Anyone else have a hard time reading mass market paperbacks?

[Lord Tyrion]

I don't know what it is exactly, but it feels like I read at a snail's pace with these books. In contrast, bigger books feel like a quick read. It must be the smaller print and the words being cramped together.

In contrast SK's books seem to zoom by. I don't know if it's that hardcover books are easier to read or SK's writing flows well.

Anyone else get this problem?

 

[FlakeNoir]

I don't know what it is exactly, but it feels like I read at a snail's pace with these books. In contrast, bigger books feel like a quick read. It must be the smaller print and the words being cramped together.

In contrast SK's books seem to zoom by. I don't know if it's that hardcover books are easier to read or SK's writing flows well.

Anyone else get this problem?

Yep, me too. I really struggle with the smaller books and print. It can put me off even picking the book up at times.

 

[Debbie913]

So it's a thing! Not just me... The words do seem a bit cramped. I have more problems as time goes by, though. I need younger eyes, maybe.

 

[Kurben]

Actually no... Not yet anyway. I read most of my books in pocket and it goes well so far. It is easier to read in hardcover and probably goes a little quicker but no big difference. Guess i'm just lucky.

 

[fljoe0]

Do you ever read those old paperbacks from the 60s? The print is so small on many of these, the only people that read them must have been under 30.

 

[AchtungBaby]

I don't like mass market paperbacks, always opt for the hardcover if at all possible. I have really bad eyesight so the small font can be a challenge.

 

[hipmamajen]

I have been getting more and more books on Kindle just because I can make the print bigger. (And bigger still when I have a headache!)

I didn't notice my eyes were getting worse until I realized I was getting all squinty and having to move things farther and farther away, or tip them juuuuuust right, to decipher the strange markings upon them.

 

[muskrat]

We're all getting old is what's happening. I used to do bunches of them old Dells, Bantams, Aces--tiny, tiny print allatime. Even now, this copy of Varney has some small-small print, bout gotta squint. It don't help the kind of work I do, strains the eyes. I'll be using reading glasses before you know it.

Like the hipmama above, I'm starting to dig the damn eBooks.

 

[Dana Jean]

I have been getting more and more books on Kindle just because I can make the print bigger. (And bigger still when I have a headache!)

I didn't notice my eyes were getting worse until I realized I was getting all squinty and having to move things farther and farther away, or tip them juuuuuust right, to decipher the strange markings upon them.

How did the botox end up working for your headaches.?

 

[skimom2]

Not my favorite, but I can still read them I prefer either HB or TPB. I find that my mind wanders when reading on the kindle.

 

[hipmamajen]

How did the botox end up working for your headaches.?

Wow, you are have a good memory!

It didn't seem to do much, but we were not sure if that was because it didn't work, or because I got knocked up almost immediately after that and had a whole other mess of stuff going wrong.

By the time we got that human moved out on his own, we'd learned that my insurance wasn't going to cover any more treatments.

So, no it didn't work, but we didn't really give it the good old college try, either.

 

[AchtungBaby]

We're all getting old is what's happening. I used to do bunches of them old Dells, Bantams, Aces--tiny, tiny print allatime. Even now, this copy of Varney has some small-small print, bout gotta squint. It don't help the kind of work I do, strains the eyes. I'll be using reading glasses before you know it.

Like the hipmama above, I'm starting to dig the damn eBooks.

Sadly I'm not old but still have bad eyes.

 

[Dana Jean]

Wow, you are have a good memory!

It didn't seem to do much, but we were not sure if that was because it didn't work, or because I got knocked up almost immediately after that and had a whole other mess of stuff going wrong.

By the time we got that human moved out on his own, we'd learned that my insurance wasn't going to cover any more treatments.

So, no it didn't work, but we didn't really give it the good old college try, either.

I was just curious as I've been getting more migraines and wondered what sort of help or relief you got from it. Hopefully your headaches are mild and controllable.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...I wear trifocals, but I can read pretty much any damn thing without em...go figure...and I cut my teeth on the old pulps, so I have no struggle with them.....

 

[hipmamajen]

I was just curious as I've been getting more migraines and wondered what sort of help or relief you got from it. Hopefully your headaches are mild and controllable.

I have decided to give up on finding a medical solution. Now my only hope is that they hurry along with plans to upload human consciousness out of our useless meat envelopes while I still have a mind to escape with.

But other than that, things are going well.

How is your head treating you?

 

[danie]

I was just curious as I've been getting more migraines and wondered what sort of help or relief you got from it. Hopefully your headaches are mild and controllable.

I have decided to give up on finding a medical solution. Now my only hope is that they hurry along with plans to upload human consciousness out of our useless meat envelopes while I still have a mind to escape with.

But other than that, things are going well.

How is your head treating you?

Have you guys tried Topomax? I was having chronic migraines, and this med helped me a lot. One side effect was my hands and feet kept going to sleep, but compared to excruciating head pain, so worth it.
I took it for about 2 years, then quit. I will now occasionally have a slight headache, but Excedrin cures it. I think maybe the headaches were hormonal...

