Allergy symptoms but i have an upset stomach

Before I’m told to call my vet- I have and they’ve said to “keep an eye on it” for now, but I’m worried and a curious.
I have a 6 month old pit/boxer mix. She has a short, soft coat. We’ve had her for two months and noticed 2 weeks ago she was missing hair under both of her front legs- we assumed her harness was too tight and have since switched it, but her hair isn’t regrowing. A few days ago she developed a patch of rough, coarse hair on her shoulder. I noticed it the day after she had a playdate with her sibling where they play sort of rough, if that has to do with anything. We gave her a bath and brushed her but the hair is very coarse still.
Wondering if these symptoms sound like a skin allergy? She does scratch herself but it doesn’t seem excessive, but this is my first time owning a puppy so I’m not sure what would be considered excessive. She’s very itchy when she first wakes up in the morning- typically her ears and eyes, but during the day she seems fine.
TIA :)

Hey everyone. First time poster, and FTM to my 7 week old. Backstory: We've had issues with breastfeeding from the start, with hospital staff not notifying me that they wanted me breastfeeding within the first hour of her being born (as I was told that was her best chance of getting any colostrum). We had difficulty with latching and positioning, and I were not able to see a lactation consultant until the next day. I was only able to pump about 0.3 mLs of colostrum (the pump the hospital provided me with did not have flanges that fit my breasts well, so it was a painful and frustrating experience). The first night that we had our daughter and attempted to feed her, obviously she was unable to eat, but some of the hospital staff let me know that feeding formula was "not in her best interest", but finally relented when I was adamant that I was unable to feed her from my breast. I saw a lactation consultant twice while I was there, and she was able to help me get my daughter to latch about 2 or 3 times, but the first night we brought our daughter home it was a different story. She was completely unable to latch and she spent most of the night screaming and hunger, as the hospital had really pushed breastfeeding and we had no extra formula to supplement. Her and I both spent the majority of the night crying, with my husband trying to console both of us, and I was dressed and at the front of Walmart at 6:00 a.m. to buy formula and fly home so that she could be fed. I don't know if I had ever felt like more of a failure than in those moments.
I saw a lactation consultant again outpatient a few days later, and she was able to provide me with a pump through insurance. Since that time I was pumping as regularly as I could but was never able to keep up with my daughter's needs. Still, I was happy to be giving her breast milk.
Cut to current time, and my daughter has had a plethora of issues since coming home, including developing terrible colic that would leave her bloated and unable to pass gas effectively, but also with terrible diarrhea with fits of screaming for eight or nine hours a night. The pediatrician and lactation consultant weren't really able to give us straight answers other than attempting to modify my diet as there could have been something in my diet upsetting her. We switched to a gentle formula and I cut out my breast milk completely for the time until I could modify my diet. There was improvement for a day or two, but once again a gradual decline back to the point of nights of no sleep for either my husband or I and her sobbing inconsolably from stomach pain.
We have come all the way to switching to Nutramigen as we're still not sure whether it's lactose intolerance or a milk allergy, but either way we were wit's end and we hoped that this would be a good solution for us. So far, it has been. The first night that we tried her on the formula she actually slept for three consecutive 4-hour stretches between feedings. It's going to take roughly 2 weeks to work the other formula out of her system, but this is honestly the best she's ever done.
All that being said, I've made the decision to stop giving her breast milk. I don't want to put her through continued gastrointestinal pain while I work out what could potentially be in my diet that would be upsetting her. I also can't reasonably cut dairy, eggs, soy, gluten and whatever other allergen out of my diet for various reasons. On top of that I never really have adequate time to pump on a regular schedule, and when I do I feel a sense of depression when I pump (Dysphoric milk ejection reflex, or D-MER).
My husband and I have listed off so many reasons why it would overall be beneficial to switch strictly to the formula, but I just can't seem to get over this sense that I'm being selfish and not trying to do every single thing possible to help my baby. I understand that a good majority of it is just my instinctive brain trying to do what it can to convince me to feed my baby what it feels is necessary. The other part of it is just my overall internalization of guilt throughout the entirety of my life (I recently started IC for this and related issues).
Is there anyone who has any advice on how they had gotten over the same issues? Do you guys regret switching to formula? For anyone who fed formula since day one, do you ever wonder if breast milk would have been better? TIA for any responses.
Tldr; I'm having heavy duty mom guilt for making the decision to switch strictly to formula. Anyone been through the same thing and have advice that you think could help?

I started 12.5 mg of Zoloft in January and I upped to 25 in mid February. I feel like I constantly have loose stools. Not always liquid diarrhea, but loose stools mostly. and I don’t really have any other symptoms, like my stomach isn’t upset or anything. I just rarely have a solid poop. I feel like my diet is fine, balanced enough and decent fiber and water intake. It honestly isn’t affecting me much, but I’m more concerned about my health long term if I continue with Zoloft, which has really helped my depression. How bad is it to always be taking loose shits??? I’d prefer that over being glued to my bed all day everyday. 😭😭

TL;DR: Noise sensitivity and other weird symptoms like popping/creeking and hearing my heartbeat. Possibly fluid in ears from sinus/allergies? Can fluid, or sinuses/mold, or a virus, cause these symptoms?
Hello everyone. Apologies in advance, I just found this community and this might be long but I just want to explain my symptoms so that someone might be able to ease my mind. Just for some background this is over the course of the last 13ish days. I have tinnitus but I don’t think it’s relevant because it is anxiety induced, or at least I don’t have any hearing loss as of last year.
Around the 24th/25th I started hearing an involuntary clicking/popping noise in my left ear. This was accompanied by a small tickling/pain sensation in the left ear. I thought I had tiny amount of ear drainage at nights but thought I could be making it up. Went to urgent care on 27th and doctor said there was no fluid behind my ear. Basically said there was no problem.
After the urgent care day I started to get sensitivity to noises in my left ear. I am a musician and it was enough to have me stop singing. It’s since been not as bad, I can wear headphones again, but still notice it a little bit in my left ear. I also proceeded to get post-nasal drip, like a swallowing mucus sensation, and just feeling slightly crummy in general. Now when I swallow I get the sound of releasing pressure in my ears like when you go on a plane or change altitudes. This is also a popping noise but it’s different from the involuntary one. The involuntary one is loud and has a long duration of back and forth.
I also started hearing my heartbeat in my right ear and feeling a slight fullness feeling, but it wasn’t enough to make me confident it was fluid. Thankfully the hearing my heart beat in my right ear is not as often and the involuntary popping in my left stopped for a few days (is now back sometimes but quieter). I still get them when in certain neck positions or straining during exercises, or when I get a high moment of stress and my heart beats a little harder, but I’m just thankful it’s not as often/periodic anymore.
On the 29th I went to the nurse practitioner at the actual hospital and she thinks it may be allergies. She didn’t see any fluid either. Started Sudafed and Flonase (as per her recommendation) and I had lots of ear drainage the same day. I think it was the Sudafed because apparently Flonase takes a few days to work. As a weird detail, the drainage smelled like the Flonase… just thought it was weird and should mention it.
Went back to the nurse on the 3rd and they looked in my nose this time. Said my left nostril was so swollen that they don’t know how I was breathing out of it. I felt no resistance or congestion, I felt fine as far as that went. They prescribed me the steroid dexamethasone 0.75 mg for 7 days twice a day. At first I thought it spiked my tinnitus but it actually started to help it a lot.
Since I’ve been done the steroid, I took one Zyrtec to help my post-nasal drip, and I got a huge spike in my T back. It could be coincidence, as it hasn’t gone back down much. I’ve had headaches, face swelling, feeling of pressure in my ears, lots of ear fluid one night, maybe even a low grade fever one night but my thermometer is not trustworthy.
When I wake up my ears feel like they have this pressure but I’m pretty sure it’s not affecting my hearing. It’s so weird that I’m getting different symptoms in different ears, and how I got the popping sounds before noticing any fluid. My doctor says this could be a virus, but I’m seeing the ENT for the first time tomorrow. I’m scared they’re not going to see anything and send me off.
The only two things I can think of that caused this was that I was riding in my friends car for a long time one night that week and the car had a mildew smell. Other thing is that I rode in a separate friends loud convertible that maybe the exhaust pipe noises caused these symptoms, but I don’t know how hearing damage can cause fluid and nasal inflammation.
Another thing I think about is that my grandpa hated loud noises… but I really hope this isn’t connected. He likely never wore ear protection and always worked around boat engines and engineering docks since a kid. My grandma said she has had similar situations as me in the past where she gets ear fluid and noise sensitivity from sinuses so I’m praying that it is temporary 🙏

