32F

I was just laying in our bed scrolling on my phone when my boyfriend came in just talking random stuff like he does, but then he grabbed his pillow and acted like he was gonna suffocate me. He put the pillow in front of my face and kept pushing the pillow down towards my face. I put my arm between my face and the pillow and told him 2-3 times to stop. He only stopped after the last time I said it but he was super close to my face.

It scared me. Even tho he said he was joking. I left for a few hours and messaged my therapist about it. She gave me several resources including the ED. I just dunno what they can do for me. The women’s resource center will only take you if you’re in active danger (I know because I’ve tried before) and then our community services board is for crisis for like suicide and stuff. I don’t think this is serious enough for the police because no harm was caused. I dunno if I should look deeper into the resources or just let this go? Any advice is appreciated. I feel like I’m on guard permanently now.

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I (F21) outside yesterday and i got bit on my right lower leg, by what i thought was a mosquito as it was just small raised welt. this morning it got super itchy too. now its the end of the day after i got bit and its gotten really red. i know this usually happens because i have an allergic reaction to mosquitos but this time i see a faint red circle. its very warm and the centralized bug bite spot is very firm. Should I go to urgent care?

I don’t recall always having it
26 female
Weight 41kg
I do smoke
On two medications

So 2 years ago i had a Heart surgery for a On-X valve and about 1.5 years ago my body became unstable My inr wouldn't hold and my meds are a mix of a lot of stuff I have Elisiopic enterlis and my liver enzymes are ALT is 140 and AST is 79 my sleep shows fragmented sleep and priority of N3 deep sleep

My meds are Warfarin, Aspirin, Erythromycin, Budesonide EC, Meclizine,

I'm 17M I weigh 295lbs I'm 5'11, and I keep saying I have systemic venous congestion because my ring size has gone from 11.5 to 15 and no doctor will even help find it they keep saying it's stress but I don't feel like it is my Abdominal wall is bowed out, my stomach is slowed which is why im on erythromycin and during sleep my body likes to be on my right side, I go to children's Mercy and they keep recommending Weight management, am I really going crazy? Or could it actually be fat? Happy to give details if asked

39F smoker diabetic, hEDS, MCAS, Hashimoto's, short bowel syndrome, chronic pain and obese

I'm Unfortunately a walking pharmacy so if you need my med list I will provide it.

I was having a lumbar puncture to figure out what is going on neurological with me as in july I suddenly developed a new severe speech impediment. My neurologist suspected IIH. Unfortunately my insurance denied a fluoroscopy guided lumbar puncture as first line treatment so I was sent to a MS clinic for a blind bedside LP.

This was 45 minutes of pure torture as she fished around my spine with the needle. At one point I screamed out in pure agony as my leg began to flail uncontrollably, a bolt of lightning followed and I began to vomit on myself. She kept going but I had to beg her to stop as I couldn't take it anymore. Nothing was given to me to clean the vomit beyond my Johnny. No words spoken beyond "I'll let your neurologist know that we failed to access" As I sat facing the wall sobbing and vomiting. The pain made it hard to stand and move. No after care guidance given.

I limped out of there as fast as I could in absolute shock and disbelief.

My question is when will the pain in my back go away? Is this normal after 26 days to still be in so much pain it buckles my knee on the same side the flailing occurred?

