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Whew. Our AC blew up a couple of days ago and it's been in the hundreds every day. We pretty much stick to the basement, try to get cool air inside at night, and drink a lot of slushy frozen water. Anybody got any other hints for coping? I know some of you guys have been deployed in hot climes before.
Yikes! I hope you get the AC fixed/replaced soon.
~dials Freehold DM's manliness back to Urkel~
It's the house AC. A friend's uncle is studying HVAC and should be over sometime this week to look at it and see if he can fix it for cost +$20 or so. With our luck, it's shot and we can't afford to replace it.
Puffin is doing OK. Pertinent to the medication discussion, we're both trying to find something that will simply help us function.
Puffin is big into the Total War games, but loves him some Gal Civ. I don't do much gaming since the Xbox croaked. Civ V gets boring after a bit and I can only do Half-Life in short bursts. Of course with the ADHD med, I can sit for long periods of time but not focus like I used to be able to. Blarg.
It depends on what you are on and how much you're taking, but yes, that can happen. I am not sure why you were on an antidepressant as someone in the anxiety community- that's a prescription for potential disaster. I really want to slap...No, I was on an antidepressant for generalized anxiety disorder. Did you know antidepressants can cause suicidal urges? Never again. A little stress is better than wondering what would happen if I climbed out the third story window.I'm sorry, Scint. Repression doesn't sound healthy, but I understand the desire to avoid side effects. Were you ever on a specific med for side effects(the name of which is slipping my mind right now)?Repression and will saves, mostly. Still beats the side effects.I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I hope you have found something that does.Yeah, if it works for other people, that's great, but I'm never letting myself get put on mind-altering medication again.This might sound a little Nazi-ish, but I've found that on the RIGHT drugs, you're still you--only better.I wish they made Ritalin patches. That way, I wouldn't forget to take the damn stuff.They were working on something for a while. Then they went back to ER oral meds, unfortunately. I would have preferred patches myself, but I don't think neurotransmitters via the skin is something science is up to yet. I look forward to the day, however.The idea of ritalin scares me, to be perfectly honest. I dislike the notion of drugs that change, on an almost fundamental level, what your personality is like.
I understand that for some people they're a necessity in order to be simply functional, but I myself - despite (or perhaps because of?) my ADHD - am utterly terrified of the idea.
Oh, no, therapy was tried. Didn't stick. Meds were tried and seemed ok for the first year. (I disagreed, but whatever, parents were paying for them)
Then I went to school out-of-state.
It's the house AC. A friend's uncle is studying HVAC and should be over sometime this week to look at it and see if he can fix it for cost +$20 or so. With our luck, it's shot and we can't afford to replace it.
Puffin is doing OK. Pertinent to the medication discussion, we're both trying to find something that will simply help us function.
Puffin is big into the Total War games, but loves him some Gal Civ. I don't do much gaming since the Xbox croaked. Civ V gets boring after a bit and I can only do Half-Life in short bursts. Of course with the ADHD med, I can sit for long periods of time but not focus like I used to be able to. Blarg.
Ouch again! Good luck with the AC. I do hope that it is something "easy" to fix.
Whew. Our AC blew up a couple of days ago and it's been in the hundreds every day. We pretty much stick to the basement, try to get cool air inside at night, and drink a lot of slushy frozen water. Anybody got any other hints for coping? I know some of you guys have been deployed in hot climes before.
Cool wet clothing can do wonders if you don't mind wandering around the basement dripping for a bit, under the same principle as FH mentioned with the showers. Otherwise, fans. Fans everywhere.
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It's the house AC. A friend's uncle is studying HVAC and should be over sometime this week to look at it and see if he can fix it for cost +$20 or so. With our luck, it's shot and we can't afford to replace it.
Puffin is doing OK. Pertinent to the medication discussion, we're both trying to find something that will simply help us function.
Puffin is big into the Total War games, but loves him some Gal Civ. I don't do much gaming since the Xbox croaked. Civ V gets boring after a bit and I can only do Half-Life in short bursts. Of course with the ADHD med, I can sit for long periods of time but not focus like I used to be able to. Blarg.
Good luck with the AC and the medication.
Yeah, we have all the ceiling fans going along with the big pedestal fan and smaller retro metal one for spot cooling. We've been blowing basement air upstairs with the big fan, but it's getting less than cool down here now.
Another thing - we smell funny. o.O
It's the house AC. A friend's uncle is studying HVAC and should be over sometime this week to look at it and see if he can fix it for cost +$20 or so. With our luck, it's shot and we can't afford to replace it.
Puffin is doing OK. Pertinent to the medication discussion, we're both trying to find something that will simply help us function.
