Monday

[shadesong]

Administration
Happy birthday to doctorow and ojouchan!

Hello to new reader kebechet!

Medical
Oh, hi. Cymbalta ramp-up is kicking my butt. *headshake* *wince* It's not as bad as the ramp-up on anti-seizure meds, for which I am grateful. I'm just crushingly nauseous + exhausted and having difficulty actually getting to sleep. And yes, exhaustion + nausea are my regular state of things, but this exhaustion pretty much = me lying in bed or on the couch all day without the energy to move. Other side effects... I don't know if it's related, but I'm clenching my jaw a lot. And I know this is related: blurred vision. Yeah. No driving for the 'song, not even the one-minute run to the post office.

Two weeks, you say? *hangs in there*

As for the anti-seizure med side effects - was up early, took 'em, went back to sleep, slept through anything.

Blogathon
Hey, y'know what else is in two weeks? Blogathon! And thanks to agaran, aussie_nyc and kizlj, moocowrich, and previously-thanked people, I'm up to $778 raised for RAINN!

Please sponsor me!

Other LJers doing Blogathon include faecat, slipjig, and zarhooie... sponsor them, too! (And if you're doing it and I don't know about it, just let me know!)

Remember, even if you can't sponsor, you can pimp this mother out.

Daily Science
"The 20cm Spiny Penis of the Argentine Lake Duck". Plenty of info there about the sex organs of birds, with or without penises. (Only 3% of bird species have them!)

Also, pigs have a corkscrew penis.

You're welcome.

Daily BPAL
These will slow down tremendously as I get caught up. Many of these are part of a big batch I got from enderfem, or as here-try-this! from you guys. I'm currently not swapping for anything new, just things I already know I love, to allow myself a chance to get caught up. I'm overwhelmed!

After today, I will have 17 imps left to review. Of course, I've been getting frimps with my swaps, so that may well increase. I have a few incoming swaps for new stuff. But mostly established stuff.

Anyway.

Cathedral: Venerable and solemn: the scent of incense smoke wafting through an ancient church. A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins.

In bottle: Hey, that's some of the same incense as Kathmandu!

On me: The resins come out under it. It's nothing like Kathmandu actually on me, but I still like it. Hmm, some smoke. And sweetness. EDIT: And now it's just smoke and RenFaire incense. :( I want my 10ml of Kathmandu!

Perversion: The perfect scent to wear to your next bondage ball, dungeon adventure or sojourn to your favorite pleasure dome. Smoky rum and black tobacco with a whisper of steamy leather with a splash of crystalline chardonnay, layered over a sensual, sweet, and deceptively magnetic base of tonka.

In bottle: Very sweet.

On me: Mmmm. Still very sweet. Just a hint of the rum and tobacco. A light fruitiness, which may be the chardonnay. Is nice. The darker favorites, but more subtle. About ten minutes into it, the leather surfaces, still with a sweetness overlaying it. Interesting!

Anne Bonny: Named in honor of the most notorious female pirate to ever set sail. Wicked, cruel, beautiful, intelligent, resourceful and dangerous: a true role model. A blend of Indonesian red patchouli, red sandalwood, and frankincense.

In bottle: Dirty hippie.

On me: Dirty hippie. Swap.

Jester: Huckleberry and red currant with the incisive bite of neroli.

In bottle: Shiny! The currant of Red Queen, with something sweet.

On me: Fruitylicious. Too fruitylicious? Let's wait and see. *sniff* Yeah, I'm Fruit Stripes gum. This one can go find a new home. EDIT: I think I actually smell aspertame here. Huckleberry = evil!

Comments

[dark-blade.livejournal.com]

When a medication's side effects are supposed to clear up within X weeks, is that X weeks from starting, or X weeks from when you reach the final dosage level? Currently doing a dialup of my own, bwhee...

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Not sure... I'm starting at my final-destination dosage.

LOVE the icon.

And *hugs*

[sotto-voce.livejournal.com]

Sounds about right. I just remember laying in the recliner or in bed and not being able to move. Whenever I'd move my head the room would spin and spin. For a couple of months after starting Cymbalta whenever I'd stand, sit, lean my head back quickly, I'd get really really dizzy.

