u/Alone-Complaint4787

Hey everyone,

I’m currently prepping for upper jaw surgery (Le Fort 1). I got my top braces 2.5 months ago and I’m getting the bottom ones in a few days.

My surgeon estimated the orthodontic prep would take about 12 months, but my ortho gave me a wider safety window of "12 to 18 months".

Here is my issue: I really need to get this surgery done in exactly 11 to 12 months (aiming for May/June next year).

• If the surgery happens in the middle of summer, it completely ruins my plans because I absolutely need to work.
• If it gets pushed to September or later, it crashes right into my school year, which is a major no-go for me.

My goal is to lock the surgery right before summer so I can recover and still have my summer to work. I’m fully prepared to be a perfect patient (zero broken brackets, military-grade hygiene, wearing elastics 24/7 if needed) to ensure there are zero delays on my end.

Has anyone here successfully negotiated a specific timeline with their ortho? How did you bring it up to them to make sure they align with your deadline? Any advice on how to communicate this clearly without sounding disrespectful?

Thanks for the feedback!

J’aimerais savoir si certains d’entre vous ont déjà réussi à faire revaloriser leur bourse CROUS ou à obtenir une aide complémentaire, alors que vous aviez l’impression que votre échelon ne reflétait pas votre situation réelle.
Si oui, comment vous avez fait ? Est-ce que vous êtes passés par une assistante sociale, un recours, ou une autre démarche ? Je suis preneur de tous vos retours d’expérience.

I’m going to have maxillofacial surgery next year and I’m a bit anxious about the recovery right after anesthesia.

For people who already had it:

• Were you able to talk normally when you woke up?
• Could you understand what was happening?
• Were you able to use your phone, or were you too tired/confused?
• Or were you just mostly sleeping / staring at the wall?

I’m trying to understand what the first hours after surgery actually feel like.

Bonsoir
je commence Xurta (lisdexamfétamine) et j’ai l’impression que l’effet “utile” ne dure que 5–6 heures chez moi.

Après ça, je sens que ça retombe assez vite (moins de focus, retour de la fatigue mentale etc ).

Je me demandais si c’était normal ou si d’autres personnes ont la même durée plus courte que les 10–12h souvent annoncées.

Je précise que je suis encore en phase de test et ajustement de dose.

Merci pour vos retours.

For people who had jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery, single or double jaw):

How did your swelling progress?

• When was the peak swelling for you?
• How long did it take before the swelling became clearly better?
• And most importantly: when did you reach the point where you felt “okay going out in public like this”?

I’m trying to understand real recovery timelines from personal experiences, not medical estimates. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here started treatment with an edge-to-edge bite (incisors meeting edge to edge)?

I'm curious about the decompensation phase before surgery:

• How severe was your edge-to-edge bite?
• How long did decompensation take?
• Did your bite get noticeably worse before surgery?
• How long was it between getting braces and being ready for surgery?

I'd love to hear your experiences and timelines. Thanks!

Franchement, la Ritaline n’a pas été incroyable sur moi : beaucoup d’apathie, pas de vraie motivation.

Je ne m’attendais pas à grand-chose avec Xurta, mais honnêtement, même si l’effet est encore léger (probablement lié à la dose je suppose), je remarque déjà que j’ai beaucoup plus de facilité à faire les choses. Par exemple, j’ai spontanément rangé ma chambre sans vraiment y réfléchir.

Je vais voir comment ça évolue dans les prochains jours.

Salut, je voulais comparer un peu les prix du Xurta 30mg en pharmacie.

J’ai acheté ma boîte récemment à la Pharmacie Lafayette à Toulouse et je l’ai payée 74€.

Je me demandais si c’était dans la moyenne ou s’il y avait des pharmacies où c’est moins cher dans le coin ?

J’ai entendu dire que ça peut monter vers 80–90€ selon les endroits, mais j’aimerais avoir des retours concrets de personnes à Toulouse ou ailleurs en France.

Si vous avez des prix récents ou des bonnes adresses, je suis preneur.

Merci 👍

decided to do a 10-day break from methylphenidate because I felt like my tolerance had built up too much and the medication wasn’t doing much anymore.

Day 1-3: Strong fatigue, random sadness for no reason, and weird brain mini-freezes lasting a few seconds. Pretty rough honestly.

Day 3-6: Fatigue got better but I had a constant urge to doom-scroll everything. Hard to stay still.

Day 7-8: Starting to feel more like myself again. Brain feels clearer, mood is more stable.

Planning to restart at my prescribed dose after day 10 and see if the reset made a difference. Has anyone else done a tolerance break? How did it go when you restarted?

For people who have had jaw surgery:

• How was your pain managed after surgery?
• What medications were you given in the hospital?
• What medications were you prescribed when you went home?
• Did you receive any opioids (tramadol, oxycodone, morphine, etc.)?
• Were the medications enough to keep the pain under control?

I'm curious to hear about your experience and what pain management protocols were used. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m currently taking methylphenidate (both IR and XR), and I’ve noticed several changes in how I function.

