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Long story short, my boyfriend’s mom had a seizure on a trip 1 week ago. Her hospital urine tests came back that she was on Xanax, Prozac, Wellbutrin as well as other drugs that are not FDA approved. No one in her family ever knew about these.

The hospital confirmed that taking all of these caused the seizure. Her license is revoked and she won’t get it back for the next 6 months.

We aren’t sure if she is lying or what else she could have. She hid most of her pills in vitamin containers and we do not know what they are.

She is in denial of the seizure being caused by her drugs, and also about her other health issues being side effects of these drugs.
She’s also on multiple drugs for weight loss (like Ozempic) even though she rarely eats and is malnourished.

She has a doctor appointment coming up, which she will go to with her husband and son. This son is also a nurse, helping her wean off of some of the drugs.

I’m terrified and feel like I’ve never known her. I’m taking prescription medications for ADD/ADHD, never noticed a problem with her or her looking for them, but now I’m concerned as she constantly offers to pick them up for me.

My bf and his dad are not home as often as me, they work 9-5’s, while I’m a student, meaning I will likely get stuck driving her places. The siblings of my bf are also never there.

I’m uncomfortable with the idea of babysitting her or if she gets withdrawals. I’m also terrified of leaving my house, my pet, unsupervised with her.

Should I get locks to our room?

I have a tortoise and his XL enclosure here (which would be hard to relocate). I would need to move that and all my things if I were to move out.

I don’t know what to do. Should I trust my gut and leave?
Should I stay?

Long story short, my boyfriend’s mom had a seizure on a trip 1 week ago. Her hospital tests came back that she was on Ozempic, as well as multiple addictive and psychoactive drugs that no one ever knew about (and should not be combined). Her license is revoked and she won’t get it back for the next 6 months.

She is still saying that she didn’t take anything else that day, apart from her anti-depressant that they knew of. We aren’t sure if she is lying or what else she could have.

She is in denial of the seizure being caused by her drugs, and also about her other health issues being side effects of these drugs.
She’s also on multiple drugs for weight loss (like Ozempic) even though she rarely eats and is malnourished.

She has a doctor appointment coming up, which she will go to with her husband and son. This son is also a nurse, helping her wean off of some of the drugs.

I’m terrified and feel like I’ve never known her. I’m taking prescription medications for ADD/ADHD, never noticed a problem with her or her looking for them, but now I’m concerned as she constantly offers to pick them up for me.

My bf and his dad are not home as often as me, they work 9-5’s, while I’m a student, meaning I will likely get stuck driving her places. The siblings of my bf are also never there.

I’m uncomfortable with the idea of babysitting her or if she gets withdrawals. I’m also terrified of leaving my house, my pet, unsupervised with her.

Should I get locks to our room?

I have a tortoise and his XL enclosure here (which would be hard to relocate). I would need to move that and all my things if I were to move out.

I don’t know what to do. Should I trust my gut and leave?
Should I stay?

Long story short, my boyfriend’s mom had a seizure on a trip 1 week ago. Her tests came back that she was on Ozempic, as well as multiple addictive and psychoactive drugs that no one ever knew about (and should not be combined). Her license is revoked and she won’t get it back for the next 6 months.

She is still saying that she didn’t take anything else that day, apart from her anti-depressant that they knew of. We aren’t sure if she is lying or what else she could have.

She is in denial of the seizure being caused by her drugs, and also about her other health issues being side effects of these drugs.
She’s also on multiple drugs for weight loss (like Ozempic) even though she rarely eats and is malnourished.

She has a doctor appointment coming up, which she will go to with her husband and son. This son is also a nurse, helping her wean off of some of the drugs.

I’m terrified and feel like I’ve never known her. I’m taking prescription medications for ADD/ADHD, never noticed a problem with her or her looking for them, but now I’m concerned as she constantly offers to pick them up for me.

My bf and his dad are not home as often as me, they work 9-5’s, while I’m a student, meaning I will likely get stuck driving her places. The siblings of my bf are also never there.

I’m uncomfortable with the idea of babysitting her or if she gets withdrawals. I’m also terrified of leaving my house, my pet, unsupervised with her.

Should I get locks to our room?

I have a tortoise and his XL enclosure here (which would be hard to relocate). I would need to move that and all my things if I were to move out.

I don’t know what to do. Should I trust my gut and leave?
Should I stay?

My boyfriend (25 M) has a girl best friend. Im (23F) not overly a jealous type of girlfriend

but something about the relationship always seems off, and the girl keeps causing problems. I honestly am at a loss and would love some advise!

