u/ColomarOlivia

I forgot I had already taken it and took 2 pills on the same day on Monday. Today (Tuesday) I woke up feeling extremely weird, ill. Low blood pressure, tachycardia, frequent urination, shakiness, extreme need of eating constantly and eating salt. Then I went checking my blister, saw the mistake and correctly took 1 pill today.

What should I expect for the next days? Bleedings? Migraines (I’m already prone to them)? But it won’t decrease the ovulation suppression effect, right? I have university exams soon, I can’t believe I’ll get sick because of this. 🤡

My main issues with this pill are cyclical symptoms; PMDD-like and aura or hemiplegic migraines (my migraines were always menstrual/hormonal; off the pill, around 1 to 2 episodes per month before, during or after my period. On Slynd, multiple random unpredictable episodes per month).

Thank you!

I was talking to her about how my friends think it's funny and nice l've been experimenting, doing so many random and different things throughout my life (I'm 31) and that you can never guess my next step and she said "for me that's mental illness".

I replied: "the people who built your iPhone, the computer you use, the music you listen to... many of them also suffered from this same 'mental illness' and what they did was only possible because of that". She stayed quiet.

I always had a horrible relationship with my mother, I don't think she would have ONE good thing to say about me not even over my corpse in a casket.

Idk if I should keep taking it or get back to my doctor, this is worrying me a lot. I’ve been on Aldactone (spironolactone) before for acne. I had a MILD shift in my sodium (it was slightly under normal ranges, so slightly the ER doctor actually only prescribed Pedialyte for a few days, eating savory foods and quitting the med) that made me feel like I was dying or having a heart attack. For real. The ER doctor said my body is just highly sensitive to mild electrolyte shifts (well, I have dysautonomia. You don’t say). Now I’m traumatized about anything that could mess with my electrolytes. Getting adapted to drospirenone was hard enough (I spent days in bed with a low blood pressure that thankfully went back to normal) and I already have to worry about it (eat frequently, eat more salt etc) I’m scared to death of taking Prozac and having another scary episode like the Aldactone one (spoiler: it took WEEKS for my body to get back to normal. The whole body muscle spasms, palpitations, unstable blood pressure etc). Anyone with a borderline low sodium and on Prozac?

Idk if I should keep taking it or get back to my doctor, this is worrying me a lot. I’ve been on Aldactone (spironolactone) before for acne. I had a MILD shift in my sodium (it was slightly under normal ranges, so slightly the ER doctor actually only prescribed Pedialyte for a few days, eating savory foods and quitting the med) that made me feel like I was dying or having a heart attack. For real. The ER doctor said my body is just highly sensitive to mild electrolyte shifts (well, I have dysautonomia. You don’t say). Now I’m traumatized about anything that could mess with my electrolytes. Getting adapted to drospirenone was hard enough (I spent days in bed with a low blood pressure that thankfully went back to normal) and I already have to worry about it (eat frequently, eat more salt etc) I’m scared to death of taking Prozac and having another scary episode like the Aldactone one (spoiler: it took WEEKS for my body to get back to normal. The whole body muscle spasms, palpitations, unstable blood pressure etc). Anyone with a borderline low sodium and on Prozac?

31 years old. My thyroid results over 2 years:

T3 and T4 always normal, thyroid ultrasound is normal, autoimmune antibodies related to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is negative. I was tested for Hashimoto’s (ultrasound and blood tests) one year apart because it’s known it can give false negatives early on.

Symptoms: hair loss, extreme fatigue, hypersomnia (I can sleep up to 20 hours a day or fall asleep anywhere), severe depression (💀 attempts), loss of appetite, puffy face, brittle/crumbly nails, dry and peeling skin.

