u/Serious-Mycologist-9

just started LDN for chronic functional dyspepsia (fake fullness, tightness, pressure, reflux, loose stools etc)
after typical first line (gi meds) and second line (psych) as well as herbal medicine & acupuncture & supplements didnt help.

im on day 2, but right after even day 1 i felt that it made the fake fullness and other symptoms worse. is this normal?

additionally, i am a little worried since i know antispasmodics / ppis made things SIGNIFICANTLY worse.

and, i have been taking gabapentin for a while now since it helped a bit (only thing to touch on the FD). like so a couple hours after taking gabapentin i could finallt feel a bit hungry like true hunger and eat. but since taking LDN the gabapentin it feels like it stopped working

also feels like it made my breath smell worse not from oral cause

does LDN cancel out/weaken gabapentin? does it work like antispasmodics which made my symptoms worse previously?

i recently started using CVS caremark and have been picking up medications through them

about 1-2 week or so i kept getting (and i mean periodically repeatedly) these calls from 833-289-1205. It was a robot but it knew my full name, saying that they had important msg. so one day i was like ok i guess i will take the call (stupid stupid)

it was weird. they asked me to use the pin code they left in the voicemail, and kept repeatedly asking me for my birthday. when u type ur b-day on keypad, it wouldnt register, so it made u say it out loud. and as soon as the machine registered ur b-day via voice, they hung up.

so immediately i was like shit shit shit. and i looked up this number (i know i know, i shouldve looked up the number before i answered. stupid stupid) and there was a similar reddit thread talking about this, saying that it seemed to be scam.

so now im like god fuckin dammit. now they have my voice on record, which they can AI that shit and impersonate me, and they also have my birthday and full name, which can get through most like security things.

im not sure which one im more worried about — but its definitely both. im getting so much anxiety about this. has anyone had a similar issuse that they gave their full birthday (if u didnt give ur birthday, not u, im asking specifically ppl who did gave their birthday and had this happened) — did anything bad happen to you or did you hear anything about impersonation or fraud or security risks later?

for people who did not experience this / general wisdom, am i going to be okay? im getting so much anxiety, but at the same time please be honest (but nice) and let me know if this is as serious as i think it is and if there is anythjng i can do about it. thank u so much

hello everyone,
as suspected i recently got diagnosed with MGD aka evaporative dry eye

ive gotten the glands manually squeezed/expressed didnt help, and ive also tried

good eyelid hygiene, omega 3 pills, forcing myself to blink more, warm compress to express the glands

and recently i was able to get miebo drops.

but miebo drops only help for like a couple of minutes. i asked my dr if there is anything else we can do and she said lets just stick w miebo for now…

but the thing is, my symptoms are weird. like there would be days where i would be having severe flare ups. i mean NO moisture at all its actually scary. but then some days as a baseline its like “yeah its a bit dry but whatever” or like some days its like “oh its a bit dry”

like it fluctuates

and i have 20/20 vision, they said the outside eyeball health is good (did tests and stuff)and everyone blames it on the screens but its rly not because the flare ups dont line up w “screen time” and besides i have rly good vision.

its not sjogrens btw.

i think maybe its something systemic or like something happening w my body thats causing it? like idk. i also had a brain mri before and it was normal (not sure if its relevant lol)

but do anyone know what could be causing this?

this started when i had a bad reaction to an antibiotic i took where it completely dried it out and i was sobbing from the dry pain but nothing helped. i couldnt even walk because the air from just slowly walking would make it worse. it went after a day , and hasnt been that severe since, but it also hasnt been the same since

any wise older souls i would love some insights. thank u all

horrible disease i swear to god imma kms

title. non binary 5 foot 6 normal weight bmi

started havjng severe severe itching on the top of the feet , only at night laying down in bed.

its not the shoes or anything like that, and dermatology already checked it out and said its not a derm issue. there are no rashes or anything like that.

i dont have diabetes or other chronic conditions. i know sometimes maybe iron deficiency can cause restless legs but mine is itching instead of restlessness and i am monitoring iron panels.

can someone please help me figure out whats going on?? creams dont help bcs its not a skin issue the itch is so deep and prominent again no rash so creams dont work. and its not an allergic reaction or anything like that

no point in attaching pictures because theres no rash or skin condition

please help me!!

this…is on company laptop 😭😭😭

carried laptop in backpack

my liquid exploded in backpack

backpack dripping wet

with thoughts and prayers i opened the laptop as i hoped…. pls no damage

yes damage corner

laptop turns on (i realized i shouldnt have turned it on but its too late)

its just corner of screen where the water was 😭😭 there is a mark

Pls tell me its reversible pls like do i put in rice like pls plsplspls

uh idk how to add pic

pls

Hello everyone

Long story short the only thing that even partially helped my symptoms was gabapentin. Truly a miracle.

Unfortunately however, it seems to only help partially even after increasing dose. I also understand the next steps would be to upgrade to Lyrica (pregabalin)

I was wondering what medications are usually prescribed WITH gabapentin. I understand usually people take something alongside it to augment it. I want my symptoms eradicated because I cannot live like this anymore. Seriously.

Symptoms mainly are pain/tightness/pressure in epigastric area. Even though at first glance the area is GI related, please be assured Ive gone through extremely thorough testing and tried extensive amount of different gi meds. Every single structural gi related issues have been ruled out and gabapentin is the only thing that helped so many suspect nerve related.