Puffin is big into the Total War games, but loves him some Gal Civ. I don't do much gaming since the Xbox croaked. Civ V gets boring after a bit and I can only do Half-Life in short bursts. Of course with the ADHD med, I can sit for long periods of time but not focus like I used to be able to. Blarg.
And apparently, today is meds day. Which is interesting, because I run a medication group on Wednesdays.
As an aside, be ready for weirdness with your meds in this heat. I strongly, STRONGLY suggest you take cool showers to keep yourselves functional and your core body temp close to normal so the meds don't go weird on you. And I'm sure you're keeping your meds in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight, but I have to stress that one if it's multiple 100+ degree days.
What are you taking for your ADHD?
Also, TOTAL WAR FOR LIFE! FOR THE GLORY OF CARTHAGE!!! DEATH TO THE ROMAN DOGS!!!!!!!!
Yeah, we have all the ceiling fans going along with the big pedestal fan and smaller retro metal one for spot cooling. We've been blowing basement air upstairs with the big fan, but it's getting less than cool down here now.
Another thing - we smell funny. o.O
Fans may not do anything in this heat but blow hot air around. How hot is it going to be today?
And yes, cool showers. Unless you're starting to sweat out the meds, which doesn't happen much nowadays, but is a concern in extreme heat.
It's going to be 108 today (outside), hotter inside. The moving air helps evaporate all the sweat, which does cool us down a lot, believe me!
I take Strattera, which helps bunches with both ADHD and some other weirdness, but costs about $10/day. Puffin is not on anything right now since his SSRI went south on him a couple of weeks ago.
The first medication I was prescribed was Zoloft. I quickly stopped taking that because it made me angry, bordering on psychotic (basically causing my first and only experience with "road rage").
Hm. That's unusual for Zoloft, but not out of the question(dysphoric mania HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!). I'm glad you were able to get off of it.
Whew. Our AC blew up a couple of days ago and it's been in the hundreds every day. We pretty much stick to the basement, try to get cool air inside at night, and drink a lot of slushy frozen water. Anybody got any other hints for coping? I know some of you guys have been deployed in hot climes before.
Unsurprisingly, the Swede is useless here.
Beyond suggesting you keep as few electronic machines as possible going I'm all out of ideas.
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Whew. Our AC blew up a couple of days ago and it's been in the hundreds every day. We pretty much stick to the basement, try to get cool air inside at night, and drink a lot of slushy frozen water. Anybody got any other hints for coping? I know some of you guys have been deployed in hot climes before.
Cool showers? Fans if you're sweating might help if the humidity isn't too high. A towel damp with cold water wrapped around your neck.
...It depends on what you are on and how much you're taking, but yes, that can happen. I am not sure why you were on an antidepressant as someone in the anxiety community- that's a prescription for potential disaster. INo, I was on an antidepressant for generalized anxiety disorder. Did you know antidepressants can cause suicidal urges? Never again. A little stress is better than wondering what would happen if I climbed out the third story window.I'm sorry, Scint. Repression doesn't sound healthy, but I understand the desire to avoid side effects. Were you ever on a specific med for side effects(the name of which is slipping my mind right now)?Repression and will saves, mostly. Still beats the side effects.I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I hope you have found something that does.Yeah, if it works for other people, that's great, but I'm never letting myself get put on mind-altering medication again.This might sound a little Nazi-ish, but I've found that on the RIGHT drugs, you're still you--only better.I wish they made Ritalin patches. That way, I wouldn't forget to take the damn stuff.They were working on something for a while. Then they went back to ER oral meds, unfortunately. I would have preferred patches myself, but I don't think neurotransmitters via the skin is something science is up to yet. I look forward to the day, however.The idea of ritalin scares me, to be perfectly honest. I dislike the notion of drugs that change, on an almost fundamental level, what your personality is like.
I understand that for some people they're a necessity in order to be simply functional, but I myself - despite (or perhaps because of?) my ADHD - am utterly terrified of the idea.
Sometimes a change of location helps, but that's a part of psychology that I am not well versed in. That said, I know it's very real, I was going into depression living with my mother back in 03-04, moving out saved me from horrid sadness.
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No, I'm going to use foul magic to create a little boy who will sing and dance and win the hearts of 11-16 year olds. Seriously, the guy is a spellcaster of some sort.Usher? So....you're putting on a skirt?Is Scint your neighbor?Immediately after I posted this one of my coworkers dashed through my office with a "GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL!!!" to my neighbor. o_OHappy in the morning? Does not compute....Sometimes, it's tough to be so damn happy in the morning. Some of these f#%~ers around here sure as s~*& don't appreciate it.A happy zombie is a productive zombie.
