Graargh. My new headache specialist wants me to give up artificial sweeteners. My Coke Zero! No take my Coke Zero!
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Dana - Dec 07, 2017 2:06:17 pm PST #2781 of 8216
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Tom Scola - Dec 07, 2017 2:13:20 pm PST #2782 of 8216
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Coke Zero always gives me a headache.
Dana - Dec 07, 2017 2:24:05 pm PST #2783 of 8216
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
She's like, you could try Sprite or ginger ale? Well, yes, but the point of the diet soda was to avoid all of the sugar, since that's also bad for me.
Apparently I'm supposed to drink "water" like some hippie.
Atropa - Dec 07, 2017 2:45:20 pm PST #2784 of 8216
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Apparently I'm supposed to drink "water" like some hippie.
Can you try fizzy water with fancy bitters added? That's how I drink a lot of water.
Dana - Dec 07, 2017 2:50:59 pm PST #2785 of 8216
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm not a fan of sparkling water, but I'm looking at soda sweetened with Stevia, which is okay.
aurelia - Dec 07, 2017 2:53:08 pm PST #2786 of 8216
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Apparently I'm supposed to drink "water" like some hippie.
As one data point... it only took about a month of no soda before it all started tasting unbearably syrupy to me.
meara - Dec 07, 2017 3:27:56 pm PST #2787 of 8216
I'm also a fan of fizzy water, flavored with whatever (be it with bitters, or LaCroix or whatever)
Apparently these days if I drink alcohol and don't completely get utterly sober and very very hydrated before I go to sleep, I end up clenching my teeth like CRAZY all night long. So even if I didn't drink enough to be hungover, I end up with a terrible headache.
Thus being able to tell my doctor yesterday that no, I basically never drink more than 2 drinks in a night. Oh, how my younger self would gape.
Dana - Dec 07, 2017 3:39:40 pm PST #2788 of 8216
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm also being put on Topomax (which I think Betsy hated, so I'm a little leery), and she warned me that one of the side effects is losing words. Like, you're looking at a pen and can't find the word for it.
And, you know, that was already happening, as I am aging and decrepit.
Laura - Dec 07, 2017 3:50:09 pm PST #2789 of 8216
Our wings are not tired.
I love fizzy water! DH gave up his massive diet soda habit 6 weeks ago. He just drinks water. A beer once in a while. Me, coffee in the morning, tea and water all day, wine at night. I may have a couple sodas a month if I am somewhere that has them, but I don't buy them.
meara - Dec 07, 2017 4:05:40 pm PST #2790 of 8216
I've been on topomax before as well, Dana. And yes, I didn't really realize while it was happening, it was less of a "what's that thing called?" but at one point a friend who hadn't known me long teased me about my habit of trailing off sentences assuming someone would get the point (all "yada yada" style) and I realized that was a new habit on topomax.
...that said, it was handy for keeping weight off because it made me not think about wanting to eat?