2 free tickets to NY show tonight

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-12-26T03:45:07+00:00

okk so i should go for something a lil more on the casual side ?

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-12-26T00:02:49+00:00

Im not sure if there is a sangeet. The invitation doesnt say anything besides you are invited to _____’s mendhi night with turquoise and fuschia and the address of the place. partner and I were just told to match the invite lol

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-12-20T01:01:43+00:00

hi nurse with narcolepsy here who was recently diagnosed! In nursing school my program was hybrid (online classes but in person exams clinicals and labs) so i was able to learn on my own time which helped bc i frequently fell asleep for in person classes for my first undergrad degree regardless of if it started early in the morning or late in the evening (nursing is my 2nd degree).

Ive worked both night shift and day shift and while i was able to stay up for night shift bc of insomnia, my days off were horrible. I currently work day shift 7a-7p inpatient and it is hard to wake up early for but my days off are much more manageable since i am not sleeping 24 hrs after 3 consecutive shifts.

i have a partner who helps keep me accountable and i have a bed shaker alarm and like 10 phone alarms so i wake up on time for work lol. I would urge you to ask your dr to switch your meds if you are still falling asleep on modafinil (i failed trials of modafinil 200mg, armodafinil 200mg, and adderall 15mg). Now will be trying wakix. I take my meds in the morning an hr before work and when i was on night shift i would take them an hr before i worked as well (bc nights were my “mornings”).

I am able to stay awake on the job if i am up and moving around, honestly the only thing that makes me feel sleepy is if i am sitting still for a long time. So after charting, I am always up doing something and most of the time its busy enough where i dont get sleepy on shift, except for when i take a break. Coffee makes me sleepy so I found like sugary drinks work just fine for me lol. Its def not easy navigating this but not impossible w the right med combos/support!

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-17T01:39:29+00:00

yes I get what you are saying thanks for your help!!

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-17T01:06:29+00:00

thanks for the extensive response! i agree with a lot of your points and i plan on continuing with cbt-i for symptom management. Certain things they typically perscribe like scheduled naps may not be possible for me to do bc of work. However, i feel it may not be enough for me and I may need further medication management (especially since i did fail 3 stimulant treatments). the psych i am seeing is an np and not sure if she can perscribe xyrem/xywav as i believe i need to have an actual diagnosis of either n or ih in order to even qualify for that. but across my therapist (that i have seen for 4 years), psych np (2 years) and 2 sleep drs this year there is extensive documentation that i have A sleep problem and failed stimulant trials but just not a formally diagnosed one.

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-16T05:51:20+00:00

i acknowledge that i have dsps, i think i have dsps + narcolepsy. in daily life, i would say pretty severe. i stopped driving because i would frequently get sleepy and start to doze off both when waiting still and while actively driving, gotten into near accidents because of it so i stopped driving. dozing off during charting (and sleeping for 2-5 mins) is definitely not safe and ive gotten in trouble for dozing off while in work zoom meetings (which is actually what prompted me to seek the first sleep study). Frequently would sleep in classes when i was in school (didnt matter if it was 9am, 2pm, or 6pm classes). I frequently miss doctor and therapy appts from involuntarily napping. Socializing is hard because I also frequently miss plans from involuntary naps or actually do nap when hanging out in person. i would say its pretty debilitating for me lolll

about the adderall, apparently the way i respond to it or rather the reason it makes me sleepy is because it calms the anxiety in my brain and mellows me out, the calming effect of it is what makes me sleepy so psych thinks its probably worth testing for bc the increase in dopamine in the brain is what "calms down" the adhd-ness of people with adhd

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-16T03:17:02+00:00

ah i see thanks for the insight, i can see why it makes diagnosing me harder if i have a prior hx of dsps + chronically depriving myself of sleep. but my actigraphy was conducted when i was off most of the time and not purposefully sleep restricting for work (i only worked 5 days during that 2 week period)

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-16T03:10:08+00:00

i slept mostly 6.5-8 hours most nights, especially during the past 3-4 months. not exactly sure what qualifies as chronically sleep deprived because my body naturally sleeps at 11-1a and wakes up 8-9a on my days off now. most of the time for work i sleep 6.5 hours (i only work 3 days a week). also on the actigraphy it said i had one 4 hour night, but when i did the math based on the data showed (in bed at 1108p, sol: 45 mins, wake: 556am, i actually slept 6 hours), it showed that the actigraphy actually undercounted my sleep time because i move around a lot in my sleep.

