Your experiences with psychiatric medications?

[kroz]

Do you two have jobs?

[equanimity]

Psh, jobs.  Currently unemployed.  Need to get back to work soon, though I'm not sure how well that will go.  Totally capable of working, but then the depressive days I'm just like, "Fuck that, I'm gonna cry in bed all day!"

Good news is that I'm in high demand, and work is easy to find.

[kroz]

work may help you not want to just cry in bed.. you should get out more is all my point rather than taking drugs all day err day. Just saying you seem like a nice guy.. I guess i've just personally had bad experiences with psyche meds and am some what opinionated.

[stdio.h]

Psh, jobs.  Currently unemployed.  Need to get back to work soon, though I'm not sure how well that will go.  Totally capable of working, but then the depressive days I'm just like, "Fuck that, I'm gonna cry in bed all day!"

Good news is that I'm in high demand, and work is easy to find.

You have utterly failed at life.

[kroz]

Psh, jobs.  Currently unemployed.  Need to get back to work soon, though I'm not sure how well that will go.  Totally capable of working, but then the depressive days I'm just like, "Fuck that, I'm gonna cry in bed all day!"

Good news is that I'm in high demand, and work is easy to find.

You have utterly failed at life.

lol

[Prometheus]

I have my own business, but it's seasonal, and this is the off season. I got squat to do for the next 4-5 months, then I'll be busier than a whore on nickel night.

[kroz]

I have my own business, but it's seasonal, and this is the off season. I got squat to do for the next 4-5 months, then I'll be busier than a whore on nickel night.

thats rad , what kind of buisness if i make ask... ? just curious

[equanimity]

work may help you not want to just cry in bed.. you should get out more is all my point rather than taking drugs all day err day. Just saying you seem like a nice guy.. I guess i've just personally had bad experiences with psyche meds and am some what opinionated.

Yeah, I know.  It's funny, this depression stuff.  I've rebuilt my life like 3 times, and then a depressive spell sends me way back down again.  So, so tiring.

But yeah.  Gotta do the things, or shut up and die.

[Prometheus]

I sell t-shirts at art and craft fairs. Three straight days of working 14-16 hours per day are typical. 100 degree days are common. It's still better than working for someone else. Especially when you count the money. It's not super-profitable given the weird schedule, but I once brought in $2,000 in a single day. I get tingly just thinking about it.

[kroz]

I sell t-shirts at art and craft fairs. Three straight days of working 14-16 hours per day are typical. 100 degree days are common. It's still better than working for someone else. Especially when you count the money. It's not super-profitable given the weird schedule, but I once brought in $2,000 in a single day. I get tingly just thinking about it.

thats badass I want to do something like that

[Prometheus]

No, you don't. It's also how I fucked up my back and had to have major surgery. I can't lift shit over 40-50 pounds anymore without needing painkillers for the next few days. Should get better over time, but I'll probably never lift 100 again safely.

[equanimity]

I hope you're using proper body mechanics now.  It's a big part of my work too, and back injuries are unfortunately common.

Wide stance, bend at the knees.  Don't lift with arms, lift with legs.

[Prometheus]

I was doing that when I hurt myself. Guess I wasn't careful enough, now I have a lifting belt and everything. Unfortunately, this is also how I discovered my insane natural tolerance for opiates. Freaking naproxin works better than Vicodin or Oxycontin for me.

Sorry for derailing your thread.

[equanimity]

I was doing that when I hurt myself. Guess I wasn't careful enough, now I have a lifting belt and everything. Unfortunately, this is also how I discovered my insane natural tolerance for opiates. Freaking naproxin works better than Vicodin or Oxycontin for me.

Really?  How much hydrocodone or oxy do you need to help with your pain?

Sorry for derailing your thread.

Hey, there's nothing a week long ban won't fix

[Prometheus]

Eh, the pain is pretty bad when I've done something stupid, but I have an absurd tolerance for that too. I can go a month or two without getting anything worse than a twinge though. As for the Vicodin and Oxy, I'm playing with liver damage before I feel anything, so I don't bother with it at all. Don't remember the actual dosage of oxy that I was taking, but it was about 4x what I was prescribed. I quit it entirely 3 days after spinal surgery (partial disc removal) for just that reason.