You said "Usher" and "Manliness" in the same sentence. That has to be some kind of an oxymoron.
And everyone knows the only standard for black manliness is Denzel. *swoon*
It's going to be 108 today (outside), hotter inside. The moving air helps evaporate all the sweat, which does cool us down a lot, believe me!
I take Strattera, which helps bunches with both ADHD and some other weirdness, but costs about $10/day. Puffin is not on anything right now since his SSRI went south on him a couple of weeks ago.
I'm sorry to hear that his med gave up on him. I hope he finds something else that works. But Strattera is quite expensive, have you tried the generic?
Yikes, I gotta go to work. Going to bump the most useful site I've encountered on the subject of meds one more time before heading out. Stay cool, hope to post from phone later.
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No, I'm going to use foul magic to create a little boy who will sing and dance and win the hearts of 11-16 year olds. Seriously, the guy is a spellcaster of some sort.Usher? So....you're putting on a skirt?Is Scint your neighbor?Immediately after I posted this one of my coworkers dashed through my office with a "GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL!!!" to my neighbor. o_OHappy in the morning? Does not compute....Sometimes, it's tough to be so damn happy in the morning. Some of these f#%~ers around here sure as s~*& don't appreciate it.A happy zombie is a productive zombie.You said "Usher" and "Manliness" in the same sentence. That has to be some kind of an oxymoron.
And everyone knows the only standard for black manliness is Denzel. *swoon*
I can't put it on the Denzel setting...That's just as dangerous as the Fred Williamson setting!!!
No, I'm going to use foul magic to create a little boy who will sing and dance and win the hearts of 11-16 year olds. Seriously, the guy is a spellcaster of some sort.Usher? So....you're putting on a skirt?Is Scint your neighbor?Immediately after I posted this one of my coworkers dashed through my office with a "GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL!!!" to my neighbor. o_OHappy in the morning? Does not compute....Sometimes, it's tough to be so damn happy in the morning. Some of these f#%~ers around here sure as s~*& don't appreciate it.A happy zombie is a productive zombie.You said "Usher" and "Manliness" in the same sentence. That has to be some kind of an oxymoron.
And everyone knows the only standard for black manliness is Denzel. *swoon*
You're both wrong. The standard for black manliness is Bootsy Collins.
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Hm. That's unusual for Zoloft, but not out of the question(dysphoric mania HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!). I'm glad you were able to get off of it.The first medication I was prescribed was Zoloft. I quickly stopped taking that because it made me angry, bordering on psychotic (basically causing my first and only experience with "road rage").
My body doesn't quite understand how drugs are supposed to work on it, so I often get weird side effects for things I take. So I was really happy when I found a SSRI that worked for me.
It's going to be 108 today (outside), hotter inside. The moving air helps evaporate all the sweat, which does cool us down a lot, believe me!
If at all possible, I'd recommend getting out and going somewhere cooler. Expense and the like might be an issue, but if you can manage it getting somewhere more tolerable for a while might do you good. Mall, gaming store, arcade, any place that's AC'd - even for a couple of hours, if you can manage it. I'm sure you know this but shower before you leave ;)
I'm guessing work isn't an issue.
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The first medication I was prescribed was Zoloft. I quickly stopped taking that because it made me angry, bordering on psychotic (basically causing my first and only experience with "road rage").
Wow. I suffer road rage quite often. In fact, one of my friends who I often talk to on the phone on my way home from works says I have "Road Rage Tourettes". I will be having an normal conversation, and then suddenly begin swearing at someone who's done something annoying on the road around me.
Work's not an issue so far. We've got the animals all moved to the basement, which doesn't get over 85. I'll go to work and Puffin will go to his mom's today.
It's sleeping (or trying to) that is a problem. Dang, the bed feels like an oven!
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Work's not an issue so far. We've got the animals all moved to the basement, which doesn't get over 85. I'll go to work and Puffin will go to his mom's today.
It's sleeping (or trying to) that is a problem. Dang, the bed feels like an oven!
Yeah, I understand. We never had air conditioning when I lived with my parents, and while Michigan doesn't get over 100 for more than a couple weeks of the year, max, it could still be miserable. When the nights get back like that, I used to make a nest of blankets in the basement and sleep there.
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Wow. I suffer road rage quite often. In fact, one of my friends who I often talk to on the phone on my way home from works says I have "Road Rage Tourettes". I will be having an normal conversation, and then suddenly begin swearing at someone who's done something annoying on the road around me.The first medication I was prescribed was Zoloft. I quickly stopped taking that because it made me angry, bordering on psychotic (basically causing my first and only experience with "road rage").
