[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by CarsAndGuitars

..and you remember what ditto paper smells like from middle school class assignments.

Dirty Purples!

[Esteban]

Not sure if this should go here, but I've been having a seriously dry mouth and throat at night time for the past week or so. So dry that I'm getting sore throats from it. I take a few meds at night before bed (which is why in the "you know you're old" thread) but I've been taking these same meds for years and haven't had this problem. I take a 28 oz bottle of Zero sugar Gatorade with me to bed and pretty much finish it by morning but my mouth and throat stay dry anyway.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Not sure if this should go here, but I've been having a seriously dry mouth and throat at night time for the past week or so. So dry that I'm getting sore throats from it. I take a few meds at night before bed (which is why in the "you know you're old" thread) but I've been taking these same meds for years and haven't had this problem. I take a 28 oz bottle of Zero sugar Gatorade with me to bed and pretty much finish it by morning but my mouth and throat stay dry anyway.

I had to take an anti-depressant about 20 years ago and it caused dry mouth, so there's one possibility.

Another cause of dry mouth is diabetes.

I'm sure there are many other causes...

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Another cause of dry mouth is diabetes.

Not exactly. Add in peeing about every 90 minutes all night long, then you can consider diabetes. A 32oz Gatorade, overnight??? I'd do 2L bottles of Pepsi in a single tip. Exact opposite of what was needed.

[vreihen16]

I've found that dry mouth is because I'm sleeping with my mouth open because my nose is stuffed up.

When I was in the hospital, they insisted on feeding me oxygen through my nose 24/7. I demanded that they keep a pitcher of ice cubes next to my bed to suck on at night, because ice helped keep my mouth closed and moist when I slept.....

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Not exactly. Add in peeing about every 90 minutes all night long, then you can consider diabetes. A 32oz Gatorade, overnight??? I'd do 2L bottles of Pepsi in a single tip. Exact opposite of what was needed.

Diabetes has many symptoms. Dry mouth is just one of them.

Then again, mouth breathers might have dry mouth, along with those who have sleep apnea?

[Hegge]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

When I was at an appointment a week ago, the doctor noticed an involuntary movement in my left hand when holding my phone. After a few questions, it was "here, take these pills" to cure it.

Ever since I was sent home from the hospital with a 24/7 IV infusion that was only approved to ease a terminal patient's suffering and didn't know it for two years, I have made it a policy to read the medical equivalent of an MSDS to see what each new prescription does and what the risks are. The sheet and online info for "these pills" says that the first week on this medication is a rough ride, and begs the patient to push through the unpleasant side effects.

Anyway, "these pills" must have been the work of Timothy Leary. Every time that I close my eyes (wide awake), I see all kinds of interesting scenes. A dozen extension ladders being raised, wrapping paper pastel balloons popping, a gothic cathedral interior, etc. First time in my life that I feel the need to ask Alice, because the white knight is definitely talking backwards!

The prescribed dose is one pill twice a day, and stopped the involuntary movement after one day. It also seems to have helped re-calibrate my internal gyro, which has been out of whack since my last hospital stay and makes me scared to do things like try to ride a bicycle. Unfortunately, it also gives me a SPLITTING, five alarm headache that not even five aspirin (that I shouldn't be taking) will squash. I have cut back to one dose in the morning since the weekend, and the headache seems to be manageable today for the first time with "only" four aspirin.

If you'll excuse me, there's a white rabbit on my lawn that needs chasing.....

Feel better soon.

[vreihen16]

The Catskills resort/hotel that was the inspiration for the movie "Dirty Dancing" burned down earlier this week.

Nobody puts Baby in a corner.....

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

The Catskills resort/hotel that was the inspiration for the movie "Dirty Dancing" burned down earlier this week.

Nobody puts Baby in a corner.....

R.I.P. Patrick Swayze, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2009. Coincidently, I had pancreatitis in 2009 and spent 11 days in the hospital.

[Freddie345]

You know you’re old when some of the tracks you loved as a teenager are now 40 years old!!

[dradernh]

...you learn you'll never be called to jury duty again due to your age.

P.S. Just found this out today as I was released without being called to serve. This was two days into a two-week service commitment. I've served on other juries, but I'm happy to have it behind me. There comes a point where you can't promise you're going to be as sharp as a juror needs to be, and I'm afraid I've reached that point. Same reason I stopped going to the track; a guy just ages-out of some things. Gals do, too, from what I've observed!

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by Freddie345

You know you’re old when some of the tracks you loved as a teenager are now 40 years old!!

They’re now known as “oldies”.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by Freddie345

You know you’re old when some of the tracks you loved as a teenager are now 40 years old!!

Originally Posted by rwheels

They’re now known as “oldies”.

I remember sitting in traffic on Sunday nights going home to Brooklyn from my aunt's house in Long Island back in the mid 70's. That damn 60 mile trip on a Sunday night would take 3+ hours. Dad would play the Oldies all the way home. Oldies then were the 50s. They were only 20 years old.

But somehow, there is no way Zep, The Stones, or any of the great rock and roll bands' tunes are oldies and those are going on 50 years old.

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

But somehow, there is no way Zep, The Stones, or any of the great rock and roll bands' tunes are oldies and those are going on 50 years old.

Those rock & roll bands tunes are classic rock

[Esteban]

^^ yep, that music is called Classic Rock!

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

Those rock & roll bands tunes are classic rock

Originally Posted by Esteban

^^ yep, that music is called Classic Rock!

I know what it's called. I just think it's ironic. I think I'll refer to myself as classic going forward.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I know what it's called. I just think it's ironic. I think I'll refer to myself as classic going forward.

Yes, I'm sure you are. Classic.

[3798j]

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[ROBOCHOP]

Originally Posted by 3798j

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Back to the future is really surprising and we're still waiting for a proper Hoverboard

[sygazelle]

...when you know what this used to be.

[Freddie345]

Originally Posted by rwheels

They’re now known as “oldies”.

You know you’re old when you make involuntary noises every time you bend down

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Freddie345

You know you’re old when you make involuntary noises every time you bend down

....you know you are really old when you make said noises and don't hear them, and think to yourself, "what's that smell? Was that me?"!