Over the past few weeks, my boyfriend and I have been making plans to move. Our plan to move is based on the fact that he would support me until I was stable ( working full time and have a consistent schedule). He will get to transfer and keep his job, and I would have to look for a new job. We agreed this would be fine as long as I worked two jobs now to save up and help with the bills when I’m jobless. This is just for context not the issue.
Recently (like 2-3 weeks ago) I was able to find a second job, and now I am working about 70-75 hours a week, and I still make sure to do our home chores (wash, cook(when it’s my turn), and clean). However it has been hard for me since I’m working more now. A lot of my days are 12 hours days (6a-6p or 5a-5pm(I’m a dispatcher)), and his days are also 12hr days but he always gets the weekend off(pest control).
This is where the issue starts; Last week I asked him to do the dishes and to dust the AC unit, and I would handle everything else in the house. He said it was fine he would do it, but we are now in a new week and I have mold growing in the kitchen sink because the dishes are not done, and I’m having really bad allergies because the ac unit is still caked in dust. He says he will do it on his own time and that he hasn’t done it yet because he’s been tired.
This morning I decided to throw all the dishes in the sink away because at this point everything was covered in mold, and the sink was super stinky and nasty. I decided to call him and let him know what I had done, and I also express how I feel about him not doing as I asked. His response to me was that it’s been a busy week for him and that he has to work out in the sun so when he gets home he’s tired. I did criticize him as a response, because I do feel like he had more than enough time last week to get it done. There were days he didn’t work 12hrs, also when he gets home he sits in his truck for an hour watching TikTok’s or scrolling facebook(I’ve caught him doing this multiple times).
Out of frustration; I said “maybe I should stop asking you to things, or can you at least just tell me you don’t want to do something that way I will do it myself”
His response “yes, you should stop asking me to do things for you. You can do them if you want them to get done.”
At that point I was in shock because I wasn’t expecting that response since we have been operating like a team since we got together. So to double check what he said. I asked him again is that what he wanted for me to stop asking him for help and relying on him for support. He said yes and then we got off the phone. I was upset at his response but I got over it because he is entitled to his opinion and if he doesn’t want to help/support me that’s his choice. So seeing as I wouldn’t get anymore help I decided that it was best we didn’t move in with each other.
It’s been a few hours since we had this convo and he reached out to me asking about some tires he wanted to buy. I told him that was fine and I would help him get the tires, and I also told him wasn’t moving in with him. I said due to our earlier conversation I wouldn’t feel safe moving in with him. I would move on my own and handling things by myself and he should handle everything by himself. HE SWEARS up and down he never agreed to stop helping/supporting me. When I reminded him of what he said, his response was “oh, I wasn’t even focused on our conversation earlier. I didn’t realize I said that but I didn’t mean it.”
So my question now is what should I do? I’ve been emotional disrupted by my partner and he says he doesn’t remember. He has taken accountability for his actions, but tbh it’s not enough for me. I’m honestly at the point where the relationship isn’t worth the headache.

Hello, people of Reddit! 😊
My dog Mochi, a German Spitz (Mittelspitz), has been suffering from severe itching since March. He licks his paws and scratches his head/eye area frequently. He lost a lot of hair around his eyes.
I hope that someone on here maybe experienced something similar with their dog who can point me to the right direction in where to go from here or give some advice. We’ve already visited the vet a few times because of this and have an appointment for next week as well.
Here are a few photos to show the progression of his hair loss.
As you can see he was completely fine at the start of the year. ☹ It started around the end of March.
He is nearly 2 years old and weights around 10 kg. He has been neutered last year. We’re located in Austria.
Sorry for the long post ahead, but I would like to include as much information as possible.
Information about his food & current medication:

• We have completely switched to Vet Concept Sana Horse (dry and wet food) to rule out a food intolerance
• He gets some salmon hemp oil from Vet Concept every day since the itching started
• He got Bravecto at the start of April for ticks but also as a prevention for mites
• Mochi currently gets prednisolone tablets (5 mg) in decreasing doses. We have an appointment for next week to give him Cytopoint instead. As I understand from my vet, Cytopoint has less side effects and contains no cortisone. We plan to conduct an allergy test (pre-screening) after 4-6 weeks following the Cytopoint injection

The current possible diagnoses are:

• environmental allergy (maybe dust mites?)
• autoimmune disease
• travel diseases (Leishmaniasis?) Info: Mochi has never left the country we reside in (Austria)
• something else entirely

We have also considered:

• Hair loss caused by mites: We had a skin scraping done that came back negative (for mites and fungi)
• a zinc deficiency but if my math isn’t completely off he should be currently getting around 16 mg zinc each day from his food which would cover his need for zinc

Here’s also a short summary of the last two months in case some of these things are important:

• Mochi had bloody diarrhea in early March. We visited the vet for this and got some medicine, and Mochi an injection; he recovered well. Before this point (the diarrhea incident lol) everything was completely okay. He was not itching and his eyes looked normal. I list this point in case the weakened immune system has something to do with the hair loss/itching that followed
• He started licking his paws in mid/late March. At the end of March he started losing hair around his right eye at first, a bit later around his left eye as well
• At the beginning of April we suspected he had mites but the test (mites + fungi) turned out negative. We also changed his food to Vet Concept at this point
• All blood test results so far were perfect (nothing abnormal)

Aside from the itching and loss of hair around his eyes, he is otherwise completely healthy. He still loves to play, has a lot of energy, eats his usual amount and poops like a king.
We are also considering going to a specialist / dermatologist. We actually got a letter of referral from our vet to a dermatologist, but the reviews we saw online were pretty mixed (leaning towards pretty bad) and we will probably try to find another one on our own. Still considering our options here.
I’m feeling pretty lost with all of this since it sounds like it could be basically anything. After each vet visit it went from “it’s probably this” to “actually, it might be this AND this” to “well, we could do this test and this test and…”
The current plan would be to see how the Cytopoint works and do the allergy test and then go from there (and probably look for a good dermatologist). I’m not sure if we should also do a test for Leishmaniasis since most of the other symptoms don’t apply to Mochi.
I also sadly don’t have a pet insurance and now I’m not sure if it’s already too late since Mochi already gets medicine for allergies so I’m not sure if he would automatically get excluded from any future tests even if he doesn't have an official diagnosis yet.
If anyone read all of this – thank you so much! I would be thankful for any advice.

