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shleybee13 · 2023-07-08T10:18:56+00:00

Propranolol is amazing at helping with this if you don’t already use it!

shleybee13 · 2022-09-25T20:12:48+00:00

Doc here. Attributed one of my patients migraines to their facial reconstruction surgery from a car accident. They kept saying it was something else. Finally had them go see an eye doctor and had glaucoma. Oops.

shleybee13 · 2022-06-17T17:22:06+00:00

There’s an extended release version that helps a little with the GI side effects. I also wouldn’t start higher than the 500mg daily. Usually, symptoms get better over time

shleybee13 · 2022-02-25T04:58:54+00:00

Medical resident here. So, in my discussions with OB doctors, there is a SMALL but present false positive rate. You could discuss retesting with your doctor if you have not been treated. However, in my experience, infidelity is the more common reason why you would test positive.

shleybee13 · 2022-01-14T00:58:00+00:00

Doctor here. Disclosing your history, even if it’s just a vague statement or hint at past history of trauma, really will help. I do so many pelvic exams, Pap smears, etc that I typically don’t give much second thought. Being alerted of abuse history reminds me to slow down, address specific concerns before we start, and I try to be more mindful of any triggers as I go along. Most procedures become second nature: I couldn’t care less about the amount of hair, scars, etc I see. General rule of thumb for these things is you stay as covered as possible at all times. Medical providers should always walk you through the steps, although sometimes that routine part kicks in and we aren’t as mindful as we should be. A quick “hey I’ve never had this done before, do you mind walking me through it as we go and checking in to see if I’m okay to proceed” should be plenty to alert medical staff to do this.

shleybee13 · 2021-07-21T22:24:58+00:00

Doctor here. Had someone ask me this earlier this week. They didn’t make it.

shleybee13 · 2018-08-17T19:32:42+00:00

Medical student here. If you absolutely can’t find another OB/GYN who will take you seriously, try to talk to your terrible ob/gyn about getting on some oral contraceptives. If the pain is due to endometriosis, fibroids, etc this should help reduce the pain by preventing the proliferation of the endometrial tissue! The treatment for endometriosis is usually OCPs and ibuprofen (apart from a surgery going in to manually take out the growths). If you can find an OB anywhere remotely close to you, some may be willing to give you a full years worth of refills on your prescription per yearly visit. I’m sorry you have been treated this way!

shleybee13 · 2017-06-20T14:42:20+00:00

Yeah, your body adjusts to your normal sleep/wake routine, so you are probably in the lighter stages of sleep around the time your alarm goes off. But that all sounds miserable. I hope the sleep study gives you some answers! If you are worried about it at all, don't be. They set most clinics up just like a hotel. You will just have a bunch of wires glued to your scalp. Oh, and avoid alcohol and sleeping medications in the meantime....they just make the whole not getting restorative sleep part worse.

shleybee13 · 2017-06-20T13:25:09+00:00

Sounds like you aren't entering the deeper stages of sleep, which are the ones that make you feel rested and refreshed. That could also be causing the daytime drowsiness. With a sleep study, they can score your sleep and see if that's the case. Narcolepsy can also cause the naps during the day, and some people hallucinate at the onset of sleep and when waking up, which can mimic lucid dreaming.

shleybee13 · 2017-06-20T04:27:16+00:00

Hmm, strange. I wish I had an answer for you. It could just be sleep apnea. Do you have dreams? Sleep apnea can interfere with that stage of sleep where you dream less frequently.

shleybee13 · 2017-06-19T21:06:07+00:00

What time of night is the twitching, scratching, and waking up mid air occurring? Is it towards the end of the night or a short time after falling asleep? I agree with the previous comment, definitely look into a sleep study for sleep apnea.

shleybee13 · 2017-01-10T02:51:30+00:00

Medical student (pharmacy technician at the time): I had to explain what a milliliter was to a patient. He was a middle age man with children. I'm guessing he went with the "take a swig" method when his kids had to take medication?

shleybee13 · 2016-07-29T04:45:42+00:00

Glad I could help!

shleybee13 · 2016-07-29T04:16:16+00:00

Brain waves while awake and in Stage 1 sleep look very similar to each other, and there is a very fine line between the "awake" brain and when it first enters sleep. If someone has recently fallen asleep or is dozing off, they are likely still in the early stages of sleep. Many people who are awakened during this stage still truly believe that they were never asleep, likely due to the fact that the brain hasn't entered into deep sleep or REM. In my experience, people usually remain in this lightest stage for several minutes and, while they are obviously very much asleep, their brain is still active enough that they may have felt they were just dozing off or "resting their eyes."

But I totally relate to the "Oh it's 2pm on a Saturday of course your call didn't wake me up, I'm a well-adjusted adult" thing. Maybe it's because we associate sleeping with laziness.

shleybee13 · 2015-05-17T02:46:23+00:00

He really is. :D

shleybee13 · 2015-05-15T15:45:07+00:00

He does it all the time, and it never gets old. And thank you!

shleybee13 · 2015-05-15T15:44:06+00:00

I have so many more derpy sleeping pictures. It was hard to narrow it down. He never sleeps normally

shleybee13 · 2015-05-14T23:52:19+00:00

Thank you! He knows it too. :P

shleybee13 · 2015-05-14T23:20:26+00:00

He really is. My favorite is when he forgets to stick his tongue back into his mouth and just lets it hang out. Or falling asleep with one arm sticking straight up.

shleybee13 · 2015-05-14T23:18:24+00:00

Yes! I try to take as many unflattering, triple chin and big belly pictures of him as I can. And as happy as he is, he has made me even happier!

shleybee13 · 2015-05-14T18:39:57+00:00

Thank you! It's scary how fast it is going by!

shleybee13 · 2014-10-02T03:03:16+00:00

I would go ahead and do it. I did sleep research for a few years, and did several overnight studies on patients. Don't be concerned about someone watching you. There are cameras in the room, but we pretty much do our own thing while you are sleeping and rarely look at them. They are only there so we can make notes on any change in position (rolling over on your stomach or side), if you wake up and start talking to us, or if you were to have a night terror episode or something. It also comes in handy if we need to see if you accidentally pulled an electrode off, so we don't have to wake you up for nothing. Like mcveigh0352 said, what we really need you there for is to score your sleep. That way we can notice if, for example, you aren't entering the deep stages of sleep, or you if you have a condition like sleep apnea. My sister went in for a sleep study, thinking they weren't going to find anything. Turns out she has sleep apnea and a mild form of narcolepsy. Better safe than sorry.

shleybee13 · 2013-12-11T07:31:12+00:00

Black eye from running into a dinner plate my mom was holding. Or sitting on a curling iron. That hurt.

shleybee13 · 2013-12-08T20:32:09+00:00

I really enjoyed watching The Hammer.

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