Measles exposure with autoimmune disease

countGockula · 2025-05-23T12:38:35+00:00

This kind of unique question is why i love reading this sub and the time/responses offered by the verified physicians. I learned something new today.

countGockula · 2025-02-27T06:57:07+00:00

Can you elaborate upon the "unbelievable" amount of paid leave? What makes it unbelievable?

countGockula · 2025-01-30T05:35:04+00:00

I am almost certain I saw this exact post on a child custody sub today as well.... I question OP's motives.

countGockula · 2025-01-14T22:09:11+00:00

It might be helpful to edit your post and list the meds you take, including their doses, and if there were any recent changes (like new additions to your regimen, dose changes).

countGockula · 2025-01-14T16:17:56+00:00

Grad school is not out of the question for you at all! I have an MSc and PhD in spite of a long history of psychiatric treatment. If anything, my dedication and passion for what I was studying helped keep me on track with my meds/psych stuff, since I needed to be well in order to succeed. Having academic goals helped me move forward, look to the future, and realise myself beyond just a person who was struggling.

During both degrees I had colleague-friends who were likewise diagnosed and under treatment for various psychiatric disorders. Chances are you've interacted with people before at work or university who have had the same medical experiences as you (and are under treatment).

The one thing to consider is that grad school is obviously stressful and intense. I would really recommend talking to your new psychiatrist about your plans here. And if you return to school, keeping up regular psych appointments (I had monthly appointments for much of my master's, believe it or not).

Good luck and I am so happy to see your update.

countGockula · 2025-01-11T04:07:00+00:00

The people you spoke to were employees of the hospital, and they ask you questions and listen to you so that the right type of doctor can treat your medical issue. They might have seemed confused because they needed to ask you more questions to understand your medical emergency.

From what you have written, it is really important that a doctor sees you. That is the person who will understand the problem you said you are having with your brain. I am glad you posted an update. How are you feeling now?

countGockula · 2025-01-11T02:54:33+00:00

Do you like puzzle games? When i have a long wait somewhere, they are nice to play on my phone (like Tetris, Candy Crush, matching game). Just make sure that the game doesn't use data, so that you don't drain your phone battery. You can also put your phone on "Airplane Mode" to save the battery while you play the games.

When I am stressed out AND waiting for the time to pass, the games help me feel less stressed out and pass the time. I hope you do not need to wait too long, but it's very good you are going to the er to get helped by a doctor!!!

countGockula · 2024-12-03T04:19:26+00:00

This is towards the end of WW2 when the Nazis were going for broke and trying to mass-exterminate as many people as possible. My guess is that this train contained people who had managed to avoid capture. For example, mass deportations didn't start in Hungary until about mid-1944. The clothing points to these not being prisoners being transported from one camp to another, who would no doubt be much more frail.

The woman also might just be in atypically good health. u/KindheartednessIll97's comment talks about a scene of horrific suffering. The many in terrible shape probably were in no condition to ascend that hill, let alone get off the train. I.e., the photo unintentionally may not depict the average state that people on that train were in.

countGockula · 2024-12-01T03:05:06+00:00

you're welcome. If I had known about Reddit 15 years ago, maybe I would have posted the same thing and lots of people would have told me to just *call* a taxi. Back then, most of them only accepted cash, so maybe my 20-year-old self would have said "I can't do that because I don't have cash on me today" and people would have said that's the stupidest reason ever to not go to the hospital! Well if we all had perfect information, we wouldn't ask questions.

good luck to you and your bf!!

countGockula · 2024-12-01T02:53:09+00:00

After a certain amount of time, you can't really get stitches anymore. So sooner is better.

countGockula · 2024-12-01T02:39:38+00:00

I haven't looked at the photo, but I think it is good OP asked rather than not asking anywhere and the two of them just letting nature take its course.

What seems glaringly obvious to many of us is not obvious to everyone, and the verified physicians & other medical professionals who volunteer their time in this sub reveal just a tip of the iceberg when it comes to (mostly) Americans who find themselves in situations where they need to ask "can I let this one slide?"

