My name is Kathryn and I'm a recovering straight girl... I realized after thirty-five years of being with men, that living the straight life is not the life for me. I am currently in the 12 step recovery program, trying to find my way to being a "real" lesbian.
I don't have a medicine cabinet, I keep all of the medicine above the sink in that little cabinet that isn't good for anything.
I took a picture of my favorite drugs,
XANEX!
posted by Kathryn at
10:33 PM
I am a writer, blogger and columnist in Portland, Oregon where I live with my wife Cher and our three teenage daughters. The estrogen in our house sometimes reaches toxic levels. I am a recent graduate of Portland State University and begin graduate studies forthwith in the MFA program for Creative Nonfiction. I hope to finish graduate school before my children do. Cher and I recently acquired a Macgregor 26X sailboat because our lives were way too stagnant and boring and we had nothing to spend money on. It's an adventure that neither of us are prepared for and therefore, should be interesting. I can be found at: kathrynmartini.com recoveringstraightgirl.com and most recently, martinisserenity.blogspot.com
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Shaun said you IMed him, Damn you weren't kidding. The font is TINY! we can fix it. Just IM me tomorrow.
OMG...Xanax...my Anti-Anxiety of choice!!
Can I have some?
I am on Paxil....have been thinking of switching to Xanax. Does Xanax have any sexual side effects? Paxil does......my husband has to preheat the oven for about half an hour. ;)
Love your new look!!
Kristine:
I've been out most of the day; if you still have the info that you need, go ahead and change it.
Cherry:
Xanax is an anti-anxiety medicine; it's short acting for occasional use, it just "calms" you down ever so slightly. Paxil is an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medicine (a SSRI) which actually affects your brain chemistry. I used to take Paxil and had the same sexual problems; I switched to Effexor (also pictured,) which is a different class of medicines and I had no side effects except that I lost a lot of weight. I really liked effexor a lot; I stopped taking it because I was on such a low dose, I went off of it to see how I would do; and generally I've done fine.
I take Effexor too. I love it. It hasn't had any side effects for me. I take a huge dose though..150mg. I must be crazy! hee hee!
I have had a prescription for effexor xr in my possession for weeks now that I am afraid to have filled after the nasty side effects from both paxil and lexapro. Now you have me thinking maybe this one will actually work. Love your blog!
Welcome to my home, the land of psychophamacological drugs. Keep them safe and secure in a cool, dry place. For best results, do not leave them near heat or source of humidity (i.e. sink). And for those who have tried one or two SSRIs, there are a multitude out there, and sometimes it takes a while to get the cocktail just right. Get them from a shrink, not your friendly family doctor. They are playing in a playground where they have done nothing but fall off swings. After 20+ years in psychopharm land, I feel quite secure in that caveat.
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