Pharmacokinetics
Posted by Trixter on April 16, 2010
Signs that it might be time to look into fluoxetine or suitable derivative:
- You spend hours playing Monopoly Party (xbox) until you can beat it with all AI players set to maximum difficulty
- Food no longer tastes good
- You consume an entire box of ho-hos in one day (see previous note)
- You lack the drive to work on hobbies
- You lack the drive to work on anything
- You hit “refresh” on your empty RSS feed aggregator with the frequency of a lab rat requesting a pellet
- The Sugarcubes keep coming into rotation on your ipod shuffle
And yet I fear I may lose the ability to hyperfocus, which is one of my primary advantages over those around me. One might say it’s my only (un)fair advantage.
Damn good thing I don’t like alcohol. And that a three-day weekend is coming up.
Oldskooler Ramblings 
Mel said
You know my opinion…. ;-)
V said
There so are alternatives to fluoxetine . . . speaking as a candidate for it myself, believe it or not. That said, the few I’ve tried haven’t helped. Mostly what seems to help is chip/peppy demoscene music, physical activity, sunshine, luck, and sheer volume of tasks. Although perhaps you’re less riding a rollercoaster (as I often am) than experiencing a sinking sensation.
Alexandre, o Tabajara said
Trixter, drugs are bad for you. Fluoxetine is one of the worst things a man can take. V said some of them. There are others, like finding new meanings for life. I do support you! :D Good luck! And greetings from Brazil :)
Trixter said
It turns out I just needed a change of scenery. I was unhappy at a prior job.