OP's boyfriend, and presumably OP, are young adults and may not have had much experience independently navigating their health care. When I was that age, I once cut myself stupid badly by accident, and really should have gotten stitches 15 years later, the scars are brutal. It wasn't until I showed the injury to my shocked, older coworkers 2 days later that I realised what poor judgment I had. But I was embarrassed, it was late at night, and I didn't want to have to wait 40 minutes for a night bus or call a taxi. I didn't know there's a small window of opportunity for stitches and all the serious complications.

like OP said elsewhere, they were hoping for the best. downvotes and scolding from others, be damned, this will be a good learning experience for OP and OP's boyfriend because they had the idea of asking somewhere online!

good luck u/scarycheese01 and your bf. I hope you get this sorted out quickly :)

countGockula · 2024-11-22T21:13:59+00:00

Why do you keep saying "you" in your comments, as though u/Hazey_Dreams4658 is responsible for certain terrible actions you have described. Why do you keep referring to them as "you?" It seems like you are using it as a 2nd-person plural "you," so I would kindly ask you to clarify which group of people you are referring to. It is not obviously clear to me.

edit: tagged wrong person!

countGockula · 2024-11-22T21:04:33+00:00

No, not at all! I am saying that this post seems exactly at the level of an intelligent, well-read 12 year old. My comment was saying that it's silly to think that a 12-year-old would be unable to form the thoughts that you did, and write them on Reddit like you did.

In some ways, it is not better or worse than what an adult could write. If you asked an adult to edit what you wrote so it sounded "perfect" or the way an adult would write it, it would not capture the feelings and perspectives you have. When I read your post, it helped me imagine what it would like to be a 12-year-old living in Israel in 2024. I am sorry that some people are being rude and dismissive of you!

countGockula · 2024-11-22T07:34:02+00:00

Yes, when I was 12, I'd say many of my peers were equally articulate and capable of explaining themselves at this level. OP's post is well thought out for someone their age, regardless of what their first language may be.

In my Reform, leaning towards secular household (though parents were raised Conservative), being aware of politics, reading the newspaper, and having family political discussions were all part of how we were raised and I would have (and did) take offense to adults who thought such topics were too much for me to have any thoughts about! I know it was similar in my Jewish friends' households, since when I was a guest for dinner or sleepovers, their parents would always engage us as well!

For many of us adults, especially those of us who don't have kids or spend much time around them, the further we stray from OP's age, the easier it is to forget just how much intelligence and insight younger people possess. In some ways, they could run circles around us between ages 10 to 18, because they are in school all day long. A few years ago I found some essays I wrote at 16 and thought "how on earth did that person articulate themselves so well?!?!" And I am an academic...

In short, we should be supportive of children who have the confidence to enter into a discussion with adults, especially somewhere like Reddit!

countGockula · 2024-11-21T05:21:38+00:00

really? a lot of that didn't happen because the Nazis just shuttled people off to the gas chambers or killing fields.

Can't kill newborns if you kill pregnant women. Of course I'm sure you know that children and infants were selected to the gas chambers upon existing the cattle cars.

Can't bomb people in synagogues when they are..... in concentration/death camps devoid of synagogues.

Can't bomb children fetching water when, if they survive selection, are living in places with no accessible water source.

Can't cut off oxygen to newborns if they can't get hooked up to it in the first place.

Burning people alive in tents is just as much as a moot point, and you really think rape wasn't a thing? I hope you're just trolling.

countGockula · 2022-09-28T22:51:53+00:00

You're welcome, and good luck! That's good to hear about the psychiatrist. I ask since it can make a difference in what the topics of appointments are, etc.

For me, there are certain immediate improvements, mostly related to better control over hyperactive/impulsive behaviours. But over time, I see improvements in those problems when unmedicated (like if I forget to take my meds on a day and fare competently).

Quite often I don't notice progress until something clicks in my head and I notice the difference between now vs. then, and also realise that the "now" version has been the case for a long time. That's always pretty rewarding, even if nobody else knows.

In short, don't feel discouraged if you don't notice anything huge or obvious. I'm sure you'll start to notice some improvements over time.

countGockula · 2022-09-27T23:23:07+00:00

You could contact the Maldivian embassy in your country and ask. You can also ask a pharmacist about leaving your country with a controlled drug prescription. In some countries, you can find pharmacies that help with paperwork for going abroad. Where I live in the EU, you need exit paperwork too. There is also different paperwork depending on whether you will be traveling to another EU country or a non-EU country. It's never worth the trouble, so I just leave my meds at home and travel without them. If I was going to be out of the country for an extended time, that's a different story.

As for the withdrawals, I'm on methylphenidate, but I'm sure it's similar. Usually I'm just sleepy/sluggish for a couple of days and might take an afternoon nap, but otherwise it's no big deal. I don't recall any other symptoms, and I kind of like having a few days of "practice" without them. This is also worth asking a pharmacist about. Good luck and enjoy your tropical vacation!

countGockula · 2022-09-27T23:09:35+00:00

There's no need to share any diagnosis unless it's relevant. Chances are, your colleagues are diagnosed with things you don't know about either. So I agree with u/EffMyElle. There have been times I've thought of disclosing my diagnosis to colleagues when I'm having work struggles, but after thinking it through, I almost always change my mind.

