My Mom told me she would drown. She seems to believe my daughter needs a sippy. Um, how can I tell her she is wrong.
She thinks I am putting my daughter’s life at risk.
Six months old. Doesn’t drink bottles either.
She does spill but it has handels and she can do it. But usually I sit with her and have my hand under it in case she is going to drop it.
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My daughter doesn’t drink from a sippy cup. She drinks from a regular cup?
how many of you people are worried about you son or daughter driving?
Now I got a idea Say for all young drivers who just got their car licence I think we should put a chip in the car for example your son may drive and he may be 10km/ph over the legal limit if he does not slow down the car will auto matically slow down and pull over to the safest spot and the car will stay their untill the police arrive and also these imature drivers have their music up to loud way over the legal limit and I think their should be a new law no driver is allowed to have the music up so loud and it only goes to a legal limit because all your son or daughter is trying to do is grab attention and also with the speeding of your son for example if he wants to race he has to get permission by the rta and then he could legally race only on the race track and then the chip turns of and it is back to normall and finally no driver should be allowed to drink and drive and their should be a sensor in the car which comes standard and if the car detects that you been drinking and have a bad attitude the police will come and nicely speak to you to sort out the situation.
And Finally Their should be a new T.V. Commercial break supported by the Government that the statement should say If you have your muic up to loud it is un cool and these are the site effects for your hearing. Please Some one spread this message on behalf of me to the Australian Government. Tell me what you think of this idea
Kind Regards
Mr Michael Francis Donohoe
A Moon for the Misbegotten Tickets – Five Times on Broadway
âA Moon for the Misbegottenâ is a play by Eugene OâNeill that has been produced on Broadway four times already. It is a difficult theatrical production and each production could not run for very long. The play requires excellent acting skills and convincing sets as it concentrates more on character than narrative. The first Broadway production opened on May 2, 1957 and ran for 68 shows.
The second production opened on December 29, 1973 and was directed by Jose Quintero. It had a better fate than the first production and ran for 313 shows. The third time it was presented was on May 1, 1984, at the Cort Theater. It was directed by David Leveaux and it ran for 40 shows. The fourth production was directed by Daniel Sullivan and opened on March 19, 2000 and it ran for 120 performances.
Director Howard Davies presented the fifth production of âA Moon for the Misbegottenâ, which opened on April 8, 2007. It stars Kevin Spacey and Eve Best as Jim Tyrone and Josie Hogan. The playâs run was limited and was scheduled till June 10.
The story of âA Moon for the Misbegottenâ is based in about Jim Tyrone, an alcoholic former actor who is the landlord of farmer Phil Hogan. They both are drinking companions quite often and after a bout of drinking one night, Tyrone tells Hogan that he might sell his land and evict both Hogan and his daughter, Josie. Hogan is a conniving man and thinks of a scheme to prevent Tyrone from throwing him out of his house.
Hoganâs daughter is a woman who has a reputation of being with several men. She has a soft corner for Tyrone and her father notices that. Phil Hogan devises a plan and tells Josie to get Tyrone drunk and seduce him. His plan is to catch Tyrone taking advantage of his daughter. What follows is one moonlit night when both Josie and Jim get drunk and they reveal their true feelings for each other. In this memorable scene, both characters reveal their grief, longing and unrequited love that they have so far not shown anyone.
âA Moon for the Misbegottenâ can be called a shattering love story of Josie Hogan and Jim Tyrone where they attain salvation and love in that one night. There is no telling what the dawn will bring but they live a lifetime in that night, where both are at peace which they know is an illusion.
It is a beautiful as well as sad story which happens to be Eugene OâNeillâs only love story and is said to be considered a sequel to his earlier play, âLong Dayâs Journey Into Nightâ and is based on his brother Jamie OâNeillâs tragic life. He wrote this play in 1943.
The main attraction of Broadway production is the cast. Oscar Winner Kevin Spacey, Olivier Award Winner Eve Best and Colm Meaney are famous in their own right and more people thronged to the theater to watch the play mainly to watch actors of such caliber performing on stage.
