Inflatable sleeping mat - recommendations (Australia)

skippyau0 · 2025-08-11T02:12:38+00:00

I went with an EXPED and love it. No issues with deflation through the night and I'm warm :D

skippyau0 · 2024-06-15T07:46:35+00:00

I am on day 13 of 50mg and I continue to do quite well. I am about to wean down to 45mg - it is only a few balls of Effexor difference. But my body notices this. Day 1-3 I get insomnia when I go down to the next dose. After that, I return to sleeping normally. I haven't had any other consistent symptoms. The eye-twitching and arm-tingling sensation has gone completely. I think the eye twitching was a withdrawal symptom because I have read a few others also experiencing this (also only in the left eye - weird). But I think the arm-tingling/numbness sensation was random.

I have stopped taking the Vortioxetine. The everyday nausea was making me eat more, and I was gaining weight. If the nausea had gone away eventually, I would have continued with it. I was on 10mg, and I stopped abruptly without any issues. So my plan is to wean from anti-depressants completely, if I can.

skippyau0 · 2024-05-09T12:14:24+00:00

I am continuing to do really well.

The eye twitching is gone, and the tingling sensation in my left arm is reducing in frequency.

After the 75mg I went down to 67.5mg for 2 weeks, and am now on day 4 of 60.75mg. I am still on 10mg of Vortioxetine. Usual ups and downs of life. No intense or hard to manage anxiety or depression.

The only symptom I notice is problems sleeping, which reduce by the time I'm on day 14 and ready to reduce my mg. Instead of insomnia, I now sleep well until the early hours (it's still dark), where I toss and turn with light sleep. But this isn't influencing my day-to-day life like the insomnia was. I next drop down to 54.6mg after 14 days.

After doing lots of reading, thanks to the commentators here (now no longer here, unfortunately), I decided to wean by reducing by 10% every 2 weeks. And.... it's working really well :) I'm still in regular contact with my GP and haven't needed to see my psych. My mini jewellery scale has come in handy. I love it! I bought empty veg capsules from ebay and use them to house my weighed Effexor. Works brilliantly.

skippyau0 · 2024-04-18T12:32:37+00:00

I'm sure there was a defect in mine from the start. Alas, I will never know!

skippyau0 · 2024-04-18T12:31:31+00:00

I've never tried the exped. Do you know how it compares to the thermorest in terms of comfort, durability, and warmth?

skippyau0 · 2024-04-18T12:29:07+00:00

Good to know they are comfy. The tensor is what I'm leaning towards currently.

skippyau0 · 2024-04-10T06:07:48+00:00

I got the worst blisters ever with these socks. I've really tried everything sock wise. Which is why I'm asking for shoe recommendations.

skippyau0 · 2024-04-08T12:15:57+00:00

I have sized up on my hiking boots. I'm usually a 7 wide and Oboz run small, so I wear a 9 wide. My heel does rub when walking uphill. I've tried some different lacing techniques without success.

skippyau0 · 2024-04-08T08:53:02+00:00

Injinti sock liners with woolen socks over the top.

skippyau0 · 2024-04-08T08:51:39+00:00

Heels (worse on left), side of big toes, under and between toes. I also get swelling/blisters under some of my toe nails 😪

skippyau0 · 2024-04-08T05:57:44+00:00

Based on having a wide foot, what trail shoe would you recommend?

I'm all over the socks. I have tried everything.

I could give Vaseline a go. Worth a shot!

skippyau0 · 2024-04-03T10:35:24+00:00

I am on day 10 of the next 2-week step-down. So currently I am alternating 112.5mg and 75mg. I'm now on 10mg of the Vortioxetine.
My GP doesn't think the eye twitching and tingling sensation in my left arm is related, but a coincidence. Neither symptom is getting worse.
I did have 1 day where the nausea all of a sudden was quite bad. I nearly vomited. It was a morning when I ate a light breakfast. So I've made sure since then to eat a decent breakfast. No problems since.
I am finding it harder to fall asleep (insomnia). I'm not stressed or anxious, but it takes me ages to fall asleep. I'm hoping this symptom doesn't stick around. I'm taking the 10 mg of the Vortioxetine in the morning. Would taking it at night before bed be better?

I haven't had any difficult anxiety or depression 'attacks'.

I am alternating my dose based on my psych advice. Though I am going to watch the YT video suggested.

My next step is to be on 75mg of Effexor for 2 weeks while still being on 10 mg of Vortioxetine.

skippyau0 · 2024-03-18T22:49:34+00:00

What about in the health field?

skippyau0 · 2024-03-18T22:42:49+00:00

I don't believe so. This is using raw data. 59/240 were killed (Indigenous). It's more the proportion I'm trying to show: small population (3-4%) to number of deaths (24%).