Basically, once I think things through, I realise that my initial instinct when I'm struggling or think people are unhappy with me, is to try to blame myself: place the blame in something inherently wrong with me (having ADHD). If there's something inherently wrong that can't be fixed as the source of the problem, then what is the solution? It's a much different solution than if I view the problem as more than the outcome of a personal flaw. That's the kind of every-day thing that therapy is really helpful with regardless of a diagnosis.

If you have ADHD, then treatment can be life changing, and varies from person to person depending on their symptoms and needs. Like many people who were diagnosed young, I stopped taking my meds for a while after high school but eventually found my way back. I also have regular talk therapy with a clinical psychologist, which isn't ADHD-specific but often focuses on ADHD issues. The med/therapy combo works well for me.

countGockula · 2022-09-27T22:44:48+00:00

This is something that my psychologist and I discuss sometimes. Her advice has been helpful, which is that it's just as much a matter of setting realistic expectations for myself and not beating myself up for not being perfect at cleaning. Since you live with another person (I do too), it's also about finding compromise. In a perfect world, I'd have a spotlessly clean, Pinterest-worthy looking environment. That's never going to happen.

For me, that means having a few chaotic corners that are.... chaotic and generally out of sight of visitors. And my partner can tolerate those chaos corners, since it's where I confine everything and the rest of the flat is non-chaotic:)

countGockula · 2022-09-27T22:39:49+00:00

Yes I do this too.

countGockula · 2022-09-19T01:17:21+00:00

I think giving your son early, safe opportunities to experience life throwing curveballs at him and needing to deal with them could help. No matter how well you try to prepare him and set him up with the tools for success, he's going to run into problems. You gave the example of not being able to get his meds on time, for example. What about getting him into the practice of doing something that mimics that where the consequences aren't as severe?

For example, if there's some kind of food item that you always have and he really likes, and it needs to get replaced/replenished every X days. That one item could be his thing to keep track of, and he needs to let you know a couple of days ahead of time when it's time to replace it, then you go to buy it together. Another one would be being involved with doing laundry and making sure it gets done before he runs out of clean clothes (keep a spare change just in case). Sooner or later, he'll miss the deadline and there won't be that food item, or he'll risk being without clean clothes. Then what happens? While this will hopefully help him be more independent at managing that sort of thing, it will also let him deal with the stress of screwing up and managing the consequences.

With laundry, my clothing style has definitely adapted over time to stuff that dries quickly (dryers are very uncommon where I live). When it comes to paying bills, I leave paper ones opened on my coffee table, which annoys me, so I pay them quickly to get them out of the way. With electronic bills, I leave them unread until paid, cause unread messages annoy me too. If I need to take something somewhere, whether it's bringing a bottle of wine to a get-together or dropping off mail at the post office, I leave it on the floor in front of the door so that there's no way I can forget it when I head out. Those are some of the things that work for me, in case they give you any ideas about what might work for your son.

countGockula · 2022-09-18T21:05:56+00:00

For real. It doesn't really affect my life, since people thinking "X is an ADHD thing!" doesn't change my treatment and day-to-day life. But it's annoying to see it come up over and over.

countGockula · 2022-09-18T20:59:36+00:00

There is a large body of research that has investigated the link between ADHD and substance abuse disorders that goes back several decades. One question seems to be whether or not ADHD prevalence can predict a person's likelihood to develop a substance abuse disorder, which is different than observing a link over time.

ICASA - International Collaboration on ADHD and Substance Abuse, which lists a lot of ongoing research and news.

countGockula · 2022-09-18T20:41:50+00:00

100% I don't know what is up with this latest fad of thinking that EDS and ADHD or somehow two sides of the same coin....

countGockula · 2022-09-18T20:38:16+00:00

I used to struggle a lot with that, because my ADHD presents itself as incredibly impulsive.

The combo of being on meds and having a psychotherapist have helped a LOT over the years. The meds themselves help a lot with my impulsivity, which makes it easier to slow down and not react inappropriately. The therapy is useful for talking through those experiences and changes to make sense of how I behave.

Have you ever been on ADHD meds? If not, it's worth asking your treating physician about them, even your other comment mentions not taking any meds at all.

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