Teppy--I am waiting for my doctor's office to open because I see that I am not supposed to take Lexapro and Imitrex--and I am about to enter Week of Womanly Wonder, where I get slammed with migraines every day. You know anything about this? I can't be doing without my Imitrex.

What I've found is as follows:

Imitrex (sumatriptan) – when taken with Lexapro may cause more side effects, though the two drugs may sometimes be used together with close monitoring by a physician.

That's not an absolute contraindication, just a "Keep an Eye On Yourself If You Do This." (And no, it didn't say what side effects are most likely to be exacerbated.)

t edit And in looking on MEDLINE, there are no actual reports of the combination resulting in Bad Stuff. So there's that.

t edit again And when you Google the two drugs' generic names along with "interaction" (like so -- "escitalopram sumatriptan" +interaction), there are also no reports of badness.

Hey Almare. Yay for generators! Although we have power it is still hot and sticky. Yuck. They did take off the boil water order today, so yay again. We had Halloween between 4:30-6:30 yesterday. Very sparse turnout though. But lots of leftover candy, so yay again.

Where are you in Broward? We have MIL staying with us. She lives in Margate (rock island & atlantic) and last time we checked was still powerless.

FYI--Barack Obama is going to be on the Daily Show next Monday.

I'm debating taking a half-day today, just because I have to be in at 8:00 tomorrow morning and wait on my computer to get the results from today's Colorado elections. Next week is earlier, since I have to be in at 7:00 next Wednesday for those results. Oh, well, it could be worse--it could be an even numbered year. Even-numbered election years are insano around here.

HALLOWEEN BABIES!

Kitty Annabel is so pretty. And wily looking.

Lion Tickybox is so freaking cute. Those cheeks needs lots of pinching and kisses.

Bunny Casper broke me. That intent look with the innocence behind it. I only get that look when Nine West has their annual boot sale and even then, I ain't that pretty.

Kara! I wish for camel! And Aidan - I love babies in fuzzies.

And what a fearsome Pink Cuthulu! Hee.

(I think that's all the babies.)

Matt, do you mean lisinopril? I doubt it would ever be prescribed as a sleep aid, only because it's a blood pressure med, and if it were prescribed to an insomniac with normal or low blood pressure, they'd have some serious blood pressure problems.

I thought my bottle said Lisiprin/HCL (the hydrochlorothiazide is a minor ingredient), but I could be mistaken.

Probably the reason you slept so well, and would fall asleep right away, is that lisinopril can cause fatigue, because it basically suppresses your heart rate and your adrenalin response. I was on it for about a month, when I had to stop it b/c I was so exhausted all the time.

Oddly enough I didn't feel particularly fatigued during the day while I was moving around. But it took me months to get sufficiently used to the effect that I could stay up late at night. Or, y'know, actually make it to my bed to turn in intentionally rather than wake in a sitting position on the couch after 10 hours.

Where are you in Broward?

West Hollywood, on the Border between Hollywood and Pembroke Pines. I'm skulking in the South Regional Library as we speak.

Four blocks away, there's a huge region with power, and then theres our chunk of land, where there is not one, but two downed powerlines. Also, a distinct lack of generators here so the nights feel vague and depressing.

My uncle accidently burned his house down already. The poor man didn't have any fire insurance, so we're sending him any spare food and ice we have.

However, we have friends in the area with power who have graciously allowed us to take hot showers at night, and watch Smallville. True friends know man needs more than hot showers to feel human. They need their weekly dose of HoYay, too.

As soon as everything goes back to normal, I will send them a very large gift basket.

I have a question. Could I go and get a masters (or PhD) in a field completely unrelated to my B.A. degree? If, say, I degreed in Lit but wanted to study economics-- does one go and get another b.a. or apply to a masters program?

I think apply to a Master's program. My friend had a BA in Theater, but got a Master's in Family Therapy.

Depends on the requirements of the program. Most have some vague language about how the applicant should have some "experience in the field"

I would consult with a graduate program in your field of choice. You may have life experience that makes up for your lack of formal schooling in this particular area. Also, sometimes you can get a "conditional acceptance", which requires you to take some prerequisites before being officially admitted to the program. t /graduate school administrator hat

Some have background requirements that you can make up while in the program. It depends on the program. My brother is getting his PhD from the Neurosciences program, and his background was a bachelors in psychology from a community college. I don't think he's had to do any makeup classes, but I do know he's had to work harder to get up to speed on the chemistry and biology than some other students.