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Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
Just wondered whether anyone else had noticed this about babble.
I haven't been on babble for a few days because I've been ill - a virus I think. When I came back (today) I felt like a stranger. So many new posts. So many new people! Other people seem to have disappeared. Does anyone remember me?!
It's weird. I've been posting on babble for ages.........yet a few days seems like I've been gone forever.
It's depressing somehow.
Ed
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 28, 2006, at 11:49:49
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
You're no stranger!!!!!!!!
But I know what you mean precisely.
That's why babbleland is so addictive...
Hope you're getting better??
Kind regards
Meri
xx
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:57:31
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble, posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 28, 2006, at 11:49:49
Hi Meri
I'm almost better I think :)
Ed x
Posted by Phillipa on May 28, 2006, at 12:33:55
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble » Meri-Tuuli, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:57:31
Ed remember I said the same to you about six months ago. If you're not here daily people forget you. I don't forget you I look for you everyday and wonder where is Ed. No more viruses for you. I know a lot of people have been looking for you Tepi and Jeroen are two and me of course. Love PJ O
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 28, 2006, at 12:34:06
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
> Just wondered whether anyone else had noticed this about babble.
>
> I haven't been on babble for a few days because I've been ill - a virus I think. When I came back (today) I felt like a stranger. So many new posts. So many new people! Other people seem to have disappeared. Does anyone remember me?!
>
> It's weird. I've been posting on babble for ages.........yet a few days seems like I've been gone forever.
>
> It's depressing somehow.
>
> EdOne hint I have for you is to not be a stranger on other boards. This specific board has huge turnover. Some of the others still have posts visible from weeks, even months, ago.
I always notice when you're not here, by the way. You are quite conspicuous when you are absent.
Lar
Posted by Jakeman on May 28, 2006, at 12:39:38
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
Ed I noticed that you were gone and wondered about your absence.
~Jake
> Just wondered whether anyone else had noticed this about babble.
>
> I haven't been on babble for a few days because I've been ill - a virus I think. When I came back (today) I felt like a stranger. So many new posts. So many new people! Other people seem to have disappeared. Does anyone remember me?!
>
> It's weird. I've been posting on babble for ages.........yet a few days seems like I've been gone forever.
>
> It's depressing somehow.
>
> Ed
>
>
Posted by willyee on May 28, 2006, at 12:53:02
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
Lol please i dont come here for you or any information,i come for the free popcorn!!
I think there are stages,certain people enjoy emotional support type of answers,others like myself look for more science and technicality,and your one of the people i can expect that from,lord knows no one in my real life can,if i said gaba or dopamine to anyone there stare at me like i was speaking in tongues lol.
Seriously i noticed ur absence,and i understand what ur saying,i myselg invested so much into a group or two that like u i hope when im not around any longer perhaps there are one or two people reading my posts saying..."wow this guys gram is horrific,but wow hes describing exactly how i feel!"
Posted by tepiaca on May 28, 2006, at 12:57:00
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
> Just wondered whether anyone else had noticed this about babble.
>
> I haven't been on babble for a few days because I've been ill - a virus I think. When I came back (today) I felt like a stranger. So many new posts. So many new people! Other people seem to have disappeared. Does anyone remember me?!
>
> It's weird. I've been posting on babble for ages.........yet a few days seems like I've been gone forever.
>
> It's depressing somehow.
>
> Ed
>
>hi eddy , don´t feel rare . I feel apathetic and without energy in this moment but I always keep reading pyschobabble. In fact I have in my mind a lot of questions but something I think no one is gonna answer them . I have felt the same way you feel now. I´ve been here for years too eddy.
I hope you are feeling better with that virus.Im your friend
Tepi
Posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 13:00:49
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
Every time I've seen someone asking for a suggestion for a benzo to take, I'd say to myself, "where's Ed?" :>} You're obviously one of the most informed guys on the board, so of course you're missed. What I find interesting is that we can feel...uh, hurt? depressed? by things that happen on the board (and then I think to myself, "I'm a weenie, face it")I put on a post about some REALLY weird stuff that happens to me-that concerns me, and that the doc has no idea what it is about. I was hoping someone would tell me that I'm outright psychotic or to just forget it or they had heard of it before. I was waiting for replies and very concerned about what those replies might be. I didn't have to be: no replies at all. That made me feel pretty much like a bastard at a family picnic, as the expression goes. :>} It would be nice if a lot of the same people were always posting-but it's sort of like my support group: you never know how many people and exactly who is going to show up.
You don't think Valium gave you that virus, do you? :>}
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:10:49
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble » ed_uk, posted by Phillipa on May 28, 2006, at 12:33:55
Hi PJ :)
Has Jeroen posted to me while I was gone? I just saw Tepi's posts and replied.
Lots of love
Ed xoxo
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:13:06
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble » ed_uk, posted by Larry Hoover on May 28, 2006, at 12:34:06
Hi Lar
I should go on social more. I suppose I find it difficult to visit all the boards because I'm at work so much! I do sometimes visit the other boards but not very often at the moment.
>I always notice when you're not here, by the way. You are quite conspicuous when you are absent.