I’ll try to keep it short and sweet:

It all started when we initially started dating, we were at an outing with many of his friends and I was in the car and she allegedly started crying because my boyfriend was shooting her away while I was drunk and crying.

She followed up by complaining to him how he’s not spending as much time with her, and how he’s not as close with her as they had previously been. She added many more conversations and attachments to these points of course.

This was the moment when things started to sour.

A while later at a hilltop bar, my boyfriend had gone to place my water bottle elsewhere as it wasn’t allowed. Already in an elevator the girl started acting strange and started berating me on where my boyfriend was and proceeded to call him. At this point I was Uncomftorable. She started going on and on about how much history her and my boyfriend had. The night was awful.

I brought this up to him but he urged me to be friends with her as they were very close and friends for 8 years. I was of course very upset at this, but of course I agreed to be peaceful.

She had broken her leg severely a couple weeks later. My boyfriend hangs out with her and watches movies with her, which is excusable.

In the last instance I was at a group meeting with her and she randomly ran away from the table crying on multiple occasions on New Year’s Eve. The rest of the girls followed her to support her in the bathroom. It was awkward to say the least.

I make it a point to give him a curfew to come home when he meets with her. Most people, I think, would be alarmed letting your boyfriend out to hang with a girl one on one. But I trust him greatly, he’s not a liar, or cheater in any way.

I would love a situation where I was more comftorable but it’s something that bothers me very much lately. Tomorrow he is going to show her Thai Chi, but I feel he treats her too well given how she behaved in the past towards me and how she still behaves.

What do I do what do I say. We are 10 months together now, and it hasn’t gotten better.

Update: 1 year and 5 months together. It’s not as much of an issue as much as it was at 10 months. I avoid events with her and he respects that. He’s no longer pushy about me being friends with her. He used to insinuate I was jealous but I explained it to him and now he understands a bit more so. Most recently she got pushy and said I should “just go home” while we were at a party and my boyfriend was in the other room. (I was designated driver).

He goes quiet when I talk to him about it, and shuts down whenever I’m angry at everything she did/said. It’s not going anywhere but at least it’s not an issue anymore right? Should I just let it be?

Hello, I (25F) am trying to keep down the humidity in my Russian tort’s enclosures. Especially the indoor enclosure, which has been stuck above 60 for over a week now.

Substrate complex: sand, reptisoil, coconut coir, and some mulch.

Indoor:

I haven’t sprayed any moss or added any wet substrate that wasn’t already dried outside.

I have been adding some additional sand to help tone it down. I removed all the moss, and the substrate SEEMS dry. I also tried having his indoor enclosure uncovered and outside in the direct sun to dry and heat up (while’s he is in his outside enclosure ofc). This didn’t work very well either.

I have an air purifier close by to keep any likelihood of mold down (also for any sand dust) but it doesn’t help with the humidity.

Should I chuck the substrate all together?
Is a reptile dehumidifier a good move?
Is there anything else I can do?

Outdoor:
His outdoor enclosure has a pool liner on the bottom to keep him from escaping or any unwanted guests.
Usually the humidity stays rather low, especially when the sun is out but occasionally I water his plants a bit too much and it keeps the humidity higher than I would like for longer than I would like.

Any tips?

My boyfriend (25 M) has a girl best friend. Im (23F) not overly a jealous type of girlfriend

but something about the relationship always seems off, and the girl keeps causing problems. I honestly am at a loss and would love some advise!

I’ll try to keep it short and sweet:

It all started when we initially started dating, we were at an outing with many of his friends and I was in the car and she allegedly started crying because my boyfriend was shooting her away while I was drunk and crying.

She followed up by complaining to him how he’s not spending as much time with her, and how he’s not as close with her as they had previously been. She added many more conversations and attachments to these points of course.

This was the moment when things started to sour.

A while later at a hilltop party, my boyfriend had gone to place my water bottle elsewhere as it wasn’t allowed. Already in an elevator the girl started acting strange and started berating me on where my boyfriend was and proceeded to call him. At this point I was Uncomftorable. She started going on and on about how much history her and my boyfriend had. The night was awful.

I brought this up to him but he urged me to be friends with her as they were very close and friends for 8 years. I was of course very upset at this, but of course I agreed to be peaceful.

She had broken her leg severely a couple weeks later. My boyfriend hangs out with her and watches movies with her, which is excusable.

