Hey guys! It has only been a few days since I last did a chatty GRWM but SO MUCH has happened in that short amount of time so I wanted to relax and talk with you guys today! How have you all been? Let me know! Love ya💖
Don't forget you need 2 rooms for all your backlog of subscription boxes! 🤣🤪 If you guys aren't sure on kids, pls don't let a Dr try and talk you into one saying the pregnancy helps with endometriosis etc. 20 yrs ago it happened to me. I stood up for myself and stood my ground saying we weren't planning on kids so 4 months after I turned 29 the Dr finally agreed to do a hysterectomy. Keep standing up for you! thank you for being so open! You are helping people more than you know! I was stage 3 so I can't imagine 4! Best of luck! Jeanne
Hey just a thought? This is you relaxing and talking with us ? Or is that the medication really working now . Have a watch back you seem very very different
I have been out for lunch today for the first time in over a year, it was a lovely afternoon and I am glad I did it regardless of the pain etc I will have for the next few days. And then I get to chill out and watch another Alexandria video, perfect. 😊😊
Great confirmation for all of us to advocate for ourselves at the doctor's office. I tend to have this 'oh, I don't want to be a bother' attitude that hasn't served me well. Actually, I don't think it helps others either. So happy little Tatter is doing well after the raisins. 🐾💙
I'm so glad tater is okay! We once had a pup eat several bars of Hershey's chocolate and we called the emergency vet and they told us there's pretty much no amount of hersheys chocolate that will hurt a dog because those practically no cocoa in it which is disturbing all on a its own
fun fact (?), chocolate is toxic at about the same rates it is for humans as it is for dogs! the rule of thumb is 2 oz per pound of milk chocolate, 1 oz per pound of dark chocolate to get into trouble. it's just that uhhhh. we don't. we don't really eat 150 oz. of dark chocolate in one go. whereas a 12 pound dog can actually eat like 12 oz of dark chocolate, since that's an amount of chocolate you'd actually have and be able to buy. white chocolate tho is totally fair game, it only contains the cocoa butter and not the chocolate solids so eat as much as you want and feed your dog as much as you want LOL
It depends on the size of the dog too. I’ve got a 5lb pup who cannot get more than a handful of Hershey kisses without being in danger, but my childhood 67 lb dog was totally fine (aside from being a bit disoriented) after eating a massive larger-than-king-sized amount of chocolate.
I am unbelievably invested in your house hunting drama. I'm so sorry about the family friend! also! Because of you, I've made a doctor appointment for the first time in over 4 years to discuss anxiety meds! I love that we encourage each other- we get you to pursue adhd meds and you directly influence us to keep up on doctors appointments. This is genuinely the best community I'm a part of and I appreciate you so much
I'm so proud of you for advocating for yourself at the doctor! It can be really hard to do that, especially since your doctor doesn't seem like the most, shall we say, communicative person in the world😅 Before my husband passed, we would always go in to each other's appointments just to advocate for each other and make sure nothing got passed over or forgotten. If you have a hard time speaking up at the doctor, don't be afraid to bring someone you trust right into the exam room with you, it can really help!!
In university my roommates' 60-pound lab ate an entire box, box and all, of Claritan. I had no car, so poison control talked me through inducing vomiting with a bottle of peroxide. It was awful, but he pulled through and roommate came home and we taxied to the emergency vet. Which luckily her parents covered with their credit card, because it was $$$$. It is so scarey, glad you got through it! Poor Tadder!
I was once watching some lovely, crazy beagles for a close family friend. I left my purse at the house while I went out to get dinner with my partner. I came back and I realized they had gotten into my bag (they had never done that before!) and they had pulled out my bag of cacao drink mix and eaten a quarter of it. Cue me having to call their mom with a terrible pit in my stomach and her walking me through the process of inducing vomiting with peroxide. Having to wrangle those wild and wriggly beagles resulted in me pulling a lot of muscles in my back and shoulders. My partner was an absolute saint throughout the whole experience even though he ended up staying there for hours longer than we had originally planned for after dinner. Everyone was okay in the end, but I will never forget it.
I've had a couple dogs who ate chocolate, which wasn't fun! The worst was a 6 lb Chihuahua who ate 6 rising dinner rolls. We thought the tray was out of reach, but she figured out how to grab it. About 15 minutes after she ate them, we noticed she looked a bit bloated. Yeah, rising dough is REALLY bad for any dog, but for a tiny dog, yikes! We called our emergency vet and they had us induce vomiting with peroxide. That pup was so stubborn about throwing up (in general), that it took 30 minutes to get all of them out. I have no idea how she even fit them into her tummy in the first place. Thankfully, she was fine after, though we did have to do 2 weeks of a bland chicken/rice/broth diet until her stomach shrank back to normal size.
One thing to note is that both anxiety and depression are side effects of chronic ADHD. When you finally get treatment for the ADHD, it's like night and day.
I’m wondering if that’s my issue, I have ADD that I’ve never had treated with any sort of medication, but I have depression and severe anxiety as well. A great deal of my anxiety stems from my inability to complete things and procrastinate till the last possible second, I’m just too afraid of being looked at like a drug seeker if I ask to be treated, so I’ve just been spiraling for prob 2 decades. I also deal with fairly severe chronic pain, so I’m def a mess 😅
@@haleyb8285 yes, I had extensive testing with a psychiatrist many years ago and was diagnosed with ADD (I don’t have the majority of the hyperactivity symptoms)
@@teridoster5840I was never diagnosed with ADD but I’ve dealt with anxiety and depression for three decades. Add to it is chronic pain. But man I procrastinate like crazy! Can’t focus on a lot of things on a good day.
It is a good idea to listen to your gut, but in the middle of the grief of the loss of a family friend and the stress of Tater's raisin ingestion - I would caution rushing in too quickly to a new house. Just some unrequested advice :) lol
As an ADHDer, I feel you on treating the ADHD before the anxiety. A lot of ADHDers have anxiety *because* of our ADHD symptoms! I know I would feel a hundred times less anxious if, for example, driving weren't so exhausting and stressful for me because keeping my attention on just the road and the whole road for extended periods of time weren't so fiendishly difficult. So happy for you!
as someone who also has done the anxiety-and-adhd thing - it is WILD how much the adhd med helped my anxiety. it's like having your thoughts degunked! it doesn't magically fix everything, but i found myself actually able to *do the coping strategies*. it's the difference between trying to use a computer around infinite pop-up advertisements, and actually having a computer mouse where you know you can just click the X on the corner to make them go away. TURNS OUT HAVING A FUNCTIONING BRAIN IS GOOD AND NICE ACTUALLY???
I’m so proud of you for advocating for yourself at the doctors! I’m hopeful this latest change will make a big difference in your life! I’m sorry for the loss of your family friend and for the scare with your baby boy. Life can really throw a lot at you at once sometimes. Hang in there Alex, you’re doing great 🫶🏻
Almost same thing happened. I was sick a month ago (haven't been sick in very long time). I had an appointment with the doctor Dr and decided to leave my senior dogs out of their kennel because had no energy. I was doing self remedies that included tea, honey, vapor rub on feet with onions. I threw the socks away in the bag was tossing tissues in. I really was so sick that I couldn't think straight. I came home to see torn up tissues and the socks with no onions. I honestly didn't have any money and didn't know what to do. I cried and called a friend who was willing to meet me at the emergency vet. My dogs never got sick or reacted and turned out to be okay. But I was truly devastated, but grateful they were okay. It happens, but we just have to be hyp aware that they get into anything at anytime. I'm glad the babies are okay!😊❤ You are not alone in this.