The Sons of the Lord God in Bible versus Quran (2)
The Sons of the Lord God in Bible versus Quran (2)
This is the first article of the series:” The Sons of the Lord God in Bible versus Quran”.
The Bible says that the Lord God, the Almighty Creator, has SONS who were married the daughters of men. When the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
The Quran says that Allah, the Almighty Creator, has neither a son nor a partner. Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the eternally Besought of all; the One Who is always sought at times of need.
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The Sons of the Lord God in the Bible (2)
The Bible says that the Sons of the Lord God, the Almighty Creator, were married the daughters of men. When the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
But the Bible does not tell the names of the sons of the Lord God,
The Bible also does not give the physical attributes of the sons of the Lord God. In addition, the Bible does not tell what the number of the sons of the Lord God was and how many they were?
In short, the Bible does not let us know who, how, when, where, how many etc. in respect to the sons of the Lord God.
On the other hand, the Bible gives some informative details about the sons of the kings of Israel, for example, but does not give any details about the Sons of the Lord God, the Almighty Creator, who are of course very much more important than the sons of the kings of Judah .
On the other hand, the Quran makes it very clear and says that Allah, the Almighty Creator, has neither a son nor a partner.
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Genesis 6:4
New International Version
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
New American Standard Bible
4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
English Standard Version
4The Nephilim (Or giants) were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
King James Version
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Young’s Literal Translation
4The fallen ones were in the earth in those days, and even afterwards when sons of God come in unto daughters of men, and they have borne to them — they [are] the heroes, who, from of old, [are] the men of name.
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The Sons of the Lord God in the Quran (2)
The Quran firmly forbids saying that Allah has a son.
It is not befitting for the Majesty of Allah to take to Himself a son.
In Islam, this point is very important faith wise.
In a very simple word, Allah, the Almighty Creator, has neither a son nor a partner.
Again, it is unforgivable sin to say or to believe that The One Almighty Creator who is Allah or God or the Lord or Jehovah or whatever you name Him has a son or sons.
A group of the disbelievers and the idolaters’ people of Mecca went to the Prophet Muhammad, and said to him:
Describe to us your Lord,
What is the lineage of your Lord?
what is He made of?
And to which species does He belong?
Is He made of gold, copper or silver?
Does He eat and drink?
Who did He inherit this world from?
And to whom will He bequeath it?’
and so Allah, exalted is He, revealed this Surah (Chapter 112) to describe His attributes and traits, saying:
Say (O Muhammad): He is Allah, the One!
He has no son or partner.
Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the eternally Besought of all; the One Who is always sought at times of need,
He begets not, nor is he begotten, for anyone who is begotten will certainly die and whoever dies will be inherited. Allah does not die nor is He inherited.
And there is none comparable unto Him.
He does not have anyone who resembles Him or is like Him
Naught is as His likeness
From the Islamic point of view, the conclusion of this essential topic that may establish or destroy the faith is that:
Any one who believe that the Almighty Creator has a son or sons; he messes his faith up and is considered as a disbeliever and in the afterlife he will end up as an eternal inhabitant of the hell.
Any one who believe that the Creator has neither a son nor a partner; he has a good faith and is considered as a believer and in the afterlife he will end up as an eternal inhabitant of the paradise.
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The meanings of Surah (Chapter) 112 of the Noble Quran:
Say: He is Allah, the one; He is the Master whose glory is at its peak and for Whom all created beings are in need;
It is also said that means: He Who does not eat or drink;
It is also said that this means: He Who does not have an interior;
It is also said that this means: He is the Everlasting; He is the Sufficient;
It is also said that this means: He who does not have an entrance or exit.
He begets not, nor is he begotten
He neither begot, for no likeness of Him can exist, nor was begotten, since createdness is precluded in His case.
He did not inherit and will not be inherited;
And it is also said this means: He does not have a son who will inherit His dominion and He was not begotten, which means that He did not inherit His dominion.
