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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #840 on: January 10, 2013, 03:25:30 PM »
My girlfriend gets a shot every 4 months or something like that.  It's been working pretty well, we haven't used a condom in ages.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #841 on: January 10, 2013, 06:38:58 PM »
Reading this thread, it's not hard to see why the FES charity drive isn't going so well...
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #842 on: January 10, 2013, 11:07:44 PM »
The FES charity drive started?

Also I never even got my care package from the last drive drive two years ago.
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« Reply #843 on: January 11, 2013, 07:41:13 AM »
I saw steroids!!!! >o<

So I was at the pool today (didn't see my life guard date as she is on afternoons at the moment) and in a lane with me was a big ginger steroid user. He was late 20s and had pretty bad acne all over his shoulders. He also had stupidly large muscles. He waited until I had almost finished the length I was on and pushed off just in front of me. How bloody disrespectful. As though his steroids where going to make him way quicker. Well I smacked his feet all the way for 4 lengths until he got out of the way. Doesn't matter how strong you are, if you thrash about like a fish on a hook you won't go very quickly.
I then caught him up every 8 lengths and overtook him. Eventually he and his mutant body got out and left me a lane to myself.

Three things that p*ss me off. Steroids, bad lane etiquette and gingers! >o<

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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #844 on: January 11, 2013, 10:29:03 AM »
You met Hara?
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« Reply #845 on: January 11, 2013, 10:36:11 AM »
Everyone's gotta hate on the gingers. I enjoy handsome gingers.

Anyway, I'm going to be quitting Cymbalta cold turkey starting yesterday. I've been wanting to quit for awhile now cause I don't feel like I need it, but I hadn't made an appointment with my doctor about it. Now that I'm no longer on my mummy's insurance, the monthly bottle is $260, so what better time to quit then the present? Teh Intarwebz said I should expect mood swings and the return of manic depressive symptoms, but that seems unlikely since I was taking Cymbalta for anxiety and not depression. I do know that after 2 days I'll be dizzy, lightheaded, and clumsy as all hell. Apparently, that's my brain slowing down. Good thing after today I won't be working for a few days.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #846 on: January 11, 2013, 03:14:40 PM »
Why do so many people here take some sort of medication?
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #847 on: January 11, 2013, 03:18:45 PM »
Because most of them have issues, which is why they spend all their time on the internet and not enjoying a life. Remarkably I have never taken any kind of mind medication apart from the odd headache tablet maybe once every couple of years.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #848 on: January 11, 2013, 03:44:42 PM »
I don't take medications.  I don't even like taking tylenol when I have a headache.  I just drink a beer.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #849 on: January 11, 2013, 03:57:26 PM »
Quote from: Vindictus on January 11, 2013, 03:14:40 PM
Why do so many people here take some sort of medication?
Well my problem is that I have panic attacks in large crowds. The last time I had one was at Particle's graduation. There were just too many people in too little space and my personal bubble was horribly violated. Opposed to what Thork said, this didn't keep me from having a life as crowds that large are not a common occurrence. But I seem to be getting over it anyway. During the Thanksgiving holiday I was on 4 different planes and I didn't freak out at all.  Nor did I freak out during my own graduation.

Now I would prefer to be off all meds except for my birth control.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #850 on: January 11, 2013, 04:03:59 PM »
I don't take anything other than paracetamol, aspirin and maybe an anti-congestion tablet if I have a blocked nose.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #851 on: January 11, 2013, 04:05:21 PM »
Quote from: Vindictus on January 11, 2013, 03:14:40 PM
Why do so many people here take some sort of medication?

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drugs.htm

It's not that remarkable, statistically.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #852 on: January 11, 2013, 04:19:18 PM »
Quote from: rooster on January 11, 2013, 03:57:26 PM
Quote from: Vindictus on January 11, 2013, 03:14:40 PM
Why do so many people here take some sort of medication?
Well my problem is that I have panic attacks in large crowds. The last time I had one was at Particle's graduation. There were just too many people in too little space and my personal bubble was horribly violated. Opposed to what Thork said, this didn't keep me from having a life as crowds that large are not a common occurrence. But I seem to be getting over it anyway. During the Thanksgiving holiday I was on 4 different planes and I didn't freak out at all.  Nor did I freak out during my own graduation.


