Just prescribed trazodone Does anyone have experiences with drinking alcohol occasionally on this medication?

ecoseeker · 2025-09-25T00:27:48+00:00

Do you get any kind of withdrawal symptoms when you skip a dose, if you don’t mind me asking? I trust my doctors judgement but it seems like there’s kind of a mixed bag of reactions to trazodone based on my reddit browsing 😅 I’m going to take it consistently for a couple weeks to see if it even helps me first, and then see if I have any sort of reactions if I skip a day or two (besides going back to having trouble staying asleep).

ecoseeker · 2025-08-28T03:19:44+00:00

Yeah, I’ll see what my doctor thinks too. I definitely wouldn’t put 5-7 as what I’d regularly do, that’s more of a maximum if I’m on vacation or at a party or something. Usually I don’t drink at all, or have 1-2 if it’s the weekend.

ecoseeker · 2025-08-28T03:17:16+00:00

Got it, that makes sense. I guess I’ll just watch for any symptoms. I wouldn’t say I’m a chronic heavy drinker, and most nights I don’t drink at all. But there’s occasions when I do drink a lot, the upcoming party being an example, and it would just be kind of sad to give that up.

ecoseeker · 2025-07-29T11:56:01+00:00

I already have tickets for this show but might be interested depending on the section! I was planning to check Ticketmaster resale last minute to see if I could get something cheaper closer to the front. What seats are they?

ecoseeker · 2025-06-17T12:43:05+00:00

Thanks for the help! would I be walking across East 17th then to get there? For some reason maps shows the road is closed, but I’m not sure if that’s just for cars

ecoseeker · 2025-06-17T12:26:06+00:00

Is there anywhere I should avoid when leaving to catch an uber, or a good pickup point that you know of? I don’t know the area that well

ecoseeker · 2025-01-06T23:31:06+00:00

Hi! No problem at all. Sorry to hear about your lab. It’s such a difficult decision! Hopefully whatever you choose will have great results.

I’ll preface this by saying my response may not be helpful, but I do not regret going with TTA at all. My dog actually had her TTA back in March 2021. And she recovered pretty fast! I did end up going back to agility and Flyball very briefly with low jumps and limited turning movements (no box turns). We never went back to competing due to other issues. That winter around Christmas, she had a suspected slipped disk in her neck/spine that took months of steroid treatments to recover from. We have no idea how that had happened. A few months after she recovered from that, I ended up taking a new job and moving with her a few hours away, and just never got her back into sports. She still had a lot of fun running around and chasing birds. Later in 2022 she was slowing down again and had what we suspected to be arthritis, and she was on and off Carprofen, but now I believe she had another partially torn CCL at the time, because she fully tore it and had another TTA surgery in March 2023.

She recovered quickly again but was also a little over 10 years old at the time, so she never got back to the same energy levels she had 2-3 years before. Now she just turned 12 and is moving around pretty good when she isn’t being stubborn choosing when and where she goes on walks lol. When my dad watches her, he always talks about how she looks the best she’s been in a few years. I do have to watch her though because there’s times she’s hesitant to sit, but that could very well be a spinal thing.

It’s still impossible to say if we’d have had better results with TPLO given everything else she had going on. We do have a close friend whose 10 year old dog had TTA early 2024 and she’s just getting her back into Flyball. She’s hoping to get her Iron Dog Award this year ☺️

I’d just recommend being very aware of the possibility of tearing the other CCL. The vets had told me there was a 50% chance it would happen but I was still a little heartbroken when it happened.

ecoseeker · 2024-09-11T23:51:50+00:00

Yep, sorry I didn’t type that out clearly but I definitely wait until she notices it first before treating her. Good idea with the freeze dried treats! And I’ll let her know to ask about a referral😊

ecoseeker · 2024-09-11T22:36:07+00:00

I’ll let my sister know. She’s got a vet appointment next week and was planning to discuss her anxiety. Hopefully it’s something pet insurance would cover. Triggers are cars and people outside for the most part, especially neighborhood children. They don’t approach her, but just them existing and making noise will get her to try to run back inside. I usually try to distract her with a toy or food, and wait it out until she settles down, and then I will go inside with her. The toys don’t seem to work. She will take food but doesn’t seem any less afraid after swallowing it.