Does anyone else get a weird symptom, especially during a flare up, where you’re nauseous - but it’s not really nausea?
It feels like a water balloon in your stomach, and just a slight feeling of sickness. That’s the best way I can describe it. Maybe it’s an anxiety thing.
It’s hard to explain. No diarrhoea symptoms, and it’s different to trapped gas, or stomach cramps. It’s almost worse, since I don’t know what medication to use to reduce the symptom 🤷 I just drink a bunch of ginger and mint tea.
It’s worst when I have a cold. I get the symptom every time single time I catch a cold. But sometimes I experience it on its own.
Anyone else?? Or is this just slight nausea?

Hi I’m a FTM with a 14 week old baby and we’ve been through quite a bit in terms of breastfeeding. In the beginning we had latching issues and I got a lactation consultant who helped with this. We also started noticing mucus in her nappies at about 3-4 weeks old and I was told to eliminate dairy and soy which I have. I also wanted to start mix feeding at around 6-7 weeks because Bub fed alllll the time and for so long that I was getting burnt out. My gp wasn’t convinced she had an intolerance because her only symptom was mucus so she told us to try nan comfort. After a few bottles of that she became really inconsolable and we took her to get checked and were told she has silent reflux and a cows milk intolerance and to try a hydrolyzed formula which we did. We were also given a prescription for omemprazole which I was hesitant to use because I wasn’t convinced she had reflux (turns out she doesn’t and it was misdiagnosed). The two weeks she was mix fed with hydrolysed formula she was doing really good. We only have her about 2 bottle of formula a day and then mostly breastfed her but the mucus never decreased. We saw a pediatrician and he told us to trial a rice formula. That rice formula made her scream and cry and she ended up pooping blobs and blobs of mucus with a few blood specks. So we were told that she also has a rice intolerance. I decided to stop any formula and go back to just breastfeeding but since then I feel like she hasn’t gotten any better she’s always squirmy and uncomfortable. Her nappies are so watery with so much mucus and she has moments where she is just so inconsolable. I have cut soooo much from my diet I barely eat anything now because I’m scared to& I just wonder why the more i do the worst it’s getting. I also worked with a paediatric dietician who recommended a TED diet but I was already doing it without realising and it hadn’t made a difference. Then she suggested trialing the hydrolysed formula since she reacted so well to it last time and to pump whilst we trial it so I don’t lose my supply. We started this last night and I’m honestly so upset. I love breastfeeding and I don’t want it to be over. I feel like I only just got comfortable with it. I don’t know what to do. I feel like the more I cut out the worse her nappies and irritability got. Any advice would be great

My asthma has been severe for nearly a decade now, and I was starting to feel really depressed because it reached the point I was afraid to do a lot of things I want to do for fear of having a dangerous asthma attack and ruining the day for others or living alone and having a really bad flare and having to call 911. I was also really upset about how many meds I was on - singular, spiriva, symbicort, fasenra, albuterol, and an allergy med all for my asthma (not to mention the cost!)
I recently moved to a new city and met my new pulmonologist two weeks ago. We ditched symbicort and spiriva for Trelegy (only one puff a day!) and instead of albueterol I got Airsupra, which is working wayyyy better when I start getting my weird cough and tightness. I also have a copay card that makes the airsupra free!
I don’t know what the effects will be long term, and I know it’s only one less med, but I already feel so much more free and hopeful.
Just wanted to share in case anyone is feeling really down today and needed a positive post.

