Yeah, you really were, now that I look back. But the right ones can really fix so much without, well, whatever it was you used to be afraid of. So worth it -- especially when they get you to where you don't need it all the time
I hope so. I still don't know if the SSRI is working or not, because this time of year is always better for me, anyhow. I do know the 20mg dose was worse than no SSRI at all. I was constantly panicked with a bonus of dizzy. I've done 5mg/day for a week, and now I'm on my 4th day of 10mg, which supposedly isn't considered a therapeutic dose. I'm in no hurry to up it to 20 and may coast here for a while and see if, since I'm not depressed anyhow, it's enough to do the trick with the anxiety. If it's not, I have my true love Ativan, just waiting for me.
I used to do this, although not with Ativan. I'm glad that you haven't felt the need for it, Cindy, and just as glad that you have it for when you do.
Thank you, libkitty. I can't take it all the time (or I totally would).
COBRA is a hateful thing.
Also, they can testify, but they won't be under oath? What is that, license to lie?
Drugs. When I had the last foot surgery, I remember waking in the middle of it, looking up at the anesthesiologist, and saying "You know I'm awake, right?" He said, "Yeah, you've been awake the whole time." Apparently I wouldn't shut up. Then I heard the surgeon, my foot doctor, cursing at the pin he'd gone in to remove from my foot bone. He'd told me it was unnecessary, it wouldn't hurt me, and I'd said, it feels weird, I want it out. So he indulged me, and now here he was, calling for the "Roto-Rooter" to get the thing out. I'm pretty sure he called it that just because he knew I was awake. I said, "Doc, I told you it was fucked up in there." He said, "I'm cutting your foot off!" Later he gave me the pin to keep. It was all gnarly with bone grown around it. Looked like he'd had to drill it out of there.
Drugs, right? Valium. That's my OTD. Nothing else calms me down, or gets me to actually relax and sleep, or stops my back pain. Much less of that than used ot be, though. I'm so glad I finally have a doctor who trusts me enough to write me a script for Valium. I don't need it all the time, but nothing else works when I do.
I will shut up now, before I start to sound like a junkie.
Here' a quote from last Oct. on the Bush administration and subpoenas:
In fact, when it comes to deploying its Executive power, which is dear to Bush's understanding of the presidency, the President's team has been planning for what one strategist describes as "a cataclysmic fight to the death" over the balance between Congress and the White House if confronted with congressional subpoenas it deems inappropriate. The strategist says the Bush team is "going to assert that power, and they're going to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court on every issue, every time, no compromise, no discussion, no negotiation."
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Here's what Kos says about that:
Realize that the resolution of this stand-off will determine the extent to which the Congress is able to investigate everything that's still on their plate. If they lose this showdown, they lose their leverage in investigating NSA spying, the DeLay/Abramoff-financed Texas redistricting, Cheney's Energy Task Force, the political manipulation of science, the Plame outing... everything.
And that's why Bush is playing it this way. Remember, too, that his "administration" is populated by Watergate and Iran-Contra recidivists, chief among them Dick Cheney, who has wanted to relitigate the boundaries of executive power since forever. Cheney and others on the inside believe that this time, with a friendlier judiciary, these issues can be decided the "right" way, overturning the victories won against Richard Nixon's insane theories of executive power.
Their thinking is that they'll either win it in courts, or run out the clock trying.
And the day they get five Justices to say they're right, everything you thought you knew about checks and balances becomes wrong.
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Christ.
Percoset and other opiates make me vaguely nauseous and unable to sleep (though content to drowse away for hours), but I don't care at the time!
Also, they can testify, but they won't be under oath? What is that, license to lie?
Only a cynic would think that. However, when it comes to looking at this administration, being cynical and facing reality are the same thing.
Drugs, right? Valium. That's my OTD.
I've had little to no experience with pain type drugs. (yes, I know I am lucky) I did have the valium IV when I had my wisdom teeth out. I would have stayed there forever and let them remove my limbs. It was very pleasant. I probably should never be allowed to take it again.
And the day they get five Justices to say they're right, everything you thought you knew about checks and balances becomes wrong.
Now you are making me want the good drugs. Maybe I could stay stoned for the rest of the Bush term.
And it sounds like they don't know what happened to the SpaceX rocket, but SpaceX is trying to spin this into a big success:
"I just wanted everybody to know that we in the Washington, D.C., office are celebrating with champagne. We don't have any information yet from the launch control center, but the Falcon clearly got to space with a successful liftoff, stage separation, second stage ignition and fairing separation," says Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX vice president of business development.
However, what happened during the second stage burn is not clear.
"Regardless, we're thrilled here."
Assuming they don't find it, I'd call the launch a failure. But they're saying, "We know we a least
mostly
succeeded." Which, I guess they have a point. Being a private company, they really have to demonstrate some success....
eta:
"We did have a roll-control anomoly," Musk says of the second stage. Some oscillations could be seen in the last bit of video from a camera mounted on the second stage before the webcast stopped. Fate of the rocket remains unknown.
Musk says the rocket didn't reach the intended orbit and actually may have re-entered the atmosphere. The rolling motion caused the second stage engine to shut down early. Despite the problem, Musk considers this to be "a very good day" for SpaceX.
Toldja.
OK, thats enough of that for me....
Encouraging news: Senate voted 94-2 to strip Justice Dept. of Patriot Act right to appoint prosecutors without Senate approval citing the recent abuse. Also, the Dems are firing right back with subpeonas to be issued tomorrow for Rove and Miers. Nixon and Clinton both lost when they tried to invoke executive privilege to protect their aides from being called before Congress. The Supreme Court has been explicitly clear that only issues of National Security and related secrets are protected - none of which apply here even under the broadest interpretation.
Only a cynic would think that. However, when it comes to looking at this administration, being cynical and facing reality are the same thing.
I didn't
used to be
a cynic.
And the day they get five Justices to say they're right, everything you thought you knew about checks and balances becomes wrong.
This is scary. Because every time since Bush got "elected" that I've thought, oh, that couldn't happen! it has. I have little faith anymore.
eta Oh, and now Hec jumps in with
good
news.
