LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND EPINEPHRINE vs NADOLOL

I am so fucking tired of the discrimination that women face when it comes to medical treatment. From being gaslighted, denied therapy or misdiagnosed, this discrimination often costs women their lives. One particular horrible mistreatment of women is the performance of gynecological procedures witho

So I was telling an acquaintance about this and he thought it was pretty interesting, so I thought I would share it with you guys. About 6 years ago my friend and I were on our way to pick up another friend from work at around 10pm. He was the driver and I was the passenger. We approach the intersec

I need some advice/ guidance. I am a male in my mid 20s and I went to a dentist to have a filling done on my back molar. The dentist applied lidocaine and did an injection into my gums on the upper right side. That was the last thing I remember. The next thing I know I am being pushed out in a gurne

I’ve been wanting to write this out and share my story for a while. I finally did. Here’s the very true and very real story: It was February 15th. 2018. The day after Valentine’s Day (which fell on a Thursday.) I was a little depressed during that whole week. But that is beyond the point of this sto

Ten years ago I got a copper IUD inserted. I did it at Planned Parenthood because, at the time, I worked for a school that relied on that bullshit Hobby Lobby stuff to not cover any birth control. This is no way a knock against Planned Parenthood, which is out here doing vital work, but the experien

I was curious if anyone working on the hospital side of things would be willing to share any ideas or solutions for managing the lidocaine/epinephrine drug shortage? Currently playing with the idea of compounding the product from stock epinephrine and lidocaine with the intent of packaging and stor

Basically, it’s compounded as a cream or gel, 6%lidocaine : 0.02% epinephrine: 4% tetracaine The epinephrine is essential in this compound as it leaves a “halo” of “numbing” but also aids in the procedure. Apparently there’s a shortage and there seems to be no conclusive answer, what does the phar

I’ve been experiencing migraines for well over 15 years and am currently taking preventative meds (topamax and nadolol as well as emgality injections) and ubrelvy. I am definitely sensitive to all the fun side effects of a beautiful spring bloom 😊 and I’m wondering if being proactive and starting a

I have two daughters both with conditions on the spectrum of vasovagal syncope, POTS, long covid, lyme, CIRS and me/cfs. I myself am a research scientist but not in the medical field. I have enough science background to wade through most of the medical journal articles. I've been reading medical

So, glad I found this Reddit. So let me give a brief summary of my story. I’m a 36 year old woman. Back in 2020 in September I had strange experience to where it felt like I was about to tip over while taking a shower. It completely scared me and I jumped out the shower and went and laid down. It w

My older sister and Father have Marfans too; I was diagnosed very early and have been monitored yearly and taking Nadolol for my whole life. I Have had no changes since going into the adult hospital at 19 and prob before then so it’s been pretty lax for me; I’m 28 now. Since turning 19 though, I hav

Hey - I’ve seen a bunch of posts asking about experiences with the Covid vaccine so I just wanted to share mine for what it’s worth. I actually didn’t have POTS **until** I got the vaccine. 42 hours after my second dose I developed orthostatic tachycardia, shortness of breath, chest pain, heart palp

Welcome to the club. This is a quick and dirty guide to the things you may want to know. *This is based entirely off of my own experience and may not be completely applicable to your situation.* ​ 1. **Yes, migraines can be terrifying.** The first migraine I got was in middle school and

Hi! I posted in here last year asking about Dr. Kinsella in St. Louis since I was referred to him. (Posted under a different account then - had phone issues and wound up having to make a new account). Anyway, had my appointment with him yesterday and just wanted to share that I had a great experienc