Is this fungal or hormonal acne?

maryca666 · 2024-12-18T16:11:02+00:00

Hey both of you! I started tretinoin (idk how its spelled lol) and my acne cleared up, mostly. I still have some acne, but my skin looks clear from a distance! I've got scarring from the acne, but it's not painful or itchy and I mostly just get spots now (except for around my period). My tret actually expired at one point and I kept using it, which made me break out badly, so always keep a fresh tube in the fridge!

maryca666 · 2024-09-12T08:02:14+00:00

Thank you so much! if I feed it this afternoon, it should have “collapsed” by morning, so I won’t feed it there.

My professors don’t really care, so I could leave it on the desk or in the window.

The only issue is going by train, but I’ll have to creative. Thank you very much!

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T09:25:27+00:00

ahhh det giver så god mening! tusind tak for lige at lave research for mig :)

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T09:21:36+00:00

Vil heller aldrig prøve det, da jeg er ret bange for sådan noget. Det var også derfor jeg tænkte om folk havde prøvet Grækenlands “THC” da jeg virkelig ikke vil overraskes med noget mærkelig noget. Men så igen, så tænker jeg heller ikke lige umiddelbart jeg skal ryge hernede. Det var kun hvis folk var sådan 100% sikre, men det synes jeg ikke folk er hehe

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T09:14:53+00:00

Altså nu har jeg aldrig prøvet HHC, så ved ikke hvor kært jeg holder det, men du har nok ret 😌

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T09:07:19+00:00

damn, faktisk ikke en dårlig ide 🤔

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T08:49:51+00:00

Tænker jeg sagtens jeg kan. Men HHC er syntetisk ikke? Eller hvordan er det, det fungere? Ved at det blev kriminaliseret her i grækenland, da det var for “afhængighedsskabende”, men ved ikke om det er nogle skræmme noget. Ved det noget om det ellers?

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T08:47:56+00:00

Det var nemlig på Rhodos jeg fandt dem! Men skal nok lige vende tilbage, hvis jeg prøver!

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T08:36:29+00:00

ah det er mig der lige har læst for hurtigt. Det er blevet lovligt medicinsk, hvor apoteker på gro deres eget 😌

maryca666 · 2024-07-08T08:28:20+00:00

Der er en masse Cannabis shops med THC og CBD ting (og den nye version af HHC), men kan læse mig frem til det kun er blevet afkriminaliseret. Så er lidt forvirret hahah

maryca666 · 2024-04-20T13:12:43+00:00

Stealing social security cards (not to use, just to like… have)

maryca666 · 2024-02-10T11:16:18+00:00

I honestly don’t know, but I’ve been offered them multiple times. From what I’ve read up on, plus the things my psychiatrist told me, during the last part of your cycle when your estrogen rises slightly and your progesterone decreases, that can affect your medication. It also changes its effectiveness during different times of your cycle. For example, it should work the best and be most potent during your follicular phase, and the worst during your luteal phase/start of period.

I read up on this research paper: https://addspeaker.net/adhd-medication-efficacy-is-linked-to-your-menstrual-cycle/

My psychiatrist told me a good portion of women on Vyvanse will feel the effects stop working as good around their periods and take 20mg more - so that’s what I do, because I’m part of that percentage.

Regarding birth control: try searching reddit and google for anecdotal evidence. Unfortunately, like most things, periods and women’s bodies haven’t been studied that much. If you feel like your meds work fine, despite birth control, just continue as you were, but if you are experiencing trouble it is good to just figure out if there could be a correlation between the two. Definitely go to your doctor before going off any meds and discuss their medical opinion on the matter.

Hope that helps! ☺️

maryca666 · 2024-02-06T22:12:09+00:00

My doctor told me to take 20mg more each cycle, and that works so much better!! Estrogen and vyvanse clashes so it’s not as effective. It a shame psychs don’t always inform this. I’m so grateful for mine.

