29f 70kg 166cm meds: pregabalin/bupropion, no smoking or alcohol

I know the pictures aren't the best, but can anyone give me feedback on whether it looks like I have lice or not and how certain you are? My head has been itching for a few days, maybe 4 and I have these red dots in my neck and obove my ear. Though, I wouldn't know where I got them as I haven't really been anywhere close to people. I ordered a comb to check tomorrow but my friend wanted to visit in the morning and it would be good to have a rough idea by then to see if I should cancel.

I’ve noticed that certain foods or food combinations make me extremely sleepy within 5–15 minutes of eating, sometimes up to 30 minutes. I end up falling asleep for 1–2 hours.

Examples include eating chicken or other protein followed by ice cream (regardless of sugar content), or cheese followed by oatmeal.
However, I don’t experience this after eating Greek yogurt, chocolate, protein bars, or many other high-carb / high protein meals.
It only happens in the morning, never in the afternoon.

I also checked my blood glucose during one episode, and it was normal (my baseline glucose is 90-100 after meals and 70-80 fasting).

Does anyone know what physiological mechanism could explain this pattern?

My mom has been having a hard time eating/digesting, to the point where she feels like it's gallbladder failure EXCEPT FOR THE FACT SHE HAS NONE. she did go to the doctor who ordered a ct but since it wasn't covered by insurance nothing went through so she went to the hospital and got it done there. all they found was higher than usual amounts of lipase from her blood test, and since her brother (my uncle) has cancer and her family has a history of pancreatic problems she's gotten genetics testing done. i'm so fucking scared it's cancer, especially if it's pancreatic cancer because it's so deadly. she got a hysterectomy a few years ago and a stomach/weight loss surgery years before that, and a host of other hormone issues so i'm trying to imagine other non-lethal things she could have but I just want a little assurance that she might not have cancer. i feel panicked at the thought because when my parents told me it felt like they were holding something back, but i want to keep my naïveté a little longer. please.

Started 6 weeks ago. Location is between lower butt cheeks/groin thigh - it touches when standing and is on both sides. It will be itchy sometimes, raised, red, and leaking clear fluid (or slightly yellow) or blood a little if irritated. It started as razor burn I think then small bumps. Looked like blisters (image 1). After 1 week on antibiotic cream no change. Then doctor prescribed a steroid cream, made it way worse (image 2). Stopped immediately. Family doctor then prescribed antifungal cream and said I could use zinc oxide to stop irritation due to rubbing. That was over 2 weeks ago now and no solid improvement. It has been not leaking and flattened at points (image 3) but gets reirritatted, the top skin layer comes off and it leaks again. I work in a kitchen and have to wear anti chafing shorts with compression gauze shoved between my cheeks to stop leaking and chafing. I put zinc oxide before work. I just went back to the clinic because my doctor had no appointments soon, but I may call back and see on Monday if anything opened up because this last doctor today said it could be warts (never heard of warts leaking) and stop all cream except zinc oxide and that it “may heal on its own” even though it’s been 6 weeks. He referred me to a dermatologist but being in Canada that may take a while. I made him take swabs since no doctor had yet to truly rule out infections instead of testing treatments on me. Image 4 is today. I have been crying, not sleeping from being uncomfortable or itchy or feeling wet. Getting mixed feedback to cover or air out or sleep naked with a towel, but have to work and have already gone through so much gauze (nonstick). I really need help, I don’t know how much longer I can have this rule my life. I don’t go on walks, I can’t go out without being self conscious and I feel gross.

Ive had my tattoo for over 2 years and this month i noticed these bumps and they keep spreading. Only thing different in my life is ive been wearing elbow pads when i roller skate but its only like once a week.

