Who's been covid vaxxed? Stand up and be counted.

[South Austin 52504]

21 minutes ago, Updawg said:

You guys have me curious about l-theanine since I have trouble falling asleep

I take it with 3g of melatonin. Any higher dose of melatonin and I wake up really groggy.

[Francisco 2.0 32393]

1 hour ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

THose of you getting the shingles vax, prepare your anuses (ani?). Far worse than any flu or covid shot. 

 

 

 

I had both the shingles shots a few years ago.  Truthfully, for me, it wasn't that bad.  Mild temp, some aching.

Flu shots have never given me any grief.   But every covid shot (and booster) I've had....yeah. Each screwed me over for a couple of days.

FYI, I had my yearly physical last Thursday.  They had the flu shot, but did not have the covid booster yet.

[Deej 76791]

10 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I take it with 3g of melatonin. Any higher dose of melatonin and I wake up really groggy.

CBD. I take one quarter of a 50 mg HHC gummy from Hometown Hero, and my sleep score goes from in the 50's to in the 90's.

[GenXer 2877]

I got a moderna booster in my left shoulder and a flu shot in my right shoulder on Friday. Only side effect was my left shoulder was sore from the moderna shot.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

16 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I feel the same, or did, but that helped motivate me to find a path to sleeping much better. Hope you find one too.

my recipe, btw:

no booze Sun-Thurs

no caffeine after 2pm

Up before 7 no matter what

 Make a point to be outside when the sun comes up, baring as much skin as possible

No food or anything requiring digestion after 8pm

no Internet after 830

no screens of any kind after 10

Lights out at 1030

white noise/waves

sleep mask

ZMA + L-Theanine at bedtime

If I do all that on any given day it’s 7+ hours of quality sleep. Each one I don’t do is worth about 15 mins off the top, except booze, which can cost me as little as 30 mins and as much as 3-4 hours of sleep by itself depending on how much and when. Also a good workout improves sleep quality and mood by a lot  but doesn’t really help me sleep more.

 

15 hours ago, South Austin said:

Not to derail the thread over sleep quality, but I've started doing almost all of this about 10 years ago, right around the time I turned 40, except I don't wear a sleep mask and I cut caffeine by 10am.  I found that even 1-2 drinks started affecting the quality of my sleep, and as I got older, low sleep quality had a greater effect on my overall well-being during my work day.  I'll even be at a professional event on a weeknight where almost everyone around me is having a drink, and I just stick to water.  

I'm not perfect and I cheat here and there, but I think the combination of exercise, a good diet, and sleep quality has helped me age as gracefully as I can.  I preach this often to people of all ages.

I have to have caffeine throughout the work day to function. I got about 6 hours of sleep last night, so relatively good for me. 

[South Austin 52504]

14 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

I have to have caffeine throughout the work day to function. I got about 6 hours of sleep last night, so relatively good for me. 

Funny side story: We had a guy in our first year section of law school who would down a Diet Coke at the beginning of class and then fall asleep.

[Bozo_Casanova 26460]

23 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

 

I have to have caffeine throughout the work day to function. I got about 6 hours of sleep last night, so relatively good for me. 

Yeah but that’s a vicious cycle. Have you tried backing it off a little at a time?

Also- have you ever been assessed for ADD/ADHD? Once I finally bent to many years of pleading from family, friends and colleagues and got on ADHD medication* that helped a lot. Turns out microdosing time release methamphetamines alleviates the need for caffeine to function.
WHO KNEW?!
 

 

 

*I am not suggesting anyone lean into an ADHD diagnosis for drugs. I was ADHD my whole life and chose not to treat it because it can be a creative asset if you have good coping strategies.

Edited October 8 by Bozo_Casanova

[BamaATL 16593]

14 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Funny side story: We had a guy in our first year section of law school who would down a Diet Coke at the beginning of class and then fall asleep.

Well, the best lawyer of all time just wakes up and lets the court know that everything the other guy just said is bullshit.  

[Francisco 2.0 32393]

RE: sleep aids.    I've never had issues going to sleep over the years, despite my high caffeine intake daily, but I did have issues waking up after 2-3 hours and not going back to sleep.  Once I was awake, that was it.

Until I discovered Zzzquil.    I can take half a dose of this and sleep all night.   If I have to get up to use the restroom, I'll fall back asleep without issue.   

[Beau Vine 54230]

The shingles vax was fucking awful, both of them.  But I have a friend who had shingles, and from the sound of it, that's much much much worse.

[Deej 76791]

Just now, Beau Vine said:

The shingles vax was fucking awful, both of them.  

It was in no way, shape, or form pleasant. 

[troph 24798]

17 hours ago, Deej said:

CBD. I take one quarter of a 50 mg HHC gummy from Hometown Hero, and my sleep score goes from in the 50's to in the 90's.

I posted in the vaccine discussion about my recent severe post-covid experience there's a ton to learn from that.

