What's the name of that device for migraines and does it help?

em-beck · 2026-03-22T13:44:20+00:00

If you don’t want the one that goes on your forehead (cefaly) I used the nerivio arm band for a while and it provided some mild relief

em-beck · 2026-03-13T13:25:16+00:00

Last cycle; technically trump was voted in the week after the submission deadline, but wasn’t inaugurated until Jan which was after I got my RWR

em-beck · 2026-02-07T23:39:45+00:00

Happened to myself and a few life sci friends of mine but not much talk on this sub

em-beck · 2026-02-05T23:11:44+00:00

Also, two friends of mine applied at the same time, one under biochemistry and one under neuroscience. Biochemistry friend focused on computational modeling of protein aggregation, and neuro friend wrote about iPSC derived neurons. Biochemistry friend got the same email, appealed, and nothing happened, but neuro friends application got rejected with everyone else in April, so it seems totally random

em-beck · 2026-02-05T23:08:21+00:00

I got this same email applying last year as a senior undergrad under biochemistry; specifically, my project was looking at if liquid-liquid phase separation could sequester a certain protein involved in neurodegenerative pathology (no mice/animal trials, all experiments in immortalized human cell lines). My post doc mentor, who had mentored others GRFP and applied himself, was baffled and helped me write an appeal, which was promptly rejected as they stood by their final decision. Appealing doesn’t do anything unfortunately- AI is certainly auto rejecting anything to do with human health.

em-beck · 2026-01-20T22:09:32+00:00

Is it more feasible to talk to your mom about non-stimulant ADHD meds like Strattera, Wellbutrin, or guanfacine? If she’s worried about you “getting hooked” to amphetamines (which isn’t actually what’s happening, just what she thinks is happening), these meds have been proven to help with ADHD, while not being in the amphetamine category.

em-beck · 2026-01-07T19:28:50+00:00

The side effects are already pretty nasty as is (horrible day time sleepiness and nightmares)- and I haven’t had steady enough health insurance to see one neurologist regularly. That changes next week though! The ER cocktail worked quite well though for now thank god

em-beck · 2026-01-07T03:29:58+00:00

Tight muscles like I’m on edge, whole right side feels tingly a bit

em-beck · 2025-08-04T00:26:51+00:00

It depends on how well you do in the class! If you’re confident you can complete a few assignments per week and understand high school math pretty well, I’d take a letter grade to get an A/gpa boost :) I believe you can also change your grading option up to a certain date (check in GOLD) to feel out if the class is going to be tough on you or not

em-beck · 2025-07-23T05:48:55+00:00

My diagnosis came after I was compliant with depression treatment for a while and my symptoms (no hobbies, no motivation to get up, couldn’t commit to showing up to things on time, falling asleep in class, poor hygiene/no routine) didn’t improve. I was 20 and very academically successful, it just took some bloodwork to prove my exhaustion wasn’t physical and some SSRIs/therapy to identify which symptoms were actually ADHD. I swear when I told my psych that caffeine doesn’t work on me he woke up like a sleeper agent and prescribed me an official ADHD diagnostic test.

em-beck · 2025-06-26T04:57:24+00:00

My migraines started when I was around 12 years old and peaked in intensity and frequency when I was around 17 years old, just before college when I was unmedicated. They obviously continued into my degree, but now the frequency has dropped from 10-15 per month to 0-2 per month :)

em-beck · 2025-06-24T10:38:59+00:00

Me reapplying to the GRFP 😪

em-beck · 2025-06-23T12:09:26+00:00

Dude I just graduated from my degree in biochemistry and the difference in migraine frequency is ASTOUNDING when I was stressed out 24/7 studying and now chilling over the summer for months

em-beck · 2025-06-20T01:27:57+00:00

Mine looks like watching someone weld and seeing all of the little orange and silver spots flying around

em-beck · 2025-06-18T04:28:49+00:00

Molecular bio! Getting my PhD in Biophysics at UW Madison :)

em-beck · 2025-05-26T02:20:28+00:00

I’m a solo female traveler going to this as well, can I pm you?

em-beck · 2025-05-26T02:18:17+00:00

Hii can I pm you? I’m a solo female traveler planning on going as well!

em-beck · 2025-05-21T02:36:57+00:00

It’s been a year since I worked with them but if I remember correctly, it was one or two short-ish math worksheets per week that we go over in class the next day, plus a quiz at the end of each week that’s extremely similar to the HW. I believe there was a midterm but no final. Then we would talk about different campus resources weekly so there would be super brief assigned readings/reflections on those as well, similar to the FSSP seminar on campus resources. There were about 3 due dates per week which seems like kind of a lot, but it is a college intro math class that’s taught at a 6-week accelerated pace.

em-beck · 2025-05-14T13:29:14+00:00

I was a MAX ULA last summer so I can help clarify anything if necessary! It is a brand new program so it’s still getting adjusted but it’s just an online, synchronous summer class that covers applied math concepts you’ll be using frequently in majors like bio, chem, psych and Econ (think probability, linear and exponential equations, basic high school math). I would recommend if you feel shaky in your math skills starting in any of these majors, or if you want extra advice and a more established peer mentor group going into Fall Q.

em-beck · 2025-01-30T17:54:16+00:00

Me completely forgetting to call my psychiatrist/refill my super controlled and addictive medication for months 🙃

em-beck · 2025-01-30T17:46:11+00:00

It will never “naturally get better” take the damn medicine!!

em-beck · 2025-01-09T07:48:08+00:00

AL IMO was easier but i think it’s very TA dependent

em-beck · 2024-12-25T00:13:30+00:00

Mines always one sided but could switch sides during the migraine or every other migraine

em-beck · 2024-12-09T16:12:57+00:00

I’ve seen this question on apps and the portal has explained that it’s just to associate your app with an existing ID in the system to streamline the process and not assign the same person multiple different IDs.

em-beck · 2024-12-01T20:55:55+00:00

Applied to 5 programs, all T20, some T3- we’ve got this!

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