u/averylittleturtle

I’ve seen so many varying numbers on detection rates from the Roche Elecsys IgG test. When it comes to HSV-2, it shows that it has a high sensitivity at about 97% and specificity at about 98%. However, it shows that for HSV-1 it has a much lower sensitivity at about 85% or less, but still a high specificity at about 98%. So I’m wondering, why is the sensitivity for HSV-1 so low when it’s able to detect HSV-2 at a much more accurate rate? And if someone were having an active HSV-1 OB (let’s assume in this case that they’ve had it for a long time), wouldn’t the test become more accurate as your body is now actively producing more antibodies to fight off the infection?

If I have a positive blood test and a negative PCR swab, which results should I trust?

Have had a cluster of small whiteheads in my groin since last Wednesday. This would be my first ever breakout. I’ve had no flu-like symptoms, no itchiness, no burning, no pain, and they’re not even tender to the touch. The doctor looked at it and said it appears that it could be herpetic, but he wasn’t sure. He ordered some labs. I asked about having them swabbed, and he said that “doesn’t usually give the results they want”. So he did a blood draw instead, where they drew what had to be 6-8 vials of my blood all to be tested in house, and one to be sent off to another lab. Should I go somewhere else and get it swabbed?

So I have an obsessive ex-girlfriend, and after I broke up with her she hits me with three pictures of three different pregnancy tests (on Thursday, June 11th) that were all positive claiming that she was pregnant. Her hand was in none of them and they were all sitting on things that I don’t recognize. Through some sweet talking I was able to have her take more pregnancy tests. She took one yesterday in front of my girl friend and it came back negative. She took another one today on her first pee of the day (First Response) and it came back negative. Tomorrow she’s going to take another (First Response) and I’m truly believing it’s going to come back negative. Am I going crazy or am I being lied to about the whole thing? Or perhaps a chemical pregnancy? This whole thing is driving me mad to the point that after tomorrow’s test I’m going to be taking her to the hospital to have her hCG tested.

Just saw my psychiatrist. I tapered down from 80mg Latuda, to 40mg Latuda, to 20mg Latuda, and then hopped off cold turkey. To say that it has been hell is an understatement. Extreme anxiety that not even 2mg of Klonopin could handle. The Klonopin was the only thing keeping me from having panic attacks. I was quick to tears and felt like I was living in a nightmare. It’s been a week and the withdrawals have subsided a large amount, but I’m still in the midst of it. Today my psychiatrist told me that there are no withdrawals from Latuda. I thought it was pretty well known that Latuda can have some pretty intense withdrawals. Now I’m starting to question his methodology. He’s got me on 4mg of Klonopin a day, and I don’t want to be on this stuff forever. I’m truly afraid of how he’s going to handle getting me off benzos. Is it time for me to find a new psychiatrist?

I’ve already taken the test. At the time that I took it I was 25 days clean. For reference, I’m 6’2 150lbs with an obviously very fast metabolism and low body fat. I wasn’t a daily smoker before the test, and was only using delta 9 thc-a vapes occasionally, and the last time I smoked before my test was from a real cart, and I took a tiny puff as my tolerance is so low. I decided to quit altogether after that, but my doctor surprised me with a random drug test. Like I said, the day I took the test I was 25 days clean. So do you guys think I have any chance of passing or am I caught?

I’ve been on 80mg of Latuda. I started at 20 about 6 months ago and slowly worked my way up to 80. I just wanted to know what people’s experiences have been like. Will I have to go down to 60 for a month, then 40, then 20? I’m going to have a conversation about it with my psychiatrist next week. I don’t feel like this medication has done anything for me. At first I really liked it because it helped me sleep at night, but now it no longer makes me tired and never has done anything for my depression.