I have this problem but not just large crowds due to social anxiety disorder. I've tried many medications and they did more harm than good, so I have to do without. Though, I was never really interested in having to always take medication to deal with my anxiety. It gets hard at times, but I've been doing a lot better (crowds still freak me out). I still live a normal life and do most things everyone else can do. However, it's not as easy for everyone to live a "normal" life as Thork has said.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #853 on: January 11, 2013, 08:27:14 PM »
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Quote from: rooster on January 11, 2013, 03:57:26 PM
Quote from: Vindictus on January 11, 2013, 03:14:40 PM
Why do so many people here take some sort of medication?
Well my problem is that I have panic attacks in large crowds. The last time I had one was at Particle's graduation. There were just too many people in too little space and my personal bubble was horribly violated. Opposed to what Thork said, this didn't keep me from having a life as crowds that large are not a common occurrence. But I seem to be getting over it anyway. During the Thanksgiving holiday I was on 4 different planes and I didn't freak out at all.  Nor did I freak out during my own graduation.


I have this problem but not just large crowds due to social anxiety disorder. I've tried many medications and they did more harm than good, so I have to do without. Though, I was never really interested in having to always take medication to deal with my anxiety. It gets hard at times, but I've been doing a lot better (crowds still freak me out). I still live a normal life and do most things everyone else can do. However, it's not as easy for everyone to live a "normal" life as Thork has said.
I thought it was best to start some medication when I was having trouble making it through a work shift without hiding in the back and crying.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #854 on: January 12, 2013, 12:40:15 AM »
Must suck to get panic attacks :(

I've been prescribed 'mind medication' before but I didn't take it and I don't need anything like that anymore. And I was on sleeping pills for a while but then they made me hallucinate and its not easy to sleep when you think the monkey next to the bed is moving so I stopped them.
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« Reply #855 on: January 12, 2013, 10:18:43 AM »
Panic attacks are horrible. I started taking anxiety meds in high school. My anxiety was getting worse then and I started to not even go to school a lot of the time. I made so much progress though after high school that I didn't worry about it for a while. More recently I gave them another try, but I had to stop taking them because they made me feel worse.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #856 on: January 12, 2013, 10:28:35 AM »
Quote from: Colonel Gaydafi on January 12, 2013, 12:40:15 AM
And I was on sleeping pills for a while but then they made me hallucinate and its not easy to sleep when you think the monkey next to the bed is moving so I stopped them.

Probably was Ambien CR?  That shit is ridick.  If you still need sleep aid, try asking for regular Ambien or better yet Lunesta.  They probably have Finnish named counterparts but I'm sure you can figure that out.
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« Reply #857 on: January 12, 2013, 11:53:22 AM »
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And I was on sleeping pills for a while but then they made me hallucinate and its not easy to sleep when you think the monkey next to the bed is moving so I stopped them.

Probably was Ambien CR?  That shit is ridick.  If you still need sleep aid, try asking for regular Ambien or better yet Lunesta.  They probably have Finnish named counterparts but I'm sure you can figure that out.
If by ridic you mean "so fun" then yes.

I can get insomnia fairly badly due to my anxiety. The best way to sleep without meds is to get up early, have a busy day (which I'm sure is not an issue when you have a child), then have a nice long unwind period. Take a bubble bath, read, or meditate while in bed. The meditating part can be tricky especially when your brain won't stfu, but focusing on your breathing (even chant "in, out") and then focus on relaxing each body part individually.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #858 on: January 12, 2013, 12:20:47 PM »
Or smoke some weed.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #859 on: January 12, 2013, 12:32:18 PM »
Marijuana can be pretty terrible for anxiety.
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« Reply #860 on: January 12, 2013, 12:40:24 PM »
Quote from: Particle Person on January 12, 2013, 12:32:18 PM
Marijuana can be pretty terrible for anxiety.