In the last instance I was at a group meeting with her and she randomly ran away from the table crying on multiple occasions on New Year’s Eve. The rest of the girls followed her to support her in the bathroom. It was awkward to say the least.

I make it a point to give him a curfew to come home when he meets with her. Most people, I think, would be alarmed letting your boyfriend out to hang with a girl one on one. But I trust him greatly, he’s not a liar, or cheater in any way.

I would love a situation where I was more comftorable but it’s something that bothers me very much lately. Tomorrow he is going to show her Thai Chi, but I feel he treats her too well given how she behaved in the past towards me and how she still behaves.

What do I do what do I say. We are 10 months together now, and it hasn’t gotten better.

Update: 1 year and 5 months together. It’s not as much of an issue as much as it was at 10 months. I avoid events with her and he respects that. He’s no longer pushy about me being friends with her. He used to insinuate I was jealous but I explained it to him and now he understands a bit more so. Most recently she got pushy and said I should “just go home” while we were at a party and my boyfriend was in the other room. (I was designated driver).

He goes quiet when I talk to him about it, and shuts down whenever I’m angry at everything she did/said. It’s not going anywhere but at least it’s not an issue anymore right? Should I just let it be?

Hi, for background, I'm a 25 year old female, and I have been a full time student pushing to go to grad school within the next year.

I'm in California, currently on my parents insurance, and even so, things aren't cheap. To my knowledge, they don't directly know about my diagnosis, appointments or prescriptions, they also would not accept it or offer to assist in appointments or prescriptions (for all I know they probably see insurance bills but they REALLY are not believers in ADD/ADHD or prescription medications).

I'm researching other options for when I turn 26. Would I need to retake my diagnostic exam?

I have thought about staying a full time student, if that would make me more eligible for medi-cal to continue my care but what insurance options would be the best?

Hi, for background, I'm a 25 year old female, and I have been a full time student pushing to go to grad school within the next year.

I'm in California, currently on my parents insurance, and even so, things aren't cheap. To my knowledge, they don't directly know about my diagnosis, appointments or prescriptions, they also would not accept it or offer to assist in appointments or prescriptions (for all I know they probably see insurance bills but they REALLY are not believers in ADD/ADHD or prescription medications).

I'm researching other options for when I turn 26. Would I need to retake my diagnostic exam?

I have thought about staying a full time student, if that would make me more eligible for medi-cal to continue my care but what insurance options would be the best?

Hi, for background, I'm a 25 year old female, and I have been a full time student pushing to go to grad school within the next year.

I'm in California, currently on my parents insurance, and even so, things aren't cheap. To my knowledge, they don't directly know about my diagnosis, appointments or prescriptions, they also would not accept it or offer to assist in appointments or prescriptions (for all I know they probably see insurance bills but they REALLY are not believers in ADD/ADHD or prescription medications).

I'm researching other options for when I turn 26. Would I need to retake my diagnostic exam?

I have thought about staying a full time student, if that would make me more eligible for medi-cal to continue my care but what insurance options would be the best?

Hi, for background, I'm a 25 year old female, and I have been a full time student pushing to go to grad school within the next year.

I'm in California, currently on my parents insurance, and even so, things aren't cheap. To my knowledge, they don't directly know about my diagnosis, appointments or prescriptions, they also would not accept it or offer to assist in appointments or prescriptions (for all I know they probably see insurance bills but they REALLY are not believers in ADD/ADHD or prescription medications).

I'm researching other options for when I turn 26. Would I need to retake my diagnostic exam?

I have thought about staying a full time student, if that would make me more eligible for medi-cal to continue my care but what insurance options would be the best?

Hello, I've (F25) been on Vyvanse for roughly over 1 year now. I religiously take 1 day off of the week, but recently Vyvanse has been doing very little.

Background: I'm on 40 mg for daily classes as a college student, and 50 mg for final weeks. I found that 50 mg does something only in a short spurt, strangely, and I get a crash. On 40 mg I'm much more consistently productive, and don't experience much of a crash or burn out. I cant say whether its exam stress or lack of sleep or the dose itself. I also often have coffee, but recently have been attempting to wean myself off.

Recently neither of the doses have been aiding me. I have a summer course and have been struggling more than usual, even with a day off. Worst of all, my days off are harder than usual. I am much more negative, I bedrot, physically feel very fatigued, and a small inconvenience can send me sobbing. I haven't been working out as frequently recently, which likely is negatively contributing to my fatigue and wellness.

