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[urbandruid]

This is really random, but does anyone know a cure for the hiccups that actually works? I was getting ready to go to bed last night, and they just started up on me. And refused to go away for at least a half an hour. I know it's some kind of muscle spasm that causes it, which would imply that you need to relax the muscles, but cranking my electric blanket didn't seem to be doing it much good, until it decided to go away on its own.

The human body is so odd sometimes...

I have a million things to do, and, true to form, I'm not really doing any of them. I only discovered- last weekend, I think it was, that the last time I messed with the journal pages at Urbandruid, I accidentally uploaded the journal index over the main index page. And I think I screwed with the journal last in... uh, well, September, from what the error logs tell me? No one mentioned this, of course, but it's hard to blame them- when I haven't updated the site in forever, why visit?

I'm working on cleaning up and redoing a lot of stuff on the domain now, but it's so much work that I just want to bury my head in the sand.

Of course, this is how I feel about most things lately, so...

Depression is still kicking my ass, though things are starting to get a bit better. Mostly because I don't really have to do anything anymore. Except, you know, the million and one things that I dump on myself. Because I'm a mad overachiever that way. You think I'd have learned by now, but oh no, not me.

I'm trying not to take it too far, because starting to get better doesn't mean being better... but I guess we'll just see how it goes.

Comments

[analise.livejournal.com]

What's always worked for me with hiccups (might have to try it twice) is something that you really need either a straw or a helper for:

hold your ears shut and drink a glass of water at the same time. Don't ask me why, maybe it's psychosomatic, but that's what my mom always had me do as a kid. :)

I've done this with straws, with help, out of water fountains, by balacing a bottle of water on the edge of a table and holding it in my teeth so I can hold my ears, etc, etc. :)

[urbandruid.livejournal.com]

That sounds really weird, but I would have tried it the other night- and I'll definately try it next time around. Thanks!

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

The holding your ears shut while drinking thing has worked for me, too. Also, a spoonful of sugar sometimes does the trick; there is something about sugar that forces the muscles to relax.

[urbandruid.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[azhure.livejournal.com]

I hate the hiccups! I always drink a glass of water upside down. Actually helps sometimes, too.

[urbandruid.livejournal.com]

So do I. Hmm, logistically that could be a little funky, but I just might give that a try next time, too. Thanks.