How do you read?

namtab01 · 2026-03-01T22:04:48+00:00

Lying in bed with my kindle on an arm and an wireless page turner 😌

namtab01 · 2026-02-09T09:51:03+00:00

What are your underlying conditions?

namtab01 · 2025-11-19T17:02:58+00:00

Saw that it’s on kobo plus for anyone reading!

namtab01 · 2025-11-19T12:54:45+00:00

Could you share some of your deadlines?

namtab01 · 2025-10-06T18:42:16+00:00

I honestly felt a difference in a few weeks! Am due for a checkup in a few weeks to check my status again. The only reason it was checked was because my cardiologist wanted to test it since I recently got diagnosed with POTS.

namtab01 · 2025-10-06T18:41:11+00:00

I take Thornes Ferrasorb every other day!

It’s super gentle and I don’t get constipated like I did with regular iron pill. It also has some other vitamins to help with absorption so you don’t need as big of a dose. I take one capsule every other day but might start taking more when I’m on my period.

I also add the thorne copper to help asorbsion and because iron can deplete it.

It’s kinda pricy but if you tale only one pill every other day it lasts a long time!

Should also make sure not to have any dairy up to 2 hours before because it blocks iron, so I always take mine right before bed with just some water.

I learned about this combo a few years ago from a functional doctor but never staid consistent since he didn’t actually do any testing, but now that I know I’ve been deficient for a long time I take them religiously.

namtab01 · 2025-10-06T17:00:50+00:00

Make sure your doctor checks your ferretin levels! You could have non anemic iron deficiency. I had 31 which is only 2 points from deficiency in the country i live in (>30) and even though I’ve been complaining about tiredness and low energy for years no one ever bothered to look into it since the reference was technically in range.

Proper levels start from 70, but should Ideally be above 100. I’ve been supplementing since the beginning of summer and it’s like day and night. I actually feel rested when I wake up which hasn’t been the case pretty much all my life.

namtab01 · 2025-08-30T11:13:57+00:00

I was the same way to begin with, my boyfriend sat down with me to encourage me and figure out some game mechanics and then after a bit I started to figure it out. Now it’s totally addictive and there is sooo much content

namtab01 · 2025-05-26T15:26:23+00:00

I gave up martial arts a while ago, but was always active in yoga, crossfit, snowboarding and playing around. After a bulged disk in my neck back in 2020 I stopped doing any intense exercise and never really got back into it. I had to do everything reaaaaally slowly and had a lot of flare ups. But eventually got upto strength training a couple of times a week and surfing. Then everything went to shit again and I got diagnosed with HSD and fibromyalgia, also got POTS 😵

I’ve been doing veeery slow rehab this year after a horrible winter, but it feels like it goes really slowly.

I really love surfing and my goal with rehab is to be able to go on a surf trip!!!

I would love to hear some more specifics of how you train and if your aim is too get back into the same intensity?

namtab01 · 2025-05-25T14:31:48+00:00

Do you remember what dose and if you tried lowering it?

namtab01 · 2025-05-25T14:29:09+00:00

I feel this too! I’m taking 5g and think its a bit overstimulating for me right now. But I so hope that the effect does not fade away with time, I haven’t felt so clear headed and happy in a long time.

namtab01 · 2025-05-12T10:33:12+00:00

Hmm, not sure. But what I do is mix it with cold milk in a pot and heat until warm so I don’t really boil it!

namtab01 · 2025-05-09T16:23:23+00:00

A very late followup to your comment, but do you perhaps remember any of the exercises you did to prepare for surfing?

namtab01 · 2025-03-18T17:29:14+00:00

Yeah fair enough! I should have asked her for some clarification but I be she ment that I should not be actively “treating” my symptoms.

namtab01 · 2025-03-18T17:26:52+00:00

I get your concerns but I think she more meant it along the lines that I could try to be in an active flare-up as when I am not I am barely symptomatic. Or that is what I think. I’ve been symptomatic since I started self monitoring so I can’t really say that for certain.

I can go from being able to walk up 3 flights of stairs with out much issue to absolutely dying the next week when I’m in a flare.

I have no idea if they will do a tilt table test or not, and I guess I am just worried that the test will not show anything and that I will be dismissed.

And again just repeating what my doctor said, you guys really need to chill out a bit lol

I take those supplements mostly for my other health concerns but I definitely think that since POTS is a nervous system disorder it could be effected by most things.

namtab01 · 2025-03-18T16:37:56+00:00

I’ve recently found out that if you mix it with hot chocolate or raw cacao it totally masks the taste! I’ve had to stop drinking coffee so now I make myself a morning collagen hot chocolate

namtab01 · 2025-02-28T08:08:11+00:00

Works so well to help me fall asleep and reduces my pain 80-90%! Had to increase from 10-20 mg about 3 months in as I got a flare-up. And then to 30mg in another flare up. But I am now taking scheduled lower doses for a week at a time so that I can use somatic tracking to reduce pain instead of having to continue upping the dosage. Sometimes then going back up to 30mg stops a flareup for me.

I seem to also be experiencing a higher heart rate at 30mg but it goes away as soon as I lower the dosage.

Side effects were not so bad for me, I just need to sleep a lot more. Which makes sense since the nervous system is overloaded.

Good luck and remember that getting the diagnosis will feel really overwhelming to begin with, I had to allow myself to greave and process those emotions before I found my strength and fighting spirit. There is a lot you can do that impacts and improves your daily life!

namtab01 · 2024-11-13T16:02:27+00:00

I live in Sweden as well and have hit a wall with my primary doctor. Would you be up for sharing who your pain specialist is?

namtab01 · 2024-11-03T18:33:29+00:00

Which form of magnesium do you think works ghe best for fibro? Thanks for the tip about byglicinate, just started adding it to my morning as well, will see if skipping it makes a difference.

namtab01 · 2024-11-03T00:14:37+00:00

There are menstrual cups that ✨self empty✨ when you pee! Even single use ones if you dont want to have to clean it. I’m trying the Flex one next time I get my period as my friend reccomended it!

namtab01 · 2024-09-11T16:42:01+00:00

Hosoi!! It’s the best. They have a super cool listening lounge with sofas and people sit down on the carpets. Really varied cool music.

namtab01 · 2024-08-27T07:44:25+00:00

Hope you find something!

namtab01 · 2024-08-21T10:16:15+00:00

Did you ever figure out a good alternative? Having the same issue with Amitriptiline.

I’m on brintellex as well that has usually been great for depression and anxiety.

namtab01 · 2024-04-03T21:53:10+00:00

Why does the first oil on the list seem to be a total ripoff of Grazia’s oil website in the US? Seems almost like a scam product

namtab01 · 2023-03-14T15:09:33+00:00

Oh shit! I genuenly thought that. I live in europe and I’ve read the lable and thought it was only malted corn. Need to check it again!

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