I’m so proud of you for being assertive with your med care! 😊. That’s a very positive step. Just wanted you to know I didn’t get a driver’s license until I was 35. Talk therapy really helped me take that step as well as with other anxiety & depression. I think it it’s a nice compliment to medication. And it’s it a lot easier now since it can be done online. Last thing, our doggie (now 10!) managed, as a 3 month old puppy, to find 2 raisins underneath a cabinet on the kitchen floor. My daughter & I ( both crying) rushed her to vet hospital & she had to stay overnight. Poor little baby had been with us less than a week & likely thought we had given her back to the shelter 😢. Love your channel!
Years ago I used to be a dog groomer. There was a springer spaniel that came in one time named Rafer. He and his mom jogged 3 miles from home to our shop so he would be tired out and behave. He was always a good boy just too much energy lol. Well this time I hear and saw this projectile vomit coming out of his cage before it was his turn. I immediately got him outside to get it out and in looking at the mess I see there are cupcake wrappers and chicken bones. Lots and lots of wrappers and bones. We call the let mom and she discovered he had gotten into and eaten 29 chocolate cup cakes that were for her daughter’s classroom and he got into the trash for the chicken. He was okay but that was so scary for his mom.
So sorry for the loss of a family friend, praying for you and your family. I would love to see videos of after unboxings you do a 'get ready with me' type of video trying out those products.
Good for you advocating for yourself! It is so hard . I had to do that at my last appointment. I have had Drs who felt like they weren’t listening or taking me seriously. It is hard when you have anxiety about asking for anything! I’m 53 and just getting it together, maybe. Good luck!
You never actually met Jimmy!!! LMAO. As a social worker for child protection in Canada, I'm thrilled you would consider adoption ❤. I think you would be a fantastic mom. As a fellow ADHD survivor, Adderall has saved me. My symptoms are exactly the same as you, so I understand the frustration, anxiety, and anger at myself. Adderall isn't a cure all, I still have the negative life long coping skills to break, but life is definitely so much better. Good for you for being your own advocate!!!!
Yay!! I'm so glad you are addressing your adhd, getting medication was SUCH a game changer for me. It truly just helps me function better, like a "normal" person.
I’m glad Tater is okay. Back in the day when I was young, (we are talking before the internet was so prolific) I had NO idea grapes were bad for dogs. My dog loved grapes. Fortunately, it didn’t appear to have affected him, he lived quite a long life. YIKES.
What a wonderful surprise!! I was excited when I saw your notification come up, especially with the GRWM. It really does feel like hanging with a friend. All of our love and hugs to Rin, you, hubby, and especially sweet Tater!! Our regards to you and your family over your loss, truly. SO excited about the house hunt!! I kinda feel like I'm sitting at the edge of my seat, waiting for the next episode LOL. PROUD of you for advocating for yourself.
My son took Adderall. Not sure if it happens with all people but he l9st a ton of weight. It worked great for him for all things. I'm so glad they listened to u and they're treating things u asked for!!! So sorry about your loss... prayers for all and the house hunt. LOVE WREN AND TATER, YOU AND UR VIDEOS!!! ❤❤❤
I love that you share your journey with medicine. I have been on paxil since about November. And I have been feeling the same way for the last few months. I am always so tired and unmotivated. And just no energy to do anything. I feel like I should have the same conversation with my doctor. So thank you!!
I’m so happy for you. You’ve probably helped so many people by advocating for their medical treatment. Thank you so much. Hope the House situation figures itself out for you and your family and definitely wishing Tater the best of health. 💕
Just a little observation about your meds (not a Dr, but been on psych meds for 15+ years). They basically have you on two 'uppers.' If your Wellbutrin is the XL version, that stays in your system for 24 hours. For some, not everyone, this can exacerbate the amphetamine effects of the Adderall. If you have trouble sleeping, ask your doc for the regular version of Wellbutrin.
Such a random side note, but I recently got into editing. I never realized how difficult it can be, so I just wanted to say how much I respect your videos! It takes a lot of work!! 😅 I feel so naive, you’re doing such great work! 🎉
As a fellow recently diagnosed anxious ADHDer, I had the exact same experience when I started my ADHD medication. I had been diagnosed with anxiety that I was taking medication for for almost two years before I got my ADHD diagnosis, and while the anxiety meds did help a bit, it was starting the ADHD medication that really put all of the pieces together for me. I'm so happy to hear that you were able to speak up for yourself about what you needed, and that you're seeing positive results from it!
My Samoyed (60ish lb dog) ate out of a few raisin canisters and boxes many years ago. We had no idea it was toxic and he was fine each time, but 100% you did the right thing especially for poor Tater with all his conditions. I’m certain I also have adhd but I’d be too scared to take medication to resolve it (I don’t even take aspirin but I’m not opposed to physical health-necessary medications for myself) but I’m happy for you that it’s working out. Not shading at all to be clear I’m just scared of potential side effects for myself
👏👏👏 Proud of you for advocating for yourself!! I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 9...in 1983. Which for a girl back then, was almost impossible. Every time the Army moved us, my mom would have to argue with new doctors over it. Then again when I turned 18. At 21 I had my first fight with my work insurance that I just HAD to have "grown out of it" 🙄🤦♀️ Then again at 29, 35, 40....now at 50 I FINALLY have a doctor that realizes I am both ADHD & Autistic
Congrats on the meds thing! My life has changed since my boyfriend started medication for his adhd, i swear. He would get in this transe state where he couldnt start anything and ended just doing nothing for an entire day. It is SO much better now, I hope it'll help you as much too!
I'm so happy for you that you're treating your ADHD! This exact time last year I stopped lexapro, and started welbutrin and ritalin and things aren't perfect but life is much more manageable. I hope it goes well for you!
I feel your pain! We have a new kitten that's resting after getting neutered yesterday - needless to say it was a sleepless night last night! That makes 4 cats in our household :) Pets sure are a constant source of worry, we love them so much! Always love seeing a new upload from you!
I have a 4.0 in doctoral school and I’m exactly the same as you. Adderall is a miracle but the tolerance grows so fast. I’ve always been just like you describe. I hope it works for you forever! I’m off meds now but I have to work out daily ❤❤hoping so much the best and also hoping to try wellb one day!
I'm glad you spoke up for yourself. Your Dr doesn't know how you feel if you don't tell him. I'm also glad Tater is ok. My grandmother fed my dog grapes years ago before she passed away and my dog died from kidney failure. She didn't know dogs couldn't have grapes and she also had dementia. I never told her that is why the dog died. She would have been so upset and it was really am accident.
I am on welbutrin and Adderall and it's the best combination I've found. So proud of you for standing up for yourself it's never easy, but I'm glad you did.
Oh those white kitchen house with stainless steele everything houses drive me nuts too , oh and that dredful white subway tile😜. Like living in a stepford home.
