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Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

i started having CFS just a few years ago. i didnt understand what was going on and it snuck up on me. nothing worked except i found that when i took my tension/migraine mix that is natural i felt a little better. i finaly found the right thing for me

Treatments

Adderall Working / Worked

my CFS symptoms are completly gone once i started the adderall

Open Anxiety

i have had anxiety for most of my life that just got worse the older i got. it got to the point that i couldn't leave the house and if i leave the house i in fact i grind my teeth the whole time that i am gone and i smoke twice as much. i have social anxiety and agoraphobia

Treatments

Breathing Exercises Working / Worked

i use deep breathing exercises to keep me as calm as possible and help me get through the day

BuSpar Not Working

made me go insaine

Paxil Not Working

didnt work on me it was like taking a sugar pill

Valium Working / Worked

they stopped giving them to me because of dr change

Xanax Working / Worked

made me sleep for 13 hours

Zoloft Somewhat Helpful

i'm better then i used to be. it used to be that i wouldn't even leave.

Open Asthma

i've always had asthma and it got worse when i was in my teens. big mistake. i started smoking. i have asthma and i'm allergic. it didn't stop me though. but, my mom wouldn't let me get the medicaiton needed for asthma when i was growing up, said that sudifed worked just fine. i hated my mom for a long time because i would lay in fear for my next breath for a hour for that damd med to work.

Treatments

Advair Working / Worked

it prevents the really big attacks

Albuterol Working / Worked

stops my attacks right in their track

Open Obesity

i have been at least 50 lbs over weight most of my life. except once when i was pregnant. i've been 80-100lbs over weight ever since. i've tried just about everything to help loose the weight and nothing works. diets don't work and things that supress the appitite are stupid because that isn't my problem. i don't know what to do

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Not Working

Breast Feeding Not Working

NutriSystem Not Working

Physical Exercise Not Working

Slim-Fast Not Working

Swimming Not Working

Weight Watchers Not Working

Open ADHD / ADD

my kids and i have ADHD and it makes life interesting to say the least

Treatments

Adderall Working / Worked

works for the youngest and i and it helps my daughter to but she refuses to take it

Concerta Somewhat Helpful

kinda works for my middle son

Ritalin Not Working

Strattera Not Working

turned my kids into monsters. i didn't even recognize them in their actions any more

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Child

i lost my son at 1m1d due to pulminary artary stinosys thankfully i still have his older twin brother with me, but it's still not easy and now my husband is dieing of adnoid cystic carcinoma, which is rare, due to the fact that it is normaly caught early. but due to no insurance he is now dieing from it. he started taking fulvic and the man said that he is taking it in time to save his life beacuse he can still walk around. but, he hasn't seen and heard and witnessed what my family and i have.

Treatments

Poetry Working / Worked

it helped a little but now it is back again

Time Not Working

Open Chronic Pain

i have had chronic pain for over 11 years

Treatments

Flexeril Not Working

Heat Not Working

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

but they took it away from me

Mobic Not Working

Naproxen Somewhat Helpful

brings my pain level down to a 5 and the swelling down

Oxycodone Working / Worked

but they took that away from me

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

can't afford to go any more

Open High Blood Pressure

i have had HBP for the past 7 years cotinuously sence i had started taking viox. but i can't prove that it caused it.

Treatments

Fish Oil Working / Worked

Ramipril Working / Worked

it brings my BP down about half the amount that it normally would be

HCT Working / Worked

it keeps the water retention down and in turn my BP down

Open High Cholesterol

i started getting high cholesterol about 7-8 years ago and i don't know why

Treatments

Lipitor Not Working

Pravachol Working / Worked

it has braught my cholesterol down by 200 points

Open Migraine Headaches

I have had migraines for the past 25 years and have had tension/migaines for the past 10 years. i have found that i would prefer one or the other but unfortunately i get both at the same time

Treatments

Aspirin Not Working

Caffeine Not Working

Excedrin Not Working

Fiorinol Working / Worked

fiorinol-3 works if i catch it in time

Imitrex Not Working

and i'm allergic

Naproxen Somewhat Helpful

Topamax Too Soon to Tell

Tylenol Not Working

Open Epilepsy & Seizures

my son was recently diagnosed w/ epilepsy about 2 years ago and we now have found out that his meds are no longer working like they are supposed to

Treatments

Tegretol Working / Worked

was working but now it isn't at this time

Open Bipolar Disorder

i was diagnosed bipolar about 10 years ago. and it took about 5 years to find the correct med combo to keep me going

Treatments

Abilify Working / Worked

Celexa Not Working

Seroquel Not Working

Tegretol Working / Worked

Topamax Too Soon to Tell

Open Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

i was diagnosed BPD about 10 years ago and ever since then i have done everything in my power to learn all that i can about the disorder to get better

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

i PTSD from several diferent things that happened in my life that i've had to deal with over the past 7 years and still working on them

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

Music Working / Worked

Reading Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Zoloft Working / Worked

Open TMJ

i have had TMJ for the past 10 years no and it only seems to get worse at every turn and no help from the drs

Treatments

Mouthguard Not Working

Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

i was diagnosed with IBS about 4 years ago and my youngest about a year ago.

