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I had migraines when I was younger. Sometime after I turned 25 they gradually stopped - now I get one maybe once a year, and they're not as intense. Anoushik - please - only under extreme circumstance should you even consider taking strong medications like SSRIs or trcyclics. They have many, many effects, some that aren't quite understood. Opiates (like codeine) can may have other effects that may implicate your fine motor controls which for a performing musician could be significantly negative. Domino mentioned Neurontin, here in Canada it's prescribed to prevent seizures and also for chronic neuropathic pain. Technically (at least here), a physician should not prescibe that for a migraine, unless they suspect that the 'pain is in your head' so to speak... (pardon the punn ) Anyway, I think if you can possible avoid medication, that's preferable. Aspirin can help because it reduces swelling effectively, though it may affect your stomach in which case Tylenol is the next best option. Rest, relaxation, in a dark quiet room helped me with my episodes. You can also freeze thin slices of cucumber, lie back and place them on your eyes - as they thaw replace them with another cold slice. But again mostly, relax.... good luck

No no! She's real! Her first name is Arsineh (which fits in perfectly with this thread )

And his buddy stands there watchin' as his head gets stomped. with friends like that.....

That's the best one yet! Just imagine an English person with a name like Dogsbellyson! LOL

Ok - let's all calm down before yet another thread goes awry....

Ok - so, I recently ran across a very strange surname (by NA standards anyway). "Klitorian", or I guess pertaining to the family of 'Klitor" - is there something to the obvious phonetic similarity with the latin "clitoris"? Could someone actually be named after a female erogenous zone??

Does anyone have the entire text of Kelly's letter to the SAA? It seems that only part of the letter has been used in this quotation. I want to make sure we're not taking his comments out of context.

Mosjan, In a few days - I'll clean up this thread and re-open it... that's if I have some time, so don't hold your breath

Karakash, firstly welcome to HF, The thread was closed for obvious reasons. I wish that we didn't have to take those kinds of steps - but sometimes we're obliged to. We may re-open the thread again, if we have time to clean it up a bit. If you have additional comments on that subject (and not Jews) you can either wait until such a time that the thread is re-opened, or you may start a new thread about the same subject (minus the racism, of course ) In the future, please address questions about a specific thread under a new topic in the help section, rather than an off-topic post in another thread. Thanks for your understanding

Ok - It looks like this thread has been closed. A good idea IMO. I just wanted to leave a short explanatory note from the mods - this thread has been closed because it has been highjacked (again) instead of the thread being about the initial subject, it has been turned into yet another anti-semetic propoganda thread. Generalised racisim DOES NOT help Armenians. Those members who continue to 'highjack' these thread for their own personal agenda have been warned.

We'd love to hear a recording of you Anoushik jan :)

This topic was cross-posted - please see the thread HERE.

Nice post - i love the portraits.

I think those were isolated cases - and it's not JUST a "black" trait (as you put it) as similar has happened elsewhere - even in Armenia!

100% agreed.

ROTFL - I love it !

In a word: "no" I don't know which men you know - or what generation you're referring to - but I assure that you're mistaken on this point.

So we're our own species now???

I think i would really like to meet Azat jr. - i bet he'd be a really cool cat like his dad

Hmmm - not sure if it's a secret... but it's wise advice.

And I think we all admire & respect Steve for his works - many of us have congratulated and thanked him. It's unfortunate that things turned the way they did....

Nakharar, No one here considers himself/herself 'above' anyone. On the same token, no one likes to be referred to in a pejorative manner - as you did earlier. A lot goes on behind the seens that you folks may not know of - there are often friendly warnings before even an 'official' warning. Sometimes comments/posts that violate the code of conduct are removed before most of you get a chance to see what's going on. No one gets banned for a trivial matter - bannings, more often than not, are the result of consistent rule-breaking, and/or not heeding warnings about certain behaviour. We don't have vendettas, and we are not power-hungry megalomaniacs out to 'get' anyone. Please - it's just a discussion board. Let's not turn this thread into a tit-for-tat....

Enough please. Everyone stop. I will close the thread temporarily.