Comments for Arbitrary Elucidation http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation Short stories from my life. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Medication Woes by Dayna Reidenouer http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2011/04/03/medication-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Dayna Reidenouer Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:17:15 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=900#comment-1858 Well, I think the Zoloft will be tapered off if we ever do get pregnant. It's a lot easier to quit than Effexor as far as side effects/discontinuation syndrome go. Interesting that you mentioned carsickness in conjunction with Zoloft. I've noticed carsickness lately, but I'm not sure if it's related to the windy road we were on. I'll keep note of that. Thanks for the heads up! Oh, and I've changed my prayer from "Lord, teach me patience" to "Lord, give me patience." The teaching part is too slow and painful! Well, I think the Zoloft will be tapered off if we ever do get pregnant. It’s a lot easier to quit than Effexor as far as side effects/discontinuation syndrome go.

Interesting that you mentioned carsickness in conjunction with Zoloft. I’ve noticed carsickness lately, but I’m not sure if it’s related to the windy road we were on. I’ll keep note of that. Thanks for the heads up!

Oh, and I’ve changed my prayer from “Lord, teach me patience” to “Lord, give me patience.” The teaching part is too slow and painful!

]]> Comment on Medication Woes by Daisy http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2011/04/03/medication-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Daisy Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:24:16 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=900#comment-1853 I wasn't put on Lamictal because I was bipolar. I've never been diagnosed as such and have no family history of it. Are you sure Zoloft is baby friendly? According to the lovely lawyer commercials it's not. But they're not exactly reliable considering that they air at 4 am. Sertraline (zoloft) made me very carsick. I just don't do well on SSRI's it seems. I've always been on BC and at this point I take it continuously. I can't not take BC. I have back and abdominal cramps that pain medications do not work on. Mobic, Lodine, Vicodin, Advil, Tylenol, Aleve....nothing works to stop it and very little even does anything to even dull it. 4 weeks out of the year is pure hell and I somehow have to function through it. I couldn't handle it every month. Heck, even thinking about it can bring me to tears! I've been having a run of bad days, but today was good and even the bad days weren't bad the entire day. *shrug* One day at a time, I guess. I do wish that perseverance would hurry up and finish already. Good verses, though. :) I'll keep them in mind. I wasn’t put on Lamictal because I was bipolar. I’ve never been diagnosed as such and have no family history of it. Are you sure Zoloft is baby friendly? According to the lovely lawyer commercials it’s not. But they’re not exactly reliable considering that they air at 4 am. Sertraline (zoloft) made me very carsick. I just don’t do well on SSRI’s it seems.

I’ve always been on BC and at this point I take it continuously. I can’t not take BC. I have back and abdominal cramps that pain medications do not work on. Mobic, Lodine, Vicodin, Advil, Tylenol, Aleve….nothing works to stop it and very little even does anything to even dull it. 4 weeks out of the year is pure hell and I somehow have to function through it. I couldn’t handle it every month. Heck, even thinking about it can bring me to tears!

I’ve been having a run of bad days, but today was good and even the bad days weren’t bad the entire day. *shrug* One day at a time, I guess.

I do wish that perseverance would hurry up and finish already. Good verses, though. :) I’ll keep them in mind.

]]> Comment on how things change by Daisy http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2011/04/10/how-things-change/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Daisy Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:16:59 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=918#comment-1852 Because he "needed" things and when I love I give. And it was things like basic clothing, food, etc. He always said he'd pay me back - especially when it came to helping him get a car and a place to live. It didn't happen and it won't happen even though he even said after we broke up that he'd pay me back. And I'm a naive idiot. Because he “needed” things and when I love I give. And it was things like basic clothing, food, etc. He always said he’d pay me back – especially when it came to helping him get a car and a place to live. It didn’t happen and it won’t happen even though he even said after we broke up that he’d pay me back. And I’m a naive idiot.

]]> Comment on how things change by misty http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2011/04/10/how-things-change/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 misty Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:54:33 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=918#comment-1847 how did dating put you in debt? how did dating put you in debt?

