rachelle403

Open Eczema

have had eczema every since i was a little baby my doctor didn,t want my mom bathing me once a week but then she found me a dermatologist and he gave her a special soap to were she could bathe me every other day and i stayed with him for the longest time until i was able to change to one locally

Treatments

Doxepin Too Soon to Tell

Was just put on this med today so we wil see how it works

Lidex Working / Worked

works with the itching

Open Cerebral Palsy

Here for myself and also boyfriend who is in a wheelchair

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

I was diagnosed in 1998 with PTSD and panic attacks have been seeing a counselor on and off since then have seen 4 but the one I am seeing now is ok they have either all left or moved away the best one I had seen i really likedhad seen her for like 7 years she was really supportive and understanding. Hope to be able to get out of counseling but he says not to push it.

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

Listen to music when I am down sometimes works sometimes it dosen't

Paxil Too Soon to Tell

Was just put back on this medicine a week ago after beeing off it for over 6 months was on Lexapro but didn't work or had quit working started off on 25 mg will go up to 50 mg then go back in a month to see how it is working.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Wished I could evetually get out guess I am to highstrung with emotions

Rape Counseling Working / Worked

Counselor that I see now is really understanding was raped by two of my first cousins that I was really close to

Reading Working / Worked

Lot of ther books that I have found are really helpful reading on the threshold of hope right now. seems like a good book the author says to read only one chapter at at time though lot of information

Talking Working / Worked

Hope to find somebody in this community that can shed som light on the situation

EMDR Working / Worked

really seems to help makes me tired and it brings back a ;ot of intrusive memories otherwise it is a godsend dont use lightbar wished he did worked better

Open Rape

was raped by 2 of my cousins that i was very close to. to much mor to add could go easily beyond the 500 characters.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

hard to talk about it but it does help after talking about it for awhile

Rape Counseling Working / Worked

same as psychoterapy

Talking Somewhat Helpful

that's all I can say other than it's hard to forgive them want to do it for me not them

Open Sexual Abuse

to many words to tell

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

this really helps on my down days or most of the time

Talking Working / Worked

been in counseling for almost ten years counselor that I am seeing is a big help wished my other one wouldn't had to move though we were really close

Walking Considering

Open Lactose Intolerance

Open Medicaid

cant work do to my disability don't know what i would do without it

Open Obesity

Open Panic Attacks

to much to tell 500 characters wouldnt do

Treatments

EMDR Working / Worked

really helps process the memories dont know what i would do without it

Paxil Too Soon to Tell

was just put back on after a year without it but i know it will work 2nd time have been on this med

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

dont know what i would do without this

Xanax Somewhat Helpful

takes the edge off

Neurontin Working / Worked

this works well with the xanax

Open Asthma
Type: Adult Asthma

Open Alzheimer's Disease

my uncle has this and i am really close to him he lives in colorado and i hardly ever see him

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

Treatments

Eat Less Somewhat Helpful

Physical Exercise Somewhat Helpful

Open Shyness

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Relative

I have lost so many people it's not even funny just lost an aunt/grandma a little over a week ago man I miss her so much

Treatments

Crying Not Working

All I want to do is to sleep and cry and going through her apartment dosen't help matters any beacuse than I look at all the good times we had and no that that wont be happening any more beacuse she's in a better place I guess

Open Blindness & Visual Impairment
Type: Low Vision

500 characters wouldn't do it new to this support group bad optic nerve in the left eye

Treatments

Prednisone Too Soon to Tell

was just put on high doses today feeling nauseos at the moment getting ready to go to bed see if that helps go back to the doc in a month

Open Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

Just found out not to long ago that i have this dont know to much about it looking for others with this disease .

