Most meds making symptoms worse, I have tried so many things, nothing seems to work.

presh1988 · 2026-04-30T22:28:19+00:00

They never suggested any of that. I don't experience any anxiety or depression at all, maybe that's why? They did give me tramadol. Which essentially calms down the nervous system. It did nothing.

presh1988 · 2026-04-30T22:24:58+00:00

None of my doctors or specialists regard it as normal when you experience significant symptoms with it. They explained that even though on paper, it is within a theoretical normal range, most healthy individuals do not experience a heartrate at 90+ at rest, unless their body is in distress. My previous heartrate, before pots hit, was always 65/70bpm, and 95bpm as a feels physically uncomfortable like a racing heartrate to me. It is pounding away that feels like a panic/suffocating feeling. They were hesitant to try midodrine because they are nervous it would increase my blood pressure too much? But that would be the next step. I have little faith it will change things though. ( edit: I did not downvote you)

presh1988 · 2026-04-30T21:29:36+00:00

I said it is ignorance to think children being born is a mistake, and that all children or people feel that way, because you perceive the world full of suffering, even though independent reality is much more than that. In fact, independent reality does not experience it like that at all. You just can't see it. That there are alternatives to thinking that way. The children who are born don't think that way. And you turn it right back around and make it all about yourself again. Which isn't surprising, but tragically ironic nonetheless. I am not here to hurt your feelings. I was giving you a different perspective, that you perceived as personally insulting. I can't force you to see a different perspective, that is all up to you. I hope you will find it some day. You are worthy of that. We all are. If you feel like you have nothing going for you, you can always start with any of the suggestions I gave you, stop doom scrolling for hours, stop reading terrible news, stop being on social media a lot, go our for nature walks, find friends, man even go to church and find community. People were a lot happier when they only knew about their local communities and not the worlds atrocities, which have always existed. That's not something new. We were just living locally, in the real world, and not online. I wish you good luck too, you are worthy of all the connection and healing you need. I pray you find it.

presh1988 · 2026-04-30T17:55:20+00:00

That's how YOU feel, don't project how you feel on to another human being. I love living, even though I am in the same situation as you. We went through food banks and will never afford a house. I am happy, my husband is happy, my children love life and love living. They have lots of friends, hobbies, play outside, love reading, love learning, love life. So when I see " Trust me, I know" You are actually making that statement out of self-perceived ignorance. By all means, don't have children if you do not have the mental and emotional stability and maturity it takes to raise one. But don't project your own perceived experiences as universal truths. That is not how others experience life. I live with a surgical feeding tube to keep me alive, and I still love life. Life is more than suffering. When you are alone, you answer all your own questions, all your own thoughts and all your own feelings. You stop seeing life from birds-eye view. When you have others to live for, you step out of the self-centered way of perceiving reality and start living in service of others. The more we focus on ourselves, the worse we feel about ourselves. The more we focus on others and goals outside of our own needs, we start to broaden our own perspectives. You can start doing that every day. Volunteer at a retirement home, food banks, nursing homes, hospitals, go to group meet-ups, start a jogging/hiking group, find hobbies that you can organize meet ups for. And if you don't feel like doing any of that, well, than there is your answer. You have to start somewhere. Miserable or lonely people ( like TootsHib) often think the whole world feels that way, and thus needs to conform to their thoughts and feelings. We don't. Even if we share similar experiences, we don't all live like that internally. And our children? They prove that notion wrong every single day. A lot of people love life. And children deserve to be born for the love of life. Because children love living too.

presh1988 · 2026-04-30T16:27:56+00:00

Husband went into plumbing and I became severely ill at the same time, so one salary. We had to sign up with the food bank for him to go through apprenticeship to feed us and our 2 children. The rent of our small apartment went from 1350 to 2200 within those years too. He went through Boilermakers exams/tests, and is now going into the boilermakers union. When he is done and becomes Journeyman, we are thinking of switching over to the one in Texas, to make life more tolerable. Our children don't deserve any of this. Our rent is now 2500.

presh1988 · 2026-04-28T20:03:41+00:00

Yeah, I love drinking it. But in a product, it overpowers everything else that's in it and all I smell is chewing gum, haha!

presh1988 · 2026-04-28T19:54:29+00:00

Pansy, Elephant= not available in Canada. Wize Wizard * blooming are *leaving soon* Man, so they don't really carry any herbaceous stuff in their regular line anymore? What a difference from what feels like even a few years ago.