Thank you Lar :)
Regards
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:14:25
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble » ed_uk, posted by Jakeman on May 28, 2006, at 12:39:38
Hi J
It's good to know I'm not forgotten :) It's weird how I feel like a stranger. I've only been gone for a few days!
Regards
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:16:11
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble, posted by willyee on May 28, 2006, at 12:53:02
Hi Willy
>lord knows no one in my real life can,if i said gaba or dopamine to anyone there stare at me like i was speaking in tongues lol
I bet they've heard of serotonin though!
Regards
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:18:45
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble » ed_uk, posted by tepiaca on May 28, 2006, at 12:57:00
Hi Tepi
I just replied to your posts above. You've got the UK Nardil! It smells strange don't you think? I never have smelt anything quite like that before!
>Im your friend
I'm your friend too Tepi :)
Saludos
Eddy
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:22:59
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble, posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 13:00:49
Hi Bassman
>You don't think Valium gave you that virus, do you? :>}
Haha I don't think so I haven't taken any for ages!
>What I find interesting is that we can feel...uh, hurt? depressed? by things that happen on the board
That's so true. The worst thing is when no one at all replies. It makes you feel like no one cares, especially if you posted something really personal :(
Kind regards
Ed
Posted by willyee on May 28, 2006, at 15:02:41
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble » willyee, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:16:11
With the informative Zoloft commercial that used to air all the time,u know the one with the bouncy cartoon head,im sure they do too!
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 15:14:04
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble, posted by willyee on May 28, 2006, at 15:02:41
Hi Willy
I've seen the Zoloft cartoon on the internet. We don't have that commercial here though - advertising prescription drugs to the public is illegal in England! We only get commercials for ibuprofen and stuff!
Ed
Posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 15:16:16
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble, posted by willyee on May 28, 2006, at 15:02:41
Need your opinion. I've been feeling pretty fearful/depressed on 0.75 mg Klonopin and 150 mg Wellbutrin (300 mg and 450 mg just made me more fearful) and so I added 15 mg Prozac and I'm starting to feel that AD stimulation that I associate with my success with Paxil for three years. 0.5 mg Xanax in the evening seemed to make me calmer in the morning and increased the AD effect until about 5 PM, when I crash. I don't feel all that good in the evening, which is fuuny, because all of my experiences with depression have been that I feel awful in the morning and feel progressively better during the day. Any thoughts?
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 15:58:00
In reply to while you're there, Ed, posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 15:16:16
Hi Bassman
Could you try taking the Xanax three times a day? You should then be able to reduce the Klonopin. I recall that you prefer Xanax to other benzos. Xanax usually needs to be taken several times a day due to its short duration of action.
Ed
Posted by Phillipa on May 28, 2006, at 16:51:31
In reply to Re: while you're there, Ed » bassman, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 15:58:00
Ed yes Jeroen was looking for info for reducing his seroquel Jay stepped in for you. Love PJ O
Posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 17:01:33
In reply to Re: while you're there, Ed » bassman, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 15:58:00
I take the Klonopin (although at 1 mg it is definately depressing) to avoid the Xanax up and downs. I tried Xanax XR, but that just didn't work well at all.
Do you mean substitute the Xanax for the Klonopin-so that maybe I'd be taking 1.5 mg (0.5 x 3)Xanax/day instead of 0.75 mg Klonopin + 0.5 mg Xanax?
Posted by heaven help me on May 28, 2006, at 17:26:50
In reply to Re: while you're there, Ed, posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 17:01:33
I am new to this board (to boards at all) and I am always wondering if I am saying something I shouldn't or offending people or making board faux pauxs...I hope not because I have really enjoyed my short time here and been blessed by the empathy and compassion you all have. Thanks for letting me in.
blessings
mary
Posted by bassman on May 28, 2006, at 18:24:32
In reply to so, ummm, I feel bad for being new, posted by heaven help me on May 28, 2006, at 17:26:50
I'm pretty new, too, Mary and have had similar thoughts...I think it's just natural not to want to see how many people, who have a great deal of information and comfort to offer, that you can piss off. I've read your posts and they all seem very sweet to me; don't worry.
Posted by pseudoname on May 28, 2006, at 19:24:03
In reply to Strange thing about babble, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 11:40:33
> When I came back (today) I felt like a stranger. So many new posts. So many new people!
I always feel that way. Did you know over *500* people posted on Babble last month? To keep up across the boards, you would've had to read 376 posts every day.
> Other people seem to have disappeared.
In Toronto, it was gratifying that several people at the table remembered my prior incarnation here and kinda wondered what had happened to him; Fallsfall said her connotations about my old screen name were positive. I appreciated knowing those things; that I was noticed.
> Does anyone remember me?!
> It's depressing somehow.
Their experience was the less without you, whether they ever knew it or not.
Posted by naughtypuppy on May 29, 2006, at 8:06:30
In reply to Re: Strange thing about babble, posted by willyee on May 28, 2006, at 15:02:41
I tried Zoloft once and all it did for me is make these bouncing little circles follow me around wanting to be my friend. Must have given me hallucinations!!! LOL
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