I'm about to start my ADHD medication journey. I have a wonderful psychiatrist. Being diagnosed was a very emotional moment. I mourned what could have been but was also so excited for the future. I can't wait to start meds for it and experience what it's like to have a brain that works a bit more normally.
I'm SO happy for you for advocating for yourself and that the meds are helping!! Adderall was night and day for me too, I function so much better and I'm so excited you get to experience that feeling too! I hope it works great for you and I'm glad you got off the meds that didn't work well for you. It can be really hard to stand up for yourself in those situations, and I'm glad it went so smoothly! ADHD is a whole ride, watching your videos and hearing you talk about it is really inspiring to me and I get a lot of validation from it cuz I relate so much to your experience, so I feel less like "it's me, I'm the problem, it's me" if you get what I mean lol. I'm glad Tater is doing ok now and I hope your house hunt goes better this time around! 💚
It never doesn't amaze me how fast the dogs can grab something - even if you're right next to them - glad Tater is doing well. So sorry for your family's loss - it's really hard to lose someone you've know for so long. I can understand wanting to move. The house looks nice - the backyard is awesome. Love the kitchen. I was on Lexapro twice - first time was great - second time sooo not! You definitely need to talk to the doctor - it's very hard so I understand. So glad you talked to him! Treating the ADHD might jump start the anxiety in the right direction. I'd been told the same about any anxiety meds. The new meds probably help the anxiety as well.
So scary about Tater, and I'm so glad he's okay! My condolences on the loss of your friend. House hunting can be so tedious! Inspection for the flipped house, for sure! Yay for advocating for yourself! I hope this new combo continues to work well for you!
Hey Alexandria. I was thinking about the problem with the moldings in the house, and the problem with the tracks on the closet doors. Sometimes, you can get stuff like that fixed as part of the purchase. You tell them the sale depends on if they will fix them. Can't hurt to try! xoxo
I’ll take all the GRWM videos. I’m invested in the house hunting, and Tater, and the new building…basically all of it. And I’m so proud of you for advocating for yourself. You seem lighter today.
So many exciting things going on for you!!! You have given me the courage to advocate for myself at my next Dr appointment. I have been treated for depression and anxiety for years. I make to-do lists and then lists for my lists, and get so overwhelmed I have to go to sleep from the fatigue. I almost never fully accomplish a task, even though I am super OCD and detail oriented, which I know doesn't make sense. But, I definitely think it is something I should talk with her about and definitely self advocate.
ER Vet/Pet Poison Control--been there, done that. My 15 lb dachshund took the lids of the plastic storage & ate 4 days with of her 80 lb American Bulldog sister's antibiotic & pain meds. Didn't chew up the plastic. Took the lids off!! I found it Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving!! I was getting ready to go to my parent's, 4 hours away. She ended up ok but the stress!! Ugh!! She's almost 16 now. Endometriosis. Not sure my dr ever said 'stage 4' but I went thru A LOT!! Adhesions, fluid build up, laproscopes to clean up the mess which caused more adhesions, shots to go into a medical menopause followed by a pregnancy to give my body a longer time to heal, which didn't go to plan since my body didn't want to leave the medical menopause. It was a long road. I had 2 bio kids, 1 before all the interventions & the planned pregnancy after the shots. Once that baby was about 1, i was still miserable & decided to have a hysterectomy. Everything is gone & it was the BEST decision!! We knew that we didn't want any more kids. We had 3 & that was enough to raise & educate. It's been almost 20 years now & I still feel like it was the best decision. The pain...the way it affected my life...the dr visits...hang in there!! It wasn't an easy road, but it's a road you can make it down!!
Im so proud of you for being your advocate! You did so good! I know this struggle well, im about the same age as you and have been diagnosed with life changing diagnosis. ADHD was so helpful and i noticed immediate calm. My OCD diagnosis made my intense anxiety make sense. You are so kind and polite and you were heard by your doctor. Really, i am so proud of you!❤
You go girl! You appear like a totally different person! You do not sound as nervous talking like previously! I’m so PROUD of you for bringing this to the attention of your doctor! He should have realized that treating the ADHD first, would lessen the anxiety! I am sorry about Tater too! Poor little guy! And Ren, I’ll bet he did not enjoy having to get up and go to the emergency vet! I know you met your parents there. But he did not know that. Good luck with the house hunting! It will happen when it is supposed to! Love ya ❤
I found out about raisins being toxic years after my dog and i shared many oatmeal raisin cookies over her life. She was a pekingese, she lived to be 18.
Yeah, I didn't know about raisins and chocolate when I was a kid. My dog LOVED tootsie rolls. She lived until she was 16, so it wasn't the tootsies that did it (I think she swallowed them whole, which made them pass without causing issues). Unfortunately, it was severe arthritis and loss of life enjoyment that caused us to decide to put her to sleep.
@@_Azzychan idk how much chocolate tootsie rolls actually have in them? i still wouldn't recommend giving them to your dog now, but more actual chocolate = more toxic. like if your dog ate a bar of unsweetened baking chocolate, that's VERY bad. but if they eat an oreo or two, you're probably fine. i knew a kid growing up who gave his dog fudgesicles.
Poor Tater! So many health issues for such a young dog. He's lucky to have you as a parent! $800 is pricey, don't get me wrong but compared to where I live (Seattle area) that's less than half of what I've had to pay for emergency vet visits!
Hey Alex!! I just wanted to give you a heads up about Wellbutrin. It has a tendency to lower the threshold for seizures for some people, so just be aware of that and make sure the other medicines you take don’t do that as well! My fiancé was on Wellbutrin and he took Benedryl, not knowing that they both lower the threshold and he had a seizure on New Years Eve. I don’t want to scare you or anything, but I just wanted you to be aware!!
OMG, I get the whole brain battle, the self talk of: I'm just lazy and it's never going to change. Until I started a new med the first of the year. Like you, my improvement was profound, and I found myself wondering if this is how other people - like my spouse - feel normally. I'm almost 70 years old, a lot of years lost to mental struggles. But better late than never. Wishing you all the best!
If that house (AMAZING kitchen, btw) was a flip project and the people responsible overlooked those details - the door tracks, knobs and floor not meeting the trim, makes you wonder what else they overlooked that is more important - like any wiring that needed to be replaced, etc
As a child with ADHD they used to start you on the highest dose and back you off. It was wild the swings as you came off Ritalin every night. We had to fully come off one drug to even start a new one and that sucked to. With my own child it is the opposite! All my med trauma made me wait on my kids treatment. I regret that.
Omg I totally understand I wasn't thinking and gave my doxie 6 raisins. I called the emergency vet and they told me to give her a tablespoonful of peroxide to induce vomiting. I put a puppy pad on the bed and made her comfy so she could throw them up and I could watch them come out. I cried the whole time 😢
Poor Tator, he is such a brave boy with the best & most caring parents and grandparents ❤ I’m so sorry to hear about your family’s loss, it definitely sounds like it’s the right time to move. You’ve been in this familiar location for a while, with a house that has ended up cluttered like your mind. Now you have your ADHD meds, it’d be perfect to start somewhere fresh 😊 I’m terrible at advocating for myself at the doctors, so I know how hard that was, we’re all so proud of you! I’m the same age as you but only diagnosed with ADHD last year, I’m still figuring out the right dosage as I recently had a baby and the lack of sleep definitely lowers the effect of my meds 😅
I totally felt the same way when I started taking Adderall. I was like "Is this how normal people function?!" I wasn't properly diagnosed until i was 43 and i swear, it's like night and day.