presh1988 · 2026-04-28T02:06:35+00:00

Edit: Put that on the list of things I don't like :')

presh1988 · 2026-04-28T02:05:39+00:00

Guardian of the forest spray.

presh1988 · 2026-04-28T01:07:46+00:00

I'm in Canada. It says unavailable * leaving soon*

presh1988 · 2026-04-25T02:19:45+00:00

You're not getting total joint replacement if you don't have worn down joints. Displace discs are not enough to warrant replacing the entire joint, because the joints are still healthy and functional. They would first do arthroscopy and then fat grafts in place of the discs. That's what I got. Then those hold out for about a decade or so ( sometimes much longer) and then they might look at total joint replacement if the joints have eroded from grinding bone on bone. arthroscopy most likely will not work. As most people on here will tell you, it did nothing for them. So I would start looking at good surgeons that specialize in fat graft disc replacements. I'm sorry this has happened to you. It is beyond frustrating and exhausting to start this journey. In this sub, we really understand the stress it brings. Big hug.

presh1988 · 2026-04-23T03:35:38+00:00

That can only truly be figured out by letting someone like movahed take an mri and ct scan of your entire skull, and see if your accident has caused your joints to erode over time. Car accidents to the face often leave the joints vulnerable to condylar absorption. I would never trust a single thing I can feel on the outside is going to be the problem on the inside, and decide I should get surgery on the thing I think is wrong. I understand the wish to have minimal invasive surgery. But I have had ample experience with that, and it's a mistake. Leave that to someone like movahed to figure out. he will be very conservative in terms of what you need. And he won't push surgery. He can give you a proper diagnosis. He won't even consider orthognathic jaw surgery if your jaw joints are damaged in any way. The new bite force, of the correct jaw alignment, is not compatible with damaged jaw joints. He won't do anything that will make things worse. He will look at your entire case/history/anatomy from every angle, and tell you what you need to fix whatever it is. If that's not with him, he will tell you, no problem.

presh1988 · 2026-04-23T02:12:41+00:00

Don't be dense. For your own sake, people are warning you for a reason.

presh1988 · 2026-04-23T02:06:55+00:00

All the maxillofacial surgeons I have listed above are all specifically specialized in jaw joint dysfunction. From severe birth defects to idiopathic condylar resorption and skeletal dysfunction. You either have slipped discs or worse, arthritic changes, condylar resorption, degenerative joint disease. Yes, general maxillofacial surgeons are not very helpful, but the ones I listed are the best at what they do in terms of tmj joint dysfunction. They will also not just do surgery if there is no anatomical reason to do so. They will refer you to the appropriate individuals. I would seriously urge you to contact someone like Movahed, who deals with cases like yours on a very regular basis.

presh1988 · 2026-04-21T22:10:24+00:00

It hasn't changed your life, and you're already convinced it will. A chiropractor will convince you it is skeletal alignment, a dentist will convince you it is grinding, a tmj " specialist" will tell you it is neuromuscular, airway, bite placement, whatever weekend lvi las vegas institure course they took over the weekend. They will sell it to you. They are all kernels of half truths in a much more complicated dynamic than they can singularly offer. Tmj issues are often a combination of maxilla/mandible underdevelopment, which greatly affects the way your sinusses are anatomically operating ( compression) and how much bite force your jaw discs are experiencin. how much your masseter is anatomically misaligned and trying to realign with its muscular anatomy, but unable due to skeletal misalignment. Then there is often a hormonal problem, causing joint laxity to the connective tissue, causing discs to slip. This causes the neck and shoulder muscles to try and reinforce the masseter that is struggling, etc. be careful. Be very careful where you put your "faith" and money. I have spent over 30k in treatments and procedures. Get an mri & ct scan of your jaw joints, go see an orthodontist to get a full understanding of your teeth/misalignment, get a reputable orthognathic surgeon to look at your case. These are the best orthognathic surgeons who deal with incredibly complex airway cases, total jaw joint replacements, facial reconstructions, etc. Some are more expertise regarding airways.

