Relli

Open Parenting Preschoolers (3-5)

Sara's 3yo happy little girl.

Treatments

Attachment Parenting Working / Worked

Patience Working / Worked

Positive Reinforcement Working / Worked

Open Insomnia

Have problems getting of to sleep. Cann't stop the brain from ticking over. It's getting worse.

Treatments

Restoril Somewhat Helpful

Open Post Partum Depression

Was diagnosed with PPD when Matt was 8mths old. Suffered before and after Sara's birth. Still getting there.

Treatments

Effexor Working / Worked

Worked well for a while and then stopped, swapped to Paxil

Lexapro Working / Worked

Worked ok, but the sexual disfunction was bad. Swapped to Endep.

Paxil Working / Worked

Stopped working swapped to Lexapro

Talking Working / Worked

Had Counselling and talk to my mother.

Elavil Too Soon to Tell

Open Eczema

Sara has had eczema since she was a couple of months old. It flares up when she's teething and with some foods.

Treatments

Aloe Vera Somewhat Helpful

Sooths and cool skin, but stings a little.

Hydrocortisone Working / Worked

Clears it up, but harsh on skin.

Open Tooth Grinding

Have been grinding for as long as I can remember. Suffer jaw cramps and a lot of upper back and neck problems.

Treatments

Mouthguard Not Working

Made me gag.

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

Physio used to do a thing in the mouth that relieved the pain.

Open Lactose Intolerance

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Open GERD & Heartburn

Had heartburn since was a teen.

Treatments

Antacids Somewhat Helpful

Help sometimes

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Ginger Working / Worked

When I was pregnant I used gingersnap biscuits to help.

Zantac Working / Worked

Works the best for me.

Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Have had symtoms for 4yrs

Treatments

Acidophilus Working / Worked

Very Good for gut and Candida.

Aloe Vera Working / Worked

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

High Fiber Diet Working / Worked

Imodium Working / Worked

Only when it's real bad.

Peppermint Working / Worked

Help bile production.

Psyllium Working / Worked

Tried to drink heaps, but I got more constipated.

Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Had it off and on since my teens.

Treatments

Black Cohosh Working / Worked

Take it with a blend.

Evening Primrose Oil Working / Worked

Helped with breast tenderness.

Naproxen Working / Worked

Good for period pain.

Open TMJ

Been grinding my teeth for years and has led to TMJ.

Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Friend suggested that what I'm going through might be CFS. So I'm checking it out.

Treatments

Paxil Working / Worked

Taking it for depression. Not sure yet.

Open Migraine Headaches

Had them since late teens.

Treatments

Acupuncture Working / Worked

Good.

Aspirin Working / Worked

Works, but cann't take it because of sensitive tummy.

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

MSG is a real bad trigger.

Caffeine Working / Worked

Cann't drink coffe its another trigger

Naproxen Working / Worked

Again cann't take it because of tummy problems

Open Prescription Drug Abuse

I started taking Mersyndol for migraine and then couldn't go to sleep without taking them. It scared me, so I got some help. Still taking Panadene (contains Codiene), but am working my way to stopping that too.

Open Chronic Pain

Had a car accidents in 92 & 94. Wiplash with both accidents and a bad concusion with the 2nd. I was covered by insurance, but they cut me off in 1997. So I have just been seeing natural therapists till about 2003 when I had my first kid. Then I've been masking the pain with painkillers. Pain increased last year and was dx with RA, but now they say it's not that, so I'm not sure what the hell is going on.

Treatments

Acupressure Working / Worked

Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked

Elavil Working / Worked

Heat Working / Worked

Naproxen Working / Worked

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

TENS Working / Worked

Open Asthma
Type: Childhood Asthma

My 2yo daughter has just been diagnosed with Asthma. I was dreading that this might be the case, because it's bad on both sides of the family.

Treatments

Albuterol Working / Worked

Inhaler Working / Worked

Open Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

My brother in-law has been diagnosed with AML today (24/1/08). I've known him since he was 17yrs old. He's like my little brother.

Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

My brother in law has been diagnosed with Acute M Leukemia today 24/1/08. What now? How do I help the family. He's single with no children. His sister is doing her best to be strong, but she has 4 young children.

Open Hypothyroidism

Joining because I have many of the symptoms and a friend thinks that this could be what's wrong with me. I had a blood test but it came back ok and my Dr won't do anymore tests.

Open Parkinson's Disease

My Mother In Law has just been diagnosed with PD. Just wanted to findout a little about treatments. I'm releaved in some ways for the diagnosis. It explains alot. We have been worried for a while now that something just wasn't right. Would appreciate any advice as what my husband and I can do to help her.

Treatments

Ibuprofen Working / Worked

Open Coronary Heart Disease

My mum has just been told she has CHD and the family is finding it hard to cope with.

Treatments

Aspirin Somewhat Helpful

Dietary Modification Working / Worked

Lipitor Too Soon to Tell

Open Food Allergies
Type of allergy: Other Foods

Mainly Allegies to Food additives. Migraines, indigestion and body aches.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Open Arthritis

Been getting real bad joint pain especially in hands and feet.

Treatments

Acupressure Working / Worked

Eased the swelling

Ibuprofen Somewhat Helpful

Caused indigestion

Naproxen Somewhat Helpful

Caused stomach upset

Pain Management Clinic Working / Worked

Voltaren Somewhat Helpful

Caused real bad indigestion. Had to go to hospital.

Open Internet Addiction

Got a computer almost a year ago and have been on here ever since.

Open Rheumatoid Arthritis

Was diagnosed with RA (12/9/08). Now Rhemy Dr doesn't think I have RA because my bloods came back in a normal range this time!?

Treatments

Celebrex Somewhat Helpful

Side effects were bad.

Pain Management Clinic Too Soon to Tell

Open Down Syndrome

Need people to join a Facebook group called "I'm INFURIATED at the Discrimination Against a Doctor & His Disabled Son", Dr Moeller has been refused residency because of his son Lukas and his many health problems, which they think will burdon the taxpayers of Australia. Please help.

Open Fibromyalgia

Was diagnosed with RA last year, but now Rheumy Dr doesn't think that's what's going on because bloods came back in normal range. I'm pretty sure I have FM, but RD reckons because most of my pain is in my hands and feet that it's not.

Treatments

Acupressure Somewhat Helpful

Acupuncture Working / Worked

Effexor Working / Worked

Elavil Too Soon to Tell

Was non Lexapro for Depression swapped to this to see if it would help with the pain too.

Heat Working / Worked

Open Breakups & Divorce

Open Parenting Big Kids (5-8)

Matthew is 6 and has started school this year. He's a very active little boy and trys my patiences sometimes. But all and all he's a loving little boy with an active imagination.

Treatments

Education (School) Working / Worked

Listening Working / Worked

Patience Working / Worked

Thankful school has started.

Open Environmental Allergies

I have almost constant sinus problems.

Treatments

Allegra Working / Worked

Nasal Irrigation Working / Worked

Rhinocort AQ Working / Worked

Sudafed Working / Worked

Zyrtec Working / Worked

Open Pregnancy

I just found out that I'm pregnant for the 3rd time.

Open Child Support & Custody

My husband pays child support for my stepson.