Saturday, October 10, 2009

Cymbalta may cause [chat]

Cymbalta may cause: Nausea, somnolence, insomnia, dizziness, dry mouth, headache, Orthostatic hypotension, Fatigue, Vivid nightmares, Increased sweating, Decreased appetite and weight loss, Blurred vision, Paresthesia, Disturbances of the gastrointestinal tract, such as nausea, constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, vomiting and profuse bleeding, Tremor, Anxiety, nervousness, agitation, Palpitations, Decreased sex drive or difficulty achieving orgasm, Impotence or delayed ejaculation, Hot flashes, Taste disturbances, Difficulty passing urine, Increase in blood pressure or heart rate, Cold hands or feet, Jaundice, Inflammation of the liver or hepatitis leading to cirrhosis if left unchecked, Depersonalization, Hypomania, weight loss, and Clenching of teeth and the jaw muscles

23 comments:

_J_ said...

Depersonalization: "Depersonalization (or depersonalisation) is a malfunction or anomaly of the mechanism by which an individual has self awareness. It is a feeling of watching oneself act, while having no control over a situation"

FUCKING
AWESOME!

Mike Lewis said...

At least it does not cause full blow AIDS…or make you think you are Margaret Thatcher.

Mike Lewis said...

Have you been watching a lot of hulu this weekend?

_J_ said...

Why, yes. Yes I have.

And I keep getting this DAMN commercial.

Mike Lewis said...

I think sarah and i are going to be for the best/worst Jonathan Coulton concert ever.

Mike Lewis said...

sarah and i are getting married. no dates yet.

you are all invited. you also may have to wear nice clothes. you will have to talk to sarah about that.

Caleb said...

Fantastic!

_J_ said...

Open bar!
Open bar!
OPEN BAR!

OPEN BAR!

Roscoe said...

now... are we talking... Nice clothes?

or relatively nice clothes?

I mean.. we're talking about us.

Caleb's a snappy dresser, sure, but me, my nice clothes come out of a daugerotype.

Roscoe said...

(technically, the preceding message should be considered a hearty Congratulations and Mazel Tov)

_J_ said...

My vote is for a Venture Brothers themed wedding, so "nice clothes" can mean dress as your favorite villian.

Or as batman.

Mike Lewis said...

Sarah's hetero lifemate also suggested a batman theme.

ros: shave and ware a tie. that is a start.

Roscoe said...

.... I can trim and wear a bow tie...

This is me TRYING, mind you.

Roscoe said...

Someone explain to me how Andrew W. K. can create a Gundam album.

It confuses me deeply.

Mike Lewis said...

i am more worried that Andrew W. K. is still a thing.

i have never, and will never understand Andrew W. K.

Mike Lewis said...

can we make "Atlas Shrugged" the newest (and greatest) EoiaS running joke?

Example: In Atlas Shrugged Rand discussed the potential issues that would come about as a resault of Andrew WK releasing a Gundam album. She argues that Andrew WK's positive Party-All-The-Time-With-Gaint-Robot attitude would lead to radical collectivism and the worship of Partying Giant Robots as false gods.

Or is that to far to go for a joke that is not very funny? or funny at all?

that being said. this has to be our new thing.

_J_ said...

In a footnote, though, Rand notes that this collectivism focused upon a Party-All-The-Time-With-Giant-Robot attitude enables the creative few in society to more easily profit off of the uneducated, unread, uncreative, unproductive masses who work to, say, produce the Party-All-The-Time-With-Giant-Robot albums.

So while false-god worship is problematic it also expresses a fundamental utility towards control of the lower masses.

This is an example of the fundamental duality to Atlas Shrugged, where worship of false idols is both problematic and useful.

Which plays into the larger issue of Rand fundamentally contradicting herself throughout the work.

See also the essay "Party-All-The-Time-With-Giant-Robots; an Objective critique of Objectivism" published in last month's Cat Fancy.

Caleb said...

Cat Fancy's the clencher.

MA17 said...

Hey hey, congratulations to Mike and Sarah.

*gravelly voice*
A Batman-themed wedding is just what this city needs.

MA17 said...

I went to Wal-Mart to pick up some things and checked out the movie selection. I've been hoping the last few seasons of Dragon Ball Z would take a dip in price as the months and years drag on (the first few are down to $20).

Shock number one was that they were no longer giving shelf space to DBZ except for the last season. Shock number two was that Dragon Ball is now coming out on Digital Fucking Versatile Disc.

Dude, yes.

Roscoe said...

Toriyama DVDs - Ayn Rand's guilty pleasure?

Mike Lewis said...

Average Cats are not Average

_J_ said...

So, my lesbian friend came over tonight to watch Eva. During the viewing she started to sneeze and I offered her some medication. She replied that if she takes an antihistamine it will react with the antipsychotic meds she takes and it would make her feel like she was not in herself, but rather watching herself.

To which I replied "You mean depersonalization?" To which she replied, "Awesome! You know the term!"

So then we got to talk about the times when she experienced depersonalization. And, if anything, the conversation made me want to have the disorder even more.