Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[Suzibrat]

Was wondering why this board was so dead yesterday...

Then I saw this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24019330/

Guess Madd and Suzi are in mourning...

Barthy - No, not this girl...I'm not a Johnny Depp fan at all. Actually, I don't think there are any actors that I get the drools over. I'll stick with the Men Of Metal.
I have been straight out the last few days working and tomorrow I'm taking the day off and going to the mall!

Madd- you kept talking about a JD dream and I was thinking "she's dreaming of Jack Daniels?" I'm a die hard jack daniels drinker but never had dreams about the stuff! Not even after a good bender! Then it dawned on me that you were talking about your Johnny!

Hixski-if Johnny ever shows up in one of my dreams to bite me on the neck I'm sending him straight to your house. After having him creep me out in Willie Wonka I don't want those teeth anywhere near me!

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

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Hixski-if Johnny ever shows up in one of my dreams to bite me on the neck I'm sending him straight to your house. After having him creep me out in Willie Wonka I don't want those teeth anywhere near me!

LOL!!! His teeth in Willie Wonka WERE creepy!!

So, my dad calls last night, from New Jersey, and has informed me that he would like to come down to see us. . . . .



THIS WEEKEND!!

And stay for about 5 or 6 days. We are so not prepared for house guests. My guest bedroom is currently being used as storage space until I can get it up into the attic! The attic needs an access door put in. Oh, and we don't have a bed in there yet. Talk about, "No pressure."

I really need to be home cleaning and not here working but no such luck. I've got to save my days for when my dad actually does come down.

 

[maddhatir]

Was wondering why this board was so dead yesterday...

Then I saw this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24019330/

Guess Madd and Suzi are in mourning...

That would be me and Hix!

And do you know how many times this has been said over the past few years- everytime they do a report on it- I say, I will believe it, when I see it. And just sit tight.

It does not matter to me that he is married anyway- I will still drool just as much over him!

 

[maddhatir]

Hixski-if Johnny ever shows up in one of my dreams to bite me on the neck I'm sending him straight to your house. After having him creep me out in Willie Wonka I don't want those teeth anywhere near me!

Hey- hey- hey- Now Hix knows about the oath we took- we must share JD! What is it Hix?- "do what you will with him or leave him as you found him and then get to the back of the line" It has been a while since I had to make that promise to anyone!

So, my dad calls last night, from New Jersey, and has informed me that he would like to come down to see us. . . . .



THIS WEEKEND!!

Oh No! I panic when people call and say they are just going to "stop by"! I am running around the house trying to straighten up--

GOOD LUCK!

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[PhotobearSam]

Hello all...If anyone here has had any experience with Xanax or a xanax alternative, could you please let me know by posting here...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1783556


It came up "elsewhere" so some people don't want to post...

 

[maddhatir]

Hello all...If anyone here has had any experience with Xanax or a xanax alternative, could you please let me know by posting here...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1783556


It came up "elsewhere" so some people don't want to post...

Sorry I deleted my original post-

My doc has me on .5mgs of Ativan whenever I need it. It helps when you are feeling stressed. With the .5mgs I can function, drive, whatever- I am perfectly fine- I just do not feel "as stressed out" Sometimes I take 2 and even at that dose- I am fine. I have been taking them for years. Not every day- but sometimes you can just "feel" you need it.

Are you asking your doc for a rx?

They are really no big deal. As long as you take the mgs your doc prescribes you will be fine. If you feel it is too much or not enough- just feel it out and adjust how much you take.

ETA- Sorry Sam- just read your other thread as to why you are asking about Xanax. Do you feel the Lorazepam is not working well enough for you?? Maybe your doc can raise the mgs?

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[Hixski]

Hey- hey- hey- Now Hix knows about the oath we took- we must share JD! What is it Hix?- "do what you will with him or leave him as you found him and then get to the back of the line" It has been a while since I had to make that promise to anyone!

Don't worry Madd!!! Just one bite and I will send him your way. Ooohhh....that sounds a bit kinky doesn't it!!??

 

[Hixski]

Hello all...If anyone here has had any experience with Xanax or a xanax alternative, could you please let me know by posting here...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1783556


It came up "elsewhere" so some people don't want to post...

I have a prescription for Xanax but I only take it when I fly. That would be about 3 or 4 times a year. I started getting anxiety when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The anxiety pretty much died down when they got my thyroid regulated better but I do still use it when I fly. The weird thing is I like to fly.

