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Cbd oil makes me sleepy.

Do you recommend a certain type? Thanks.

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Cbd oil makes me sleepy.

I keep hearing about CBD oil. Not sure if it is just a trend or legit. I looked it up once, but there are so many different varieties and forms like gummi and places selling it that I decided to just avoid it.

What is your take on it?

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Update....The coronavirus has already mutated to a less aggressive strain.

I went to the store to get some hand sanitizer and there is nothing. It is insane. If I was smart I would have bought stock in Purell. Or maybe 3M with all of the face masks selling out.

You can make homemade hand sanitizer spray. Half etythl alcohol and half water. I am guessing that vinegar would work too??

Keep your hands clean before touching your face. And avoid confined places with lots of people like mosh pits and airplanes.

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I always lose keys.

I have this same problem. As I get older I don't know if my memory is getting worse or what, but I space out and forget where I put things like keys and phone. I even have a spot by the door to hang all the keys.

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Wil someone read letter for my GP I wrote and tell me if its ok or not and tell me how to use less words?

Good idea. I updated my reply to include that.

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Wil someone read letter for my GP I wrote and tell me if its ok or not and tell me how to use less words?

I think it looks good! Here is a version that uses a few less words. I just removed a few things that were redundant.

Dear Dr,

As you know I have cognition difficulties and struggle to have multiple people in my care. There is no discrimination. I had requested to have one nurse. Having new carers is a very difficult process for me. I have had about 7 different social workers already which is very hard for me. I have difficulties processing so many different people and social situations. It affects my understanding of what is going on and makes it hard for me to make informed decisions.

I have test results that show I am unwell, but I do not believe I am fully diagnosed. I would like eventually, when misunderstandings are resolved, to have the serology testing that you offered me. It was misunderstood that I declined all serology testing. I only declined testing for Lyme disease as Iโ€™ll be paying for this myself. Serraspot and Elispot testing for Lyme are known to give more accurate results. Please can I, in time, have serology testing?

You believe M.E is a physical illness, but I do not think you understand or believe the full extent of how badly it affects me. You noted that my ECG was likely elevated due to stress. Research supports that M.E is known to affect the heart and breathing. You also said it was inappropriate for me to ask you for CCG funding to allow longer appointments to communicate with SALT. I disagree. M.E affects how I process information. Under time pressure I can process incorrectly and then respond inappropriately which is partially why I need carers to support me with cooperative communication. This happens most during 2 way speech interactions. M.E can make me come across as offensive and has resulted in relationship breakdowns.

We believe I have aspergers. Please can we arrange a meeting with yourself, Debbie (who is also a disabilities nurse), my mam and sister to discuss this? I think that the cognition struggles amplify aspergers and make it even harder to express myself appropriately. I can become very overwhelmed and distressed from sensory overload and time pressure of processing language. This all overloads me. Even the amount of visual stimuli in my room has at times caused meltdowns.

You have said you do not understand my test results and could not offer the support I needed. Please seek guidance from Dr Myhill to learn about the test results and their implications. Without understanding my test results, I am being left in a dangerous position. Without NHS being able to understand my test results I feel unsafe and that you do not know how best to support me nor does anyone else in the NHS.

Yours sincerely,
Jessica

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What does it mean when a guy says โ€œit wouldnโ€™t be a dateโ€?

Sounds like he wanted to go with you, but when you didn't say anything he figured maybe you didn't, so he had to say something like that. I don't know what else he could have said in that situation.

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I was asked on quora if antidepressents really worked.

I was on paxil about ten years ago with ok results. Quality of life did improve, but in some ways I felt more numb to emotions and not myself. And other side effects like weird dreams and waking up in a sweat. I didn't want to be on it long term so gradually weened off. Have tried to focus on exercise and nutrition, but now thinking a may try it again.

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Look what i managed to write!i feel proud of myself :D i put this on my fb wall

You express yourself really well especially considering the circumstance. I didn't know about M.E. before - sorry you have to deal with - it sounds rough. I wish you all the best.

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How difficult is it to build a back-end rest API with Amazon Web Services?

Thanks for the great info. Ok, I think DynamoDB will be too slow since there is going to be more and more data in the database over time. Would definitely want to query by date range and other criteria so we are not having to load massive chunk of data at once.

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