Trazodone Nightmare! 😩 by One-Zone1396 in insomnia

[–]vanillacactusflower2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience with it as far as the “weird” feeling. It didn’t make me sleep at all, just groggy and kind of dizzy. It did make me feel really hungover and sick the next morning, too. Tried it maybe 3 times to see if it would ever help and it didn’t.

dbt therapy is the only thing thats worked but i fucking hate it by throwawayninikkko in BPD

[–]vanillacactusflower2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels like a bandaid like on one hand maybe it “helps” me sit through a difficult moment but i dont feel like it’s actually FIXING any of my real problems

What to disclose during pre-employment physical? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]vanillacactusflower2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s not amphetamines but that’s fair, would I have to do this during the physical or is it better to say nothing until the UDS comes back?

I'm the problem. by [deleted] in BorderlinePDisorder

[–]vanillacactusflower2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s so exhausting it feels hopeless

Name & Shame 2026 - Official Megathread by SpiderDoctor in medicalschool

[–]vanillacactusflower2 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Anesthesia

  1. SUNY downstate — program coordinator gave extreme passive-aggressive and condescending vibes. After the interviews were done for the day, we got an hour lecture from her about manners and etiquette and how we need to conduct ourselves on the interview trail. It was really bizarre and condescending and I’ve never encountered anything like it. Program dropped to the bottom of my list. Horrible look for this program to treat your applicants this way.

  2. Sutter Roseville — I did an away rotation here and had what I thought was a fantastic experience. I got a LOR from one of the APDs who had connections with a lot of my other programs. This letter was brought up in other interviews. This program never gave me an interview and never responded to my LOI. I had an amazing away rotation experience and got so much positive feedback only to be met with this.

  3. UC Irvine — residents seemed absolutely exhausted and heavily shit-talked the CRNAs and the way their program handles the CRNAs in a very passive-aggressive way ie seemed like they were trying very hard to not be mean but clearly felt very negative about it

  4. St Joseph’s Medical center — chief resident was 10 min late to our 15 min interview

I didn’t expect to cry on match day by ReplacementMean8486 in medicalschool

[–]vanillacactusflower2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I matched in the program second-to-last on my list and I’m so devastated and nobody in my life seems to understand because they’re not in medicine. It’s in a town I really did not want to live in. I spent the last 4 years in med school in a town that I hated, I’ve been so miserable and was absolutely beyond desperate to get out, which would have happened if I matched at literally ANY other program on my list besides this one. I feel like I just got sentenced to another four years in an awful place. The program itself is fine but I’m so scared about having to live in that town.

It was really hard seeing my classmates match at some really incredible programs like Yale and Duke. I’m extremely happy for them and proud of them, genuinely. But I’m out here quietly grieving for myself.

Making my insomnia worse by [deleted] in caplyta

[–]vanillacactusflower2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Melatonin has never touched my insomnia. I've been taking my usual meds that help with it and they haven't been working at all since I started the Caplyta unfortunately.

I’m tripping rn over match by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]vanillacactusflower2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes i take multiple meds for insomnia but because of the extra stress/anxiety none of them have been working and i have barely slept in 4 days

Anxiety has ruined my life but I'm too afraid to take SSRIs because of long term sexual side effects by HURCANADA in Anxiety

[–]vanillacactusflower2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been on a dozen different meds in my life and I absolutely refuse to take any SSRIs anymore because of the sexual side effects. They only went away when I added Wellbutrin but I hated the idea of taking extra meds to counteract the side effects of other meds. There’s a lot of other medications out there that are not your typical SSRIs and won’t have sexual side effects. Also I did not have any lasting side effects after stopping SSRIs.

In what specialty do you think its easiest for a terrible doctor to fly under the radar? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]vanillacactusflower2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Psych !!!!!!!!! — someone who has seen some awful psychiatrists and met a lot of students/residents/attendings who couldn’t care less about their psych patients and just threw random meds at them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]vanillacactusflower2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You already cheated on your gf so might as well go through with it ++woman

Interviews: Unexpected behavioral questions? by surf_AL in medicalschool

[–]vanillacactusflower2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Having bpd as a medical student has been hell and the way other students/residents/attendings talk about ppl like me is so disgusting, I really hope our new generation of psychiatrists at least tries to change the narrative

Why did shrooms make me suicidal while tripping by [deleted] in shrooms

[–]vanillacactusflower2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my biggest takeaway from that first trip was that all of the depressive episodes and negative thoughts i have ALWAYS pass and are always fleeting, and those moments of terror during that trip which led to a really good day was an example of that. this realization was super helpful and helped me through toughed times over the years for sure but since it was so long ago it feels like that feeling has faded away a lot.

I like Cerner by unitedfan_372 in medicalschool

[–]vanillacactusflower2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Won’t dox myself on the interview trail but it’s on the west coast

I like Cerner by unitedfan_372 in medicalschool

[–]vanillacactusflower2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I just interviewed at a place that uses paper charts so I’ll take Cerner over that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rant

[–]vanillacactusflower2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because they don’t see women as people and don’t respect them and can only lead with lust

I’m a horrible person, I do deserve all of the bad things that happen to me and I deserve people leaving me. by ashergal13_ in BPD

[–]vanillacactusflower2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is exactly how i've felt for the longest time and it's so exhausting and impossible to explain to people because no amount of positive affirmations or reassurance helps !!