Open Thyroid Cancer
Type: Papillary Carcinoma

The type was just diagnosed today by my oncologist Was diagnosed with this last Friday had my entire thyroid taking out not for sure the type of it will ask Monday when i go in for my post op appointment

Treatments

Surgery Too Soon to Tell

Had a total thyroid surgery done a week ago friday was cancerous so kind of bummed out about that just looking for others on here going through the same thing

Synthroid Too Soon to Tell

Was just put on this med today will start it tommorrow

Thyroidectomy Too Soon to Tell

They did not get all of it might require a second surgery have to have another body scan sometime in april or may have to wait a year

Open Other Ear Problems

have problems with inner ear infections started getting them when i turned about 18 worse in the winter time and then when it is really windy and hate wearing anything on my head LOL

Treatments

Antivert Working / Worked

Oh yeah this is 1 great med for the dizziness that goes along with the ear problems hate it wouldnt wish it on anyone but runs in my family my maternal grandma had a lot of inner ear infections

Prednisone Working / Worked

when i have fluid on the ears this helps for me

Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

500 characters wouldnt do

Treatments

Midol Not Working

didnt do anything but make me sick

Naproxen Somewhat Helpful

helps with the intensity of the cramps and that's about it LOL

Oral Contraceptives Working / Worked

quit taking them made me sick and the doctor said by the time i hit 30 he didnt want me on them anymore beacuse of blood clots running in the family

Open Hypothyroidism

Have had this since having my thyroid out do to cancer was just put on 150 mg of Synthroid go back to doc in a month

Treatments

Synthroid Too Soon to Tell

Was just put on this a month ago increasing my levels every 2 weeks tired of being tired SOL

Open Optic Atrophy

Open Other Eye Problems

Open Environmental Allergies
Type of allergy: Other

Treatments

Claritin Working / Worked

Open Incest Survivors

Open Abstinence & Celibacy

Open Burns

My brother got burns on his back in a couple of places from when we had our fire in 94 since he had to come through the kitchen to get me out of my bedroom stupid me was to afraid to come through and now he suffered I was 14 and he was 15

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

Seems to help when Im really upset having anxiety attacks

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

have been in counseling for 10 years it seems to work I still get antsy around the time it happened exspecially when people are burning wood and can smell peoples wood stoves etc...

Silvadene Working / Worked

It worked but he's still got the scars to prove it

Open Stress Management

Open Food Addiction

I eat when i'm depressed it's my comfort zone what more can I say need to loose about a 100 lbs.

Treatments

Willpower Not Working

Open Dry Eyes

Have had dry eyes for over 2 years now didn't know that there was a group like this existed

Open Mental Challenged

Open COPD & Emphysema

Joining this in memory of my aunt after she fell and broke her breast bone and never recovered R.I.P. Aunt Betty

Open Motherless Children

Haven't lost my birth mother yet but have had 2 Aunt's pass away that I thought a lot of

Open Medical Mysteries

have optical nerve damage (both eyes) and the 2 eye doctors that I see can't seem to figure out why they have run all the tests there is to do and still no answers it's so frustrating

Open Epilepsy & Seizures

Have had 2 seizures in less than a week

Treatments

Dilantin Considering

Was on this as a kid

Keppra Too Soon to Tell

dizzy and tired all the time and i just started it lol

Neurontin Working / Worked

On this for anxiety not seizures not working for seizures

Open High Cholesterol

Was just diagnosed not to long ago. What next!

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Considering

Am going to start avoiding fatty foods and foods that's high in cholestrol

Physical Exercise Considering

Going to start excersing more than what I do so I can loose weight and maybe get my cholestrol under control

Pravachol Too Soon to Tell

Was put on this a week ago Tuesday hope I can get it under control

Open Pregnancy

Her for my sister-in-law not for me she's due on Valentine's day hoping and praying she don't miscarry again.

Open Financial Challenges

i'm on s.s.i. and s.s. due to disability like to know how others handle it

Treatments

Budgeting Not Working

so far it really hasn't helped beacuse it's so hard to due when your already on a fixed income of less than 600 a month and rent is over 200

Cut Up Credit Cards Not Working

Instead of cutting i use them just to get by from month to month but then i always have another bill to pay when does it stop HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earn Money Somewhat Helpful

Can't work due to my disability whenever i get a job i get sick and miss work so i wind up in the hole with no money

Holding a Garage Sale Not Working

all i own is junk so that wouldn't work

Open Dizziness & Vertigo

will fill this out later

Treatments

Antivert Working / Worked

helps a lot when i need it

Open Shopping Addiction

Do i need to say anymore than i like to shop and on fixed income that not good