I'm so happy to hear you got on treatment for the ADHD! I had a very similar experience as you. I felt the same way: this is how "normal" people feel? Wow! I also am on Wellbutrin in addition to. Being on the correct medication is life changing!
I’m so glad Tater’s okay! My Yorkie has pica, so I have to be really careful about what’s left out of containers (she opens drawers so 😅) and we’re also frequent flyers at the vet 😂 Note: Lexapro is an SSRI, which means you don’t need to wean yourself off it. It’s a general rule to advise weaning for all antidepressants since some classes must absolutely be weaned off, but when it comes to patients using SSRIs we usually advise them they don’t need to, especially if they’re stopping because of side effects like yours. But always consult with your prescribing physician first!
If you've been taking lexapro for years then yes you have to wean off of it. However, if you've been on it up to 6 to 9 months you can just stop medication immediately with no weaniquit stop
Yikes I am so glad to hear he is ok. I don't even allow raisins in my house because they usually come in baked goods. I eat cinnamon bread but I do buy grapes. My 2 German shepherds got bit my fleas and even though they are on prevention they were constantly chewing and pulling out hair so both went to the Vet for cortisone shots then for emergency grooming for soothing baths. We love our furbabies but yes they can be expensive.
The day we were moving out my dog got ahold of rat poison. The emergency vet induced vomiting and they wanted us to call poison control and explained the immediate $85 fee. The brand she ingested could have either been really bad or she was gonna be okay. We didn’t know which of the 2 types she had and poison control would have had no way to tell us either. So we refused, like you said I get they need to make money but it seems like such a scam.
Those late night vet emergencies are so stressful! We once had my 5 pound little guy eat half of a Costco chocolate muffin. The little stinker is safe now, but is always willing to strike when we aren’t looking.
I work as a vet nurse and one day I brought my dog to work as many of us do. A dog came in who ate a box of raisins from grandma's bag. We made the dog vomit, and the vet was going through the vomit to take the raisins out to show the owner and make sure we got them all. After showing the owner in the room, she was walking them out and didn't realise my dog went into the room behind her. He ate all 10 of the raisins! One of the other nurses who went in to clean the room saw my dog and saw the raisins missing, and she immediately started to panic. We had to make my dog throw up too, and he was so miserable all day! 😂😂 my vet felt very bad, but it was an accident and a funny story to this day.
I’m so sorry to hear about Tater! That poor little guy has been through so much 😢 Thankfully he’s doing ok now❣️ Also sorry to hear about your Dads best friend 😢 It’s so hard to lose someone so close and then to have to pass by his house all the time would be even sadder. I’m happy that you might have finally found a house because it seems like it’s definitely time to move! I hope it all works out for you and you can finally spread out more and hopefully get a handle on your boxes lol I love your videos and I’m sure hoping your new medication helps you focus and get all the things done that you’ve been wanting to do. That I’m itself is anxiety inducing for sure!!
Our sweet Shyla had a habit of getting into things. She stole a tub of chocolate frosting. . And ate the whole thing. Then we found our 3 lb peanut butter missing. . .and she opened it and ate half of it. We still dont know how she got into so much stuff and was prefectly fine. She crossed the rainbow bridge this year and we miss her so much and understand the constant rush and fear from toxic foods.
I'm on Wellbutrin for ADHD 😅 I was crashing every afternoon and then broke it up to teo dosages for 2 months and then went back on the full dose in the morning and I'm good
I have been watching your whole house hunt and i hope this works for you! Our house hunt went from look at house to closing so fast once we found the right one. It was stressful and i hope your house purchase goes so smooth
Our puggle was OBSESSED with chocolate. He had multiple brushes with toxicity despite efforts to keep him away from it. He also decided to munch on packing peanuts at one point. Thank goodness for ER vets because they are sneaky buggers who have no awareness of their own mortality 🫠
There is adhd anxiety. I was told my whole life I had anxiety but nothing worked. 1st dose of vyvanse and it was gone 98%. Life changing. Found all this out at 54.
OMG I research EVERYTHING I give my dogs and for whatever reason I didn't look up grapes. My dogs have been eating grapes for years, YEARS. And one is a 5lb Chihuahua 😬 He's 15 and been eating raisins since he was a puppy and he gets yearly checkups and has no organ issues Never not looking things up again and this was very informative
Good for you, advocating for yourself at the doctor - I'm sure the doctor appreciated the clear goal you asked for! Closet doors should have center piece, to keep the doors from pushing in, and not a full track - cause you'll stub your toes
Congrats on maybe finding a house and I'm glad tater is OK! Don't worry about kids one day, I was 34 with PCOS and endometriosis, it took a bit but we finally got pregnant and now I have a sweet, precious daughter lol a complete mini me haha
I was thinking about what you said in another video about someone telling you "purple is not your colour" - they were clearly a) wrong, and b) jealous of your youth and natural beauty! It's so sad how people make these comments that can make a long-lasting, negative impact. I'm glad Tater was OK and you're feeling better. I suffer from extreme anxiety all the time also, it's truly exhausting, isn'it? Hang in there! :)
Hey guys! It has only been a few days since I last did a chatty GRWM but SO MUCH has happened in that short amount of time so I wanted to relax and talk with you guys today! How have you all been? Let me know! Love ya💖
Don't forget you need 2 rooms for all your backlog of subscription boxes! 🤣🤪 If you guys aren't sure on kids, pls don't let a Dr try and talk you into one saying the pregnancy helps with endometriosis etc. 20 yrs ago it happened to me. I stood up for myself and stood my ground saying we weren't planning on kids so 4 months after I turned 29 the Dr finally agreed to do a hysterectomy. Keep standing up for you! thank you for being so open! You are helping people more than you know! I was stage 3 so I can't imagine 4! Best of luck! Jeanne
Love from Ontario Canada! 🍁
Hey just a thought? This is you relaxing and talking with us ? Or is that the medication really working now . Have a watch back you seem very very different
I have been out for lunch today for the first time in over a year, it was a lovely afternoon and I am glad I did it regardless of the pain etc I will have for the next few days. And then I get to chill out and watch another Alexandria video, perfect. 😊😊
Great confirmation for all of us to advocate for ourselves at the doctor's office. I tend to have this 'oh, I don't want to be a bother' attitude that hasn't served me well. Actually, I don't think it helps others either. So happy little Tatter is doing well after the raisins. 🐾💙
I'm so glad tater is okay! We once had a pup eat several bars of Hershey's chocolate and we called the emergency vet and they told us there's pretty much no amount of hersheys chocolate that will hurt a dog because those practically no cocoa in it which is disturbing all on a its own
Only dark chocolate is harmful
fun fact (?), chocolate is toxic at about the same rates it is for humans as it is for dogs! the rule of thumb is 2 oz per pound of milk chocolate, 1 oz per pound of dark chocolate to get into trouble. it's just that uhhhh. we don't. we don't really eat 150 oz. of dark chocolate in one go. whereas a 12 pound dog can actually eat like 12 oz of dark chocolate, since that's an amount of chocolate you'd actually have and be able to buy.
white chocolate tho is totally fair game, it only contains the cocoa butter and not the chocolate solids so eat as much as you want and feed your dog as much as you want LOL
It depends on the size of the dog too. I’ve got a 5lb pup who cannot get more than a handful of Hershey kisses without being in danger, but my childhood 67 lb dog was totally fine (aside from being a bit disoriented) after eating a massive larger-than-king-sized amount of chocolate.
