Probably have COVID

[SpursforSix]

Had a hacking cough about 6 days ago, then a mild headache that lasted a couple of days and nausea for a day. Lost taste and sense of smell two days ago but it's returned. The most disconcerting aspect has been the "brain fog".
Could be just flu but everyone in my house is sick with varying symptoms. Daughter went and got tested and it came up negative so IDK. She had the headache and was stopped up.

Should be getting my in home test tomorrow. But with all the reports of false negatives, I don't have much confidence in it.

It's not been terrible other than not being able to think clearly.

[Adam Lambert]

I tested negative with a home test, then positive the next day with PCR. All I had was a mild sore throat for 3 or 4 days. If you need to be sure I wouldn't put a lot of trust in the home test either.

[koriwhat]

I tested negative with a home test, then positive the next day with PCR. All I had was a mild sore throat for 3 or 4 days. If you need to be sure I wouldn't put a lot of trust in the home test either.

Yes by all means get the PCR and have the techs run it numerous times over until it comes up positive. :tu

[baseline bum]

I tested negative with a home test, then positive the next day with PCR. All I had was a mild sore throat for 3 or 4 days. If you need to be sure I wouldn't put a lot of trust in the home test either.

I thought the antigen tests were supposed to be pretty accurate once you're symptomatic but almost useless if you're not yet.

[Blake]

Had a hacking cough about 6 days ago, then a mild headache that lasted a couple of days and nausea for a day. Lost taste and sense of smell two days ago but it's returned. The most disconcerting aspect has been the "brain fog".
Could be just flu but everyone in my house is sick with varying symptoms. Daughter went and got tested and it came up negative so IDK. She had the headache and was stopped up.

Should be getting my in home test tomorrow. But with all the reports of false negatives, I don't have much confidence in it.

It's not been terrible other than not being able to think clearly.

Could be AIDS

[Blake]

I've had a scratchy throat, headache. Daughter tested positive and so we got tested PCR, came back negative so she's been quarantining. I think mine is allergies. Mountain cedar still hanging around whenever we get these cold fronts blowing in.

[koriwhat]

Let me guess... BlaKKKe nipping on heels again like always? :lol

[elbamba1]

I tested positive last week and had a day and a half of a soar throat. Then my entire family caught it but nothing worse than two kids with 101 temperatures one night. Pretty low key for us but we are also vaccinated and boosted.

[koriwhat]

I tested positive last week and had a day and a half of a soar throat. Then my entire family caught it but nothing worse than two kids with 101 temperatures one night. Pretty low key for us but we are also vaccinated and boosted.

Glad yall are all good. :tu

Seems like everyone is catching something since right before Christmas.

[SpursforSix]

Could be AIDS

That'd make for alot of unhappy Spurstalk moms.

[BD24]

That’s what you get for fucking Andy’s mom tbh. I told you that bitch had the rona.

[SpursforSix]

That’s what you get for fucking Andy’s mom tbh. I told you that bitch had the rona.

The Rona is the least I got from her. I can’t tell you how much shit on my genitals that I’ve had to pop after doing stuff to her. I could have filled a hundred mason jars with weird colored puss and discharge.

[SpursforSix]

The Rona is the least I got from her. I can’t tell you how much shit on my genitals that I’ve had to pop after doing stuff to her. I could have filled a hundred mason jars with weird colored puss and discharge.

I mean…don’t get me wrong. She lets me try anything just to see. I’ve never pooped on a woman until Mrs. Andy. Turns out, it disgusted me. But at least I know now.

[SpursforSix]

I mean…don’t get me wrong. She lets me try anything just to see. I’ve never pooped on a woman until Mrs. Andy. Turns out, it disgusted me. But at least I know now.

That being said, I think it’s because she smeared it all over her ball gag. Gross!

[Millennial_Messiah]

I mean…don’t get me wrong. She lets me try anything just to see. I’ve never pooped on a woman until Mrs. Andy. Turns out, it disgusted me. But at least I know now.

You can poop on my wife all you want, tbh. :tu

[Millennial_Messiah]

Well if you have covid and you're fully vaccinated then you should have nothing to worry about, just let it be.

[Thread]

I shall keep you in my thoughts and prayers, SfS.

You're a stout fellow here.

[SpursforSix]

I shall keep you in my thoughts and prayers, SfS.

You're a stout fellow here.

Thanks kind sir. If for some reason I pass, put that in my headstone. “Was stout on Spurstalk”. It will be confusing as fuck.

[SpursforSix]

Well if you have covid and you're fully vaccinated then you should have nothing to worry about, just let it be.

Not vaccinated tbh. I’ve got a stupid auto-immune thing. My T cells are off the chart. Which I think actually benefits me in this situation. And also why I didn’t get the vax. I’ve only felt like total crap for a day or so. I have a friend bringing me an at home test today. But I’m pretty close to not having anymore symptoms. So I don’t know what that will tell me.

[SpursforSix]

You can poop on my wife all you want, tbh. :tu

Yikes. Idk. Send me a pic I guess. I don’t think I’ve ever pooped on someone’s mom and wife. It’s a somewhat intriguing thought. Would it make your mom jealous?

[Millennial_Messiah]

Yikes. Idk. Send me a pic I guess. I don’t think I’ve ever pooped on someone’s mom and wife. It’s a somewhat intriguing thought. Would it make your mom jealous?

Plot twist, my mom is also my wife, and she's also black. Zing

[pgardn]

Thanks kind sir. If for some reason I pass, put that in my headstone. “Was stout on Spurstalk”. It will be confusing as fuck.

Your constant attention to the ethics and etiquette of proper places to poop was greatly appreciated.
Someone has to pay attention to a vital area of concern that could bring our society crumbling down.

The Eulogy someone will have to produce for you is a massive task.

[SpursforSix]

Plot twist, my mom is also my wife, and she's also black. Zing

the plot twist is I’ve been fucking your mom for at least 30 years. So..

[SpursforSix]

Your constant attention to the ethics and etiquette of proper places to poop was greatly appreciated.
Someone has to pay attention to a vital area of concern that could bring our society crumbling down.

The Eulogy someone will have to produce for you is a massive task.

update…I feel like total shit. No congestion, no fever, no sore throat, no coughing or lung shit. But the fatigue and brain fog are real. I was trying to get some work done and I could not figure out a formula on an spreadsheet that I created. Also took me forever to locate a file that I’ve accessed many times. I had to search by the name. I think I’d rather have all the other symptoms instead of what I’ve got.

[Millennial_Messiah]

the plot twist is I’ve been fucking your mom for at least 30 years. So..

So you're the reason why I'm so fucking white and pasty, since my mom is black.

[Millennial_Messiah]

update…I feel like total shit. No congestion, no fever, no sore throat, no coughing or lung shit. But the fatigue and brain fog are real. I was trying to get some work done and I could not figure out a formula on an spreadsheet that I created. Also took me forever to locate a file that I’ve accessed many times. I had to search by the name. I think I’d rather have all the other symptoms instead of what I’ve got.

Pop an Excedrin first thing every morning. Excedrin kills brain fog.

[SpursforSix]

Pop an Excedrin first thing every morning. Excedrin kills brain fog.

dude…are you being serious? I can’t find anything that confirms that. If that’s true, I’ll give it a shot. If you’re fucking with me, you’re an asshole. Because this shit is making me miserable.

[Millennial_Messiah]

dude…are you being serious? I can’t find anything that confirms that. If that’s true, I’ll give it a shot. If you’re fucking with me, you’re an asshole. Because this shit is making me miserable.

Legit 110 percent serious. One excedrin in the morning for me solved a lot of chronic problems... including chronic daytime sleepiness and oft-happening headaches. I literally never get headaches anymore, brain fog, or feel like I need a nap at 10:30am every morning and then another nap at 2pm. Symptoms that plagued me pretty much every day from 2015-2018 until I started taking an excedrin every morning first thing out of bed and a clonazepam 0.5mg every night after dinner.

You can even get the generic kind... Equate from Walmart, the one with the green cap that's like $4.97 for 300 caplets. That's the one I use and it's just as good as the name brand.

[SpursforSix]

Legit 110 percent serious. One excedrin in the morning for me solved a lot of chronic problems... including chronic daytime sleepiness and oft-happening headaches. I literally never get headaches anymore, brain fog, or feel like I need a nap at 10:30am every morning and then another nap at 2pm. Symptoms that plagued me pretty much every day from 2015-2018 until I started taking an excedrin every morning first thing out of bed and a clonazepam 0.5mg every night after dinner.

