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  • About Me

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    ExDiva

    Female, 48
    Shreveport, LA, USA
    Member since February 19, 2008

    • About Me

      Years of traveling, writing, speaking, and stress finally did a number on my body. Not such a great body - alopecia, bipolar, skin disorders probably PTSD induced. But for years no one knew...Now I have to surrender and say, "I'm sick." I moved near family, stopped traveling, and ....now what?

      Years of traveling, writing, speaking, and stress finally did a number on my body. Not such a great body - alopecia, bipolar, skin disorders probably PTSD induced. But for years no one knew...Now I have to surrender and say, "I'm sick." I moved near family, stopped traveling, and ....now what?

  • Recent Activity

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    • 1 hug received, 1 hug given, 1 journal post

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    July 10

  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for November 5, 2009

      Mood November 5, 2009 12:38pm

      Yesterday was the first day in forever I went a whole day without vicodin.  Now that I'm not traveling I will stay home and not do anything …
    • Journal Entry for October 19, 2009

      Mood October 19, 2009 2:31pm

      yesterdya and the day before were migraine days

       

      10/17 one imitrex three vicodin

      10/18 one imitrex five vicodin

       

      I don't even take 1/2 …

    • Journal Entry for October 14, 2009

      Mood October 14, 2009 2:25pm

      Yesterday  I should have stayed home health wise but I went to career night with Randy and Jason.  I want to be a good stepmom.  It is …

    • Journal Entry for October 13, 2009

      Mood October 13, 2009 3:10pm

      I've been ignoring my tracking because I was traveling and because I was disgusted with how much pain medication I was using.  On Sept 30 PC …

    • Journal Entry for October 1, 2009

      Mood October 1, 2009 10:05am

      I thought it would be a great idea for the doc to give me a trigger pt injection in my right shoulder blade.  In a few days I may still think it …

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    • Hug

      From fieldofdaisies Friday

      omg..diva...only us huh? only us!!! i'm a rapid cycler too, so i can sooooooo relate to that story, lol!!!! good thing we have sense of humors girl, geeeez,where would we be without our sense of humors, really, i fear where i'd be......the happy hunting ground..lol, if i was a dog...or somewhere else since i'm a person. hmmm, what's going on with me...well, i am in the process of getting evicted from my apartment, due to having a little get together this summer outside of my apartment, people called the landlord's said we were tooo loud, and then another time the ambulance came here becdause my daughter called on me so i could go to the psych ward to get my meds adjusted..and i yelled out an obscenity to her as they put me in the ambulance...(f u, ) and i know i shouldn't have, but i was really manic, and she did a good thing by calling...anyway, i did stay int he hosopital for 10 days and they adjusted my meds...i feeel much better now..thank god...also, my car engine seized up...so, anyway, here i am, unemployed, no car, and getting kicked out of my place..funsville....but thank god my meds are good, it's keeping me in a good place, for today anyway....i hope....hey diva, what do you do for work, it might say it in your profile, but anyway...you travel alot, do you like that? ...anyway girl, i hope your doing better than me..i'm psyched you have a good man now, i hope everything goes real good for u:) , you deserve to have someone good in your life.....a companion and friend, i miss that so much...it's been like 17 years since i've had that...i did meet a real nice friend this summer.....he was my friend, my dear friend, but i did care for him more..but he didn't and also he was alot younger then me...but i'm glad i got to spend time with him this summer..we had alot of fun, and he is away right now living in another area and i do miss him alot, anyway,,,,,,thats about it, big huge hug for my sister,....;oh yah, keep me in your prayres dive would u? ty,,,peace sister, love, magggie

    • Hug

      From fieldofdaisies October 28

      thnking of u exdiva, just wanted to come by and send you a big hug....this illness is a battle, but you know what, we are going to win it,i have to beleive that. i hope you are having a day full of love and peace and hope, love, maggie

    • Good Luck

      From lisamw36 October 8

      I hope your trip to Houston went good.

    • Flower

      From lisamw36 October 1

      Have a beautiful fall day!!!

    • Hug

      From tedibear September 8

      Thought u could use a hug. Hope u have a good day! hugs,tedi

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Fibromyalgia

      Five years searching for a diagnosis - symptoms for eight. My stiff upper lip turned out to be the problem. That - and airplanes, airports, too much work, you know the drill. I sold everything and moved home to live near family. I stopped traveling except once a month (gotta make $), and started taking better care of myself. Symptoms: chronic pain in cycles, migraines, fatigue, occasional intestinal "issues" - being bipolar for years probably didn't help my stress levels.

      Treatments

      Acupuncture Somewhat Helpful
      can't really tell long term - but short term it's magic
      Aqua Therapy Working / Worked
      Yummmmm
      Effexor Working / Worked
      totally changed my life - depression was main issue back then.
      Heat Working / Worked
      Yummmmm
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      the one thing that helps me live a normal life. I am wary of addiction but I dont enjoy it that much. Constipation is a unpleasant side effect
      Lamictal Working / Worked
      low dose did wonders for extreme irritability of Bipolar II mixed state
      Vitamin B12 Working / Worked
      one shot so far...I do have more energy
      Progesterone Working / Worked
      didnt have hardly any progesterone. who knew? I feel MUCH less anxiety already
      Valcyte Working / Worked
      MAGIC...or at least I think it is. I had Herpes 1 that spread to my face so the doc assumed it might have spread to my organs. Same as the cold sore virus but when your immune system is compromised it gets scary
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      for sleep don't know yet
    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      I used to think it was just depression. And for years I used therapy to cope. Then it got real bad - suicidal. I started taking effexor. Last year it got bad again and I added lamictal - what I called anxiety was actually a "mixed state" of mania/depression that makes me paranoid, angry, self loathful and completely unpleasant to be with. I'm better with the lamictal. I probably should up the dose (25) but I'm afraid of losing my personality. I like to be spicy - I don't want to be bland

      Treatments

      Lamictal Working / Worked
      Effexor Working / Worked
      works wonders
    • Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      I was okay with the fibromyalgia diagnosis but I really resisted the Chronic Fatigue diagnosis - as if denial has worked before. I sleep 10-14 hours and resent the hell out of it. I used to be an achiever and now I can't. I used to be a planner and now I can't. I exercise 30 minutes a day and sometimes that's all I get done in the day.

      Treatments

      DHEA Working / Worked
      who knows? I'm taking so much else
    • Open Migraine Headaches

      I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and CFIDS now I'm thinking chronic migraines may be the root cause. I have "full body" migraines and they can last up to 4 days. This of course leaves me fatigued...and the pain could be migraine instead of fibromyalgia

      Treatments

      Imitrex Working / Worked
      Imitrex is a miracle drug
      Topamax Too Soon to Tell
    • Open Back Pain

      Treatments

      Acupuncture Somewhat Helpful
      Can't find a good practitioner in Louisiana (licensing requires an MD)
      Heat Working / Worked
      love it
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      couldn't make it through a day without it
      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      In the morning before I get out of bed. (when I can make myself)
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