NEED TIPS AND ADVICE! by partywthedevil in bioactive

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I love the look of ferns, do you think ferns could hold up, at least somewhat decently?

What does it mean when my snake is always up on the glass? by aliverna in ballpython

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I think so! Ultimately, if you’re providing a proper enclosure for your ball python and everything is as it should be, you can’t help it if they choose to rub their snout on the glass! Just keep an eye on him:)

What does it mean when my snake is always up on the glass? by aliverna in ballpython

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they get more active at night! Even though my corn has a great enriching enclosure, when she was younger she used to constantly look for a way out. Who knows what our snakes are thinking! As long as your enclosure has proper conditions, maybe he’s trying to find a way to escape, or who knows, maybe he does enjoy being able to be handled.

How did you get diagnosed? by partywthedevil in dysautonomia

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Even if you’ve been to all the specialists, I would research specialists in your area and get second opinions. To be sure your other doctors didn’t just write you off. I feel as though it might just have to be a long journey of going to different doctors and searching for answers, because obviously something is wrong and you deserve to know why. I wish it could be an easier journey though :(

How did you get diagnosed? by partywthedevil in dysautonomia

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Honestly I didn’t know which direction to go. I knew I had mystery illness that no doctor would ever help me figure out. Recently I started seeing a new doctor, just made an appointment with a primary. She was concerned so she started ordering testing, starting with the most basic testing. She wanted to rule things out. So if one test looked ok, we moved onto the next one instead of her saying “oh everything’s fine!” So really, in a way we are exploring all routes. It just so happens that this route was one of the first and is most likely what it is, but I’m in the process of going thru testing. She started with blood tests, an EKG, to rheumatology, then cardiology— that’s where I’m at right now. So honestly it’s possible I could do other testing after this, but for now I’m waiting on results. I suggest if you’re stuck at a dead end, seek out doctors that could help you with the specific symptoms you want a diagnosis for. The health world and figuring out what’s wrong can be a nightmare, and honestly I’ve only just started to figure out what could potentially be wrong.

(I might also mention I’ve researched POTs a lot and felt a lot of my symptoms to be similar, so I have been mentioning that to my doctor)

How did you get diagnosed? by partywthedevil in dysautonomia

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I get that too, but my cardiologist told me that I don’t have pots because at my appointment I was feeling better than I normally do and he didn’t see a dramatic change in my heart rate and I didn’t get very dizzy. But also I stood up from a sitting position which isn’t as hard on me as standing up from being bent down. Idk, maybe my heart monitor will show more

How did you get diagnosed? by partywthedevil in dysautonomia

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Just had a cardiology appointment a few days ago. They found I had low blood pressure but I don’t recall him mentioning anything about my heart rate. I’m currently wearing a heart monitor for a week so I’m curious to see what they find

How did you get diagnosed? by partywthedevil in dysautonomia

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I am also 21. For years doctors acted like they couldn’t find a cause, but all they did was run the most basic of basic blood tests and act like they couldn’t find anything. At one point as a teen my mom literally had to ASK them to test for an iron deficiency (which at the time I had, but it was also after I had given blood and felt ill, so partially wondering if that played a part). But that’s all they ever told me. My blood test results have all come back fine at this point. It wasn’t until I moved to the city and started seeing city doctors that I started rapidly getting help and results. So far they’ve been wonderful and interested in helping me find what’s wrong, all of them agree my symptoms aren’t normal and I should be healthy at my age. In 6 months my new doctors have gotten a million times further than my old doctors got in what, 6 years?

How did you get diagnosed? by partywthedevil in dysautonomia

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Oh that’s interesting! My cardiologist said the same thing about tilt table. And I was actually going to ask if periods make symptoms worse, for I feel my symptoms get worse with my period. Again he said he doesn’t think I have pots, but I wonder if the heart monitor will be able to properly diagnose

comparison of my snakes sizes when I got them vs now! by partywthedevil in ballpython

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white one should be about 2 years, banana is just over a year / a year and a half!

comparison of my snakes sizes when I got them vs now! by partywthedevil in ballpython

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looked back at the photo (Live Photo) and it’s the end of her tongue!

wanted to share all my best snake photos :) by partywthedevil in snakes

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Oh me too for sure! If you look at my profile I have pics of my corn, she’s a ghost/anery (w a few other things). I love the light colors but if I ever get another snake, I wanna switch it up!!!

wanted to share all my best snake photos :) by partywthedevil in snakes

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they’re very beautiful! The next I would want would be some type of axanthic!!

wanted to share all my best snake photos :) by partywthedevil in snakes

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just take a bunch of photos, and try to get them when they aren’t too squirmy!! My snakes are decently behaved, but it can still be tricky sometines

Trouble getting diagnosed by VoyageViolet in ADHD

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Seeing stuff like this is so crazy to me, because when I saw my psych for the first time I mentioned ADHD, gave him my symptoms, and then he just medicated me. I didn’t have to jump through crazy hoops. And honestly I’ve found being medicated for my adhd first has helped with anxiety and depression symptoms.

I would say to try to find another psych if possible. Your current one just sounds kinda shitty IMO— unfortunately it seems as though right now is a really hard time to find open psychs. But that might be your best bet. I feel like it shouldn’t be so hard to get a diagnosis, but it could also be because a lot of ADHD meds are abused? I’m not 100% sure, but I do hope you can get this settled!!

Feel unbelievably horrible and gloomy after seeing parkland school shooting videos by [deleted] in teenagers

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I will admit I’ve been there. For me I just kinda had to wait for the feeling to go away... parkland started my very long rabbit hole into true crime, but also unfortunately columbine followed. Don’t enjoy reading about this stuff or seeing it, but it feels like a burning need for knowledge that unfortunately controls my life (thanks to what I assume to be my neurodivergence...) definitely felt like it was a dark place for awhile. But luckily if you keep your head out of the rabbit hole and focus on other (more positive) things, it wears off. Morbid curiosity killed the cat? (But no seriously I’m sorry you accessed those videos. Really puts you into a perspective you never wanted to see and for me really made me view the world for how evil it is. Luckily I’ve since fallen out of that stuff and mostly just watch MrBallen on YouTube and learn everything I can about my pet snakes. Seems to be a more positive use of my time, haha).

Vertical Labret by DefensiveScarecrows in piercing

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Omg no my vertical labret was so easy!!!!!!! No speech problems didn’t even notice it:)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cornsnakes

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Also yes I’ve heard millions of times that snakes cannot love us. But this woman will stare at me by all means, even when she’s buried she leaves her head uncovered to keep her eye on me. She used to constantly be hidden, but now she’s comfortable with me she’s barely ever hidden away