My psychiatrist (F?) is aware, recommends I take more time off and a "holiday" for a tolerance break. I have a backup prescription (strattera, non-stimulant) for incase I need an alternative, but it does very little, and doesn't directly combat my fatigue or mood.

My goal is to feel less horrible and be able to take more time off with less difficulty. I'm seeing many ads for supplements like "stasis" or "thesis", which always advertise themselves as fixing everything and helping the process. Vitamin B's have also been advised to help. Does anyone have any advice? Anything anyone has taken thats made this process easier?

Should I switch my medication all together? Qelbree (viloxazine) is one that I researched only briefly.

I take mud water to wean myself off of coffee and make progress.

Hello, I've (F25) been on Vyvanse for roughly over 1 year now. I religiously take 1 day off of the week, but recently Vyvanse has been doing very little.

Background: I'm on 40 mg for daily classes as a college student, and 50 mg for final weeks. I found that 50 mg does something only in a short spurt, strangely, and I get a crash. On 40 mg I'm much more consistently productive, and don't experience much of a crash or burn out. I cant say whether its exam stress or lack of sleep or the dose itself. I also often have coffee, but recently have been attempting to wean myself off.

Recently neither of the doses have been aiding me. I have a summer course and have been struggling more than usual, even with a day off. Worst of all, my days off are harder than usual. I am much more negative, I bedrot, physically feel very fatigued, and a small inconvenience can send me sobbing. I haven't been working out as frequently recently, which likely is negatively contributing to my fatigue and wellness.

My psychiatrist (F?) is aware, recommends I take more time off and a "holiday" for a tolerance break. I have a backup prescription (strattera, non-stimulant) for incase I need an alternative, but it does very little, and doesn't directly combat my fatigue or mood.

My goal is to feel less horrible and be able to take more time off with less difficulty. I'm seeing many ads for supplements like "stasis" or "thesis", which always advertise themselves as fixing everything and helping the process. Vitamin B's have also been advised to help. Does anyone have any advice? Anything anyone has taken thats made this process easier?

Should I switch my medication all together? Qelbree (viloxazine) is one that I researched only briefly.

I take mud water to wean myself off of coffee and make progress.

Hello, I've (F25) been on Vyvanse for roughly over 1 year now. I religiously take 1 day off of the week, but recently Vyvanse has been doing very little.

Background: I'm on 40 mg for daily classes as a college student, and 50 mg for final weeks. I found that 50 mg does something only in a short spurt, strangely, and I get a crash. On 40 mg I'm much more consistently productive, and don't experience much of a crash or burn out. I cant say whether its exam stress or lack of sleep or the dose itself. I also often have coffee, but recently have been attempting to wean myself off.

Recently neither of the doses have been aiding me. I have a summer course and have been struggling more than usual, even with a day off. Worst of all, my days off are harder than usual. I am much more negative, I bedrot, physically feel very fatigued, and a small inconvenience can send me sobbing. I haven't been working out as frequently recently, which likely is negatively contributing to my fatigue and wellness.

My psychiatrist (F?) is aware, recommends I take more time off and a "holiday" for a tolerance break. I have a backup prescription (strattera, non-stimulant) for incase I need an alternative, but it does very little, and doesn't directly combat my fatigue or mood.

My goal is to feel less horrible and be able to take more time off with less difficulty. I'm seeing many ads for supplements like "stasis" or "thesis", which always advertise themselves as fixing everything and helping the process. Vitamin B's have also been advised to help. Does anyone have any advice? Anything anyone has taken thats made this process easier?

Should I switch my medication all together? Qelbree (viloxazine) is one that I researched only briefly.

I take mud water to wean myself off of coffee and make progress.

One day my dog (F2) spotted something in a bush by the parking lot of a preserve. We found a very docile tortoise hiding. One month later we have completed taking him to his second vet appointment. He is gaining back strength, has an outdoor and indoor palace, plenty of sunshine, with lots of treats, high protein high fiber tort food, baths and love. His shell is scratched, (likely from being in the wild), and chipped from malnutrition (no infections). Recently his shell has started gaining back color very fast, but we still are unable to discern what tortoise variation he is. His vet thought Russian initially, he has 4 toes on the front. At his most recent appointment, she started thinking he's a hermanns tortoise because of the vibrancy of his colors coming back so soon, and a black spine pattern on his tail. I'm not too convinced, but would love another opinion. He has no noticeable bridging in his shell, or any large spikes. He hasn't fully recovered the muscle he should be having yet, so he might appear slightly different in the future. He is the sweetest thing, and has really changed my world and brought so much life into it.

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