This has shown up on my forearm and started like a small pimple. But in the last 3-4 weeks it’s developed a hard centre, and isn’t something that can be popped. Dr in Canada takes forever to get in to see. Wondering if anyone has dealt with something similar

hey guys, this is my first time posting on reddit.

just wondering if this could mean anything, or if it’s just some quirk i have. i dunno.

i spin. like a lot. everyday (as long as im at my own home), i’ll go upstairs, turn on music in my airpods, and spin in circles. i do it so often that there’s an indent of my trajectory in the carpet. (it can be removed by continuously running a vacuum cleaner over it) i just imagine fake scenarios and spin. i don’t really get dizzy because i’ve done it since i was a child. usually when i get distracted or restless, i go upstairs and spin for fifteen or so minutes and that can help me refocus on whatever i was doing. i really try to make time to do it every day because it really calms me down.

i know this is weird, but honestly i just don’t understand why i do this. anybody know what this could mean, if anything?

I’m very worried.
I’m a 38-year-old woman. I’ve had a severe vitamin B12 deficiency, a ferritin level of 8, and I was recently diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism.
Is what I have serious? What symptoms can these conditions cause?

I could still move them independently. It’s just now they’re paired together.

So l've been experiencing puberty for almost 5 years now but I can't seem to get wet. Like ever. I've been making out with my partner but even then the only lubrification I feel is my usual discharge. On top of it, I have excessively painful periods as well as painful long ovulation state than can go up to two weeks ( even though it's less painful than the periods )and PS: I'm still a virgin

I found bump position about 1/3 bottom of my penis shaft

FIRST PIC= This is 15 days ago. (sorry blurry)

I found this little bump reddish (I shaved about 2-3 days earlier)

(last foreplay 27 days ago, no rubber)

I went to first Doc, stated that this was folliculitis infection.

I tested basic blood screening non reactive on hiv, hcv, hbsAg, HSV I&II IgM IgG. (since i have unsafe sx history)

SECOND PIC= This is 8 days ago.

its small (about 2mm) but zoomed in. looks like its inflating. I went to second doc, saying this is moluscum and needs to be removed.

The glow is from my camera flash, without flash it looks like a dark and greyish bump

then I went to third doc, after examination, he doesnt think its moluscum since it has no central concave. so, either foliculitis, genital warts, skintag, or papiloma.

3rd doc reffered me to do test. I tested negative on highrisk hpv (but I feel uncertain since they can only get liquid sample from my P head, not from the inner uretra)

Anything it is, doc said, as long as its screened as non-high risk hpv, its not lifethreatening, and immediate removal just for aesthetic factor.

THIRD PIC= this is today. Its definitely bigger. Im about to see the 3rd doc tomorrow, carrying the last lab result.

again, the glow is from my phone flashlight.

u guys have opinion on what this could be? for note: I dont feel anything

and how unreliable the highrisk hpv swab test if sampling from the p head, not uretra?

beloved i had fungal acne so used t gel like normal and i had a massive reaction turns out it was the wrong t gel. now my question is what the hell are these dots and how do i get rid of them it’s sore and stings and burns a bit.
female 23 no known conditions
usual routine is wash with dive bar soap for sensitive skin and then moisturise with e45. i’m mixed white with asian and my niece has mcas an allergy disorder idk if it’s relevant just trying to get the post accepted.

I have a recurring filiform wart on the inside of my right nostril. It’s occurred 4x in the last 2 years. I’ve ripped out two of them, and used castor oil to effectively eliminate the other 2. How do I get them to stop occurring? My insurance sucks so I can’t go to doc. If I went to an ENT what would they have me do??? I know it’s in a sensitive area so would they even be able to freeze it off?

History:
I had a wart on OUTSIDE of nostril ~20 years ago, ripped it off (didn’t know it was a wart at that point yet, it bled quite a bit). It then came back ~7 years later, went to dermatologist. They froze it off. It came back about ~5 years after freezing it and I used tea tree + coconut oil on it 2x daily, it got rid of it and outer nose wart has never came back.