I've posted this last year and some things happened which made me quite proud and I'd like to share how things went. So recap and then update:
So... When I was little, I lived with my mom and stepdad, things were great and we were very happy. Then my mom passed when I was 7y, so I moved with my father and stepmom, things were complicated. Currently, I have no contact with him (he's not a good man nor a good dad), and I live with my aunt (since 2018) and her husband (he came along in 2019).
Me and my aunt had an amazing relationship, she was my favourite aunt and all that. However, things started to go wrong when I started living with her, I made the mistake of answering that yes, I wanted to be treated like her daughter along with her 2 sons (one my age and the other 3 years younger). I had a desperate "need" for a mothefather. She became a kind of "maunt" (mother+aunt), and her husband a "stepdad"... Oh how do I regret this
Well, she has a favourite son, the oldest. He's lazy, arrogant, disrespectful, a typical golden boy who got spoiled his whole life and now he doesn't give a damn about anything other than himself.
For being the other woman in the house, she constantly pushes house chores to me, instead of the boys (subconsciously, i believe), pretty much only asks me about things, where her sons are, if the dogs were fed, if the boys cleaned well whatever room they were supposed to, stuff like that, and she's also constantly very, very rude to me (at the point of her husband arguing with her about it). And I got this whole syndrome of everything being my responsibility and anxiety when it comes to her, which became extremely exhausting over the years.
I came out to her about my bissexuality about 4 years ago, i thought she would take it well. She didn't. She masks her disapproval, but she clearly doesn't like it. I was really let down, I genuinely thought she would be supportive and everything we expect, but she first got confused, then annoyed and has said some very hurtful thing over the years. Currently I have a gf (she's 22 years old), we've been dating for over a year. They don't like each other very much, my gf doesn't like her because of all the things she does to me. And my aunt doesn't care about my gf at all because... well, she a girl.
Ok, that's the context. Now here's what happened.
My aunt send some kind of agressive messages over something silly, and that caused my anxiety on fire for the gazillionth time, only that time I had enough. I called my other aunt (by consideration, she's married to my grandad) and asked for help (she knows everything that goes on), if i could move in with them, she said yes. I then replied my aunt with a text saying i had enough and would move in with my grandad. She got upset and said (among other things) that "i had her blessing to leave, even though i didn't ask for it". She called my grandma (we are very close), and my grandma sent me some awful audios of how disappointed she was, how I made my aunt sad, of what would people think, that i used to be such a sweet girl and now this, of how loving is a choice and i chose not to love my aunt, stuff like that. Aunt and her husband went to dinner with my grandad that night without my presence, and told them we had an amazing relationship, that she didn't knew what happened, that my problem was I couldn't take a "no" for an answer, etc.
Two days later, we sat down to talk, she told me to start, I said all I wanted. She then started saying how that kind of thing should not have been adressed through text (which I agree, but I had to text or I'd freak out), that she was harder on me than the boys because (in another words) the world was rough and she loved me the most.
And then her husband also spoke about how he understands both sides and blablabla, and said that i could go to my grandad, but that they felt like i should understand that i would only go because THEY allowed, if they didn't wanted, i would not go, no matter what my grandparents or aunt (grandad's wife) said. He basically wanted to state their power position.
(Since my mother's death, my whole family on her side feel responsible for me, so i see all of them in the same way. None of them are my mom and dad, they are in the same "level" to me and have the same "right"... Him saying that made me burn inside, like they're entitled to me, I don't belong to them or anyone. They're my aunt and "uncle", that's about it, they think they have something on me that they... Don't)
And then my aunt said that I could go, as long as I told my grandad about my sexuality and girlfriend. Now... He's kind of old fashioned and i'm scared he'll reject me... We have an amazing relationship, I have lunch with them every wednesday, and I'm the closest grandkid he has (the others aren't so invested). So I don't know if I tell him the truth and manage to leave (depending on his reaction) or if I don't risk it and stay in the toxic enviroment i'm in.
UPDATE - 14/05/2024
Hello! So, things got much worse before they got better. Let's give them names so the story telling will be easier, let's call my girlfriend Bea, my aunt Leah, her husband James and my "aunt" (my grandad's wife) Rachel.
I basically swallowed my anger because I couldn't bring mysef to speak to my grandad about my sexuality, my grandparents are the most important people in my life as they've always been there for me and I was terrified to be disliked by him. That was until december.
Early december I was leaving for work and before I left, I tried to "notify" my aunt that Bea would be spending Christmas and New Years with me and my siblings (note: my siblings had been looking forward to her being there, specially my brother and my SIL (Luke and Lyla), they made it a question that she'd go. I have 3 paternal siblings, so there's NO relation between them and my aunt Leah. We'd be staying in a city 3 hours away from mine at my brother and SIL's house, every year we do this). She immediately said "you know I don't like this", I said "yes", she then said "good morning" and I left for college.
The next morning, I was eating before going to work and Leah started talking about it and we started a conversation that developed into a fight. She said things like how dare I "notify" her, how that's not how things work and that it would not happen because THEY (she and James) don't feel confortable with this, how THEY think Luke wouldn't like this because "no one likes to have people over for a week" (he and Lyla were super pumped for Bea to go), how THEY don't know my girlfriend enough (come on, we had been dating for over a year already), how THEY wouldn't like me going with her to a stranger's house (in complete disregard to my point of view, it's my freaking brother, whom they met a couple times btw, not a stranger. But to them, the only meaninful point of view was theirs). She had even called my brother to basically "check my story", like?? She also said that we we're only teenagers (seriously, 22 and 20) , and I said "no, she isn't and neither am I!", she said she didn't say Bea was, I then said "and neither am I", she said I was, because I didn't act like and adult, then I got mad and talked about how I do literally everything around the house, always walk the dogs even when I get home tired at 10PM, even though they got there at 7PM, I help with groceries purchase, pay the water bill, clean the house, do the chores her boys lack to do, and when I'm not home, I'm either at work or college, but when she disagrees about something, she just puts me back in the "teenager box". And in the end, she said that my raising was not like this, this made me laugh in anger inside, she's been with me for 5 years, I'm 20 lol.
So that was it, I left for work and got a text from her, apologizing for being rough, saying that she loved me and wanted it to work, that they wanted to talk to me when I got home. I replied saying the same.
Later that day when we were all home, we gathered in the living room, I was literally against the wall and it intimidated me deeply. James started saying how much they loved me and wanted to see me happy, as they want that for all their children (aunt Leah has 2 boys, my cousins, and James has 3 girls). I then talked and expressed how I was feeling, then Leah started talking and basically said in a nicer tone the same things she said earlier, plus how they want me to be happy and want things to work for me, but they think it's too soon, they believe it's not the right time, they they, and therefore, despite being against what they want, I could take Bea, but only in ONE of the two holidays, which I could choose. I was in a bit of a shock (you see, me and Bea had bought the bus tickets a while earlier), had no support, against the wall, I was feeling purely defeated and tired, I only said "Christmas then...", she then said we would sleep in separate rooms and would not go on the 22th after work because "she had already allowed an extra night by allowing her to stay there until the 25th". I stayed in silence, they asked if there was anything I'd like to add, I said no. It wasn't a conversation, in no moment did they actually listened and considered me, they had their minds set way before we sat to talk. I went to my room and rolled all night in pure anxiety. This was thursday
Friday I was a wreck and went to Bea's house to check on her (she was sick that week) and to talk to her about what happened. She noticed something was off, I told her, she got mad and sad, we cried, etc. I went home feeling awful, my anxiety had been 100% all day long and I was in a really bad place and feeling deeply frustrated.
Saturday I woke up worse and decided that I had enough and was not having that anymore. I went outside and called grandad, talked about how I wasn't feeling well and asked what did he think about me leaving home, he said that their doors were always open and that I could just tell my aunt that "I was going to live with my grandad and that was it". I reframed the question asking what he though about me leaving to live alone, he then got worried and said that he didn't think that was necessary, that I had them and didn't need to do that. He then asked me to come over and talk to him and aunt Rachel. I accepted and told aunt Leah I'd sleep at grandad's.
I got there and ate a bit because I didn't want them extra worried, although I felt like throwing up at every bite. Everyone went to sleep and so did I. I woke up a bit later feeling worst, that's when I started to throw up, there was barely anything in my stomach and all I could do was throw up.
The next morning I was better and had already told aunt Rachel about what had happened, she found it absurd how things went (she had met Bea a while back and they clicked very well) and was upset about the things aunt Leah said. I decided to talk to grandad, I couldn't disappear with the subject again, specially now that he was worried sick about me.
So... I sat on the couch and told him what was happening, explained everything, told him that I'm like his stepson's MIL (she's married to a woman. It was the easiest way I found to introduce the topic), told him everything. He asked what I wanted him to do about it, I said that I just wanted him to still love me the same and remain normal with me, that I am still the same person and have always been this way, he just didn't knew about it, but that it changes nothing about me. Aunt Rachel then joined us and asked what he was thinking about it (she knows everything and is amazing to me), he said he wasn't pleased, but that it was my life and he had no say in it and that I should do what's right for me, said that if I wasn't gonna change, then neither would he. But basically, he got much more worried about my mental health than my sexuality, he said that the doors were still open and always would be for me, that he thought I needed a home and thinks they can offer me that. Aunt Rachel said that they wouldn't be obsessive after me, demanding to know every step I take and bossing everything like Leah did, that I have my graduation, I work, make my own money, am responsible, have my own life and am not a child, I'm a 20 year old adult and they would treat me as such.
So that was it. I went back "home" muchhh more confident and waited until nightfall because everyone was having a good time and I didn't want to spoil that. I realized aunt Leah and James were awake and went to talk to them, and that, my friends, is when hell went loose.
I started by saying I talked to my grandad about Bea and my sexuality, Leah asked how it went and I said it was great. Then I said they could talk to him (since they wanted to "decide" with him about my going), she said ok and asked when I wanted to go, I said that it could be in the same week since I was on vacation from college, she frowned, stood firmly and said "you know this won't change our decision about the holidays, right?" then it went boom, I said I didn't agree with them and that it wasn't right for them to dictate about such things. Told them their values and beliefs don't have to be mine, Leah asked "WHY NOT?", then I replied "because I have my own!".
Told them they were controlling and that made their kids lie to them, that since they liked to compare raisings (they criticized Bea's mom's raising because she gives her kids freedom to live their lives and fully trusts), then fine, I went on to say how Bea and her mom have an amazing relationship, full of love and trust, how Bea turned up great, works hard, just made it to psicology at university, helps immensely at home, and so has her sister. As for theirs? They raised their kids poorly, they are overbearing and that makes their kids not trusting them and lying a lot because of this necessity of them to control everything. I stated that the raising they gave their children was not my own, that I had multiple raisings and that no, they didn't "raise" me, I'm 20 and they've been with me for 5 years. Said that was clear, just look at the difference between me and her boys (I won't delve into this bit because it's not relevant, but the difference is nitid).
They said I couldn't take a no for an answer and that was my dad's fault, I said they didn't know what they were talking about, I know how it actually went whilst they made a story in their heads and believe it's the truth, since I knew how my dad used to tell my family one thing and do another.
They (again) said they wouldn't treat me like an adult because I did nothing to behave like one, I said that they didn't treat me as I deserved and they would always put me in the "teenager box" whenever I acted differently to what they thought was right (but I was adult enough to lend James almost 1k without Leah's knoledge lol).
She obviously tried to blame Bea, saying she was putting things in my head and that the last conversation was fine and now I was throwing a fit, I said that I said nothing else then because I felt cornered and realized it wasn't a conversation, it was them simulating one only to tell me what they were going to all along.
I told them they didn't know Bea because they didn't want to and I wasn't confortable bringing her as it was an enviroment unwelcoming to her, she then asked if i would go another year like this until I "felt confortable", I said yes, if that's what it took, that I didn't really need to introduce anyone if I didn't felt comfortable to it.
She once demanded to go meet Bea, after throwing a fit at my BIRTHDAY because Bea planned a day for me and my MIL wanted to make me lunch and they weren't invited, it was super uncomfortable. My aunt described this day as uncomfortable, in this argument I said "and about that day you guys met Bea and her mom? It was uncomfortable? OF COURSE it was, I TOLD you it would be! I told you that was barging in and no one wanted it!". Which Leah said that no, that wasn't the uncomfortable part, the uncomfortable was how Bea was "daring her, being all over me and kissing me in front of her, that she had to be respected!".... Lol, the being "all over me" was me shaking from the anxiety and Bea holding me to keep me in my feet, the "kissing" was ONE greeting kiss. And Bea did nothing "daring" towards Leah, believe me, if she had, aunt Leah would definitely know lol.
At the end, they asked if I was taking Bea, I said, yes, Leah said no, since she called my brother and told him how "things would go down" (amazes me everytime I remember this, she wanted to dictate how the holidays would go IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE). Lol, my brother was just texting me saying how Bea could go spend the whole holiday and we'd just say she left after Christmas. So it wasn't a very good argument on Leah's end. I said it was my business and I was sorry, but it was MY brother, MY family, MY relationship, MY life, and it wasn't up for them to dictate on it, they shouldn't feel comfortable or uncomfortable since it had NOTHING to do with them, and that my family who mattered in this were not only comfortable but very excited for Bea's presence.
I told them I knew I wasn't wrong since grandad and aunt Rachel agreed with me, so they could go ahead and talk to them if they wanted to. They ended up showing me their tumb and I left for my room.
Aunt Leah left to grandad's house in like, 5 minutes, cried to him and all. She got back, went in my room and in an ironic tone, said "sorry, I know I'm not your mother, stay with your raisings, I'm just glad and relieved my father wasn't as ok as you thought (her saying this seriously hurt me), he accepted for reasons ans beliefs he has, so go ahead and pack your bags this week, you're free to go. Sorry for the flaws, I was trying to get it right, be careful when you take that sticker off, don't ruin the painting." aaand she left.
The next day, grandad came and we took 90% of my stuff and I started officially living with him and aunt Rachel. Christmas was a bit awkward (my maternal family does this early Christmas so everyone's free on the 24th), but I was glooming feeling like the weight of the world had left my shoulders.
So... I went with Bea to spend the holidays with my family, my siblings, my SIL's parents and even my 1 year old nephew absolutely adored Bea, they now ask about her even before asking about me lol. My paternal grandmother loved her and was amazing, told my aunt (her daughter) that Bea was adorable and loving. It was amazing and I cannot imagine 2023 Christmas and New Year without Bea with us, she added sooo much.
Recently we've been to Luke's and Lyla's at Easter and made Easter eggs together, watched movies, went out, went to a family gathering where Bea, my uncles, cousins and grandmother (who was really happy to see her since Bea couldn't go to her birthday because she had to work) all got along really well.
We see each other frequently, living with grandad and aunt Rachel has been amazing, I'm finally gaining weight! MANY people have noticed it and it quite frankly scared me a bit, I had no idea it was so evident. But yeah, I'm doing great!
Grandad isn't ready to deal with this, so we don't talk about it. He doesn't like it and doesn't really understands, but he's doesn't meddle. Grandma (maternal) texted these days wanting to meet Bea (finally!), since she found out through aunt Rachel that me and Bea are still together and going strong for 1 year and a half already. I think she took it seriously now.
Anyway, it was hell, lol. But things turned out alright! Thank you for the people who commented in my first post, it was nice reading the comments and taking the options into consideration!

