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This morning I had an early shift after a pretty restless night, so I was already running on very little sleep. I didn’t have time for breakfast and just grabbed a protein bar to eat on the way. Before leaving, I took my methylphenidate for my adhd, which isn’t ideal on an empty stomach, and headed out. My commute is about 20 minutes by bike, and since I was late, I was riding pretty fast. About three quarters of the way there, I started feeling nauseous. That’s not entirely unusual for me, and normally I’d just eat something and drink water and it settles. But this time I didn’t stop right away because I was already in a rush. The nausea quickly got worse, and I noticed that metallic taste that usually means it’s not going to end well. I got off my bike to try to compose myself, but it was too late and I ended up throwing up in front of my university. Afterwards I just stood there feeling embarrassed and gross, realizing I had basically created the perfect storm: little sleep, no real food, hardly any fluids, medication on an empty stomach, and then pushing my heart rate by biking hard to work.
TL;DR: Sleep deprivation + no breakfast + methylphenidate + intense bike commute = very unfortunate public vomiting episode.
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