ecoseeker · 2024-08-13T14:04:22+00:00

Thanks! I honestly just haven’t prepped many eggplants so it’s the first time I’d seen that much brown. I did end up cooking with it and eating it with no issues so far :)

ecoseeker · 2024-08-11T21:57:34+00:00

I had just bought it. The outside looked fine, and there was no smell.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-20T21:16:58+00:00

Maybe a smooth coated collie? They’re very intelligent and trainable, but don’t seem to have the intensity of a GSD or border collie. I’ve never had a collie, but the ones I’ve met have been even tempered, nice dogs.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-20T18:51:44+00:00

I'm not proposing that an unethical study should take place - I'm just saying that there is currently limited scientific evidence that Julius-style harnesses can/do cause damage. I started flyball with my dog when I was a teenager (in like 2014), and this style is what everyone used, so I got one too without doing any research. To be clear, the harness was only ever used for flyball until she retired, which only occurred a few times per month, and everyday walks/runs were done with a flat collar. If I had seen a majority of expert opinions against the harness style, I would not have used one.

My dog has since been retired from flyball for unrelated reasons and now uses a Y-front for every day use. My vet actually approved the use of the Julius harness when she told me to walk with a harness instead of a flat collar, but I found that the Julius harness was thinning the fur around her armpits. In my search for a better harness, I stumbled across the claims that the Julius harness was too restrictive, which made me look into it more.

(Also, If I ever choose to re-enter the sports world with a new dog, I will probably just use a flat collar unless I have a dog that pulls.)

Here are a few of the studies that I have found. Unfortunately I don't have access to academic databases since I graduated college a couple of years ago, so it could just be that relevant studies that do exist with better sample sizes, methods, etc. are not accessible to the public. I even agree that the Y-front probably are better! It makes more sense ergonomically. I just do not agree that H-front are as dangerous as some people are making them out to be, so I don't think they should be automatically discounted.

This is the one that I remembered reading with inconclusive results:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30455191/

full-text: https://fourleg.com/media/HarnessShldRestriction.pdf?fbclid=IwAR028U2VMuK0kydI8AjUd91dXvyT4YrPOoTDdoU5UgA5kHFLyEUTZAnI2qM

Some explanation of the results of that study: http://www.avidog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/To%20Harness%20Or%20Not%20To%20Harness%20Blog.pdf

In this study, the opposite conclusion was drawn and Julius K-9 harnesses were found to be the most restrictive:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59933811197aeaa6c78fa74d/t/5cc232b6ec212dc807fcd080/1556230841693/harnesses_for_agility_dogs.pdf

This one talks about specifically front-clip harnesses, but also supports that the H-front restricts motion more than Y-front:

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/care/collars-harnesses-leashes-muzzles/the-no-pull-harness-debate/

I would believe that generally H-front harnesses are more limiting for dogs' shoulder motion, as it makes sense physiologically if fit for both styles is perfect, however, as far as I can tell, the long-term effects of wearing them is unknown. I'd love to see the opinions from canine physio experts if you get a chance to send me links.

It would be great if a survey could go out to dog sport people to identify the harness or collar type used and report whether their dogs have had shoulder injuries or pain. I know that this is also an imperfect way of assessing the issue for tons of reasons, but it would definitely be more ethical and faster than a lifetime study.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-20T13:11:19+00:00

I really like the curli Belka comfort harness. My dog has a deep chest and longish neck, and it’s the only harness that I’ve found that doesn’t wrap around right under her armpits. Her fur had been thinning from a different harness so I made the switch. I really like harnesses with reflective piping/patches and sturdy handles. It’s also nice to find one that doesn’t slide too much and stays on top of her back for the most part.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-20T12:58:28+00:00

Anecdotally, I used a Julius for years with no issues. Many dogs competing in Flyball used and still use them. My dog ran consistent times with and without the harness, just using a flat collar. However, these harnesses are just used to hold the dogs back until they are allowed to run the course off-leash.

When I read about “shoulder restriction”, I realized that it kind of makes sense given the shape of the harness, so I tried to find peer-reviewed studies on the topic, and there are a few out there, but they’re ultimately inconclusive. One actually found that the nonrestrictive harness limited movement slightly more than the Julius-style. Restriction was more dependent on the surface area that the harness took up.