Hello,
For reference I am 28M and for the last 2 years I have been in a near constant state of anxiety. I don't have alot of emotional or thoughts that come with it, but mostly physical symptoms. Prior to an event 2 years ago I don't have a history of any mental health conditions.
The event that I believe triggered this for me was my younger brother got arrested for DUI. It was an ugly arrest with a bystander beating the sh#t out of him prior to the police arriving. He caused no damage just drove through someone's yard on a tight bend and got stuck.
He was arrested and charged with DUI. I handled that part OK until they started adding a bunch of additional charges in the coming days. When I saw they added them my heart was beating so fast and I could barely talk because I was shaking so badly.
I ended up being so upset I was going to go confront the home owner and planned on getting in a physical altercation with him over what he did to my brother but I did not. 2 days after I found about him being arrested I started having violent nightmares about what was going on. Those lasted 5 nights in a row until I woke up one morning feeling like the world was fake and I was drunk.
Since then time has healed me to a degree, but I still feel disconnected from the world and at times I start to panic it gets so bad. I don't have flashbacks of any events with my brother and I can talk and joke about it without getting uncomfortable. Prior to this I had no issues.
Stress is also an ongoing issue for me as my father also has a gambling addiction on top of this and gambled my entire grandmothers estate away ($90,000) about 1 month after I began feeling this way which still upsets to this day.
I was working with a therapist who thought I initially had acute stress disorder, but isn't sure what's going on now as nothing seems to help my symptoms. I did end up leaving her as nothing was helping me and I was a self pay client. I am looking at either a new therapist or psychogist to help and I really can't go on medications because my career will be over sadly.
Could this be PTSD or just me being stuck in a loop of anxiety? I really need to feel better again because I'm starting to get really depressed because I'm giving away my late 20's feeling this way.

My endoscopy isn’t until late June. But I’ve had gastritis twice before so I’m pretty sure that’s what’s happening. Or I’ve given myself a stress ulcer as my life did a 180° earlier this year. Doctor is ruling out a number of things, gallbladder and all my right side organs are fine. Possibly ruling out endometriosis with a lap surgery. My symptoms don’t seem to line up with gastroparesis but doc said we’ll do a GES if everything else comes back normal. Nausea is my worst and most uncomfortable symptom. Along with burning stomach, uncomfortable upper abdomen pressure. Recently I started to actually do better for myself. I’m eating the best I can, getting exercise. Using melatonin to help my sleep (& hopefully get some gastritis relief from melatonin as well).
Anyway.. now that I’m doing better for myself, I’m having more good days. But even on my good days, I’m scared. I’m terrified to eat because I don’t want to end up bedridden with an emesis bag all day, like I’ve spent many days the last few months. I was maintaining weight before, but I’ve lost 6lbs in the last week or 2. It is draining. Feeling hungry is usually my only relief on bad days so I’ve grown comfortable with it. And I know it’s making me worse. If I go long periods without eating, it makes my stomach even more upset when I finally do eat. I logically know this but i can’t rid the fear of being too scared to eat! Today for example I’ve had a pretty good day. But all I’ve managed to eat is oatmeal this morning, a handful of nuts and some dry cereal (it’s 3pm) I haven’t experienced any day-stopping nausea and I’m eating as if I had. It’s like my body is healing and my mind is becoming ill. Has anyone experienced this? It’s only been going on for a few weeks, so I’m not terribly scared yet but I want to stop this before it becomes an even harder issue to stop.
I also want to note I am in weekly therapy but I’m not sure how much it’s helping with this issue.