You can even get the generic kind... Equate from Walmart, the one with the green cap that's like $4.97 for 300 caplets. That's the one I use and it's just as good as the name brand.

thanks dude. I’ll give it a shot tomorrow. What do you think the main ingredient that makes it work? Iirc, Exedrin has a high caffeine content.

[Millennial_Messiah]

thanks dude. I’ll give it a shot tomorrow. What do you think the main ingredient that makes it work? Iirc, Exedrin has a high caffeine content.

It's got just the right amount of caffeine to keep you going all day without providing the jitters and a sudden crash like a coffee, 5-hour-Energy, Red Bull or Monster would cause. Think of it as a controlled slow extended release version of caffeine. Excedrin does help you poop, fyi though it doesn't cause stomach cramps like a laxative. The other things it has are copious amounts of Acetaminophen and Aspirin which work together to stop your headache and inflammation affecting your head, brain and rest of your body. The brain fog is typically a symptom of inflamed brain/nervous tissue which the acetaminophen-aspirin combo works very well to quell.

[pgardn]

update…I feel like total shit. No congestion, no fever, no sore throat, no coughing or lung shit. But the fatigue and brain fog are real. I was trying to get some work done and I could not figure out a formula on an spreadsheet that I created. Also took me forever to locate a file that I’ve accessed many times. I had to search by the name. I think I’d rather have all the other symptoms instead of what I’ve got.

You need to tell this to Darrin.
His prognosis is that you should ONLY feel MILD cold symptoms.

Take care of yourself. I enjoy the movie analysis and toiletry banter.
I would say stay very hydrated everyday you feel like this and make sure you pee a whole lot. Then go back to bed.
You are not the only one who has had this, and some have come through very well doing the above.

[Millennial_Messiah]

You need to tell this to Darrin.
His prognosis is that you should ONLY feel MILD cold symptoms.

Take care of yourself. I enjoy the movie analysis and toiletry banter.
I would say stay very hydrated everyday you feel like this and make sure you pee a whole lot. Then go back to bed.
You are not the only one who has had this, and some have come through very well doing the above.
that's literally what I do in the early stages of any cold, whether coronavirus, rhinovirus or whatever

The biggest problem with that is the sore throat. It's brutally hard to swallow anything including cold liquid on a sore throat.

The best thing I've discovered in such situations is drinking orange juice mixed with other tropical juices and a squeeze of lime or lemon juice and warm it to nearly room temperature so it goes down easier. The more Vitamin C the better. Drinking something like coke or sprite or even plain water is just useless on a upper respiratory infection. Yes it's better than nothing but it won't necessarily help your throat heal up faster. You've got to have copious amounts of Vitamin C.

DO NOT CONSUME

-honey
-coffee
-alcohol
-milk/yogurt/dairy
-tea
-chocolate, or fried foods
-antacids

on a sore throat. All of those contain fat, alkaline, and/or cholesterol molecules that enhance your mucus making your post nasal drip and thus sore throat and chest congestion worse. You need to eliminate these from your diet until your upper respiratory infection is over.

[Big Empty]

Def got it at the Cowboy game. Everyone in my truck tested positive this week and ive been sick. 2nd time ive got it in 1.5 years Happy i was vaxxed symptoms suck but not enough to keep me out of work. Im gonna give my joe rogan friends a treat & help them with their herd immunity at the bar later

[leemajors]

dude…are you being serious? I can’t find anything that confirms that. If that’s true, I’ll give it a shot. If you’re fucking with me, you’re an asshole. Because this shit is making me miserable.

it just has a lot of caffeine in addition to nsaid and acetaminophen. I just took generic sudafed and tylenol when i had it.

[DMC]

Pop an Excedrin first thing every morning. Excedrin kills brain fog.

I'd read up on that shit before you start a daily regimen, especially if you consume alcohol regularly.

[DMC]

You need to take motrin for the fever.

Stay away from Motrin or anything else this moron recommends.

[DJR210]

Had a hacking cough about 6 days ago, then a mild headache that lasted a couple of days and nausea for a day. Lost taste and sense of smell two days ago but it's returned. The most disconcerting aspect has been the "brain fog".
Could be just flu but everyone in my house is sick with varying symptoms. Daughter went and got tested and it came up negative so IDK. She had the headache and was stopped up.

Should be getting my in home test tomorrow. But with all the reports of false negatives, I don't have much confidence in it.

It's not been terrible other than not being able to think clearly.

My gf had the brain fog symptom too.. I had to flat out ask her if he memory was ok and the next day came the rest of the symptoms

In my experience I had to take 800 MG of ibuprofen to get any results.. the first time i had COVID I also noticed that ibuprofen wasn't very effective for lowering my fever even though I always rely on it for fever. I was alternating between Dayquil severe and 800 mg of ibuprofen to get by

[Thread]

My gf had the brain fog symptom too.. I had to flat out ask her if he memory was ok and the next day came the rest of the symptoms

In my experience I had to take 800 MG of ibuprofen to get any results.. the first time i had COVID I also noticed that ibuprofen wasn't very effective for lowering my fever even though I always rely on it for fever. I was alternating between Dayquil severe and 800 mg of ibuprofen to get by

Sick or not, "800 MG of ibuprofen" is a Godsend. An absolute wonderment.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I'd read up on that shit before you start a daily regimen, especially if you consume alcohol regularly.
Yes, don't take acetaminophen (specifically acetaminophen... Aspirin is OK) and alcohol together, ever. It is generally okay to take acetaminophen in the morning if you only drink alcohol at night and only a reasonable amount, say 1-2 drinks per night and nothing more on the weekends.

The acetaminophen and alcohol combination can be a deadly pairing, leading to acute cirrhosis and potentially death if untreated. I don't drink, well except maybe 3-4 nights worth of beer per full year (when I'm visiting my best friend in Fort Worth... literally that's it... I never drink alone) so I don't worry about it.

[Millennial_Messiah]

My gf had the brain fog symptom too.. I had to flat out ask her if he memory was ok and the next day came the rest of the symptoms

In my experience I had to take 800 MG of ibuprofen to get any results.. the first time i had COVID I also noticed that ibuprofen wasn't very effective for lowering my fever even though I always rely on it for fever. I was alternating between Dayquil severe and 800 mg of ibuprofen to get by

In my experience ibuprofen is pretty mediocre and the least effective by far of the NSAIDs. I would take Aleve (naproxen) before ibuprofen any time, it's more expensive but it's much more effective and you only need it once a day, at night. Aspirin is both the cheapest and safest of the NSAIDs and it works better than ibuprofen IMO and not as well as naproxen but it is a very good backup pain reliever and very safe as well as long as you're not a small child.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Def got it at the Cowboy game. Everyone in my truck tested positive this week and ive been sick. 2nd time ive got it in 1.5 years Happy i was vaxxed symptoms suck but not enough to keep me out of work. Im gonna give my joe rogan friends a treat & help them with their herd immunity at the bar later

All of that only to lose in possibly the most retarded way in NFL playoff history. :lol :cry :lol

[Spurs Homer]

OP

you do NOT have covid

you will KNOW when you do have it - that shit is no joke

[FkLA]

Sounds like brain cancer, imo.

[hater]

Had a hacking cough about 6 days ago, then a mild headache that lasted a couple of days and nausea for a day. Lost taste and sense of smell two days ago but it's returned. The most disconcerting aspect has been the "brain fog".
Could be just flu but everyone in my house is sick with varying symptoms. Daughter went and got tested and it came up negative so IDK. She had the headache and was stopped up.

Should be getting my in home test tomorrow. But with all the reports of false negatives, I don't have much confidence in it.

It's not been terrible other than not being able to think clearly.

U will be fine

Covid is just the sniffles now.

Cheers

[Mark Celibate]

Legit 110 percent serious. One excedrin in the morning for me solved a lot of chronic problems... including chronic daytime sleepiness and oft-happening headaches. I literally never get headaches anymore, brain fog, or feel like I need a nap at 10:30am every morning and then another nap at 2pm. Symptoms that plagued me pretty much every day from 2015-2018 until I started taking an excedrin every morning first thing out of bed and a clonazepam 0.5mg every night after dinner.

You can even get the generic kind... Equate from Walmart, the one with the green cap that's like $4.97 for 300 caplets. That's the one I use and it's just as good as the name brand.

wtf, you take a benzo every evening??

[DeadlyDynasty]

Not vaccinated tbh. I’ve got a stupid auto-immune thing.
GBS?