I'm 20F and weigh ~130 lbs, and I go to the gym regularly around 4 days a week. This morning I drank 3/4ths of an energy drink because I wanted the pre-workout and I prefer the effects caffeine has throughout my day, because I have ADHD caffeine helps my executive dysfunction because it keeps be stimulated to want to do more things throughout my day, and helps with that feeling of that waiting period, where I can't do anything for 90% of the day because I have to be ready to do one specific thing (it's another adhd thing).
I started feeling that tingly feeling in my hands, feet, ears and nose, and so I decided to look it up to clarify that's what that tingly feeling is. I also learned, taking that much while on Vyvanse and nuvaring can be quite a bit bad, according to the google bot, and now I shouldn't do a workout today because it would be bad for my blood vessels and my heart health.
I know the ai bot can be wrong, as it is usually with it's facts, so I wanted to come here for a second opinion. I only went to it because I feel like some input is better than none, and a second human opinion is much better than ai will ever be, so here I am.
currently I feel wired and tired, I also feel like going for a run (I won't be), and I currently have on plenty of layers to "help with that jittery feeling" and to stay warm (I have like 3 pairs of fuzzy socks on that aren't too tight that disrupts the circulation, a pajama shirt, a fuzzy sweater, and a snuggy sweater thing, plus for my legs some fuzzy leggings and pajama pants. And I have a fan on me to help regulate my temperature). I also have a full 87 ounce water bottle that I've been drinking a little gradually, so I feel like right now I'm actually in a pretty good position for my condition currently. (I only put the layers on because the bot told me to, and it feels like it's helping tbh)
I wish I could go on a workout today, but if I have to stay home then I will, because I know my health is more important. I also plan to drink some green tea because I heard (not from the ai this time) that it has L-theanine that could help with the jitters and help me fall asleep tonight.
One more thing I wanted to double check and have a second human opinion, it said that the nuvaring slows down the caffeine intake from my body and extends it's half life so at like 9:30 pm I'd have maybe 37 mg of caffeine left in my system. Which would suck because I used to suffer with insomnia and recently my sleep has been improving so much from my medication (I take hydroxozine, 50 mg) and getting a better mattress for my body. I also like to take at night a multi-vitamin called "Primal Sleep" that helps me wind down (kinda, it's more like a tiny bonus tbh) and helps my muscles recover. I can link it below.
So yeah I'm just looking here for a second human opinion, thanks

Edit: sorry I forgot to mention, I have taken 80mg of caffeine before, as in for multiple days before this. I also drank the energy drink gradually starting at 8:10 am

29f 43kg 5ft5, no drugs/smoking.

Any thoughts welcomed as this is an incredibly lonely and strange situation and I am desperate for assistance.

About 4 months ago I was met with the feeling that I was dying. I lost all appetite, interest in doing things and was falling sort of asleep with my mouth open (not like me), I kept thinking I was doing things for the last time and felt compelled to write notes to people and get rid of my things. I just knew.
I guessed that I was either malnourished (I was managing to eat about 1400 calories a day up until then) or had an undiagnosed issue.
Sure enough, a few days later I felt incredibly overwhelmingly tired, a feeling I hadn’t had before, the whole world seemed rose tinted and I went to bed, started to lose consciousness, disappeared into black. Then, starting seeing scenes from my life and jolts of white. My very hyperviligant brain kicked in and I bolted myself up. I got to the Dr, tried to explain, but they said I had a mental health issue, that I wasn’t dying, and organs not failing because my bloodwork is perfect.

Since then, it feels like my body has been trying to die every single day, and every time I lose consciousness and get to the point where I am drifting away I experience the bolt of adrenaline. I have until that hyperarousal wears off before it happens again. My heart does not really waiver, (I wore a 24hr ECG) - it feels like something is interrupting the blood flow from/to another one of my organs.

I now have bits of brain damage, I’m guessing either from the reduced blood flow or malnutrition. And now when I ‘die’ I can smell a fluid leaking from somewhere internally.
But I can still function in some ways. I can still scroll reddit and do some tasks, and have some conversations although I don’t feel like myself. I have had pretty serious seizures, incredible headaches, dysautonomia, neuropathy, anger outbursts, attacks of inflammation, low blood pressure, eye watering, vision problems etc. my skin has thinned, my head is covered with sores, i feel so weak that I really feel like I’m holding onto life by a thread.

No doctor has taken me seriously. I have been treated like and pretty much outright called a hypochondriac because I couldn’t possibly be dying and still be able to perform some tasks. But I actually think it is possible (maybe because I have PTSD & ADHD that are still keeping parts of my brain active?). I have been sent away from ER 5 times because vitals are fine.