Nor is there anyone equal to Him’, neither match nor comparison
there is none comparable unto Him
He does not have an opposite, peer, or equal nor anyone who may resemble or begin to resemble Him;
and it is also said this means: He does not have any co-equal who would compete with Him about dominion and sovereignty’.
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Surah (Chapter) 112 of the Noble Quran:
Verse 112:1
QARIB: say: ‘he is Allah, the one,
SHAKIR: say: he, Allah, is one
PICKTHAL: say: he is Allah, the one!
YUSUFALI: say: he is Allah, the one and only;
Verse 112:2
QARIB: the called upon.
SHAKIR: Allah is he on whom all depend
PICKTHAL: Allah, the eternally besought of all!
YUSUFALI: Allah, the eternal, absolute;
Verse 112:3
QARIB: who has not given birth, and has not been born,
SHAKIR: he begets not, nor is he begotten
PICKTHAL: he begetteth not nor was begotten.
YUSUFALI: he begetteth not, nor is he begotten;
Verse 112:4
QARIB: and there is none equal to him. ‘
SHAKIR: and none is like him
PICKTHAL: and there is none comparable unto him.
YUSUFALI: and there is none like unto him.
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Back to my question to the smart and interested reader:
Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?
The Hidden Connection Between Stress and Hypoglycemia – not to be Taken Lightly!
A growling lion and a boss on the rampage are treated similarly by the body. Both result in the same flood of stress hormones – which often in today’s modern world end in low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia).
But how is the connection between stress and low blood sugar levels made? According to doctors stress hormones tell the body that an extra special effort is required to avoid a catastrophe. But the body built for prehistoric times can only react by flight or fight.
When your blood sugar levels are in balance because of a good diet, any excess sugar released with the stress hormones is easily dispatched by muscle cells.
But in the modern day, stress is often endless (a full day at the office) and it does not involve the physical. You might work over the week-end to finish a report, get upset(because of the lack of free time) and promptly your stress levels increase.
In prehistoric times the extra sugar released would have been burnt off. This constant rollercoaster of stress levels breaks down the body’s control over blood sugar. Before long your blood sugar level is too high or too low (hypoglycemia).
When the levels drop too low, insulin resistance goes up and eventually diabetes,amongst other serious illnesses, develops.
Very often before serious problems set in, because of the tough modern lifestyle,many people look out for little comforts during the course of the day. They justify comfort food eating instead of a good diet.
And so innocently a daily cake and pastry routine develops. Ordinary hot drinks are never sweet enough. Now it is not just stress unbalancing blood sugar levels. A similar flood of sugar in the bloodstream triggers an outpouring of insulin causing repetitive low blood sugar levels.
After ten or twelve years of such daily routine people then are surprised why lethargy or fatigue set in – often first felt in the early afternoons. The effect of low blood sugar levels and poor diet often creep up on people unawares.
Mary, 42, was a classic example of a hypoglycemic. She was having problems at home with her teenage daughter in addition to the demands of a responsible job.
Everyday stress activated her body’s reaction. Her heart sped up and her breathing quickened.
During this reaction the stress hormone cortisol was released. Demand for food increased automatically but the demand was especially for the old favourite, refined carbohydrates – such as white flour, sweets, pop and salty snacks.
Such a diet caused insulin levels to spike and collapse. She was still hungry and constantly reached for more unhealthy carbohydrates.
A complete change in outlook and new diet plan is required.
How can this be achieved? The only solution to problems like Mary’s is to spend a little time improving your understanding of hypoglycemia and dieting by reading up on the latest information.
That way, when you visit a doctor, at the least you will know what he is referring to when he mentions low blood sugar levels, cortisol and insulin. Besides, knowledge motivates you to stick to a good balanced diet.
This knowledge of dieting and hypoglycaemia should be inexpensive and uncomplicated. And it should provide proven strategies and detailed food plans.
The information should provide answers to:
* the kind of cooking hypoglycemics should avoid,
* which foods and vitamins stabilize binge eating,
* coping with withdrawal symptoms after years of eating an unbalanced diet and
* motivate you to persist because of the serious consequences of hypoglycemia.
