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Ninety minutes NNE of NY? Is that still in the US, or into Canada? It seems to me like it should be somewhere around New Hampshire or Maine, and yet you used metric heights... :-)
Oh, and I don't really use any drugs regularly. I take ibuprofen or acetaminophen (read: Advil or Tylenol) if I've got a headache, decongestant if I get a cold (e.g. right now), but that about covers it. Gods know I could probably use an antidepressant or two now and again, but, well, I don't need any damned happy-pills, thank you very much! *L*
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Well, it claims to be an antihistamine, Liam, but damned if it helps. On the other hand, I probably only remember the times when it doesn't, and forget the times when it does.
Shik
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NH or Maine 90 minutes from NYC?? I think NOT! (POOF!!...a little Descartesian humor...)
No, I'm on the NY/CT border...in CT, but not that it exists outside the "Triangle"...right, Frank? And the metric values are habit. Building models, it's easier to work in the meter than the bloody buggery bastard English Standard (which they don't even USE anymore!!). And yeah, I'm that geek who refuses to think in 12-hour time, too.
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Imperial System. It's called the imperial system.
The lovely nose-stuff I'm using at the moment is called *has a look* Flixonase. And it bloody hurts. I'd leave it out altogether, except for the fact this I wear contact lenses, and with bad hay-fever I spend most of my time poking myself in the eyes screaming "MAKE THE PAIN STOP!" and resisting the urge to just pull them out and submerge them in Vinegar.
It's still interesting how much you know/care though. Take Tim's ibuprofen or acetaminophen (read: Advil or Tylenol) if I've got a headache, decongestant if I get a cold..."
Over here, it'd be "I've got a headache." "Take some paracetomol". And that about covers it for headaches. And if you've got a cold, well, that's your cue to spend the day hiding in your bedroom, demanding that everyone else in the house make you tea every hour.
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All while growing up I took no drugs. None whatsoever, not even tylenol. When I turned 15 though, I ended up on some allergy meds, and I've been on those off and on in varying doses since then. Also, for my Carpal Tunnel and Tendonitis, they have been known to put me on high dose anti-inflammatories. Being the world's worst patient though, I take things for a week and then get bored and forget about them.
A few months ago I was on 2 allergy meds, a med for my wrist, and also Paxil for insomnia. I ended up going off of them cold turkey though, and though it was hard at first, I seem to be surviving.
I hate drugs, and I hate doctors, however I do feel that in some cases they're necessary. A lot of the time though, I DO think they're over prescribed. But... what are we to do about it? As long as people will buy into them, prescriptions will be around.
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"Ninety minutes NNE of NY? Is that still in the US, or into Canada? It seems to me like it should be somewhere around New Hampshire or Maine, and yet you used metric heights..."
You, uh, haven't been to the Northeastern U.S. much, have you, TSN?
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Well, Shik you're sort of right...Paxil (Paroxetine) is of that class of drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). This family also includes Celexa (Citalopram), Luvox (Fluvoxamine), Prozac (Fluoxetine), and Zoloft (Sertraline).
The Selective SRI works in that it prevents the uptake of serotonin...it does not induce the production of serotonin.
But this class of drug is also used for social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
I take Luvox for obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Shik
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Yeah, DAT'S da shit!!
Heh....my doctor tried me on Wellbutrin for about a month. I took myself off of it after a week when I held a large knife at my housemate's asshole boyfriend & told him in no uncertain terms that I would flay the skin from his very body while he was still alive if he didn't stop being a jackass.
He's still a jackass, but I'm not on Wellbutrin...LOL...
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Garak: I believe I mentioned that I've never been there... :-)
Liam: The only reason I used the terms "ibuprofen" and "acetaminophen" is, one, to show off that I know what they're really called (*L*), and, two, because using the brand names would be too specific. I'm pedantic, remember? :-)
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Liam: SPC Rules!!!!! Where on earth did you find that quote.
As for the drugs thing. I think caffeine is more addictive than any other drug known. It also screws with your body chemistry more than others. (I should know, I'm drinking a Dew right now.) Of course when you have to quit smoking, and are out of Paxil with no possibility of renewing your prescription, then caffeine is all that's left.
Let us all imagine a world with no drugs at all. I tried it once. Hated it.
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I got it from my video collection Saiya. I've got the first 5 episodes, the clip show, and "the Pizza Cat are only Human", where they got the funky armour for the first time.
They should bring it back. It was far better than Star Trek has ever been.
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Saiyanman Benjita
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I still have a few episodes taped randomly somewhere. My fiancee found one episode, but lost it. I did however find a site with some entire episodes on it, but lost it as well. Trying to find it again. Heard there was some petition to put it on Fox Family or something.
------------------ Look at the past few years: Jimmy Carter: Who we kidding, Valium Posterchild. We go to: Ronald Reagan, Howdy Doody Sr. If it keeps getting benign, we might end up with: Mr. Rogers, "Can you say Armageddon? Oops, too late." Or we can get macho and have: Jack Nicholson vs. Clint Eastwood, Shortest debate in history, all Jack will have to say is "How can you debate me, you haven't opened your goddammed eyes in twenty years."
Saiyanman Benjita
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On topic, though, it should also be known that most of the stronger over the counter medications are banned in the US without prescription (Such as Codeine, etc.)
------------------ Look at the past few years: Jimmy Carter: Who we kidding, Valium Posterchild. We go to: Ronald Reagan, Howdy Doody Sr. If it keeps getting benign, we might end up with: Mr. Rogers, "Can you say Armageddon? Oops, too late." Or we can get macho and have: Jack Nicholson vs. Clint Eastwood, Shortest debate in history, all Jack will have to say is "How can you debate me, you haven't opened your goddammed eyes in twenty years."
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