Moving this from c/bloomer again since those don't seem to get many replies, and I want to hear from all of you!

How has your week been? Anything cool and exciting going on?

My best friend has a mutual friend in town this week, we went to a punk show last night. Definitely feeling it this morning, but holy shit it was great to be back in that environment again, and saw a few old acquaintances that actually lead to my Cthulhu doomnoise band getting on a punk show at a local dive next week! On top of that, getting my septum pierced today! The more work I do on my tattoo sleeve, the more I realize there are literally 0 consequences for looking the way I want to, so why not? Last but not least, getting back into recording with the band after work today, new EP coming out soon.

Phenibut taper is going well, down to 7g per day now, mentally been feeling pretty ok this week. Just a little hungover today. How are you all doing comrades?

    • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]M
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      3 years ago

      Thanks! Down from 9g a day to 7. Today hasn't been as smooth as normal, but that is probably 90% because I got hammered for the first time in a while last night and my brain's GABA system is fucked. But yeah, doc has me on baclofen to help, but its probably too low of a dose to do anything for me. Totally do not notice it doing anything for my heart palpitations.

      Anyways, going to start running again myself once I get a good pair of shoes, probably next paycheck. Should be good! Been meaning to lose weight for a long time now, so if you ever need an ear, holler at me!

        • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]M
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          3 years ago

          Oh man, yeah. The mental anxiety hasn't really kicked in yet, but I've been on it so long that it's "turned on me" as they say - even at my usual 9g's, the heart palpitations are so uncomfortable. Luckily my brain is able to go "ah its just the phenibut, here we fucking go again" and just shrug it off, but it still leaves me shakey and not feeling great. Happening as I type this, actually! The only other thing I've quit like this was a hardcore tianeptine addiction a few years ago. Did that cold turkey, and after ~7 days the restless leg syndrome stopped (which is really a bad name for that, it feels like your bones are trying to peel themselves out of your skin) I couldn't sleep through the night for almost a month.

            • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]M
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              3 years ago

              Yeah its a super gnarly feeling, wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy. Except for maybe Joe Biden, he can get all the way fucked.

          • riley
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            1 year ago

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            • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]M
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              3 years ago

              Thanks comrade, my dr has been good about working with me, so we'll see how far this 1g per week cutting will take me.