Negative Influences – The Quick Sands Of Life
We were talking about negative thoughts and what needs to be done when they pop up in the mind. There is one more thing here that needs to be addressed. What causes these negative thoughts? There would be of course some reason for which these thoughts would evolve. In some cases the source for these negative thoughts are imaginary – these are rare cases. In most cases, however, the circumstances push you into it. Therefore, you need to recognize the negative influences in your life and work hard to neutralize them the best way you could.
Look for the trigger when you develop negative thoughts. My sister lived on a wonderful farm with her husband and their four-year-old daughter. One day a rattlesnake bit her daughter and she died before they could get understand what happened or get help. She had three more children after that and led a relatively normal life. However, every time the children would venture away from her sight, she would hyperventilate. The doctor identified her suffering from anxiety, which was triggered by the belief that her daughter died because she did not take good care of her by letting her play out of her sight. With treatment and positive reinforcement she could gradually come to terms with the loss without blaming herself and her anxiety attacks regarding her other children stopped.
Negative influences do not come only from circumstances. They also come as vibes from those with whom you interact closely. Is your spouse always nagging you all the time? Is your boss always undermining your authority or treating you as if you were an imbecile? Are your colleagues bullying you? Are your colleagues/ friends/ any of your family members gloomy and despondent all the time? If yes, take adequate measures to address these issues.
Start with making a list (lists are exceptional tools for positive action) and prioritize the negative influences you find surrounding you. Against each item, mark one or two workable solutions and one that make you smile (may or may not be workable). When I say workable it means something that you can live with and within. For example, if your spouse stresses you out with her or his nagging, talk with his or her and try to make him or her aware of how it bothers you. If you have troublesome boss, deal with the problem directly and explain to him or her how you feel about the way he/she treats you. When and if talking fails, look for alternatives. Do not give up until you eliminate as many stress factors as possible from your life.
Surround yourself with positive energy, positive people, environment that suits your disposition. I know of a woman who loved a ‘well-lived in’ feel for her home. Her husband on the other hand needed to have everything in perfect order. She lived in constant fear that her husband would get upset about some thing or other misplaced or unkempt in their home and an argument would start. When she suffered from an anxiety attack one day, she decided to do something about it other than just dread the moment when her husband would come home and start an argument. She talked to her husband and explained that she needed to feel happy and relaxed in her own home. They worked out a solution: she had her own living room which she could keep it the way she liked without any interference. For the rest of her home the maintenance would be shared among the two of them so it would not stress her out any more. It worked like a charm.
Some solutions would be easy, some might be a little complicated and yet others would seem to be impossible to solve. Take each case and address it on its own merit. Aim at reducing the stress to the maximum possible extent. The problems, which cannot be helped momentarily, should be “managed” better. When looking for solutions, keep this in mind – “You always have a choice. There is always another way to do it.”
What Americans need to hear about free health care
I am angry and dismayed by the media and their willingness to give the loudest voice to those who are against the proposed change to a free health care system in the US. I am reading so many stories that are simply not true, many of them putting down the British NHS (National Health Service).
Some of the latest writings describe a system under which the government plays God, deciding who lives and who dies. Whilst it may be true that under the NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) system not all newly developed treatments can be rolled out, but it is a careful balance rather than the murderous state the haters of reform are making it out to be.
I want to give an example of why the NHS is so wonderful, and why Americans need to talk to those people who live under such a system – find a Canadian if you can’t find a Brit! They are only next door.
In the photo are Rebecca and Bailey, my twin daughters. This was taken back in June 2003 a few days after their birth. Let me explain those first few weeks to you.
On June 2nd a problem was discovered with the pregnancy, nothing too serious but Bailey (only known medically as T2 at the time) had not grown in 2 weeks and her bigger sister, T1, was leaching all the nutrients from her. There was also a knot in T2′s umbilical cord and so an emergency c-section at 35 weeks was essential.