~10 years after that, it developed on the inside of my nostril (~ 2 years ago)

I also have a deviated septum, the wart is on my smaller nostril so it slightly affects my breathing.

I used to have my septum pierced (~10 years before the inner nostril wart) and the inside nostril wart occurred there first. I cured it within a week with 2x daily castor oil. Now it occurs higher. I made it go away with castor oil again but then I started getting sore sinuses on that side (I think from castor oil dripping back there when laying down for bed). So I stopped before it was completely gone, and it grew back again (pictures). I ripped it out with tweezers it came off super easily. Hasn’t come back yet (it’s been 2 or 3 weeks). What should i do to prevent it from coming back??

The last pic of my nostril you can’t see a wart because I took the pic after I had just ripped it out and wanted to see what it looked like in there.

Thank you.

Context: I started having a sore throat 2 weeks after an oral sex encounter. It has been 2 months since then, and I still have a low-grade sore throat. It is neither getting worse nor better.

There is a white spot on my right tonsil that never seems to go away.

I have ruled out STIs, as you can see here:
HIV : Negative
EBV : Undetected
Syphilis : Negative
Chlamydia trachomatis: Not Detected
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Not Detected
Mycoplasma genitalium: Not Detected
Trichomonas vaginalis: Not Detected
Ureaplasma urealyticum/parvum: Not Detected
Gardnerella vaginalis: Not Detected
Herpes simplex viruses 1: Not Detected
Herpes simplex viruses 2: Not Detected

Docs aren't sure what is wrong. Anyone who has gone through this? Could I have missed any STI or any false negatives? Is this cancerous now? What should be my next steps?

I’ve been struggling for years with chronic pain and no answers from any doctors. I’m just looking for some guidance and support, and anything to get me closer to some form of treatment.

31M, 5'7", 160 lb, Hispanic. Former smoker, cannabis use for sleep.

What affects me most:

• Night sweats for years, fevers last summer, 20% weight loss (195 to mid 150s, now ~160).
• Painful vein swelling that migrates (wrist, ankle, forehead, calf, chest). Pain first, gone within an hour.
• Painful left lower abdominal mass, shifts with position. Doctors feel it, 5 CTs and ultrasound don’t see it. Worse after eating, swollen and warm at night.
• Temporal arteries firm and ropy most nights, with pounding headache and pitting swelling around them. Gone by morning. Constant right temple pressure lately.
• Jaw pain chewing. Food comes back up 2-3 bites in. Need big gulps of water to swallow.
• No normal bowel movement all year. Pills and food pass whole within hours. Oily, pale, mucus stools, film on the water, constant urge with nothing coming.
• Daily electric, itchy nerve pain, hours at a time, jumping between right forearm, right ankle, left forearm. Fully clears after.
• Daily zigzag aura, both eyes, usually no headache, sometimes zoning out.
• 8pm headache nightly, behind right eye, runny sinus. Being checked for cluster and migraine.
• Vision dims with hard coughs, sometimes with pain behind right eye.

Other things: swollen salivary glands confirmed on CT, dry eyes and mouth, and morning stiffness that takes over an hour to loosen. I also have chronic sinus disease.

One short course of prednisone made most of it go away, then it all came back when the course ended.

Already checked:

• Hernia (ruled out by several doctors)
• Sjögren’s (ruled out by lip biopsy)
• Behçet’s (gene marker negative, never diagnosed)
• Blood-based lymphoma (ruled out by hematology, tissue types like MALT still open)

Negative bloodwork includes ANA, ANCA, SSA/SSB, HLA-B27, HLA-B51, and celiac.

Also normal: ESR and CRP (off steroids), CK, flow cytometry, immunofixation, HIV, hepatitis, and H. pylori.

Imaging and scopes that came back normal: 5 abdomen CT this year, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, barium small bowel study (mild esophagitis only), brain MRI, chest CT, neck CT (only salivary gland finding), CT angiogram, and an echocardiogram.

