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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s

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indeed! and taken down to my room. The nurses, who unquestionably had been notified, more on the lookout." "Heavens Mrs Van Ek, what have they been doing to you?" Many gentle willing hand got me out of my bathrobe and off to bed. I sank limply, gratefully, completely exhausted between the soothing sheets. What a relief to sink into oblivion!
Then I tried to take my half and half and make my stomach lie down with me! But being too disturbed, its affairs commuted between glass and stomach, listen stomach and emeses- bowl. My head was in a vise, with tremendous pressure being exerted from the inside out. As always with a histamine, I was ill all day and was horizontal with a head packed in icebage, a body drained from fatigue. The next morning I came up eased of pain, smiling wearily, but very much wilted and subdued. Under the circumstances it was not fitting that anyone should mention my dismissal - last of all I, for I cared not just then whether I ever got away from St. Mary's or not.
It is interesting to note before changing the subject that the gentleman who took the Mecholyl Histamine the same morning I did, had no reaction whatsoever to either drug. He said he felt quite normal, nothing at all out of the ordinary. he came through without any sign of an ill effect. It wasn't just because he was a man either - I am convinced. Normal man is not supposed to react - certainly not as had I.

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indeed! and taken down to my room. The nurses, who unquestionably had been notified, more on the lookout." "Heavens Mrs Van Ek, what have they been doing to you?" Many gentle willing hand got me out of my bathrobe and off to bed. I sank limply, gratefully, completely exhausted between the soothing sheets. What a relief to sink into oblivion! Then I tried to take my half and half and make my stomach lie down with me! But being too disturbed, its affairs commuted between glass and stomach, listen stomach and emeses- bowl. My head was in a vise, with tremendous pressure being exerted from the inside out. As always with a histamine, I was ill all day and was horizontal with a head packed in icebage, a body drained from fatigue. The next morning I came up eased of pain, smiling wearily, but very much wilted and subdued. Under the circumstances it was not fitting that anyone should mention my dismissal - last of all I, for I cared not just then whether I ever got away from St. Mary's or not. It is interesting to note before changing the subject that the gentleman who took the Mecholyl Histamine the same morning I did, had no reaction whatsoever to either drug. He said he felt quite normal, nothing at all out of the ordinary. he came through without any sign of an ill effect. It wasn't just because he was a man either - I am convinced. Normal man is not supposed to react - certainly not as had I.