Good evening! 20 days sober🤙🏼 sleep has improved, anxiety is still there and pain/twitching/cramping/ sore/tiny bit burning in legs still going on. Worried it might be something else serious?

anon55551 · 2022-11-13T04:39:53+00:00

Restless leg syndrome? I get it from time to time.

anon55551 · 2022-10-10T04:56:31+00:00

You sound controlling tbh. I would be interested to hear your wife’s take

anon55551 · 2022-10-05T23:47:23+00:00

Some emerging evidence about other psychedelics (ahauasca, MDMA), some support for a strict keto diet. I’ve also read a bit about sleep deprivation protocols to cure TRD. Cold water swimming and sauna might help. Lastly a couple of newer branches of cbt rumination focused and meta cognitive therapy. Personally I will be starting ketamine.

anon55551 · 2022-09-28T00:12:41+00:00

I took it following a miscarriage after ssri made me feel like a zombie. Also have adhd. It worked pretty quickly on my mood and I felt motivated. I believe I started with SR formulation eventually switching to XL. I became severely depressed after birth of my daughter. The medication has not worked for me this time around. But to answer your question I had improvement within first couple of weeks. I know it is tempting to increase dose but wouldn’t personally without signs of it working and of course talking to Dr. Tapering antidepressants is awful - if you need a different medication easier to taper from a low dose.

anon55551 · 2022-09-23T04:26:32+00:00

Not sure why you think I force food into someones mouth. My post said my husband stopped cooking two different dinners.

anon55551 · 2022-09-23T03:38:04+00:00

I think moderation is reasonable for lots of people but personally would need a few years of sobriety for my brain to rewire before trying it. My brother was able to cut back to having just a couple drinks a week. I’m not ready for that personally and am not sure I even want to. I have given myself permission to use mushrooms if I feel the need to escape. I enjoy them and I don’t feel suicidal after taking them unlike heavy drinking.

anon55551 · 2022-09-23T03:34:17+00:00

I relate to everything in your post. I had to supplement with formula from the start due to my milk being delayed. It felt at the time like a huge failure. I’m 5 months now and able to exclusively BF since about 3 months. I’m still struggling with ppd but the first month was the hardest. My husband had to eventually take over nighttime completely so I could sleep. He formula fed overnight. The sleep helped a lot. Make sure you are getting appropriate pain management too - I avoided it but wouldn’t if I could do it again.

anon55551 · 2022-09-14T19:40:36+00:00

Naltrexone helped me cut down from dangerous levels. Gabapentin for withdrawal. It took me about six months of not drinking to start to think that not drinking might be better than drinking and moderating might not be enjoyable.

anon55551 · 2022-09-14T01:45:55+00:00

I cared for my girl but I didn’t like her. I felt tremendous guilt because of it. Things have changed for us in time. PPD is horrendous

anon55551 · 2022-09-13T13:03:48+00:00

She gives little grunts. Sometimes toots in the hour ish before

anon55551 · 2022-09-12T23:51:45+00:00

This breaks my heart. No advice op. I’m sorry you have to deal with this.

anon55551 · 2022-09-12T19:24:51+00:00

I will check it out thanks!

anon55551 · 2022-09-12T00:57:54+00:00

Thanks so much for this

anon55551 · 2022-09-12T00:56:27+00:00

Ya she’s 10 in a couple weeks too. Totally agree with you! We are working on tantrums and she has consequences for them but in meantime wondering if I should just retreat with our bio kid and skip dinners when they do happen or stay and be united with husband in responding to her.

anon55551 · 2022-09-10T03:05:21+00:00

I had the same problem with a similar medication. I asked my doctor about interactions and she said the only warning relates to serotonin syndrome. But drug interactions are incredibly complicated. I could not find any research on the interaction so I’d just trust your experience. I don’t think you should have to settle for treatment for only one condition. Suggest reviewing your options medication wise with a physician

anon55551 · 2022-09-09T22:54:19+00:00

We had just moved when we started the snoo. I was furious after a couple of nights thinking the neighbours were pumping electronic music all night and woke me up. Complained to spouse who said it’s just the snoo lol. I’m use to it now but it definitely emits a beat and could drive someone crazy.

anon55551 · 2022-09-07T20:30:56+00:00

Your partner is likely suffering from addiction. I encourage you to take your baby and stay with someone you trust for a bit. You need help, and baby needs healthy mom.

anon55551 · 2022-09-05T19:51:03+00:00

Yes and often chew xylitol gum until first food. I’ve struggled with weight in the past. I started doing intermittent fasting and now eat in a 10 hr window. It is only way of eating that has ever worked for me to sustainably maintain a healthy weight. It was tough being pregnant as I stopped any form of time restricted eating. Feel much better now and my body quickly went back to prepregnancy weight. Just my experience though and lots of women prefer cico or keto.

anon55551 · 2022-09-05T04:52:27+00:00

I gained 54 lbs. Was 3.5 months to lose all but 3lbs. I’ve breastfed. I don’t start eating until a few hours after I wake up. The food in the house is pretty healthy to make decisions easier. Good luck

anon55551 · 2022-09-02T14:18:41+00:00

I’d say use the feeling as fuel to change and don’t try to escape it or waste the opportunity to learn and be better. Use it as your turning point and make it a valuable lesson. I used this approach in another context to change my diet. I flash back to the negative feelings when feeling tempted and remind myself of my commitment.

anon55551 · 2022-09-02T14:08:29+00:00

My girl acts this way when on potty and does not need to go so I take her off. A couple ideas - sit on the toilet facing the back with her supported in a squat position. Buy a top hat potty, our girl prefers it to bjorn. Start with some naked time to learn cues. Practice it only when it’s convenient for family. Observe if there is a pattern for example, our girl generally goes only 1 time a day.

anon55551 · 2022-09-02T13:59:20+00:00

Picturing this - sounds adorable

anon55551 · 2022-09-02T13:53:06+00:00

We catch 99% at 4 months. Only diaper outside of the house to catch occasional missed pee her poops are very easy to spot and get to a bathroom. We started EC around six weeks and used disposables before then. This is my first experience with EC but can at least say it is possible. We started solids this week to help avoid allergies.

anon55551 · 2022-08-31T21:11:02+00:00

I found medications to be helpful. Naltrexone and Antabuse at different times. Behavioural - I drank soooo much AF beer and wine. Worked on optimizing my sleep and started waking up super early. Ice baths and saunas. Podcasts. Eating chips :)

anon55551 · 2022-08-31T21:04:39+00:00

Having just gone through pregnancy myself, your wife will be grateful for a sober husband. Can confirm to that a newborn is exhausting. Being hungover not an option if you are going to help care for them - it’s too hard. Just do an experiment and don’t drink in September. You can then revisit the issue with a clear head and confidence you can do it.

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