Janeywom

Open Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

I've had a bordeline personality disorder for a long time now. I get really bad depression, anxiety, social anxiety and self harm. Life sucks with my BPD at the moment

Treatments

Talking Somewhat Helpful

I find it really hard to talk to people so find this really hard. I found email and writing people letters better. I have certain people i can talk to.

BuSpar Working / Worked

I have found this good with the anxiety side of things but due to recent increase of other meds has not been as effective.

Open Sports Injuries
Type: Rotator Cuff Injuries

I have a rotating cuff injury where i have over stretched my cuff muscles and it now sags in the middle!

Treatments

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

Got some movement back and now been taped up!

Open Insomnia

I have had trouble sleeping for years. I seem to come alive at night. I now work some nights and have used my insomnia to my advantage!

Treatments

Ambien Not Working

Music Somewhat Helpful

use to help

Trazodone Not Working

Lunesta Working / Worked

used to really work, but got addicted

Open Family Issues

My dad left when i was 10 and this was the most traumatic time of my life. My mother wasn't a very maternal motherly person and life at home became hell. I have permantly been scared for life and now have BPD because of all that went on and how i reacted to the split. It has got to the point the only family i really have is my wife.

Treatments

Family Therapy Not Working

Was more aimed at my parents on how to cope with me!

Music Working / Worked

Good at making me get my inside crying out.

Writing Working / Worked

Writing down my feelings in a great resource.

Open Depression

I get depression as part of my BPD and it sucks!

Treatments

Celexa Not Working

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Not Working

Never been offered it!

Elavil Working / Worked

But hated being on tablets

Prozac Not Working

Trazodone Not Working

Writing Working / Worked

Really helps

Open Anxiety

I get anxious all the time. It started really early in childhood and was the main cause of my asthma. Now it's worse than ever!

Treatments

Ativan Working / Worked

puts me to sleep almost

BuSpar Working / Worked

somewhat helpful, takes the edge off

Valium Working / Worked

Knocks you out!

Open Adoption
Type: Open Adoption

I was adopted at the age of 6 weeks and have always known i was adopted. I had a bad experience of childhood after 10 when my parents split and my mum always seemed to use my adoption against me.

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

I have started on weightwatchers diet and struggle with the hunger!!!! Getting a bit better now though.

Treatments

Weight Watchers Working / Worked

trying hard!!

Open Other Eye Problems
Type: Other

I get iritis alot, due to the arthritis. You never know when your going to get it and it means i can't drive so have to be off work

Open Panic Attacks

I have severe anxiety at present, more work related at present and in the last couple of days have had panic attacks. I don't realise it at the time, but i breath really quickly and the first thing i notice is that things start to look funny, like room and people become really big and out of perspective.

Open Self-Injury

I have Borderline Personality Disorder and have self harmed in the past and have started again after 4 clear years. Now self harming regulary, usually hit my head, bite myself or bang head on the nearest hard surface.

Treatments

Rubber Bands Not Working

didn't do anything for me

Talking Not Working

I have difficulties talk about how i feel

Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

My friend has OCD and reckons i have a very mild form of it.

Open Autism / Autism Spectrum

I work with Children and Young people with Autism and Asperger Syndrone

Open Arthritis

I have psoriatic athritis and have done for 4 and half years. Just recently had a 5 month remission which was fantastic! Now back to square one :(

Treatments

Enbrel Somewhat Helpful

worked well but not enough.

Ibuprofen Not Working

absolutely useless

Ketoprofen Working / Worked

Used to work, but nothing now/

Naproxen Not Working

worked to a point, but still alot of pain

Open Bipolar Disorder

I have just been diagnosed with rapid cycling mood disorder.

Treatments

Ativan Too Soon to Tell

on this short term, knocks me right out!

Depakote Too Soon to Tell

Risperdal Not Working

been on this before diagnosed, but not working

Open Epilepsy & Seizures

I have been having absences lately which i just thought were funny turns, but my partner witness over 60 in one day and we both work with children with epilepsy and can tell the difference. Sometimes i can tell i have been having them and sometimes i can't. I am due to have a EEG next week. I already take two ani-seizure medication for other medical conditions.

Treatments

Depakote Too Soon to Tell

unknown

Topamax Too Soon to Tell

unknown

Open Anemia
Type: Iron Deficiency Anemia

I have been aneamic for over 6 months now and really fed up with feeling so tired all the time. I fall to sleep watching TV with my partners, when we actually see one another. Doesn't seem to be getting better and scared of what they will do next.

Treatments

Iron Somewhat Helpful

rainsed iron levels a little

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Relative

I lost my grandad to day. I t has come at a bad time, not that there is a good time, but struggling with my bi-polar

Treatments

Crying Working / Worked