Journal Entry for August 4, 2009
August 4, 2009 7:24pm
I've been communicating with new friends here on DS and am thinking I should be around more often-- I haven't been keeping up with my journal …
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About Me
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About Me
I am a college student struggling to return to my vibrant life. I am seeking others who understand what it means to go through Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Sometimes I am hopeless and afraid of the future. Sometimes I believe I can do anything.
I am a college student struggling to return to my vibrant life. I am seeking others who understand what it means to go through Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Sometimes I am hopeless and afraid of the future. Sometimes I believe I can do anything.
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Interests
reading, latin, art, animals, movies, writing, bicycling, hiking, crossword puzzles, music, human beings, riding my horse. See my art work at http://leah.andrewspittle.net/
reading, latin, art, animals, movies, writing, bicycling, hiking, crossword puzzles, music, human beings,
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Returning to DS and the ordered life?
July 7, 2009 12:36am
Well, I'm back.
I've been doing pretty well. Not pre-diagnosis, pre-mono well, but decent. I have a life.
But I still get …
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Journal Entry for March 10, 2009
March 10, 2009 4:25pm
I am finally back on both my thyroid and dexadrine... thank god.
I wanted to recount the story of my month-long medication debaucle but I …
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Journal Entry for March 4, 2009
March 4, 2009 8:08pm
I feel like shit.
Yesterday I nearly fell asleep in Greek (my 9am class), dragged myself home, and slept for 3hrs. Since then I have been …
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Journal Entry for January 5, 2009
January 5, 2009 2:24pm
Life moves on, December becomes January, 2008 becomes 2009...
I am doing great. I am by no means normal, but I can function and eat 3 …
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Hello there - have been absent for a while - & it seems that you have too. How are you going? OK I hope. Fond regards, JaneD
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Chocolate's out - allergic, but no problem - worked in a choc. factory for 3 mths - enough to put me off fir life. Cannot have sweet things at all really (I cheat with half t-spoon of honey in coffee - blakc of course, as milk is on the no-no list - it's v.complicated. Good to hear from you JaneD.
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Thanks for the hug, how are you getting on? xxx
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Excellent. Glad to have you in the creativity group. I haven't posted much there in a little while but maybe I can get inspired to get inspired again. : )
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Ray of Sunshine
Hey :) nice to see you around again, and doing a little better... Though it seems to be quite mixed in your journal! Hope all that goes well!
Thanks for your comments lovely, I plan on having pictures of my uber cool wheelchair ;)
Love xxx
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Close Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I've been showing symptoms of hypothyroidism since about 2005, but my tests are always in the normal range despite sub-normal body temperature. I had mononucleosis in April of 2007. I returned to school in the fall feeling fine, and was met with tonsillitis, a bladder and kidney infection leading to chronic back pain and depression, a cold that never went away, and finally a severe fatigue that kept me in bed. I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in May 2008.
Treatments
- Acceptance Working / Worked
- the best thing I ever did was accepting the limitations of CFS
- Acupuncture Somewhat Helpful
- I love it! I don't think it did much to treat CFS, but acupuncture is so relaxing and my acupuncturist/herbalist really seems tuned to my body. I have discontinued due to the money and now living further away.
- Laughter Working / Worked
- Love Working / Worked
- Pets Working / Worked
- Prozac Working / Worked
- Prozac keeps my emotions under control and consistent so that I can live my life. I now take 30mg daily. I've never had nasty side effects.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Hugely important for food allergies, especially since mine cut out a lot of staple foods!
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I see a counselor weekly. This has been very, very helpful.
- Cortisol Working / Worked
- I started on a 5mg dose, and felt a good upswing when I increased (slowly) to 15mg. I also think it may help me fight off colds better. I now take 20 mg daily.
- Provigil Working / Worked
- 100 mg gave me a great energy boost, but did not help with the mental capacity. I'm trying Dexadrine and seeing if that is better, but Provigil definitely works to some extent!
- Dexedrine Working / Worked
- This gives me a nice energy supply and has helped me be able to walk around and have a more active lifestyle. It also is helping with mental capacity. I take 5mg, which is way below the dose for ADHD and has almost no chance of addiction.
- Armour Thyroid Working / Worked
- I switched to Armour after insurance issues, and it seems to be working just as well as previous thyroid medications. Thyroid meds are ESSENTIAL to my energy and well-being.
- Art Working / Worked
- Express yourself! see my work at http://leah.andrewspittle.net
Close Food Allergies
Type of allergy: Other FoodsDiagnosed with sensitivities to gluten, egg whites and dairy which are contributing and/or causing CFS.
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Too Soon to Tell
- Ginger Working / Worked
- Very helpful for nausea!
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Hugely important for food allergies, especially since mine cut out a lot of staple foods!