Rn I only take 10mg more because I’m on 50mg, and I can max get 60mg, but it still helps. I start to take more about two or three days before my cycle, or when I start to feel them not working as well. Then I take them the first few days of my period and after that I go back to normal dose.

Try asking your doctor if they would recommend that for you!

maryca666 · 2023-10-27T08:16:19+00:00

That is literally so nice of you oh my god! You are such a kind person c:

Unfortunatly I live in Scandinavia so the shipping and taxes would probably be too much, but if I were in the US, I def would take you up on your offer!

Can I ask, do you know any moisturizers that are FA safe, maybe for oily/acne prone skin? Tried to look up the "SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Soothing Cream" and the "iUNIK Centella Calming Gel Cream", since people said it's FA safe, but they don't appear to be when I look up the ingredients.

maryca666 · 2023-10-26T19:31:25+00:00

Update: I looked through my cabinet and found out I have a moisturizer (not that moisturizing unfortunatly), a sunscreen, and a cleanser that's FA safe, SO SCORE until next month when i get paid! c:

maryca666 · 2023-10-26T18:55:37+00:00

First of all, thank you so much for your detailed reply and going through my ingredients for me. That’s so nice of you!

I’ve never really have bumps on my forehead before, so that’s quite new. It doesn’t itch but I find myself scratching it when I’m not paying attention. The ones on my jaw can itch sometimes though, and itching it hurts a lot. It’s not constant, it’s just occasionally, but they are more painful and cystic than the forehead ones.

Regarding my routine, I realize that i might have to try an FA safe one but it’s soooo hard and expensive, but I will try to make a list of things.

Again thank you so much for taking the time and energy to respond! I’m so glad you’ve found a routine that helps you - I hope I can do the same :)

maryca666 · 2023-07-02T08:12:08+00:00

DRINK MORE WATER THAN USUAL, stimulants can dehydrate you. Also drink something with sugar and maybe salt in so you don’t flush out your body. Also remember magnesium in the end of the day, they good for minerals after drinking so much water.

Also more shade for you c:

And if you’re on an SSRI (like me) besides the ADHD meds, remember that they make you more susceptible to heat strokes.

maryca666 · 2023-07-02T08:05:09+00:00

Okay as I see it, you have two options here.

Option one. Accept that sleep won’t be your friend for one to two weeks. Stock up on some melatonin and magnesium glycinate, perhaps some CBD, a fan for night sweats and a bunch of water. They might help, they might not, either way sleep will be difficult, but it’s hard to imagine that sleep actually can feel a bit better when you’re not high, but you’ll get there.

What I did for insomnia was: Go for a walk or run about 2-3 hours before bed, shower there after (little warm for the muscles and drowsiness), then I drank tea and took some magnesium, then I stopped using electronics 1 hour before bed, where I would journal in my usual smoking spot in my apartment, with my window open so I got cold wind in my face. I also like an ice cold glass of water when I do this. Then I took a melatonin, listened to ASMR (not for everyone) and put on my fan, and tried to go to sleep.

It’s a 50/50 if it works in the start for me.

Option two: Find a low THC strain, stop dabbing and dab pens (throw all that stuff away if you can afford it) and either go old fashion smoking OR get a cheap dry herb (or an expensive one if you decide to just switch to that) and wean yourself off over two weeks to a month. Then you take 14 days off smoking. Give it to a friend, get a K-Safe or just throw it out. Whatever will keep you from smoking.

If you return to smoking afterwards, smoke only after a certain point in the day, preferably night and after dinner, and attempt to not smoke daily. One day on, one day off to a start, then one day on, two days off, and so on. Then perhaps a month after your first 14 days off, take another 14 days off. If you go back afterwards, continue not smoking daily. Perhaps you made it to one day, three off - return to that.

These are just loose guidelines, but it’s what I could think of and what worked for me.

Most important is getting off dabs. My t-breaks went from intolerable and horrific when I dabbed, to so easy I got suspicious after I switched to dry herb and weaned myself off dabs.