(Earlier in the pregnancy it was spotted that the girls were monoamniotic and monochorionic and so we had been having scans every 2 weeks. There are no charges for the doctors appointments, the scans or the follow-ups. Nothing.)
So late at night on June 2nd their mum was prepped for surgery. In attendance was a surgeon and his assistant, an anaesthetist and his assistant, a paediatrician for each twin, and 2 paediatric nurses for each twin – including their mum, me and girls, there were 14 people in that room at just after midnight.
Now it’s true we had not met the surgeon before. Lindsey did not get to choose him or his team. And even if this was not an emergency she still would not have been able to choose the surgeon (although this is starting to happen more under the NHS). But this was an emergency, the guy seemed to know what he was doing and we were underway.
How many Americans in that situation – one of the most emotionally horrific hours of my life – would be having to calculate their copay, having to call an insurance company or worst still, wondering what their house was worth because it was going to get taken off them to help pay the bill.
All we had to care about until 01:19 AM was our girls. There were no costs to worry about, no bills to pay.
When they were born there were some minor complications, T1 had to be resuscitated. But both were treated on the spot, packed up into incubators and rushed down to SCBU (Special Care Baby Unit). After an hour I was allowed down to see them to find the 2 tiny things you can see in these photos. Again, I didn’t have to worry about what treatments I could afford or not, all I had to do was sit there and watch as some of the world’s best health care was going on around me for the sake of my kids.
They spent just over 4 weeks in total in the SCBU unit, and thankfully did not have any major problems. Other children were far worse off, and some sadly don’t make it, but all were cared for to the best of that team’s ability, and apart from always struggling to find vests small enough for premature babies, the team did not lack the equipment or training they needed.
And what did it cost us when we finally got to take them home? A lot of grey hair, a box of chocolates, some flowers and a donation of 30 premature baby vests.
That’s it! There was no worrying when we got home that bills were going to start flooding through the letterbox, that we were going to lose our house or that we would have to compromise on their treatment. In fact the hospital proactively sent someone every week for a while to check on the progress.
Free.
Within the context of health care, FREE is the most powerful word. Free means you do not need to compromise. Free means everyone can go get help when they have chest pains in the middle of the night instead of worrying about their insurance, free means that lump will actually get checked. Free means less people die.
I would never claim the NHS is perfect. It is a complex system catering to 60 million people. It is internally political, it is sometimes mis-managed and there will always be horror stories of when the system fails.
But if I can give you just this one story to try and balance the utter garbage that the US media is feeding you with then job done.
I have 3 girls who are all alive today thanks to the NHS. How is that a bad thing?
Effexor XR Q&A
Advil and effexor xr ?
has anyone heard or read about a possible negative interaction between these two medication.? – I take Effexor XR and tylenol, and an anti-inflammatory (like advil) and have for years with no problems. Yes, there can be some complications beside interacting those 2 medications (even though one is over the counter for pain relief). Effexor xr…
Does effexor xr facilitate for panic/anxiety disorder?
Yes, it is indicated for both depression and anxiety. I only get anxiety on occasion, but even smaller amount often on Effexor. Edit- I should note though, that while it helped me avoid anxiety, the withdrawal effects made me even more anxious… you necessitate to be rigorous with staying on schedule with Effexor. …
Does effexor xr minister to beside massive madness attacks?
All of those drugs have a tendency to stop working after being on them for a while. I wouldn’t quit taking your drugs abruptly incase you suffer mental and physical bill symptoms which will be likely if your body is used to them. Hi, There is this guide by anxiety expert Joe Barry , he…
Does effexor xr work for ocd?
Also if you found it worked for your ocd and depression symptoms did you find it took a higher dosage to alleviate your symptoms. – If you have been diagnosed with OCD, you are doing yourself a disservice by not adjectives in a form of therapy known as cognitive behavioral therapy (aka CBT) and the specific skill…
Does the use of tobbacco products affect the course effexor xr works?
not that I have heard of NO. – Nicotine is in it’s self an anti depressant. It releases acetylcholine which produces a re-energizing effect in your body. Nicotine also stimulates cholinergic neurons. These neurons release dopamine which cause us to feel pleasant, jovial feelings. Along with this Glutamate is released…
My doc prescribed effexor xr.I am currently on celexa. Cold turkey switch. Anyone ever done that? How’d u do?
