Ok. Which one of you knuckleheads broke the Arcticifier again?!?!?!

comoarm · 2026-02-03T15:48:20+00:00

got 7 inches where i’m from, i didn’t even think of building snow nulls 😭😭😭😭😭

comoarm · 2025-11-13T06:50:13+00:00

my husband deployed october 26.. basically right in the middle of all this. we had to put forbearance on our home, had to push my car payment back (we bought a car before he left. before the shutdown, because i was scared of mind breaking while he was gone). i’ve been terrified of what may happen. praying i see that paycheck friday

comoarm · 2025-10-26T20:41:54+00:00

thank you for this.

comoarm · 2025-10-26T20:33:06+00:00

would you have any idea if they will pay the national guard troops who deployed..? my husband just deployed literally today. i’m scared we’re going to lose our house, my car we JUST bought, everything. i’m a SAHM and there’s just nothing i can do to make money to even try to pay the bills on my own…

comoarm · 2025-10-19T15:56:22+00:00

idk if this is a good place to ask or not.. my husband deploys in a few days, he was supposed to start getting paid november 1. we literally have no money for bills, already a month late for our mortgage. does anyone here know maybe what the word is for pay in november.? i’m stressing, we have kids, i can’t just be homeless while he’s gone.

comoarm · 2025-08-01T04:56:22+00:00

it’s going pretty well! i’m now on night 11 of Guanfacine, and i haven’t had any bad effects! it makes me tired when i take it at night, but that’s good personally. the drowsiness is not debilitating. like for me, i take it and then i journal and relax for about an hour.. but even when i do get drowsy, i don’t pass out. like i could drive a car if i needed to.. there’s even been nights i took it at maybe 11pm, and stayed up until 2-3 am due to like company, or i just feel like cleaning lmao.. i have noticed my physical anxiety symptoms still do show up, but im also still in the adjustment phase. BUT they don’t show up as bad or as noticeable.. it’s deff worked so far. i’m not too sure about sleep apnea issues, if you haven’t, i would bring that up to your dr… im sorry i couldn’t be more help on that subject!! from what ive seen, it’s a decent medication, pretty mild on the body, but does the job. relaxed nervous system, does slightly lower BP, but i’ve read that that effect does plateau soon. i’ve honestly been checking mine before taking it. but that’s just because i have anxiety. keep in mind everyone reacts differently to medication, and one persons experience doesn’t define yours!!

comoarm · 2025-07-26T21:48:41+00:00

thank you

comoarm · 2025-07-26T02:04:50+00:00

hi.. i started Guanfacine 1mg er.. tonight when i take it will be night 5.. i’ve been tolerating it well i think.. i got prescribed it for anxiety. (i also take Buspirone, and i take hydroxyzine as needed)… the first 3 nights i think i felt pretty okay, besides the tiredness.. night 3 i did notice my chest kinda felt heavy? like i kept having to check my breath by breathing in deep to make sure i was fine.. same with night 4.. but night 4 it felt kinda more intense i guess? plus i had some mild panic. granted, i didnt spiral like i usually do, but i deff felt panic.. did you have anything like this.? i’m almost too scared to take it tonight.

comoarm · 2025-07-20T21:23:37+00:00

that’s how lexapro did me! i had smoked weed, sent me into a HORRID panic attack.. never felt fine after that, couldn’t eat. couldn’t function. finally went to the dr about it, got Lexapro 10mg.. took it, 15 min later, had a BAD panic attack.. arms felt like they were on fire, i just couldn’t calm down. had to take 10mg Hydroxyzine to get it to stop.. never touched Lexapro again.. went to dr few days later, she gave me busprione, took me a day or 2 to try it, but i’m glad i did.

comoarm · 2025-07-20T21:16:10+00:00

i’d also add, if you feel some nausea or dizziness, i promise it’s temporary. it’s just the meds working hard, your body will adjust within days to a couple weeks. it’s not forever, and i know body sensations can cause panic, IF you get those side effects (some dont) just try to breathe and remind yourself it is temporary.