Any insight would be helpful, happy to answer any questions. Thanks guys!

TLDR: taking gabapentin partially helped my refractory chronic pain in epigastric area, looking for something to try WITH gabapentin to alleviate symptoms more

age 28 normal bmi non binary 5’6
currently on gabapentin , first med to help at least partially

primary symptoms : pressure & tightness in stomach / epigastric area + fake fullness + bloating w/o distention + severe lpr reflux + loose stools + built up gas in morning

negative for sibo celiac h pylori no cancer

normal tests endoscopy colonoscopy EUS ultrasound ct mri mrcp HIDA scan gastric emptying full gut transit study upper gi series barium swallow

meds tried: -ppis / h2 blockers (made worse) carafate reglan antispasmodics (made worse) prescription laxatives mestinon sucraid creon antiparasitics antihistamines cromolyn sodium oral allergy shots ssri snri tca mirtazapine busiprone benzo propanolol topirnate (made worse) digestive enzymes papaya extract aloe ibsguars fructaid immunoglobin pwoder
-anti-parasitics acupuncture & herbal medicine tried bunch of antibiotics in case it was bacteria related. topiramate made it worse but then again its known to cause gi fullness so this was a bad move. tried sucraid and diet changes. even tried fasting.

all my docs particularly gis have given up on me. PLEASE are there docs out there might know what the hell is going on?

A couple of years ago I had really bad reaction to antibiotics I was taking. On it, one night (including really bad face rash), my eyes went completely dry. Im talking about 0% like complete erasure of moisture suddenly I was crying from the pain which didnt help the dryness despite tears flowing.

I should preface that I didn’t have dry eyes before this.

When the allergic reaction went away, the severe dry eyes got a little better. But ever since then, it hasn’t been the same. Now I have dry eyes that hasn’t resolved since then. Obviously its not as bad as when I was actively having the reaction (no seriously, like there was no moisture in the eyes so I had to keep my eyes closed when going outside to the doctor bcs any movement caused air to go in it and it was so severe and bad). Anyway but my eye hasn’t been the same.

When I went to eye doctor, they did that thing where they squeeze the oil glands for clogs. It didn’t help. All the doc recommended was warm compress and eye drops. (Drops and crying do absolutely nothing bcs I suspect oil gland issue or underlying inflammation that is systemically effecting this).

I did a sjorgens panel and it was negative.

Anyway, curious to hear about similar experiences or if anyone had recommendations for this.

In solidarity fellow dry eyers…..

Hi everyone,
I used to take a lower dosage of gabapentinoids x2 a day, and recently I got it moved up to x3 on a slightly higher dose.
I picked it up about a week ago and didn't think anything of it, but I was looking at the bottle while taking it today and I noticed it said 45/90 pills, meaning that there should've been another bottle.
I called the pharmacy (CVS) and explained the situation. The guy answering it immediately was like
"well we take pictures" and I was like, oh, okay let me just double check to make sure I am not mistaken. So l checked my medicine cabinet and nope, nothing.
So 1 was like well I still only have one, and I didn't think anything of it when I picked it up because I used to be on a lower dose at twice a day instead. And he was like well do you want us to check the cameras? So I was like yes. He said we are closing right now but I'll leave a note to check tomorrow and ended the call.
Idk it just sounds like even if they "took a picture" they didn't include both bottles in the bag. Also, the guy sounded skeptical of me, because I assume they deal with a lot of drug seeking behavior? But I've had this happen to me before with antibiotics at a different pharmacy before, so I know that mistakes can happen.
At the same time, what if they really did give me two bottles but | lost it/just can't find it? Or am I gaslighting myself?

No history of like medication abuse or anything like that, and I don't even like taking tyleno! or ibuprofen when I am sick. I take this gabapentinoid for medical reasons, not mental health, but I did get prescribed mental health medications (benzo & antidepressants) recently for anxiety, so maybe they saw that on my records and automatically assumed?
So now I am getting anxious about this for no reason, l think I am anxious about
1.Them thinking Im "drug seeking"/lying and refusing to rectify their mistake, or noting it in my chart or something like warning or something like that (even tho this never happened before w this pharmacy) so i have difficulty getting any type of medication in the future that are like in the regulated class? (idk types of med)
2. Or maybe they actually DID give me two bottles and I either just don't remember / cant find it in my house / i lost it or something?? so it DOES sound like i am drug seeking or something??? And then maybe I ask the doctor who prescribed it and explain wat happened and they are like no we cant prescribe it again before the refill date?
3. Maybe one of the pharmacist took the bottle for themselves and lied about it?
I need someone who is not anxious give an objective take please haha because Ive been told I overthink a lot.
Thank you

Hello, I wanted to get some advice 😭
I got selected for a re rental where we already went thru the review process (which moved p fast) and now the packet has been sent to HPD last wednesday/thursday (i dont want to share which mgt company for privacy reasons)

i know memorial day is monday off, so everyone will be back in office on tuesday….(unless like they take extra day or on vacay which i’m also worried abt) however, my lease ends on the 31st. im stressing out because it says hpd approval for re rentals specifically doesnt take long, but im worried the process wont be completed until after june. i have no where else to go, live in a walk up, and probably have to hire someone to move etc. and im so so stressed. what do i do?? any wise new yorkers out there can offer their two cents or words of wisdom? i have severe anxiety abt this 😭