Araenna posted:

I get those sometimes.

Also, what's with all of you taking Excedrin. Go get some imitrex. I inject it, migraine goes away.

SerialKilldeer posted:

Also, surely not being allowed outside without a man doesn't logically entail having a boyfriend? You could be required to be out with your father or someone.

quote:

Man: *he looks at my wedding ring and actually jumps backwards* “WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO BEFORE?!”

Araenna posted:

I get those sometimes.

Also, what's with all of you taking Excedrin. Go get some imitrex. I inject it, migraine goes away.

Palisader posted:

Hello I am sitting in the farthest corner of the restaurant with no view, but you can totally still see my super awesome car. Maybe it was parked at one of the booths.

SpookyLizard posted:

Is that poo poo OTC or prescription?

nucleicmaxid posted:

It's prescription. Also, if you overuse it, it could cause cluster headaches or extra migraines. It's sort of a double edged sword, you know?

Aubergine Mage posted:

It can also cause sulfhemoglobinemia, where sulfur gets into your hemoglobin and turns your blood green-black.

SpookyLizard posted:

That sounds neat, and potentially dangerous. Especially for someone with sulfur allergies.

SpookyLizard posted:

Is that poo poo OTC or prescription?

axolotl farmer posted:

Since there seems to be a lot of us migraine sufferers here, let me chip in with what works for me:

50mg Diclofenac (e.g. Voltaren) and 10mg Metoclopramide. Take at first onset of symptoms.

Metclopramide is an anti-emetic and really cuts the nausea and together with a painkiller shortens the duration of the migraine. Metclopramide is prescription only, but it's available as a cheap generic.

Khazar-khum posted:

After a while, Imitrex stops working for some people. Then you graduate to Relpax.

No headache with migraine is because it's a neurological disorder, not just head pain.

SpookyLizard posted:

That sounds neat, and potentially dangerous. Especially for someone with sulfur allergies.

tacodaemon posted:

Breaking News from Huffington Post: The Guy Who Wrote About Buying All Of Burger King's Pies Disappeared

(Disappeared from Reddit, that is.)

quote:

"At the time my apartment was ridden with both roaches and bedbugs, I threw away nearly every possession I own and then went through great expense while moving to ensure my problems did not come with me, thankfully it worked. Since that time I have moved across the country twice."

moerketid posted:

I love the fact that when he's asked for proof or a receipt, he answers:


Instead of just "no, who the hell hangs onto receipt for 2 years?". It's like the ultimate stdh hallmark when they give elaborate, overdetailed explanations for simple things.

moerketid posted:

Instead of just "no, who the hell hangs onto a receipt for 2 years?". It's like the ultimate stdh hallmark when they give elaborate, overdetailed explanations for simple things.

moerketid posted:

I had the Relpax but it did zilch for me. Absolutely zero. I'd used the Maxalt which is okayish but sometimes didn't work. Tried nasal sprays etc. The injections are the only thing which 100% work but they feel horrendous for the first 10 minutes after using them. Like someone poured boiling water between your skull and your brain, can't talk properly, muscle issues, sometimes chest pain. Blurgh. Worth it for the migraine to be totally gone within a couple of minutes though.

I used to have the Propranolol as a preventative drug for a few years and it worked okay, tried the topiramate which did nothing for the migraines but turned out to be the #1 drug ever for my borderline personality disorder so I still take it, now (from last November) I take Candesartan as the preventative and it works very well. It's a blood pressure/heart failure drug though so it might not be suitable for anyone with blood pressure issues, thankfully I have no such issues and can take it np.

Basically if you have migraines, go see a neurologist and get help because there's a lot available.

Prof. Moriarty posted:

Translation: some friendly dude struck up a conversation during a lull and I gave him the stink-eye. (and yes, her avatar is exactly what it looks like)

Minarchist posted:

Imaduck posted:

What always bugs me is the retail stories where the customer is allegedly yelling and swearing at the employee, and employee just sits back and take it. When I worked retail management, if anyone started shouting or using any profanity with my employees I'd immediately step in and tell them if they didn't stop they would have to leave. Call centers have these policies as well, so I just don't get the stories where the stdh story-teller claims "the customer called the employee a 'loving oval office dyke' and she responded 'I'm sorry about that, sir.' Then I stepped in and saved the day."

sweeperbravo posted:

For real. It's like the logic is supposed to be that that's the only store it could POSSIBLY be, and that OBVIOUSLY the two darker-skinned people must be married because interracial relationships are just for out-of-wedlock jollies?

I thought it was gonna turn out it was Dave's sister or something, you know? Like he sees a picture somewhere in the apartment of the guy. At least then the rest of it would make sense.


Sex that didn't happen

FrozenVent posted:

You know what a green text story is, right?

Samizdata posted:

Unfortunately, this is the way it plays out in real life. I have done tech support by phone and been called everything but a child of God, and we had to take it by company mandate.

quote:

An Iron Dome commander is holding the heavens responsible for stopping a Hamas rocket from killing hundreds of Israeli civilians.

The Daily Mail reported what the commander said of his experience:

A missile was fired from Gaza. Iron Dome precisely calculated [its trajectory]. We know where these missiles are going to land down to a radius of 200 meters. This particular missile was going to hit either the Azrieli Towers, the Kirya (Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon) or [a central Tel Aviv railway station]. Hundreds could have died.

We fired the first [interceptor]. It missed. Second [interceptor]. It missed. This is very rare. I was in shock. At this point we had just four seconds until the missile lands. We had already notified emergency services to converge on the target location and had warned of a mass-casualty incident.

Suddenly, Iron Dome (which calculates wind speeds, among other things) shows a major wind coming from the east, a strong wind that … sends the missile into the sea. We were all stunned. I stood up and shouted, ‘There is a God!”

Here’s the thing: If Hamas would have succeeded, it would have been the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history. And whether you believe in God or not, this sure felt like a “miracle” to the hundreds of people who would have been killed, if it weren’t for a perfectly timed gust of wind…

quote:

a Hamas rocket from killing hundreds of Israeli civilians.

Bull Runner posted:

Yeah, that's bullshit.

Samizdata posted:

Unfortunately, this is the way it plays out in real life. I have done tech support by phone and been called everything but a child of God, and we had to take it by company mandate.

Minarchist posted:

Samfucius posted:

Retail is weird. I've been working retail for about 16 months now and I've never ever been yelled at, cussed at, or physically imposed upon.

OptimusShr posted:

I've been working retail for four years () and this poo poo rarely happens. 90% of the time if you give them the answer they don't want to hear they ask for a manager or supervisor.