life altering decisions
August 6, 2008 5:58pm
I have been gone for sometime, I felt like I needed to get myself together before giving sound advice to anyone else.
since I last signed on, alot has …
jessiepalooza 
2:40pm, August 20, 2008
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About Me
jessiepalooza
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About Me
alot has changed , I have two girls that graduated, and one that is 14. I am currently going through a divorce. It is finalized sept. 12th.. other than that , I am doing ok.. Hope everyone else is also! sure have missed you all... I have fibro, it sux... I now have soft tissue rheumatism .. guess the fibro was lonely.. peace love and monkey grease!
alot has changed , I have two girls that graduated, and one that is 14. I am currently going through a divorce. It is finalized sept. 12th.. other than that , I am doing ok.. Hope everyone else is also! sure have missed you all... I have fibro, it sux... I now have soft tissue rheumatism .. guess the fibro was lonely.. peace love and monkey grease!
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computer graphics. spending time with my family , reading and researching so I can continue to learn new things! I love watching my children take their journey into life and helping them prepare for life outside of My nest. I also enjoy listening to people and trying to relate to them hoping to help anyone I can.
computer graphics. spending time with my family , reading and researching so I can continue to learn
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Journal Entry for November 16, 2007
November 16, 2007 3:01pm
"Holidaze"
Well,it's that time again. The holiday crunch is upon us. <sigh> I was talking to Mama and I told her how I was not …
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Journal Entry for November 5, 2007
November 5, 2007 3:25am
"Change" I woke to the sound of rain on Mama's guest room window. (It is actually MY ROOM now, since I am …
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Journal Entry for November 1, 2007
November 1, 2007 5:24am
Hope everyone had a wonderful day/yesterday!
I went to a play... great production...
Hope you all had a safe night also...
Tomorrow I am gonna be …
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Journal Entry for October 30, 2007
October 30, 2007 5:46pm
Hi my darling friends!
I have missed you all very much ... I have been away for a few days due to my aunt passing away.
My house has been the area of …
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Hey! Happppy New Year! One day a little indian boy walked up to the chief and said "Me ready for women." The chief said "Before you can have a real women, you must go into the woods and practice on the trees for three days" The Indian boy said "Ok," and went off into the woods. Three days later, he returns and says "Me ready for women." The Indian cheif says "Pick out any woman you want and take her inside the teepee." The boy picked a women, escorted her into the teepee and said "Take off all your clothes, bend over and grab your ankles." The women asked "Why?", but the boy told her to just to bend over. The women bent over, and the boy kicked her in the ass. "Why the hell did you do that?" she asked. "Just checking for bees." replied the boy.
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Hey lady!! Glad you are feeling excellent!! I am too. Amazing what time will change. Keep on fighting through!!! *HUGS&LOVE* Marie
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Jessica, Hope all is well with you. I guess the divorce is now final. Still waiting to file on mine as I don't have the money. Hang in there...hope your pain is managable with all the stress that you've gone through. dee
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Close Fibromyalgia
After getting tested from everything within the ranges of sexually transmitted diseases to insanity, I was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Its a disease where your brain sends false signals to the rest of your body signaling pain. Its really hard to have this illness, there is currently little treatment options for fibro. you basically have to take a mixture of meds. to deal with it. It also comes with a variety of other problems, such as anxiety, depression, ect.
Treatments
- Aqua Therapy Working / Worked
- works well until you feel like passing out from the heat lol..
- Ativan Working / Worked
- Helps with concentration and sleep, also helps with my anxiety
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- helps with pain
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- It is very hard for family to understand this, I dont expect anyone to understand unless they have experienced this illness.
- Support Groups Working / Worked
- seems to make me feel like im NOT alone..
Close Anxiety
I found out I had anxiety about nine years ago, It actually started I think as a child, I started having tingling sensations in my limbs, the original diagnosis they THOUGHT until doing the MRI was m/s come to find out it was anxiety which has worsened over the years I sometimes feel as if someone is suffocating me I would def. say that is the worst part. I absolutely despise having anxiety and I feel like I cant control that aspect of my life without meds.
