Bedside table -looking for a solution

[tudorpot]

I'm not one of those whose beside table holds a solitary lamp. Aside from the lamp, which I may change to a wall mounted one to give me more space, there is usually the following:

• glass of ice tea
• extra bottle of ice tea - I have a dry mouth and sometimes need to take migraine meds in the middle of the night
• box of tissues
• two bottles of daily meds
• cell

Comments

[lapenn]

I have a Ikea rast as my nighstand, and my husband uses a little cupboard from Target. Both fit what you mentioned and more. I totally have a piled high nightstand.

Also, apologies for the completely unsolicited medical comment, but does your doctor know that you drink a lot of iced tea? The tannins in the tea can potentially interfere with medicine and can cause issues like migraines in high enough amounts. If you don't like plain water, there might be other good options.

[tudorpot]

I'm trying not to have a piled high nightstand.

Re medical advice - having lived with migraine for over 50 years, I'm a bit fed up of people thinking I don't care about my health, and have done nothing to make myself better. Migraine is an inherited neurological disorder, there are a lot of urban myths about what helps and what is a trigger. I was just told quite authoritatively that a spoonful of horseradish would cure me! I'm not open to advice from unqualified individuals, I prefer my neurologist, a migraine researcher of world renown.
As it happens my ice tea is green tea.

[lapenn]

I wasn't trying to cure you. I have no idea what your backstory is or what you've tried. YOU are the one who mentioned tea and migraines. I mentioned because it's not always easy to notice stuff you're used to doing.

The rast has plenty of drawers if you don't want stuff out, but it sounded like you wanted *room* to have your tea, books etc out.

[xkisses]

Well, OP's response was harsh, but I had the same questions in my head. Using iced tea as your source of hydration in the evening seems unhealthy to me.

Also green tea (which OP snaps is what he/she drinks) is the highest in tannins, which are linked with migraines. Your comment wasn't off-base, at all.

[tudorpot]

It wasn't harsh, I just didn't thank her for advice I didn't ask for and in my case isn't applicable. The implication of the 'advice' is that I'm too stupid to take care of myself.
Read this.

[lapenn]

Not at all. But if you want to interpret ill will on my part, you can make that choice.

In my mind, a rude comment would be something like "tea, duh of course you have migraines." So, no, I wasn't trying at all to be rude. I will now leave before I do say something I would intend to be rude.

[goldoyster]

It was kind to try and help.