]]> Comment on Medication Woes by Dayna Reidenouer http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2011/04/03/medication-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 Dayna Reidenouer Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:37:36 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=900#comment-1829 I feel your frustration. I've been on a variety of medications to treat my depression, too. I was on Lamictal for a few months and stopped taking it because I didn't really feel like I was bipolar. Yes, bipolar runs in my family, but I didn't experience the "highs" or mania that's part of bipolar. We wanted to try to get pregnant, so I decreased my Effexor. Yeouch! Effexor produces BAD discontinuation syndrome!! My family doctor prescribed Zoloft, which is baby-friendly, and that helped me go off Effexor. Zoloft is supposed to be much easier to quit, too. There's still no baby in the picture, but I feel like I'm doing all right on the Zoloft, so I'll stay with it. Are you on any kind of birth control medication? Were you when you first went into the hospital at 21? It's amazing how much b.c. meds can affect your mood. The patch was horrid. It was three months of excruciating mood swings and buckets of tears. Medicines are produced by science, but treating depression is an art. It's a dreadful process. I'm glad you're persevering. James 1:2-4 is really encouraging to me when I'm struggling with depression. "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." I feel your frustration. I’ve been on a variety of medications to treat my depression, too. I was on Lamictal for a few months and stopped taking it because I didn’t really feel like I was bipolar. Yes, bipolar runs in my family, but I didn’t experience the “highs” or mania that’s part of bipolar.

We wanted to try to get pregnant, so I decreased my Effexor. Yeouch! Effexor produces BAD discontinuation syndrome!! My family doctor prescribed Zoloft, which is baby-friendly, and that helped me go off Effexor. Zoloft is supposed to be much easier to quit, too. There’s still no baby in the picture, but I feel like I’m doing all right on the Zoloft, so I’ll stay with it.

Are you on any kind of birth control medication? Were you when you first went into the hospital at 21? It’s amazing how much b.c. meds can affect your mood. The patch was horrid. It was three months of excruciating mood swings and buckets of tears.

Medicines are produced by science, but treating depression is an art. It’s a dreadful process. I’m glad you’re persevering.

James 1:2-4 is really encouraging to me when I’m struggling with depression. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

]]> Comment on I have a story by Charissa http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2011/01/25/i-have-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Charissa Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:22:12 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=883#comment-1717 I think writing it is the biggest healing part of it. You shouldn't feel pressured to share it. It's hard to be that vulnerable and we're not all in the appropriate place to be so. Also. . . if you think it's someone who found it through you- text or im me later. I have both their ip address and physical address. I'm scary like that. :) I think writing it is the biggest healing part of it. You shouldn’t feel pressured to share it. It’s hard to be that vulnerable and we’re not all in the appropriate place to be so.

Also. . . if you think it’s someone who found it through you- text or im me later. I have both their ip address and physical address. I’m scary like that. :)

]]> Comment on Weird month – and it’s not even over! by Charissa http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2010/09/17/weird-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Charissa Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:59:40 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=825#comment-1086 If you're not too worried about building the new relationship, I'd lean toward finding a new therapist too. Maybe the guy who hits on you this weekend will be "The One." :-P Just throwing that out there to be a pain in the ass. We need to get together. I'm not hitting on you. I have your earrings. If you’re not too worried about building the new relationship, I’d lean toward finding a new therapist too.

Maybe the guy who hits on you this weekend will be “The One.” :-P Just throwing that out there to be a pain in the ass.

We need to get together. I’m not hitting on you. I have your earrings.
Charissa´s last [type] ..No one said a word to him

]]> Comment on The day that changed the world by Charissa http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2010/09/11/the-day-that-changed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Charissa Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:03:11 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=817#comment-1065 How I remember it: http://www.thesquirrelfactor.com/2010/09/september-11-2001.html How I remember it: http://www.thesquirrelfactor.com/2010/09/september-11-2001.html
Charissa´s last [type] ..September 11- 2001

]]> Comment on The Problem with Power by Daisy http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2010/08/12/the-problem-with-power/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Daisy Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:44:37 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=793#comment-1025 They have a cooling trailer. And they have to have 8 weeks before winter to do it in. I doubt they'll get in trouble, unfortunately. They have a cooling trailer. And they have to have 8 weeks before winter to do it in. I doubt they’ll get in trouble, unfortunately.

]]> Comment on The Problem with Power by Charissa http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/2010/08/12/the-problem-with-power/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Charissa Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:16:26 +0000 http://www.daisysmiles4you.net/elucidation/?p=793#comment-1024 I hope they get in some deep doo doo for doing that to elderly folks in this heat. That's inexcusable. I hope they get in some deep doo doo for doing that to elderly folks in this heat. That’s inexcusable.

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