Our Bassett hound ate an entire package of Grasshopper cookies and she was okay 😵💫. Not that I would recommend that! ☺️
Hershey's is not chocolate. It shouldn't even be allowed to exist. 🤢
I am unbelievably invested in your house hunting drama. I'm so sorry about the family friend!
also! Because of you, I've made a doctor appointment for the first time in over 4 years to discuss anxiety meds! I love that we encourage each other- we get you to pursue adhd meds and you directly influence us to keep up on doctors appointments. This is genuinely the best community I'm a part of and I appreciate you so much
Ditto❤
I’m so happy I’m not the only one struggling. It sure feels like you’re alone in the world!! Especially when it comes to mental health
I've been on anxiety meds for around 5 years now and they have changed my life. I hope you can find ones that work as well for you!
Buspar changed my life!
I’m on klonopin and it’s literally saved my life
I'm so proud of you for advocating for yourself at the doctor! It can be really hard to do that, especially since your doctor doesn't seem like the most, shall we say, communicative person in the world😅 Before my husband passed, we would always go in to each other's appointments just to advocate for each other and make sure nothing got passed over or forgotten. If you have a hard time speaking up at the doctor, don't be afraid to bring someone you trust right into the exam room with you, it can really help!!
In university my roommates' 60-pound lab ate an entire box, box and all, of Claritan. I had no car, so poison control talked me through inducing vomiting with a bottle of peroxide. It was awful, but he pulled through and roommate came home and we taxied to the emergency vet. Which luckily her parents covered with their credit card, because it was $$$$. It is so scarey, glad you got through it! Poor Tadder!
Tator 🙂
I was once watching some lovely, crazy beagles for a close family friend. I left my purse at the house while I went out to get dinner with my partner. I came back and I realized they had gotten into my bag (they had never done that before!) and they had pulled out my bag of cacao drink mix and eaten a quarter of it. Cue me having to call their mom with a terrible pit in my stomach and her walking me through the process of inducing vomiting with peroxide. Having to wrangle those wild and wriggly beagles resulted in me pulling a lot of muscles in my back and shoulders. My partner was an absolute saint throughout the whole experience even though he ended up staying there for hours longer than we had originally planned for after dinner. Everyone was okay in the end, but I will never forget it.
I've had a couple dogs who ate chocolate, which wasn't fun! The worst was a 6 lb Chihuahua who ate 6 rising dinner rolls. We thought the tray was out of reach, but she figured out how to grab it. About 15 minutes after she ate them, we noticed she looked a bit bloated. Yeah, rising dough is REALLY bad for any dog, but for a tiny dog, yikes! We called our emergency vet and they had us induce vomiting with peroxide. That pup was so stubborn about throwing up (in general), that it took 30 minutes to get all of them out. I have no idea how she even fit them into her tummy in the first place. Thankfully, she was fine after, though we did have to do 2 weeks of a bland chicken/rice/broth diet until her stomach shrank back to normal size.
One thing to note is that both anxiety and depression are side effects of chronic ADHD. When you finally get treatment for the ADHD, it's like night and day.
I’m wondering if that’s my issue, I have ADD that I’ve never had treated with any sort of medication, but I have depression and severe anxiety as well. A great deal of my anxiety stems from my inability to complete things and procrastinate till the last possible second, I’m just too afraid of being looked at like a drug seeker if I ask to be treated, so I’ve just been spiraling for prob 2 decades. I also deal with fairly severe chronic pain, so I’m def a mess 😅
@teridoster5840 did you ever get tested? I'm wondering if there's a test for add/adhd. I want to look into it for myself.
@@haleyb8285 yes, I had extensive testing with a psychiatrist many years ago and was diagnosed with ADD (I don’t have the majority of the hyperactivity symptoms)
@@teridoster5840 thank you for the information!
@@teridoster5840I was never diagnosed with ADD but I’ve dealt with anxiety and depression for three decades. Add to it is chronic pain. But man I procrastinate like crazy! Can’t focus on a lot of things on a good day.
It is a good idea to listen to your gut, but in the middle of the grief of the loss of a family friend and the stress of Tater's raisin ingestion - I would caution rushing in too quickly to a new house. Just some unrequested advice :) lol
TGIAT!!! (Thank God Its Alexandria Time!) What a great sight to see!
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TGIAT!!! I need that on a T-shirt. 😁
@grannym2880 Yes, she needs to put that on a T-shirt . It would sell out !! Go for it Alexandria...lol
I love the mix of chatty videos and unboxing/pure chaos videos!!
As an ADHDer, I feel you on treating the ADHD before the anxiety. A lot of ADHDers have anxiety *because* of our ADHD symptoms! I know I would feel a hundred times less anxious if, for example, driving weren't so exhausting and stressful for me because keeping my attention on just the road and the whole road for extended periods of time weren't so fiendishly difficult. So happy for you!
as someone who also has done the anxiety-and-adhd thing - it is WILD how much the adhd med helped my anxiety. it's like having your thoughts degunked! it doesn't magically fix everything, but i found myself actually able to *do the coping strategies*. it's the difference between trying to use a computer around infinite pop-up advertisements, and actually having a computer mouse where you know you can just click the X on the corner to make them go away. TURNS OUT HAVING A FUNCTIONING BRAIN IS GOOD AND NICE ACTUALLY???
Question! Did you have a test for adhd? I'm looking into it for myself.
I’m so proud of you for advocating for yourself at the doctors! I’m hopeful this latest change will make a big difference in your life!
I’m sorry for the loss of your family friend and for the scare with your baby boy. Life can really throw a lot at you at once sometimes. Hang in there Alex, you’re doing great 🫶🏻
Almost same thing happened. I was sick a month ago (haven't been sick in very long time). I had an appointment with the doctor Dr and decided to leave my senior dogs out of their kennel because had no energy. I was doing self remedies that included tea, honey, vapor rub on feet with onions. I threw the socks away in the bag was tossing tissues in. I really was so sick that I couldn't think straight. I came home to see torn up tissues and the socks with no onions. I honestly didn't have any money and didn't know what to do. I cried and called a friend who was willing to meet me at the emergency vet. My dogs never got sick or reacted and turned out to be okay. But I was truly devastated, but grateful they were okay. It happens, but we just have to be hyp aware that they get into anything at anytime. I'm glad the babies are okay!😊❤ You are not alone in this.
I’m so proud of you for being assertive with your med care! 😊. That’s a very positive step. Just wanted you to know I didn’t get a driver’s license until I was 35. Talk therapy really helped me take that step as well as with other anxiety & depression. I think it it’s a nice compliment to medication. And it’s it a lot easier now since it can be done online. Last thing, our doggie (now 10!) managed, as a 3 month old puppy, to find 2 raisins underneath a cabinet on the kitchen floor. My daughter & I ( both crying) rushed her to vet hospital & she had to stay overnight. Poor little baby had been with us less than a week & likely thought we had given her back to the shelter 😢. Love your channel!