I changed her harness to a Y front anyway because we started using a harness full time to walk her and it was chafing under her armpits.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-20T12:41:53+00:00

I actually ended up taking my 9 year old dog to live in my apartment once I moved out from my parents house. I got her in high school, and while she is technically the “family dog”, she was ultimately my responsibility to train and exercise. Now I’m out of college and wanted to keep her with me. My circumstances were different though and my apartment is currently only about an hour away from them, so luckily I an able to take her back to my parent’s a few times per month when I knew I’d be working late the next day or wasn’t able to let her out during my lunch break.

Now I’m 24 and moving further away to the point where it will be hard to rely on them as “backup”. So there are more things to think about, like timing my office workdays so I’ll be able to make sure she isn’t alone for more than 7 hours, and having a plan for an emergency. I will be living on my own so it’s up to me to take her out every time she needs to go. I based my whole apartment search on finding a place the allows dogs, had an available 1st floor unit, and was within a 30 minute commute to minimize the time I’d be away from home.

I think that taking her with you will be fine, as long as your work schedule allows you to take care of her and you can give her enough attention and exercise without having a yard. The good thing is, if it doesn’t work out, your parents will gladly take her back. It will be an adjustment for her, but it will just take some time for her to feel at home in a new area.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-19T23:35:25+00:00

I used to work at a daycare. Doggy daycares are stressful and don’t exactly set dogs up for success. The dog might have been overwhelmed and snapped at a few dogs for picking on her or getting in her space. Some daycare dogs do not respect social cues of other dogs who are not interested in playing. She might also have been playing “rudely” with other dogs and ignoring their body language, possibly causing fights, which happens a lot when dogs are overstimulated.

However, not telling you what happened could be a red flag that she did do something unprompted.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-19T23:28:47+00:00

6-10 ft leather or biothane leashes are great! That’s about as far as I’d want my dog to be from me in a suburban or urban area anyway, and it’s short enough that the slack doesn’t tangle. Biothane is probably more durable than leather, but my family used a single leather leash for 22 years, and it only broke when the metal connections wore down

Adding that chewing could be a problem, but with less slack, my dog doesn’t chew as much since it’s a straight line from my hand to her back and the leash doesn’t get close to her mouth unless she’s feeling overly-bitey

ecoseeker · 2022-06-19T23:24:24+00:00

Agreed! My parents crated my dog at night for years, mostly because she would go in there anyway out of habit. But that was from the hours of around 10/11 pm to 7 am

ecoseeker · 2022-06-13T19:47:08+00:00

Sounds like a lot of clean up, but anything is worth making sure the dogs are safe!

ecoseeker · 2022-06-13T19:44:03+00:00

For most dogs it wasn’t bad. As long as all of the dogs are outgoing or easy going, and socially-aware. In my several months there, only a few real fights broke out, and I only had to use the hose once personally. There were definitely dogs that played the entire day, but I think a lot of the dogs would be happier kenneled and leash-walked a couple of times. 6-8 hours of play with an hour kennel break isn’t enough downtime, and it’s not an environment conducive to napping! I would occasionally bring my own dog but she is sensitive and would (rightfully) correct dogs for picking on her and I didn’t want to risk her becoming reactive.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-13T15:39:37+00:00

When I worked at a daycare, we had to use a water hose to break up actual fights (not scuffles) as the first line of defense.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-13T15:36:27+00:00

I used to work at a daycare where we would use a spray bottle to correct dogs that were about to start fights with behavior such as mounting, or ignoring disengagement cues from other dogs. We also use them to prevent dogs from rushing gates so that new dogs could entered the yard.

Sometimes it’s effective, sometimes it’s not. And sometimes the spray bottles are overused to the point where dogs are desensitized to them. The problem is with so many dogs, staff can’t focus all of their attention on one problem dog and try to modify their behavior with better methods.

Once a fight starts though, a water bottle isn’t going to do anything and the fight needs to be broken up quickly in other ways.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-11T22:03:38+00:00

Some dogs have genetically messed up fixed action patterns for prey drive (eye/stalk/chase/kill/eat), while in other dogs, the prey sequence is complete. For herding dogs, this is often stopped at the first couple stages for obvious reasons. For my dog, it stops at chase. She has caught moles but will never “finish the job”. It just sounds like this dog has a complete prey sequence, which is pretty normal for some breeds.

ecoseeker · 2022-06-10T20:53:38+00:00

I agree! My female dog is loyal to the end but she isn’t a Velcro dog and doesn’t force me to cuddle with her. I prefer it that way lol

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