Booo-Yahhh
March 7, 2008 12:37pm
Well I can't believe how long it has been since I was here. I have had a lot happen in theast few months. Christmas was nice this year. I …
MK7jen
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I am lost right now so I can honestly say that I have no idea....
I am lost right now so I can honestly say that I have no idea....
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Journal Entry for December 3, 2007
December 3, 2007 9:46pm
I can't believe how long it has been since I logged on. It's now Dec 3rd and time has flown by. I still feel lost and I still have anxiety, …
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Journal Entry for October 8, 2007
October 8, 2007 2:49pm
UGH...it's Monday and I have been sick for days now...I took a huge step Wed. night and walked through the doors of A.A. I have been to a meeting …
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Journal Entry for September 28, 2007
September 28, 2007 10:36am
well they have taken the keys to the car...something is wrong with my head and I keep getting vertigo, and dizziness, so for now until we figure it …
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Journal Entry for September 25, 2007
September 25, 2007 3:30pm
Well it has been a week or so since I wrote anything down. I just feel lost as usual. The hospital stay sucked, it's true what they say, you get …
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Thank you for your support. I have just found out however, that there is another reason for my big toe pain, bunions. I now feel pain in both big toes but am getting surgery in a couple of weeks.
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Happy Easter! Great Big Hugs just for you. Jen
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(((BIG HUGS))) back to you! I hope your day is a wonderful one!!!
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That message was beautiful. Thank you!
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Thanks and right back atcha'! Still blah but the sun is really shining today. Hope your doing well too , Dan
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Close Fibromyalgia
I have had fibro for 15 years. My name is Jen. I am homebound most of the time. I am not looking to whine all the time about my dis-ease I am just looking for some people who understand and are there when I need to talk.
Treatments
- Cyclobenzaprine Not Working
- muscle relaxers do not work on my pain.
- Gabitril Not Working
- No. Stopped taking it.
- Guaifenesin Not Working
- I did not like the way this made me feel. did not really help with the pain and it made me feel airy in the head and tired.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Heat always helps me. I wish they made a heating pad bodysuit.
- Lyrica Not Working
- did nothing for the pain
- Neurontin Not Working
- Neurontin was too heavy for me. I was like jell-o. My legs would buckle and I would fall. I had no muscle control.
Close Lupus
I have always been diagnosed with fibromyalgia but every 5 yrs. have to go thru the tests for lupus and rheumatoid, etc. I have all the symptoms of lupus but my most recent blood work came up negative so for now I just pray. The hard thing is that so many diseases mimic each other and blood work is not always the end all for true results. One of my fears is that lupus will one day become my reality as I have been told that fibro can lead to it and I have been sick for 15 yrs.
Open Bipolar Disorder
I was diagnosed bi-polar in 1995. I have been a guinea pig ever since. I have my good days and bad but I am a rapid cycler. I will go thru highs and lows sometimes three to five times a day. I know that the medicine is not a cure and the rational side of me knows this is a life long endeavor but every few yrs. I want to flush all my pills and scream no more. They only help a little and honestly the only reason I am staying an my meds right now is because I have 2 boys who need their mother.
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- this one worked really well on my anxiety with few side effects
- Depakote Working / Worked
- took for many yrs. and it slowly stopped working so I had to change
- Geodon Not Working
- too many side effects that were unpleasant
- Group Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- group therapy is hard for me because I am very emotional and I leave feeling more down bbecause I can't help everybody
- Lithium Not Working
- this one was awful. I was sick foor eight months and finally begged my dr. to change so I could handle work
- Seroquel Not Working
- thhis one kknocked me out. I could not come out of the fog. Too hard to function on.
- Tegretol Working / Worked
- this one helped control my moods but the dose was so high that I became very ill and had to back off.
Open Caregivers
I was a care giver for many yrs while my mother was dying. I then cared for a disabled adult friend in my home for 5 yrs. I now live with my father and watch over him as his diabetes is getting worse...jen
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depressionfighting depression for about 17 years now. I guess it goes along with the bi-polar but I get bouts of depression that last for months and am in one right now.
Treatments
- Geodon Not Working
- too many side effects that were yucky
- Meditation Working / Worked
- works well when i can focus long enough to sit still for more than 5 min.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- works but causes weight gain
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- works when i can pull myself out of the dregs of my mind
- Prozac Not Working
- it was awful, caused me to be suicidal, I'll never go back to that one
- Seroquel Not Working
- made me a zombie and caused me to have nightmares
- Trazodone Not Working
- causes migraines, nausea, and awful taste in my mouth, the gains don't out weigh the losses
- Writing Working / Worked
- helps alot
