The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[Green12]

  Daxin said:

I always thought IKEA was an acronym for I Kan't Ever Assemble. (even works for psillie spelling)

Good one Ryan

Jess, big harumph

[elye]

  nikki-uk said:

GADS!! - we need a group hug don't we?!!

Indeed....All right, the world does in fact keep turning. Susie does need the silliness, and PeOter, you too, I'm sure - - SO sorry about Thomas. He sounded like a lovely little guy....you were all lucky to have each other!

  Darn210 said:

Eat for England

This makes me immediately think of the apocryphal tale of Queen Victoria having to endure the less-than-entertaining, dutiful sexual sessions she endured with husband Francis. Her famous line wasn't quite "Just do it for England", but close enough......

Janet! I DO hope you've left by now!!

  Jestgar said:

I spent three hours in the 90 degree heat yesterday washing my deck and swing. I come back in the house to find all the males sprawled over the furniture completely sacked out. harumph. men.

Jess!! You.....wanton thing, you!! How many men have you got living with you? And they're sprawled all over the furniture?? Wow...........are they attractive? And......why are they exhausted??

[jerseyangel]

  Jestgar said:

I spent three hours in the 90 degree heat yesterday washing my deck and swing. I come back in the house to find all the males sprawled over the furniture completely sacked out. harumph. men.

Sounds about right

[jerseyangel]

Nik--

I totally phorgot to tell you that I think your plans for Al's room sound devine! Love the color scheme!

Sorry 'bout the squished phinger and the exhausting trip to Ikea. I haven't been there in years--just as well, I guess

[nikki-uk]

  elye said:

This makes me immediately think of the apocryphal tale of Queen Victoria having to endure the less-than-entertaining, dutiful sexual sessions she endured with husband Francis. Her famous line wasn't quite "Just do it for England", but close enough......

Lie back and think of England???

I got a little bit confused for a second there Em- as I was sure Queen Victoria's hubby was called 'Albert'......but turns out 'Francis' was his 'proper' name

This (to me) seems quite a common occurence in past generations.

I was recently suprised to find out that my Uncle 'Mick' was never christened Michael but infact 'Frederick'

  elye said:

Jess!! You.....wanton thing, you!! How many men have you got living with you? And they're sprawled all over the furniture?? Wow...........are they attractive? And......why are they exhausted??

Yes!!

What ratio of feline/human males????

Give me sum of dat 90 degree's though .... (got too many males already)

[jerseyangel]

  nikki-uk said:

Lie back and think of England???

Gawd--haven't heard that one in a long time

[Green12]

  Darn210 said:

Sillies, I will be heading out of town tomorrow. I'm going to visit the parental units. I also will be leaving to avoid any retaliation attempts at my failure to let the neighbor's dogs out (I left the house sitter a note of apology and a gift card to Chipotles ) I'll be checking in from time to time but I will have limited computer access. I'll be back on Thursday.

Janet, I missed this. Are you traveling far? Have a safe trip

[elye]

  jerseyangel said:

Sorry 'bout the squished phinger and the exhausting trip to Ikea. I haven't been there in years--just as well, I guess

Mygawd......I reread this a couple of times.....I kept seeing squished sphincter....

[Ridgewalker]

  elye said:

Mygawd......I reread this a couple of times.....I kept seeing squished sphincter....

Ouch.

NOT having a good day over here. Major emotional issues going with the med withdrawal. Desperately wishing my mom or MIL were retired so I could foist my kids on them for a few days, as I am not fit to be around anyone right now. Crying over everything one moment, then angry and hating everything the next. I hate this.

[~alex~]

  nikki-uk said:

Lie back and think of England???

I got a little bit confused for a second there Em- as I was sure Queen Victoria's hubby was called 'Albert'......but turns out 'Francis' was his 'proper' name

And Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina (I guess I'm one letter away from being named after a royal)! I don't know why she would go by Victoria when she could go by Alex! I'm thinking a unisex name would just not do for the Queen of England.

Since Victoria BC was named for the Queen, I think I'd like to start a petition to rename it with her real name Alexandrina! Or even better drop that silly n and go with Alexandria!

[Green12]

  Ridgewalker said:

NOT having a good day over here. Major emotional issues going with the med withdrawal. Desperately wishing my mom or MIL were retired so I could foist my kids on them for a few days, as I am not fit to be around anyone right now. Crying over everything one moment, then angry and hating everything the next. I hate this.

Oh Sarah, I'm so sorry

If I were closer I would help you wrangle the kids.

Big hugs!

[Green12]

OMG Emily!! I just saw your new avater, you look so beautiful. And Jack is adorable. Such a great picture of you two

[~alex~]

  Ridgewalker said:

Ouch.

