When I suffered a brain injury, I thought that was the worst I would ever have to experience. Perimenopause and menopause were a very close second. Your description is spot-on! ♡

I have never tried Ritter Sport chocolate. Is it any good, or is this the new ‘Chobani yogurt sucks, Fage yogurt good’ sort of article that Hamilton Nolan would write for Gawker?

Hot baths are saving me.  And, this may sound bonkers, but sweeping the floor always makes me feel like there is at least one thing right in the world :)

Excellent tip about the brand-name vs generic Wellbutrin. I did have Trazodone prescribed at one point for back pain, and like you, I did not feel it at all. Nada. No help with pain relief, sleep, anything. Melatonin is hit or miss for me, and CBD/THC—I just can’t go there. The tiniest presence of THC pushes my brain…

When I’m a hammer, everything is a nail -- but are you perimenopausal or menopausal? 

Oh man, I know exactly what you mean. I am currently on Wellbutrin (going on one year) and it’s good in some ways and others maybe doesn’t make a difference. But also everyone is different—this is just my experience, so here goes:

I have had good luck with a Paxil in the morning (40mg), and a Trazadone at night (50mg). The Paxil evens me out in the day, and then the Trazadone helps with the racing thoughts at night so I get to sleep (caution:. Trazadone dreams are a thing, and they are fucking weird and scary sometimes, but I live with it…

Hey internet friends. I can’t wait for SNS so I’m going to post this here, been refreshing nonstop to see when DirtBag was gonna run so thanks to Justice and apologies for the hijack. I have an appt with my doctor to talk about anti-anxiety medication and need advice. Basically I am just anxious all the time: wake…

James Cameron is here to delay Avatar sequels and produce terminator movies, and he’s all outta terminator movies.

Semi-serious question; are you a masochist and did you post this so people would scream at you. Because that - that is disgusting.

I prefer to be referred to as The Exalted High Lord Hubmaster.

Love this quote from above:

I’ve never thought this is the best analogy because the a-holes who won’t wear a mask are exactly the people who’d rather piss on someone else than get their own pants wet. 

Or anything else having to do with women’s health. 

They don’t take heavy periods seriously enough either. 

Agree with you though she doesn’t seem to be wearing them for incontinence but heavy periods....

Break it down, too - it’s real nice. At first glance, you see the circle and the coloring is mostly the same, so you don’t think it’s a different brand.

Have a scimitar. 

That butterfly really brings back my childhood watching Mr. Dressup. They did, and might still, sell a metal pin of the 1940s one. I think I bought it for my best friend. I can’t find them anymore, though.