[DMC]

GBS?

https://i.gifer.com/AMdf.gif

[Millennial_Messiah]

wtf, you take a benzo every evening??

0.5mg is next to nothing. I know people who are fully functional and take 3-4mg every night before bed along with hitting the bong and a joint or two. Wicked insomnia is a real problem.

[Mark Celibate]

0.5mg is next to nothing. I know people who are fully functional and take 3-4mg every night before bed along with hitting the bong and a joint or two. Wicked insomnia is a real problem.

:lol but they're not fully functional if they're addicted to something that will literally kill them if they quit cold turkey. Benzos are nothing to mess with imo. Atleast try exercising before bed or something before going that route. Not gonna judge someone who has legit insomnia but I try to go as drug free as possible tbh. I've had weeks where the sleep just isn't coming for whatever reason but my body eventually adjusts naturally and catches up on it later

[koriwhat]

That’s what you get for fucking Andy’s mom tbh. I told you that bitch had the rona.

Too bad you don't have the rona tbh. The delta varient that is or better yet the shit that made Chinese people faceplant in the streets. Bummer...

[Millennial_Messiah]

:lol but they're not fully functional if they're addicted to something that will literally kill them if they quit cold turkey. Benzos are nothing to mess with imo. Atleast try exercising before bed or something before going that route. Not gonna judge someone who has legit insomnia but I try to go as drug free as possible tbh. I've had weeks where the sleep just isn't coming for whatever reason but my body eventually adjusts naturally and catches up on it later

The insomnia was the lesser of the two problems. The big problem was extreme daytime sleepiness every single day which made me extremely dysfunctional at work. Like in 2016 back in my Bank of America days I'd literally drive to the office and get there at 7:13 A.M. and be good for a couple hours and then right around when the clock struck 10 A.M. I would absolutely crave a nap like a heroin addict craves heroin. In September, where it's still too hot to sleep outside in Texas, I got called into the manager's office for having a pillow and sleeping bag under my desk. Like really.... are you saying you're discriminating against someone with a legit medical problem? Fuck you, Paul. Anyways... later in the year. If the weather was cool enough I'd go into the car and take a nap, wake up about 20 minutes to an hour later, go back into the office, be fine for about an hour, and then crave another nap like a heroin addict without heroin. It'd be ridiculous. I'd be literally a walking zombie even though I had plenty of sleep the previous night plus 1 or 2 naps already in the daytime. I literally couldn't function at work naturally. The clonazepam has been a life saver and has allowed me to make the money I've made, seriously. Without it I'd be a bum living with my mother sleeping about 15 hours a day. I attribute my daytime sleeping disease to college and too much late night partying and sleeping in from 2013-2015 era.

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lol but they're not fully functional if they're addicted to something that will literally kill them if they quit cold turkey. Benzos are nothing to mess with imo. Atleast try exercising before bed or something before going that route. Not gonna judge someone who has legit insomnia but I try to go as drug free as possible tbh. I've had weeks where the sleep just isn't coming for whatever reason but my body eventually adjusts naturally and catches up on it later
I don’t like benzos either as they are way too dangerous and habit-forming. I used Ambien on and off for years but stopped a couple years ago because the night terrors were intense between prescription refills

[Mark Celibate]

I don’t like benzos either as they are way too dangerous and habit-forming. I used Ambien on and off for years but stopped a couple years ago because the night terrors were intense between prescription refills

Knew someone who was an alcoholic at one point (fully recovered and doing well now) and was taking Xanax for 'rebound anxiety' the next day after drinking. Then one day he nearly died just by taking two and mixing a couple of drinks. Luckily he was at a restaurant where somebody literally shook him awake otherwise he may not have survived. Apparently 911 was called. Obviously everyone knows you're not supposed to mix the two but that's pretty scary stuff considering he had a high tolerance of both. Said he barely remembers any of it.

[Mark Celibate]

The insomnia was the lesser of the two problems. The big problem was extreme daytime sleepiness every single day which made me extremely dysfunctional at work. Like in 2016 back in my Bank of America days I'd literally drive to the office and get there at 7:13 A.M. and be good for a couple hours and then right around when the clock struck 10 A.M. I would absolutely crave a nap like a heroin addict craves heroin. In September, where it's still too hot to sleep outside in Texas, I got called into the manager's office for having a pillow and sleeping bag under my desk. Like really.... are you saying you're discriminating against someone with a legit medical problem? Fuck you, Paul. Anyways... later in the year. If the weather was cool enough I'd go into the car and take a nap, wake up about 20 minutes to an hour later, go back into the office, be fine for about an hour, and then crave another nap like a heroin addict without heroin. It'd be ridiculous. I'd be literally a walking zombie even though I had plenty of sleep the previous night plus 1 or 2 naps already in the daytime. I literally couldn't function at work naturally. The clonazepam has been a life saver and has allowed me to make the money I've made, seriously. Without it I'd be a bum living with my mother sleeping about 15 hours a day. I attribute my daytime sleeping disease to college and too much late night partying and sleeping in from 2013-2015 era.

What if you just pushed through for a few days? Serious question. I've had several work days where I've literally had 1-2 hours and all I could focus on was how much I wanted to take a nap. I was pretty non-productive, but usually the next few nights I'd get 8-9 hours and catch up. Shit, I remember working offshore back in my Oil and Gas days in weird time zones working night shift. First week I'd sleep like four hours a night until my body would crash for 9-10 hours then reset. Never had to take a pill, tried Melatonin a few times in college and never really worked for me.

[Millennial_Messiah]

What if you just pushed through for a few days? Serious question. I've had several work days where I've literally had 1-2 hours and all I could focus on was how much I wanted to take a nap. I was pretty non-productive, but usually the next few nights I'd get 8-9 hours and catch up. Shit, I remember working offshore back in my Oil and Gas days in weird time zones working night shift. First week I'd sleep like four hours a night until my body would crash for 9-10 hours then reset. Never had to take a pill, tried Melatonin a few times in college and never really worked for me.

Yeah the synthetic melatonin is useless. Pushed through for a few days, as in not sleeping at all for 72+ hours? Or as in not taking a nap? Well realistically I didn't take any naps about 80-85% of the time because I was working from the office and not from home and majority of the time I wouldn't have a choice but to stay in the office during the core working hours. But I was miserable on a daily basis and just grateful for Saturday to come because I could take 4-5 intermittent naps on Saturday after sleeping in from 11pm-11am already.

[Mark Celibate]

Yeah the synthetic melatonin is useless. Pushed through for a few days, as in not sleeping at all for 72+ hours? Or as in not taking a nap? Well realistically I didn't take any naps about 80-85% of the time because I was working from the office and not from home and majority of the time I wouldn't have a choice but to stay in the office during the core working hours. But I was miserable on a daily basis and just grateful for Saturday to come because I could take 4-5 intermittent naps on Saturday after sleeping in from 11pm-11am already.

As in not taking any medicine and just letting your body run its natural course. Do you exercise? How many hours of sleep do you get per night? 4-5 naps in one day followed by 12 hours of sleep seems absurd. It only takes me 8-9 hours of sleep in one go to catch up/refresh. from chronic sleep deprivation. Have you had a physical lately? Get your T-levels checked?

[Millennial_Messiah]

As in not taking any medicine and just letting your body run its natural course. Do you exercise? How many hours of sleep do you get per night? 4-5 naps in one day followed by 12 hours of sleep seems absurd. It only takes me 8-9 hours of sleep in one go to catch up/refresh. from chronic sleep deprivation. Have you had a physical lately? Get your T-levels checked?

this was largely 2016-2018. yes all my bloodwork from that era was normal, I just had chronic severe daytime sleepiness what was idiopathic with no other medical issues. Of course I've always exercised a ton

[DMC]

I don’t like benzos either as they are way too dangerous and habit-forming. I used Ambien on and off for years but stopped a couple years ago because the night terrors were intense between prescription refills

Did Ambien when I worked nights and had to transition on my days off. I know about that night terror shit. I would sleep walk and once told my wife to get behind the bed, as I saw a sniper on a ridge and was going to the kitchen to get a knife (knife kills were two points). :lol This was at 3am.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Did Ambien when I worked nights and had to transition on my days off. I know about that night terror shit. I would sleep walk and once told my wife to get behind the bed, as I saw a sniper on a ridge and was going to the kitchen to get a knife (knife kills were two points). :lol This was at 3am.

lol... video games and drugs and women, bad combination, worse than xanax and everclear tbh. Also never work night shifts, big time protip.