Years ago I used to be a dog groomer. There was a springer spaniel that came in one time named Rafer. He and his mom jogged 3 miles from home to our shop so he would be tired out and behave. He was always a good boy just too much energy lol. Well this time I hear and saw this projectile vomit coming out of his cage before it was his turn. I immediately got him outside to get it out and in looking at the mess I see there are cupcake wrappers and chicken bones. Lots and lots of wrappers and bones. We call the let mom and she discovered he had gotten into and eaten 29 chocolate cup cakes that were for her daughter’s classroom and he got into the trash for the chicken. He was okay but that was so scary for his mom.
So sorry for the loss of a family friend, praying for you and your family. I would love to see videos of after unboxings you do a 'get ready with me' type of video trying out those products.
Good for you advocating for yourself! It is so hard . I had to do that at my last appointment. I have had Drs who felt like they weren’t listening or taking me seriously. It is hard when you have anxiety about asking for anything! I’m 53 and just getting it together, maybe. Good luck!
The possible new house is technically vintage! 20 years. So that’s awesome! I love that you are advocating for your own mental health!!
You never actually met Jimmy!!! LMAO. As a social worker for child protection in Canada, I'm thrilled you would consider adoption ❤. I think you would be a fantastic mom. As a fellow ADHD survivor, Adderall has saved me. My symptoms are exactly the same as you, so I understand the frustration, anxiety, and anger at myself. Adderall isn't a cure all, I still have the negative life long coping skills to break, but life is definitely so much better. Good for you for being your own advocate!!!!
Yay!! I'm so glad you are addressing your adhd, getting medication was SUCH a game changer for me. It truly just helps me function better, like a "normal" person.
I’m glad Tater is okay.
Back in the day when I was young, (we are talking before the internet was so prolific) I had NO idea grapes were bad for dogs. My dog loved grapes. Fortunately, it didn’t appear to have affected him, he lived quite a long life. YIKES.
What a wonderful surprise!! I was excited when I saw your notification come up, especially with the GRWM. It really does feel like hanging with a friend. All of our love and hugs to Rin, you, hubby, and especially sweet Tater!! Our regards to you and your family over your loss, truly. SO excited about the house hunt!! I kinda feel like I'm sitting at the edge of my seat, waiting for the next episode LOL. PROUD of you for advocating for yourself.
My son took Adderall. Not sure if it happens with all people but he l9st a ton of weight. It worked great for him for all things. I'm so glad they listened to u and they're treating things u asked for!!! So sorry about your loss... prayers for all and the house hunt. LOVE WREN AND TATER, YOU AND UR VIDEOS!!! ❤❤❤
That feeling when they finally put you on the right meds and you're like "Wait, is this how normal people feel?!"
I am so proud of you advocating for yourself!!! I am so happy for you!
I love that you share your journey with medicine. I have been on paxil since about November. And I have been feeling the same way for the last few months.
I am always so tired and unmotivated. And just no energy to do anything. I feel like I should have the same conversation with my doctor.
So thank you!!
I’m so happy for you. You’ve probably helped so many people by advocating for their medical treatment. Thank you so much. Hope the
House situation figures itself out for you and your family and definitely wishing Tater the best of health. 💕
Just a little observation about your meds (not a Dr, but been on psych meds for 15+ years). They basically have you on two 'uppers.' If your Wellbutrin is the XL version, that stays in your system for 24 hours. For some, not everyone, this can exacerbate the amphetamine effects of the Adderall. If you have trouble sleeping, ask your doc for the regular version of Wellbutrin.
Such a random side note, but I recently got into editing. I never realized how difficult it can be, so I just wanted to say how much I respect your videos! It takes a lot of work!! 😅 I feel so naive, you’re doing such great work! 🎉
I’m so happy that he didn’t get too toxic after that. And I hope you get a lot better with your new medication.
As a fellow recently diagnosed anxious ADHDer, I had the exact same experience when I started my ADHD medication. I had been diagnosed with anxiety that I was taking medication for for almost two years before I got my ADHD diagnosis, and while the anxiety meds did help a bit, it was starting the ADHD medication that really put all of the pieces together for me. I'm so happy to hear that you were able to speak up for yourself about what you needed, and that you're seeing positive results from it!
My Samoyed (60ish lb dog) ate out of a few raisin canisters and boxes many years ago. We had no idea it was toxic and he was fine each time, but 100% you did the right thing especially for poor Tater with all his conditions. I’m certain I also have adhd but I’d be too scared to take medication to resolve it (I don’t even take aspirin but I’m not opposed to physical health-necessary medications for myself) but I’m happy for you that it’s working out. Not shading at all to be clear I’m just scared of potential side effects for myself
👏👏👏 Proud of you for advocating for yourself!! I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 9...in 1983. Which for a girl back then, was almost impossible. Every time the Army moved us, my mom would have to argue with new doctors over it. Then again when I turned 18. At 21 I had my first fight with my work insurance that I just HAD to have "grown out of it" 🙄🤦♀️ Then again at 29, 35, 40....now at 50 I FINALLY have a doctor that realizes I am both ADHD & Autistic
Congrats on the meds thing! My life has changed since my boyfriend started medication for his adhd, i swear. He would get in this transe state where he couldnt start anything and ended just doing nothing for an entire day. It is SO much better now, I hope it'll help you as much too!
I'm so happy for you that you're treating your ADHD! This exact time last year I stopped lexapro, and started welbutrin and ritalin and things aren't perfect but life is much more manageable. I hope it goes well for you!
I feel your pain! We have a new kitten that's resting after getting neutered yesterday - needless to say it was a sleepless night last night! That makes 4 cats in our household :) Pets sure are a constant source of worry, we love them so much! Always love seeing a new upload from you!
I have a 4.0 in doctoral school and I’m exactly the same as you. Adderall is a miracle but the tolerance grows so fast. I’ve always been just like you describe. I hope it works for you forever! I’m off meds now but I have to work out daily
❤❤hoping so much the best and also hoping to try wellb one day!
I'm glad you spoke up for yourself. Your Dr doesn't know how you feel if you don't tell him. I'm also glad Tater is ok. My grandmother fed my dog grapes years ago before she passed away and my dog died from kidney failure. She didn't know dogs couldn't have grapes and she also had dementia. I never told her that is why the dog died. She would have been so upset and it was really am accident.
I am on welbutrin and Adderall and it's the best combination I've found. So proud of you for standing up for yourself it's never easy, but I'm glad you did.
I am so happy that's the meds are working and making you feel better ❤xxx
Oh those white kitchen house with stainless steele everything houses drive me nuts too , oh and that dredful white subway tile😜. Like living in a stepford home.
I'm about to start my ADHD medication journey. I have a wonderful psychiatrist. Being diagnosed was a very emotional moment. I mourned what could have been but was also so excited for the future. I can't wait to start meds for it and experience what it's like to have a brain that works a bit more normally.
Yes , I can understand I found out at 50. Me having one thought was amazing!
Thank you for sharing such personal things about your life.