It can be, but it usually helps me with mine. At certain places it will make it worse though. It also helps me with insomnia.
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« Reply #861 on: January 12, 2013, 12:55:25 PM »
It was mostly meant for the sleeping problem. Don't smoke weed when you're going into a situation where you would already naturally be anxious.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #862 on: January 12, 2013, 12:55:44 PM »
Quote from: rooster on January 12, 2013, 11:53:22 AM
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Quote from: Colonel Gaydafi on January 12, 2013, 12:40:15 AM
And I was on sleeping pills for a while but then they made me hallucinate and its not easy to sleep when you think the monkey next to the bed is moving so I stopped them.

Probably was Ambien CR?  That shit is ridick.  If you still need sleep aid, try asking for regular Ambien or better yet Lunesta.  They probably have Finnish named counterparts but I'm sure you can figure that out.
If by ridic you mean "so fun" then yes.

I can get insomnia fairly badly due to my anxiety. The best way to sleep without meds is to get up early, have a busy day (which I'm sure is not an issue when you have a child), then have a nice long unwind period. Take a bubble bath, read, or meditate while in bed. The meditating part can be tricky especially when your brain won't stfu, but focusing on your breathing (even chant "in, out") and then focus on relaxing each body part individually.

I can't get an unwind period anymore, Maria won't go to sleep til I go to bed as she is refusing to sleep alone :( But I'm taking melatonin now and it helps a lot without the nasty side effects. I was taking ambien before, and before that something else but it made me angry so I couldn't take it anymore
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« Reply #863 on: January 12, 2013, 01:15:18 PM »
Believe it or not having sex can help with anxiety and not being able to sleep.

I wouldn't recommend marijuana, it's likely making it worse.
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« Reply #864 on: January 12, 2013, 01:29:44 PM »
Quote from: Particle Person on January 12, 2013, 12:32:18 PM
Marijuana can be pretty terrible for anxiety.
Yes. I stopped smoking when it only gave me panic attacks, even when alone at home playing vidja games.

Also, it was pretty difficult for me to fall asleep when high.
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« Reply #865 on: January 12, 2013, 01:46:24 PM »
I smoked a lot at uni. I mean like more than anyone I knew. the stronger, the better. It gave me a stutter and my brain would literally micro-pause in everyday life mid-conversation. I think it was more than 5 years after my last joint, before the stutter and micro-pauses disappeared.

I actually think I'm back to normal and all side effects are gone, but my days of messing about with nefarious drugs are over.

I never had any problems sleeping.
It didn't make me depressed.

I remember one week where I just smoked from the minute I got up to the minute I went to bed. By the end of it I craved an independent thought of my own. When I'm high I tend to think about nothing at all. That seems like a waste of time these days.
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #866 on: January 12, 2013, 06:13:16 PM »
Quote from: Thork on January 12, 2013, 01:46:24 PM
When I'm high I tend to think about nothing at all.

How is this any different from when you aren't high?
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Re: A Friendly Chat
« Reply #867 on: January 12, 2013, 09:54:52 PM »
Quote from: Thork on January 12, 2013, 01:46:24 PM
my days of messing about with nefarious drugs are over.


This point is fair enough, but I genuinely believe that lifestyle trumps substance. It's just as easy to become dependent on cheap cider as it is to become dependent on some "nefarious drugs". I think strong willpower is ace, but some degree of legally-enforced willpower is a lot better, though the form it takes is up for debate.
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« Reply #868 on: January 13, 2013, 04:38:46 AM »
You're using weed wrong.
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« Reply #869 on: January 13, 2013, 08:27:10 PM »
Withdrawal symptoms so far: night-sweats, dizziness, loss of coordination, trouble speaking, and this horrible brain stutter which feels like my brain trying to catch up with what my eyes are seeing. Today was my third day without Cymbalta and definitely the worst day so far. I've also been having extremely vivid dreams and nightmares, I just woke up from a Doctor Who nightmare. Standing up and moving has become difficult and taking a shower feels like running a marathon.
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