u/White_Sands1

I’ve been in my retainers for about 5 years now, after finishing my aligner treatment. I wear my retainers every night without fail. My teeth are still straight but over time I can tell there’s a little bit of shifting. So when I request replacement retainers (Vivera) I’m told I need a new scan for them to order from. Why?? Wouldn’t we want the retainers to be in the shape I had right when my teeth were perfect out of my aligner treatment? Why go by a scan where they might have shifted a little and aren’t quite as straight as they originally were? This makes no sense to me. When I asked my orthodontist about this, they agreed but told me that it’s Invisalign’s policy to only replace the aligners with a new scan despite them having the information to create retainers from my original scans. Or is my orthodontist feeding me a line? And paying 500.00 per retainer… ugh. I’m retired and this is getting expensive.

Edit to add: I do NOT want to go back into healthcare. I don’t have any desire to deal with that broken system anymore.

I was licensed in the healthcare field for 35 years until my elderly mom got sick and needed my full time care. I left my career at age 57 to help out so she could remain comfortable in her home until she passed. My husband’s income was enough so I was blessed that I was able to do that, and mom passed 2 years ago.

Now that her estate has been settled, I’d really like to find a part time job just to keep myself busy and to pay for my health insurance until I’m eligible for Medicare in 3 more years. I started collecting social security when I turned 62 and recently my husband’s employer has been cutting back on benefits so I find myself without health insurance now. I’m relatively healthy but the thought of being without health insurance scares me; I just need to make enough to cover a plan I can pay for.

I consider myself intelligent with a college degree, but I’m clueless on how to apply for a part time job! I’d be happy being a shelf stocker or store greeter… nothing complicated! But gone are the days that you go into a store or business and apply for a part time job. It seems like everything is done online, and having been out of the workforce for so long seems to be against me.

Any suggestions? Or do I just cross my fingers and hope I stay healthy and remain without health insurance until I’m eligible for Medicare? I’m beyond frustrated over here.

I’ve (62 YO) been on Test Proprionate injections since December. I started because I was exhausted all the time and when I had my levels tested, my total T was 6. Over time it’s up to 58 now, and I’m injecting 5mg 4 times a week. I’ve seen a little improvement but not as much as I’d hoped for.

UNTIL…
Last week I added NAD+ injections after researching how they can also help with energy. It’s amazing how my energy levels are up where they haven’t been in years! Is it just the NAD+ that’s doing this, or a combination of both? I’m due for another blood test but I’m tempted to discontinue the testosterone when I’ve used up my vials and see if I’m good with just taking NAD+. I’m starting to feel like a pincushion lately, and the injections are expensive and not covered by insurance.

Has anyone else added NAD+ to their testosterone? Anyone stopped taking testosterone and started NAD? I’d love to hear what your experiences are if you have.

I (62F) recently switched from taking Zoloft at night (I had tapered from 50mg to 25mg) to 150mg Bupropion XL in the morning. I switched because after 2 years on Zoloft, I was feeling flat and tired. My doctor felt Bupropion might be a better option at this point, to help me with motivation and more energy.

Day 1 I felt tired still.

Day 2 was better but just a little.

Days 3-4 I felt lots of energy.

Days 5-8 I was back to exhaustion and laying around. I had motivation…just no energy to do anything with it. But I felt like around 6pm the exhaustion was wearing off and I had more energy.

Last night I decided to take it before bed, at 8pm. I also take 300mg of Gabapentin at night.

I fell asleep earlier than normal and had a solid 8 hours of sleep. I woke up feeling refreshed and energetic this morning and I can already tell today is going to be a productive day!

I’ll update on how things go from here with taking it at night, just to give my experiences as an example to anyone else dealing with the same thing. Maybe it’s just my body adjusting to a new med, but I feel like it’s more of taking it at night vs. the morning that’s making me feel better today.