supplements & goodies.
October 9, 2009 10:44pm
So I have been trying diligently to take care of my teeth. So far it seems to be working. The pain has subsided and I'm not having as many …
Goal Completed on Nov 19, 08
arlannah
10:22pm, October 18, 2009
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About Me
arlannah
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About Me
I am a 4th year english student, I enjoy photography, writing, working out at the gym, fashion, design and being out doors.
I am a 4th year english student, I enjoy photography, writing, working out at the gym, fashion, design and being out doors.
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My tooth, oh my tooth.
September 30, 2009 1:13pm
Well, my anxiety seems to be diminishing a little bit, depression is lessening. I find that because I am getting a lower quality of sleep, my …
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I'm trying to figure this all out.
September 28, 2009 10:12pm
Well, I've been trying to pay attention to any patterns that happen to arise in my day to day routine. I am finding that at night, I tend …
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I won't let it get worse than this.
September 22, 2009 1:05pm
It seems as though once you get better, you tend to leave this site and forget about it.
At the moment my stomach is a little upset, …
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Huggs from Pitt Meadows, BC
I also suffer from Fibromyalgia, and think i may have IBS...
Ray of Sunshine
Hello. we've both been away from daily strength for a while. hope things are going well. i took your advice on fish oil and the other vitamins and i really do think it's made a difference so thanks for the advice. hope you had a great new year!
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How's life? Have a good weekend
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Hello -have a good day.
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Thanks for the comment in my journal!
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Support Groups
Close Panic Attacks
My panic attacks started in 2001 shortly after ending a very emotionally violent relationship. I had gone through a very difficult miscarrage and had become very unstable for a long period of time. Since then, the panic attacks have been a constant, coming and going frequently. But in recent years the attacks have progressed into a disorder. If i don't get to a bathroom when i need to i panic, if i feel like something is wrong internally, i panic; And i was just recently diagnosed with IBS.
Treatments
- Ativan Not Working
- very bad experience. (anticipatory anxiety)
- Effexor Not Working
- gave me more panic attacks. (anticipatory anxiety)
- Fish Oil Working / Worked
- keeps me calm and focused. Helps my brain breathe.
- Meditation Somewhat Helpful
- Focusing and deep breathing exercises seem to help but i need more practice.
- Patience Somewhat Helpful
- its better than taking pills. but no solid results.
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- Had one panic attack upon trying to sleep. Didn't have any anxiety, depression but i was very very sick from taking it.
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- my mind pulls me back to the negative a lot.
- Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell
- Seeing a therapist, mental health professional, naturopathic doctor, counsellor and cognitive therapy.
- Seroquel Considering
- Don't really want to take it.
- Xanax Somewhat Helpful
- it just put me to sleep.
Close Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Recently diagnosed with IBS, but i haven't undergone complete testing. The first couple of weeks were painful and got seriously depressed to the point that i actually thought i should kill myself. i am doing better now though. save for the panic disorder.
Treatments
- Acidophilus Working / Worked
- works very well. I have no bacterial infections, i can eat more without having diarrhea. If I take too much it does irritate my stomach.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Trigger foods to stay away from: cheese, milk, mushrooms, milk chocolate, synthetic foods, beef.
- Buscopan Somewhat Helpful
- worked well. but didn't completely alleivate everything.
- Chamomile Working / Worked
- Any time i get stomach upset and slight anxiety i grab a hot cup of camomile tea and it just calms everything right down.
- Dicetel Somewhat Helpful
- It works, i think. for the most part my simptoms are allieviated. but i have a very high resistance to taking medication.
- NAET Somewhat Helpful
- Nexium Working / Worked
- Excellent for my stomach pains, excess acid, burning numbness and stomach centred anxiety, although doesn't seem to be as effective in 20mg doses prior to menstural cycle.
- Peppermint Working / Worked
- Works great, not as well as camomile. Good to take just before meals.
- Psyllium Working / Worked
- Keeps my intestines in balance and working properly.
Open Anxiety
I have been dealing with anxiety since 2001, it comes and goes in its intensity. I think it was triggered by use of drugs. (extacy mostly even though i didn't use it very many times)
Treatments
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- WOW! worked immediately. I am staying on this treatment as it has a high success rate for me.
- Ativan Somewhat Helpful
- again, didn't work well for me. But that is mostly because i don't like taking pills.
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- deep breathing works, breathing from your stomach. but it takes some practice before you can apply it to your anxiety.
- Fish Oil Working / Worked
- Helps keep me balanced and alleviates the necessity for worrysome thoughts.
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- cipralex, didn't like it. i don't remember why exactly, but i didn't like it.
- Meditation Too Soon to Tell
- Starting guided meditation sessions. Hopefully they work as well as minfulness sessions.
- Paxil Not Working
- Second time around made me very very sick.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- Absolutely works when i am feeling well enough to get to the gym.
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- My mind really likes to pull towards the negative, with cognitive therapy i am slowly learning how to combat that negativity.
- Seroquel Considering
- My therapist suggested i take a half tablet(12.5mg) at the onset of an attack. Not sure i want to though.
Open Depression
Since being diagnosed with IBS-D and having my anxiety play into making it worse, i have become more and more depressed. Well at the beginning of the IBS i was severely depressed to the point that i was going to kill myself. But now i just have a lingering depression that creeps in when ever i think about something sad or in any way negative.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- Works when you implement the practices every single day. Only for the methodical.
- Effexor Not Working
- Too much anticipatory anxiety. Did not work for me.
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- Don't remember why i didn't like it, but i didn't enjoy it. Too much for me.
- Meditation Working / Worked
- Guided meditation keeps my mind from wandering into negative spaces, keeps me focused.
- Paxil Not Working
- Second time around made me incredibly sick.
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- Listening to happy music, talking to someone about positive things, just thinking happy works well most of the time.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Helps me keep my mind off of negative thoughts. Allows me to mentally micro manage my hidden thoughts.
- Seroquel Considering
- I have the prescription, don't want to try it though.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Works every time!
- Writing Working / Worked
- For sure works, helps me get out what i'm thinking instead of keeping it crammed inside my brain.
- Fish Oil Working / Worked
- Works to keep my brain functioning properly and keep my mood elevated. Helps with major depression.
Open Pet Bereavement
I met my best friend and soul mate 5 years ago when my boyfriends mother brought him home. He was a white and slightly orange raggamuffin. After a while he started to hang out with me, eventually we became very close. He chose me, i did not choose him. But i knew right away when he looked into my eyes that we were meant to be together. He was my therapist, my counsellor, my guide and my very best friend. I feel so sick for allowing him to suffer for so long with feline leukemia.
Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)
I have had PMS for a few years now, and recently with the diagnosis of possible IBS, i have been experiencing PMDD. Intense depression, irritability, aches and pain, bloating, mood swings etc.
Treatments
- Evening Primrose Oil Working / Worked
- works so well!
- Oral Contraceptives Too Soon to Tell
- Changed from Tricyclen to Alesse.
- Fish Oil Working / Worked
- Helps a lot!
Open Healthy Eating
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