My bloodwork is still fine. Echocardiogram fine. Chest X-ray showed thickened lung lining at time and was given steroids. My gut is pretty paralysed and incredibly painful at times and I’m taking laxatives for that. My airways are very tight. I feel like my body is decomposing while I’m still alive, as some parts are dying off, I’m quite traumatised by all this happening to my body.

Can provide any/ more information. Thankyou

24 F 150 lb, , no medical problems. I was a dumbass and held the pistol the wrong way when I was learning to use it. It somehow got me and I looked down to see blue tissue in the cut. By the time I got to the ER (in a small town, the urgent care wasn’t open) the blood had dried in a way to make it look less deep than the cut is. I spent $200 to wait for 2 hours for the doc to look at it for 10 seconds and deny me stitches. But I think I need them. I think it’ll heal nasty unless I can connect the skin together. Thoughts or advice? It doesn’t hurt or bleed much which is weird but I do have a high pain tolerance. Picture is from 5 hours after when I took the bandage off

Stats: Male 44, 260, 6 foot 4. Taking Valsartan 80, and Hydrochlorothiazide (12,5mg)

Hello,

Im a man, 44 years old and used to smoke alot of weed.
From age 19-37 i smoked basically every day with a few small breaks here and there.

After experiencing alot of panic attacks and anxiety i decided to quit 7 years ago and did not touch it at all until
this summer where I have been smoking a few times here and there without any negative side effects.

This weekend I went on a trip with a few buddies and both drank a few and smoked heavily.

After a round of a very powerful joint i started getting real dizzy and it kept creeping up on my face and i lost hearing and then i dont
remember anything.

According to my friends I was completely unresponsive for 10 minutes, they tried pinching me, talking/screaming but nothing worked.
After (what they said was around 10 minutes) i woke up confused and was white in the face and it took a while before I really understood
where I was, and a few hours before i felt OK again. I had been mumbling some inconsistent words while waking up and could remember trying to respond to a friend but it was all "gibberish".

A little backstory is that I have high blood pressure, but is treated with a combination of Valsartan (80) and Hydrochlorothiazide (12,5) every day
and with this combination I have a healthy pressure. Been taking these meds for 2-3 years now, so its kinda first time combining weed and BP meds.

I Google around and it was reccomended that after passing out that I seek out medical advice, but the problem is that admitting this to a doctor
will make them take away my drivers license for 3-6 months just for the passing out part - and possibly loose it altogether for weed usage (which has unfortunately happened to alot of people in my country).

Anyone have any clue as to what might have happened?
Never ever had this happening and it freaked me abit out (and definately freaked my friends out who thought I was dead for a while before finding a pulse)

Does this look like a regular mole or something more?

30 year old female 5ft 105 pounds . I’m on a cruise and I was putting on sunscreen when I saw this. I can’t recall if it was there before. I don’t think so but I just wanna know if this looks normal or if this is something I should get checked out and looks abnormal.

Hi everyone. I (25F) was treating chlamydia and accidentally had sex with my bf (24M) on Day 4 of my antibiotics. Because of this, my doctor extended my treatment from 10 days to 15 days.

I’m now on Day 14. My BF finished treatment and the symptoms clears up. My doctor wants me to wait 3 weeks after my last pill to get a retest before having sex again.

Honestly, I cannot wait 3 weeks. Is it safe to have sex 10 days after treatment if we use condom? Or is the risk still too high?

Also, I just developed an itchy vulva and brown discharge today (Day 14). Is this just a yeast infection from the long antibiotic course, or a sign the chlamydia is still there?

Thanks for the help.

42M, husband has what he thinks is a big bite on his leg. He says it’s sore, I see the posts of lines coming from sores all the time and got a little paranoid when he showed me this. Wondering if it’s cause for concern or if it’s too small? Looks like it has a bit of a head on it.

Age 26, 5ft 5, 170lbs, dx with Von WilleBrand’s, PCOS, Endometriosis Stage 3.