Sorry, not much help because I don't use it on any regular basis.

 

[maddhatir]

I have a prescription for Xanax but I only take it when I fly. That would be about 3 or 4 times a year. I started getting anxiety when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The anxiety pretty much died down when they got my thyroid regulated better but I do still use it when I fly. The weird thing is I like to fly.

Sorry, not much help because I don't use it on any regular basis.

I take 2 Ativan when I fly- I have been for a few years.

There was a time a few years back that I insisted we drive to Disney, about 3 or 4 times b/c I was so scared to fly!
The very last time we drove, on our way home, we were stuck in DC traffic on a Sunday afternoon- and I said NEVER AGIAN! So now I pop to Ativan and hop on the plane.

So Sam- I am not sure why you are worried if you have been taking them for some time? Is it that you think you need them more for your anxiety and are worried too much will have side effects??

Like I said- maybe ask your doc for something al ittle more "mellow" than xanax if you are worried

You make me need my Ativan trying to keep up with you! Just joking!

 

[PhotobearSam]

I am worried about addiction and I hate taking pills...They will only prescribe 15 pills a month for me ( but then again, I have never asked for more) and I am always afraid I will run out so I end up not taking any so I will not be short...Stupid I know but in the middle of a panic attack, I don't think straight.

I had my first panic attack when I was 20 and I thought I was having a heart attack. I hate feeling like I am not in control. I hate it so much that I have NEVER even been drunk. So can you imagine the hell I go through when in full panic...It's torture...

I have just recently decided to be more proactive in my approach to this and I want to be open with my Doc but it's so hard. I get all worked up just going into his office...

I am going to try to just take the Lorazepan more often and ask for 30 pills a month and then I will only refill if I need to and not worry running out.

My thanks to all...

 

[Suzibrat]

You know Sam, you have really good timing because last Monday I ended up at the doctor's, thinking I was having a heart attack. It felt like my inner body was racing so fast it was going to break thru my skin and run away. Couldn't breathe. chest pains, the whole nine yards. Turns out that I was having a panic attack. I have had them before but not like this! I had a few other issues going on as well that didn't help matters any...and I'll be honest with you all about them because no sense leaving out details and having people scratching their heads. LOL I also was suffering from a touch alcohol poisoning..yup. I had been on a bender from 8am Friday morning until I passed out Sunday night. Monday morning I had drank a pot (12 cups) of super strong coffee, smoked about a pack of cigs and that's when the trouble hit. The doctor has begged me to detox myself for a bit by not having any booze, cutting back on the coffee and cigs, which I am doing. Haven't drank a drop since that Sunday and am aiming to go for the entire month without any. (alcohol, not coffee!) She put me on Clonazepam but if I take a whole one I feel like a zombie so shetold me to cut them in half. I can have them up to 3 times a day if I want but haven't had to use them that often. It's good to have them though. Yesterday I had to take one, hated the thought, but once it started working I was able to get on with my day. Hope baring my soul doesn't put you all off. See why I'd never make a good parent?

 

[PhotobearSam]

You know Sam, you have really good timing because last Monday I ended up at the doctor's, thinking I was having a heart attack. It felt like my inner body was racing so fast it was going to break thru my skin and run away. Couldn't breathe. chest pains, the whole nine yards. Turns out that I was having a panic attack. I have had them before but not like this! I had a few other issues going on as well that didn't help matters any...and I'll be honest with you all about them because no sense leaving out details and having people scratching their heads. LOL I also was suffering from a touch alcohol poisoning..yup. I had been on a bender from 8am Friday morning until I passed out Sunday night. Monday morning I had drank a pot (12 cups) of super strong coffee, smoked about a pack of cigs and that's when the trouble hit. The doctor has begged me to detox myself for a bit by not having any booze, cutting back on the coffee and cigs, which I am doing. Haven't drank a drop since that Sunday and am aiming to go for the entire month without any. (alcohol, not coffee!) She put me on Clonazepam but if I take a whole one I feel like a zombie so shetold me to cut them in half. I can have them up to 3 times a day if I want but haven't had to use them that often. It's good to have them though. Yesterday I had to take one, hated the thought, but once it started working I was able to get on with my day. Hope baring my soul doesn't put you all off. See why I'd never make a good parent?

