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9 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 2 replies · +2 points

Boo, beta blockers are so good when they do work. :( I love my propranolol - it might be worth trying another drug in the class if the first one didn't work for you?

For supplements, I've had really solid success with taking extra magnesium. A previous neuro reccomended it to me after I had a failed trial of Topamax (the WORST, do not reccomend - I had terrible brain fog and suicidal ideation the whole time, plus bonus focal seizures at the end of the 6 month trial). A lot of ERs will give magnesium via IV for an intractible migraine, so it made sense to me. I do 500mg 2x daily, but I've seen numbers all over the place for what works for different people. A recently published meta study backs me up on this one: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26752497 (there are a LOT of hits if you search pubmed, too).

I've also been taking a B complex, as the same neuro indicated riboflavin might be helpful and it's kind of a pain to find on its own at Target or whatever. The science on that's a lot less clear, but you'd have to work pretty hard to od on B vitamins, so it might be worth a try for you. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26780280

9 years ago @ The Toast - Postcards from the Mid... · 2 replies · +12 points

It's so weird how you must be me, a year from now. Thanks, time travelling me.

Flippant response because I'm overwhelmed aside, thank you for so clearly articulating my experience of being nonbinary (though I'm deeply jealous you could bind - my chest seems too dense to make much of a dent). It's really lovely to hear other people describe the same series of worries about passing and what that even means, fears that I'm secretly buying into some misogynistic thought patterns by wanting to have top surgery, and sense of disconnect with my body.

Is there a way to get in touch to ask more personal questions about the who and cost of your surgery? I'm also in the east bay and I'd like to do it this year, so knowing someone local(ish?) is nonbinary friendly is very welcome.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 0 replies · +1 points

OH GOD. So I've been wondering why I never got notifications from intensedebate and the answer turns out to be that I must have used my super old yahoo mail address that I check every 2 months or something. I just found this. I hope YOU get a notification!

Depending on the zoo/sanctuary/what have you, there might be a chance to pet/feed a cat or six near you. I've hung out with servals in Melbourne, had a backstage walk/talk with the big cat keeper in Adelaide where I got to feed the tigers and lions, and done a private walk with one of the tigers and keeper at Tiger Island in the Gold Coast (all in Australia). Different places have different rules, because they've socialized their cats differently. The coolest was the walk with the tiger. If you are of a similar age to me, you might have seen a special on Animal Planet in the late 90s about Tiger Island and their 4 cubs. My brother and I swore we'd go, so when i moved to Australia we had to.

ETA: Said brother also has worked in a big cat sanctuary and agrees with my assessment about lions. Bunch of jerks.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 0 replies · +1 points

My experience with Australia was basically the same. 30 days to leave, do not pass go, forget the many dollars you spent on the visa in the first place.

Eta: law abiding, job holding taxpayer, etc.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 1 reply · +26 points

Not a link, just excitement: my girlfriend and I signed a lease! We're moving into a place of our own, no roommates, and my cats can come from Australia! I'm so happy!!!

10 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 0 replies · +18 points

You don't have to be okay right away. Give yourself permission to grieve if you haven't already. This is a hard thing. Any choice you make is right, categorically. Hugs as needed.

10 years ago @ The Toast - An Open Thread For No ... · 0 replies · +2 points

The biggest drawback for the Triangle (and basically all southeastern cities) is that the public transit will not be what you'd like after living places with great networks. That said, I've used CH's busses without incident.

It's a beautiful area, and Durham is definitely the more artsy scene. The comparison to Brooklyn was apt.

10 years ago @ The Toast - The Writer Does The Wo... · 0 replies · +3 points

I gave up my car when I moved to the Bay last week, and this is basically my internal monologue walking home from BART.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! And Rede... · 0 replies · +2 points

This is my experience, too. I don't know how to undo this cultural and internal misogyny that tell me pants are neutral and skirts are not, but I'm also not willing to wear stuff that makes me feel dysphoric.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 1 reply · +2 points

!!!! THANK

Eta: I'm on it now, and I'm willing to host a meet up if others are interested. My contact info is in the appropriate tab.

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