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I told her what I thought of her. I get hell if I offer to bake and cook because she’s offended that I think she’s not capable, I get told off because I offer to buy my grandchild a backpack, and recently it was because instead of putting my grandchild to bed in his crib (while she was at the movies), I decided to walk him to sleep in his stroller outdoors, because it was a nice day. I don’t drive so I take the GO train to her home so she can go have some fun. Then I take the GO train back home.
What an ungrateful .... we buy stuff for our grandkids all the time. Some people are just plain friggin weird and you cant fix that!!!!!!!!
Not sure if this will help you but my cousin switched from a cpap to a bipap machine and he likes it better. It makes exhalation easier. I tried it and didn’t notice any significant difference. Bipaps are more expensive too.
Jake
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Thanks Jake, I will look into it. I think my insurance only covers me for a cpap.
You might want to check to see if you have sleep apnea. I used to never be able to sleep long enough and then I needed a nap in the afternoon and I was still tired. Sleep apnea is so bad for your body, heart, etc.. Might want to get checked out!
I have a friend that swears by the powder “Calm” for anxiety and stress. I was taking it for a time and it did help. And for your sake, GET OFF EFFEXOR. Want even more of a reason? Go online and look up all the side effects of this drug. There are so many, they are listed alphabetically.
I tried to write that they wouldn’t let me post ! The company should be put out of business...
Hang in there!
Hi Mardee,
Thank you for your insight. I am currently of day 6 of withdrawal from a very low dose which I have been taking for years. I feel horrible. Dizzy and nauseous. I am taking Zofran to counteract the nausea. Not sure if I can handle another 1-2 weeks of this horror show! Anyway, wanted to ask you what you mean when you refer to "brain zaps"? Maybe it's similar to what I have been experiencing...sometimes I feel so alone in my symptoms. Would love to hear from others!
Yes still get the odd headache. I just take Advil or Tylonol for it. I would just tell the DIL to go pound salt!!!!