Journal Entry for January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009 8:51pm
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About Me
I'm a graduate student who was diagnosed with lupus nearly 3 years ago and is struggling physically and emotionally with it daily. Just recently my doctor has added POTS and fibromyaglia to the mix..
I'm a graduate student who was diagnosed with lupus nearly 3 years ago and is struggling physically and emotionally with it daily. Just recently my doctor has added POTS and fibromyaglia to the mix..
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Complications
January 25, 2009 1:07am
A few weeks ago I started to feel really really tired and I thought that maybe I was just coming down with an infection. I'd been …
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the moving process
July 22, 2008 12:47am
Well....after about 6 weeks of living at my parents' house, it was time for me to move to a different state. With my luck, I was in the ER …
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puppy!
April 23, 2008 11:18pm
Since I'm graduating from college and moving to a new city, I was thinking about getting a dog to keep me active and company...well I found …
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graduate school
March 13, 2008 11:31pm
I finally got into graduate school!!! Yay!!!! In June, I'm moving to Lexington, KY to go to school for the next 4-5 years....after that I …
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Big hugs sweetie. Have a great weekend. :)
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Thanks for being a new friend. Here if you need me. Big, big hugs, prayers and peace. James :)
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Hi,thanks for the hug!Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!Hope you're doing all right... Beckie
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Hi there...have a lovely day! Beckie
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Hoping your day is going well... Beckie
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Close Lupus
I'm a graduate student who was diagnosed with lupus 2 years ago. I'm struggling to maintain who i was before lupus with the symptoms of the disease. Needless to say, it's taking an emotional and physical toll on me.
Treatments
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- some dizziness and lightheadedness, but the crying spells have stopped and have full range of emotion
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- made me extremely happy for a month, the next month dizzy and exhausted...went off of it because of that
- Methotrexate Not Working
- awful awful drug. The side effects were way worse than any benefit from it. Stopped taking it and feeling better than i have in years
- Plaquenil Not Working
- nausea
- Prednisone Somewhat Helpful
- mood swings, insomnia, weight gain
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionMy lupus medications caused my neurotransmitters to become unbalanced, causing me to have major depression...also coping with 1, maybe 2, chronic illnesses doesn't help either!
Treatments
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
Open Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shortly before finals week at the end of my last fall semester, I was in the ER 3 times in a week. The normal drugs giving to me for lupus just weren't working. My white blood cell count was high and i was having absolutely horrible hip and shoulder pain despite pain medication. As a complication with my lupus and a virus, I also was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Treatments
- Folic Acid Working / Worked
- makes me feel like a normal person a day or 2 of taking it after the methotrexate. It's a total life saver!
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- Plaquenil Not Working
- Prednisone Working / Worked
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