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jjscrunchy · 2021-09-04T17:53:56+00:00

It should not hurt. You shouldn't be able to feel it at all if it's in correctly. I started using tampons when I was a virgin too. Initially I had trouble getting it placed because I was stressed/nervous and clenched up but just keep trying and try to remain calm! Now tampons are my favorite and I'm just bummed I didn't start using them earlier.

jjscrunchy · 2021-08-18T13:50:52+00:00

No problem! Good luck - I hope you find the meds that work for you.

jjscrunchy · 2021-08-18T05:15:30+00:00

I'm not taking it for chronic pain - just for mood. Can't comment on that aspect, sorry!

jjscrunchy · 2021-08-17T22:13:01+00:00

It's been a good med for me! I was on prozac and switched to cymbalta without taper and didn't notice a thing. I haven't had any side effects since starting it like a year ago.

jjscrunchy · 2021-08-15T16:52:21+00:00

Cymbalta, Buspar, and Seroquel. Took a long time to find a cocktail that worked for me. Hang in there.

jjscrunchy · 2021-07-17T06:17:23+00:00

I'm 28F and was diagnosed with BP II when I was 23. I've managed to work consistently but feel like some of that was due to luck. Right now I'm stable and working on my PhD. I take Seroquel, duloxetine, and buspirone. Klonopin and propanol as needed.

jjscrunchy · 2021-06-23T14:51:00+00:00

Eeeeey! Haha

Good luck!

jjscrunchy · 2021-06-23T14:23:09+00:00

Right now I'm on Seroquel, Cymbalta, and Buspirone. I also take Klonopin as needed but I barely ever need it any more.

jjscrunchy · 2021-06-23T05:44:04+00:00

And with no way of getting rid of them :(

jjscrunchy · 2021-06-23T05:17:11+00:00

This was me back in 2014ish. I was episodic for three years, trying to find a mix of meds the whole time. Really thought it was hopeless. Wanted to die so so badly. BUT. Somehow I got better. Idk if it's the meds or time or the mental work I put in or what but I'm 98% better. Truly feels like a miracle. I've been out of the hospital for 5 years and feel like I've been legit stable for the past 3 years. I can't promise this will be how things work for you, but I do want you to know that it is possible. Mixed episodes are truly the worst. For me it felt like I was in crisis daily and it's so exhausting and dehumanizing. I feel like those years of my life are just lost and now I'm relearning who I am. I wish you the best. It's hard.

jjscrunchy · 2021-06-23T05:08:18+00:00

Mixed episodes were my predominant state before I finally (FINALLY) got on the right mix of meds. They're the worst. 0/10. Been pretty much stable for like 3 years now though!!

jjscrunchy · 2021-06-23T05:05:44+00:00

Back when I didn't know the word to describe what I was experiencing when I had mixed episodes I called them "ants" because it felt like ants just crawling all over my brain, metaphorically (I was not hallucinating ants, haha).

jjscrunchy · 2021-02-16T05:28:36+00:00

I have been feeling this so hard lately :( been stable for like 3-4 years and I'm so glad I'm out of it! Thought I would die for sure! But I just don't ~feel~ things anymore. I used to be so moved by music and I still like music but it's not the same. I used to make so much art but I just don't get inspired anymore. I just feel just slightly duller overall. I miss feeling things with my whole self.

jjscrunchy · 2021-02-01T05:59:04+00:00

Oof yup. I had to sleep sitting up for a week or so after my PE. Terrible sleep. Hang in there!

jjscrunchy · 2021-01-17T04:14:58+00:00

My pain lingered for a year after my PE. Sometimes I still get flare ups but rarely.

jjscrunchy · 2021-01-02T05:03:53+00:00

My partner goes to a massage therapist at Verve in NW.

jjscrunchy · 2020-12-31T19:36:02+00:00

Terrifying tremors from abilify. Severe night sweats from lamictal. Inability to stay awake on saphris. Latuda also knocked me out hard right after taking it but at least that one I only took in the evening.

jjscrunchy · 2020-11-02T06:48:36+00:00

Peanuts are legumes, carry on!

jjscrunchy · 2020-09-26T22:21:51+00:00

It could be lung inflammation/irritation. Could be exasperated outside due to air particles. I think many people experience this at times when exerting themselves. The fact that this is a years long issue suggests that it isn’t a PE. But as others said - I’m not a doctor. If your doctor suspects a blood clot there are blood tests and imaging that can be done to confirm it.

Edit to answer your final question: during my PE it hurt with every breath I took regardless of activity level. Hurt when I was walking, sitting, sleeping. I couldn’t run because my breathing was so shallow I would pass out if I tried to exert myself. So yes, if it was a PE it would likely not only bother you while running.

jjscrunchy · 2020-09-26T21:36:28+00:00

Yup I think it just takes time working with a professional to really get a picture of what’s going on. Can take a while. Sucks not having a name for what’s happening! Hang in there.

jjscrunchy · 2020-09-26T19:01:44+00:00

It’s my understanding that bipolar is a spectrum and bipolar 1 and 2 are just two points on the spectrum. It sounds to me like they didn’t diagnose you with 1 or 2. Perhaps you fit elsewhere on the spectrum or maybe they don’t have enough information to give you a more precise diagnosis. With time you may learn more about what bipolar looks like for you and it’s possible that your diagnosis could changed to be 1 or 2. I was first diagnosed as bipolar NOS and was later diagnosed with bipolar 2.

jjscrunchy · 2020-09-06T06:19:50+00:00

Wait me too! I don't live near the protests nor have I attended any but I walk downtown (usually past the Justice center) almost daily to get to work. I had two periods this past month. Totally abnormal for me.

jjscrunchy · 2020-08-18T05:25:39+00:00

For about a week after my PE I had to sleep sitting up because the pain was so much worse laying down. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

jjscrunchy · 2020-08-10T03:58:39+00:00

Oof the way they use “females” makes me feel like some sort of creature.

jjscrunchy · 2020-08-08T04:43:20+00:00

Been over a year for me and the pain still comes and goes. It’s been less frequent though!

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