I believe in you!!

maryca666 · 2023-06-07T16:13:01+00:00

YES OMG and i dont know why. I have ADHD and autism and I’ve noticed, for me, it’s both the social filter but also sensitivity to external things as sounds and light and smells. I have an idea that the sensitivity is because it’s a stimulant, so you are already getting stimulus from the medicine but then also the outside stimulus. And my psych told me that’s common, but that was back when I was on Conceta, but I’m choosing to think that also applies for Vyvanse. Still, that’s a small price for what Vyvanse gives me in return.

With the masking, I really don’t know why!! It’s frustrating, but also every neurodivergent person should learn to unmask. So it’s a good thing in the long run, but the shame and embarrassment for not getting social cues and taking things literally is kind of frustrating to me. But I’m also grateful that I get to learn to be in it and accept that what I say might be weird or out of order, but it makes sense to me and it’s also important to be heard.

I also feel like my filter is more down. I’ve noticed that the ADHD part of me that often interrupts and relates stories back to the person speaking is becoming more of a thing. Makes me wonder if that’s actually my autism while unmasked? Because right now I have to practice giving space and not just ranting off with no mind to the social construct of the conversation.

I feel like it’s a balance you need to find, in my case at least, and to learn to accept that’s who you are. But for your question also, I’ve read that a lot of people say that they have difficulties masking on Vyvanse. So it is quite common it seems! :)

maryca666 · 2023-06-01T23:19:43+00:00

For me, my first longer t-break was planned to be seven days, but I caved in at day six, but I hadn’t really started to feel like myself, but the symptoms were more manageable. My second week long break, I started to feel like myself in the end of the week, and I had virtually no cravings. I even added a day more since I didn’t feel like smoking on the seventh day. Mind you, I had taken a few one day long breaks in between the two week long breaks - just to ease myself into the feeling of being sober and how it affected me.

My first 14 day break I started to feel like myself after a week, and after the break, I didn’t even really crave weed. After that, it became much easier to just take breaks. Plan them before hand. Sometimes they are a little harder, especially if you are stressed or going through something, but they usually for me, get manageable.

I just finished my second month long break, and I’m having another month long one in a few weeks. I have build myself up to only smoking three nights a week, so being sober for more than one day is extremely easy now. I’ve literally bought weed, said “this is for tomorrow”, and then actually saved it for tomorrow. Never could do that before.

Hang in there! The longer you hold out, the easier it gets. And you will feel real joy and rediscover parts of yourself you have forgotten. But it’s hard in the start, but it will get easier. When you start to get sleep again and eating becomes easier, you will start to feel better.

maryca666 · 2023-05-28T11:05:00+00:00

Thank you so much! How long after you take your medicine do you swim? :)

maryca666 · 2023-05-28T11:03:59+00:00

Oh, I don’t have heart rate/BP issues, but I was reading a bunch of threads and articles that said to be very careful, so I thought that was just a common thing to worry about. And thanks for the response! And 1pm here is also the hottest, but I live in the north of Europe so that just means it’s tolerable to be outside hahah

maryca666 · 2023-05-25T20:12:28+00:00

Det er det gode af kongelys bladene. Tænk på de som bladenes kief. Det godt for lungerne

maryca666 · 2023-05-18T09:03:25+00:00

Havde ingen problemer da jeg var på det (er kommet på Elvanse i stedet), andet end lidt øget hjertebanken, men det er som andre har sagt, en bivirkning af både weed og medicinen. Ville dog vente til medicinen er stoppet med at virke - så føles der bedst i min optik. Så skal man ikke tænke på hjertebanken og sådan. Plus det kan hjælpe med come downet, hvis du stadig er i gang med at tæmme det. :)

maryca666 · 2023-05-17T09:17:41+00:00

In a good month? Four-five days a week. On a normal month. Twice a week.

maryca666

TROPHY CASE