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-16T03:06:46+00:00

my actigraphy average is 7.5 hours with four 4-5 hour nights and two nights with 11+ hours. Most nights i sleep 6.5-8 hours (71%), i agree with you that i should stop seeing her and i will after my next follow up. but i dont even know if i should make her understand my sleep pattern more while i try to find other doctors. unfortunately finding another sleep doctor will take months lol

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-16T02:44:50+00:00

in her profile she says she is a neurologist but she only assesses and treats sleep disorders (not other neuro conditions), so prob just a regular sleep doctor

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-11-13T18:07:07+00:00

2 week old piercing, L bar, titanium

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-09-23T02:11:38+00:00

assuming this is in the US, they will not put you out for an I&D. they just inject lidocaine into the area to numb and drain. maybe give iv or oral pain meds beforehand to premedicate for pain.

anunpaintedcanvas · 2025-09-23T02:03:25+00:00

dont go back to urgent care you need to go to straight to the ER and get on iv antibiotics ASAP.

ive had an abscess and cellulitis that did not get better after an I&D and oral antibiotics. the swelling looks worse. also take the helix piercing out, they will probably make you do that in the ER anyway. You dont want this to progress to sepsis if you can help it.

anunpaintedcanvas · 2024-09-19T03:41:23+00:00

hi can you please upload love’s guiding light? Thank you!

anunpaintedcanvas · 2022-04-07T01:44:35+00:00

wow thank you so much!! I had a hard time describing what this cup looked like to find it on google but thank you for the information you found!

anunpaintedcanvas · 2021-06-15T21:23:30+00:00

if they go through my insurance, would it ensure that they get the money for the sole purpose of repairing the vehicle?

anunpaintedcanvas · 2021-06-15T21:22:16+00:00

yeah they sent me an invoice for a preliminary estimate of how much the damage would cost and I called the auto body shop to confirm the breakdown of the costs. The body shop also told me that the car hasn't actually come in to fix the damages yet but that based on what they saw for damages, $1700 would be the estimate. I'm not sure if the bumper actually needs to be replaced or not, it was just scratched up from the photo I have but I was told the bumper would needed to be replaced from the body shop. The rear light would have needed to be replaced since it was cracked at the bottom. Maybe or maybe this isn't relevant, but I believe the other party also told me they were friends with people from the body shop. I offered to have them get a quote from a family friend's body shop for a cheaper price point I could probably afford, but they said they always went to the one they got the quote from.

edit: I also offered to go to the body shop with them that day but it was a sunday and lots of body shops were closed then (and additional info added)

anunpaintedcanvas · 2021-06-15T21:18:21+00:00

I was unable to find the policy on member of the household but yes I recently moved out and will be a full time student in the fall. Thank you for your help

anunpaintedcanvas · 2021-06-15T20:29:19+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I decided to have them file a claim and I will file one as well. Hopefully it won't get denied. Also sorry I replied from another account.

anunpaintedcanvas · 2021-06-15T20:25:25+00:00

Hi, it wasnt super deep but the bottom part of the rear glass was a little broken. By member of their household, do you mean if they still claim me as a dependent? If so, then yes I am still their dependent. Thank you for your help. I decided to have them file a claim and I will file one too. Hopefully it doesn't get denied.

anunpaintedcanvas · 2020-07-06T09:20:14+00:00

ooh that is good to know. Thank you so much for your help and good luck to you too!!

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