 

[hipmamajen]

Have you guys tried Topomax? I was having chronic migraines, and this med helped me a lot. One side effect was my hands and feet kept going to sleep, but compared to excruciating head pain, so worth it.
I took it for about 2 years, then quit. I will now occasionally have a slight headache, but Excedrin cures it. I think maybe the headaches were hormonal...

Yeah, I'm on 200 mg of topamax/day. Plus 2 antidepressants. Mostly to help with nerve issues, but antidepressants are generally helpful when you're kind of depressed about being in pain all the time. And I take magnesium and industrial-strength Vitamin D.

I also have triptan medications to take when a migraine happens, those are vasoconstrictors. And two pain medications, one narcotic, one non-.

It's taken years to find a good balance of meds that make a difference, but don't have side effects worse than whatever we're trying to fix, and work well together. Unfortunately, that still leaves me pretty far out in the weeds, but I know from when I haven't been able to take them (for instance, my surprise baby :-D ) how bad it gets, and how fast!

I have fibromyalgia, too, so it's pretty tricky. But my Neuro and Rheum work together to avoid overlap, which is incredibly helpful.

So, I don't look to them for any cures, miracle or otherwise, any more. I knew we'd kind of hit a wall a few years back when both docs started saying things like, "Hey, there's a new <antiseizure/antidepressant/sleep medication/rescue med/insert pharmaceutical here> on the market now. It's off-label for your stuff, but we haven't tried it yet. Will your insurance cover it? Wanna give it a go?"

That's when I decided to drag the focus back to getting on the best protocol we could find and sticking with it. All the ramping up and down, on and off new meds, was making it impossible to function.

All that said, I have no complaints. My docs work with me, my insurance is better than some I've seen, and I don't have anything terminal. I have good days and bad days, and I just focus on the good ones.

I've had some amazing adventures because of all this. Well, stuff like I had an MRI of my brain. That's pretty exciting for a stay at home mom! (Also, 30 minutes is a very long time not to talk to anybody. There is a guy just sitting there in the next room, hooked up to you with a mic and everything, but does *he* want to hear any of the fabulous insights I'm having while I'm in the tube? No, he does not. )

That was a really long threadjack on a post about paperbacks. I'm sorry.

 

[danie]

Yeah, I'm on 200 mg of topamax/day. Plus 2 antidepressants. Mostly to help with nerve issues, but antidepressants are generally helpful when you're kind of depressed about being in pain all the time. And I take magnesium and industrial-strength Vitamin D.

I also have triptan medications to take when a migraine happens, those are vasoconstrictors. And two pain medications, one narcotic, one non-.

It's taken years to find a good balance of meds that make a difference, but don't have side effects worse than whatever we're trying to fix, and work well together. Unfortunately, that still leaves me pretty far out in the weeds, but I know from when I haven't been able to take them (for instance, my surprise baby :-D ) how bad it gets, and how fast!

I have fibromyalgia, too, so it's pretty tricky. But my Neuro and Rheum work together to avoid overlap, which is incredibly helpful.

So, I don't look to them for any cures, miracle or otherwise, any more. I knew we'd kind of hit a wall a few years back when both docs started saying things like, "Hey, there's a new <antiseizure/antidepressant/sleep medication/rescue med/insert pharmaceutical here> on the market now. It's off-label for your stuff, but we haven't tried it yet. Will your insurance cover it? Wanna give it a go?"

That's when I decided to drag the focus back to getting on the best protocol we could find and sticking with it. All the ramping up and down, on and off new meds, was making it impossible to function.

All that said, I have no complaints. My docs work with me, my insurance is better than some I've seen, and I don't have anything terminal. I have good days and bad days, and I just focus on the good ones.

I've had some amazing adventures because of all this. Well, stuff like I had an MRI of my brain. That's pretty exciting for a stay at home mom! (Also, 30 minutes is a very long time not to talk to anybody. There is a guy just sitting there in the next room, hooked up to you with a mic and everything, but does *he* want to hear any of the fabulous insights I'm having while I'm in the tube? No, he does not. )

That was a really long threadjack on a post about paperbacks. I'm sorry.

I love reading what you write!
I'm sorry for your health problems and hope you have more good days than bad.

 

[hipmamajen]

I love reading what you write!
I'm sorry for your health problems and hope you have more good days than bad.

Thank you! And thank you.

 

[fljoe0]

...I wear trifocals, but I can read pretty much any damn thing without em...go figure...and I cut my teeth on the old pulps, so I have no struggle with them.....

I remember I used to tease my dad that he wore flyfocals (because a fly has compound eyes). Now I wear bifocals and I don't think it's funny anymore. My eyesight was great until I got close to 40. Now I have to get my glasses to pick up dog poop in the yard (because I can't see sh*t without my glasses). Sorry, I've used that one before. I miss my great eyesight.