diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/advance/advance.dm b/code/datums/diseases/advance/advance.dm
index 7edcf5f089..2a89c0bb8a 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/advance/advance.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/advance/advance.dm
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(advance_cures, list(
 		var/s = safepick(symptoms)
 		if(s)
 			NeuterSymptom(s)
-			Refresh(TRUE)
 
 // Falter the disease, making it non-spreadable.
 /datum/disease/advance/proc/Falter()
diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/blobspores.dm b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/blobspores.dm
index a996e1c2ed..0c7005c02f 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/blobspores.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/blobspores.dm
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ BONUS
 /datum/symptom/blobspores/OnDeath(datum/disease/advance/A)
 	if(!..())
 		return
+	if(!ready_to_pop)
+		return
 	var/mob/living/M = A.affected_mob
 	M.visible_message(span_danger("[M] starts swelling grotesquely!"))
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(pop), A, M), 10 SECONDS)
@@ -107,9 +109,8 @@ BONUS
 	if(node_blob)
 		blob_options += /obj/structure/blob/node
 	var/pick_blob = pick(blob_options)
-	if(ready_to_pop)
-		for(var/i in 1 to rand(1, 6))
-			new /mob/living/simple_mob/blob/spore(M.loc)
-		new pick_blob(M.loc)
+	for(var/i in 1 to rand(1, 6))
+		new /mob/living/simple_mob/blob/spore(M.loc)
+	new pick_blob(M.loc)
 
 	M.visible_message(span_danger("A huge mass of blob and blob spores burst out of [M]!"))
diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/heal.dm b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/heal.dm
index 0518d5b9db..b447cdf8de 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/heal.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/heal.dm
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 			if(prob(5) && bruteheal)
 				if(H.stat != DEAD)
 					to_chat(H, span_userdanger("You retch, and a splatter of gore escapes your gullet!"))
-					H.vomit(lost_nutrition = 0, blood = TRUE, stun = FALSE)
+					H.do_vomit(lost_nutrition = 0, blood = TRUE, stun = FALSE)
 					// Spitting tumors go here! IF they get up-ported.
 				if(tetsuo)
 					var/list/missing = H.get_missing_limbs()
diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/shivering.dm b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/shivering.dm
index 14f6ce18ee..6500d2e2c2 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/shivering.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/shivering.dm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Bonus
 	if(!unsafe || A.stage < 4)
 		to_chat(M, span_warning(pick("You feel cold.", "You shiver.")))
 	else
-		to_chat(M, span_userdanger(pick("You fel your blood run cold.", "You feel ice in your veins.", "You feel like you can't heat up.", "You shiver violently.")))
+		to_chat(M, span_userdanger(pick("You feel your blood run cold.", "You feel ice in your veins.", "You feel like you can't heat up.", "You shiver violently.")))
 		set_body_temp(M, A)
 
 /datum/symptom/shivering/proc/set_body_temp(var/mob/living/carbon/H, datum/disease/advance/A)
diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/stimulant.dm b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/stimulant.dm
index 5f90b7bd21..7cbac050b3 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/stimulant.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/advance/symptoms/stimulant.dm
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Bonus
 	transmission = -3
 	level = 8
 	severity = 1
-	symptom_delay_min = 1
-	symptom_delay_max = 1
+	symptom_delay_min = 25 SECONDS
+	symptom_delay_max = 35 SECONDS
 
 	var/clearacc = FALSE
 
@@ -72,18 +72,15 @@ Bonus
 			H.drowsyness = max(0, H.drowsyness - 10 * power)
 			H.AdjustSleeping(-10 * power)
 			H.AdjustStunned(-10 * power)
-			if(prob(power) && prob(50))
-				if(H.stat)
-					H.emote("twitch")
-					H.make_jittery(2 * power)
-					H.reagents.add_reagent(REAGENT_ID_HYPERZINE, 5)
-				to_chat(H, span_notice("[pick("You feel nevervous...", "You feel anxious.", "You feel like everything is moving in slow motion.")]"))
+			H.emote("twitch")
+			H.reagents.add_reagent(REAGENT_ID_HYPERZINE, 5)
+			if(prob(base_message_chance))
+				to_chat(H, span_notice("[pick("You feel nervous...", "You feel anxious.", "You feel like everything is moving in slow motion.")]"))
 			if(H.nutrition > 150 - (30 * power))
 				H.nutrition = max(150 - (30 * power), H.nutrition - (2 * power))
 			if(prob(25))
 				H.make_jittery(2 * power)
 			if(clearacc)
 				if(prob(power) && prob(50))
-					if(H.stat)
-						H.emote("scream")
-					H.hallucination = min(20, H.hallucination + (5 * power))
+					H.emote("scream")
+				H.hallucination = min(20, H.hallucination + (5 * power))