askye, that's awful. I'm sorry to hear that.
I'm all up in the law now, but damn it feels good to get my violence on.
Gunn ,'Unleashed'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
billytea - Mar 20, 2012 3:44:35 pm PDT #10166 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Steph L. - Mar 20, 2012 3:46:00 pm PDT #10167 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Maybe try 15 and keep that extra half in reserve?
This. *Or* take 10 at first and see if you fall asleep, but if you can't, take another 5 and see if it nudges you over. But 10 mg might really do it despite the stress (I've been surprised at a regular Ambien dose putting me to sleep when I've been stressed off the charts -- but I realize I'm also just anecdata). And knowing you *can* take more if needed might take the edge off ("the edge" being the worry of "FUCK, what if I can't fall asleep...I really need to fall asleep...FUCK I'm still awake DAMN IT...").
Anne W. - Mar 20, 2012 4:15:16 pm PDT #10168 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thank you all very much. I've had a rough time of late, and this just sent me over the edge.
beth b - Mar 20, 2012 4:22:35 pm PDT #10169 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I'm sorry askye
Laura - Mar 20, 2012 4:23:27 pm PDT #10170 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry, Anne. May you achieve renewing rest, alternating between bliss filled dreams and deep sound renewing sleep.
So very sad, askye. What a nightmare.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2012 4:46:18 pm PDT #10171 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What is "the soft kind" of butter? At which point does it start being butter product?
Anne, I'm sorry to hear you had that stress. I hope as little Ambien as possible does work for you. I find it remarkably unpredictable, and I take it regularly. Sometimes it touches me not, sometimes it knocks me out. It doesn't seem to be usefully tied to my state of mind.
Your worry is the worst thing. Anything you can do to reduce your heart rate and get the tension you're holding out of your muscles, etc, will help as much as 5mg of Ambien sometimes.
Typo Boy - Mar 20, 2012 4:53:53 pm PDT #10172 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Soft butter is just butter that has been whipped enough so that there is enough air in it is fairly soft. Not always a difference between whipped and soft, but soft butter is often not quite as throughly whipped as what is normally sold as whipped butter.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2012 5:03:26 pm PDT #10173 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a suspicion I don't like this soft butter thing.
Typo Boy - Mar 20, 2012 5:04:05 pm PDT #10174 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
More for me.
Strix - Mar 20, 2012 5:36:19 pm PDT #10175 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I leave butter on the counter as well.
Anne, I recommend a hot bath or shower and 10mgs of Ambien and a book of well-read short stories in bed. Turn out the light immediately upon feeling sleepy. If, after 45 minutes, you can't fall asleep, try another 5 mgs.
I try very hard not to eat after dinner, as to take my nightly sleep meds on an empty stomach to maximize their effectiveness on me. Anything to boost the efficacy.