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Beta Blockers, Stage Fright, and Sinus Hell
Manage episode 505815656 series 2913578
Comedy shows, beta blockers, migraines, IV drips, and sinus chaos. Performing nearly killed me.
Let’s rewind to early August. I have back-to-back sold-out comedy shows in Houston and Dallas, and my body? Full-blown meltdown. Debilitating anxiety. Beta blockers that barely worked. And to top it off? A histamine storm from hell — migraines, sinus pressure, and nervous sh*ts that laughed in the face of science.
In this episode of Currently Cringing, I spiral through every chaotic moment leading up to the shows:
🔹 Dry mouth, shaking, stage possession — not butterflies, but bear attack energy
🔹 Hotel rehearsals to escape the immigrant household chaos
🔹 My one-woman experiment with propranolol, rice water, and IV drips
🔹 Why beta blockers calm the heart but not the bowels
🔹 The nervous system tax of being a live performer (with a sinus infection)
I was doing immunity IVs like I was prepping for a space launch, chugging Mucinex like it was vintage wine, and still — still — the body said: “No thanks.”
Whether you’re an anxious overachiever, a performer who spirals before the spotlight, or just someone who’s tried to outsmart their own nervous system with supplements and serotonin… this one’s for you.
🎧 Tune in for:
- Performance anxiety that doesn’t care about your résumé
- Why sinus headaches are the actual terrorists
- What happens when you combine beta blockers with a microdose of Mounjaro and a migraine
- And how your audience can save you — even when your immune system won’t
#FunnyPodcast #Relatable #ComedyPodcast #FunnyGirls #GirlsPodcast #WomenPodcast #MillennialPodcast #femalepodcast #popculture
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193 episodes
Manage episode 505815656 series 2913578
Comedy shows, beta blockers, migraines, IV drips, and sinus chaos. Performing nearly killed me.
Let’s rewind to early August. I have back-to-back sold-out comedy shows in Houston and Dallas, and my body? Full-blown meltdown. Debilitating anxiety. Beta blockers that barely worked. And to top it off? A histamine storm from hell — migraines, sinus pressure, and nervous sh*ts that laughed in the face of science.
In this episode of Currently Cringing, I spiral through every chaotic moment leading up to the shows:
🔹 Dry mouth, shaking, stage possession — not butterflies, but bear attack energy
🔹 Hotel rehearsals to escape the immigrant household chaos
🔹 My one-woman experiment with propranolol, rice water, and IV drips
🔹 Why beta blockers calm the heart but not the bowels
🔹 The nervous system tax of being a live performer (with a sinus infection)
I was doing immunity IVs like I was prepping for a space launch, chugging Mucinex like it was vintage wine, and still — still — the body said: “No thanks.”
Whether you’re an anxious overachiever, a performer who spirals before the spotlight, or just someone who’s tried to outsmart their own nervous system with supplements and serotonin… this one’s for you.
🎧 Tune in for:
- Performance anxiety that doesn’t care about your résumé
- Why sinus headaches are the actual terrorists
- What happens when you combine beta blockers with a microdose of Mounjaro and a migraine
- And how your audience can save you — even when your immune system won’t
#FunnyPodcast #Relatable #ComedyPodcast #FunnyGirls #GirlsPodcast #WomenPodcast #MillennialPodcast #femalepodcast #popculture
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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