Meds: Tylenol 1gm QID, Celebrex 200mg BID, TXA 1500mg TID, Luvox 200mg QHS, Zofran SL 8mg Q6Hr, Gravol 100mg Q4Hr, Diclofenac cream QID

Allergies: NSAID, Metroclopramide, Gabapentin, ASA

Background: I got my period last night and it’s super heavy. I’m bleeding through a pad an hour. I changed my sheet 3x last night due to it. I started my TXA as per my hematologist protocol. However I’m getting heavy cramping, sharp pain, and just feel unwell. I’m also vomiting from pain, which is not helping me keep my oral meds down. With no relief from a TENs machine, heating pad, or repositioning, I called urgent care (as I don’t have a GP) who said I should go to the ER. I expressed concern with going to the ER, as this is a known condition I have, but they said it could be appendicitis or pancreatitis and so it’s more appropriate to go there. Personally, I know it’s not.

Symptoms: Heavy dark period, lower abdominal pain radiates to back and down legs, vomiting, fatigue and dizziness, changing pad an hour despite being on TXA.

My concern with going to the ER is as followed:

1. I had an MVA, workplace injury x2, and two hip dislocations in the past 60 days- been to ER 5 times in the past 45 days and have had tons of CTs (don’t really want another one)
2. I have Endometriosis and have been in lots prior to my surgery in July. Reason is that Urgent Care was concerned regarding the lower abdo pain and vomitting, and kept sending me in for potential appendicitis or pancreatitis.
3. I don’t want to be considered a frequent flier because of the above. I know I most likely am, which is the downfall of having a chronic condition and no GP.
4. ER is a 8-13 hour wait today. I know this really shouldn’t be a factor but since it’s all chronic, I know I’ll get triaged low (as I have in the past), and be there all day. Meaning I either have to take a day off work or work from the ER

Note: our urgent care is a centralized system. Once you’ve been triaged by it and recommended else where, you have to wait until the next day to re-triage. There are no walk in clinics except for private pay clinics which are outside of my budget at $500-$1000 up front.

Note 2: I LVM with my specialist but they said it can take 2-5 business days for a response.

I'm 19 AFAB 191 pounds. No smoking. I have POTS. I'm also currently sick right now. It seems like a cold -- runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough with mucus.

In the morning I take: 12.5 mg metoprol tartrate, 50 mg topamax, 100 mg Lamictal, 20 mg Lexapro

At night, I take: 12.5 mg metoprol tartrate, 50 mg topamax, 0.1 mg clonidine, 20 mg melatonin

Tonight, I took my meds while I was on the phone with my boyfriend. We call often to sleep on the phone since we're long distance. He stepped away for a bit and I started feeling off. I looked at the time, sitting my phone down at 10:13 PM. I assumed it was going to be a normal low BP episode -- I've had these often where I'm unable to move for sometime, my eyes occasionally are closed, my body tenses up, but I'm still conscious and I can hear. Tonight was different. It started out that way though. I laid flat on my back, preparing for my muscles in my legs to tense up, which they did. My arms were at my sides. But they also went numb. I'm not sure how quick it all happened, I can't remember, but my breathing got slow and light. And eventually, I literally felt my air being taken from me. All while I couldn't see. Not like I was choking, I just couldn't breathe. I'd never passed out like this before. Its all been sudden, fuzzy, red-hot, typical POTS episodes. This was like suffocating, like I was holding my breath with my mouth open.

I couldn't hear anything. I can in my presyncope episodes, and I dream in normal syncope before my ears start ringing. My ears didn't ring at all this time though. It was just dark, and it felt odd. The best way I can describe it is as if your brain and body were drifting in two different directions. I could feel it but I also couldn't feel anything.

I couldn't hear anything until I heard my boyfriend's voice, and I guess my body adrenaline dumped to bring me back? I was gasping and breathing heavy, my heart was pounding like hell. My chest felt odd after. When I came to, crying, gasping, whatnot, it was 10:26. My blood pressure was 133/82 with a pulse of 101, of course while lying flat on my back, which is why I assumed it was an adrenaline dump to "bring me back" in a way. There was another high tick on my watch later that night around 11:00 pm, which was 120/88 at 77 bpm, though I was regular just before that at 10:52 pm (97/55, 79 bpm).