NOT having a good day over here. Major emotional issues going with the med withdrawal. Desperately wishing my mom or MIL were retired so I could foist my kids on them for a few days, as I am not fit to be around anyone right now. Crying over everything one moment, then angry and hating everything the next. I hate this.

I'm really sorry. Are there any affordable day camps that you could send them to for a few weeks so you could have some down time and rest? When I was a teenager I worked for a program run by the city that held day camps at various local parks. I think it was 5 or 6 dollars a day per child. But that was not only in a different city but a different country so I'm not sure how much help that will be to you. But maybe your city/town has something similar? Also our local YMCA ran similar economical camps.

[curlyfries]

  Ridgewalker said:

NOT having a good day over here. Major emotional issues going with the med withdrawal. Desperately wishing my mom or MIL were retired so I could foist my kids on them for a few days, as I am not fit to be around anyone right now. Crying over everything one moment, then angry and hating everything the next. I hate this.

Should the other meds the doc has you on be doing a better job of helping you or is that something that will take time? I went thru a lot of similar stuff with my DD when she and the dr were trying to find what meds worked for her.......tweeking dosages, changing drugs several times. Soooo frustrating!!!!

I forget, are you trying to wean off completely, or change to a cheaper drug?

[Ridgewalker]

  ~alex~ said:

I'm really sorry. Are there any affordable day camps that you could send them to for a few weeks so you could have some down time and rest? When I was a teenager I worked for a program run by the city that held day camps at various local parks. I think it was 5 or 6 dollars a day per child. But that was not only in a different city but a different country so I'm not sure how much help that will be to you. But maybe your city/town has something similar? Also our local YMCA ran similar economical camps.

It would be great if I could find something like that for them, but all the ones I've looked at around here are terribly expensive. I don't know how anyone can afford it.

  curlyfries said:

Should the other meds the doc has you on be doing a better job of helping you or is that something that will take time? I went thru a lot of similar stuff with my DD when she and the dr were trying to find what meds worked for her.......tweeking dosages, changing drugs several times. Soooo frustrating!!!!

I forget, are you trying to wean off completely, or change to a cheaper drug?

Tapering off Effexor because of the cost. I should have tapered off slower, but I had to do it in two weeks. I've been off it for several days now... The other meds would probably have worked a lot better if I'd been able to taper off slower. I don't know what I want to do once I'm through this period. She put me on Prozac to try to help me get thru this period.

I don't know if this is normal to expect or not... I'm literally falling apart in tears every time the sun goes behind the clouds. My emotional state is always affected by the weather, always, but this is a bit extreme.

I'm working right up into a panic attack. I have another med I'm going to go take for that in a sec. I don't know if I should call my doc or not, I don't know if this kind of day is expected or not. I mean, maybe it's just a bad day. I don't know, I'm having a hard time.

[Jestgar]

  Ridgewalker said:

Ouch.

NOT having a good day over here. Major emotional issues going with the med withdrawal. Desperately wishing my mom or MIL were retired so I could foist my kids on them for a few days, as I am not fit to be around anyone right now. Crying over everything one moment, then angry and hating everything the next. I hate this.

Hand the hubby the keys to the kids, hop on a plane, and come to my house. You can help me even out the gender ratio.

And my yard swing is all clean and ready for lounging

[Green12]

  Ridgewalker said:

I'm working right up into a panic attack. I have another med I'm going to go take for that in a sec. I don't know if I should call my doc or not, I don't know if this kind of day is expected or not. I mean, maybe it's just a bad day. I don't know, I'm having a hard time.

I personally would call the Dr Sarah. if they have no suggestions to offer you than fine, but my thinking is better to let them know what you are experiencing.

I don't have any experience with this or words of wisdom, but please hang in there with it.

Can any of your friends help you with the kids?? And no luck with finding a YMCA in your area?

(((((HUGS)))))

[curlyfries]

  Jestgar said:

Hand the hubby the keys to the kids, hop on a plane, and come to my house. You can help me even out the gender ratio.

And my yard swing is all clean and ready for lounging

Wish I could be equally as witty! ( trying to pull myself together and find my silly again)

It couldn't hurt to call the doc. She will most likely either say to give it some time or up the dosage on the Prozac. I think she would want to know how you are reacting.

[jerseyangel]

Sarah, I agree with everyone to call your doctor. She sounds like she's willing to go that extra mile for you (from what you've told us), so I'm sure that she'll try to figure this out with you. I hate to see you having to go this alone.

I don't have any experience with this--wish I could be of more help. I tell ya, if I could, I'd come get the kids for you at least.

Hang in there and stay in touch

[tom]

Peter, sorry to hear of your Thomas.

