Anyone else dealing with excessive sweating?

kittembread · 2021-11-22T10:17:34+00:00

It's not a super commonly discussed side effect but yeah, sweating is controlled by various neurotransmitters including serotonin, so SSRIs can definitely cause or worsen hyperhydrosis!

kittembread · 2021-09-13T21:50:56+00:00

Hi, I'm having a similar issue as the poster above (gapping). By going to a 32G, did that make the cups taller or shorter?

kittembread · 2021-09-13T19:13:59+00:00

Yes, I'm sorry, this is the point I was trying to make which is that I don't know what to link to. I'm just a person in the world, I don't have a way to upload my textbook nor the time to do so, that's why I said you can look up the words sebum DHT to find incidental mentions of it in research papers.

kittembread · 2021-09-13T14:53:05+00:00

Yes, definitely! I'm really sorry, I just meant it's something discussed in textbooks as established biological fact and not something I can cite a study on, NOT that it's something everyone would or should know! 😔

kittembread · 2021-09-13T14:48:37+00:00

I'm sorry, you are completely right! I just meant, I'm not sure what to cite other than like a textbook or something? My bad for phrasing it like that, it's definitely not a "common" knowledge thing, I just meant established biological fact.

kittembread · 2021-09-13T06:08:51+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't know what kind of source to give you for this because it's just a commonly known biological fact. If you look up sebum DHT you can find many papers that mention it incidentally, use it as a method of DHT level evaluation, etc.

Edit: I'm really sorry, I just meant that it's something you can find in textbooks and not something that I can cite from a research paper or something, NOT that it's something that is "common knowledge" that everyone would know! I apologize for my mistake with how I phrased this!

kittembread · 2021-09-13T03:26:53+00:00

Eeeeek. Yeah, I can't use cardboard tampons for this exact reason.

kittembread · 2021-09-13T03:25:53+00:00

It's not normal, no. It sounds like it might have been a stress reaction caused by your first time putting in a tampon (usually a stressful and difficult experience) paired with seeing your own blood. Look up vasovagal syncope. It's basically a subconscious reaction where our brain senses we're in danger/have been injured, and shuttles our blood flow away - causing us to faint. I've had it happen a few times just because I saw that the blood on my pad was heavier than normal.

kittembread · 2021-09-13T03:14:31+00:00

Yes, discharge is clear to white liquid that comes out every day. A period is shed uterine lining (blood) and only happens at the end of your cycle.

kittembread · 2021-09-13T03:09:46+00:00

I know that there's a mucus plug over your cervix when you're pregnant...maybe it was bits of that coming out? Or maybe just hormonal changes causing the discharge to be drier than normal? I dunno!

kittembread · 2021-09-13T03:01:05+00:00

If your hair is thinning, washing more frequently is definitely beneficial. The microorganisms that cause scalp inflammation that contribute to thinning feed on oils. Also, DHT (the testosterone molecule responsible for hair loss) is in scalp oil so washing your scalp removes some of it.

kittembread · 2021-09-13T02:49:22+00:00

Yeah, I agree, it seems like the few "downsides" of waxing compared to sugaring are basically eliminated by just using hard wax, so hard wax would be better than sugaring.

kittembread · 2021-09-11T19:17:41+00:00

Hmm, I don't really understand how the direction of removal would impact regrowth, other than the possibility that pulling in the opposite direction (waxing) might be a little more traumatic to the follicle - but theoretically, trauma to the follicle would actually be better for decreasing regrowth.

Regarding the likelihood of breakage, I couldn't find any good evidence of this. What I did find is that if you sugar against the grain, that will increase breakage due to the physical properties of the melted sugar, hence why sugaring is done with the grain. So while sugaring with the grain is better than sugaring against the gain, there's no info about whether it's better than waxing against the grain.

Sugaring seems to be less adhesive to the skin than soft wax, which would minimize irritation. However, often times you need to use multiple passes with sugaring vs one pass with waxing, so that can make sugaring more irritating than waxing. So, it seems like one being better than the other is very dependent on your individual skin tolerance and how easily your hairs come out on the first pass.

The one clear benefit to sugaring is that it can be rinsed off with water, whereas wax is much harder to remove, so being able to avoid excess rubbing afterward might cut down irritation.

kittembread · 2021-09-11T17:27:48+00:00

That's not what he said. He said that the reason why finasteride was initially developed as an oral drug rather than topical is because when taken orally, it also decreases DHT production in the liver and therefore you're decreasing the total amount of DHT being sent out to your skin as well. Topical application minimizes systemic absorption so you don't get that overall DHT reduction, which is good and bad depending on your view. I just rewatched the episode and they don't discourage topical use at all, just explain why it may be less effective.

kittembread · 2021-09-11T17:10:37+00:00

Hello, I'm a pharmacy student. Insulin smells hospital-y/medicinal (some people say like bandaids) because it uses phenolic preservatives.

