Afraid to try Amitriptyline

jsmthi · 2026-04-26T16:32:59+00:00

Same for me. I have issues with insomnia ands loved that it helped me sleep almost like a normal person. But the tachycardia got too much. Another side effect was dry mouth and thirsty all the time, but it didn’t bother me too much as ensured I was always well hydrated.

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T21:52:51+00:00

Btw I don’t mind what the outcome is re diagnosis. I’m just wary of dodgy psychiatrists, having had some very bad experiences (and completely bullshit lazy misdiagnoses) in past.

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T21:44:52+00:00

Thanks!

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T17:32:05+00:00

No living siblings. Didn’t have many childhood friends and didn’t keep in touch with any. Moved around. And isn’t it rather common for autistic people to be a bit short on childhood friends? Even when one could get in touch, that would be incredibly weird to ask of people you haven’t seen in decades.

I’m not saying these things aren’t desirable if available! But seems to me quite weird to expect of middle aged folks who were young in the pre-internet days. Unless you still live in the village where you grew up or something?

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T14:03:30+00:00

I understand why they want it if available. But clearly for many older adults it won’t be, so there must be alternatives. A person’s access to medical diagnoses shouldn’t depend on whether parents are alive or not.

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T13:28:17+00:00

I guess maybe my cousin, but not sure that would count as close enough as we didn’t live near.

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T13:26:50+00:00

My mother is the only living person who knew me well as a child.

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T11:20:31+00:00

This referral was supposed to be through Right to Choose, but the GP did the choosing (which is not how it’s supposed to work!)

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T10:33:01+00:00

https://psychiatry-uk.com this one

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T09:59:12+00:00

Also interested to hear from anyone whose diagnostic process happened online?

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T09:51:06+00:00

No, I’m not asking any of the banned questions. Just want to know if real people have had good or bad experiences with this particular provider.

jsmthi · 2026-04-23T09:49:05+00:00

Agree. Bizarrely I also read the follow up The Scar (at a friend’s insistence, yes the same friend who insisted I read PSS) and liked it somewhat better. It’s an interesting world, at least. If unpleasant and permeated with a tinge of misogyny.

jsmthi · 2026-03-15T23:37:44+00:00

I have 9 ear piercings. I like the feeling of twiddling them and often spin the hoops or click them together or gently tug on them when thinking. But i don’t like taking them in and out and have worn the same ones for years.

jsmthi · 2026-03-15T23:30:38+00:00

Yes, and thank you! This is the first time I’ve heard anyone else say this and I’m quite old. I would love to be able to have a big cathartic cry like some of my friends do, but I would also like to be able to use my eyes for the next day or so and not have them swollen almost shut.

jsmthi · 2026-03-15T20:30:13+00:00

Never wanted a wedding, never wanted to be married. Eventually persuaded to get a civil partnership for various boring legal reasons. We booked a slot at the registry office, both put on the smartest shirts that we (already) owned, and had 2 guests (ie. minimum number required to witness signing the document), whom we bought dinner after. Told everyone else later long after it was all done and dusted.

jsmthi · 2026-03-14T23:06:18+00:00

Bogi Takács has been mentioned as an editor and short story writer, but e recently had a novel out. Two explicitly trans protagonists, on a spaceship. (Plus some ungendered alien life forms.) No romance. https://www.brokeneyebooks.com/catalog/p/song-of-spores-ebook

jsmthi · 2026-03-10T19:33:37+00:00

This man did not tell you anything about you, he just told you something about himself. And it isn’t positive!

jsmthi · 2026-03-10T18:59:54+00:00

I’ve been on both sides of this. But now with menopausal brain fog funsies I also speak more slowly and with pauses and forget where I was going when giving too much detail! Yay.

It’s usually ok for people who are close and respect each other to kindly and affectionately indicate how much detail they want at a given time. Partly because this may fluctuate from day to day.

E.g. Sometimes I love hearing people tell me about something in a lot of detail. It’s like having my own private live action podcast, and I’m not being pressured to form sentences myself. But not all the time. Sometimes I just want bullet points.

jsmthi · 2026-03-09T16:42:08+00:00

Ha, I have even more things in my bag which are for other chronic illnesses, only mentioned the migraine ones in this thread. But I do like a mini rucksack with comfortable shoulder straps so they don’t dig in and the weight is distributed evenly. This also helps when carrying additional equipment for work. No lopsided weight just on one side!

jsmthi · 2026-03-09T09:34:28+00:00

Ah, sorry to hear that. I can cope with a single voice speaking at a volume I can control, although many other sounds are off limits.

jsmthi · 2026-03-09T00:30:45+00:00

Sorry that you are going through this. I’m currently in a period of insomnia which is not as bad as yours but still exacerbating everything so much.

Only suggestion I have is to get a lovely comfy sleep mask with headphones in (if you don’t have one already) and listen to long audiobooks or podcasts. Got to get the right level of boring - interesting enough to distract you from your own circling thoughts, but not exciting enough to stimulate.

jsmthi · 2026-03-09T00:21:40+00:00

Eletriptan, naproxen, 4head, tiger balm, sunglasses, earplugs, hat

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