[DMC]

lol... video games and drugs and women, bad combination, worse than xanax and everclear tbh. Also never work night shifts, big time protip.

protip :lol

Nights are fine if you can adjust. I stopped taking sleeping pills and just dealt with the transitions. When you work nights you get all the empty stores and no traffic. If you fish, the boat ramps are empty and the bass bite is better.

[Xevious]

protip :lol

Nights are fine if you can adjust. I stopped taking sleeping pills and just dealt with the transitions. When you work nights you get all the empty stores and no traffic. If you fish, the boat ramps are empty and the bass bite is better.
Yeah I worked nights for a dozen or so years and I loved it. If I was single there'd be no reason to switch to a 9-5. It was even okay when the kids were small. It only started to suck when they got older and started to get involved in more things... I was missing out on family stuff. But running errands and doing shit I wanted to do was a whole lot better while I was working night shift.

[Millennial_Messiah]

protip :lol

Nights are fine if you can adjust. I stopped taking sleeping pills and just dealt with the transitions. When you work nights you get all the empty stores and no traffic. If you fish, the boat ramps are empty and the bass bite is better.
generally, people who work nights are low wage slaves, making under 20 an hour, impoverished, and renting.

[DMC]

generally, people who work nights are low wage slaves, making under 20 an hour, impoverished, and renting.

Can you be any more of an ignorant neophyte? You're dying to skip the learning phase of life and go straight from HS to guru. If you were any more full of shit you'd be a Thanksgiving turkey.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Can you be any more of an ignorant neophyte? You're dying to skip the learning phase of life and go straight from HS to guru. If you were any more full of shit you'd be a Thanksgiving turkey.

Nah, I already went through it. From college to the dark days of 2017-the first half of 2018. I'll be worth north of a million cash this March.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I'm officially over covid.

Let's go Brandon. :toast

[koriwhat]

I'm officially over covid.

Let's go Brandon. :toast

bummer

[Xevious]

Welp... looks like I just got my omicron booster.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Welp... looks like I just got my omicron booster.

I thought those weren't coming out until March? The booster shots out now only go up to Delta.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Long covid now. :tu

That lasted a couple weeks after the initial week where I was completely sicko. Long covid is over for me & I'm back to normal now.

[Xevious]

I thought those weren't coming out until March? The booster shots out now only go up to Delta.
Was a joke... I tested positive for COVID yesterday. In fact everyone in my household of five came down with it within a 24 hour window.

[Adam Lambert]

Was a joke... I tested positive for COVID yesterday. In fact everyone in my household of five came down with it within a 24 hour window.

The worst part is the boredom tbh

[Xevious]

The worst part is the boredom tbh
I plan to catch up on my sleep tbh.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Was a joke... I tested positive for COVID yesterday. In fact everyone in my household of five came down with it within a 24 hour window.

Good luck. I was awful sick for 1 week and then had "long covid" for 2 more weeks. Just got completely over it this past weekend.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Definitely Xevious need to get azithromycin (z-paks), most important drug to beat covid. Take vitamin C supps on the daily, too. For symptoms you can also take dayquil, nyquil and tylenol. If you can get your hands on hcq then that's something too, I didn't but that's up to you.

[leemajors]

Welp... looks like I just got my omicron booster.

Hope it's mild like mine was.

[SpursforSix]

Update…took both tests Monday. Rapid came back negative. Should know about the other tomorrow, although they said they’re really backed up. Some fatigue and brain fog still. I didn’t really know what “brain fog” meant, but I get it now. Wife tested positive in her rapid test yesterday. She’s had congestion for a little over a week now. She feels fine in general other than fatigue. My co-worker’s husband has no symptoms anymore but continues to test positive (after 2 weeks). According to his doctor, some people are testing positive for month+ with no symptoms. Which sucks because he can’t go back to work until a negative test. Don’t know what to make of any of it other than I’m convinced we don’t have a real grasp of this. If my other test comes back negative, I’ll probably get an antibody test just to know for sure. If it comes back negative, it’ll further convince me that we don’t know shit.

[Xevious]

Update…took both tests Monday. Rapid came back negative. Should know about the other tomorrow, although they said they’re really backed up. Some fatigue and brain fog still. I didn’t really know what “brain fog” meant, but I get it now. Wife tested positive in her rapid test yesterday. She’s had congestion for a little over a week now. She feels fine in general other than fatigue. My co-worker’s husband has no symptoms anymore but continues to test positive (after 2 weeks). According to his doctor, some people are testing positive for month+ with no symptoms. Which sucks because he can’t go back to work until a negative test. Don’t know what to make of any of it other than I’m convinced we don’t have a real grasp of this. If my other test comes back negative, I’ll probably get an antibody test just to know for sure. If it comes back negative, it’ll further convince me that we don’t know shit.
Rapid tests are only reliable while you're still contagious. I'm sure your PCR will be positive considering your wife has it.

My wife and two sons' PCR confirmed COVID today, I'm still waiting for my daughter's and mine. It's just a formality at this point, but we need it documented for school and work. The boys have virtually no symptoms. Mine is like a minor cold - something I wouldn't have thought twice about working through any other time. My wife and daughter though have GI symptoms, fever, fatigue, cough/congestion... they're feeling pretty miserable.

[baseline bum]

Rapid tests are only reliable while you're still contagious. I'm sure your PCR will be positive considering your wife has it.

My wife and two sons' PCR confirmed COVID today, I'm still waiting for my daughter's and mine. It's just a formality at this point, but we need it documented for school and work. The boys have virtually no symptoms. Mine is like a minor cold - something I wouldn't have thought twice about working through any other time. My wife and daughter though have GI symptoms, fever, fatigue, cough/congestion... they're feeling pretty miserable.

Did that preprint saying nasal swab PCR was giving false negatives 15% of the time with omicron ever end up going anywhere?

[Xevious]

Did that preprint saying nasal swab PCR was giving false negatives 15% of the time with omicron ever end up going anywhere?
No idea tbh. I have heard that omicron is giving more false negatives with nasal swabs though and that you'll get a more accurate test by swabbing the back of your throat. Not sure if that's true though.

[baseline bum]

No idea tbh. I have heard that omicron is giving more false negatives with nasal swabs though and that you'll get a more accurate test by swabbing the back of your throat. Not sure if that's true though.

Yeah that's what that paper was saying but kind of out of my depth with medical papers and remembered you're a doctor.

[SpursforSix]

Rapid tests are only reliable while you're still contagious. I'm sure your PCR will be positive considering your wife has it.

My wife and two sons' PCR confirmed COVID today, I'm still waiting for my daughter's and mine. It's just a formality at this point, but we need it documented for school and work. The boys have virtually no symptoms. Mine is like a minor cold - something I wouldn't have thought twice about working through any other time. My wife and daughter though have GI symptoms, fever, fatigue, cough/congestion... they're feeling pretty miserable.

Sorry to hear that about your fam. Hope they recover quickly. You’re right though. If it wasn’t designated as COVID, most of us would just push through and work or whatever we’re supposed to. I think the most troubling factor is people still not having normal taste after they’ve “recovered”. This indicates a potential neurological issue that might be much more serious than just losing taste. I haven’t seen much in mainstream media about this other than the taste issue. But that could be a symptom of something much more debilitating.

It’s weird. Even though my smell/taste were fine after a day or two, I still don’t really look forward to eating good meals.
Tbh, it’s the same with shows, music, etc. I have a general malaise about everything right now.

[Xevious]

Yeah that's what that paper was saying but kind of out of my depth with medical papers and remembered you're a doctor.
No I'm not a doctor. Thanks for giving me a raise though.

[baseline bum]

No I'm not a doctor. Thanks for giving me a raise though.

Bend over, I'll give you a raise.

[SpursforSix]

Bend over, I'll give you a raise.

low hanging fruit

[SpursforSix]

No I'm not a doctor. Thanks for giving me a raise though.

Bend over, I’ll show you a doctor.

[baseline bum]

low hanging fruit

Is this like a schtick to always fuck up when quoting someone? :lol

[SpursforSix]

Is this like a schtick to always fuck up when quoting someone? :lol

Bend over, I’ll show you schtick.

[SpursforSix]

Is this like a schtick to always fuck up when quoting someone? :lol

wait…I thought it was a ST issue. I’m just hitting reply. I do see what you’re talking about.

[Millennial_Messiah]

wait…I thought it was a ST issue. I’m just hitting reply. I do see what you’re talking about.

I thought it was a symptom of your covid. I bet your covid is over now, tbh.

[DMC]

Bend over, I'll give you a raise.


low hanging fruit

Bend over, I'll swab the back of your fuckin' throat and show you low hanging fruit.