Open Back Pain

Treatments

Heat Working / Worked

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

but i cant get any more

Naproxen Somewhat Helpful

Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful

Stretching Working / Worked

but have to do constantly

Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

i have a form of OCD and have had it almost all my life but the drs kept gaffing me around

Treatments

Zoloft Somewhat Helpful

Open Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

i have 3 kids with this disorder and the youngest is the worst of the bunch.and i just found out from the counseler that i have it too

Treatments

Behavior Management Somewhat Helpful

we call the cops every time they get out of control they dont like it but it doesnt stop them either

Child Time-out Not Working

Open Arthritis

i have ostio arthritis. i was diagnosed with it for the first time at age 25 in my knees.

Treatments

Naproxen Working / Worked

Open GERD & Heartburn

i have acid reflux and have had it for over 11 years now but was only diagnosed with it just 5 years ago

Treatments

Antacids Somewhat Helpful

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful

Ginger Somewhat Helpful

but i havent tried ginger beer yet to see if that helps better

Nexium Working / Worked

Pepcid Not Working

Pepto-Bismol Not Working

Prilosec Not Working

Tagamet Not Working

Raising Bed Position Somewhat Helpful

Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)

actually i'm parenting a 20, 17, 15 & a 12 year olds and it so is not easy

Treatments

Patience Somewhat Helpful

i have all the patience in the world they dont

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

Open Rape

i was raped a couple of times in my life, from poeple that i thaught were friends.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

and the PTSD workbook got me through all of it and over it

Talking Working / Worked

sharing helped me out and others

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

i have went through mental and emotional abuse all my life starting with my mom and working the way up in my past relationships. i was physically abused once and have perminately blacked out most of it, and one tried to kill me in front of my oldest when he was 2.

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

i draw my pain out in drawings to get through and to share

Forgiveness Working / Worked

i am still working on this one

Leave Working / Worked

helped

Music Working / Worked

helps

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

working it all out and realizing that i'm better then that and worthy of better, and the ptsd workbook helped a lot

Talking Working / Worked

talking it all out and helping others realize that they diserve better helps too

Open Phobia
Type: Agoraphobia (fear of open spaces)

i have become agoraphobic over the years with social anxity to compicate things even more

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

helps me realize that it is a phobia and i am learning more about it to get over it

Zoloft Working / Worked

helps a little bit but not much on the agoraphobia

Valium Working / Worked

helped a lot but they stopped giving them to me with the dr change

Open Stress Management

i have a very high stress home and life. it causes health issues to worsen and constent grining of the teeth

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

i love music and it is calming to me as long as its the right kind of music

Zoloft Working / Worked

it helps with the depression which causes more stress.it also helps w/ the OCD which again causes more stress

Breathing Exercises Working / Worked

i use breathing exercises with visualization and it helps calm me down

Open Dyslexia

i have reading, writing and typing dyslexia. it made schooling very interesting to say the least

Treatments

Patience Working / Worked

checking what i have read etc. to make sure that it was correct. this is a length process

Open Self-Injury

my youngest son and i have a self injury problem where we injure ourselves when we are in one of our moods

Treatments

Outpatient Treatment Program Working / Worked

still working on it

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

still working on it

Talking Too Soon to Tell

Open Family & Friends of Bipolar

two of my kids and bipolar just like me and we live with all the messes that come along with it

Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

my husband is dieing from adnoid cystic carcinoma. the dr. didnt tell us and let it go for 2 years tell there was nothing that could truely be done but thanks to fulvic acid we have some hope

Open Sexual Abuse

I had been sexually abused along with mental and emotional abuse most of my life

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

Music Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

\"The Courage To Heal\" Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Open Depression Supporters

my hubby has situational depression. and unfortunately he has every reason to be derpressed all the time now. but at least he is holding his head high

Treatments

Crying Working / Worked

Music Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Poetry Working / Worked

Open Parenting 'Tweens (9-12)

i have one son out of 4 kids that is 12 with ADHD, bipolar and ODD

Treatments

Patience Working / Worked

Research Working / Worked