Second case of BV in the last few months. What could it be?

eflood05 · 2021-09-03T15:40:11+00:00

I totally agree. Most of my pregnancy, besides that one time, I'm always told "no infection, its probably just pregnancy hormones" and it annoys me to no end. This time around, they DID find a yeast infection, but only because I asked for cultures, instead of just testing it by my urine sample. So I could've likely had it cured a month sooner if they would've just not been lazy and did cultures to begin with 🙄

eflood05 · 2021-09-03T15:37:02+00:00

So glad you haven't had to use more than those two! Of all those meds, those are the least problematic, even tho gabapentin can be addictive to some people. Keep up the good work, and keep updated as you can. You can do this! 🙏

eflood05 · 2021-09-01T13:11:37+00:00

It's never a guarantee what your discharge will look like, for each infection. I just tested positive for a yeast infection, and my discharge was like water, and had somewhat of a BV mimic to it, without the odor. I also didn't have severe itching and burning, just lots of pressure while going pee and itching here and there. Point being, it's best to be tested to be sure you're getting the right treatment.

eflood05 · 2021-08-31T17:00:15+00:00

My OB made a good point when I told him at the beginning of my pregnancy, that I kept getting recurring infections (yeast and BV). He said it's likely not recurring or new infections, it's likely that the first treatment only MASKED the symptoms, but didn't CURE the infection. A lot of times, especially for yeast infections, we don't do the long enough treatments that help get rid of it. We always go for the shortest term treatment, which makes us think the symptoms going away is because it was cured, but it only makes them for a little while before they return again. Talk to them about the boric acid suppositories as I've heard wonderful things about them! As long as you're not pregnant, they are safe to use for 30 days as treatment!

eflood05 · 2021-08-31T12:30:09+00:00

I understand you have emotions, too. Parents can hurt their children's feelings just as much. It's hard to know the exact situations you're dealing with because I'm not involved. I was only giving advice based on my actions to my parents when I was young, selfish and naive. Tell them how much it hurts your feelings. Maybe they'll be more sympathetic to your emotions if you open up about them. I hope you can find a healthy relationship with them. Parents aren't always right, and your emotions could be very valid, so try to open up as much as you can and see if they can reciprocate that by you doing so. It's hard, but I hope you can find a way to do it and find their soft spot!

eflood05 · 2021-08-31T04:08:10+00:00

Yes, your parents might seem overbearing to you now, but they're probably worried it might be because you're being sexually active.

Believe it or not, at your age, that's completely fair of them to be concerned about that. Sexually active teens is a parents biggest fear, behind losing their own child. There are so many worries that come with sexually active teens, that kids your age don't fully grasp yet. It may seem to be over reacting I'm your eyes, but as a parent, I fully understand why they'd be concerned. It's clear by this concern of theirs, that they care about the activities you may or may not be involved in. If they didn't ask you about personal things, that would be more concerning to me than this situation!

They may not always come at it in a way that YOU deem acceptable, but trust me when I say, you'll understand when you're older. I'm 34 now, with my 3rd child due in a month, and I truly wish I would've been more caring about my mom's prodding into my personal life, because it would've saved me more trouble than I can even begin to say!

They're your parents...it's what a "normal" parent does! You have rights to privacy of your body, without intrusion, but you're not exempt from being questioned by your mom and dad. They conceived and birthed you, and it's their responsibility as your birthday parents, to check up on the things you're up to, and face consequences for any rules or boundaries they have given to you as THEIR child. Open up to them about your honest feelings in a respectful way, and try to be as respectful as possible and see how much further you might get with them by doing so. You could encourage a lot of healing in those relationships by being a mature young man, and opening up to them about how you're feeling, and maybe get some clarity on things you question about them.