But hemp oil (all the cannabinoids except THC) has been a major component of my recovery along with diet, exercise, a significant rework and increase of my supplements. Dropped the fad shit and focused heavily on basics like B complex, calcium and magneisum (prednisone inhibits calcium absorbtion), D in case I wasn't getting enough sun. Vit C, Zinc and a few other supps that are more plant/herbal but show significant impact on cellular function specifically cytokine reaction inhibitors. I also changed my all in one plant based supp brand to my benefit.  and don't get me started on the perfect diet, I'm on it. It's magic.

The thing about hemp is that every one wants to "feel" it but we know we need zinc, C, etc. for immune function, we know B complex is really important and we don't feel any of that. we are just wired differently when we think about hemp, but we are only just now beginning to understand what the endocannabinoid system does. It's like dark matter we just recently discovered it (for all intents and purposes) and it is crucial to "homeostasis" - which the post covid infection reaction is anything but homeostasis - the endocanabinoid system impacts everything from immune function, to sleep quality, to inflammatory reaction, to recovery are impacted by that concept.

I've taken as much as 200mg to help sleep in a health crisis, but on a routine basis I take 25mg in the AM, 25mg after lunch and 50 mg before bed. So I'm 100mg per day right now. I believe it to be a critical piece to overall wellness and you don't "feel it" but I generally am feeling more well than without it.

Edited October 8 by troph

[troph 24798]

8 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

The shingles vax was fucking awful, both of them.  But I have a friend who had shingles, and from the sound of it, that's much much much worse.

I told my wife we are going to set aside a weekend for her to take it and feel like shit.

[troph 24798]

3 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Yeah but that’s a vicious cycle. Have you tried backing it off a little at a time?

Also- have you ever been assessed for ADD/ADHD? Once I finally bent to many years of pleading from family, friends and colleagues and got on ADHD medication* that helped a lot. Turns out microdosing time release methamphetamines alleviates the need for caffeine to function.
WHO KNEW?!
 

 

 

*I am not suggesting anyone lean into an ADHD diagnosis for drugs. I was ADHD my whole life and chose not to treat it because it can be a creative asset if you have good coping strategies.

I'm untreated ADHD and I've learned to cope with great success, otherwise use it to my advantage and chose a career where it is an asset.

[GenXer 2877]

9 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

The shingles vax was fucking awful, both of them.  But I have a friend who had shingles, and from the sound of it, that's much much much worse.

I got my first shingles vax in nov 2022 and the second vax in jan 2023. I may have been a bit lethargic after them but nothing memorable.

[Deej 76791]

6 minutes ago, troph said:

I take 25mg in the AM, 25mg after lunch and 50 mg before bed.

I sure as hell feel 25 mg

[troph 24798]

2 minutes ago, Deej said:

I sure as hell feel 25 mg

if it's no THC then it's subtle. I feel it too but it's not what people want, they want to feel high. hemp oil won't get you high but yes, you are correct you can feel it. as a long term supplement it will blend into the background but it will be a critical piece to an overall wellness program. the science is there, folks just haven't caught up to it.

Edited October 8 by troph

[Armybrat 40845]

4 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

The shingles vax was fucking awful, both of them.  But I have a friend who had shingles, and from the sound of it, that's much much much worse.

My arm was kinda sore for two days, that’s all. 
Had a mild case of shingles for about a week at the age of 19. It sucked balls, but not as bad as others I’ve heard of.

None of my Moderna Covid vaccines have bothered me at all. 
Mrs, Brat says her shoulder usually gets sore for a day or two.

[Deej 76791]

Why would you have needed a shingles vax? Didn't you grow up before chicken pox existed?

[orange dream 1251]

On 10/7/2024 at 6:15 PM, Deej said:

CBD. I take one quarter of a 50 mg HHC gummy from Hometown Hero, and my sleep score goes from in the 50's to in the 90's.

You talking about this? 

https://hometownhero.com/p/hhc-gummies-strawberry/

I know nothing of this.  Do you take every night or just if you've been in a bad sleep cycle?

[Deej 76791]

Just now, orange dream said:

You talking about this? 

https://hometownhero.com/p/hhc-gummies-strawberry/

I know nothing of this.  Do you take every night or just if you've been in a bad sleep cycle?

That's the one. I take one most nights. Like I said, 1/4 of one does just enough for me. Half of one is where I usually max out at. I took an entire 50 mg one time during the day and it got to the point where I was just ready for it to stop. haha. 

[orange dream 1251]

Ok, thanks.  I've always been a crappy sleeper and it is getting worse as I get older.

How do these differ from CBD sleep gummies?

 

[Brisketexan 105139]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Why would you have needed a shingles vax? Didn't you grow up before chicken pox existed?

Dude, archaeopteryx pox were a thing.  Geez.

[Deej 76791]

8 minutes ago, orange dream said:

Ok, thanks.  I've always been a crappy sleeper and it is getting worse as I get older.

How do these differ from CBD sleep gummies?

 

I couldn't tell you. I just sleep better on them than the others I've tried. Plus at a quarter gummy a dose, that ten piece bag is less than $1 a dose. If you subscribe, you get 10% off. 