  DingoGirl said:

.. . He was running for some political office and is well-known, so it's big in local media.

Yeah I saw the paper's online article yesterday & today a bigger one in the print version.

  DingoGirl said:

......seven orphaned children within two houses of one another.

So terribly sad beyond words. Can't help but think of the kids' lives always defined by Before, and After. :(

  juliem said:

Janet, I missed this. Are you traveling far?

I'll guess ~2hrs-ish . .. .official guess betw 1h45m and 2h15m.

So there's the over/under. Who says closer? Farther?

Or do we have to switch to exact guesses?

Oh Sarah .. . ..I remember some times like that, tho of course I didn't also have kids to care for.

Didja call the doc yet? It really is best if she knows & maybe there are samples of something else. Seemed Prozac did nothing at all for me, but all the rest did have an effect.

[elye]

I'm so sorry you have to go through this, Sarah, all because those @!%#*!!@* drugs are so expensive! It is not fair........

I would expect that your severe emotional withdrawal is perfectly normal, because you have come off SO quickly. Yes, call that doc!

  ~alex~ said:

Since Victoria BC was named for the Queen, I think I'd like to start a petition to rename it with her real name Alexandrina! Or even better drop that silly n and go with Alexandria!

I think WE need a Queen Alex around here.....just twelve pages to go!!......

  Ridgewalker said:

It would be great if I could find something like that for them, but all the ones I've looked at around here are terribly expensive. I don't know how anyone can afford it.

No nearby YMCA? They have terrific kids' camps, and you pay what you can afford. Wish I could head on over there and take your kids for a while, Sarah! We could make a beeline for Jess's place, where everybody could fight for a spot on the lounger swing.....

[nikki-uk]

Sarah -

Eeek - hang in there - I can sooo relate....

I finally come of my anti- depressants last yr (after ....I dunno....too many years!)

I tried to just STOP.....OH no..my body was having NONE OF THAT

I know how you must be suffering 'cos I was thrown back into

Waking at 4.00am

Jittery, anxiousness, can't sit still - like I wanted to climb out of my skin

My chest felt really tight - as if I couldn't get enough air

In the end I had to taper it off so slow it took a month.

Mmm, Prozac.....I've had this - and it didn't suit me at all....gave me WORSE symptoms.....it's worth mentioning how you've been to the doc.....Prozac may not be for you.

At my worst I found my kids so hard to deal with - and hubby's have got to work ain't they??

My Mum was also working when things were bad years ago....she couldn't have the kids BUT she did help me pay to put my youngest in Nursery all day

You know - I always said if I were rich, I would never have needed the drugs in the first place....I would have toddled off to The Priory or The Betty Ford clinic for a couple of weeks.......probably slept solid in a darkened room for those 2 weeks ...and called it exhaustion!!!

Unfortunately - it weren't bloomin' practical for me

Patteigh!!! - I was hoping you'd comment on the coloUrs for Al's room...what with your intimate knowledge of coloUr charts & permanently having a paintbrush in yer hand

[jerseyangel]

  nikki-uk said:

Patteigh!!! - I was hoping you'd comment on the coloUrs for Al's room...what with your intimate knowledge of coloUr charts & permanently having a paintbrush in yer hand

Gawd--how phun would it be if I could come and help you paint! I love doing stuff like that. I think it's really gonna look great--very suitible for a young man.

Well everyone, I bought a pair of shorts yesterday White "walking shorts"--actually kinda cute I'm celebrating my modest weight loss.....not svelt yet, but I can definately wear these around the house and not scare any small children who might happen by

[jerseyangel]

OMG--I keep phorgetting to tell you guys.....yesterday, Mark and I were sitting in Starbucks and a parade float base went rolling by the window hitched onto a pick-up truck. I immediately thought of me sillies, and told Mark this. Do you know how hard it is to explain something like that?

His phace =

[Green12]

  nikki-uk said:

At my worst I found my kids so hard to deal with - and hubby's have got to work ain't they??

My Mum was also working when things were bad years ago....she couldn't have the kids BUT she did help me pay to put my youngest in Nursery all day

You know - I always said if I were rich, I would never have needed the drugs in the first place....I would have toddled off to The Priory or The Betty Ford clinic for a couple of weeks.......probably slept solid in a darkened room for those 2 weeks ...and called it exhaustion!!!

Unfortunately - it weren't bloomin' practical for me

Oh Nikki, this breaks me heart to hear this

  nikki-uk said:

Patteigh!!! - I was hoping you'd comment on the coloUrs for Al's room...what with your intimate knowledge of coloUr charts & permanently having a paintbrush in yer hand

What ?! What's this? A decorating adventure? You must share!

Patti, congrats on the weight loss and the white walking shorts!