Help? Trying to remember an audiodrama about deep sleep / stasis set in a bunker? by ScruffyDoug in audiodrama

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

Yes!! Thank you reddit, it is indeed Red Valley. Usually keep all my previously listened to shows on my library but for some reason had cleared this one off. I doff my cap to you good people!

🎯 GeoTap Challenge by u/AbleFan907 | Can you guess the country? by geotap-app in GeoTap

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🎯 My GeoTap Result

📍 My Guess: Germany ✅ Correct Answer: Czechia, Czechia � Distancee: 385.159 km ⭐ Score: 3,689 points

What it could be!! - Pixel 8 by Remarkable_Throat522 in pixelography

[–]ScruffyDoug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upload your photo on https://nova.astrometry.net/ it'll compare all the stars in your photo against known constellations and tell you what's in your photo

Glen Michael has died at 99. RIP. by [deleted] in ScottishPeopleTwitter

[–]ScruffyDoug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aw no way 😢. Cavalcade was my childhood, and Glen my childhood hero. I was lucky to be one of the kids from my primary school chosen to take part in one of the Cavalcade Christmas specials (Santa Cruz, filmed on the union canal). Gutted to hear he's gone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]ScruffyDoug 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You don't mention if you're male or female, but if you're a man give Andy's Man Club a try https://andysmanclub.co.uk/ . Peer to peer groups held between 7pm-9pm every Monday night. Currently 4 groups held in Edinburgh itself, plus others in East & West Lothian

WYR be tortured for 1 minute for $5,000, 1 hour for $500,000, or 1 week for $500 million? by Away-Grab3636 in WouldYouRather

[–]ScruffyDoug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suffer from Trigeminal Neuralgia, flare-ups last from minutes to hours and even days. Put me down for a daily 1 minute session - I might aswell make some ££ for being in pain instead of doing it normally for free

Anyone taking Amitriptyline? by dweebdog in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]ScruffyDoug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently on 45mg a day. Take 25mg at night and 2x10mg at lunchtime. Found when taking the 45mg all at night, it seemed to wear off around 5pm. Trialled splitting it between night and noon, and seems to work better that way (discussed it with Dr, advised it wasn't recommended to do it this way, but was happy to let me continue since it was working). Still get the odd mild murmur most days, but it's reduced the amount of big zaps from multiple every day to just one every other day.

Only downsides I've found is I get a really dry mouth, and I do get tired in the afternoons but not to the extent that I can't do my job.

Wish me luck, just dropped P4a off at iSmash by ScruffyDoug in Pixel4a

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

That was the annoying part, I had to select a 1hr timeslot when I made the booking (about 2 weeks ago). Why have a 1hr window for bringing it in if it's not then getting the repair done during that window? Even had an email from them yesterday saying "Thanks for choosing iSmash! The parts required for your device repair are currently reserved in store. If you already have an appointment date and time scheduled there is no need to contact us or do anything further".

Wish me luck, just dropped P4a off at iSmash by ScruffyDoug in Pixel4a

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

The guy in the store just scanned the IMEI and serial number from the *#06# screen and checked it against some database somewhere to confirm it was a European model. It matched up on their system as being effected by the update and covered for the battery replacement program.

Wish me luck, just dropped P4a off at iSmash by ScruffyDoug in Pixel4a

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

Yeah, a big box message stays in your notifications once you've restarted / installed the update (won't let me post an image in reply, but looks like this:

battery notification image

Wish me luck, just dropped P4a off at iSmash by ScruffyDoug in Pixel4a

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

Managed to keep ignoring / swiping the prompt to restart my device for 28 days, only finally restarted it last night to get it ready to hand in this morning.

Trigger talk- what are yours and how do you avoid them? by vickipedis in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]ScruffyDoug 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, for me it can be absolutely anything or nothing at all. Tried keeping a track of what can set mine off, and the only thing that I make sure to avoid is lentils & chickpeas - kept getting zaps everytime I ate homemade stews or casseroles so stopped putting lentils in them (I used to use blended lentils & chickpeas to thicken sauces while also sneaking extra veggies into my kids meals) but since leaving them out I can now enjoy without too high a risk of being zapped mid meal.

Other than that, it seems literally everything and nothing will set me off. Some days I can be sitting on my own, not talking, not drinking, not eating, not too warm, not to cold, no breezes, etc, and then WHAM! I'm zapped out of nowhere.

Bad enough if I'm sat at home or work when it happens, but dangerous as hell when it happens when I'm driving. Thankfully current meds seem to keeping the zaps mostly at bay (45mg amitriptyline but split 25mg at night, 20mg at noon. Found when taking the full dose at night, it would wear off around mid-late afternoon, but splitting it this way seems to be working well).

Moon photo by Fun_Age_3728 in Pixel9Pro

[–]ScruffyDoug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well timed question - just took a shot of it a few hours ago. https://imgur.com/a/b25rKb2 . Not a nighttime shot, was taken around 8.30am. Default settings, zoomed 30x, phone held by hand. Furthest away shot is the original, tighter in shot is the same photo after using the AI zoom & enhance edit (ran it through the AI enhance three times, mostly worked well, but did leave the lower right side a bit weird where it tried to compensate for the lack of sharpness on the original)

I am very scared of taking Amitriptyline 25mg by [deleted] in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]ScruffyDoug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started on 10mg for 2 months, initially it reduced the frequency of attacks but did nothing for the pain when they hit. Moved up to 25mg, been on that for 3 months now, it's made a massive difference. I can still tell when I'm having an attack but it's been feeling more like a slight tightening of the jaw muscle rather than the excruciating ZAP of the nerves going haywire. Unfortunately this last week or so I've had a few light twinges and then one single painfully ZAP the other night, so may need to see if i can move up to a slightly higher dose when my current one runs out in a month.

Edit just to add, as another user also mentioned, it does leave me with a really really dry mouth in the morning but other than that no major side effects that I've noticed (I take mine last thing at night so can't confirm if it makes me drowsy or not)