What is in your cup? - Page 2367

wodin · 05-31-2018, 08:25 PM

Oolong

astrangerhere · 06-01-2018, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Yeah, fortunately I'm only on it for a few days. Now it _does_ have some good side-effects -- lots of jobs getting done around the house, I'm just an energizer bunny. (bookpossum, I have no idea if that concept even translates, but it's from an ad campaign in North America).

The part I don't like the most? Fuzzy head. Brain just doesn't seem to be as sharp as it should be.

IAC, mostly water this evening.

I was misdiagnosed with asthma as a kid (I actually had a lung abnormality that was not discovered until I was in law school), and as a result, I took inhaled steroids every day of my teenage years. I had tons of energy, and it is probably why I got grades as good as I did, but I was angry ALL THE TIME. I had an incredibly short fuse and I always had a hangover if I missed a dose.

My wife swears I turned into a different person when I got off the meds in my early 20s. I've been on steroids a few times since then, and the horrible moods returned.

CRussel · 06-01-2018, 10:49 AM

Let's see -- teenager, lots of energy, smart, and dealing with non-traditional identity issues. Angry all the time -- you do realize that could just have been related to factors other than inhaled corticosteroids, I'm sure!

I routinely take inhaled steroids for asthma -- I had exercise induced asthma for years and years -- 10 minutes into a run, bike or swim, I'd have horrible hacking, coughing and wheezing. But I could just run through it and then be fine. Unfortunately, in the last dozen years, that's turned into full bore asthma.

The good news is, they've gotten much smarter about inhaled steroids -- they really don't produce a systemic effect in the same way they used to, and I'm fine with those. But the 50mg Prednisone pills are the pits.

wodin · 06-01-2018, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

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My wife swears I turned into a different person when I got off the meds in my early 20s. I've been on steroids a few times since then, and the horrible moods returned.

I've taken prednisone in the past for IBD, I HATE the stuff!

astrangerhere · 06-01-2018, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Let's see -- teenager, lots of energy, smart, and dealing with non-traditional identity issues. Angry all the time -- you do realize that could just have been related to factors other than inhaled corticosteroids, I'm sure!

Oh, no, "identity issues" (though I am not sure how I feel about the descriptor) were fully resolved, if closeted. I would snap at the oddest things. Cold coffee, broken pencils, and any other number of banal issues. And I stayed that way, even after I was happily out. It wasn't until after I got off the prescription that the mood issues dissolved.

As for in my cup - a flight of local beer!

CRussel · 06-01-2018, 02:36 PM

Yeah, and now I've got a two day headache from it. Ah, well. Last day, I hope!

Coffee, lots of it. But switching to faux San Pellegrino shortly.

CRussel · 06-01-2018, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Oh, no, "identity issues" (though I am not sure how I feel about the descriptor) were fully resolved, if closeted. I would snap at the oddest things. Cold coffee, broken pencils, and any other number of banal issues. And I stayed that way, even after I was happily out. It wasn't until after I got off the prescription that the mood issues dissolved.

As for in my cup - a flight of local beer!

The local beer sounds good. Especially since we're getting sun instead of the promised rain.

(not sure how I felt about the descriptor either, but couldn't come up with a better one before my first cup of coffee. Was trying for neutral, and if I failed, then mea culpa.)

cromag · 06-02-2018, 01:59 AM

A largish glass of Zinfandel.

wodin · 06-04-2018, 12:48 PM

KPB..

CRussel · 06-04-2018, 02:18 PM

Cranberry Juice

cromag · 06-04-2018, 03:08 PM

First tea of the day. I finished off the Taiwanese Oolong and opened a can of Foojoy brand Ti Kuan Yin. It's good -- a bit "earthier" than the Taiwanese Oolong.

wodin · 06-04-2018, 03:53 PM

Tea, Earl Grey, hot.

astrangerhere · 06-05-2018, 07:28 AM

Fresh pot of home-brewed coffee

Difflugia · 06-05-2018, 09:14 AM

Ahmad Ceylon

CRussel · 06-05-2018, 11:22 AM

Definitely Peet's Major Dickasons this morning. Mere tea will not get the job done today.

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05-31-2018, 08:25 PM	#35491
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Oolong

06-01-2018, 10:49 AM	#35493
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Let's see -- teenager, lots of energy, smart, and dealing with non-traditional identity issues. Angry all the time -- you do realize that could just have been related to factors other than inhaled corticosteroids, I'm sure! I routinely take inhaled steroids for asthma -- I had exercise induced asthma for years and years -- 10 minutes into a run, bike or swim, I'd have horrible hacking, coughing and wheezing. But I could just run through it and then be fine. Unfortunately, in the last dozen years, that's turned into full bore asthma. The good news is, they've gotten much smarter about inhaled steroids -- they really don't produce a systemic effect in the same way they used to, and I'm fine with those. But the 50mg Prednisone pills are the pits.

06-01-2018, 02:36 PM	#35496
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Yeah, and now I've got a two day headache from it. Ah, well. Last day, I hope! Coffee, lots of it. But switching to faux San Pellegrino shortly.

06-02-2018, 01:59 AM	#35498
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,467 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	A largish glass of Zinfandel.

06-04-2018, 12:48 PM	#35499
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	KPB..

06-04-2018, 02:18 PM	#35500
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Cranberry Juice

06-04-2018, 03:08 PM	#35501
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,467 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	First tea of the day. I finished off the Taiwanese Oolong and opened a can of Foojoy brand Ti Kuan Yin. It's good -- a bit "earthier" than the Taiwanese Oolong.

06-04-2018, 03:53 PM	#35502
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Tea, Earl Grey, hot.

06-05-2018, 07:28 AM	#35503
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Fresh pot of home-brewed coffee

06-05-2018, 09:14 AM	#35504
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Ahmad Ceylon

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06-05-2018, 11:22 AM	#35505
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Definitely Peet's Major Dickasons this morning. Mere tea will not get the job done today.