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- It keeps me breathing ! surely works well for me, I am starting to think I have an immunity to it, which terrifies me.
- Breathwork Not Working
- that definitely didnt work because no matter what, you still think you cant breath!
- Hypnotherapy Considering
- thought about it ? then again it could worsen it.
- Klonopin Somewhat Helpful
- tried it and moved to ativan 2.7
- Meditation Not Working
- well I would work using ativan im sure but not alone for sure.. lol I think meditation requires you to use oxygen LOL
- Paxil Not Working
- didnt like paxil , maybe it was starting off on a too high mil. dosage? regardless it cause muscle tremors.
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- well I try to let the anxiety be a part of my life that I must deal with using medication, understand that I may be under the "pill" for the rest of my life, and go on with it!
- Remeron Not Working
- didnt help me, I couldnt maintain my active lifestyle while taking the med.
- Valium Somewhat Helpful
- it worked although I opted to try celexa which didnt work at all .. so I went to ativan ..
- Xanax Not Working
- it helped with the anxiety, didnt help with my anger issues.l
Open Depression
Well I dont know exactly what triggers my depression, I know that my life has been filled with tradgedy, my only sibling got killed when I was 12, I married an abusive husband at 17, My daughter which now is healthy, nearly lost her life three times due to short gut syndrome and my father died at age 54 now my mother is terminally ill, I also have fibromyalgia, I assume this could be the reason for my depression?
Treatments
- Celexa Working / Worked
- It worked well for depression, not so well for anxiety, I switched to ativen which seems to help both.
- Paxil Not Working
- Hated it! caused muscle tremors and each time I yawned it made me feel like I was gonna pass out...
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- this depends on how bad your depression is at that time. I know that is my situation
- Prozac Not Working
- increased my anxiety, cant have that happen
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- depends on who the therapist is, be weary of that and research it well!
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- really works only if you dont want to involve them in your depression which I have a problem with.
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- definitely made my anxiety worse.
- Writing Working / Worked
- this really works well. writing your thoughts on paper will release your pain sometimes...
Open Chronic Pain
I have chronic pain from fibromyalgia, I sometimes hurt so bad I cant stand it....
Treatments
- Heat Working / Worked
- I one time used one of those bead filled thingys you stick in the microwave to heat up, it worked really well, I had an idea to leave it in a bit longer so the heat and aroma would last longer, well it caught on fire! use the plug in heating source... lol
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- I use hydrocodone ten mil. fourx's a day....
- Cortisone (Injection) Working / Worked
- It works but you cant use it enough.. lol
Open Insomnia
I have insomnia due to fibromyalgia, I sometimes stay awake for three days at a time! Its horrible for my illness... Its crucial to get rest with fybro, at the same time it causes Insomnia, well isnt that contradicting?
Treatments
- Ambien Working / Worked
- you can only use it for so long!
- Ativan Somewhat Helpful
- well I have anxiety so bad, it seems to help that and only that !
- Counting Sheep Somewhat Helpful
- well after I run outta numbers, Its time to get up again LOL
- Music Not Working
- It just makes me want to listen to the next song lol
- Reading Working / Worked
- I would read a whole novel before falling asleep
- Sonata Not Working
- felt hung over the next day!
Open Panic Attacks
I have panic attacks, I have had some severe ones ... I have done the random ER visits in the middle of the night for IV ativan ... gotta love that!
Treatments
Open Bipolar Disorder
I have met so many wonderful people with this Illness and feel like I need to understand this better so I can support them correctly! Jessica
Open Lupus
Ok, well I was diagnosed with Lupus at the ripe age of twelve.. I have luckily been in remission for sometime, although the fibro makes me wonder if I am at this I point!
Treatments
- Dapsone Not Working
- The side effects for me were horrible!
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- definitely helps!