Thank you for your honesty...We all have our demons. I have been neglecting my work and I have been avoiding my parents because my anxiety has gotten the better of me...That's why I was asking if anything was better than what I have.

 

[maddhatir]

Thank you for your honesty...We all have our demons. I have been neglecting my work and I have been avoiding my parents because my anxiety has gotten the better of me...That's why I was asking if anything was better than what I have.

Since we are spilling our guts.......

I do also take Lexapro for my anxiety. I have never had a panic attack though. The Lexapro helps me a lot- but when I get really stressed- I go for the Ativan. And I take Wellbutrin for my "mild" depression. I have been on both for YEARS.

A few months ago I tried to go off of the Lexapro- with the help of my doc- b/c the side effects are weird for me- my head just feels like someone is taking it and just shaking it- I feel like I get off balance- this happens even if I miss a few doses.

Anyway- I thought I was ready to get off the Lexapro- my doc did not want me to- but I insisted- about 2 months went by and in that time is when I hurt my back - I was totally off the Lexapro my then, but with my back meds and worrying about my back- I kept forgetting to take my Wellbutrin on a regular schedule.

Well- after a few weeks I got into a MAJOR funk! It really scared me feeling that low and there was nothing I can do to feel better- the Ativan would not help with the funk I was in b/c it was not really anxiety I was feeling- it was depression- I was so scared- I started back on both the Lexapro and the Wellbutrin regularly!

So I am now I feel so much better.

Sam- maybe you should be on something regularly?? You can avoid the major panic attacks etc b/c the meds will constantly be working for you.

 

[PhotobearSam]

Sam- maybe you should be on something regularly?? You can avoid the major panic attacks etc b/c the meds will constantly be working for you.

It is scary isn't it? I am glad you were able to see it for yourself because I almost never see it happen until DH tells me I am too down.

Thanks

I am going to try the Lorazepan more regularly and talk to my Doc about options...To top things off today, my Dad has gone to the hospital for a lump on his inner thigh...I am so stressed...It never stops does it?

I think this is a major reason I don't want kids...I would always worry too much.

 

[zima-cheryl]

...and I am always afraid I will run out so I end up not taking any so I will not be short...Stupid I know but in the middle of a panic attack, I don't think straight.

My problem is insomnia, not panic attacks like you struggle with, but I'm the same way w/my Ambien.

I hoard the pills even when I know I s/be taking one because I'm always afraid if I use them all now I may have even a worse bout of insomnia later... whenever that would be?
In the mean time I leave myself miserable & exhausted.

 

[Shyvioletisme]

thanks for the info folks...my DH suffers from panic attacks and I suffer from depression(though I've yet to ever go see someone about it...) so this info is pretty good!

 

[Barthy73]

Other than a few allergy medications and advil once in a while, thankfully, I'm drug free.. except of course: TEQUILA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoLdONp-enc

 

[maddhatir]

thanks for the info folks...my DH suffers from panic attacks and I suffer from depression(though I've yet to ever go see someone about it...) so this info is pretty good!

My DH says almost everyone he knows is on some type of medication for depression or anxiety!

I think a lot of people always think it is "just me" and come to find out- there are a lot of us in the same boat.

Now DH is another story- They should bottle his blood and sell it as a sedative- I think I may have said this before- he is so mellow, I am waiting for him to fall asleep while standing up! He is so chilled and nothing really bothers him-

I tell him all the time- you do not know how lucky you are!

And this is for everyone here who is having problems Meds are good if they help you.

 

[maddhatir]

Other than a few allergy medications and advil once in a while, thankfully, I'm drug free.. except of course: TEQUILA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoLdONp-enc

OMG Barthy THAT was freaking hilarious!!! I like the side effects- loss of virginity, table dancing and karaoke

You know- some guys wonder why women are on meds- I always tell them- it is because of the guys in our lives are such dopes, they drive us crazy

 

[maddhatir]

OMG- I was rockin' out while working- and then this song came on! OMG! I was bouncing in my seat.

It is hilarious the way they use Pavarotti singing!

I also read that Max Cavelera used a tribe in his native Brazil to play in the video! It looks like it was filmed there too.

Max is TOO COOL! Can't wait to get the new CD by Cavalera Conspiracy!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSdfnC4Dc10

I kind of feel like this is ON topic for the CF thread b/c I would say NO people that have kids- would have any idea what this music is OR let alone have a chance to experience a concert other than, Bob the Builder on Ice or something!