I have been suffering from Visual snow, Fasciculations (BFS) and Tinnitus for close to 19 years now. I recently discovered, that drinking sheep's milk (not goat milk, sheep's milk) resulted in some improvement of all my symptoms. Of course they didnt disappear entirely, but are noticably lessened. Just wanted to share that.
In Germany, Sheep milk can be bought in well-sorted supermarkets (Kaufland, Rewe-Center), its fairly expensive (3,30€/l) and i drink around 1 litre per day. The version i drink is UHT (H-Milch) 1,5 % fat. The taste is pleasant and it causes no stomach upset in me.
And BTW im not from the Sheep-industry :)
Best regards

I have been suffering from Visual snow, Fasciculations (BFS) and Tinnitus for close to 19 years now. I recently discovered, that drinking sheep's milk (not goat milk, sheep's milk) resulted in some improvement of all my symptoms. Of course they didnt disappear entirely, but are noticably lessened. Just wanted to share that.
In Germany, Sheep milk can be bought in well-sorted supermarkets (Kaufland, Rewe-Center), its fairly expensive (3,30€/l) and i drink around 1 litre per day. The version i drink is UHT (H-Milch) 1,5 % fat. The taste is pleasant and it causes no stomach upset in me.
And BTW im not from the Sheep-industry :)
Best regards

Hi all, About a month ago I was having some neck issues which led my dr to have me take about a week worth of an anti-inflammatorybut I also took some Advil a few days (I know I shouldn’t have). About a week later I started to feel a knot tight muscle feeling right at the base of my sternum. It actually led me to have anxiety but then a few days later I started to feel chest pressure. I feel like I can breath and I can take in deep breaths but it’s as if my chest muscles are tight or there’s pressure. I feel it more if my stomach is empty and if I have a filling meal, I feel it less. When this first started, I took some Gaviscon and felt some relief but not 100%. I don’t feel any pain this time around. I did heal it once before when I had it last year but because of this poor decision and maybe even stress, it may have come back. It’s about a month of feeling this. My dr. thinks it’s gastritis and put me on Omeprazole for a few weeks. Does this sound similar to anyone’s story or like a gastritis symptom? I have had a stress test in April and my hearts ok. The fact that I feel like I can breathe, I don’t think it’s asthma… I never had it before.

I'm coming off a week of suffering from seasonal allergies, so I already know my body's still tipped a bit out of balance. But today I have some very stressful things ahead of me, and I guess I'm not handling the anticipation well. My body feels chilled, but my head feels warm. My temperature keeps creeping up to 99.2F, which is admittedly mild but higher than my usual of 98.2-98.5. My muscles are shivery and I'll get little waves of trembles off and on. My heart feels "thumpy" and my pulse is about 92 when it's usually mid-70s. I only checked my vitals when I started feeling off, but now that I know they're not "perfect" I'm doubly anxious and trying my best not to recheck every sixteen seconds.
I'm used to my stress response primarily being stomach upset. . .which of course I have now because I'm anxious about this, lol. I've read about psychogenic fevers, but has anybody here experienced one? This is all new for me. What do you usually do for them? Power through? Do they go away on their own?

I'm a bundle of anxiety right now and just want to vent a little.
For probably about 2 years I've been struggling with understanding people talk. I've put off going to a doctor because I'm young, I shouldn't be having hearing issues! I'm only 26!! I'm so tired of not understanding people so I finally broke down and scheduled an appointment. Now I'm anxious that they won't find anything wrong. I know online hearing tests aren't that good but they always say my hearing is normal. If the doctor says my hearing is normal then I'm scared what in the world is wrong with me. Regardless of the hearing test results I'm still experiencing symptoms.
My family went to a restaurant for mother's day and I had to have my husband relay everything the wait staff was saying because I couldn't hear. Sure it was busy and noisy but everyone else at my table could hear them. Earlier last week my coworker came to talk to me and I only understoond maybe half of it. I got she was upset about something but I don't know what she was upset about or what happened. It was a 5 minute conversation of me just nodding and looking sympathetic with no clue what's going on. I feel so embarrassed constantly asking people to repeat themselves. I use subtitles with the TV because otherwise I'm frequently rewinding to understand what was said. I hate going to the movies because there's no subtitles and I can't rewind so I end up missing stuff then have to re-watch the movie at home anyway.
I'm just so frustrated and tired of this and I'm so scared that I'll be dismissed and have to continue living like this.

Managing diabetes goes beyond monitoring blood sugar levels; it encompasses handling the various tools we use, such as insulin pumps and different insulin formulations. Throughout my journey, I have encountered numerous challenges, especially with skin reactions to different insulin types and pump cannulas. I hope sharing my experiences will help others facing similar issues make informed decisions.
Understanding Skin Reactions
Skin reactions in insulin therapy can stem from multiple sources and often develop progressively with more exposure:

• Adhesives: Adhesives are a common cause of skin reactions, characterized by redness, itchiness, and sometimes pain over the entire area where the adhesive was applied. Reactions can intensify and occur more rapidly with repeated exposure. These can be easily overcome by underpatches or completely removing the adhesive and replacing it with hypafix glued with hotglue.
• Cannula Material: Individual reactions to cannula materials vary. 'Plastic' cannulas (made from teflon) initially worked for me for about five years before they started causing reactions, prompting me to switch to steel cannulas. Cannula skin reactions are subtler than adhesive reactions, usually presenting as redness and bumps at the cannula site with intense itching.
• Insulin Formulations: Distinguishing an allergy to a cannula from an allergy to an insulin component can be difficult as both present similarly (itchiness and redness around the insertion site). In my experience, ingredients in insulin, particularly m-cresol, have triggered skin reactions. For example, both Humalog and Apidra contain higher levels of m-cresol and caused significant issues for me.

Differentiating Between Cannula and Insulin Reactions
One way to differentiate between an insulin skin reaction and a cannula skin reaction is to switch from a teflon cannula to a steel cannula. Unfortunately, with devices like the Omnipod, you cannot use a steel cannula. Instead, have your healthcare professional fill the pod with saline instead of insulin and wear it for 2-3 days to see how your skin reacts. If there's no reaction to the saline, it's likely the insulin causing the issue.
Investigating Skin Reactions: My Personal Journey
It's crucial to be vigilant when interpreting changes in symptoms, as improvement with a steel cannula may not necessarily indicate resolution of the issue. In my case, switching to steel cannulas initially appeared to resolve the problem. However, after about two years of use, I began experiencing local absorption site problems despite careful rotation of injection sites. To address this, I experimented with inserting the steel cannula more superficially by bending the Tandem trusteel needle at about a 45-degree angle. While this improved absorption, it also led to a recurrence of skin reactions. This led me to conclude that the teflon cannulas were not the primary cause of the reactions, but rather the insulin itself. Infusing the insulin more superficially, whether with a teflon or bent steel cannula, allowed me to observe the skin reactions more clearly, while deeper infusion masked them.
This hypothesis was confirmed when I conducted the saline test with Omnipod and experienced no skin reaction, indicating that the issue likely stemmed from the insulin rather than the cannula material.
The Role of M-Cresol
Research indicates that m-cresol in insulin formulations can cause skin reactions. Insulins with higher concentrations of m-cresol, like Humalog and Apidra, are associated with more inflammation. Studies suggest that removing m-cresol can lessen these reactions.
Detailed M-Cresol Concentrations in Insulin Formulations:

• Fiasp and NovoRapid: 1.72 mg/ml
• Humalog: 3.15 mg/ml
• Apidra: Approximately 2.8 mg/ml
• Lyumjev: Same as Humalog, 3.15 mg/ml
• Biosimilars: Like Admelog and Trurapi, mirror the m-cresol content of their originals, providing no benefit for those with sensitivities.