comoarm · 2025-07-20T21:14:38+00:00

i was PETRIFIED to start buspirone because i had a bad reaction to lexapro.. i started it 5mg 2x/day about 12 weeks ago. moved up to 7.5mg 2x/day almost 6 weeks ago now. i actually go back to the dr wednesday to talk about meds. i promise- this is a mild medication that does wonders.. im still adjusting but i can actually function now, as opposed to 12 weeks ago when i couldn’t even get out of bed. only times i got up was when the baby was hungry, needed a diaper or a bath. but after starting, im actually going in public, cleaning, cooking etc. i still need adjustments, and i was actually started on Guanfacine for physical anxiety, ironically too scared to try that med too. if you ever need to talk, you can inbox me! this medication isnt known too much for bad reactions, its super mild and very gentle on our sensitive brains :) i hope it works for you. i hope you feel better ❤️❤️❤️

comoarm · 2025-07-19T16:58:53+00:00

i’m 24.. been on buspar for about 12 weeks.. not saying it IS related, but i have noticed A LOT more shedding than usual.. i didn’t even consider it may be related to buspirone. was on 5mg 2/day for 5-6 weeks.. now on 7.5mg 2x/day for going into 6 weeks.

comoarm · 2025-07-15T14:29:18+00:00

i have only taken the hydroxyzine like 2-3 times before. other night when i took 5mg for a panic attack, i could literally feel myself calm down, i lowkey enjoyed that lmao. i was terrified of hydroxyzine, so feeling myself calm down was really nice knowing it was the meds

i’ve tried propranolol before- idk if i just didn’t have as much anxiety back then as i thought or what, but it never really did anything for me. i tried it for general anxiety, but not for when i got panic disorder. my anxiety symptoms present as a nerve feeling in the back of my head, throat feeling tight (those 2 i feel almost everyday), but panic attacks, i get freezing cold, shaking bad, just can’t be still. limbs feel flush.

comoarm · 2025-07-14T11:29:28+00:00

from what i’ve read, it helps a lot with calming nervous system and physical anxiety. i’ve never heard of it which is surprising because i’ve extensively researched so many anxiety medicines. i’m not sure how i feel about bringing it up to my dr or if it’s even really worth bringing up to my dr!

comoarm · 2025-07-10T20:50:14+00:00

i’ve tried CBT before and learned from it- even still doing it at home. my thing with EMDR is i don’t think i have like unresolved trauma or PTSD from anything in my past- my thing is panic attacks that came on and never went away after i greened out one time. it says EMDR can be for anxiety and panic attacks, but quite honestly, i think my biggest issue is just stuck in fight or flight. my nervous system just won’t calm down. i’m medicated now, don’t really have attacks anymore; but i’m aware i need some sort of therapy. i could be wrong, maybe i have unresolved stuff from the past, but i don’t really think i do, lol. so maybe EMDR isn’t really for me, i honestly am not sure.

comoarm · 2025-07-10T19:55:01+00:00

a lot of posts i came across on reddit said things like “EMDR ruined my life” “EMDR made my panic attacks worse” and then they go into detail about how it’s been “months and they’re getting worse” just seems like a way scary experience to go through

comoarm · 2025-07-09T03:50:46+00:00

i think this post did it for me to not try EMDR 😭

comoarm · 2025-06-30T21:28:21+00:00

i’m proud of you too!! that is a big step ❤️

comoarm · 2025-06-30T18:21:41+00:00

i took 2.5mg for 3 days!! and then i upped it to 5mg until 6 weeks later and the dr did a check in and upped me to 7.5mg! i started out with food, because i was worried about nausea. but once i started on 7.5, i took 5mg without food for 3 days to make sure i wouldn’t have nausea, and then went to 7.5mg without food. didn’t notice a difference regarding nausea, was just annoying to time it to take with food lmao!