Also you talking about mental health and then suddenly screaming 'SPONGES!!!!!' made you extremely relatable. XD
I'm SO happy for you for advocating for yourself and that the meds are helping!! Adderall was night and day for me too, I function so much better and I'm so excited you get to experience that feeling too! I hope it works great for you and I'm glad you got off the meds that didn't work well for you. It can be really hard to stand up for yourself in those situations, and I'm glad it went so smoothly! ADHD is a whole ride, watching your videos and hearing you talk about it is really inspiring to me and I get a lot of validation from it cuz I relate so much to your experience, so I feel less like "it's me, I'm the problem, it's me" if you get what I mean lol.
I'm glad Tater is doing ok now and I hope your house hunt goes better this time around! 💚
I’m so glad you stood up for yourself at the doctors! You absolutely did the right thing for you and I’m so happy Adderal is working for you!
Oh man. Our dog ate raisins twice in a few weeks years ago. Sooooooo stressful. Glad he was ok!
It never doesn't amaze me how fast the dogs can grab something - even if you're right next to them - glad Tater is doing well.
So sorry for your family's loss - it's really hard to lose someone you've know for so long. I can understand wanting to move.
The house looks nice - the backyard is awesome. Love the kitchen.
I was on Lexapro twice - first time was great - second time sooo not! You definitely need to talk to the doctor - it's very hard so I understand. So glad you talked to him! Treating the ADHD might jump start the anxiety in the right direction. I'd been told the same about any anxiety meds. The new meds probably help the anxiety as well.
So scary about Tater, and I'm so glad he's okay! My condolences on the loss of your friend. House hunting can be so tedious! Inspection for the flipped house, for sure! Yay for advocating for yourself! I hope this new combo continues to work well for you!
The house looks pretty. I've bought two houses built in 2004, and my MIL owns a home from 2004. So I like homes from that era.
Hey Alexandria. I was thinking about the problem with the moldings in the house, and the problem with the tracks on the closet doors. Sometimes, you can get stuff like that fixed as part of the purchase. You tell them the sale depends on if they will fix them. Can't hurt to try! xoxo
I’ll take all the GRWM videos. I’m invested in the house hunting, and Tater, and the new building…basically all of it. And I’m so proud of you for advocating for yourself. You seem lighter today.
So many exciting things going on for you!!! You have given me the courage to advocate for myself at my next Dr appointment. I have been treated for depression and anxiety for years. I make to-do lists and then lists for my lists, and get so overwhelmed I have to go to sleep from the fatigue. I almost never fully accomplish a task, even though I am super OCD and detail oriented, which I know doesn't make sense. But, I definitely think it is something I should talk with her about and definitely self advocate.
ER Vet/Pet Poison Control--been there, done that. My 15 lb dachshund took the lids of the plastic storage & ate 4 days with of her 80 lb American Bulldog sister's antibiotic & pain meds. Didn't chew up the plastic. Took the lids off!! I found it Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving!! I was getting ready to go to my parent's, 4 hours away. She ended up ok but the stress!! Ugh!! She's almost 16 now.
Endometriosis. Not sure my dr ever said 'stage 4' but I went thru A LOT!! Adhesions, fluid build up, laproscopes to clean up the mess which caused more adhesions, shots to go into a medical menopause followed by a pregnancy to give my body a longer time to heal, which didn't go to plan since my body didn't want to leave the medical menopause. It was a long road. I had 2 bio kids, 1 before all the interventions & the planned pregnancy after the shots. Once that baby was about 1, i was still miserable & decided to have a hysterectomy. Everything is gone & it was the BEST decision!! We knew that we didn't want any more kids. We had 3 & that was enough to raise & educate. It's been almost 20 years now & I still feel like it was the best decision. The pain...the way it affected my life...the dr visits...hang in there!! It wasn't an easy road, but it's a road you can make it down!!
Im so proud of you for being your advocate! You did so good! I know this struggle well, im about the same age as you and have been diagnosed with life changing diagnosis. ADHD was so helpful and i noticed immediate calm. My OCD diagnosis made my intense anxiety make sense. You are so kind and polite and you were heard by your doctor. Really, i am so proud of you!❤
Glad you’re feeling better mentally ❤
You go girl! You appear like a totally different person! You do not sound as nervous talking like previously! I’m so PROUD of you for bringing this to the attention of your doctor! He should have realized that treating the ADHD first, would lessen the anxiety! I am sorry about Tater too! Poor little guy! And Ren, I’ll bet he did not enjoy having to get up and go to the emergency vet! I know you met your parents there. But he did not know that.
Good luck with the house hunting! It will happen when it is supposed to!
Love ya ❤
I found out about raisins being toxic years after my dog and i shared many oatmeal raisin cookies over her life. She was a pekingese, she lived to be 18.
Yeah, I didn't know about raisins and chocolate when I was a kid. My dog LOVED tootsie rolls.
She lived until she was 16, so it wasn't the tootsies that did it (I think she swallowed them whole, which made them pass without causing issues). Unfortunately, it was severe arthritis and loss of life enjoyment that caused us to decide to put her to sleep.
some dogs are mysteriously immune to the toxic effects of raisins. trouble is, you don't know if yours is one of them until they eat some.
@@_Azzychan idk how much chocolate tootsie rolls actually have in them? i still wouldn't recommend giving them to your dog now, but more actual chocolate = more toxic. like if your dog ate a bar of unsweetened baking chocolate, that's VERY bad. but if they eat an oreo or two, you're probably fine. i knew a kid growing up who gave his dog fudgesicles.
@@ravenofroses She died when I was in college a long time ago. I don't have any pets currently.
Poor Tater! So many health issues for such a young dog. He's lucky to have you as a parent! $800 is pricey, don't get me wrong but compared to where I live (Seattle area) that's less than half of what I've had to pay for emergency vet visits!
I just started treating my ADHD at 28, still on lexapro and a few other meds but adding in my ADHD meds changed my daily life so much.
Hey Alex!! I just wanted to give you a heads up about Wellbutrin. It has a tendency to lower the threshold for seizures for some people, so just be aware of that and make sure the other medicines you take don’t do that as well! My fiancé was on Wellbutrin and he took Benedryl, not knowing that they both lower the threshold and he had a seizure on New Years Eve. I don’t want to scare you or anything, but I just wanted you to be aware!!
OMG, I get the whole brain battle, the self talk of: I'm just lazy and it's never going to change. Until I started a new med the first of the year. Like you, my improvement was profound, and I found myself wondering if this is how other people - like my spouse - feel normally. I'm almost 70 years old, a lot of years lost to mental struggles. But better late than never. Wishing you all the best!
If that house (AMAZING kitchen, btw) was a flip project and the people responsible overlooked those details - the door tracks, knobs and floor not meeting the trim, makes you wonder what else they overlooked that is more important - like any wiring that needed to be replaced, etc
I’m so sorry for your loss. But, I’m also very happy your are on the path to feeling better! TFS! 💜
As a child with ADHD they used to start you on the highest dose and back you off. It was wild the swings as you came off Ritalin every night. We had to fully come off one drug to even start a new one and that sucked to. With my own child it is the opposite! All my med trauma made me wait on my kids treatment. I regret that.
