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  • About Me

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    denali

    Female, 48
    PA, USA
    Member since February 25, 2008

    • About Me

      Stay at home mom.

      Stay at home mom.

    • Interests

      I love to read a good mystery. Be outside even in the rain. Into riding the Harley with my husband. I am a very simple person. Cooking and baking are a few of the things that I also enjoy. My family is my world.

      I love to read a good mystery. Be outside even in the rain. Into riding the Harley with my husband. I

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  • Journal

    • I found it !

      Mood May 9, 2009 10:02pm

           I went through heaps of stuff from the rehab this morning and I found the note that I wrote as a journal entry.  I …

    • So much for keeping my journal current

      Mood May 8, 2009 7:34pm

           So much has happened to me since my last entry.  Most of you already know what happened to me.  For those of you …

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    • Life can really suck

      Mood February 9, 2009 7:58am

      I am in a pisser of a mood this pain is driving me nuts.  No pain meds took the last 2 that I had and  saved them so I could watch my …

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    • Miss You

      From mysticfalls Friday

      i am thinking about you I hope you are doing okay. have you heard from silentangel?

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      From mysticfalls November 7

      i hope you are doing okay i am sorry i have not been around i have been going through so much, have you heard from silentangel and if she is doing okay

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      From SilentAngel October 9

      sure, thats great xx

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      From SilentAngel October 8

      i hope he is ok hun, thinking of you xx

    • Miss You

      From SilentAngel October 8

      missing you hun xxxxxxxxxxxx

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      Treatments

      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      didn't work
      Effexor Working / Worked
      Helps somewhat. Fifty pound weight gain. Glad to off this on also.
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      another one that didn't work for me
      Paxil Working / Worked
      Wow this med seems to be the miracle that I needed.
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      Helps alot when I can do it. I try to work on it everyday.
      Prozac Working / Worked
      helped for a time then stopped
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Talking to her seems to be a positve step for me
      Wellbutrin Working / Worked
      Worst me of them all that I was on.
      Writing Working / Worked
      I am trying it trough DS we will see.
      Zoloft Working / Worked
      Didn't seem to work for me
    • Close Panic Attacks

      I wake up scared to start the day. Take my meds and try to relax. Sometimes it works some times it doesn't

      Treatments

      Effexor Working / Worked
      works somewhat terrible weight gain
      Xanax Working / Worked
      great for calming me down
    • Open Anxiety

      Scared of what the day might bring. Happy on the outside for all to see, terrifed inside

      Treatments

      Xanax Working / Worked
      calms me down
    • Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

      I gain weight on every anti -depressent I have ever been on. I am currently taking effexor 150 mg a day. I can not get any weight to come off. I am active walk 2x a day at a fast pace, eat no junk and still the pounds stay. I gained 30 pounds when I tried to quit smoking and took Chantix. Started smoking again to try and lose the weight. I gained 30 pounds when I started the anti depressents. Total of 60 pounds that I can not get off. I am uncomforable and sick of the weight.

      Treatments

      Counting Calories Working / Worked
      Works when I am not on any meds.
    • Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

      Have it and hate it

      Treatments

      Black Cohosh Working / Worked
      Don't know if it works or not.
    • Open Menopause

      I am 47 and starting to get the symptoms of menopause. I can handle the hot flashes and night sweats (so far) but the depression is something that I am having a real problem with.

    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      denali hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Back Pain

      Herniated disc in low back.

      Treatments

      Bedrest Working / Worked
      Worked but who has the time to lie in bed day after day?
      Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
      ?
      Cortisone (Injection) Working / Worked
      Somewhat helpful but still need the pain med. Took away some of the pain in my leg.
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      Only thing that keeps me functioning on a daily basis.
    • Open Chronic Pain

      I have a herniated disc in my low back. Surgeon gave me pain meds till I told him I was not having the surgery. He will not give me anything for pain except Tramadol which is worthless for pain. I had the cort injection and it worked for about 2 weeks.

      Treatments

      Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
      Not sure
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      The only thing so far that has taken the pain away for me to do lifes daily chores.
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