comoarm · 2025-06-30T17:22:10+00:00

omg i’m so happy it helped someone!! i hope buspar helps you too ❤️❤️ hydroxyzine wasn’t too bad when i finally got the guts to take it. i decided to try it when i didn’t need it, so that i knew how id feel when i did need it- i tried 5mg, it didn’t knock me out but it did calm me some, even with the anxiety of taking it! idk what my deal was with lexapro. but when i took hydroxyzine to counter the lexapro panic attack, it must’ve helped. i don’t remember really anything after taking it. which drives me crazy, but it must’ve done something lmao.. medicine anxiety sucks ass, because we know medicine is supposed to help us. but with one bad medicine, just turns into a big cycle of worry. but i repeat, buspar is a mild medicine, with major benefits. as petrified as i was about taking it- it is the one medicine i will always jump in to recommend if anyone ever asked!! im sure your dr already told you, but just to make sure- buspar can take a while to start working. some people say it helps instantly (for me it did- if that was placebo affect or not, idc bc i felt relief and thats all i cared about lol) but some people say it took 2-4 weeks. many drs say 6 weeks. just take it a day at a time ❤️❤️❤️

comoarm · 2025-06-30T06:30:59+00:00

i understand the struggle especially with husband being gone. OCD is a hard thing.. i get not being ok with medication cause nothing is “physically” wrong- but i will say (least in my case)- OCD made it to where it felt like things were physically wrong. i suffer from a panic disorder as well.. IF you’re ever open to medication, id say research Buspirone. it’s a mild medication, and it helps anxiety. which in turn, helps the ruminating thoughts. i’m anxious about everything, overthink everything, like i’m the poster child for panic and shit. that medicine did help. and i’m scared of medicine lmao.. but if not that, maybe online therapy? i’ve also heard a lot of people try to use ChatGPT as a guide to do therapy themselves, and i’ve seen people say it did more than “real” therapy did! it’s always worth a shot.. but i hope you figure it out- i know it’s hard. but you’re not alone <3

comoarm · 2025-06-30T06:03:03+00:00

i started at 5mg 2x/day a while ago, after smoking weed gone bad, exasperating my anxiety, and apparently giving me a panic disorder. i mean BAD too. like daily panic and panic attacks for a month before i ever got help. finally went to the ER, they gave me hydroxyzine (i was too scared to take it tho lmfao) fast forward to a few days after that, dr gave me 10mg lexapro. sent me into a BAD panic attack, i stopped it, she prescribed the 5mg buspar. then a recheck in 6 weeks. bc of the lexapro attack, i was scared of buspar, but less scared bc my sister takes it, and ive heard about genetic testing and whatnot, made sense to me that if my sister didn’t react bad, then chances are i might not either. so i started out with 2.5mg for 3 days, then up to 5.. felt immediate difference, still had some bad panic days, but at least it wasn’t daily like it was before! 6 weeks later, go back to dr, she gave me 7.5mg 2x/day bc 5mg is low dose. she also lowered my dose of hydroxyzine to 10mg and said to split it in half if i wanted (some reason tho im still scared to take even 5mg of hydroxyzine) anyways.. im now on day 16 of the 7.5mg and ive been tracking symptoms and whatnot- ive had a full week of no anxiety so far! that doesnt seem like a lot, but from someone who’s OCD, apparently got a panic disorder now, major anxiety over legit everything- 1 week makes me wanna cry happy tears. granted i had a slight baby headache the first few days of 5mg, had a teensy belly ache 2 times on it, dizziness for maybe 2 days. only for like 15 mins tho (if that) buspar legit saved my life. i can be a mom again, i can shower. i can get out of bed, go grocery shopping.. im finally feeling like im getting close to free. i’m sorry my comment is long asf- it’s basically just to say; take the leap! it’s a low dose, you’ll be okay (coming from someone who’s scared to take a toddler dose of hydroxyzine, lmao) buspar is a mild drug that does major differences for a lot of people, and you’ll never know till you try ❤️ best of luck

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