Omg I totally understand I wasn't thinking and gave my doxie 6 raisins. I called the emergency vet and they told me to give her a tablespoonful of peroxide to induce vomiting. I put a puppy pad on the bed and made her comfy so she could throw them up and I could watch them come out. I cried the whole time 😢
Poor Tator, he is such a brave boy with the best & most caring parents and grandparents ❤ I’m so sorry to hear about your family’s loss, it definitely sounds like it’s the right time to move. You’ve been in this familiar location for a while, with a house that has ended up cluttered like your mind. Now you have your ADHD meds, it’d be perfect to start somewhere fresh 😊 I’m terrible at advocating for myself at the doctors, so I know how hard that was, we’re all so proud of you! I’m the same age as you but only diagnosed with ADHD last year, I’m still figuring out the right dosage as I recently had a baby and the lack of sleep definitely lowers the effect of my meds 😅
Good luck with your new meds and Tater staying well! Sending prayers.
Congratulations on having a doctor that listened to you! And also great job speaking you for yourself 🩷🩷🩷
I totally felt the same way when I started taking Adderall. I was like "Is this how normal people function?!" I wasn't properly diagnosed until i was 43 and i swear, it's like night and day.
I'm so happy to hear you got on treatment for the ADHD! I had a very similar experience as you. I felt the same way: this is how "normal" people feel? Wow! I also am on Wellbutrin in addition to. Being on the correct medication is life changing!
Love your vids. Total adhd girl talk. Post, post, post!
I’m so sorry for you and your families loss. I am so so sorry.
YASSSSSS FOR THE JIMMY MEET AND GREET! 🍪🍪🍪
Congratulations on potential new home Alexandria!! 🎉May life lighten up for you soon 🙏🏻
I’m so glad Tater’s okay! My Yorkie has pica, so I have to be really careful about what’s left out of containers (she opens drawers so 😅) and we’re also frequent flyers at the vet 😂
Note: Lexapro is an SSRI, which means you don’t need to wean yourself off it. It’s a general rule to advise weaning for all antidepressants since some classes must absolutely be weaned off, but when it comes to patients using SSRIs we usually advise them they don’t need to, especially if they’re stopping because of side effects like yours. But always consult with your prescribing physician first!
If you've been taking lexapro for years then yes you have to wean off of it. However, if you've been on it up to 6 to 9 months you can just stop medication immediately with no weaniquit stop
How scary! Glad that Tater is ok now. I'm so sorry about your family friend.🙏🏼💙
Yikes I am so glad to hear he is ok. I don't even allow raisins in my house because they usually come in baked goods. I eat cinnamon bread but I do buy grapes. My 2 German shepherds got bit my fleas and even though they are on prevention they were constantly chewing and pulling out hair so both went to the Vet for cortisone shots then for emergency grooming for soothing baths. We love our furbabies but yes they can be expensive.
I love your chats ❤️ your so amazing and caring.
Aww you are so kind❤️❤️❤️
Agreed!!❤
Glad little Tater is ok!
It's great you seem to have found a med that works!
The day we were moving out my dog got ahold of rat poison. The emergency vet induced vomiting and they wanted us to call poison control and explained the immediate $85 fee. The brand she ingested could have either been really bad or she was gonna be okay. We didn’t know which of the 2 types she had and poison control would have had no way to tell us either. So we refused, like you said I get they need to make money but it seems like such a scam.
Those late night vet emergencies are so stressful! We once had my 5 pound little guy eat half of a Costco chocolate muffin. The little stinker is safe now, but is always willing to strike when we aren’t looking.
thank goodness hes ok
I work as a vet nurse and one day I brought my dog to work as many of us do. A dog came in who ate a box of raisins from grandma's bag. We made the dog vomit, and the vet was going through the vomit to take the raisins out to show the owner and make sure we got them all. After showing the owner in the room, she was walking them out and didn't realise my dog went into the room behind her. He ate all 10 of the raisins! One of the other nurses who went in to clean the room saw my dog and saw the raisins missing, and she immediately started to panic. We had to make my dog throw up too, and he was so miserable all day! 😂😂 my vet felt very bad, but it was an accident and a funny story to this day.
I’m so sorry to hear about Tater! That poor little guy has been through so much 😢 Thankfully he’s doing ok now❣️ Also sorry to hear about your Dads best friend 😢 It’s so hard to lose someone so close and then to have to pass by his house all the time would be even sadder. I’m happy that you might have finally found a house because it seems like it’s definitely time to move! I hope it all works out for you and you can finally spread out more and hopefully get a handle on your boxes lol I love your videos and I’m sure hoping your new medication helps you focus and get all the things done that you’ve been wanting to do. That I’m itself is anxiety inducing for sure!!
Our sweet Shyla had a habit of getting into things. She stole a tub of chocolate frosting. . And ate the whole thing. Then we found our 3 lb peanut butter missing. . .and she opened it and ate half of it. We still dont know how she got into so much stuff and was prefectly fine. She crossed the rainbow bridge this year and we miss her so much and understand the constant rush and fear from toxic foods.
In Florida they consider a house over 30 years old (concrete, mind you) to be old and insurance charges you more. It’s a nightmare
I'm on Wellbutrin for ADHD 😅 I was crashing every afternoon and then broke it up to teo dosages for 2 months and then went back on the full dose in the morning and I'm good
What an eventful update! I like the idea of splitting up the videos into a Roundup and GRWM with the products.
I have been watching your whole house hunt and i hope this works for you! Our house hunt went from look at house to closing so fast once we found the right one. It was stressful and i hope your house purchase goes so smooth
Our puggle was OBSESSED with chocolate. He had multiple brushes with toxicity despite efforts to keep him away from it. He also decided to munch on packing peanuts at one point. Thank goodness for ER vets because they are sneaky buggers who have no awareness of their own mortality 🫠
Why must they love the things that are P O I S I O N ?!? 🐙
There is adhd anxiety. I was told my whole life I had anxiety but nothing worked. 1st dose of vyvanse and it was gone 98%. Life changing. Found all this out at 54.
OMG I research EVERYTHING I give my dogs and for whatever reason I didn't look up grapes. My dogs have been eating grapes for years, YEARS. And one is a 5lb Chihuahua 😬 He's 15 and been eating raisins since he was a puppy and he gets yearly checkups and has no organ issues
Never not looking things up again and this was very informative
Good for you, advocating for yourself at the doctor - I'm sure the doctor appreciated the clear goal you asked for! Closet doors should have center piece, to keep the doors from pushing in, and not a full track - cause you'll stub your toes
This video started with me so stressed for the dogs, but ended with me being so happy for you with the medication switch.
Congrats on maybe finding a house and I'm glad tater is OK! Don't worry about kids one day, I was 34 with PCOS and endometriosis, it took a bit but we finally got pregnant and now I have a sweet, precious daughter lol a complete mini me haha
I love the house! Those shelves around the fireplace are really nice and the backyard is so nice
I was thinking about what you said in another video about someone telling you "purple is not your colour" - they were clearly a) wrong, and b) jealous of your youth and natural beauty!
It's so sad how people make these comments that can make a long-lasting, negative impact.
I'm glad Tater was OK and you're feeling better.
I suffer from extreme anxiety all the time also, it's truly exhausting, isn'it? Hang in there! :)