[DJR210]

Bend over, I'll swab the back of your fuckin' throat and show you low hanging fruit.

:lol

[SpursforSix]

:lol

Just testing a quick reply.

[SpursforSix]

so when reply rom my Iphone, it screws up the original quote formating. I just replied from by Beats Platinum desktop and it looks fine.
Weird.

[Millennial_Messiah]

so when reply rom my Iphone, it screws up the original quote formating. I just replied from by Beats Platinum desktop and it looks fine.
Weird.

Apple is garbage. You and everyone else should probably ditch everything by Apple ASAP. It's the worst big tech company by a country mile and that's saying something.

[SpursforSix]

Apple is garbage. You and everyone else should probably ditch everything by Apple ASAP. It's the worst big tech company by a country mile and that's saying something.

Thanks. Based on your advice, I just went and put my Iphone on the closest traintrack. Then I shot the finger at the conductor when he went by.
What's fucked up is that I recognized him after the fact and he lives in my neighborhood (what are the odds?).
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but someone just shot our dogs in the backyard. I'm not a coroner but looks like .308 bullets. I'm trying to see if they died in place or moved around. Hoping to determine the trajectory
and direction of where they might have come from.

[DMC]

Thanks. Based on your advice, I just went and put my Iphone on the closest traintrack. Then I shot the finger at the conductor when he went by.
What's fucked up is that I recognized him after the fact and he lives in my neighborhood (what are the odds?).
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but someone just shot our dogs in the backyard. I'm not a coroner but looks like .308 bullets. I'm trying to see if they died in place or moved around. Hoping to determine the trajectory
and direction of where they might have come from.

A train engineer wouldn't OP the dog. He'd use an amphibian with subs.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

i feel sorry for covid having to live in andy's body

[SpursforSix]

i feel sorry for covid having to live in andy's body

COViD “ha ha…another victim”
Andy: “damn, I’m starting to feel like shit”
COVID: “What the pizza fuck? This body is worthless. I wonder if it’s better to let him live”
Andy: “Cowboys will easily beat the Packers in Wild Card game”
COVID: “what the hell is he talking about”
Andy: “Wait…oh yeah…the 49’ers”
COVID : “holy pizza fuck…this is futile…Audi 5000”
Andy : “Ah…I feel better already. Other than this deep seated depression about my stupid Bed Bath and Beyond Job. Exacerbated by my mom having sex with everyone”
COVID: “Shit…Chipotle is serving meatless chorizo…yum”
Meatless Chorizo : “man…that dude from SpursTalk has shitty football takes”
COVID : “lol…yah…wanna poop on each other?”
Meatless Chirizo : “what’s wrong with you?”
COVID : (winks)
Meatless Chirizo : “ok…let’s poop on each other.”

[baseline bum]

Just found out I got my omicron booster too after getting the results from the PCR test I took yesterday. Honestly felt like cedar pollen allergies and only reason I got tested was because I knew cedar pollen had been really low for the last couple of weeks so that couldn't be it. Sinuses still kind of congested but my throat soreness has gone down a lot from peaking a couple of days ago.

[SpursforSix]

Just found out I got my omicron booster too after getting the results from the PCR test I took yesterday. Honestly felt like cedar pollen allergies and only reason I got tested was because I knew cedar pollen had been really low for the last couple of weeks so that couldn't be it. Sinuses still kind of congested but my throat soreness has gone down a lot from peaking a couple of days ago.

Get better soon (pretend I said that in Japanese)

[baseline bum]

Get better soon (pretend I said that in Japanese)

I feel fine man, but thanks.

[Xevious]

Just found out I got my omicron booster too after getting the results from the PCR test I took yesterday. Honestly felt like cedar pollen allergies and only reason I got tested was because I knew cedar pollen had been really low for the last couple of weeks so that couldn't be it. Sinuses still kind of congested but my throat soreness has gone down a lot from peaking a couple of days ago.
Congrats, bro.

[Xevious]

The worst part is the boredom tbh
This was no lie tbh.

[SpursforSix]

I think I mentioned my negative rapid test from Monday. Supposed to hear back on the other in about 30 minutes.

[baseline bum]

This was no lie tbh.

IDK feels like boredom for two years now in this shit

[Millennial_Messiah]

I think I mentioned my negative rapid test from Monday. Supposed to hear back on the other in about 30 minutes.

Negative rapid test generally means not covid in my experience, tbh. My mom's still testing positive even after having gotten over it almost a month ago.

[SpursforSix]

IDK feels like boredom for two years now in this shit

100%.

IDK if it’s lingering effects of COVID (if I had it) or what, but I’m getting burnt out on everything. Movies, TV shows, music, sports. Nothing seems very interesting anymore.

[SpursforSix]

Negative rapid test generally means not covid in my experience, tbh. My mom's still testing positive even after having gotten over it almost a month ago.

Idk. I hope they tell me I have it. So it would explain why I feel so off. They were supposed to call me at 4:45. Still waiting.

[SpursforSix]

Just got my PCR test back. Negative as well.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Just got my PCR test back. Negative as well.

congrats, you've got a bad cold... rhinovirus, non-wuhan coronavirus, etc. Or the flu. Did you get flu tested too?

[SpursforSix]

congrats, you've got a bad cold... rhinovirus, non-wuhan coronavirus, etc. Or the flu. Did you get flu tested too?

No. Didn’t get flu tested. I’m sure I had COVID. The day where I had no nasal congestion and couldn’t taste or smell confirmed it for me. And the fact my wife tested positive. Plus the fatigue and brain fog. I’ll probably get an antibody test this week. Although I’m really doubting the accuracy of any of the tests.

[leemajors]

No. Didn’t get flu tested. I’m sure I had COVID. The day where I had no nasal congestion and couldn’t taste or smell confirmed it for me. And the fact my wife tested positive. Plus the fatigue and brain fog. I’ll probably get an antibody test this week. Although I’m really doubting the accuracy of any of the tests.

PCR is pretty accurate.

[SpursforSix]

PCR is pretty accurate.

Yeah. But I didn’t get the test until about a week after the loss of smell day. But I still feel off.

[baseline bum]

No. Didn’t get flu tested. I’m sure I had COVID. The day where I had no nasal congestion and couldn’t taste or smell confirmed it for me. And the fact my wife tested positive. Plus the fatigue and brain fog. I’ll probably get an antibody test this week. Although I’m really doubting the accuracy of any of the tests.

It was weird, I started getting this brain fog last Sunday when I was at HEB walking the deli meat area and couldn't remember what the hell I wanted to buy before oh yeah, I wanted some black forest ham to make sandwiches. Though lol I must have COVID. Then the next day started actually feeling symptomatic and really did have it.

[SpursforSix]

It was weird, I started getting this brain fog last Sunday when I was at HEB walking the deli meat area and couldn't remember what the hell I wanted to buy before oh yeah, I wanted some black forest ham to make sandwiches. Though lol I must have COVID. Then the next day started actually feeling symptomatic and really did have it.

I can’t tell if you’re fucking with me. I’m assuming not. But yeah…everything is taking longer to figure out. When I was at work last week, I was trying to find a file that I always work with and I couldn’t work through the folders to get to it. I ended up just doing a search. And was like…”oh yeah”.

[SpursforSix]

It was weird, I started getting this brain fog last Sunday when I was at HEB walking the deli meat area and couldn't remember what the hell I wanted to buy before oh yeah, I wanted some black forest ham to make sandwiches. Though lol I must have COVID. Then the next day started actually feeling symptomatic and really did have it.

Shit…I meant to ask. Did you see Parker in the syrup aisle?

[baseline bum]

I can’t tell if you’re fucking with me. I’m assuming not. But yeah…everything is taking longer to figure out. When I was at work last week, I was trying to find a file that I always work with and I couldn’t work through the folders to get to it. I ended up just doing a search. And was like…”oh yeah”.

Nah I was being serious. Though I was jokingly thinking 'must have COVID' on Sunday when I forgot I was getting black forest.

[SpursforSix]

Nah I was being serious. Though I was jokingly thinking 'must have COVID' on Sunday when I forgot I was getting black forest.

Got ya. It’s funny that now anytime I hear, “was at HEB”, it’s the start of a joke.

[baseline bum]

Got ya. It’s funny that now anytime I hear, “was at HEB”, it’s the start of a joke.

lol

[Millennial_Messiah]

Got ya. It’s funny that now anytime I hear, “was at HEB”, it’s the start of a joke.

