Low Content Garbage Chatter Thread
08-22-2011
, 02:40 PM
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Cool life story to share with you guys.
I've struggled with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) pretty much my entire life. I kick violently all the time in my sleep, constantly wake up and fall back asleep and sometimes just sit there in agony not being able to stop moving or sleep. It's incredibly difficult and frustrating to describe this to someone who doesn't have it. People just yell at you "JUST STOP MOVING" and don't understand that it is sometimes involuntary and what it feels like.
My girlfriend in college used to spend a lot of nights with me and some evenings would just elbow the **** out of me til I went and slept on the floor because my RLS was so bad that night. Some nights were ok, some were really bad, most had some restlessness.
I always scoffed at the idea of taking medication or seeing a doctor about it. While I noticed I had it worse than other people, I thought the whole idea of RLS being a real "disorder" was sort of silly and I don't really like taking those types of medications. Through college I'd just sleep in as late as I needed to and take constant naps. I've done a lot of the same in law skewl.
But now that I need to get up consistently at 8-9 AM, it's become a problem. Not sleeping at night can't just be cured with sleeping in late or with an afternoon nap. I gotta be at work at 9 and I gotta be efficient and effective til 5. Then if I want to have a life at night, I can't afford to take naps and stuff. I also have been using an insane amount of caffeine to get through the days sometimes.
So recently I was at my doctor for a routine check-up (I'm a nit so I get mine every 2 years), and I asked him about it. He's having some bloodwork done this week to make sure it isn't anemia/low iron levels, but he put me on a medication that has been FDA approved for RLS and successful for lots of people (it isn't Requip... that stuff is mad expensive and has a slew of scary side effects).
I have not slept this well in years. This is truly amazing. I can't even remember the last time I woke up feeling fully refreshed like I got a full night's sleep. My mind is so blown. I've had so much energy, have been in such a good mood and have gotten so much more done with my day.
So moral of this cool story: if you have a problem like this, don't be a stubborn ass like myself.
I've struggled with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) pretty much my entire life. I kick violently all the time in my sleep, constantly wake up and fall back asleep and sometimes just sit there in agony not being able to stop moving or sleep. It's incredibly difficult and frustrating to describe this to someone who doesn't have it. People just yell at you "JUST STOP MOVING" and don't understand that it is sometimes involuntary and what it feels like.
My girlfriend in college used to spend a lot of nights with me and some evenings would just elbow the **** out of me til I went and slept on the floor because my RLS was so bad that night. Some nights were ok, some were really bad, most had some restlessness.
I always scoffed at the idea of taking medication or seeing a doctor about it. While I noticed I had it worse than other people, I thought the whole idea of RLS being a real "disorder" was sort of silly and I don't really like taking those types of medications. Through college I'd just sleep in as late as I needed to and take constant naps. I've done a lot of the same in law skewl.
But now that I need to get up consistently at 8-9 AM, it's become a problem. Not sleeping at night can't just be cured with sleeping in late or with an afternoon nap. I gotta be at work at 9 and I gotta be efficient and effective til 5. Then if I want to have a life at night, I can't afford to take naps and stuff. I also have been using an insane amount of caffeine to get through the days sometimes.
So recently I was at my doctor for a routine check-up (I'm a nit so I get mine every 2 years), and I asked him about it. He's having some bloodwork done this week to make sure it isn't anemia/low iron levels, but he put me on a medication that has been FDA approved for RLS and successful for lots of people (it isn't Requip... that stuff is mad expensive and has a slew of scary side effects).
I have not slept this well in years. This is truly amazing. I can't even remember the last time I woke up feeling fully refreshed like I got a full night's sleep. My mind is so blown. I've had so much energy, have been in such a good mood and have gotten so much more done with my day.
So moral of this cool story: if you have a problem like this, don't be a stubborn ass like myself.
Let me know when they get medication against tinnitus.
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08-23-2011
, 01:17 AM
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I'd say top girl and bottom right girl are in the 6-7 range, depending on context. For example, having an accent is like +2 points, being intelligent is +1 point, being religious/spiritual -1 point, being a feminist -3 points, etc.
08-23-2011
, 01:31 AM