It’s not fast, unfortunately, but I was prescribed a high weekly dose by my doctor and it did seem to help eventually. The long time it takes means I’m left wondering if I feel better because of the vitamins, or something else, but I do feel better.

https://www.drugs.com/medical-answers/long-vitamin-d-work-3555995/

Research has found that vitamin D insufficiency resolved with 12 weeks of weekly high-dose vitamin D.

Unfortunately, when your D is really low, you should up the dosage to get a noticable change, but too much vitamin D can be dangerous so I wouldn’t recommend it without finding out what your levels are. When I was checked both my vitamin D and iron were low, which is why I was sleeping constantly and still feeling fatigued.

“power user” is such a kind way to describe that, thank you!

Looking at what I have now, it’s a mix of tasks I don’t want to forget to do, a long article I was reading but felt i wasn’t absorbing, some fanfic I am probably going to read in the next couple days plus the rec list I got them from, a podcast I’m still midway through for when I’m driving, an article for a work thing I’ll need tomorrow, a couple dnd race pages open as I’m making a character for a new campaign, and two bsky people who post interesting articles on the daily so I read them daily. Some stuff is bookmarked, but if I’m using it in the next week, it stays in tabs.

They all get closed when I’m done with them, but new things get rotated in. I’m at my max now, but it’s rare I have under five open. It’s a to-do list, basically, and there are always new things to do, and read, and think about, and learn. Bookmarks are for when I want to save a link to look at much later. Like, webcomics I’ve caught up with, artists I like, utility pages, resources, etc.

I used to be “worse” because I had fun in the early 00s generating link lists for character fan pages. It involved opening every relevant link on an already vetted and tagged page, and then checking each one (and opening pages from their links if they turned out to be relevant). When I finished a character, I’d start on the next, so I’d have one or two hundred open most of the time. I lost interest, eventually. The impulse to link to relevant topics still exists in me, however, which is a big reason I’m on this website.

Think of all the people you’re helping who can be like “at least it wasn’t what they put up their ass.” And when you go in, you know you “won” compared to this man from Taiwan!

I’m glad there’s a general agreement not to cremate without a death certificate.

I get it, but embarrassment could’ve killed this guy. If it helps, know that people have stuck worse up there and just go to the doctor.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/why-do-humans-have-a-taste-for-alcohol-43579

The theory in this article is that ethanol indicates a higher caloric density in fruit, which makes that fruit more desirable when you’re struggling to get enough to eat. I have no idea if this is true, but it’s one possible reason I guess.

Well, we know they fucked, so this is nice.

The first sleep paralysis episode I had I was convinced the whole time I had died and was in this weird ghost zone where I could hear people and see a bit, but couldn’t move. Fucked me up, too, though in my case I was scared of sleeping for a while. It doesn’t sound as bad as your experience, though, damn.

I think it’s an NSAID? That’s a “use with caution” situation, then. The salt water gargle is something I forgot about. I’m glad I posted this question. It’s reminding me of all the stuff that’s helped before in case the coughing gets worse.

Yeah, I know any sleep I get with the booze, it won’t really help. I wish I didn’t know that, though. A hot toddy sounds nice, but…ah, well.

Oh, pineapple! Whew. I was like “i don’t think pine and orange would mesh well…but if I feel really sick…”

Spicy food does sound like a good idea!

Oh, duh, I even have an electric kettle and I’ve just been staring into space and sipping soda. I must be really out of it.

I should keep a pack of weed gummies on hand and keep them in a nyquil box for times like these

That sounds amazing

I remember reading an article years ago about how little good cold medicines actually do against the illness, so I’d already been mostly avoiding them. Except when I’m too congested or coughing too much to sleep. Then I miss them SO much.

They might distract me!

Cough suppressants and nasal decongestants, apparently? I can take antihistamines but I try to avoid them.

Hm, I do have whiskey, but I wonder if I still have honey left?

My family’s always been pretty open about answering family history questions. Even delighted I took an interest. The times when I was hesitant to ask it involved “scandals” like why a cousin is so much older than the rest of us. But when I asked, they’d just tell me. So I don’t have any suggestions if they’re always hesitant or angry about answering.

We used to look through old pictures when I was young. That was a good time to ask questions. Do they have any old photos you can ask about? You can say you want to copy some into a family album for yourself or future kids.

If there’s nothing interesting to look at, I just continue the plot of the story I’m telling myself. Some people just enjoy a meditative silence, but I’m not one of them, either. I might look like it though.