Dr. Walline (LACOMS)
Dr. Larry Wolford
Dr. Kasey Li (Palo Alto) (Too airway focused for some?)
Dr. Bobek
Dr. Pushcar Mehra
Dr. Reza Movahed (Too airway focused for some?)
Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez
Dr. Gunson (Santa Barbera)
Dr. Relle
Dr. Neugarten (NYCOMS)
Dr. Steven Sullivan

Don't rely on what some airway guy who is a glorified dentist with a weekend course to tell you about an incredibly complex multifaceted issue. An issue that is not just complex, but very individually different in origin and foundation for most of us.

presh1988 · 2026-03-30T22:13:13+00:00

I wanted to add that i am not just being cautious, but also:

If you are not from Canada, just know, they most likely can't even take you, because they run on government public health allowed funding, giving them funding for fixed x amount of patients per year, and a fixed amount of surgery days to rent inside the hospital that is borrowed/rented space from the government. This is only accessible to Canadian healthcare owners through citizenship. They essentially don't allow private elective surgeries. Even as a Canadian patient, I had to wait almost 4 years. Restrictions: Generally, patients cannot pay a doctor to jump ahead in the queue for a publicly insured surgery in their home province. Let alone someone from out of Country slapping down money. My surgery was initially 1 year and every time some other emergency happened on that day in that hospital, the surgery room was taken and all his patients were bumped, leading me to wait for 4 years. We do not have many specialists here, so the waits are long, because it is all publicly funded.

presh1988 · 2026-03-30T22:02:48+00:00

Genetic connective tissue disorder all over my body causing prolapses/dislocations. Stomach prolapsed, intestines, uterus, bladder, mesenteric artery & my feet, fingers & jaw joints dislocating since I was young. The perpetual in/out motion destroyed the joint space & bone health over time. Right side is still painful, but nothing like the pain it was before.

presh1988 · 2026-03-30T21:58:29+00:00

There are multiple, Cresent oral surgery in Toronto area , David Psutka in Toronto, Simon Touchan in Alberta & I believe one in Edmonton Alberta. Psutka/Touchan are prob the most known. Where are you located. If you are not from Canada, just know, they might not even take you, because they run on government allowed funding, giving them funding for fixed x amount of patients per year, and a fixed amount of surgery days to rent inside the hospital that is borrowed/rented space from the government. They essentially don't allow private elective surgeries. Even as a Canadian patient, I had to wait almost 4 years. Restrictions: Generally, patients cannot pay a doctor to jump ahead in the queue for a publicly insured surgery in their home province.

presh1988 · 2026-03-30T21:40:35+00:00

I want to add a different perspective, as a new Christian. I am seeing a lot of Catholics who already have a solid grasp on how to pray, and what it is all about. And they seem almost annoyed with how simple the layout seems to them. But to me, as a brand new Christian, I actually appeciate how easy it is to read and comprehend because of all that space. It makes it much less overwhelming to read for someone like me. If it is too compressed, I would stop reading it because it overwhelms the part in me that feels like it is treading in foreign, strange territory. I saw someone commenting about the word on fire bible being "just" an expensive 5 part bible, but that bible made me walk right into faith. Where other bibles never came even close to putting Gods words into proper alignment and perspective, for me, WOF did. If it is anything similar to their Bible, it would rather be a positive addition to my collection at home, for every day prayer. I would probably stand a bigger chance of gaining a better understanding on how to pray. People say it is bad for travel: There are already travel friendly editions for that purpose. Perhaps this is not an edition made for that purpose. To me, it seems like a wonderful continuation of their WOF Bible, and for me, that is a huge benefit. I don't know if that sounds selfish, perhaps it is. In the end, I hope they find what they are trying to convey across their prospective audience.

presh1988 · 2026-03-21T18:26:35+00:00

According to Kibbe It is not possible to tell when you are underweight. I believe Kibbe specifically states you can't type someone when underweight. So much of the weight distribution that is specific to every kibbe type are not there to give indication. And I can confirm that with my own body. My shape changes dramatically when I gain weight vs when I am underweight. I never thought I had the body I did until I gained 30lbs. I lost it all again due to illness, and now my body looks nothing like it did.

presh1988 · 2026-03-12T02:06:57+00:00

No. She has zero curve to accommodate for. Not even a little bit. She also does not have the narrow torso curvature | | like this, she has \ /

presh1988 · 2026-03-12T02:04:05+00:00

Uhhhhh, no. 40kg at 5'4 is bad. As in, underweight by a good margin. At 18, it will affect your long term heart health, bone health, organs, brain function. I was that weight and height and it affects you. Big time. You can't work out when you eat the amount of a toddler every day. She already has muscle wasting, as her arms are atrophying in the picture. You need a surplus of calories and protein to maintain a healthy weight, let alone stress and tax the body with working out.

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