We can't stop here! This is BAT COUNTRY!

[veronica_rich]

In my ongoing quest to straighten out a morbidly fucked-up body, my doctor and I are experimenting with various things, including some amphetamines he prescribed yesterday to give me energy and suppress appetite (not that eat much, but I guess the idea was that I would learn how to scale down to carrots and celery full-time).

NO I AIN'T TAKING THAT NO MORE AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME AIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE

Everything was peachy for about five hours and I was Alerty McWorkistan. Then, the effects wore off and I had a bitch of a headache, horrible stomach gas, wanted to sleep, and ... cold arms!

The hell?

How do people get addicted to this? Or cigarettes? Shit, alcoholism is the only real thing I can get behind. Well, liquor and maybe narcotics.

WHERE'S THE MESCALINE?

Comments

[hippediva.livejournal.com]

*hands over the mushrooms and a pint of Everclear*

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Now let's see ... I smoke the mushrooms and drink the Everclear ... if I do it the other way around, I just end up with wet fungus and no apartment roof ...

[ainsoph15.livejournal.com]

I haz coca tea for youuuuuu. :D God knows if it'll help, but it's supposed to aid digestion, help with arthritic pain, give you an energy boost, and if nothing else, will hopefully make you giggle. Whatcha want me to do with it, luv?

Jeepers. Amphetamines are EEEV0L! Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, I used to take speed on a weekly basis. Yes, I was slimmer than I'd ever been before. Yes, I was super-fucking miserable too. I got all the side-effects you describe, plus a feeling of dissociation and seediness, more commonly known as a comedown (;D).

*hugs you and passes the orange juice - it helps*

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Yay, tea! Um, e-mail me and I can give you an address, at verthefirst at yahoo dot com.

Once a week? How'd you manage to lose/keep off weight on once a week? Just curious ...

[venusinchains.livejournal.com]

Good think you went for the less powerful stuff, eh? Yeah, anything that suppresses the appetite seems to upset the stomach (in my limited experience), but so does the hard liquor (and that hasn't slowed me down a bit). Did s/he mention if there was anything lighter?

And I imagine folks get addicted by not caring overmuch about their health and popping the next pill before the first one wears off. (Not that I'd know.)

I hope your arms warmed up. (Are you OK?) Ain't drug experimentation fun?

Here. *points at icon* My remedy for everything. :)

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Ain't drug experimentation fun?

Whee! Gimme some blow!

[porridgebird.livejournal.com]

Your doctor seriously gave you amphetamines for appetite suppression? I'm sorry but ... holy shit *jaw-drop* There are really REALLY good reasons why doctors quit doing that. I'm just boggling here.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

It did seem odd, but in his defense, he'd scheduled me to come back after only one month and wouldn't give me more than a month's prescription. And in MY defense, I'm done with the stuff. I suspected it wouldn't work, and it's good to have that confirmed, I suppose.

[porridgebird.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I wasn't more clear - I wasn't pouncing on you, you have nothing to defend! It's the doctor I'm boggling at. I'm glad it all worked out well.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know what you meant. I guess the short answer is, I don't know him well enough to know if this is normal. I think I'm going to try an endocronologist next ...

[roguedemon.livejournal.com]

Whoa. How much do you trust your doctor? I mean, does he seem okay to you, semi-competent, really competent, etc.?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

It's still a fairly new thing. I may end up going to an endocronologist to see if I can get more specialized treatment - it feels like we've been experimenting, doing hit-and-miss so far, and that has some value, but I need things narrowed down SOON.

[roguedemon.livejournal.com]

Good luck. I know how frustrating it can be. It can take a while, but there really are answers out there if you beat the bushes long enough. I really do think a specialist is the way to go. If they strike out, they are probably better able to advise you where to go next, as well.

[yoiebear.livejournal.com]

I don't like the idea of drugs to help someone lose weight. It just doesn't seem right to me.

Now, the addiction thing... I can't say I'm addicted to cigarettes since I smoke maybe 4 packs a year, but the alcohol and narcotics, I can get behind.

I hope you're feeling better today and were able to sleep last night!

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I've always heard that's what they do but for the life of me, I can't understand HOW something that makes you go-go-go can also keep you from wanting to eat. You have to get your fuel from somewhere!

[finding-neo.livejournal.com]

There's a reason some people get addicted to these things and some don't. Some people like being miserable.