My Personal Journey with Insulin Pumps

• Initial Experience: I used a Tandem teflon cannula for about five years before developing skin reactions.
• Switch to Steel Cannulas: After switching to steel cannulas, I thought the problem was resolved. However, about two years later, I began developing problems with local absorption sites. This was exacerbated when I bent the Tandem trusteel needle to direct insulin more superficially, improving absorption but leading to renewed skin reactions. This prompted me to conclude that it might not have been the teflon causing the initial reactions but the insulin when infused more superficially.
• Saline Test with Omnipod: Conducting a saline test in the Omnipod confirmed no skin reaction, which reassured me that the teflon cannulas were not the issue.
• Experimenting with Insulin Types: I tried Humalog (Ademlog) insulin with an Omnipod, but after just 2 days, I immediately started experiencing local skin reactions, despite using FloNase before applying the pod.
• Switching Insulin Formulations: We then decided to switch to another insulin with less m-cresol, Fiasp. It worked wonderfully for about 2 weeks, but I then developed insulin resistance, a phenomenon described by many people after some time using Fiasp. Fiasp is the same insulin as NovoRapid, but it contains vitamin B3, which is used to facilitate faster absorption. Some people hypothesize that this vitamin may increase insulin resistance over the long term. Despite trying various strategies to mitigate this, such as combining Fiasp with other insulins or alternating between Fiasp and other insulins, I still experienced resistance and skin reactions.
• Transition to NovoRapid: I have now started using NovoRapid, which contains less m-cresol than Humalog, and everything seems to be going fine for now.

Skin reactions can be mentally taxing and complex. The best approach is to methodically test different cannulas (teflon/steel), different perfusions (insulin/saline), and different insulin types until you find the right combination. Research on removing m-cresol from insulin formulations has shown promising results in animal studies, offering hope for less inflammatory and equally effective insulin therapies in the future (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00047).
Also, if you keep having skin reactions even with insulin containing less m cresol, know that some physician were able to desentitize a children to this component so he could use insulin in insulin pumps https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1752-1947-6-263
References
· https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9760098/pdf/nihms-1843053.pdf
· https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01567.x
· https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11095-017-2233-0
· https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1752-1947-6-263
· https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00047

I am convinced I am pregnant despite not having a lot of the stereotypical early signs. I did spot with discharge for 4 or 5 days last week, which I've never experienced before. That is my main "big symptom". Other than that, everything else has been more murky on if it is or isn't pregnancy. I had cramping on and off for 2 weeks, I've been extraordinarily tired and mostly slept 2 of the last 3 weekends, I've had 2 or 3 nights where I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, I am bloated and have slight pains all lower back/stomach, and am peeing a lot despite normal liquid intake.
I keep getting negative tests and my husband thinks its all in my head, but I swear I am. In the past , I have taken a test as an assurance I wasn't and it was all weird pms but this time I just am convinced I am. And I can't fully explain why? Does that make sense? It's only been 5 days since the spotting stopped.
I guess I am wondering how long I should maybe keep taking tests at home and if anyone else has felt this way? And if it turned out they were right? I have seen that some people with PCOS feel great while pregnant, and that hidden pregnancies are more common for those with PCOS, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned it will be weeks before a positive test shows. Or if I'd need an ultrasound to convince myself I wasn't.
I just don't know why I am so convinced fully. I also am holding off on my adhd meds and myoinositol supplements while I wait and see if I am right just in case. And we weren't trying to conceive though it'd be nice.
Also I used the fertility flair because it seemed the closest but if I need to change it to general advice, please let me know!

Hi ( Updated-Summary at bottom)
I need some advice/opinions. So basically last month I randomly went into anaphylaxis. (for reference I’m not allergic to anything, but I am type one diabetic) So I got up around 12:00 pm ish and decided to go to the kitchen,and eat a banana.(fyi I had a banana smoothie the night before and nothing happened ) then a couple minutes later I went into my friends room,I sat there until about 1:00 when my stomach started to hurt (witch seemed normal to me) (i also want to add I felt like I was going to throw up so I took a gravol and drank some water) i checked my blood sugar and I was high so I did a correction. a couple minutes later my arm (right) went completely numb And I started to panic,then I had INTENSE!chest pain on the same side (my friend thought I was having a heart attack) then my ears popped and I couldn’t hear well, then hives started to appear on my chest face and underarm, and my throat started to close . (at this point I was completely sobbing and my friend asked if I wanted to call an ambulance) after about 5 minutes I agreed. I got up and started to pack my bag. then me and my friend went outside to wait for the ambulance, when it came they gave me epinephrine and some other medication. (at this point my heart rate was 220) and they drove me to the emergency room, long story short(er) the doctors said that it probably wasn’t bananas because I had a banana smoothie the night before and because of the delayed reaction(2ish hours)but just to stay away from them incase. Later when i went home I decided I wanted to tempt fate, so I drank a sip of a smoothie witch contained banana. (then I stayed up all night having a panic attack) but I didn’t have any allergic reaction. ! Important side note: ! I’ve never had bad panic attacks before or really cared about my health (some anxiety but that’s it).but ever since I went into anaphylactics I’ve been having horrible panic attacks every night (or when I try any food) and it mimics the symptoms of my anaphylactics (eg tight throat, chest pain ,numbness in my limbs,and sometimes hives) and its really hard to deal with, I’ve been constantly clutching my epipen just incase and I don’t know what to do. !!!! I’ve been booked for an appointment with an immunologist and allergist for testing so I’ll update when I get that done.(also I’ve been looking into idiopathic anaphylaxis and I’m considering that it could be that because it can be caused by increased immune system which at the time I was sick (and I’m diabetic) and it can also be caused by stress.) !!!!! Thank you for reading!!!!! !!!Any advice/opinion is appreciated!! UPDATE - It’s been a couple of months and a few doctor appointments later and my skin test results came back negative for every thing, in June i am going for my oral test but since I’ve been exposed to banana eg:vape,peels. I haven’t had another reaction since. I’ve got my blood tested for cholesterol and triglycerides witch both came back incredibly high for my age plus high white blood count, so I did some research and I think it could possibly be because of all of that. Since my immune system is extremely messed up with t1D and all of that stuff I am imagining that it is probably an immune problem. I also want to add the past few times I’ve eaten peanuts or peanut butter my mouth has been itchy and tingling but nothing else, that never happened before ether. SUMMERY- I had a random anaphylactic reaction in feb after eating a banana (but I had a banana smoothie the night before and nothing happened) after I came home from the hospital I had a sip of banana smoothie and was fine. I started having panic attacks, I went for testing the results came back negative, went for more tests I have high triglycerides and cholesterol. I already have a messed up immune system (bc I’m T1D) I also have a high white blood count but a good thyroid . I have an oral test in June for banana, since I had the reaction I’ve been exposed to banana :peels and vape. And haven’t had a reaction since. In conclusion I think it could be an immune problem since I’m unhealthy.

