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[blackdog]

I hope this time it works for you. And I hope it turns out that your pain and sore throat were being caused by that one medication. It would help a lot if you could get that resolved.

I forgot all about the citrus, grapefruit in particular. You have to watch that with a lot of meds.

I used to like Mountain Dew too, but mostly Cocoa Cola. And tea. When I was little I used to practically beg for a cup of tea whenever the adults were having some. One time after some guests had just left I saw my mom’s cup wasn’t quite empty and snatched it off the table. Only  it wasn’t tea, it was coffee. The shock was enough to turn me off coffee for a long time. I finally started drinking it in my mid 20’s in a desperate attempt to stay awake and alert at work. But it never really helped. It does relax me when I’m stressed though.

I’m still waiting for the “so that’s what it feels like” moment too.  I sort of had it when I first started taking Vyvanse for a couple of days but then it went away. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow and I am planning to have a serious discussion about getting my dosage up to a decent level or switching me to something else if he won’t do that. I’m just wasting my money right now. And my time, since I might have actually been able to accomplish something over the last four months if I had been properly medicated.

I’m pretty sure there are dead people who live more exciting lives than me, so I know what you mean about the boredom. And even the things I’m interested in don’t interest me.

I’m a sleepy type too and I’m starting to wonder if there might be something that needs to be diagnosed there. In recent years I have occasionally fallen asleep while doing something, like when I’m scrolling through the guide on the TV looking for something to watch. And I do the REM while still awake thing too. I will just lie down and close my eyes and random images will start flashing through my mind instantly. I can also continue to dream for  awhile after I get up in the morning.

I need to get more regular sleep to start with to rule out the possibility that I am just tired. But it doesn’t really feel like that. And even when I do sleep well at night I still get sleepy during the day. Always have.

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