The positive effect is present but relatively mild: it helps a bit with daily tasks, like getting organized or starting things, but it’s not a huge improvement.

However, I’ve noticed stronger changes in my emotional state. I used to be someone who could easily get angry or frustrated over small things, with generally strong emotional reactions.

Since starting the medication, I feel much more emotionally neutral. I react much less, I almost don’t get angry anymore, and overall I feel less emotional, even at low doses.

I’ve also noticed that even in situations where my friends make me laugh, I struggle to actually laugh or feel the same emotional reaction as before. I understand that something is funny, but the emotional response doesn’t really follow.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it feels very different from how I normally am.

So I’m wondering:
Is it reasonable to ask my psychiatrist to try a different medication just to compare the effects, especially regarding emotional and cognitive functioning?
Or is this kind of request usually refused unless there are more serious side effects?

I’m not trying to change my treatment on my own, just trying to understand what’s realistic to ask in an appointment.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Salut, je voulais savoir si d’autres personnes ont déjà vécu ça.

Je prends une faible dose de méthylphénidate pour le TDAH, et depuis le début du traitement j’ai remarqué une chute très importante de ma libido.

Ce n’est pas léger — je dirais environ 90% de baisse. J’ai quasiment plus d’excitation sexuelle, même dans des situations où normalement j’en aurais.

Les autres effets sont assez légers, mais celui-là est très marqué et commence à m’inquiéter un peu.

Est-ce que d’autres ont eu une baisse aussi forte de libido même à faible dose de stimulant (Ritaline ou équivalent) ? Est-ce que ça s’améliore avec le temps, avec un ajustement de dose ou un changement de traitement ?

Hey, I wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this.

I’m on a low dose of methylphenidate for ADHD, and since starting it I’ve noticed a very strong drop in libido.

It’s not just mild — I’d say my libido dropped by around 90%. I barely feel sexual arousal anymore, even in situations where I normally would.

Other effects are relatively mild, but this one is really noticeable and kind of worrying to me.

Has anyone else experienced a severe decrease in libido even on low doses of stimulants (methylphenidate / similar)? Did it improve over time, with dosage changes, or after switching medication?

Bonjour,

Je suis actuellement sous méthylphénidate (formes IR et LP), et j’ai remarqué des effets assez constants.

Le point positif, c’est que ça m’aide vraiment sur les tâches du quotidien : je suis plus capable de m’organiser et de terminer ce que je commence (par exemple, j’ai réussi à ranger ma chambre beaucoup plus facilement).

En revanche, j’ai aussi des effets moins positifs : je me sens plus “neutre” émotionnellement, avec moins de réactions, même à faible dose. J’ai aussi l’impression que mon fonctionnement est différent, et pas forcément dans le sens d’un gain global.

Du coup, je me demande si c’est raisonnable de demander à mon psychiatre de tester un autre traitement (ou une autre molécule) pour comparer les effets sur moi.
Est-ce que ce genre de demande est courant, ou est-ce que les médecins refusent généralement tant qu’il n’y a pas d’effets secondaires graves ?

Je ne cherche pas à changer seul mon traitement, juste à comprendre ce qui est possible de demander en consultation.

Merci d’avance pour vos retours.

I recently started methylphenidate (Ritalin / Concerta) for ADHD, and I noticed something strange when playing League of Legends.

Before medication, I could easily get into a strong “flow state” while playing. I would basically play on autopilot, make fast instinctive decisions, and my gameplay felt very natural, especially on my main champion (Rengar, OTP).

Since starting medication (about 1 week ago), my experience has changed:

• I feel more aware of everything happening in-game (map, enemies, cooldowns, etc.)
• I have less mental “noise” and less impulsivity
• I’m more calm and less emotionally reactive (less frustration/tilt)
• I can also focus better on non-gaming tasks in general

But in League specifically, it feels like:

• My flow state is harder to reach or less automatic
• I sometimes feel “mentally overloaded” because I notice more things at once
• My performance is inconsistent: some games feel okay, others feel worse than before
• I feel less “instinctive” and more conscious of my decisions

It’s not necessarily anxiety, more like my attention feels different and less autopilot-based.

I’m still very early in treatment, so I’m not sure if this is an adjustment phase or if this is just how I respond to the medication.

I was wondering if other people with ADHD experienced something similar when playing competitive games:

• Did your gameplay feel worse at first?
• Did you eventually adapt and regain flow?
• Or did your playstyle permanently change?

Thanks for any feedback.

y'a t'il a des gens a qui je pourrais poser plein de questions pitié surtout ce qui prenne des enorme dose

Bonsoir , etant diag depuis pas longtemps jai commencer la ritaline ensuite la concerta et peut importe la dose jai presque pas de rechute et la rita me calme juste emotionnellement je commence a desesperer que rien marche

Bonsoir , j'ai bientot rdv avec le cardiologue vous avez eu quoi comme examen? une échocardiographie ou juste un simple ecg?