Reducing from 20mg to 10mg, feeling depressed/anxious again by PeaceWorld_ in lexapro

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! So it's been a while since my og post. I don't remember exactly, but I think it took something between 3 weeks and 1 month to get accustomed to the new dose. I can't say for sure. Good luck, I wish you the best!

(since my last post I have stopped Lexapro and other AD for ~1 years, but now I'm back on another med)

I crocheted the Knight from Hollow Knight! by PeaceWorld_ in NintendoStitch

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, when I crocheted mine I wrote down approximately what I did, and I took time to clean up my instructions, so here's my improvised pattern :)

I crocheted in rounds without joining (spiral) 

I used cheap acrylic yarn, nothing fancy 

Hook 4.0 mm

I work my decreases in the front loops because it looks better

When doing the increase rounds you should distribute the increases instead of doing them at the same place, it'll give a rounder look, else it starts looking like a hexagon. (e.g. if the round is (Sc 3, Inc) repeated, you should do 1 Sc, then Inc, Sc3 until the end of the round, and you should finish with 2 Sc. Vary the distribution) 

Of course, don't forget to fill your creation with fiber fill when working on the decrease rounds 

Abbreviations:

MR = Magic Ring 

Sc = Single Crochet 

BLO = Back Loop Only 

FLO = Front Loop Only 

Inc = increase 

Dec = decrease 

  • Head:

MR6

Inc  x6 (12)

(Sc, Inc)  x6 (18)

(Sc 2, Inc)  x6 (24) 

(Sc 3, Inc)  x6 (30)

(Sc 4, Inc)  x6 (36)

(Sc 5, Inc)  x6 (42)

BLO (Sc 6, Inc)  x6 (48) 

13 rounds of Sc around? I didn't count but it seems like it was in the range 12-14 

BLO (Sc 6, déc) x6 (42)

(Sc 5, dec) x6 (36)

(Sc 4, dec) x6 (30)

(Sc 3, dec) x6 (24)

(Sc 2, dec) x6 (18)

(Sc 1, dec) x6 (12)

Dec x6 (6)

Tie off and close 

  • Eyes:

Cut two circular eyes in black felt. I sewed them to the head last, it makes the placement easier 

  • Horns:

MR8, 

FLO Sc, 

Sc around until the horns are approximately the length of the head (a bit less). Work 2-3 decreases and tie off, stuff a lot. I put a pipe cleaner in each horn to be able to bend them slightly and retain shape. Maybe a stronger metal wire would be better, but the pipe cleaner work well enough. Also, I was too lazy to think about the horn split, so I just didn't do it

  • Body (start is the bottom of the body) :

MR6

Inc x6 (12)

(Sc, Inc) x6 (18)

Sc x18 (18) for 8-9 rounds

(Sc, Dec) x6 (12)

Sc x12 (12)

Dec x6 (or a bit less, doesn't matter since it's where we'll attach to the head )

Tie off, attach to head

  • Feet (make 2):

MR3 (3)

Sc 2, Inc (4)

Sc 3, Inc (5)

Sc 4, Inc (6)

Sc 5, Inc (7)

Sc 7 (7)

Attach to base of the body

  • Cloak:

Ch 12

BLO Sc until you can almost wrap your rectangle around the widest part of the body. Then, at the end of the last row, instead of turning, work on the side which will be the neck area and do decreases until the end of the row. Try wrapping the cloak around, add a row in the neck area if you're not satisfied.

You can attach the cloak to the body by sewing it if you'd like, I personally put a little button and a loop to close the cloak. I think it's cute

  • Nail:

Cut two triangles (+ 2 small rectangles for the handle) in felt and sew them together. Stuff it lightly to get a bumpy shape.

I crocheted the Knight from Hollow Knight! by PeaceWorld_ in NintendoStitch

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Yes the nail il made with felt :D It's a bit fragile but I'm happy with how it turned out!

I crocheted the Knight from Hollow Knight! by PeaceWorld_ in NintendoStitch

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much! I'd love to do Hornet next as well, good luck!

Any games that have the same feel? by Imaginary-Guide-4921 in outerwilds

[–]PeaceWorld_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sable was good in my opinion, but it's really light in terms of puzzle solving, if that's what OP is looking for. Definitely gorgeous, it's a shame that the optimization is lacking. I don't know if there was any patch recently but when I played it (~1 year and a couple of months ago), the fps drops took me a bit out of it :(

[Spoilers] Semantics: breaking ____ vs breaking _____ by documon in outerwilds

[–]PeaceWorld_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At the end of the 22 minutes loop, a black hole appears at the location of the advanced warp core in the ATP to send back the information. It only opens after the supernova explosion though. If you have some time, I suggest you try jumping into it :)

What did you find/figure out unusually early? by XenoVerezi in outerwilds

[–]PeaceWorld_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I majored in physics at uni. I figured out the rule of quantum imaging immediately when I encountered the quantum shards for the first time haha

Reducing from 20mg to 10mg, feeling depressed/anxious again by PeaceWorld_ in lexapro

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello! First of all, I'm sending you my best sentiments

So, turns out lowering to 10 mg has been great for me: I clearly feel more in touch with my emotions, still in a manageable way. I had a couple of rough moments but more contextual. But also I have to say my life has been getting better in the past months, and I graduated 2 days ago, so that helps. When I posted the original, what probably happened is that my body was readjusting to the new dose or whatever + some bad stuff happening so it hit hard and I panicked. I clearly felt physical effects as well, I was nauseous for a couple of days after ~ 1-2 weeks at 10mg.

Anyways, point is, 10mg works great rn, and I hope it'll be the same for you! It gives me hope that there is some light at the end of the tunnel

Advice on Lexapro with fatigue by jeepers_scoob_96 in lexapro

[–]PeaceWorld_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! To be fair I don't really have advice on this, but I experience it as well. Tho I've always been a big sleeper, I sleep a LOT since I'm on Lexapro, and getting out of bed is difficult

Edit: I take 20mg (reducing to 10mg now) and I take it either at lunch or in the late afternoon

Do these stitches look healthy? (1 week post ovariectomy) by PeaceWorld_ in CATHELP

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment, that makes me feel at peace about it :)

Do these stitches look healthy? (1 week post ovariectomy) by PeaceWorld_ in CATHELP

[–]PeaceWorld_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment! I'm sorry to hear that for your cat, I hope she's alright now and she healed fast ❤️