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Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas/the holidays?
- webmaven 5y agoI'd really like an antidepressant that actually worked for me. The weird thing is, everything I've tried so far has not only had minor effects, but practically no side effects either (some tendency to gain weight that goes away with a small adjustment to my diet, and I sweat a bit more which has actually cleared up my skin).
- chefkoch 5y agoPerhabs talk to your therapist about ketamine?
- tata71 5y agoHave you tried cannabis products? No strikeouts for CBD in my network for stress/anxiety.
- webmaven 5y agoDepression isn't stress or anxiety.
- tata71 5y agoIt wasn't clear which purpose you were looking for the antidepressants. (They're prescribed for all of the above!) Anyway, CBD gummies or oil are worth the shot. I hope you find exactly what you need. You deserve it.
- webmaven 5y agoDepression. That said, I have a grab-bag of symptoms that isn't entirely typical. On the one hand I don't get any suicidal ideation, on the other depressed episodes seem to feature an actual lowering of IQ. Other than that, the usual lethargy, anhedonia, etc. that most people associate with depression. At best, antidepressants (at the maximum prescribed dose) make it possible to get up and trudge through the day somehow. Most don't seem to even do that much. A couple I've tried immediately gave me night terrors so I couldn't really try them long enough to see whether there was any therapeutic effect.
- holonomically 5y agoNuclear fusion and a social movement away from consumer pop culture.
- shard972 5y agoTo visit my uncle who was diagnosed with untraceable stage 4 cancer, assuming they open the borders up.
- Noturos 5y agoId like a pinephone or a framework laptop to experiment and learn with. But with the way things are right now for me, I'd settle for a raspberry pi.
- holonomically 5y agoThis might be your lucky day. Whereabouts do you live? I have a Raspberry Pi 400 computer kit just sitting around. I might be able to ship it to you. Get in touch at sleepy.book1396@fastmail.com (that's a masked email address from fastmail, I promise it's not a scam). I'm in California so if it's not too expensive to ship it then I'll be able to cover the shipping cost.
- Noturos 5y agoI appreciate it, but I'm currently living in central Asia as part of an internship. Shipping here is very not economical
- hikerclimber1 5y agoThe world to not exist.
- no-dr-onboard 5y agoHonestly? A ktm-250. Any model. Just moved to the southwest and these desert scenes are begging to be explored.
- nicbou 5y agoGlad I'm not the only one who wishes for a KTM. Last time I asked Santa for a motorbike, he stuck me with the payments.
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- nicbou 5y agoA hot meal and the company of the people I love. This is what makes Christmas important for me. Failing that, a KTM 890 Adventure.
- ecf 5y agoI’d love to find a SWE position. My non-traditional background in IT/SWE always seems to dissuade people in the end and I’m passed up for better candidates. 4-8 hours of interviewing for each eventual rejection is so soul crushing.