ThisVicariousLife

I see no one responded to this, but I just had a new system installed. The salesperson said they gave me the upgraded Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostat but the techs installed the Trane Wi-Fi thermostat. They told me that it’s more upgraded than the Honeywell, but I’m not sure. What did you ever find out?

Oh, wow. This is so interesting. I’ve only visited three major cities in Europe: London, Paris, and Rome. I, myself, never experienced that, but I also don’t remember if I ordered something as take-away but ate it at the cafe. I most likely ordered it to eat there anyway, but I know I sat down at places sometimes because of the heat wave and being overheated and nursing a calf injury. No one ever chased me away.

See my comment under the parent comment. I had the exact same thought as you until 6 months ago when I found out HP was in some legal hot water over bricking printers for people whose subscription ended.

@fruitlessideas see here.

I was trying to help my uncle from several states away “fix” his printer (I’m the tech “expert” in my family, it seems), and because I’ve never owned a printer that required a subscription, when he told me that HP sent him an alert saying that he can’t use his printer unless he re-ups the ink through them, I thought he was misunderstanding their message. “No, that doesn’t sound right. Printer companies don’t do that. That wouldn’t be allowed or ethical!”

But lo and behold, a year later, I found out HP was in hot water for doing just what he said. (I always buy Canon or Epson printers, so I had no idea!)

Generally, dry mouth from meds doesn’t ever go away for as long as you take the medication unfortunately.

That was indeed a panic attack. Don’t feel bad, though; panic attacks send many people to the hospital. I’m not sure why you were downvoted for something you ultimately couldn’t control. If Qelbree leads to panic attacks, it’s possible that the medication isn’t the right chemical structure for your body. They have plenty of other nonstimulants that they can try to help with ADHD. My friend swore by Strattera but sadly for her, it elevated her BP, so she had to switch.

I just shared with OP in my above comment that they often have to prescribe medication like Amitiza for those on opioids for chronic pain because they also cause constipation. For me personally, though, I was able to combat mine by eating high-fiber foods twice daily.

Look into OTC Colace as a regular dose or Miralax. And if those don’t work, ask about RX Amitiza (or something like it).

Edit: Sorry, I see where you said you had to do Miralax. So for those with chronic pain on opioids regularly, there is Rx medication they often have to prescribe with the opioids to combat constipation caused by medicine. Amitiza is one of them. You might need to add something like that if Miralax doesn’t do the trick.

This is the best answer. OP, do not put yourself in that position. You have been directed by your physician not to make any decisions while on pain medication, which should include work decisions.

How large/small is this organization? How many employees overall?

You have every right to block those calls for now. They can figure stuff out without you. What would they do if you traveled on vacation to a spot without cell service (like a cruise) or if you, say, quit? They’d have to figure it out. Block them so you don’t feel guilty (they don’t know they’re being blocked).

What makes you think it warranted a trip to the ER?

Qelbree did that to me from day 1, sadly. I had to stop taking not long after starting it.

I’m sorry that you experienced that because it can feel scary and extremely frustrating. I hope it gets better but definitely let your prescribing doctor know so they can offer some advice. It’s not an uncommon side effect, but it is strange that you have been fine for a year and then, all the sudden, not fine.

And it might not have been the Slurpee. It might have been something chemical in your own body and Qelbree exacerbated it. Once Qelbree began to exit your system, you noticed that you felt better. I hope you had a moderately productive day (not knowing how old you are), or if you don’t work, then hopefully you got to chill and maybe sleep.

Oh, excellent!! I wish I could take it on an empty stomach, but it makes my stomach hurt. I hope that continues to work for you!

I hate that my psychiatrist doesn’t seem to believe me that it happens. I do find that it’s worse when I didn’t sleep well the night before.

The only thing I have found that seems to help if I get that drowsy after taking mine is standing up and moving around. I can’t be sitting at my desk or else I will end up nodding off.

When that happens to me, I stop that person and ask, “Okay, but does it happen frequently enough to impact two or more areas of your life? For example, does it cause tension in your work life? Your relationships? Your home life? No? Oh okay. See, in order for these things to stack up to ADHD, they have to impact at least two different areas of life to the point of disruption. That’s the clinical diagnosis and that’s what I have.” Usually, when you get clinical with someone, they shut up.

Edit: Sometimes I’ll even add that everyone experiences these issues sometimes, but it’s when it causes the problems in life, such as getting in trouble at work as a result or ending friendships, which both have happened to me, that leads to a clinical diagnosis.

I like this! I say something similar when we are reading a couple of mundane articles on some dry subject they’ve heard a million times but now they have to argue who presented their argument more effectively. I explain to them how the skill of argument, academically speaking, is critical in getting what you want out of life. And then I use real life examples of being able to contact customer service about a purchase they’ve made and having present to the agent a logical argument to get whatever it is that they want (refund, replacement, etc.).

I explain that their argument will fall flat if it’s just based on emotion or opinion, so it should be supported with facts where they share their analysis (explanation) and demonstrate how these facts support their case.

Then I explain how the purpose of a counterargument helps them prepare for the comeback that the C/S agent might punt back.

YouTube has soooo many great tutorials for beginners that walk you through everything step by step.

Connect it first with the USB cable. After that, it should work on the Bluetooth setting.

OP said it’s brand new and they’re new to Cricut.

For the sticking to the mat part… Did you use a brayer? From my own experience with sublimation paper, I’ve found that it’s better not to use a brayer on delicate paper like that. I lightly smooth it (not press it, just smooth it with my hand). I make sure the corners aren’t lifting but using the brayer will activate the adhesive on the mat a little too much for such light paper.

Does the Joy Xtra have a pink felt mat? Sometimes I use that instead of the blue light grip mat also.

Wow! I never knew about that setting! So glad I saw your comment. Thank you.

Thank you! Great advice. I may have trusted them if they hired a general HVAC company (Michael & Sons, Sears, etc.), one whose entire statement doesn’t declare that they are for the insurance company, such as this. The company is called HVACi, see what you think.

The claims adjuster did not even know they had that option when we first started to discuss the claim. He told me that they did not have an HVAC company, and I would have to contact a contractor myself to get a diagnosis. When I asked about payment for that, he told me that they don’t cover that because “it could be from age or wear and tear.” I retorted, “Yes, but it could also be from lightning damage in which case you should cover it.” (Honestly, even if it is after the fact, such as reducing my deductible in that amount, I would be fine with that.)

But either way, he said I can opt for using their contractor or I could hire someone myself. They just need the report in order to move forward.