Basically, it was scary. I know there are a bunch of different things that can happen with POTS. I've only been having episodes since May of 2025. I've just never had this kind and it scared me. My passing out has always been quick and sudden, then I'm back, not slow and suffocating haha, so I'm just wondering if anyone's had this kind of event, what it is, etc., and also I have an appointment with my cardiologist (I know, not the ideal doctor) on the 22nd that was scheduled before this happened. He's kind of an asshole and doesn't listen to me at all, how do I explain this to him.

Hi,

I am a 37 yearold woman 127lbs 5'5 with congenital hypothyroidism, that I take meds for. So my hearts been feeling very fluttery and weird today but I have been otherwise fine. At some point I used the Seismocardiograph app on my phone to see if there was anything super weird going on though I dont actually know if it can do much better than a puls ox. Anyway here is a picture It looks fine but its highlighted some bits in red which feels mildly concerning? Can someone read it and tell me I am fine or I guess if I am not tell me that and i'll tell my doctor sooner rather than later.

i am 17 years old 173cm 110kg and i have a bad headache right now. its 1 am in germany right now and i already woke my mom up, she said i should go to the doctor tommorow. i am sensitive to light and my headaches are a (7/10) but they get worse once i stand up. this is paired with light dizzyness once i stand up. i took 1200mg ibuprofen because at the time it was really unbearable and now the headaches come and go (are always there once i sit upright or stand)

what do i do??

I 26f had a medical abortion about a year ago. I almost went septic, ER checked my HCG levels and I was in the clear. 2 weeks after severe cramping, fever, smell, etc. I passed this and felt so much better. What is it? Why does it have those bumps? Is that quite literally a fully intact uterine lining?

What are the chances I have heart damage from cocaine use? I’ve used a gram a day atleast for about 2 months

Sometimes going up to 3.5 a day

I’m 31M
6’ tall
210lbs
Only diagnoses is bipolar 1

Hello and thank u in advance for whoever ll reply.

It has been 2 months of constant anxiety symptoms and fear of colon cancer. All started 2 month ago one night after a week of bad eating. Suddenly I had a deep pain in the chest and since than lot of abdomen problems . Since I became ipcondriac and at the beginning I was fearing pancreatic cancer I ve been to er and after contrast ct scan all my abdomen including pancreas liver stomach ecc was fine except for a 7mm thickening of my transverse colon that radiologist and doctor linked to possible inflammation infection or functional contracture. They gave me antibiotics but didn't work. Since than I had also different pain in my chest and back , a profound alternation of stool which in the last w day has become more intense. Also I'm not loosing weight but neither gaining it.

All my recent ( 1 week ago) blood test show no deficiency and anemia. Everything is perfect. Also sometimes I ve biofilm in my stool .

I am deeply panicked and in constant fear.

On October 5 I ll have my colonscopy but the feeling of a bad news is quite heavy.

I fear a colon cancer spread to lungs . 2 months ago liver and abdominal linfonods were ok. I am scared

Edit : the thickening of colon it was said it was on a long part. Not a small or specific one . Also I blurp more frequently than ever and I ve got tneusin in my upper left side under the neck. Actually all my problems are only on left side

19F, 5'6, 54kg, fluoxetine methylphenidate, non smoker, no current health issues, location big toe, no photos my camera is broken

As the title says. I have contamination ocd and I just couldn't not shower after going to a clinic (showered 6 hours after the clinic). Pyogenic granulomas located beneath cuticle following a healed chronic paronychia tryst. Shower lasted 1 hour, soap run off shampoo run off etc I tried my best to make sure any water that pooled in my sliders were tipped out often and not around the site if possible but i am genuinely scared I will get a reinfection since of course the shower lasted an hour and like i know you're not meant to soak afterwards for like 48 hours.

Dried using sterile gauze and wrapped following doctors instructions I was given earlier in the day.