I’m a lightweight…

August 5, 2005

This is a little embarrassing: two stories.

1. Last night I went to the D-Bar with some friends, drank two Negra Modelos, came home, setup my Aerobed, sat down to send a few quick emails, and…I fell asleep. Two beers and I was out. Out cold, asleep and on the couch. Wow…a few months in the Middle East and I come back as a total lightweight…well, I guess that will help save me some money next year.

2. Today I was asked to help out the Hebrew summer language team, as they have been continually beaten pretty bad by the Greek team here at Princeton. So I played. And it was 95 degrees and very very humid. Sometime towards the end of the game (which we lost, 10-12) I started to wheeze (full on asthmatic-style) and I was sweating profusely…disgustingly…yah. So I came home, showered and sat down to do some email again. All of a sudden, there was this weird little thing I kept seeing in my vision path - very odd. I tried to ignore it but couldn’t. Then I went upstairs to have dinner with friends and I had a horrendous headache….Yah. Dehydration/heat-exhaustion…whatever it is, I have it. So, now I’ve downed 3 glasses of water and 32oz of Gatorade…and I’m still going.

Gosh. What a lightweight…

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4 Responses to “I’m a lightweight…”

Ben said:

August 5th, 2005 at 9:36 pm

Adam, it’s good to have you back blogging here… regarding your little ‘episode’, it certainly sounds like dehydration and/or the beginning of an optical migraine. Some people often have visual phenomena that precede/accompany particularly awful headaches. Just something to be aware of in the future. If the little visual thing starts sparkling or looking like a mini firework…. then it’s time to see a doctor.
Bill Ekhardt said:

August 6th, 2005 at 1:23 am

I echo Ben. You’re discribing my first migraine. They had me do an EEG just to make sure it wasn’t something more serious. Lots of people get migraines. Not the end of the world. It’s worth getting checked though.
Rachel said:

August 6th, 2005 at 11:41 am

Agreed, that totally sounds like a migraine. When I see that weird optical thingie I know it’s coming, and I take four Ibuprofen immediately, then lay down with an ice pack on my neck (one of the things with a migraine is crazy dilating of the blood vessels going to your head, and cooling them off contracts them a little). This seems to work for me. Also, if you see a doctor, you might get a presciption strength pain-killer (I have oxycodone for the worst migraines).
DRH said:

August 8th, 2005 at 5:07 pm

Hi AC,
I will join the ranks of the armchair physicians and say that it sounds like you drank too much and then ran around in the blistering, humidity of NJ. This is never advisable. I know, because I do it regulary on Fridays this summer.
Have fun with Sarah,
Peace,
David