It wasn't funny 10 years ago with Kawhi or 11 years ago with George Hill. It never was.

[SpursforSix]

Update...these last few weeks were a total bitch. Out of the blue, I started having massive anxiety and insomnia. Barely ate. Couldn't watch any thing on TV because whatever it was would increase the anxiety. Pretty much just put on The Office and King of the Hill as background noise. Did a bunch of crosswords to keep my mind busy. Didn't get on the internet at all really. Literally, everything would send my close to a panic attack. Got a prescription for some meds but barely took them because I got anxious just about taking them.

Thought I was going crazy. Finally feeling more normal. Still have some anxiety from time to time but it's really subdued. Whereas before, it was every waking hour. Also finally getting about 5-6 hours of sleep per night and getting better.

Yesterday, I found out that my co-worker's sister had the exact same symptoms. All the way down to not watching TV.

From what I"m learning, all the above are starting to be recognized as actual COVID symptoms.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Update...these last few weeks were a total bitch. Out of the blue, I started having massive anxiety and insomnia. Barely ate. Couldn't watch any thing on TV because whatever it was would increase the anxiety. Pretty much just put on The Office and King of the Hill as background noise. Did a bunch of crosswords to keep my mind busy. Didn't get on the internet at all really. Literally, everything would send my close to a panic attack. Got a prescription for some meds but barely took them because I got anxious just about taking them.

Thought I was going crazy. Finally feeling more normal. Still have some anxiety from time to time but it's really subdued. Whereas before, it was every waking hour. Also finally getting about 5-6 hours of sleep per night and getting better.

Yesterday, I found out that my co-worker's sister had the exact same symptoms. All the way down to not watching TV.

From what I"m learning, all the above are starting to be recognized as actual COVID symptoms.

From what I've discovered from personal experience, don't take milk thistle to clean out your liver until you've been covid free for at least a couple months. You need to keep the medicines in your system to fight off the last of the residual covid for as long as possible even though it's not particularly good for your liver long term to keep those medicines in there.

[Thread]

Update...these last few weeks were a total bitch. Out of the blue, I started having massive anxiety and insomnia. Barely ate. Couldn't watch any thing on TV because whatever it was would increase the anxiety. Pretty much just put on The Office and King of the Hill as background noise. Did a bunch of crosswords to keep my mind busy. Didn't get on the internet at all really. Literally, everything would send my close to a panic attack. Got a prescription for some meds but barely took them because I got anxious just about taking them.

Thought I was going crazy. Finally feeling more normal. Still have some anxiety from time to time but it's really subdued. Whereas before, it was every waking hour. Also finally getting about 5-6 hours of sleep per night and getting better.

Yesterday, I found out that my co-worker's sister had the exact same symptoms. All the way down to not watching TV.

From what I"m learning, all the above are starting to be recognized as actual COVID symptoms.

My heart goes out to you SfS. No COVID here, but I fully understand panic attacks. Had them since I was 7 years old, but hid them from my parents my entire childhood because I didn't understand what was happening. I've had long periods of their absence, but they always return. What works for me is walking them off. I recall sneaking down in our basement as a child and walking them off, back and forth across that basement floor till they released. Or, telling mom and dad I was going for a regular walk and then pacing back and forth in front of the house. I've walked all over metro Phoenix with this, and so relieved when it finally burns out.

You are not alone, S.

[SnakeBoy]

No. Didn’t get flu tested. I’m sure I had COVID. The day where I had no nasal congestion and couldn’t taste or smell confirmed it for me. And the fact my wife tested positive. Plus the fatigue and brain fog. I’ll probably get an antibody test this week. Although I’m really doubting the accuracy of any of the tests.

Influenza hits suddenly. You feel fine then bam you're sick as hell. People usually remember with good detail exactly when & what they were doing when they suddenly felt sick. That's why Drs will ask "when did you start feeling sick?", if it's "I was driving to work at 7:45 am and..." it's probably influenza.

[pgardn]

Update...these last few weeks were a total bitch. Out of the blue, I started having massive anxiety and insomnia. Barely ate. Couldn't watch any thing on TV because whatever it was would increase the anxiety. Pretty much just put on The Office and King of the Hill as background noise. Did a bunch of crosswords to keep my mind busy. Didn't get on the internet at all really. Literally, everything would send my close to a panic attack. Got a prescription for some meds but barely took them because I got anxious just about taking them.

Thought I was going crazy. Finally feeling more normal. Still have some anxiety from time to time but it's really subdued. Whereas before, it was every waking hour. Also finally getting about 5-6 hours of sleep per night and getting better.

Yesterday, I found out that my co-worker's sister had the exact same symptoms. All the way down to not watching TV.

From what I"m learning, all the above are starting to be recognized as actual COVID symptoms.

Damn.

Keep getting better because what you had sounds like hell.

[Dirks_Finale]

Update...these last few weeks were a total bitch. Out of the blue, I started having massive anxiety and insomnia. Barely ate. Couldn't watch any thing on TV because whatever it was would increase the anxiety. Pretty much just put on The Office and King of the Hill as background noise. Did a bunch of crosswords to keep my mind busy. Didn't get on the internet at all really. Literally, everything would send my close to a panic attack. Got a prescription for some meds but barely took them because I got anxious just about taking them.

Thought I was going crazy. Finally feeling more normal. Still have some anxiety from time to time but it's really subdued. Whereas before, it was every waking hour. Also finally getting about 5-6 hours of sleep per night and getting better.

Yesterday, I found out that my co-worker's sister had the exact same symptoms. All the way down to not watching TV.

From what I"m learning, all the above are starting to be recognized as actual COVID symptoms.

Damn, well glad to hear you are feeling better now :toast

[baseline bum]

Update...these last few weeks were a total bitch. Out of the blue, I started having massive anxiety and insomnia. Barely ate. Couldn't watch any thing on TV because whatever it was would increase the anxiety. Pretty much just put on The Office and King of the Hill as background noise. Did a bunch of crosswords to keep my mind busy. Didn't get on the internet at all really. Literally, everything would send my close to a panic attack. Got a prescription for some meds but barely took them because I got anxious just about taking them.

Thought I was going crazy. Finally feeling more normal. Still have some anxiety from time to time but it's really subdued. Whereas before, it was every waking hour. Also finally getting about 5-6 hours of sleep per night and getting better.

Yesterday, I found out that my co-worker's sister had the exact same symptoms. All the way down to not watching TV.

From what I"m learning, all the above are starting to be recognized as actual COVID symptoms.

Is masturbation still fun though?

Seriously, my sinuses still feel fucked up three weeks or so later after catching omicron.

[SpursforSix]

My heart goes out to you SfS. No COVID here, but I fully understand panic attacks. Had them since I was 7 years old, but hid them from my parents my entire childhood because I didn't understand what was happening. I've had long periods of their absence, but they always return. What works for me is walking them off. I recall sneaking down in our basement as a child and walking them off, back and forth across that basement floor till they released. Or, telling mom and dad I was going for a regular walk and then pacing back and forth in front of the house. I've walked all over metro Phoenix with this, and so relieved when it finally burns out.

You are not alone, S.

Thanks dude. I feel for anyone that has to deal with that long term. I never thought about it much until I dealt with it. But that underlying anxiety just sitting there all day…waiting to come to the surface as a panic attack. Then being anxious about being anxious. Easily the worst 3 weeks of my life from a mental standpoint. But after reading some other accounts on here and hearing about people all of a sudden coming up with diabetes or chronic thyroid issues. I shouldn’t be bitching about anything.

[SpursforSix]

Is masturbation still fun though?

Seriously, my sinuses still feel fucked up three weeks or so later after catching omicron.

I literally had no interest in anything. Including that. I seriously would just put on The Office or King of the Hill and do crosswords for hours a day. It was the only thing that kept me focused on something other than the anxiety. I was so anxious that I wouldn’t even take the anti-anxiety drugs they gave me. Finally started doing this on the tail end and in hindsight, should have from the beginning. Although instead of taking one every six hours, I quartered them which made a huge difference. Instead of getting a massive dose of feeling weird, I was able to just take the edge off as needed.

[DJR210]

I literally had no interest in anything. Including that.