Oh, I have that too. In fact, my children have some "great" stories about my antics behind the wheel. The time I was taking Zoloft, a guy on a motorcycle cut me off, and I attempted to drive him off the road without really caring what happened to the guy.
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I can't put it on the Denzel setting...That's just as dangerous as the Fred Williamson setting!!!No, I'm going to use foul magic to create a little boy who will sing and dance and win the hearts of 11-16 year olds. Seriously, the guy is a spellcaster of some sort.Usher? So....you're putting on a skirt?Is Scint your neighbor?Immediately after I posted this one of my coworkers dashed through my office with a "GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL!!!" to my neighbor. o_OHappy in the morning? Does not compute....Sometimes, it's tough to be so damn happy in the morning. Some of these f#%~ers around here sure as s~*& don't appreciate it.A happy zombie is a productive zombie.You said "Usher" and "Manliness" in the same sentence. That has to be some kind of an oxymoron.
And everyone knows the only standard for black manliness is Denzel. *swoon*
You know, when Fred wants to get really bad ass, he puts it on the HD setting. That's a notch above the Billy Dee setting, but not quite the Richard Roundtree setting.
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You're both wrong. The standard for black manliness is Bootsy Collins.No, I'm going to use foul magic to create a little boy who will sing and dance and win the hearts of 11-16 year olds. Seriously, the guy is a spellcaster of some sort.Usher? So....you're putting on a skirt?Is Scint your neighbor?Immediately after I posted this one of my coworkers dashed through my office with a "GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL!!!" to my neighbor. o_OHappy in the morning? Does not compute....Sometimes, it's tough to be so damn happy in the morning. Some of these f#%~ers around here sure as s~*& don't appreciate it.A happy zombie is a productive zombie.You said "Usher" and "Manliness" in the same sentence. That has to be some kind of an oxymoron.
And everyone knows the only standard for black manliness is Denzel. *swoon*
Pfft. Denzel wipes his Bootsy with brillo. He's that tough.
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I had an incident driving home from my second shift factory job in college where some guys were trying to cause an accident. I was angry, chasing them down, my brights on full...then I realized I was alone, and I could see at least three guys in that car... Oops. Temper temper.
Yikes!
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Fire drill in ~5 minutes. On fifth floor. This should be fun.
Wow. I suffer road rage quite often. In fact, one of my friends who I often talk to on the phone on my way home from works says I have "Road Rage Tourettes". I will be having an normal conversation, and then suddenly begin swearing at someone who's done something annoying on the road around me.The first medication I was prescribed was Zoloft. I quickly stopped taking that because it made me angry, bordering on psychotic (basically causing my first and only experience with "road rage").
since even a small bump could result in injury for me, I understand where you are coming from.
Intersting discussion of meds. I'm currently not taking anything more than antihistamines for the first time in many years. I was on trazodone for many years because I needed it to function sine without it I would just stop sleeping. And that made ADHD meds impossible because they didn't play well with the trazodone. I basically treat the ADHD with caffeine as needed because of that. But then my asthma kept getting worse and worse so they kept upping the dosage on my maintenance inhaler....yeah, so I was basically having an allergic reaction plus some other super nasty side effects from the inhaler. >.<
So I stopped taking the inhaler (thanks insurance company that wouldn't pay for my prescription causing a two week gap where I stopped taking the meds that were hurting me...for once your incompetence paid off) and got better. Including my asthma. And for the first time in many years I no longer need the trazodone, which was apparently just acting as a band-aid to help me deal with side effects of another medication. Apparently my brain functions best when left to its own natural imbalance. ^.^
Work's not an issue so far. We've got the animals all moved to the basement, which doesn't get over 85. I'll go to work and Puffin will go to his mom's today.
It's sleeping (or trying to) that is a problem. Dang, the bed feels like an oven!
my beds pretty cool...
Despite my fear of how much I need to be 'connected and reachable' per the CFO, I'm starting to get happy about being on vacation next week.
Still wondering if I'm going to be able to make it to the family reunion in Alliance, OH on Saturday though. But that's due to the fender bender repair and a general lack of money.
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Fire drill in ~5 minutes. On fifth floor. This should be fun.
Scream a lot in the stairwell. Adds realism.