You should be able to trust your doc, right? I dunno this makes me nervous. (taking these meds for panic disorder after all) It merely doesn’t seem like I should quit taking one immediatly and start the other. Celexa is a SSRI and Effexor is a…
My friend is preg she take effexor xr will that hurt her or the kid?
I am 30 weeks pregnant and I take Effexor-XR .It is one of those situations where you have to keep taking it if the benefits outweigh the risks.I took it my end pregnancy and my daughter was totally fine.I did take less than I was supposed too.I be supposed…
My psychiatrist have me on effexor xr along near zoloft?
he said he never did a combination like that in his career. can they interfere with respectively other? When you take more than one serotonin drug there is a chance that you could get someting call seratonergic syndrome. Basically you go into shock, get a fever, breakout in sweat, shivering,, hyperthermia, hypertension, and tachycardia, …
Vicodin and effexor xr within pills cabinet ?
so i was visiting some of my family and i was going threw the pills cabinet and i found some vicodin (score!!) and some effexor xr and some other stuff but i only took the vicodin and the effexor xr my question is what is effexor xr ? and what does it do ? there 150…
What happen if i hold effexor xr if i dont have need of it ?
and what exactly is it for ?? i took a 150 mg capsule will i be ok … i only took 1 You should talk to your parents or call a doctor right away. I think you will be ok maybe but your lately a kid 150 mg not…
Effexor xr – sleepless, enlarged pupils, speedily heart?
i just took my first dose of effexor xr yesterday afternoon and i cant get to sleep for the life of me, my pupils are enlarged and my heart is at a faster rate. does this go away and is this is a dodgy med? im scared to stop taking it because ihave horrible panic attacks…
Effexor XR = severe diarrhea?
i take effexor xr and never had that problem. since you’ve tried so many different brands with like problem, it may be something in the medication your body is not agreeing with or you are allergic to. only your doc can help you near this one.
Effexor XR and tiredness and counterbalance gain?
Does anyone take effexor xr and get spells of being tired throughout the day? I run 225 mgs all at once and i have been taking for several months. I also have no sex drive at adjectives. I also take 1 mg of Klonopin at bedtime so maybe that’s making me tired also. I have also gained around…
Effexor xr withdrawal in a minute valium?
Horrid withdrawals from effexor xr now prescribed valium to help me through. Anyone with similar or same presciption experiences? hey, i’ve just come off the exact tablet as of yesterday… i be getting bad night sweats so they weened me off them because i suffer badly beside short temper, pulsating, and concentrating when ever i’m off them.
Effexor XR withdrawal?
I have missed 2 days of my effexor xr and I tell you what I feel so sick right now. I grain very spacey like my detached from my body, my head hurts, I just discern terrible. With only 2 days of not taking it can withdrawals already be starting? I have taken this medication for at most minuscule 7 months now…
Effexor xr?
I am currently taking effexor xr for depression and anti-anxiety disorder. I have done some research and have found that some people have a big problem getting sour it. Has anyone been on effexor for awhile and stopped taking? If so what was it like for you? I am on it too. I am told you should slowly come off…
What is surrounded by effexor xr?
what kind of drug compounds are in effexor XR? effexor is for general depression. the xr stands for extended release. a normal antidep. pill close to zoloft, paxil you take it once a day. the levels of med kinda go up and down so to speak where on earth as xr releases through out day to keep your…
What is the best time to purloin effexor xr?
