Spending a lot of time sleeping because ...
January 6, 2009 12:20pm
I have a terrible cold. I have coughed so much and so hard my stomach muscles are sore (and I didn't even think I had any)! I'm on two …
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Sorry I'm not around. This cold is kicking my butt!!!
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About Me
I could hide the bipolar disorder but not the Lupus too. I've been sick with Lupus 7 years and not worked for nearly 3. I have 1 daughter, divorced, and 1 grandson. Before Lupus I was an independent successful professional single woman, working 50-60 hrs/week. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety and I have developed social anxiety and tend to seclude myself from people. I don't like who I am now, I'm a shell of the person I once was. I'm working on trying to develop a life without the structure of the professional business world. Starting over to make a life for myself!
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I have a degree in decorating...I love nothing more than redecorating for a friend. Love to scrapbook, garden, read, oh yes...and cook with a friend! MOSTLY THOUGH, I treasure the time with my daughter, Stacia (she's 27) and grandson, Tristen (terrible two s LOL)! PICS BELOW...
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We need to trade the lot we own for a lot in another...
December 12, 2008 7:08pm
part of town with different zoning!!!! Today the lender called and said he had the approval on the financing bur there was some question …
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Christmas gifts for this year...
December 4, 2008 6:44pm
are not as plentiful, but the spirit is the largest I can ever remember. The older I get, the better I understand the true meaning of the holidays. …
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Get Well Soon!
Hello Sandra, sorry about your cold. I hope the lupus hasn't flared up too. Take good care of yourself, and feel better.* Chicken soup, vitamin c, lots of water and soft tissues are in order.* xx
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Hope your feeling better soon..lots a hugs and love dd
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I was just wondering where you were. Feel better, vitamin c and fluids. hugs miss you
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Hope u feel better soon! hugs,tedi
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Close Bipolar Disorder
I tend to seclude myself, letting everyone think it is the Lupus, ashamed of being bipolar. I kept the BP disorder a secret since I was diagnosed at 31. But now the physical pain of the Lupus along with the mental demons is many days unbearable. I keep in touch w/my therapist and take my meds. However, some days they don't seem to work at all. There's a lack of joy along with the absence of energy and creativity. The constant pain has left me a shell of the person I once was.
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- I think I took Lorazepam years ago.
- Group Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- I don't do well in groups, I'm private about my mental health ans had to protect my professional career. I have an individual psychiatrist.
- Haldol Somewhat Helpful
- However, after about 6 months we made another change.
- Holistic Health Working / Worked
- Worked for about a year and then I started the gradual spiral into the dark hole. I went back on western medicine because I could not jeopardize my professional standing.
- Lamictal Working / Worked
- I suppose it helps. I feel pretty flat. The drugs have managed to take the mountains out of my life and I try to dodge the valley's.
- Lithium Working / Worked
- Took away the suicidal thoughts.
- Tegretol Not Working
- Made me feel "flat" numb. No longer taking.
- Topamax Not Working
- I've taken all of these for months at a time until I start to get worse again and we change to another drug.
- Wellbutrin Not Working
- Didn't work, then went to Effexor, which worked well for over three years.
Close Lupus
I've been dealing with Lupus for 6 years now. It's been very dibilitating. I had to quit working over 3 years ago because my flares became so frequent and the pain and fatigue are extreme. As much as I want to be and as hard as i try...I'm not happy. I want to be happy again. I want to WANT to see people and socialize! I WANT to LIVE more of my life.
Treatments
- Azathioprine Not Working
- no longer taking
- Azathioprine Working / Worked
- no longer taking IMURAN, it helped a lot but current $$ has eliminated this drug.
- Celebrex Working / Worked
- Helps my joint pain a great deal. I have been on it since diagnosis.
- Plaquenil Working / Worked
- I assume it helps. I'm worse when I am off of this drug.
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- I have been up to as much as 80mg a day, currently on 10mg. I have gained 60 lbs. since I went on this drug. I've cometo realize it causes mental side affects as well.
Open Anxiety
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- along with meditation
- Xanax Working / Worked
- Works great1 I have used for years!
Open The 2008 Financial Crisis
I have Lupus and Bipolar Disorder 2. I'm living with my daughter, who was recently divorced. Her gross income is $1250/mo and mine is $600. I'm working on getting SSDI. Have not worked in over 2 and a half years.
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