TSH on 09/19/2024: 5.9 (doctor diagnosed it as subclinical and suggested observing and waiting without medication)

TSH on 12/29/2024: 3.3

TSH on 02/09/2026: 5.4 (doctor refused to medicate, said it could trigger hyperthyroidism, and doubted my symptoms were related to the thyroid. Told me to see a psychiatrist and dismissed me)

TSH on 04/29/2026: 2.50 (I haven’t gone back yet; appointment is scheduled for 05/04)

Now the question is: what the hell is going on? Why is my thyroid function fluctuating like this while I have symptoms consistent with hypothyroidism? Depression doesn’t explain a puffy face, crumbly nails, patchy hair loss, dry and peeling skin. I’ve already done every vitamin/nutrient test you can imagine and they all came back normal. I’m sure that if I go back to the doctor with this result, they’ll just dismiss me again.

Detail: all of this started after a bacterial pneumonia. Has anyone gone through something like this?

76F, unknown weight and height, Brazil

My grandmother started having recurrent episodes of pneumonia besides other symptoms: weakness, fevers (she doesn’t have a thermometer but says she feels hot and has to take meds for fever), she was extremely active (walking, going to events, places etc) and suddenly stopped going outside (not depression, she says she feels weak), she’s losing weight, constantly complaining of a flu-like illness. Every time I call her she says her throat is sore and that she feels sick. My mom said she will be taking her the hospital tomorrow and I asked her to get doctors test her for STIs including HIV. My mom thinks that’s a ridiculous idea but I was once promiscuous and I regularly went to a sex health clinic for rapid tests + PEP when needed and I listened to nurses and doctors stories: “you have no idea how many elderly people have it because they think it’s already gone or it’s a young people’s thing. Many of them are also embarrassed to tell how they caught it so they make up crazy stories like toilet seats”. Also, my grandmother is sane, capable of reading and in Brazil you can’t test someone for HIV if they don’t give written consent (their signature). So she may reject it. She’s also very Catholic and a moralist even though she had a very… loose… youth. I’m worried. What’s the best way we can talk to her? Actually, first of all, am I exaggerating?

76F, unknown weight and height, Brazil

My grandmother started having recurrent episodes of pneumonia besides other symptoms: weakness, fevers (she doesn’t have a thermometer but says she feels hot and has to take meds for fever), she was extremely active (walking, going to events, places etc) and suddenly stopped going outside (not depression, she says she feels weak), she’s losing weight, constantly complaining of a flu-like illness. Every time I call her she says her throat is sore and that she feels sick. My mom said she will be taking her the hospital tomorrow and I asked her to get doctors test her for STIs including HIV. My mom thinks that’s a ridiculous idea but I was once promiscuous and I regularly went to a sex health clinic for rapid tests + PEP when needed and I listened to nurses and doctors stories: “you have no idea how many elderly people have it because they think it’s already gone or it’s a young people’s thing. Many of them are also embarrassed to tell how they caught it so they make up crazy stories like toilet seats”. Also, my grandmother is sane, capable of reading and in Brazil you can’t test someone for HIV if they don’t give written consent (their signature). So she may reject it. She’s also very Catholic and a moralist even though she had a very… loose… youth. I’m worried. What’s the best way we can talk to her? Actually, first of all, am I exaggerating?

I live in a developing country and I trust no one. I don’t trust hygiene/sterilization protocols, I trust no nurse, no doctor, no dentist even though our own government affirms those aren’t HIV exposures.

Currently speaking to lawyers in my country (Brazil) and trying to get in touch with a Swiss lawyer to discuss this matter but it’s so expensive (I’ll spend thousands of reais on travels, doctors, paying for lawyers etc) and still, there’s a chance they won’t approve it.

I’m starting with the lawyers now because I’m 31 and already non-functional in many ways so I can only guess the disease will progress (because it did. Symptoms got obvious from getting worse when I was reaching my 30s and that’s when I got my diagnosis). The process will probably take years so when it’s finally done I’ll probably be facing way more pain and difficulties than I am right now.

Any cases of success? Anyone ever heard of?

Thank you.