@Garga Two months is a long time without meds. DS had been rationing since January and ran out late March/early April. I hope he has luck this week with the name brand!

So, funny, not funny. I texted my son this afternoon to remind him to call the CVS in his town to see if the Rx is in. He called and the pharmacist said, "oh yeah, it's in. Do you want it?" Uh. yeah. Then the pharmacist said "sure is expensive. how about we just give you 30 instead of 90?" NOOOOOOO. DS replied that no, he needed all 90. It's filled, he has it and now hopefully can pull out a decent GPA for the spring semester at the 11th hour. And I hope he starts feeling like himself again. He's been so down and depressed. However, it BLOWS MY MIND that he's been in line at this pharmacy to get this prescription refilled and he had to call and request it to be filled. I'd been telling him to call every week but since he's not on his meds HE CAN'T REMEMBER TO CALL. I'm hitting my head up against the wall. Relieved he has it. Irritated it took so long. @popmom, I went to several Publix pharmacies here and none had it. It's been insane.

Since my post on March 5, I have been to countless pharmacies in the Atlanta area trying to get his Rx filled. Absolutely no luck. I just get a pitiful look from the pharmacist and am reminded there is a national shortage. Is anyone able to get their meds right now???? I keep seeing articles it's not just ADHD, it's so many other medications including cancer drugs which just frightens me for cancer patients. Just what is the root of the problem?

I had a CT scan with contrast this morning. Towards the end of the scan, the arm that had the needle in it for the contrast started vibrating. Technician came out and immediately was apologetic, the needle had punctured through the vein at the end of the scan and was putting the solution into the soft tissue of my arm. She had the radiologist come in to check me out and he didn't seem concerned. Told me to ice it and try to keep it elevated. They said if the swelling got bad or red and streaky to go to the ER. So far, I just have a little bit of swelling. I'm trying to keep it elevated and am icing on a somewhat regular basis. However, today is my only day off work and I have things to do. It's my right arm, of course, which I need for, well, everything. Has anyone ever experienced this? How long does it take to recover from it?

We were visiting my MIL in Indy and someone shot off one big firework right at totality. I was pissed as 1) ruined the moment and 2) it scared the ever living crap out of one of my dogs. We don't fireworks at every occasion. Bah. Humbug.

Always questioning this. However, I just recently started wear a bra from Duluth Trading and I'm pretty happy with it. It is just so, so soft and comfortable. It doesn't give me the shape an underwire does but I am so past that stage of my life. https://www.duluthtrading.com/s/DTC/womens-line-tamer-bonded-bra-mpr-med-80182.html?color=MPR Underwear is a constant battle. I'd found some I liked at Costco but didn't buy enough of it as they no longer carry it. I just bought a pair of the cooling underwear that Duluth Trading has and I'm still trying to decide if I like it.

I occasionally have vasovagal syncope but it has always been associated with some sort of a trigger - being overheated and emotional (my 1st communion as a child is one example) or it's a side effect of a terrible migraine or from giving blood (the Red Cross has banned me from trying again). This past Thursday though was the most frighting episode in my life. I was sitting at the table, we'd just finished dinner and I was talking with my son. Nothing emotional, just a nice end of the day chat. I felt great, it had been just a routine day. All of the sudden, I felt the symptoms come on...narrowing vision, lightheaded, ringing in ears and a new one - chest pain. I said I needed to lay down and my son & husband helped me to the floor. I laid there for a minute or two and felt better so I sat up and went to my desk to take my blood pressure. It was 116/63. I took it again 3 more times and it was quickly dropping. It went all the way down to 81/38 and then I was very quickly back on the floor. A new symptom came on then...I felt like I had to have a bowel movement, urgently. But there was no way I could make it to the bathroom. Luckily, I was able to control it and not go in my pants. This had happened back in September 2023 when we were visiting our oldest at college. Had been outside all morning tailgating, was well hydrated with water and had eaten. Walked into the stadium and just passed out. According to my family, I was also shaking. When I came to, husband had carried me into the shade where there were 5 other middle aged women in the same predicament as me. So I chalked it up to being overheated. I did mention it to my doctor later and she said if it happened again to go the ER. So...when Thursday's events happened coupled with chest pain it was terrifying. Husband called 911 as we thought it might be a heart attack. Paramedics came, checked me out and recommended I go to the ER. I wasn't critical and we live fairly close to the hospital so husband drove me. After countless tests it was determined it was just good ol' vasovagal syncope. Recommended I meet with a cardiologist to be sure. I am in the process of trying to get a cardiologist appointment scheduled. Meanwhile, I am sufficiently spooked. Since I had no triggers that night, I am terrified it will happen again with no warning. I feel fine, I was a little tired Friday but I think that was from the stress of the situation and being up until 2:30am in the ER. I saw @Kassia post from February and the great responses there. I hate that so many people have experience with this issue but at the same time, relieved it's not just me. Have any of you with vasovagal issues ever had this happen with no trigger whatsoever?

Yep, stakes are high. This has been his worst semester by far grade wise. He is really struggling. He called the other night to let us know he'd made a 56 on a organic chem test. I played it cool and I was like, well, that sucks but no big deal, everyone has a low grade at least once if not many times over while internally just freaking out. He's made straight A's until now. This medication truly is needed. I know it's the lack of medication that has his grades tanking. He sounds like a different kid on the phone. Before he was upbeat and chatty and now he just sounds exhausted. I'm jumping in to help him find a pharmacy because he truly can't handle this unmedicated.

Hopping on to say the televisit wasn't much help. Current situation is that he has Rx on hold at the pharmacy in NC and our regular pharmacy here. She gave him a paper prescription which I am taking to local pharmacies to see if I can get it filled. So far, no luck. It hasn't been easy with my work schedule being full and you have to show up at the pharmacy in person. Tomorrow, I am trying our WalMart and Costco. His local WalMart was rude to him and pretty much treated him like a criminal. Surely WalMart has something?? This is such a nightmare.

Oh, yes! Wayyy less hair on my legs than there was 20 years ago. I honestly hadn't thought to make the perimenopause connection but it makes sense. Hair is leaving my legs but as others have stated...hair on other parts. The chin hair is the absolute WORST.

Kept to my Wednesday commitment of a Fitness Blender video before work. After that was at my desk all day.

And then after I posted that, I went and took a 2 hour long nap. Maybe I shouldn't have walked the dogs, lol.

Walked the dogs (2 miles) after a root canal this morning.

Decided last Wednesday that I mean it, getting back into strength training. Did Fitness Blender that morning and again this morning. My plan is to do it twice a week-Wednesday and Sunday mornings. I have a part time job that two days a week is physically demanding (lifting heavy buckets and large boxes) but then the other two days are office work. Hoping that a dedicated set time to do strength training will help me lose the 20 lb I really need to shed. Walking dogs in the neighborhood and/or treadmill as I can.

I'm going to say that they just don't think. At all.