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Posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:24:49
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury,
I am a neophyte to stimulants. 24 hours ago I had my very first 200 mg of provigil anafranil. Then I felt AWESOME. I did laundry and was packing for my trip. Part of the packing was to get the right meds into the right bags- no prescriptions in the checked luggage. etc etc. So, I laid out my meds for the pm dose, the following am dose, and then my pm vitamins and am vitamins. All in cute little paper cups.
took my pm meds, one of which is sedating. I felt the sedation, and vaguely dozed off, but then I felt the kick. apparently provigil was puttin up a fight. I got out of bed to play on p-babble, read a book, drink water, watch TV, all night long. probably got about 1-3 hours of light dozing done.
Hmm. when searching for my morning meds (i.e. provigil) I could not find it. 3 empty cups, and one full cup (with morning vitamins). HOLY CRAP.
I truly did not *mean* to take my provigil at 11 pm last night. It was an accident, as it closely resembles one of my pm vitamins, and I got my medicine cups all mixed up.
Now I'm travelling all day today, by myself. I have a wicked headache, I twitch and startle at the smallest disturbance, and I'm feeling overwhelmed with stress. At least the traffic was good this morning, and I didn't get a special security screening. I will need to really take care of me so that I don't lose my cool. And the worst place to lose my cool? on a busy airplane, during Independence Day.
I splurged and bought wireless internet connection. I'm hanging out at the airline terminal. Keep double checking that I didn't leave my carry-on or my jacket at the security check. Feeling pretty overwhelmed, fuzzy brained. cognitively incapacitated. and I have taken 2 Aleve caplets, and the headache is unrelenting. since about 3 am.
I dunno. someone wanna send me a hug? llrrrppsie's stressed & as twitchy as bunnyrabbit on stimulants. boo.
deep breathing. ignore screaming children and grumpy married couples. ignore strife. happy thoughts happy thoughts. I can nap on the plane (except I'm NOT tired. I didn't take any provigil today. only a cup of black tea, hoping to take the edge off my headache. nope). deep breathing. in. out. in. out.
Posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:52:50
In reply to This is going to be a long day..., posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:24:49
I feel like I'm going to hurl. Can someone adjust the TV? Everything is too bright and strobe-lighty.
My poor brain. My poor brain and body suffer the consequence of my carelessness.
Yeah. I learned my lesson. provigil may keep me up all night, but there's a price to be paid. a dear price.
I want a gigantic motorcycle helmet with the softest coldest padding and complete noise blockage. I want to put it on my head, and never take it off. don't wanna eat. can't sleep yet. don't wanna look, or listen, or see, or hear. and SMELL. Can someone stop eating chicken mcnuggets? heck I'm a fan of the chicken candy, especially the boot-shaped ones. but enough is enough
grrrrrrrrDEEPPPPP breathing (through my padded helmet- ooo! I get it! this is why DarthVader was so moody. maybe he had a stimulant hangover too)
Posted by sleepygirl on July 4, 2006, at 12:50:03
In reply to one of the worst hangovers of my life » llrrrpp, posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:52:50
Posted by Phillipa on July 4, 2006, at 15:49:48
In reply to one of the worst hangovers of my life » llrrrpp, posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:52:50
It's amazing how pills can disappear in the night with no awareness of taking them. Feel better and get some sleep on the plane. Love Phillipa
Posted by rainbutterfly on July 4, 2006, at 16:11:30
In reply to This is going to be a long day..., posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:24:49
Posted by TexasChic on July 4, 2006, at 16:29:52
In reply to This is going to be a long day..., posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:24:49
I'll do you one better. At my Grandmother's funeral I took too many Zanax because I didn't know what I was doing and ended up blacking out. Its weird to know you were walking around talking and stuff and not be able to remember it.
I hope you get over your hangover and have a great trip! I always love looking out the window when I'm in a plane. Even if all I can see is clouds. But its really fun when you can see the ground and it looks like a patchwork quilt. I always wonder what all those people are doing down there.
-T
Posted by Deneb on July 4, 2006, at 17:01:52
In reply to This is going to be a long day..., posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 11:24:49
((((((((((((((llrrrpp))))))))))))))))
I hope you're feeling better now. Instead of putting your meds in little paper cups, how about putting then in a pill container? Some are organized into AM and PM as well as day of the week.
Deneb*
Posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 18:18:02
In reply to Re: This is going to be a long day... » llrrrpp, posted by Deneb on July 4, 2006, at 17:01:52
> ((((((((((((((llrrrpp))))))))))))))))
>
> I hope you're feeling better now. Instead of putting your meds in little paper cups, how about putting then in a pill container? Some are organized into AM and PM as well as day of the week.
>
> Deneb*Yes, I'm feeling better. I ate dinner, which helped a lot. We went to a steakhouse. I love red meat. And I had a scoop of cookies and cream afterwards.
The pillbox is a good idea, especially since my meds are becoming so complex. 3 in the evening, one in the am, and then my fish oil, multi vitamin, Chromium, and calcium too.
Thanks for hugs. I'm playing with my cat right now. Which is nice. I'm kind of living in two different places, only one of which has a cat. She prefers not to travel much. I appreciate her unconditional fluff. I brought her a nice long orange shoe string on this visit. She always remembers who I am (((((my cat)))))
-ll
Posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 18:20:33
In reply to Re: one of the worst hangovers of my life, posted by Phillipa on July 4, 2006, at 15:49:48
> It's amazing how pills can disappear in the night with no awareness of taking them. Feel better and get some sleep on the plane. Love Phillipa
Yeah, one time I had a very vivid dream that I took extra pills in the middle of the night. I woke up in a panic and had to count them out. Moments like these I feel like I'm going senile...
Got no sleep on the plane, but I napped a bit in the car on the drive from the airport. Feeling much better since I got some food in me. (and my cat- read below, I know that you like cats)
Posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 18:25:39
In reply to Re: This is going to be a long day... » llrrrpp, posted by TexasChic on July 4, 2006, at 16:29:52
> I'll do you one better. At my Grandmother's funeral I took too many Zanax because I didn't know what I was doing and ended up blacking out. Its weird to know you were walking around talking and stuff and not be able to remember it.
>
> I hope you get over your hangover and have a great trip! I always love looking out the window when I'm in a plane. Even if all I can see is clouds. But its really fun when you can see the ground and it looks like a patchwork quilt. I always wonder what all those people are doing down there.
>
> -TYeah, I like the view out the window too. But this time I had an aisle seat. I listened to some tunes, and tried to ignore the cacaphony of children screaming and yelling. Did a little reading, and tried to chill out. Thank goodness for direct flights... I think I probably would have had a nervous breakdown if I had to do a layover. ugh.
At my bro's wedding I had low-blood sugar and passed out during the photo shoot. The picture of my side of the family right before the fainting spell I look VERY pale, and my eyes look dark and round. kinda like corpse bridesmaid.
And I was lying on the couch in the reception hall and my aunt came running with a cup of juice for me. I had chugged half of it down before I realized that it was a very stiff rum punch lol.
A fun wedding, especially once the food arrived!
:)
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