hyallo! sweating my balls off. it's not even that warm out - it's 16C and feels like 16C. my stupid venlafaxine just makes me sweat so much that i have a fan like 20cm from my face, and im still unbearably hot. i don't really know how to address this. i need my hot water bottle for my stomach pain but i overheat and then need my fan.. it's annoying. i really would praise this medication just for how well it works alone, but the side effects are sooooo miserable. i've been on a slew of ssris but this is my first snri. they are not fucking joking! this shit is serious man! my sleep is so disturbed, i get headaches, i'm super shaky, i sweat like crazy, i'm not hungry... i'm not looking forward to summer because i know i'm going to want to rip my skin off. like i'm already browsing for shorts to wear and i absolutely despise wearing shorts.

the worst part is, like i said, i really don't know how to deal with it. i don't think any of these are like "i need to talk to my doctor!" side effects; they're all incredibly common and don't impact my life enough to have a major negative impact. i just want to sit in ice all the time, thats all. if i go to a doctor and i'm like "hey, i'm so hot that i want to rip my skin off! what do i do?" they're just gonna say pop a fan on and wear cool clothes. i'm doing this already!!!! why am i not cooling down???? i don't know if it helps that the sun points directly into my room and my desk is right next to the window, but i also don't have a solution for that. i'm too anemic to drag my furniture around. i'd probably die.

just a quick complaining session today.. nothing happened..