these people are probably minimum wage earners...could you understand their english or what ever language you speak?
sorry for all of the the frustration.
bizi

Hi, Waves,

These things are frustrating. I understand.

M

(((Thank you, Mari.)))

Yes. You do understand.

Under most circumstances I would probably have only been mildly irritated, but I have been so tense lately with all that is going on. So yes this exchange and then the reprise with the messages got me quite jumpy.

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Tomorrow I have a dental cleaning - No biggie, except the part of
having to get up in time to make it there by 4pm...

My sleep is all over the place. Today my alarm woke me at 10, I shut it off and fumbled with trying to reset it for later.... I fell asleep trying, so alarm was KO. I woke up spontaenously at 3.30pm.

Tonight so far I've slept badly on and off for about 3 hours. If I could get another 5 or 6 I should be good. Despite the issues/tension or maybe because of them, I've been needing extra sleep lately.

I have taken a full battery of meds to try to help primary sx and also promote sleep:

• actifed 60/2.5 mg - acute decongestant treatment (sinus involved + the stuff makes me sleepy)
• tizanidine 4 mg - muscle relaxer for tenseness in my neck/back/shoulders + makes me sleepy
• lorazepam 2.5 mg - anxiolytic/muscle relaxer (for nerves about all that is going on + relaxes muscles + makes me sleep)
• (aspirin 500 mg - i was hoping to avoid it but... looks like I could use one)

waves ... sigh.

good luck at the dentist hope they don't find anything on the exrays if you have to have those this visit.
Sounds like you don't feel very good.
Would your mom rub your shoulders if you asked her:? Would that even help?
bizi

Hi Waves. I'm sorry that you have had these aggravations,and muscle tension in the back of the neck area.

I have tension that I can feel going around the top of my ears,the back of my head,and down my neck,and shoulders.

Now it's mostly in my chest area. I realize that I still have tension in my neck area,but it hurts when I have it in my chest. Sometimes it's my whole skeletal muscle structure that's tense. BF

Waves,

'Wishing you luck waking up and getting to the dentist appt.
Your meds plan I hope helps you.

M

Hi....... (((Bizi, Steve, Mari)))

Thanks I am ok. A bit groggy. Probably half the lorazepam would have been enough (1/2 would be 1.25 mg, i posted the incorrect dose above). I was not getting fast enough results then, and did not have all night to experiment soo... oh well. I am ok / functional. That will suffice.

Bizi, I did rub my own neck/shoulders (mom does not do these things) with an essential oils blend, but it made no difference. There must have been deep tension. Re: appointment - I am only to see a hygenist, but Mom said they might still take some xrays. New one to me, but I am bringing extra money, just in case. I guess each place does things different.

Steve, perchance (this might sound unrelated) are you aware of grinding your teeth at night? I have to wonder about this whole body/skeletal tension... wondering about the Luvox.

Still mentally tense about stuff, but more ok. It helps that my parents got some hopeful news that some things can be sorted out. Still stuff to prep though, and no guarantees though.

Not shredding my cuticles this morning. Just getting ready ... figuring out clothes and travel routes.

Thank you all for your support. I gotta go put clothes on now. (Other clothes. )

waves

Hi, Waves,


Functional counts as a win. And you readied clothes.
Good luck with your trip and your appoint.

Mari

Hi Waves Oh yes. My dentists have told me for years that I grind my teeth. I've been grinding my teeth since the 70's,or before. Probably all of my life. We all probably grind our teeth on the bipolar forum. It has to do with anxiety.

I've had the Bite guards,but I end up taking them out. I hate having something in my mouth at night. I've had the hard bite guards,and the soft bite guards. I don't know. BF

Luvox is good. It definitely helps me with my severe OCD. It breaks up the intolerable OCD tailspin. The torment doesn't go on,and on,and on pertaining to a situation that I may be magnifying all out of proportion,and bigger then life,and irrational. It doesn't take it all away,but the magnitude of the obsession is decreased. I can tell if I miss a dose. BF