[Willfully Horn 8017]

Never had a problem with a vaccine, but my brother developed tinnitus after a shingle’s vax.

Went to CVS for both Covid and flu shot this week. No issues,

Pharmacist said they now offer an attenuated Covid vaccine.

[Gatorubet 30238]

i got the high adjuvant olds flu shot same day as Covid booster.  

There is a study showing getting the two together leads to higher  and longer lasting antibodies over time. 

[Underdog 28633]

We got both booster and flu couple of weeks ago, sore arms was the only issue. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13512]

On 10/7/2024 at 6:12 PM, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

I had both the shingles shots a few years ago.  Truthfully, for me, it wasn't that bad.  Mild temp, some aching.

Flu shots have never given me any grief.   But every covid shot (and booster) I've had....yeah. Each screwed me over for a couple of days.

FYI, I had my yearly physical last Thursday.  They had the flu shot, but did not have the covid booster yet.

Same experience here. Flu or shingles vax wasn’t an issue. Covid vaccine ruins my weekend. Hell for about 36 hours and several more days to feel back to normal.

[South Austin 52504]

Maybe not COVID, but wife started feeling nauseous around midnight last night and has been throwing up since then, and the only other reported symptom is chills.  I don't think it's food poisoning because we ate the same dinner last night.  Anyone hear of flu making the rounds in Austin already?  Or some other crud?

[Brisketexan 105139]

24 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Maybe not COVID, but wife started feeling nauseous around midnight last night and has been throwing up since then, and the only other reported symptom is chills.  I don't think it's food poisoning because we ate the same dinner last night.  Anyone hear of flu making the rounds in Austin already?  Or some other crud?

Did she recently get new glasses so she can see your face more clearly now?

[justhookit 4191]

28 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Maybe not COVID, but wife started feeling nauseous around midnight last night and has been throwing up since then, and the only other reported symptom is chills.  I don't think it's food poisoning because we ate the same dinner last night.  Anyone hear of flu making the rounds in Austin already?  Or some other crud?

Was in Austin Thursday to Sunday. Got back home yesterday afternoon and about 11pm I started feeling terrible. Really bad chills, constant diarrhea , I didn’t throw up but I felt like I could have. 

[LurkingHorn 1066]

37 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Maybe not COVID, but wife started feeling nauseous around midnight last night and has been throwing up since then, and the only other reported symptom is chills.  I don't think it's food poisoning because we ate the same dinner last night.  Anyone hear of flu making the rounds in Austin already?  Or some other crud?

Sounds like she's pregnant. Congrats!

[South Austin 52504]

16 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Did she recently get new glasses so she can see your face more clearly now?

[DDD Dad 14339]

Got my two shots (COVID and flu) yesterday morning.  Felt fine until around mid afternoon and then started feeling kind of crappy.  Woke up this morning feeling like I'd been hit by a truck.

Still feeling like crap this afternoon.  Hopefully this passes by tomorrow.

[Deej 76791]

Hate when you get a faulty 5G chip.

[Handcruser 2805]

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

[jimmyjazz 45954]

1 minute ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

Uh, yeah?

[South Austin 52504]

4 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

Lots.

[Handcruser 2805]

Ok.

[aggie08 21504]

I'm sure you ask the same about the flu vaccine.

[Schulz2.0 28951]

19 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

I got mine last year. I had COVID and was mildly sick for 2 days. My MIL and wife didn't get it, got COVID right after me and felt like dog shit for 5 days. I got mine again this year.

Edited October 21 by Schulz2.0

[msbesq 385]

Got both Flu and Covid vaccines last week with no side effects 

[Hefeweizen 5321]

22 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

Multiple times a day.  Really helps my cell phone reception.  Got the combo flu/covid.

 

 I’m also the only person I know (including my whole family) who hasn’t had the Rona yet.

[Deej 76791]

1 hour ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

Just the smart ones. Good luck.

[HouTex 1867]

1 hour ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

I’ve wondered this as well.  How many Covid boosters are being given?  Last I looked—been about 2 years, it was a very small percentage of the country that is still getting boosted.  Surely still in the millions though.  My last booster was 11/21.  

[HellesBier 188]

2 hours ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine?

Don't you know that Pharma companies have our best interest at heart?

[bolverk 29672]

2 hours ago, Handcruser said:

People are still getting the Covid vaccine buying guns?

 

[Armybrat 40845]

9 minutes ago, bolverk said:

 

Why not both?

[Handcruser 2805]

2 hours ago, aggie08 said:

I'm sure you ask the same about the flu vaccine.

Actually yeah.  I haven’t had a flu shot in 30 years. Since I was like 18.  
 

 

[Handcruser 2805]

14 minutes ago, bolverk said:

 

Things have been a little slower since spring - summer slowdown and election year has things a little wonky.  
 

My line of business is still pretty strong (2011 market) and we’re starting to see a little uptick in overall sales.