Random question about tiger balm

Hi, I hope this doesn’t break any rules, but I literally just thought about it. I recently found out, or well, my doctor is almost 100% sure, that I have long COVID or ME/CFS.

I sometimes get joint pain, and I was wondering if Tiger Balm might help. Has anyone here tried it for joint pain? What was your experience with it?

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u/dreamilymellow — 1 day ago
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Questions about my fatigue, me/cfs, long covid

Hi all!

I hope I can get some answers or, well, thoughts or experiences because I’m getting so hopeless. However, I don’t need the “you’ll never get better,” “it’ll only get worse,” or anything in that direction. I’m just trying to put the pieces together. Whenever I try to search online, I either barely find answers or get completely overwhelmed.

I had my first two COVID infections around 5–6 years ago. I’m not completely sure when the fatigue first started, but I think it was around then, although I really started feeling it more clearly around 3-3.5 years ago. Then, about 3-3.5 years ago, I had my third COVID infection, and after that I never really felt like I fully recovered or went back to how I was before. Since that infection, I’ve gradually gotten worse over the past three years. It hasn’t been a sudden decline, it’s been slow, and I’ve become more and more limited. I was also apparently positive for EBV at some point, although I’m not sure when that infection happened or whether it was around the same time as everything else.

This was also during a very tough and traumatic period in my life. At first I thought it was burnout because of everything that had happened, and both my psychologist and doctor thought that was what was going on too. For 1–2 years I was basically told it was burnout.

I started doubting myself because it felt like nobody believed me, but deep down I knew something was wrong. I’ve had burnout before, and I was studying psychology at the time, so I kept thinking, “Something about this doesn’t feel like burnout.” I went to the internist (after begging my doctor) and within 5 minutes he was like, “This is chronic fatigue.” We’re now at the point where he thinks it could be my parathyroid or Long COVID.

I had Long COVID in the back of my mind for a while, and eventually I came across ME/CFS and specifically PEM. The more I read about PEM, the more familiar it sounded. I’m obviously not trying to diagnose myself, but the pattern of my symptoms has made me seriously wonder about ME/CFS or Long COVID.

One of the biggest things I experience is what I think may be PEM. I get what I call crashes that can be triggered by both physical activity and emotional/mental stress. Sometimes I can do something that doesn’t seem particularly difficult at the time, but then I feel significantly worse later or especially over the following days. Sometimes it doesn’t trigger anything at all.

The crashes are especially confusing to me because they don’t necessarily happen immediately. I can sometimes do something and only realize later, or the next day, how much it has affected me. Physical activity, mental activity and emotional stress can all make me worse, but mostly physical activity.

Does this sound familiar to anyone or any thoughts?

Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this.

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u/dreamilymellow — 2 days ago

Advies nodig: kakkerlakken in mijn studio pt. 2

Hi! Ik heb hier eerder gepost over de kakkerlakken in mijn woning. Inmiddels zijn we bijna een jaar verder en heb ik er nog steeds last van.

Via de woningbouw is er uiteindelijk wel iets geregeld en ik heb ook een bedrag teruggekregen. Dat is natuurlijk fijn en aardig, maar ik heb er na bijna een jaar nog steeds last van.

Ik ga daarom opnieuw een klacht indienen bij de woningbouw en misschien toch zo’n bouwkundig onderzoek te laten doen ook al kost dat een paar honderd euro. Mijn grootste probleem is dat er steeds alleen ongediertebestrijding wordt gestuurd met vallen en gif, terwijl er nu echt onderzocht moet worden waar de kakkerlakken vandaan komen. Zo'n onderzoek moet vanuit de woningbouw bij de ongedierte bestrijding komen en bewoners moeten toestemming geven. Volgens mij is er al een poging gedaan en een van de bewoners waar de kakkerlakken vermoedelijk vandaan komen, alleen is hij of maanden niet in Nederland of doet hij de deur niet open.

Ik ben daarom ook bereid om, hoewel dit eigenlijk niet mijn verantwoordelijkheid is, een paar keer bij buren langs te gaan om te helpen met het regelen van toegang voor de ongediertebestrijding. En ik zeg maar wat; kan het niet samen met de woningbouw en de wijkagent worden opgepakt, zodat er ook bij de woningen waar bewoners vaak niet aanwezig zijn gekeken kan worden? (waarschijnlijk niet, maar ik begin een beetje wanhopig te worden)

Ik ben bezig met mijn herstel van Long Covid en merk dat ik er inmiddels ook zieker van ben geworden dat ik steeds zelf achter dit probleem aan moet gaan. Ik weet dat het de woningbouw enzo niet boeit dat ik ziek ben, maar ik vind het eerlijk gezegd ook gewoon bizar dat ik al bijna een jaar huur betaal om normaal en nog steeds met kakkerlakken te maken heb.

Mijn vraag is daarom: wat kan ik juridisch nog doen om ervoor te zorgen dat de woningbouw dit nu echt aanpakt? of is dit iets waar ik gewoon moet leren leven totdat ik hopelijk een nieuwe woning kan vinden?

Alvast bedankt!

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u/dreamilymellow — 4 days ago

Can my laptop run Megastore Simulator with AMD Radeon Graphics?

Hi! I’m thinking about buying Megastore Simulator, but I’m not sure if my laptop can handle it.

The game’s minimum requirements say:

  • GTX 1050 Ti
  • Ryzen 5 2500X
  • 4 GB RAM

My laptop has:

  • AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics
  • 16 GB RAM
  • AMD Radeon Graphics (Processor 0x164C)
  • Around 500 MB dedicated VRAM and 7.8 GB shared memory

I think my CPU and RAM are okay, but I’m unsure about the integrated Radeon graphics. Would it run on low settings, or would it be too much for my laptop?

Thanks!

-from a girly trying to learn about gaming and laptops

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u/dreamilymellow — 1 month ago

Tips for flare up on eyelids and under eyes

Hii all!

I’ve somehow started getting Seb derm on my eyelids and under my eyes out of nowhere. I’m not sure what to do about it or what to use. So if anyone has any tips please let me know!!

I use a face wash and sunscreen by Ducray and moisturiser with urea+hyaluronic acid by Eucerin. I have MCT oil but don’t really use it. I also have some thermal water spray I sometimes use.

Also, does anyone’s Seb derm get worse during the summer?

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u/dreamilymellow — 3 months ago