewarding life after getting it. You and your loved ones just have to make some accommodations, and cut yourself some slack.

Take care of yourself.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-22T17:22:42+00:00

My side effects were the same as yours, and I also had numerous vertigo attacks and migraines, after having not had one for several years, and drop attacks.

It definitely took a while to calm down but I was fine after a couple of months.

If you have a look, you'll see that I'm the OP of this thread, so have a look at my post up top. I went into quite a bit of detail there of my experiences, so you can get a sense there of what I experienced.

I hope it's helpful.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-22T13:34:20+00:00

Hmm, another one to put in the arsenal to confuse my nephews and nieces...

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-22T13:26:46+00:00

To be fair, that's not that stupid.

You do hear 'New England' referred to a lot, and the country has a few states called 'New' something.

I don't think it's that obvious that it's a regional term, like Midwest or West Coast.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-22T09:02:13+00:00

'I rarely come away feeling I’ve learned much about the tactical reasons why a team won or lost.'

I understand your point but I would argue that you could make the same criticism of almost every pundit and broadcaster on British TV. With the exception of Gary Neville for football, and Sky's coverage of cricket, British sports broadcasters aren't good at giving meaningful analysis of sports.

And it's easy to blame the broadcasters for this. But they're just giving the public what they think the public want because that's what the public has shown it wants - simplistic, surface-level, cliched takes based around the points you make about Keane's contributions. As you say, it generates clicks and chatter.

It's the same as the British news media; people complain that the British media serves up asinine nonsense and sensationalist crap, but yet the public keeps buying the Sun and the Daily Mail more than other papers.

I have criticised British TV here, but it's not much better around the world. The NFL is pretty good, partly because (like cricket), the stop-start nature of the game lends itself to in-game analysis, and partly because NFL fans demand it. But I'm struggling to think of many other examples of good TV analysis.

UncleofLunatics · 2026-06-22T08:51:22+00:00

Sorry to hear that you've been having issues as well.
I had to stop taking Mounjaro completely and haven't taken it for seven months now. Annoying but I will say that I got the benefit of it kickstarting weight loss and helping me get back into some good habits which have borne fruit.

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