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[erbie]

The universe does not want me to take my herbs.

Evidence:
It's nasty tasting, so I must take it with apple juice to mask the taste enough to make it swallowable. Yesterday I didn't have any so I took it it with water. Big mistake. With apple juice, it just kinda adds a spicey taste. With water, it's horrid. I almost spat it out.

Today, I still did not have any apple juice. Luckly, the vending machine near my desk has it! Yesterday it was out, but surely by today it will be refilled! I scrounged around in my purse for the $1.50, finding a variety of nickels and two one dollar bills.

A. I took one dollar and 50 cents in change and went to the machine. I put in the dollar. It came back out. I turned it around and put it in. It cameback out. I flattened the corners and put it back. It came back out. Grr.
B. So I moved over to the snackl machine, thinking I'd put it in, push the change return button and get quarters back. I put the dollar in. It kept it. Success! NOPE! It wouldn't give me anything back. I had to buy something, which meant even with teh cheapest thing, I didn't have enough money with me to buy the juice. Went back to my desk and got the other bill. See A. Grr again!
C. Went back to my desk and scrounged around in all parts and found $1.50 in change! Went back to the vending machine, put it in, and guess what? Sold out! Argh!
D. Went upstairs to the identical kitchenette with vending machines. Hmm, No apple juice. But it did have Cran-Apple-Raspberry. Debated as to whether that would work, or if I should go down two floors and see if that machine had apple. Figured why risk it. Got the juice and brought ut back to my desk.
E. Cran-Apple-Raspberry does not go well with fennel, fenugreek, blessed thistle and nettle. Blech! But it was better than water. Now I have an almost full 15-oz bottle of Cran-Apple-Raspberry juice. I need to decide if I should just drink it on its own or try to use it next week. They're cleaning out the fridge tonight and they show no mercy, so to use it, I'll have to bring it home and then bring it back on Monday.

I have to get some apple juice for home anyway, so I think I'll just drink the Cran-Apple-Raspberry and refill the bottle with apple for Monday.

Comments

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how much you're taking - but I've seen empty gelatin capsules in the health food store. Maybe you can get some of those and stuff the herbs in so you can just swallow the capsule.

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

Wow - you can get ones that can be filled with a teaspoon of herbs - like at this site. You can get vegetarian ones too if you're interested (I prefer them but didn't suggest them before because I didn't think you were veg).

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

And if it's a pain in the bum to stuff those capsules - a solution!

(sorry for the multiple comments/links)

[erbie.livejournal.com]

That's very cool, but unfortunately, it's a tincture, liquid, so it wouldn't work. It's not THAT bad, as long as I have apple juice.

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

You can always do the pinching-the-nose while drinking trick, too.

[erbie.livejournal.com]

I hold my breath. THe best time when when I had a cold and I was completely stuffed up. I could barely taste the stuff.

[live-momma.livejournal.com]

When the tincture's gone, get capsules. Yes, you'll be taking them by the handful, but at least they don't taste nasty. ;-) I was taking Fenugreek & Alfalfa when I was pumping for oldest--up to 6 pills at a time. I couldn't take any after 2 pm, because if I did, my breasts would explode overnight, even with co-sleeping and nursing on demand, so I was taking a dose when I woke, a dose @ morning pump (10 am-ish), and a dose @ pm pump (2 pm or so). I also took less in the afternoon than in the morning. Basically, I took a full dose when I woke up and a half dose last thing.

Um, so that was probably way more information than you needed, but my point is, capsules!!! ;-)

[llnaughty.livejournal.com]

capsules cost about 25% more than the tinctures, and erbie didn't know if the efficacy might be reduced. i did try to convince her to try it anyway, but she said the tincture was fine.

[live-momma.livejournal.com]

Well, the tincture is only effective if she can take it. :-P

I haven't compared the two side-by-side, so I can't tell you from experience if one works better than the other. :-(