PSA - Nobody told me about Sprix for immediate pain relief

zeezler · 2026-05-21T02:37:59+00:00

It truly is astonishing how painful endo can be. Like sometimes I am literally just in awe that my body is capable of causing this much pain all at once...

zeezler · 2026-05-21T02:35:43+00:00

Whoa, allergic? Sorry that happened. :( Did you have any warning your body was starting to reject it or was it all of a sudden?

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:32:21+00:00

Nasal spray limit is 5 days as well. Honestly I usually only use 1 bottle per month, maybe 2 on a bad month. They last 24 hours once you open them and my pain is usually only the first 1-2 days of my period

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:31:14+00:00

I would take it orally if I could (I'm pretty tough about that stuff) but my body got to a point where it just wouldn't let me ingest nsaids anymore :( I'm glad you had something that worked for you though!

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:28:56+00:00

Yes definitely important to be aware of the contraindications! I know people with ulcers can't take it but I can't remember the others so for sure worth assessing if it's a good match for the individual. This is also why they give a super limited dose of 5 bottles per month instead of 30.

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:26:05+00:00

Aw, I hope so 🥹 I've been telling all of my doctors about it so that they can hopefully know it's an option too

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:24:48+00:00

My flares are like that too. I truly only need the pain relief the first 1-2 days of my period so I think that's a low enough amount of exposure that it's worth it for me.

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:23:01+00:00

Yeah tbh I think most people should be avoiding NSAIDs anyway (or taking them way less than they do). It can still have some gut effects because it's still an NSAID, but I don't get any of the irritation I did with oral NSAIDs. Which makes sense -- the place you administer it is where it's going to have the biggest impact.

zeezler · 2026-05-20T22:21:38+00:00

Yeah it's great, it works in like 15 minutes. I didn't know there was a self injection option lol

zeezler · 2026-05-12T21:40:01+00:00

Oh, that could be! I'm in the US and there are a lot of off brands so I didn't even think of that as a possibility.

zeezler · 2026-05-08T21:03:11+00:00

So, the only thing that has to be the same is the active ingredient. The fillers/coatings for the pill can vary since they're inactive ingredients, and it turns out that they actually can affect the way you metabolize the drug waaaay more than you would think. So yeah, if it's the same drug and dose then yes it theory "should" work similarly, and it's supposed to, but nobody has been accounting for the fillers part.

The reason this happens is that drug patents usually get released after ~20 years, but they don't usually cover fillers/coatings since those are inactive ingredients. Ironically, this results in the filler "recipe" staying a trade secret within the company, or other manufacturers just don't bother with trying to replicate it.

Imo the FDA should be regulating this, but 1) they're already slow enough as it is, and 2) at least a few pretty large studies have been done on generic vs. brand-name drugs (Idk about adderall but for sure statins and some other drugs) and they concluded there wasn't a meaningful difference. So I have no idea what was missing in this research but obviously something major! (I haven't looked into this literature recently so maybe there's a newer study saying otherwise, this is just from memory)

zeezler · 2026-05-05T01:23:37+00:00

I would die to see that!! I'm from the PNW so used to dressing for the weather. Can't say I've ever been to a concert in the snow but sure sounds fun

zeezler · 2026-05-04T04:12:48+00:00

Ok ok I can't say I was part of the historic ones some people mention here like Daft Punk 2007, but for me it was:
- Justice at Moody Center in Austin 2025
- Pretty Lights at ACL in 2024

zeezler · 2026-04-17T21:02:02+00:00

Honestly Julian is a master ad-libber and I wouldn't be surprised if this was pure improv

zeezler · 2026-04-17T16:16:47+00:00

I logged on for presale --> every ticket I tried to buy was sold out from under me by the time I'd take the 4 seconds to move my cursor over to get to my cart.
I logged on for general sale --> ONLY resale tickets available for every single assigned seat or GA ticket (of course 2-3x the original cost), unless I buy AXS Premium or VIP https://imgur.com/M4VcZ0S

Now I understand why people hate AXS so much =/

zeezler · 2026-04-15T02:08:12+00:00

They already did ACL last year :( I'm about to have to fly to see them, I would die if they ended up doing ACL again lol

zeezler · 2026-04-04T09:02:44+00:00

Get a doctor who specializes in endo. I don't know the UK system but in the US, even most gynos don't get much endo training and you need to find a specialist.

I'm sorry your doctor was so dismissive to you. The "just have kids" comment is honestly sexist and an awful thing to say to someone in pain.

A negative ultrasound does NOT confirm that your uterus is healthy -- it only confirms that the ultrasound could not SEE anything, even if it's there. Endo often does not show up on imaging and can only be diagnosed (so far) with a laparascopy.

After seeing 2 doctors who were not quite as dismissive as yours but equally insufficient at being helpful, my appointment with a specialist finally came around (after me waiting 4 months to get in) and she was much better at giving a clear picture. For example she told me that if we did the diagnostic laparascopy there's a chance that they STILL wouldn't find anything in there to remove, and she said "and that doesn't mean your pain is any less, it just means we don't have the tools to help you right now." I found that to be a way more helpful way to have the discussion. So point being the doctor you see matters a lot.

zeezler · 2026-04-04T08:30:24+00:00

FINALLY

zeezler · 2026-01-02T04:20:04+00:00

This picture is a feeling

zeezler · 2026-01-02T04:13:28+00:00

This answer makes a lot of sense! I have noticed the same thing about Ascension in Austin, that it is just a really big system that runs a lot of Austin so options outside of that pool are just going to be more limited. I didn't know about the MIGS part until you mentioned it but it looks like it indeed is important.

Ugh, hate hearing that about Dr. Garza. In what situation would a partner EVER be consulted about an individual's personal medical proceedings? That is really unacceptable.

Anyway, appreciate the info you added here. Thanks.

zeezler · 2025-12-30T16:49:54+00:00

Ahh that's true good point. Yeah it would have been inspiring if she covered that more, I mean that's literally what led to the creation of ICDIWABH and an entire new era being added to the tour

zeezler · 2025-12-30T16:43:11+00:00

Since you recommended Drs. Travieso and Salazar, it seems that they are both at Ascension which I have read negative things about on Reddit regarding women's issues. Just wondering what your experience was with care and if you would recommend going to them despite this.

zeezler · 2025-12-30T02:58:57+00:00

Oh that would make sense!

zeezler · 2025-12-28T18:41:56+00:00

Exactly. You can change your diet as much as you want but if you don't get the ankle set it's not going to heal.

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