The Richard roundtree and Billy dee Williams settings are for emergencies only. For dealing with the man and the ladies, respectively
You know, when Fred wants to get really bad ass, he puts it on the HD setting. That's a notch above the Billy Dee setting, but not quite the Richard Roundtree setting.I can't put it on the Denzel setting...That's just as dangerous as the Fred Williamson setting!!!No, I'm going to use foul magic to create a little boy who will sing and dance and win the hearts of 11-16 year olds. Seriously, the guy is a spellcaster of some sort.Usher? So....you're putting on a skirt?Is Scint your neighbor?Immediately after I posted this one of my coworkers dashed through my office with a "GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL!!!" to my neighbor. o_OHappy in the morning? Does not compute....Sometimes, it's tough to be so damn happy in the morning. Some of these f#%~ers around here sure as s~*& don't appreciate it.A happy zombie is a productive zombie.You said "Usher" and "Manliness" in the same sentence. That has to be some kind of an oxymoron.
And everyone knows the only standard for black manliness is Denzel. *swoon*
Treppa, that sucks not having AC in those temps. :(
If you can get ice, putting a bowl of ice water right in front of the fan can help provide a little bit of cooler air. Alternately, using a cheap spray bottle full of water and spraying it on yourself as needed. And that's all the useful suggestions I've got.
Edit: Forgot one. Put marbles in freezer and put them in the bed for a few minutes before getting in to cool off the sheets. Not as messy as ice cubes. :)
I had an incident driving home from my second shift factory job in college where some guys were trying to cause an accident. I was angry, chasing them down, my brights on full...then I realized I was alone, and I could see at least three guys in that car... Oops. Temper temper.
yo could have gone gta on them. I believe in your badassness.
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Stay cool by slowly running ice cubes across each others body...
I swear at other drivers all the time, but I've never experienced road rage that would make me try to drive someone else off the road or anything like that. I have a bad temper so I keep in tight control of it. But I have been on the receiving end of it. I accidentally pulled out in front of someone who was in my blind spot. I immediately got back over a lane to get out of their way, but that didn't stop them from trying to run me off the road (I had my kid in the car at the time too and this was when he was just a toddler). Basically the only things that prevented an accident there was good defensive driving and remebering that I was a block away from the police station and managing to get as far as their parking lot. Because apparently that provided a sanity check for mister road rage.
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I swear at other drivers all the time, but I've never experienced road rage that would make me try to drive someone else off the road or anything like that. I have a bad temper so I keep in tight control of it. But I have been on the receiving end of it. I accidentally pulled out in front of someone who was in my blind spot. I immediately got back over a lane to get out of their way, but that didn't stop them from trying to run me off the road (I had my kid in the car at the time too and this was when he was just a toddler). Basically the only things that prevented an accident there was good defensive driving and remebering that I was a block away from the police station and managing to get as far as their parking lot. Because apparently that provided a sanity check for mister road rage.
Yeah, that was completely unlike me, so once I came to my senses (such as they are), I realized I needed to stop taking the medication I was on.
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I was turning left out of the apartment parking lot, and traffic on the road was heavy, so I was there a while, waiting. The person behind me decided they were sick of waiting. They kept honking their horn, but traffic was still coming so I didn't budge. After a few more horn honks they pulled to the right, then turned left in front of me without checking traffic...ended up stuck across the lane in front of me waiting for the oncoming traffic! Idiot.
So...I laid into my horn as they blocked the road in front of them. Cars stuck coming the other way, blocked by this idiot, also started honking. Finally they were able to go, and the traffic they'd blocked cleared, and I was able to turn safely. The car was turning left off that road, and I had to too, so I was directly behind them waiting for the light to turn. Just to amuse myself, I honked at them some more until the left turn light was green.
Trying to decide if my stomach would tolerate food. I was up half the night dealing with digestive issues.
Back from fire drill.
Took the elevator back up. Going down several flights on a sore knee is a great way to cause some traffic backup.
I swear at other drivers all the time, but I've never experienced road rage that would make me try to drive someone else off the road or anything like that. I have a bad temper so I keep in tight control of it. But I have been on the receiving end of it. I accidentally pulled out in front of someone who was in my blind spot. I immediately got back over a lane to get out of their way, but that didn't stop them from trying to run me off the road (I had my kid in the car at the time too and this was when he was just a toddler). Basically the only things that prevented an accident there was good defensive driving and remebering that I was a block away from the police station and managing to get as far as their parking lot. Because apparently that provided a sanity check for mister road rage.Yeah, that was completely unlike me, so once I came to my senses (such as they are), I realized I needed to stop taking the medication I was on.
Unfortunately since I live in a college town there are a disproportionate number of young, stupid drivers who don't understand that their actions have consequences. So there's way more road rage than normal around here. It's always good to drive carefully. And this is why I'm jumpy about changing lanes. :/
Jess, that's hilarious. I'm always amazed by the folks that seem to assume you have a magic wand to make oncoming traffic disappear. :)
Edit: nekkid amusement