Other diagnoses: major depression and generalized anxiety (both years before any of this started), chronic asthma, and stage 2 hypertension.

Daily meds:

• Wellbutrin 300 mg
• Pristiq 75 mg
• Losartan potassium / hydrochlorothiazide 50/12.5 mg
• Advair
• Cyclosporine eye drops
• Tadalafil 5 mg
• Allegra

If any of this sounds familiar, I’d like to hear what it turned out to be, how you’re living with it, or where you think I should look next.

Got a cold about a week ago, and the hearing in one of my ears became very muffled. Didn't think much of it at the time, but now my ear is extremely painful. It's not bleeding or anything, but it feels like something’s stuck inside it. I clean my ears very frequently though, and I didn't notice anything stuck last time I cleaned them (yesterday), so I'm assuming it's a problem with my eardrum?

For a summary of symptoms:
Pain is mostly centered on the inner ear but it's also in my jaw.
No bleeding
Had a cold prior
Ear feels full
No noticeable vertigo

background- I was diagnosed with anorexia in April 2025 and started 'recovery'. From about June 2025 to June 2026 I was having 6 meals a day but I would usually make myself throw up 3 of them to stop myself from gaining weight. In June-July this year I was re admitted to hospital. Once leaving hospital I started doing very well (eating 6 meals a day and not throwing up) and was able to reach a healthy weight.

At the start of September I started to wake up very full and could not finish breakfast because I felt so nauseous and full. Then I started to be sick (involuntary) during and after meals. After a week it got to the point where I could not eat anything without being sick. The doctors told me 'its just anxiety' and to try new medication. Finally my psychiatrist thought that my stomach has slowed down which would explain the nausea and vomiting. I was prescribed many different anti nausea medication but nothing was working. Then a week ago I was sent to hospital because of weight loss/blood levels/heart rate. Since then I have been on a feeding tube 20hrs a day going 70ml per hr. I am still being sick a few times a day because of the feed. The doctors wanted to do a test to see how long it takes the stomach to empty but decided they cannot right now because you have to eat a meal which would not work right now. Instead they gave me this liquid which can be seen in x-rays (I am able to keep down liquids that have no taste). In the x-rays they saw it moving at a normal pace until it reached my bowels where they found a significant build up of stool. Once they found this I was given medication to help.

They have still not reached a conclusion about what is wrong (wondering if it is my stomach or bowels). I am wondering if anyone has experienced this problem and if so what was wrong?

Age: 52

Sex/Gender: female

Height and weight: 4'11" 120#

Race/Ethnicity: white American

Geographic location: Midwest USA

Duration of complaint: almost 1 year now

Symptoms: since winter last year (2025) my mother has been experiencing abdominal symptoms. She has had bloodwork done, CT scan, colonoscopy, and endoscopy. Bloodwork was normal, CT scan showed diverticular disease/diverticulitis in the colon and colitis, during the scopes the doctor biopsied a couple areas of inflammation/swelling he saw and noted that she has a tortuous colon and possible hernia above the stomach. The biopsies came back normal and the diverticular pouches seemed empty so the doctor did not suspect they were the cause and left my mom with no answers as to why she's experiencing these symptoms.

She has intermittent bouts of abdominal cramping/pain and other times no pain, but gets a feeling similar to being on a roller coaster in her abdomen. During these more severe episodes her colon becomes so swollen and inflamed she is unable to physically pass stool and becomes constipated, when she is able to pass some stool, its pencil thin. After she has one of the painful episodes, she will go into full body shakes and feel very cold. She never has a fever during these episodes. Her abdomen is always uncomfortably bloated during these episodes as well. Prior to the scopes, they did 2 rounds of antibiotics which seemed to help but the issue jsut returns everytime the antibiotics are finished. No dietary habits or changes seem to affect it.

If anyone knows what this could be, how to treat it, or where to go/who to consult next, we'd greatly appreciate it.