ANY ADVICE/STORYS ARE APPRECIATED 🙏🙏🙏 Hi ( Updated-Summary at bottom)
I need some advice/opinions. So basically last month I randomly went into anaphylaxis. (for reference I’m not allergic to anything, but I am type one diabetic) So I got up around 12:00 pm ish and decided to go to the kitchen,and eat a banana.(fyi I had a banana smoothie the night before and nothing happened ) then a couple minutes later I went into my friends room,I sat there until about 1:00 when my stomach started to hurt (witch seemed normal to me) (i also want to add I felt like I was going to throw up so I took a gravol and drank some water) i checked my blood sugar and I was high so I did a correction. a couple minutes later my arm (right) went completely numb And I started to panic,then I had INTENSE!chest pain on the same side (my friend thought I was having a heart attack) then my ears popped and I couldn’t hear well, then hives started to appear on my chest face and underarm, and my throat started to close . (at this point I was completely sobbing and my friend asked if I wanted to call an ambulance) after about 5 minutes I agreed. I got up and started to pack my bag. then me and my friend went outside to wait for the ambulance, when it came they gave me epinephrine and some other medication. (at this point my heart rate was 220) and they drove me to the emergency room, long story short(er) the doctors said that it probably wasn’t bananas because I had a banana smoothie the night before and because of the delayed reaction(2ish hours)but just to stay away from them incase. Later when i went home I decided I wanted to tempt fate, so I drank a sip of a smoothie witch contained banana. (then I stayed up all night having a panic attack) but I didn’t have any allergic reaction. ! Important side note: ! I’ve never had bad panic attacks before or really cared about my health (some anxiety but that’s it).but ever since I went into anaphylactics I’ve been having horrible panic attacks every night (or when I try any food) and it mimics the symptoms of my anaphylactics (eg tight throat, chest pain ,numbness in my limbs,and sometimes hives) and its really hard to deal with, I’ve been constantly clutching my epipen just incase and I don’t know what to do. !!!! I’ve been booked for an appointment with an immunologist and allergist for testing so I’ll update when I get that done.(also I’ve been looking into idiopathic anaphylaxis and I’m considering that it could be that because it can be caused by increased immune system which at the time I was sick (and I’m diabetic) and it can also be caused by stress.) !!!!! Thank you for reading!!!!! !!!Any advice/opinion is appreciated!! UPDATE - It’s been a couple of months and a few doctor appointments later and my skin test results came back negative for every thing, in June i am going for my oral test but since I’ve been exposed to banana eg:vape,peels. I haven’t had another reaction since. I’ve got my blood tested for cholesterol and triglycerides witch both came back incredibly high for my age plus high white blood count, so I did some research and I think it could possibly be because of all of that. Since my immune system is extremely messed up with t1D and all of that stuff I am imagining that it is probably an immune problem. I also want to add the past few times I’ve eaten peanuts or peanut butter my mouth has been itchy and tingling but nothing else, that never happened before ether. SUMMERY- I had a random anaphylactic reaction in feb after eating a banana (but I had a banana smoothie the night before and nothing happened) after I came home from the hospital I had a sip of banana smoothie and was fine. I started having panic attacks, I went for testing the results came back negative, went for more tests I have high triglycerides and cholesterol. I already have a messed up immune system (bc I’m T1D) I also have a high white blood count but a good thyroid . I have an oral test in June for banana, since I had the reaction I’ve been exposed to banana :peels and vape. And haven’t had a reaction since. In conclusion I think it could be an immune problem since I’m unhealthy.

Hi all,
Symptoms for last two years: + Dry nasal inflammation internally. No infection. + Incredibly stiff shoulders and neck.
29M, 180cm, 88kg, living in EU, IBS and reflux sufferer since 14, moved into a new apartment in July 2022 and a couple of months later I started to have nasal inflammation (no infection, no runny nose or no mucus just nose getting blocked like concrete) and breathing problems through nose gave me tens of other physical anxiety symptoms which last year ended up in 9 months of antidepressants and psychotherapy. Since I moved in, I have observed silverfish around the apartment from time to time and since they are an indication of dust and dust mites, my focus was always on fixing probable dust mite issue. Although if mites existed I believe they would've been already eliminated because of the stuff I tried.
Stuff I tried:

• Examinations by ENT and family doctor
• Stop consuming milk products or at least lactose most of the time.
• To reduce dust mite and silverfish population, lowering the humidity, lowering the heat, and getting rid of dust/papers/cereals in the apartment.
• Administrating Avamys spray for months (Fluticasone furoate)
• Administrating Nasonex spray for months (Mometasone furoate monohydrate)
• Administrating Flonase spray for months (Fluticasone propionate)
• 240mg Pseudoedepherine tablets (can't use them anymore due to triggering physical anxiety symptoms)
• Crebros antihistamine tablets (Levocetirizine dihydrochloride)
• Loratin antihistamine tablets (Loratadine)
• Neti Pot (Water + Salt + Xylitol)
• Saline sprays (Water + Salt)
• Nasal Inhilator (Ocalyptus + Menthol)
• Moistruzer nose spray (Natural oils)
• Allergodil antihistamine nose spray (azelastine)
• Air Dehumidifier
• Air Humidifier
• Air Purifier
• Keeping windows open for days
• Vacuuming floors and furnitures daily with HEPA filtered self-cleaning robot, 800W HEPA Filtered floor Vacuum, HEPA Filtered Cordless FlooHand Vacuum, and Mattress Cleaner emitting UV light.
• Xylometazoline spray (This becomes a last resort if I can't sleep at night, but I can live without using for months)
• Nasal strips (Using at nights, they somewhat saved me from dependency on Xylometazoline)
• Massage Gun in case if the nasal issues are the result of constant muscle tension instead of vice-versa.

Tests conducted:

• Blood allergy test for common allergens (which came out negative for everything)
• Nasal endoscopy by ENT (Some dryness was found, but no polyps, no deviation, no infection)
• At home Sleep Apnea Test by sleep clinic with and without CPAP (No apnea or blood oxygen issue was found, but intermediate hypopnea was found probably due to nasal inflammation)
• Nasal breathing test, which showed improvement in breathing through nose when Xylometazoline is administrated which indicated to my doctor the Xylometazoline dependency, but quitting the spray for months doesn't show any improvement. Go to QuitAfrin and you will see no one had issues after quitting the spray for at most two weeks.

Things I did not try yet but I will be looking into this year:

• VivAer or any surgical procedure
• CT Scan (Tomograhpy) on sinuses
• Seeing an allergist on July 2024.
• Mold test
• Test to see what chemicals are used for wall paints. (Happened to another Redditor)
• Lose weight (I was 65 kg in 2020, last year ended up almost 100kg due to antidepressant but I already started having health issues when I went over 80 kg in 2021.)
• Wheat-free diet, keto diet and other anti-inflammatory diets.
• Wet fasting, dry fasting, daily intermittent fasting.
• Acupunture, spa, sensory deprivation tank, massage, exercise/cardio/lifting at gym, yoga to reduce anxiety and also sauna (one Redditor fixed his issue permanently by going to sauna only two times)
• Kimchi powder

I'm open for all recommendations or possible diagnoses. American friends, please don't tell me to move out, here healthcare is free not moving out.
Thank you