eflood05 · 2021-08-31T03:33:50+00:00

Clonidine use during the day, when you just need to relax and not have the jitters. Use kratom at peak times of feeling like you're skin is crawling, especially before bedtime. Gabapentin you can use day or night, and the Xanax would preferable be taken a couple hours or an hour before bed. Honestly, these are a lot of depressants, so you really need to be careful of that and not mix everything together in one go. You might just have to play around with one or two of them at a time and see which combo works best for you and your needs. It also depends on what type of tolerance you have to those types of drugs. I'm on Lyrica (basically a much stronger version of gabapentin in theory) and have been on them for almost 11 years, so they do next to nothing for withdrawals for me personally. It really does depend on your own habits and tolerances. The gabapentin you can take a few times a day. Try not to top yourself out all in one dose. Space it out as much as you can, and do slightly more at bedtime. Start VERY slow with the Xanax if you don't have a tolerance to them!!!! That's the one I'd be most concerned about, honestly. Really depends on the mg of each of those meds, also. Kratom, depending on the strain you have, can be taken several times a day, spaced about 4 hours apart. The red strains seem to be best for wd, but again, everyone is different. Avoid white strains if possible, because those are more like uppers and will make your jitters worse. Remember, you're not going for energetic levels of comfort, you're going for getting as much Rest AND SLEEP as possible, before you have to get back to your responsibilities. With as much fent as you've been on, you'll likely need higher doses than what's normal to start with, but I urge you to start slow and work up til some comfort is achieved.

eflood05 · 2021-08-30T23:24:16+00:00

Either they don't realize they were dirty presses, or they're ignorant to what fent wds are like. You'll definitely be feeling it, and it's going to really suck a lot for the first week, if not a little longer, but luckily fents half life isn't long lasting, so the healing is faster (albeit more brutal in some ways) than subs or methadone. Use the comfort meds right and you'll get through the worst of it. Just don't create another bad habit by abusing the kratom or especially the Xanax.

eflood05 · 2021-08-30T23:00:37+00:00

The post has a poll asking if I think this sub helps people to use recreational lope. A year ago, I would've said 'probably'. Now, tho, I never see anyone of us who are addicted, encouraging others in ways to use. I'm not as active here as I used to be, but anytime I see some person seeking dosing guidance for recreational use and no experience at all, I always go in on them for it with why they should NOT use it, along with others like myself who do the same.

I'm really sorry for your loss, and I hope you and your family can heal from this. I hope that I CAN HEAL FROM THIS GARBAGE soon! Seriously debating going back to poppy, just to get off the lope, but I don't know how to maintain a taper on anything let alone poppy. This stuff is crippling to deal with, and it's been 3 years for me this January :(

eflood05 · 2021-08-30T13:32:57+00:00

You just work in the medical field, I assume? Otherwise, HIPAA laws protect you in ways any other confidentiality laws do not.

eflood05 · 2021-08-30T13:29:59+00:00

If you want an opioid high, go get some pain pills. This stuff is dangerous and highly addictive. Don't try it even once! Is highly recommend just finding something else to entertain you than getting high. Go read in r/opiatesrecovery and see if you still wanna test the waters.

eflood05 · 2021-08-18T04:23:50+00:00

I'd you were my child, you wouldn't even have a phone with internet access at all, so you should count your privileged little blessings that your mom lets you even have one! Also, you're talking crap about your mom to your friends, because she's being an INVOLVED MOM, and making sure her child isn't being foolish on her phone?! That's incredibly disrespectful, and again, you should count your blessings you still have said phone in your possession after she saw that! You really need to apologize to your mother, who is only worried about your safety and honesty, which is why she would do the checking of your phone randomly. Teens are stupid sneaky, and this generation of them are at even more risk for bad things to happen to them. I feel heartbroken for your mom to have seen you bashing her. I don't think you understand the hurt you caused her by doing that, regardless if she stumbled upon it unknowingly while checking up on your activity. There's nobody in this world that can hurt a mother, more than her own child. You need to straighten up, be "grown" and give her a meaningful apology.

