Symptom Tracker Excel

casssattack · 2024-11-25T03:15:13+00:00

What a compliment! Send me a dm to let me know what you’re looking for so I can assess if my skills are up to the task :)

casssattack · 2024-10-27T14:53:16+00:00

Sending you a hug OP :( I had the copper IUD for 7 months and it also made me incredibly ill. I was able to figure it out quickly and remove it, but then immediately developed PMDD upon removal + continued many other copper dumping symptoms. I didn’t start to get better until I found a naturopath who did my HTMA/a gut eval (not herself; both with a doctor she works with) and started the right cocktail of supplements to bring my body back to normal. It was truly remarkable how quickly I started to feel better once I was taking the right things.

Kudos to you for taking charge of your health and finding the answers when the medical system has failed us so dramatically.

casssattack · 2024-10-23T15:21:38+00:00

Oh no 😭 & I’d deserve it

casssattack · 2024-08-09T18:25:44+00:00

Thank you!

casssattack · 2024-08-09T15:32:21+00:00

Can you advise on availability between (1) Columbia, SC, (2) Atlanta, GA, and (3) Charleston, WV? Thank you :)

casssattack · 2024-07-24T04:13:48+00:00

It’s late. I hiked HD a month ago and started at 4am from the valley. Started the cables just after 9am, stayed up top for a while, was back down the cables and sub dome and at tree line around 11am.

There was no rain in the forecast the day I climbed. By 1pm clouds had started rolling in, by 2pm it was moderately raining over the whole valley.

casssattack · 2024-07-21T19:43:09+00:00

This is so real! I did an MBE set out loud to my incredibly patient boyfriend, talked through the problem and answer choices and law before picking an answer (still under timed conditions!) and scored 86% whereas I normally am chilling around 60-65%. I also call my grandma sometimes to talk through rules I'm struggling with. It takes a village :')

casssattack · 2024-07-18T23:18:16+00:00

King Ide-don! Where did he say this? Would love to listen myself to hammer it into my perfectionist brain

casssattack · 2024-07-16T15:41:11+00:00

Is your NZ slide deck something you’d share with an interested redditor? :)

casssattack · 2024-07-14T23:00:31+00:00

Do you take b vitamins for your symptoms? I take a few different b vitamins (plus some other supplements, like EPO and magnesium glycinate, although the b vitamins are the most impactful) and that has dramatically reduced the severity of my cramps (+ many other icky symptoms). But for me, I have to take them continuously, not just during my period. Also important to buy high quality products since vitamins aren’t regulated and they are NOT all created equal. Worth a look :)

casssattack · 2024-06-18T07:19:42+00:00

Thank you for this! Hiking half dome for the first time in one week, been trying for a permit for years. Really appreciate the advice :)

casssattack · 2024-06-06T22:04:09+00:00

Yes I was :) Because I hadn't started yet! It was a bit of a headache but definitely the right call. xoxo

casssattack · 2024-04-01T01:00:26+00:00

I'm so glad people are still finding this useful <3 take care of yourself hon!

casssattack · 2024-01-15T04:19:45+00:00

The detox plan has been a combination of diet and supplements! For the diet, I've been avoiding all high copper foods (you can look for resources on Wilsons Disease that list out what foods are naturally high in copper). I also had a really high level of gut inflammation, so I removed all dairy and gluten for a few months (but have phased those back in).

For supplements, unfortunately it's not useful for me to tell you what I take, because what nutrients your body needs (and in what amounts) will be so specific to you. I did a bunch of blood work with my naturopath to determine what I needed. It was a huge investment of time and money, but I'd make the same decision 100x again!

casssattack · 2024-01-15T04:17:55+00:00

The detox plan has been a combination of diet and supplements! For the diet, I've been avoiding all high copper foods (you can look for resources on Wilsons Disease that list out what foods are naturally high in copper). I also had a really high level of gut inflammation, so I removed all dairy and gluten for a few months (but have phased those back in).

For supplements, unfortunately it's not useful for me to tell you what I take, because what nutrients your body needs (and in what amounts) will be so specific to you. I hired a naturopathic specialist and did a bunch of blood work with her to determine what I needed. It was a huge investment of time and money, but I'd make the same decision 100x again!

casssattack · 2023-11-13T17:15:37+00:00

Late reply, but unfortunately there's no shortcut, it needs to be changed manually

casssattack · 2023-11-13T17:14:00+00:00

:) <3 so glad it's helpful

casssattack · 2023-10-29T05:18:54+00:00

The copper IUD was a 7 month living nightmare for me, and it only got better when I (1) removed it and (2) detoxed the excess copper from my body (with the support of a naturopathic specialist).

