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LuckyCharms

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4. Hey

Reply to Laffy Kat (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2017, 03:05 AM

Oct 2017

You sound like me.

I've had a myriad of physical symptoms since the election.

Really really weird shit.

I'm sorry about your headaches...hang in there.

PS...I do the same thing with the TV.

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I noticed something strange that I'm sure is psychosomatic. [View all] Laffy Kat Oct 2017 OP

me too oldtime dfl_er Oct 2017 #1

You've got it worse than I do. My sympathies. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #3

We are all in this together... Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #15

Trumpphobia Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #2

Hey LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #4

I think the TV thing is an addiction. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #13

Seriously, Laffy Kat, television/cable news is bad for you. It's strongly biased Hortensis Oct 2017 #5

I know, I know you're right. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #12

Garbage in, garbage out. As in, "Listen to a lie often enough and it becomes the truth." Hortensis Oct 2017 #18

I'm super sensitive to certain sounds, too. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #6

It's also odors for me. Any kind of perfume. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #14

Laffy Kat, someone turned up my knobs, LOL KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #17

Best not to take Motrin every time sweetroxie Oct 2017 #7

I take a small dose. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #10

The anti-inflammatory nature of ibuprofen puts a strain on the kidneys Orrex Oct 2017 #20

It could be a symptom of continuous fight or flight activation. Read ecstatic Oct 2017 #8

Thanks for the link! So true, for those of us with an anxiety disorder, especially. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #11

I hate him too. I was also like that with the sound of Dubya's voice. Greybnk48 Oct 2017 #9

Me too with Dubya. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #16

I'm having heartburn too! MontanaMama Oct 2017 #29

See a doctor Orrex Oct 2017 #19

I have my son, also an EMT, take my BP. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #22

Glad to hear it! Orrex Oct 2017 #23

I know. I will NOT let that man kill me. LOL nt Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #24

Just watch the repeated use of NSAIDs. Auto-immune issues like Lichen Planus might develop. TheBlackAdder Oct 2017 #21

I wasn't aware of the lichen planus risk. Thanks. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #26

My one sister developed it after taking 800 ius at a time for carpel tunnel and TOS issues. TheBlackAdder Oct 2017 #30

The times I was taking large, anti-inflammatory doses... Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #31

Turn off the TV. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #25

My prescription jayschool2013 Oct 2017 #27

Love jazz and I don't get enough. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #28

I heard last year nsaids are linked to higher risk for stroke. Ilsa Oct 2017 #32