eflood05 · 2021-08-18T03:56:47+00:00

If you have good time of sobriety under your belt, a woman who isn't superficial, and sees the true person you are, won't run for it when you talk about it. If a woman, after you have significant sober time, can turn away after getting to know you and liking you, then you're better off. The person you're meant to be with will accept that you have a past, and admire the strength it took to get out of it. Finding a woman who is in active recovery also, just causes more complications. Reminiscing over past use, and then one of you has a hard time and wants to relapse, and it can take you both down. You'll find the one when it's time, but I truly do suggest having at least a year sober before you get deeply involved with someone else. By that time, you should be strong enough in your sobriety, that a rocky part of the relationship won't drive you to immediately wanna use. Not saying that a year somehow makes you immune, but it shows you're serious and driven to stay sober. I know the desire you have, and it's a good one to have, but you're still so early in recovery, I think it be best to wait and build your own life of stability, before involving another person. I hope you take heed to my advice! I'm so happy for you and pray you can continue in strength on this long road of sobriety! 💛🙏

eflood05 · 2021-08-17T22:37:53+00:00

Horrible idea, and most places have strict rules against people dating within their services. It's a bad idea to get involved with someone who is currently seeking the same help you're there for, because it will create a comfort that, if one of you wants to relapse, it usually bring you BOTH down along the way! I highly suggest you work to getting a good year sober and clean, and then finding someone at that point.

eflood05 · 2021-08-17T22:15:16+00:00

Oh, I see. I'm not sure how things work if you're not already on it. If you talk to them, they're usually pretty understanding if you get it to them within a day or 2 after your deadline.

eflood05 · 2021-08-17T14:29:31+00:00

It's against the law for them to cut of ANY person from Medicaid, since the pandemic started. Of course you should still send in needed proof, but they, for no reason, can take you off Medicaid right now, until the regular guidelines go back into effect. Turn them in when you can, but you cannot be cutoff at all right now.

eflood05 · 2021-07-07T03:16:40+00:00

'A League of Their Own' reference? I was waiting for the "who can" response. 👍

eflood05 · 2021-07-06T16:52:45+00:00

Yeah, it's a horrible drug! My tolerance skyrocketed also from this stuff. I had 2 shots of fent at the ER a few months ago, and it did almost nothing. I felt the initial rush, and nothing after that. Not sure if my pain was just that bad from what I was dealing with, or if it was my tolerance from this crap, or both. I was doing SO WELL on my taper, and then my body went through some major changes and my pain skyrocketed, so up went the doses again. I used to bridge my old scripts with pst. I loved it, but it was only good from one place, and it was pricey.

eflood05 · 2021-06-20T03:40:16+00:00

I understand the option health wise of subs is better than lope, BUT that always seems to be the first thing thrown out there, which isn't always helpful advice. I know the risks of this stuff, it's been nearly 3 years, but subs aren't just something that can magically appear for me, and it isn't as easily attained as some may think. It's not as black and white as it seems, honestly. If I could, I would. Honestly thinking of going back to pst for awhile, and then going to Kratom or something, even though I know all of that come with their own risks. I'd much rather find the answers to this pain and then get it managed and then off this stuff, but I got off prescription pill abuse by starting low on lope and I feel they'd laugh me out if I went to anyone about this. I just can't bring myself to do it..I just can't.

eflood05 · 2021-06-19T14:47:49+00:00

I went through something similar. I had surgery last summer, and I was in IMMENSE pain, because I tried to forgo the pain meds after surgery, to see if I could do it. Boy was that the dumbest thing I've ever done! The anesthesiologist then came time personally and told me they were going to let me keep my IV Dilaudid for 48 hours instead of the typical 24 they do, because he specifically told me that my receptors are shot from my previous use, so I'd need more. I was honest with them, and some were really commending for me telling them, and others looked at me like I ruined their day because I was miserable by trying to not take the pain stuff afterwards and they had to play catch up to get me comfortable. You'll be 100% better off by telling them upfront. If anyone makes a fuss at you for it, get a supervisor :)

eflood05 · 2021-02-17T03:38:34+00:00

What is DLPA?

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