SquidLady

Open Lesbian Relationship Challenges

I am a lesbian, and I have challenges in my relationships

Open Teen Sexuality
Type: Gay / Lesbian Issues

Again, I want to meet other kids like me

Open Asthma
Type: Other

I had childhood asthma when I was little, but I outgrew it by the time I was 11 but then I had a pretty bad asthma attack when I was 16 and I've been on inhalers ever since.

Treatments

Advair Working / Worked

This has helped the most so far.

Albuterol Somewhat Helpful

It works okay, but it gives me dry mouth and makes my hands shake

QVAR Not Working

This worked for me for a long time, but I guess my body outgrew it.

Open Vegetarians & Vegans
Type: Vegetarian

I never liked the taste of meat, and as soon as I stopped eating it, I felt more energized, healthier, and I could digest my meals so much more easily without that heavy meat sitting in my stomach

Open GERD & Heartburn

When I was 16 (which seems to be when everything major happened), I started having trouble swallowing, and it turned out to be mostly caused by heartburn

Treatments

Antacids Somewhat Helpful

temporary relief.

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

I cant eat anything processed, and I cant have anything spicy, caffeinated, or sugary after about 5 or 6 pm

Dietary Modification Working / Worked

Eating a strict vegetarian diet has helped me a lot.

Ginger Working / Worked

It's great for anything that's making your tummy hurt

Prilosec Working / Worked

Life source. Will be on this forever, most likely. I have not felt any side effects so far.

Raising Bed Position Working / Worked

I found that if you cant raise the actual bed up, sleeping on two or more pillows works too

Open Coming Out

I want to come out to my extended family (aunts, cousins, grandparents, etc) eventually.

Open Body Modification

i have a few piercings and i am considering some tattoos.

Open Anxiety

my doc thinks that my health problems are caused by anxiety, and we're going to try medication soon

Treatments

St. John\'s Wort Not Working

it did nothing for me and it makes my stomach hurt

Open Environmental Allergies
Type of allergy: Other

Got a scratch test done, and it turns out I'm allergic to EVERYTHING! Well, everything but food, most medicines, and bee stings

Treatments

Allegra Somewhat Helpful

Used to take this, and it worked okay. It wasn't the best.

Allergy Shots Working / Worked

I've only just started and I can feel them working.It's a little scary, running the risk of going into shock, and since I'm so allergic, I break out in hives around the injection site. But at least it's actually working.

Clarinex Not Working

This one sucks.

Flonase Working / Worked

I hadn't realized until I started taking this that most people do breathe easily through their nose. It works quite well.

Zyrtec Somewhat Helpful

...ehh.

Open Migraine Headaches

i get migraines a lot. my main triggers seem to be caffeine, exhaustion, eating food with too much sugar, and my acid reflux.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful

this works the best for me, but sometimes i'll get migraines anyways no matter how carefully i watch my diet.

Caffeine Not Working

makes it worse!

Ibuprofen Somewhat Helpful

not strong enough most of the time.

Tylenol Somewhat Helpful

it only works if i take a kind of large dose, which kind of knocks me out.

Open Shyness

Super, super, super shy.

Treatments

DailyStrength Somewhat Helpful

but it;s much easier to make friends over the internet than face-to-face.

Pets Not Working

im allergic to everything with fur, and my fish keep dying on me.

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

i think i need to go back to it

Self-esteem Somewhat Helpful

working on my self-esteem helped a bit.

Self-help Not Working

yeah. im not much help to myself.

Socializing Not Working

wow, that's always disastrous.