#polypharmaci

[polypharmaci]

look i’ve always been a couple layers removed from the internet subculture that is prone to extrapolating a passionate gay love affair from a moment of eye contact shared by 2 millionaire cishet men but there is something in the way john turturro talks ab christopher walken. a giddiness.

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the idea of irving being autistic coded (or at least my conscious self projection of that) just gets more interesting to me as we get to know his outie bc he doesn’t appear to have any of the traits his innie does. it looks like his mask was severed from him— his innie is missing the context and experiences that he used to build his social skills, any conscious compensation for traits.

Like, the autistic coding is definitely unintentional. I think irving is the way he is to demonstrate the innies’ naivete, their helplessness, and the disparity between innie/outie — just as with helly — is de-essentializing. it’s ironic to apply a psychiatric lense, really he is emblematic of how meaningless that framework is on the scale of a person, even with a kernel of something very real. It illustrates how i conceptualize autism - a deeply unspecific word that contains, beyond the weight of it in terms of power structures, a complex and unknown set of neurological happenings with no determined or standardized effect, end result or meaning. But that clearly has a disparate effect and meaning to those the term is applied to, beyond what the word itself carries with it.

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Stoppp making dykes cops on tv seriously stop itttt

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breast reduction tomorrow!!

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a world that shames literate ppl for not reading enough is not a compassionate world for semi-literate or illiterate ppl

[polypharmaci]

tbh i’m assuming anyone who expresses some sentiment that amounts to “I don’t believe the same guy who planned all of this got caught outside a mcdonald’s” hasn’t dealt w chronic pain. Like have you ever had a bad pain day?

[polypharmaci]

Let’s be specific. These are the ways that some psych & common meds can cause heat sensitivity:

- Not sweating enough: Antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants, anticholinergics(ex. benedryl)

- Sweating too much: SSRIs, SNRIs. ADHD stimulant meds like Adderall, vyvance.

- Mess with your blood pressure/heart/fall risk: NSAIDs, beta blockers(like propranolol, often prescribed off label for anxiety), tricyclic antidepressants, laxatives, diuretics(water pills, spironolactone)

- Drug toxicity from dehydration: Your body can’t excrete the medication fast enough causing a build up, even though you didn’t take more of it. Ex. apixaban, carbamazepine, and lithium. If you have to get blood levels checked regularly for your medication, it could be on this list.

- Electrolyte imbalance: Any medication that alters the way your body handles fluids is something to consider. Ex. diuretics, beta blockers, antacids, laxatives, lithium, certain antibiotics.

- Sedation: Increased fall risk, reduced thirst sensation: Antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, other mood stabilizers.

The best advice anyone can give you is to do your own research and understand how your body/any other conditions you might have respond to heat on medications. The above was essentially ripped from the CDC and simplified, it gives you an idea of the mechanisms at play here, which you need to understand in order to compensate. Some may focus on hydration where others need to focus on regulating body temp w external measures or complete avoidance.

[polypharmaci]

Hyping myself up all day for a 20min virtual appointment at 2:30pm and then floating purposeless. Should I finally watch Hannibal? Is it like super graphic or depressing? Real question pls answer