In the morning or at night? Does it give you a jolt? If anyone has tried it how did it put together you feel at first.Does it really help? – My husband takes it in the morning. Always have, with his breakfast, take it with food. My sister tried taking it at…
What is the difference between effexor and effexor xr?
i was on effexor xr for 2 1/2 yrs. been off of it for 4 yrs. i havnt felt “normal” since i stopped taking it. i lately had a severe anxiety attack and actually called an ambulance. thought i was dieing i guess. my doc give me pristique 50 mg, a new med. i…
What would come to pass if i took effexor xr short self prescribed?
it’s antidepressant. i want to know what could happen and will happen? – Not a great idea. Effexor is supposed to be taken on a daily proof. Once you have been taking it every day for a couple weeks, missing a dose gives you bill effects. Coming off Effexor…
Getting sour effexor xr to wellbutrin or celexa?
My own experience – when I stopped taking Effexor, my doctor did not instruct me to taper off it so I quit it cold turkey. The Wellbutrin was started at a low dose. I had very doomed to failure vertigo and suicidal thoughts. It took a few days for me to realize it must…
Going backbone on Effexor XR and I’m really strung-up give or take a few it… any comments?
I took effexor xr when I was 14 after my father died. I dont really remember a lot from that time but I can notice that I lost weight at that time and presently I’ve definetely gained it. I dont know if the weight loss was because of…
Has any ever taken effexor xr or lexapro for anxiety?
i have PMDD and i’m discovering that the yaz i’m taking helps with those symptoms but doesn’t relieve my tension and anxiety so i’m considering taking something else next to it. i’ve tried zoloft but it made me sluggish and zombie-like… has anyone taken lexapro or effexor xr? do they make you sleepy?…
Has anybody tried effexor xr? Just curious to find effects.?
Yes, I am on it now. No side effects whatsoever. I love it!!! I have tried merely about every other anti-depressant out on the market, and this is by far the best. I no longer have any crying bouts. I no longer feel the flight or argument, and this is what effexor is…
Has anyone bought effexor xr online?
– You can save some money if you order meds online, just check the pharmacies very measured before you buy anything. Here are some tips from my experience with online drugstores. One thing I know for sure – do not buy anything from a pharmacy that sends spam emails, I know a few guys who been ripped…
Has anyone else weaned themselves rotten effexor xr?
I am on effexor xr. Have be over a year. I seem to talk more, sleep alot longer in the mornings etc. I have notice my vision as well isn’t as good. I am still on it. i am on effexer XL and i had a panick attack last night, i own never had one…
Does suboxone show up within a association urine examination??or antidepressants such as effexor xr and wellbutrien?
– The antidepressants, no. The Suboxone, since it’s main ingredient is an opiate, will. Suboxone contains Buprenorphine, which is an opiate. As far as the test, you’re taking the Suboxone for treatment, same as I am. Just take in your prescription for it to the urinalysis and adjectives…
Hi. I’m on 150 mg effexor xr and 1.25 mg risperdal. I can individual return with up rash 2 mornings a week. All other times?
I must have total silence in the house. What should i do? It is interfering with work amongst other things (Your question is confusing, so this answer is base on interpretation) Effexor is a relatively new drug, and doctors…
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How the Family Members of Addicts Become Dysfunctional
How the Family Members of Addicts Become Dysfunctional by Ken P
Nobody escapes paying the price for alcoholism, drug addiction, and codependency in society. Even if you are fortunate enough not to be a drinker at a level that is diseased, (about 10% of our population drinks enough to hamper their daily performance) or one of the four adults who are in line daily enabling one who is (i.e., 48% of all adults over the age of 18 were either directly impacted by a diseased drinker as they grew up, or are being effected at the moment), then you are paying for the disease through higher taxes and insurance rates.
It requires four reasonably functioning people to maintain a single non-functioning addict. These four others are forced to practice a unique sharing of the lies that form the spider web supporting the addict. In truth, these four usually come from the addicted person’s immediate family. These are the people who pay the highest price of all for addiction, with the possible exception of the addict. Let’s take a closer look at these people.
First, there has to be one primary enabler. For alcoholic women, for example, this is typically a high functioning husband, a wealthy father, or a boss who spreads the work the alcoholic doesn’t do among many other workers. In time these dysfunctional enablers are sucked into the alcoholism vortex because alcoholism is a disease that is progressive. It creeps into systems slowly over many years. As the alcoholic gradually declines in functional capacity others, in terribly subtle ways, take up the slack.