Weird.. I too had symptoms like that.. Had zero urge to fuck my GF, beat off, anything. Had temporary ED or some shit. I learned later in the illness how much better I felt after taking a Xanax. And as stated it definitely fucks with your heart because my resting BPM was about 100 and it's usually 65-70

[SpursforSix]

Weird.. I too had symptoms like that.. Had zero urge to fuck my GF, beat off, anything. Had temporary ED or some shit. I learned later in the illness how much better I felt after taking a Xanax. And as stated it definitely fucks with your heart because my resting BPM was about 100 and it's usually 65-70

yeah…I wish I would have taken the Xanax from the beginning but that’s how fucked I was. I’d convince myself that it would make me feel weirder. Which is nuts because I’ve never turned up my nose at Xanax. I guess the upside is I’ve got almost a full bottle and one more refill.

[Millennial_Messiah]

SpursforSix , Which covid shot / set of shot(s) did you get? Just curious. My mom and ex girlfriend each had both doses of Pfizer, my mom got covid pretty bad, my ex girlfriend got a sore throat for 2 days and was ok after that.

[SpursforSix]

SpursforSix (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=49684) , Which covid shot / set of shot(s) did you get? Just curious. My mom and ex girlfriend each had both doses of Pfizer, my mom got covid pretty bad, my ex girlfriend got a sore throat for 2 days and was ok after that.

I didn't get a shot. I've got a f'd up immune system and didn't want to kick it into overdrive (more than it already is). The benefit is that my T-Cell count is always through the roof so I never get sick. With COVID, I lost taste for a couple of days and had a dry cough for about 3. But never felt bad. I got tested later that week and it came back negative. What was weird is that I had heard the swabbing was a little uncomfortable with the swabs but I wasn't bothered at it at all. Then when all the anxiety/insomnia kicked in, I went to the doc and they tested me again and this time, the guy damn near skewered my brain. That test came back positive. So I think on the first test, the guy didn't go far enough up my nose. Anyway, seems like the symptoms are all over the place for different people. Two people I know developed diabetes soon after. Another with thyroid problems. Who knows.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I didn't get a shot. I've got a f'd up immune system and didn't want to kick it into overdrive (more than it already is). The benefit is that my T-Cell count is always through the roof so I never get sick. With COVID, I lost taste for a couple of days and had a dry cough for about 3. But never felt bad. I got tested later that week and it came back negative. What was weird is that I had heard the swabbing was a little uncomfortable with the swabs but I wasn't bothered at it at all. Then when all the anxiety/insomnia kicked in, I went to the doc and they tested me again and this time, the guy damn near skewered my brain. That test came back positive. So I think on the first test, the guy didn't go far enough up my nose. Anyway, seems like the symptoms are all over the place for different people. Two people I know developed diabetes soon after. Another with thyroid problems. Who knows.
Damn, that sucks. Maybe should have got the J&J shot, but there were some short term heart risks associated with that one, especially for younger males like us, but not the long term side effects and worries associated with the mRNA shots.

[SpursforSix]

Damn, that sucks. Maybe should have got the J&J shot, but there were some short term heart risks associated with that one, especially for younger males like us, but not the long term side effects and worries associated with the mRNA shots.

Yeah...IDK. Time will tell. I think a major factor that added to the anxiety was that at the time, I didn't know for sure what was going on. I felt like it was related to having COVID but at the time, I didn't know that other people were having the same symptoms. So I didn't know for sure if it was physiologically related to COVID. Or if was something else. My mom got Alzheimer's at 55 and she had frequent panic attacks. That history definitely played into spinning me out even more. Thinking "Oh shit". But as far as I can tell today, everything is fine mentally. Still don't have all my strength back.

The only reason I'm going on about all this is just in case someone here has those symptoms or gets them. And helping them realize they do subside and then go away.

If I had known that at the time, I don't think it would have been as bad. Knowing that 1) I wasn't going crazy and 2) that there's an end to it.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Yeah...IDK. Time will tell. I think a major factor that added to the anxiety was that at the time, I didn't know for sure what was going on. I felt like it was related to having COVID but at the time, I didn't know that other people were having the same symptoms. So I didn't know for sure if it was physiologically related to COVID. Or if was something else. My mom got Alzheimer's at 55 and she had frequent panic attacks. That history definitely played into spinning me out even more. Thinking "Oh shit". But as far as I can tell today, everything is fine mentally. Still don't have all my strength back.

The only reason I'm going on about all this is just in case someone here has those symptoms or gets them. And helping them realize they do subside and then go away.

If I had known that at the time, I don't think it would have been as bad. Knowing that 1) I wasn't going crazy and 2) that there's an end to it.

Alzheimer's at 55? That's both rare and horrible. :(

[SpursforSix]

Alzheimer's at 55? That's both rare and horrible. :(

Yeah...it was tough. Here's something even rarer. Her best friend developed Alzheimer's in her mid 40's. My mom would take her to the local support groups and "day care" and help her run errands and everything.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Yeah...it was tough. Here's something even rarer. Her best friend developed Alzheimer's in her mid 40's. My mom would take her to the local support groups and "day care" and help her run errands and everything.

Wow... bizarre phenomenon. I don't buy that something like Alzheimer's could be contagious as in a traditional contagion sense, but that has to make you wonder. Maybe something like how that one study back in 2012 showed that college roommate girls' menstrual cycles align up more the longer they live together and be close friends? Especially since something like Alzheimer's is a condition of the brain... maybe something about your mother's parasympathetic brain dealing and coping with someone who had that for so long sort of led her to develop the condition herself out of sympathy for her best friend? It's not impossible.

[SpursforSix]

Wow... bizarre phenomenon. I don't buy that something like Alzheimer's could be contagious as in a traditional contagion sense, but that has to make you wonder. Maybe something like how that one study back in 2012 showed that college roommate girls' menstrual cycles align up more the longer they live together and be close friends? Especially since something like Alzheimer's is a condition of the brain... maybe something about your mother's parasympathetic brain dealing and coping with someone who had that for so long sort of led her to develop the condition herself out of sympathy for her best friend? It's not impossible.

Yeah...I wasn't trying to make the point that I think it's contagious or that there was a connection. Just a very strange coincidence. Thinking about it now...it probably made it harder for my mom to deal with. Having seen firsthand what she was about to go through.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Yeah...I wasn't trying to make the point that I think it's contagious or that there was a connection. Just a very strange coincidence. Thinking about it now...it probably made it harder for my mom to deal with. Having seen firsthand what she was about to go through.

I think it's more than just a coincidence or sheer luck. I think there is something there in terms of brain waves, sympathetic and parasympathetic neurotransmitters that modern science doesn't quite understand yet. Why do people catch yawns?

[SpursforSix]

I think it's more than just a coincidence or sheer luck. I think there is something there in terms of brain waves, sympathetic and parasympathetic neurotransmitters that modern science doesn't quite understand yet. Why do people catch yawns?

IDK. Sympathetic Alzheimer's and sympathetic yawns seem to be two different things imo. As to my mom, her younger sister got Alzheimer's at 60. So it seems genetic in her case. Although I suppose by your theory, my aunt might have developed it by taking care of my mom. Which she did quite a bit. Drove her around to appointments, went to see her every day, etc.

[Millennial_Messiah]

IDK. Sympathetic Alzheimer's and sympathetic yawns seem to be two different things imo. As to my mom, her younger sister got Alzheimer's at 60. So it seems genetic in her case. Although I suppose by your theory, my aunt might have developed it by taking care of my mom. Which she did quite a bit. Drove her around to appointments, went to see her every day, etc.

It's definitely genetic but it's super rare to get it so young. Usually people get it in their 80s or 90s. People that don't continuously learn new things and stay active and keep their brain active and do new activities are most likely to get Alzheimer's in general. Diet plays a slight role but not a huge one. Main thing is to keep learning new things, don't be too ritualistic and mundane, get out of your comfort zone, explore the world, learn something new every day and you're less likely to develop Alzheimer's.

If you retire, don't stay retired -- keep active and stay motivated, even if it's not the 9-5 day job. Invest and be involved in a company. Start a business, or expand a business if you already have one. At worst, be super active in a charity or cause you're impartial to. Don't just sit around and lounge about in front of the TV and do nothing most days, that's what generally leads to Alzheimer's.

[SpursforSix]

It's definitely genetic but it's super rare to get it so young. Usually people get it in their 80s or 90s. People that don't continuously learn new things and stay active and keep their brain active and do new activities are most likely to get Alzheimer's in general. Diet plays a slight role but not a huge one. Main thing is to keep learning new things, don't be too ritualistic and mundane, get out of your comfort zone, explore the world, learn something new every day and you're less likely to develop Alzheimer's.

If you retire, don't stay retired -- keep active and stay motivated, even if it's not the 9-5 day job. Invest and be involved in a company. Start a business, or expand a business if you already have one. At worst, be super active in a charity or cause you're impartial to. Don't just sit around and lounge about in front of the TV and do nothing most days, that's what generally leads to Alzheimer's.