The nausea does indeed suck ass.

It will get better.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I just remember laying in the recliner or in bed and not being able to move.

Yep. That was my day today. Frustrating!

[tidesong.livejournal.com]

Cymbalta's the "new" Effexor, right?

Be aware that if you try to come off of it, you'll probably need to do so veeeeery slowly. Effexor has one hell of a withdrawal syndrome, and I don't think Cymbalta is much better.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Dirty hippie

Isn't that "Goddamn filthy hippie"?

/Cartman

[aurora-lamour.livejournal.com]

I am doing blogathon.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Luck to you!

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

And all of them are right-hand twist.

Snakes have penes which are cut in half, sort of (hemi-penes, which are independant to the root, there seems to be no rhyme, nor reason, to which they use). The opossum has a forked penis, and lots of insects do odd things with theirs (Kinsey was a researcher on wasps, many of which can only be identified by careful measurements of sexual organs, but I digress).

TK

[setfiretolife.livejournal.com]

Jester is my happy crack. :)

[mslaynie.livejournal.com]

I know my ramp up was not as bad as yours, but I definitely noticed the extreme lethargy, then jitteriness. I also noticed the jaw clenching... I still have that to a small degree, but it's much better.

However, my side effects lessened within a few weeks of starting the cymbalta, even though I raised the dosage later. I'll tell you soon if I experience side effects when we raise the dosage again.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I have jitters, too! That's what was keeping me up last night.

Glad the effects faded... they're starting me at 30mg, to be avaluated in a month. What did you start at?

[mslaynie.livejournal.com]

I started at 30, then 60 after 2 weeks.

I also had tremors like you wouldn't believe. That went away too. It helped so much with the anxiety and the pain that I was willing to deal with the other stuff.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I'm having tremors, but I have them almost every day from Trileptal anyway. Wasn't sure if it was Cymbalta or if I was just having bad Trileptal days... in the grand scheme of things, they're negligible, because I'm *used* to them by now.

[mslaynie.livejournal.com]

*nods* I have tremors naturally, even when I'm not taking anything. Oddly enough, they seem better now then they have been in ages.

Right now, I'm fighting with the lingering side effects of an overdose of high blood pressure meds that left me in the ER. Stupid ER doctors...

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

*eyes wide* Eek! *reads your LJ* Holy crap, dude. Stupid ER doctors indeed. No way should you be paying for that ambulance ride and second visit, btw; it was clearly his fault. Go get 'im.

Glad you're doing better now...

[mslaynie.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yea, it was... interesting, to say the least. I ended up having a low blood pressure thing yesterday, so icky. But this will pass, and I will feel better.

I WILL, damnit! =D

[thisdaydreamer.livejournal.com]

The jaw-clenching probably is Cymbalta. I dealt with the same thing.

I hope the crap clears up soon.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Weird that it seems to be fairly common, but I can't find mention of it in the literature! I'm glad other people have encountered it.

[azurelunatic]

Dr. McCracken is based in my hometown!

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

I've been holding at 30 mg for 6 weeks now, see Dr. P tomorrow for the next ramp up.

Good luck...

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

You too!

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is one of the 8 different meds I take every day. I take two 30 mg tabs every day.

Decided to be a wise ass one day earlier this month and take a picture of each and every one.

http://fibro-witch.livejournal.com/387775.html

Scarry

[brycentara.livejournal.com]

UGH Call your Dr Song. Tummy troubles are easily taken care of but this other stuff is really scary.

[paradoxicalme.livejournal.com]

You may have said this already, but when is the deadline to donate?

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Nothing on the FAQ about that. Which is *really* annoying! In the past, you could sponsor up til a day or two after the 'thon, but I can't guarantee that this time, in the absence of info. The 'thon is July 29.

[shadowwolf13]

I'm attempting to do blogathon, though it's looking doubtful. As of yet there are no sponsers at all. All my blogathon details are here.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Luck to you!

[shadowwolf13]

Thank you. :)

[weofodthignen]

Decided to do it this year, but found I can't do it officially. Midnight to midnight instead. http://weofodthignen.livejournal.com/109424.html .

M