Maybe in the early days the drunk or hung over wife’s husband will cover for her by doing routine chores. He prepares more meals, washes more clothes, or stands in as the only parent during back-to-school night. Here is the husband taking his kids to the pediatrician, or playing with them at the park while mom is at home throwing up, or, less dramatically, she’s “…just too tired.” These are what my sons and I used to call “one of those Saturdays.”
Those Saturdays start like this.
“You guys just go ahead and go. I have to stay home with this headache.”
The reasons for the headache are as diverse as the alcoholic’s imagination, but whenever she manages to shift her guilt to anybody else (usually her husband and/or kids), she makes them responsible instead of her alcoholism. And they all accept the terms!
The husband hears her bad mood like this;
“She is mad at me because of the fight we had last night when I said that awful thing about her mother.”
The oldest daughter, who is probably in the super-enabler role, might interpret this as;
“Mom is upset this morning because I didn’t do enough of the housework yesterday.”
Little brother, who might be in the disappearing child or mascot role might translate;
“Mommy is mad because I wet the bed again last night and she has to stay home to wash the sheets.”
The important truth that they all must ignore is that none of their guilt-ridden reasons apply. Their mother and wife has gone months now without feeling good. She hurts inside…physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. She lives in a world parallel to that of her husband, where the single goal each moment is to minimize pain. But for her part, she has the added burden of minimizing the pain while planning every event to coincide with her need for the security she knows only the bottle can provide.
Here is a beautifully right on description of the “hunger” taken from Caroline Knapp’s best selling book, Dinking, A Love Story.
“The need is more than merely physical: it’s psychic and visceral and multi-layered. There’s a dark fear to the feeling of wanting that wine, that vodka, that bourbon: a hungry abiding fear of being without, being exposed without your armor. In (AA) meetings you often hear people say that by definition, an addict is someone who seeks physical solutions to emotional or spiritual problems. I suppose that’s an intellectual way of describing that brand of fear, and the instinctive response that accompanies it: there’s a sense of deep need, and the response is a grabbiness, a compulsion to latch onto something outside of yourself in order to assuage some deep discomfort.”
(PP 58)
So the whole family is in the tight grip of the lady’s deep need for alcohol. That is why program people call it “a family disease.” The great lie, the great secret kept by everybody, is that the lady of the house is an alcoholic. The issue is beyond a moral question, beyond shame. It is an absolute. It is refusal by everyone in the family to be willing to admit this truth, even deep within themselves. This refusal perpetuates everybody’s pain.
Both partners in the addiction dance are highly subject to what retailers call POP, or point of purchase advertising. This dynamic involves a momentary feeling of happiness that comes when some eye-appealing object is seen on the store shelf and immediately purchased. At the height of our disease process, Deb and I were having garage sales every month because we both bought so much junk. It was always just “stuff,” like books, bobbles, and beads. That did no help our financial situation either. I eventually learned to check myself by asking myself a question every time I started to buy some new toy. I would ask myself…”how much will I get for this in the next garage sale?”
When this evolves into making major purchases such as cars, it can lead to a common outcome with addiction…bankruptcy. I once heard a wise AA quote his sponsor about this form of self destruction. His sponsor told him;
“You are broke all of the time because you keep buying things you don’t need with money you don’t have trying to impress people you don’t know!”
If you recognize yourself or someone you love int his description of a dysfunctional family, THERE IS HELP! Call Al-Anon or Nar-A-Non to learn where there are meetings right in your community…right now!
Al-Anonis at 1-888-4AL-ANON.
Nar-A-Non is at 1-800-477-6291.
Have you ever driven while having been drinking alcohol?
I just saw on tv a guy who had been drinking caused a bad wreck… So how many people on here actually have driven while drinking or drunk? I am curious, I have a daughter and it worries me. Be honest…