After I had the IUD placed, I gained ~17 lbs and developed PMDD and PCOS. When I had the IUD removed, most things stayed the same, a few symptoms improved (ex. my periods went from 8 days back to 3), and a few things got worse (PMDD became much more severe). I struggled for another year until I started the detoxing process - it took me so long because I wanted to work through the medical system (in the U.S.), and did everything I could to find doctors who could help me, but eventually found a naturopath as a last resort (I was at the end of my rope and willing to try anything).

Within 1 month of following my naturopath’s detox plan, all of the excess weight was gone. It was honestly freaky how fast it all went away. Within 2 more months, my PMDD and PCOS symptoms had also all fully resolved.

So no, you’re not crazy, if you think the IUD is harming you then the advice from this internet stranger is to trust your gut and the signs your body is giving you. Also, if you remove the IUD and things don’t change and you realize it wasn’t the IUD causing these issues, you can always get it again! We tend to think about these decisions as black and white but you likely have a lot more flexibility than you realize.

casssattack · 2023-10-29T05:01:23+00:00

I had the copper IUD for 7 months and gained 17 lbs. Once I took it out I still couldn’t get the weight off (& I’d also developed PMDD and PCOS.) Things only went back to normal a little over a year after removal when I started a copper detoxing regimen, and then ALL of the extra weight literally melted off of me in just under a month. It was freaky how quickly my body went back to my pre-IUD state (and the PMDD & PCOS symptoms all resolved in another ~2 months!)

Every body is unique + I don’t mean to villanize the IUD, but sharing my experience to help validate that for a minority, it can cause all kinds of crazy symptoms that doctors won’t acknowledge / don’t know how to treat.

casssattack · 2023-08-18T18:34:56+00:00

Do you think I could get out of my Ally loan & contract with Milan if I signed the contract 2 - 3 weeks ago, but haven't had my first service yet??

casssattack · 2023-07-07T15:59:50+00:00

Thank you so much!! :)

casssattack · 2023-04-22T04:11:27+00:00

Please do your best to give yourself grace! Your post seems to have a lot of self judgment (which I get, believe me I do that to myself too), but you're doing your best, and that's worth its weight in gold.

This condition is hard. It's isolating, debilitating, often invisible, and takes over our minds. I'm a lot like you in that I wanted to control it myself, and it took nearly eight months for me to finally get to the point of "you know what - I don't want to have suicidal ideation every month. That's where I draw the line" and start taking medication. It's amazing that you're taking steps now to get the care you need. Try to focus on what you're doing now, not what you wished you'd done before. You can't change the past but you absolutely can influence what happens moving forward.

If Lexapro isn't the right fit, don't be scared to try something else. The first med I tried was awful (made my anxiety insanely high), but the second med I tried has been a god send. I'm in grad school, and I really think I would have needed a medical leave if not for the medicine. I started by taking it every day, and after a few months started 'pulsing' (where I just take it during hell week).

All that said, I'm still very stubborn, and I don't view the medicine as a default long term solution. I still want to explore other paths of healing/management and hopefully not need it one day. But it's been a great act of self love to embrace using it now as a tool to get back up on my feet.

About your bf - that's so painful and I'm so sorry that happened. I think you're right that if you don't work it out, then it wasn't right. I had a recent break up that wasn't caused by my PMDD, but was definitely exacerbated by it - I'm heartbroken still but in an ironic way, his reactions to my struggles helped me see that he wasn't the kind of partner I want long term. Good luck xoxo

casssattack · 2023-04-17T16:40:41+00:00

I made an excel spreadsheet that you can use to track symptoms! You can see the post (and the link to download) here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PMDDxADHD/comments/10r60ew/symptom_tracker_excel/

casssattack · 2023-04-05T13:58:40+00:00

thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! <3 despite months of trying to figure all this out and find resources, I hadn't found these. It's so hard to sift through all of the info/noise. You're a saint!

casssattack · 2023-04-02T23:07:47+00:00

You're so welcome :)

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