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celticfife 
12:54pm, November 9, 2008
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About Me
celticfife
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About Me
I think my cat is dreaming... Anyway, migraines dominate my life. And I distract myself by trying to control food and my body - which never ends well. A perilous amount of insight into why I do things only gives me an excuse to do them.
I think my cat is dreaming... Anyway, migraines dominate my life. And I distract myself by trying to control food and my body - which never ends well. A perilous amount of insight into why I do things only gives me an excuse to do them.
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Interests
I'm a geek. I'm also a TV whore. Heroes, House, Buffy, Angel, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report..
I'm a geek. I'm also a TV whore. Heroes, House, Buffy, Angel, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report..
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hey you hope you are well,thinking of you take care xoxooxx
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hey chick long time no hear how are you ?are you well? i hope so, hopefully i'll hear from you soon, take care chickadee,much love always xoxooxxo
Prayer
I hope that things work out with you resuming a life with your dad and I hope your silence doesn't stem from depression! You have a core of gold which I hope you never lose or let anyone lose FOR you! Hang in there! (oh, and could I please have a serving of that lucious looking fruit tart?)
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hiya chick , haven't heard from you in ages hope everything is ok,thinking of you ,take care,much love xoxoxooxox
Little Love
am so sorry to hear what's happened. stay strong, girl. sending love, hugs & prayers to you always... maria
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Support Groups
Close Food Addiction
All over the ED Spectrum, from 96lbs to 180.
Close Migraine Headaches
Rare childhood migraines, turned into severe (duration/frequency) at 18 - to the point where I had to leave college and couldn't work for almost five years. Got my life mostly back for a year and a half, and I'm sorta back where I started. Numbness, blindness, loss of motor skills, loss of speech, confusion, photophobia, phonophobia...the whole nine.
Treatments
- Neurontin Not Working
- Didn't work.
- Pamelor Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for a year, then stopped.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- 10 - 20mg, limited to use twice weekly, so as to prevent rebound.
- Verapamil Not Working
- Didn't do nothin'.
- Zomig Not Working
- Zonegran Somewhat Helpful
- Paired with the Effexor as a preventative team.
- Medrol Not Working
- Neither worked.
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- Worked for nausea.
- Amerge Working / Worked
- Worked if compazine was in my system. Stopped working.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Raisins, Alcohol, hard cheeses
- Axert Not Working
- Compazine Working / Worked
- I take both pills and suppositories.
- Depakote Not Working
- Doesn't work in pill form for me.
- Doxepin Not Working
- Didn't work
- Effexor Somewhat Helpful
- Helps a little. Generally there is some weight gain and my blood pressure gets a LOT higher.
- Excedrin Not Working
- Sorry, but you might as well just hand me a giant jar labeled placebo.
- Fioricet Working / Worked
- Used to help, but considering how high the rate of rebound is on this stuff - I won't touch it anymore.
- Imitrex Not Working
- Tried tablets and Statdose.
- Inderal Not Working
- Caused suicidal depression.
- Maxalt Working / Worked
- The sublinguals used to work like a charm, but they stopped. These were my knight in shining armor.
- Midrin Not Working
- Naproxen Not Working
- Relpax Not Working
- Topamax Not Working
- Zofran Working / Worked
- I'd still be on Zofran for nausea, but insurance doesn't cover enough.
Open Eating Disorders
All over the ED spectrum since I was 14, but the habits and body hatred were introduced well before that.
Treatments
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Not Working
- This group wasn't really my thing.
- Prozac Not Working
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
Open Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
My mom either has a very fast Progressive Muscular Atrophy or ALS.
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a FriendMy mother-in-law passed away on July 4th. She was the type of woman I wish I could be.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- Pets Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
Open Financial Challenges
Due to medical issues, my last job had to let me go. My husband and I are living on $1400 a month, and we both have debt. Unemployment just denied me - saying that I COULDN'T look for work, even though I try my damndest too - because I want to remain in the workforce. In addition, co-pays and medications are expensive - it makes it harder to balance a budget.
Treatments
- Budgeting Somewhat Helpful
- It would be more helpful if all our money was immediately earmarked for necessities. I think budgeting will become more useful once we have money to budget.
- Credit Counseling Working / Worked
- My husband's credit cards are finally below the max. It is a long process, but getting there.
- Earn Money Working / Worked
- I'm working on this one. We've figured out that we need $2400 a month minimum to meet all of our bills.
Open Chronic Pain
Chronic complex migraine with occipital neuralgia. I will trade heads with you.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- Didn't help.
- Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
- Weaning off, may try Soma to see if that is more useful.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Helps because I tend to have trouble keeping my body temp up, which increases problems with my muscles.
- Hydrocodone Not Working
- Barely touched it.
- Lidoderm Somewhat Helpful
- Lyrica Too Soon to Tell
- Meditation Not Working
- Methadone Somewhat Helpful
- Naproxen Not Working
- Nerve Blocks Working / Worked
- 1-4 days pain free.
- Neurontin Not Working
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Currently doing Myofascial Release 2x a week.
- Topamax Not Working
