u/shewee

Dragged my kids to the mall only to break their little hearts. What an end of an era.

I've had 3 RFID feeders for my pets for a few years now and they've been mostly great. My cat just lost his collar the other day (I'm sure I'll find it as soon as I resolve this) so I bought a new tag on Amazon. Removed the old one, added his, but it almost never triggers. I can do it myself if I hold it up just right, but not consistently. He, after having used this feeder for years with no issue, can't get it to trigger either. I've even tried to position him over it to make it work, won't work. Figured it was faulty, exchanged it for a new one. No dice. Exchanged it AGAIN. Still no dice. Nothing except the new tags have changed.

I've tried reaching out to them but you know how that goes.

Hello. After a 6 month round of accutane (and religious sunscreen use!) I developed a few (thankfully small and pretty pale) melasma spots on my upper lip. My derm prescribed hydroquinone as a spot treatment in addition to starting back up on my tretinoin, but I saw on some threads here that people recommend using it all over your face to avoid pale spots around the melasma. My skin is pretty fair, usually a shade or two above the lightest in makeup. What has worked best for you? Thank you!

Hey everyone. I started Cymbalta (up to 60mg now) last Christmas and after a bumpy first week have adapted and it’s been a lifesaver. The only real symptoms I’m aware of now are the heat intolerance/sweating and I do have to take it in the morning because it wires me.

Several weeks ago I went through a particularly rough patch and stopped taking my meds. I had zero withdrawal symptoms which surprised me. I restarted them a week ago (I’m also taking Wellbutrin 300mg) and was prepared to have the same experience restarting. Thankfully I haven’t at all, but am dealing with persistent blurry vision. I’m nearsighted, but I can’t currently see my phone or read with my glasses on, I have to take them off because I can’t pull it aware far enough to see clearly. My monitor at work is also out of range and I can’t do my job without practicing sitting on my desk.

I spoke to my doctor and she thinks it’s from starting both medications together and thinks it will get better. Has this happened to anyone else? Did your vision get better while still on Cymbalta? I really don’t want to stop taking it but this is really, really difficult!

I loved my Mirena from 18-22, didn't have a single period the entire time. But I'm pretty sure it's what caused cystic acne (mostly on my back) out of nowhere when I was 19+. It got a lot better once I had it removed, but it took a round of accutane to knock it out.

I've been super greasy for the last few years and the bacne returned, though not nearly as bad. Finishing up a second round of accutane and hoping that does the trick, but am weighing my options going forward. I don't need it for birth control, but would love to be done with periods. I went with my friend to get one the other day and was chatting with the provider and she mentioned it can be used to help ease through perimenopause and it got me thinking.

Has anyone else had a similar history and attempted again when you were older? My derm suggested a low dose of accutane for the foreseeable future if my symptoms return quickly after I finish this course. I haven't handled other oral contraceptives very well in the past, but short of the acne my Mirena really was quite a godsend. Sucks that it's a fairly invasive thing to trial, but thankfully my provider will do versed/fentanyl sedation for insertion/removal.