u/Lucky_Boysenberry850

I’ve been seeing ads all over social media for “lymphatic walking” According to Google it’s gentle walking with a deep breathing technique that activates lymphatic drainage. Anyone done this/had a positive experience? Aware of any free resources that educate about the technique? I don’t want to pay for another program.

My weight has fluctuated throughout my life. Even in the last 10 years when it’s been mostly stable there is a window I drift around within. One aspect of being at the lower end of that window is my skin getting “loose” and my stretch marks flaring up. I think that subconsciously, one of the reasons that I’ve always ended up back on the top of the window is because I don’t like the way my “deflated” belly skin looks. I have grown to love my rounded belly and I don’t feel the same about droopy version. It’s also… super itchy!!! I have hEDS and my skin has always been non elastic and susceptible to stretch marks. When my weight goes down at all my stretch marks flare and feel super tender and raw and itchy. Not to mention the hot and itchy sensation under the apron belly in summer.

Anyone have this experience? How are you coping with the physical aspects of your skin changing? What are you using to stay comfortable?

How are you relating to your body as your skin and shape changes?

For more context - I started on a very low dose of tirzepatide to reduce pain and inflammation and to reduce the impacts of metabolic syndrome (high sugar > high cholesterol > high blood pressure). It was not my intent to lose weight, but the change in food noise is resulting in a completely different relationship with food and eating. I still have an appetite, but the pounds are just falling off. I am a large person and would love the benefits of fitting into plane and theater seats so I’m accepting of the weight loss and don’t want to sabotage it because of my feelings about the deflated look.

I’m traveling internationally and want to carry a printed copy of my prescription with me and the meds. Where on the portal would I go to get a printable prescription?

Thanks!

Has anyone seen any improvement with how their body responds to food sensitivities since starting tirzepatide? I’ve seen lots of posts and comments about tastes changing and aversions cropping up. What about an increased digestive tolerance for things like dairy?

My details:
I am full on allergic to shellfish. Anaphylaxis. Carry an epi pen. No desire to experiment. Will live without in perpetuity.

I have mixed reactions to dairy. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes I get digestive upset (as mild as stiffer or softer than usual stools, other times as intense as severe cramping and diarrhea) as well as nasal congestion. PS. It’s not “lactose intolerance” alone. It’s lactose and casein. Used to be able to tolerate sheep and goat dairy, but no longer… same nasal effects (which I assume are inflammation) at least.

I get a next day swelling of the face and extremity joints after eating tomatoes.

I don’t care as much about tomatoes. I’ve learned to live without, but I would love to live in a world where I’m taking tirz, want to focus on protein, and my life could be as simple as all these amazing cottage cheese recipes I see! A person can dream, eh? ✨

Yes, I know about non dairy protein options but chicken and crystal light smoothies don’t sound good to me (love is blind reference, jk jk). I’m just not much of a meat eater, living off tinned fish and eggs sounds boring, and the dairy free vegan proteins are a lot of work, expensive, or the taste/texture not worth the trouble for less protein.

What do you think? Does the miracle drug work miracles?!

I would assess my own line of thinking as illogical, but the question keeps coming up in my thoughts so I’ll take that as an intuitive nudge to follow and see what y’all think…

The question: has anyone seen any improvement with how their body responds to food sensitivities since starting tirzepatide? I’ve seen lots of posts and comments about tastes changing and aversions cropping up. What about an increased digestive tolerance for things like dairy?

My details:
I am full on allergic to shellfish. Anaphylaxis. Carry an epi pen. No desire to experiment. Will live without in perpetuity.

I have mixed reactions to dairy. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes I get digestive upset (as mild as stiffer or softer than usual stools, other times as intense as severe cramping and diarrhea) as well as nasal congestion. PS. It’s not “lactose intolerance” alone. It’s lactose and casein. Used to be able to tolerate sheep and goat dairy, but no longer… same nasal effects (which I assume are inflammation) at least.

I get a next day swelling of the face and extremity joints after eating tomatoes.

I don’t care as much about tomatoes. I’ve learned to live without, but I would love to live in a world where I’m taking tirz, need to focus on protein, and my life could be as simple as all these amazing cottage cheese recipes I see! A person can dream, eh? ✨

Yes, I know about non dairy protein options but chicken and crystal light smoothies don’t sound good to me (love is blind reference, jk jk). I’m just not much of a meat eater, living off tinned fish and eggs sounds boring, and the dairy free vegan proteins are a lot of work, expensive, or the taste/texture not worth the trouble for less protein.

What do you think? Does the miracle drug work miracles?!

I am a 46yo queer woman who has sex with another person with a vagina and sometimes have penatrative sex with a dildo or fingers, but that’s rare and is not the issue. The issue is… any clitorial stimulation (manual or vibrator) results in my clit feeling beaten and bruised the next day for 2-3 days at a time.

It’s sore, painful to sit, sometimes will itch or burn. It often feels like there’s a grain of sand or a small, sharp hair poking me in the clit. That feeling (like a hair in your eye) is something I have experienced on and off since I was a teen. There isn’t anything there. I’ve checked. I’ve had my partner and my doctor check.

I’ve tried lighter/gentler pressure, more lube, putting vaginal estrogen and other vaginal moisturizer on first… doesn’t make a difference.

I am of 0.1 estrogen patch, Slynd, and testosterone. I use vaginal estrogen every other day (using it daily irritates my genitals) already at my doc’s suggestion when atrophy and dryness were getting worse. My body’s overall response to HRT has been great, but it’s not helping this “easily injured clit” situation.

Has anyone experienced this? What is it? What did you do?