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[Dajjal]

 

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[saveliberty]

Back to the drawing board. High blood pressure causing the vertigo? 126/80. Nope next idea. I don't take BP meds. It is all me!

 

[Hossfly]

 

[Foxfyre]

Back to the drawing board. High blood pressure causing the vertigo? 126/80. Nope next idea. I don't take BP meds. It is all me!

I've had the same problem lately. Usually only when I first stand up from a sitting position and it passes fairly quickly. Not sure why. So let us know if you get a diagnosis that makes sense.

 

[Foxfyre]

An incredulous look and "I am?" usually works.

That's a lot better than being in the middle of a heated argument and you suddenly realize you're wrong. I bet we've all been there at least once.

 

[mak2]

I've had the same problem lately. Usually only when I first stand up from a sitting position and it passes fairly quickly. Not sure why. So let us know if you get a diagnosis that makes sense.

Orthostatic hypotension. Probably seconday to hypovolemia.

 

[Foxfyre]

Orthostatic hypotension. Probably seconday to hypovolemia.

Blood tests have been normal though and my blood pressure tends to run higher than my doctor would like but still within healthy limits. But good guesses.

 

[Dajjal]

Ho Hum! Well I lasted six months without medication for schizophrenia, but a week ago I went back on the drug. I did not do it for my mind, which was strong and clear, that is after the first two months when I had horrible stress from with drawl symptoms. I finally had to admit defeat because my body let me down. For some reason my nose started streaming mucus down my throat, and I choked until I was sick several times a day. I stuck it out for months, but in the end I had enough. I knew I did not have this problem on the drug so I had to take it again. The problem is much better now.

On the positive side I think the spirit world is trying to inspire me to paint again, as when I went to bed last night a beautiful image flashed into my head. I decided to try and paint it, and I cleared my room and put up my easel today. I cut a piece of square board to paint on and primed it. The image was something like a mandala, and it was a circular composition of a number of figures in a square frame.
I will try and start it tomorrow.

 

[Foxfyre]

Ho Hum! Well I lasted six months without medication for schizophrenia, but a week ago I went back on the drug. I did not do it for my mind, which was strong and clear, that is after the first two months when I had horrible stress from with drawl symptoms. I finally had to admit defeat because my body let me down. For some reason my nose started streaming mucus down my throat, and I choked until I was sick several times a day. I stuck it out for months, but in the end I had enough. I knew I did not have this problem on the drug so I had to take it again. The problem is much better now.

On the positive side I think the spirit world is trying to inspire me to paint again, as when I went to bed last night a beautiful image flashed into my head. I decided to try and paint it, and I cleared my room and put up my easel today. I cut a piece of square board to paint on and primed it. The image was something like a mandala, and it was a circular composition of a number of figures in a square frame.
I will try and start it tomorrow.

I find when those flashes of inspiration come to you, we are wise to follow them. -

 

[Foxfyre]

 

[Foxfyre]

 

[Dajjal]

I find when those flashes of inspiration come to you, we are wise to follow them. -

I started the painting this morning. I only spent about twenty minutes doing an underpainting. Now I have to wait until tomorrow for it to dry. I was expecting to do more work today, but there is nothing more I can do until the underpainting dries. I use oil paints, and mix them with liquin which is a resin that dries overnight. When I first started using oils in the 1960's I used linseed oil to mix the paints and that takes weeks to dry.

 

[Dajjal]

I believe I previously mentioned the book, 'Mental self help' by Edwin Ash. It tells you how to reprogram your subconscious mind and plant positive ideas into it. I can now tell you I think it worked for me. After years of wasting myself, and wallowing in apathy thinking I would be better off dead. I appear to have lots of energy, and am making an effort to achieve things.
Starting a new painting after years of thinking it was pointless, because all my pictures were third rate is some kind of a mental miracle. Six months of being off medication did not seem to matter. I know now I am strong enough to survive without the drug. But my body let me down and I had to take the drug again for health. But this has not phased me, and I appear to function well with or without the drug, apart from the fact I choke in mucus without it.
I am confident my new painting will work out, and when it is finished I will post it here.

 

[Dajjal]

 

[Dajjal]

Well, I started my new painting today, I did the basic outline yesterday, but today I began to paint in figures and faces. But I have had enough after 3 hours , because I started getting back ache from sitting in the chair. Oh well, more work tomorrow.

 

[Foxfyre]

I think most of our Coffee shoppers might get this one.

 

[Hossfly]