#shancele

[zombiescominginmywindow]

shancele replied to your post: “the entire reason i can’t sleep is that i can’t turn my brain off at…”:

Honestly I used to struggle with this until I started leaving the TV on low volume with a sleep timer. I can concentrate on the TV until I fall asleep and my mind doesn’t wander. You might try that?

That’s been my fix forever and it does help a lot. I just feel bad having the tv on every night when Jake’s trying to sleep too :/ he says it doesn't bother him but I still feel bad sometimes. I did turn the brightness on it all the way down though haha so that helps

[beyondtheoath]

I'm going to quiz you on your medical knowledge. Ready? Can you explain to me how SSRIs can cause Restless Leg Syndrome?

I honestly don’t really know. I did a little digging and it may have to do with decreased levels of dopamine secondary to the drug. The American Academy of Family Physicians has a decent little primer on RLS that discusses the two causes that may be there: decreased levels of iron in the substantia nigra and putamen, and decreased circadian variation of dopamine (Source: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0715/p235.html). I am by no means an expert on SSRIs but my guess would be that there is some evidence (although I have seen dispute) that SSRIs decrease dopamine levels, which could cause aberrant circadian variation. I hope this can help, dear friend! If anyone else can shed light on the subject, it'd be awesome! Now I'm very curious.

[hellyeshaley]

A masterpost of responses to my job-related posts from the last two days:

shancele said: I can’t imagine how awesome it is to finally have a job in your field. You go haley! THANK YOU! I am feeling pretty grateful about it. I cannot wait to get started. karmakirmeleon said: Yes sushi yesss yusssss. Heeeeelllll yeah. Lots of it. "A lot so much" of it.  andotherdoublemeanings said: CONGRATULATIONS LADY!!!!!!

THAAAAANK YOU! :D :D :D haleyhasablog said: CELEBRATION DANCE I've been doing that all day! I am super-duper excited! missjessiecakes said: FUCK YEAH YOU GO GURRRRLLLL! WOOOOOOO! Thank you! I am pumped! madamefall said: Whoomp! Congrats! Thank you! It feels amazing to be employed again! rizzberry said: Congratulations. I hope it’s everything you want in a job. :D So happy for you! Thank you so much, so do I!  Clearly, I have some pretty lovely followers. Your enthusiasm and support has been very appreciated! Thank you for celebrating with me!