I took a test to see what my chances were of getting Alzheimer's. And I didn't have any mutations that put me in the high risk category. But once I did more research, I learned that early onset is very different from normal Alzheimer's. So I'm very cognizant of what I eat and also trying to exercise my brain. I do the NYT crossword every day. I play video games. I actually just ordered a How to Draw book and some charcoal pencils. Right now, exorcise is the hardest thing for me to accomplish because my arthritis has been off the charts since I had COVID.

It's a weird deal because I get that we all lose some recall when we get older. But for me, every time I forget something, I start to wonder. At some point, I may go get a test but before that point, I'll load up on some term life insurance.

Oh yeah...one thing I was going to mention that my mom probably drank six Diet Cokes per day. There's been a lot of discussion about the link between Aspartame and Alzheimer's. And that the FDA approved it because BigSoda is a huge influencer. I don't know if it's a valid connection but I avoid Aspartame at all costs just to be safe.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I took a test to see what my chances were of getting Alzheimer's. And I didn't have any mutations that put me in the high risk category. But once I did more research, I learned that early onset is very different from normal Alzheimer's. So I'm very cognizant of what I eat and also trying to exercise my brain. I do the NYT crossword every day. I play video games. I actually just ordered a How to Draw book and some charcoal pencils. Right now, exorcise is the hardest thing for me to accomplish because my arthritis has been off the charts since I had COVID.

It's a weird deal because I get that we all lose some recall when we get older. But for me, every time I forget something, I start to wonder. At some point, I may go get a test but before that point, I'll load up on some term life insurance.

Oh yeah...one thing I was going to mention that my mom probably drank six Diet Cokes per day. There's been a lot of discussion about the link between Aspartame and Alzheimer's. And that the FDA approved it because BigSoda is a huge influencer. I don't know if it's a valid connection but I avoid Aspartame at all costs just to be safe.

well shit, my mom drinks nothing but diet coke and coffee and has her whole life... fortunately I guess the coffee is good for long term brain activity. Then again, my grandmother drank diet coke her whole life and never got Alzheimer's.... it was the cigarettes that killed her (lung failure). I do think there is a significant correlation and causation there and I detest the taste of aspartame so I would never drink that anyway.

Sugar is the lesser of the two evils and if you exercise regularly (not necessarily going to the gym and lifting, but walking and running around, occasionally playing sports etc) then sugar isn't even a really big problem. I also don't eat candy or store-bought desserts. Homemade desserts are much less unhealthy. I go without dessert most of the time anyway or will often eat fruit for dessert. I prefer savory over sweet stuff. Most of my sugar is consumed through drinking pop (mostly ginger ale), but I do water it down by about 30% because it's too sweet and syrupy for my tastes right out of the bottle/can.

[leemajors]

I took a test to see what my chances were of getting Alzheimer's. And I didn't have any mutations that put me in the high risk category. But once I did more research, I learned that early onset is very different from normal Alzheimer's. So I'm very cognizant of what I eat and also trying to exercise my brain. I do the NYT crossword every day. I play video games. I actually just ordered a How to Draw book and some charcoal pencils. Right now, exorcise is the hardest thing for me to accomplish because my arthritis has been off the charts since I had COVID.

It's a weird deal because I get that we all lose some recall when we get older. But for me, every time I forget something, I start to wonder. At some point, I may go get a test but before that point, I'll load up on some term life insurance.

Oh yeah...one thing I was going to mention that my mom probably drank six Diet Cokes per day. There's been a lot of discussion about the link between Aspartame and Alzheimer's. And that the FDA approved it because BigSoda is a huge influencer. I don't know if it's a valid connection but I avoid Aspartame at all costs just to be safe.

Sudoku and reading help, too.

[SpursforSix]

10696307 (tel:10696307)[/URL]]Sudoku and reading help, too.

I used to a lot of Sudoku but for some reason got away from it. As to reading, I actually picked up Still Life and Billy Summers on my Kindle. Even though I feel fine now, I haven’t been very interested in watching any TV/Movies. Watched a couple of episodes from the Bad Sports series but that’s about it. Looking forward to the Still Life series.

[leemajors]

I used to a lot of Sudoku but for some reason got away from it. As to reading, I actually picked up Still Life and Billy Summers on my Kindle. Even though I feel fine now, I haven’t been very interested in watching any TV/Movies. Watched a couple of episodes from the Bad Sports series but that’s about it. Looking forward to the Still Life series.

It took me until about halfway through to get into Still Life, i'm on book 12 now.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Sudoku. It's probably something I'll do once every five years.

[Thread]

I used to a lot of Sudoku but for some reason got away from it. As to reading, I actually picked up Still Life and Billy Summers on my Kindle. Even though I feel fine now, I haven’t been very interested in watching any TV/Movies. Watched a couple of episodes from the Bad Sports series but that’s about it. Looking forward to the Still Life series.

Thank God, S. Ya made it!

[Millennial_Messiah]

Thank God, S. Ya made it!

Yep. :tu

[SpursforSix]

It took me until about halfway through to get into Still Life, i'm on book 12 now.

I ended up starting Billy Summers first just so I wouldn't have to split up the Still Life series if I liked it. I'm only a few chapters in but really enjoying BS.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Now don't let society pressure you into getting the shot. You've already had it and the worst of it, you don't need a "booster" -- your immune system has already dealt with it, you won't get it again, at least not that variant or any worse variant. You could get a much weaker variant down the line but both the superbug and delta are pretty much over with and it's time to get society back to 2019-Normal. Now if they could just lower gas prices to 2019 normal we'd be in business.

[koriwhat]

Am I the only one here who has been healthy this whole damn time and around countless amounts of people from the jump? How odd...

[Millennial_Messiah]

Am I the only one here who has been healthy this whole damn time and around countless amounts of people from the jump? How odd...

I was in that boat in all of 2020 and 2021 until late December 2021. I was never scared of covid itself, got omicron, and survived just fine as per expected. Common cold. Though I'm losing some of my body hair. Fortunately my head hair, arm hair and leg hair seem to be intact. A lot of my chest and abdomen hair isn't growing like before.

[Mark Celibate]

Am I the only one here who has been healthy this whole damn time and around countless amounts of people from the jump? How odd...

I may have finally gotten COVID (Omicron) middle of February, first time feeling any symptoms since this whole thing began. Basically it was just a mild sore throat, cough that lasted for a little over a week. But Omicron already ran through our office a month before, and it was so mild that I didn't even think about calling in sick, so I really didn't give enough of a sh!t to get tested. Also completely unvaccinated tbh

[pgardn]

Am I the only one here who has been healthy this whole damn time and around countless amounts of people from the jump? How odd...

No.

No.

And No.

I literally have not been sick even with the slightest head cold since this whole thing started way back.
The masking on airplanes and in airports will be a habit for the rest of my life. But since you dont go on airplanes... yeah I remember.

[Millennial_Messiah]

No.

No.

And No.

I literally have not been sick even with the slightest head cold since this whole thing started way back.
The masking on airplanes and in airports will be a habit for the rest of my life. But since you dont go on airplanes... yeah I remember.

You'll voluntarily wear a face diaper when traveling every single time for the rest of your life. :lmao sheeple

[koriwhat]

No.

No.

And No.

I literally have not been sick even with the slightest head cold since this whole thing started way back.
The masking on airplanes and in airports will be a habit for the rest of my life. But since you dont go on airplanes... yeah I remember.

Lol I haven't been on a plane since May 2019 but yeah I don't ride on planes... wtf? :lmao

You remember nothing goldfish. :tu

[koriwhat]

I may have finally gotten COVID (Omicron) middle of February, first time feeling any symptoms since this whole thing began. Basically it was just a mild sore throat, cough that lasted for a little over a week. But Omicron already ran through our office a month before, and it was so mild that I didn't even think about calling in sick, so I really didn't give enough of a sh!t to get tested. Also completely unvaccinated tbh

Glad it was super mild for you bro :tu

[Millennial_Messiah]

Lol I haven't been on a plane since May 2019 but yeah I don't ride on planes... wtf? :lmao

May 2018 for me. Only reason because the destination was Manhattan. No place for a car there.

Everywhere else, I just drive.

[koriwhat]

May 2018 for me. Only reason because the destination was Manhattan. No place for a car there.

Everywhere else, I just drive.

Am I supposed to give af? Truly wgaf about your story above? You just felt complelled to say something for attention or what? :lmao