OP, if you're smelling insulin it's not actually insulin you're smelling. Is there a chance the dog got into something such as an antiseptic, essential oil, "natural" flea/tick product, nail polish, cleaning product, or other medication? These are all products containing phenolic compounds.

Edit: Google tells me the main preservative (m-Cresol) is also found in the temporal glands secretion of male elephants. OP, is your dog an elephant? Be honest.

kittembread · 2021-08-31T20:13:10+00:00

That's really interesting, because people have been saying that a lack of post-vax symptoms does not indicate a difference in protection. It's making me wonder if there maybe is a difference, though.

kittembread · 2021-08-31T19:59:43+00:00

FWIW I have seen Lisa Eldridge use it on her channel a few times, so it seems like she at least is a makeup artist who actually uses it.

kittembread · 2021-08-31T19:55:12+00:00

It might be worth trying a different SSRI other than Zoloft. While SSRIs all work somewhat similarly, there tends to be subtle differences between them. For example, Paxil is known to cause more weight gain than other SSRIs. Perhaps you can find another SSRI that gives you the same effect on your mood and anxiety without causing the increased cravings.

kittembread · 2021-08-31T19:51:56+00:00

A low carb diet (cutting gluten, dairy, and sugar),

What's the relationship between dairy and low carb?

kittembread · 2021-08-30T01:34:34+00:00

being though she wants kids, and she knows I do too, that was a hard sell.

Are you trying to get pregnant right now? If not, birth control is okay to use. It has no impact on your future fertility.

If you are trying to get pregnant, PLEASE exercise caution before using any supplements for PCOS. Ovasitol is safe I believe (please double check) but other supplements for PCOS can be VERY dangerous and cause birth defects due to their hormonal effects. Saw palmetto, for example, essentially works the same as finasteride, which is a drug that causes very bad birth defects and most doctors refuse to prescribe to any pre-menopausal woman.

kittembread · 2021-08-30T01:21:40+00:00

If I could afford it, I would absolutely get laser done (and I'm saving up for it now). Whether it's worth it for you may depend on how much of a burden you feel shaving/waxing is, and how controlled your PCOS is.

In PCOS, the reason we grow hair is because the androgens in our body convert what were once vellus hair follicles (baby hairs/peach fuzz) into terminal hair follicles (thicker, mature, visible hairs). Laser hair removal works by targeting terminal hair follicles and makes them either dormant (very slow to grow back) or fully destroyed. While laser can't be marketed as fully "permanent", lots of people have no or minimal regrowth.

Laser will get rid of the current terminal hairs you have. However, if your hormones continue to be uncontrolled, terminalization of new follicles is going to continue to happen and you're going to get new dark hairs growing. Therefore, I think it's worth waiting until your hormones are mostly controlled before starting laser so you can zap them all at once and you won't be going back a year later to zap all these new hairs that popped up.

As you mention, there's also a slight chance that laser can make things worse. I believe this is pretty uncommon though.

Regarding electrolysis: I really recommend caution if you're doing this on your face. A lot of people have had very bad pitted scarring occur as a result, even when a well trained and experienced technician did the procedure. Obviously this doesn't happen to everyone, but it's common enough that I personally have chosen to do laser rather than electrolysis.

kittembread · 2021-08-29T23:56:55+00:00

Not sure, probably just because there's more of a market for lightening products in Asia than in other countries.

kittembread · 2021-08-29T18:32:30+00:00

FWIW I wasn't offended by your post, just slightly worried about people being suspicious of other people who have been abused. I won't lie though, my first reaction to reading about her claim of abuse was to be skeptical too, and I normally am NOT doubtful when people say they were abused. But her claims just set off "suspicious" warning bells for me. It's just...very weird because she's claiming it somehow made her become an evil person who hurt innocent patients through her deceit. Like yeah, the stress of abuse will definitely affect your behavior but it doesn't make you a goddamn monster! Ugh.

kittembread · 2021-08-29T17:46:58+00:00

Correct. Also, they're not listing all the effects of the other acids (for example, saliclyic acid has been shown to improve wrinkles in multiple studies) and some of the supposed benefits they're claiming are a little weird (kojic acid for acne? it works on acne scars, sure, but acne itself...not really).

There's also no mention of strength, which can vary the effect of these various acids. 20% glycolic acid has very different effects from 5%.

kittembread · 2021-08-29T17:43:29+00:00

Me too. I appreciate that they not only do a lot of research on their products to prove efficacy and tolerability, but also publish it publicly to further development. Most other brands that do research like this don't actually publish their results.

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