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About Me
Former Paralegal/Office Manager...Now on disability for Lupus and a boatload of other health problems...I am 45 yrs. old with a beautiful 21 yr. old daughter majoring in Psychology; We joke that I will be her first patient! I volunteer with dog adoptions/rescues; dogs are my first love; I have 4 of my own right now...Signed up here due to sleepwalking and sleep eating issues; some which are bizarre and dangerous! HELP.lol.
Former Paralegal/Office Manager...Now on disability for Lupus and a boatload of other health problems...I am 45 yrs. old with a beautiful 21 yr. old daughter majoring in Psychology; We joke that I will be her first patient! I volunteer with dog adoptions/rescues; dogs are my first love; I have 4 of my own right now...Signed up here due to sleepwalking and sleep eating issues; some which are bizarre and dangerous! HELP.lol.
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Close Alopecia Areata
I am 45 yrs. old & have had repeated episodes of alopecia areata beginning with my 1st at age 13. Although there is some dispute on what causes it; my episodes have ALWAYS occurred after an extremely stressful event in my life. I have had approx. 20 large shiny bald spots appear 1 at a time over the years. The dermatologist always injected the area with lots of steroid shots and the area would eventually grow back but thinner. Last episode approx. 10 months ago; unfortunately I am about due!
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionHave dealt with major depression and anxiety ever since I can remember. I sometimes sink deeper than others; but depression always recurs after remission periods. Am currently seeing a psych. now; I have tried almost every anti depressant known to man; can't find a perfect one. After a while, I become immune to the boost; and depression creeps back in; but I am still trying... Hanging in....
Treatments
- Celexa Somewhat Helpful
- Didn't take it long enough to evaluate.
- Cymbalta Not Working
- Horrible, terrifying reaction. I developed some type of amnesia; could not read or put together sentences; it was like it chipped away at my brain and I have never been so frightened in my life. RUN don't walk. I NEVER had any such crazy side effects from any other meds. I even believe it triggered some abusive memories from my childhood; but i am not sure if they are accurate or just a medicine related delusion...SCARY drug.
- Desipramine Working / Worked
- Liked it; but short term memory started to fade and I was getting confused (more than normal! lol)
- Effexor Somewhat Helpful
- One of my favorites, have now been put on Pristiq, too soon to tell
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- Limited help; caused my teeth to grind too much; discontinued
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- Made me very sleepy and caused weight gain; discontinued
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- I am a big believer in happy, positive thoughts; but sometimes I just can't shake the blues; apparently it's chemical imbalance, not just state of mind. I do continue to try to think positively....
- Prozac Somewhat Helpful
- Effects didn't last long; depression came back after a few months; discontinued
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- It's always helpful to have someone to bounce your thoughts off of and to vent your frustrations...also, you can let your crazy out because they see crazy all day! lol
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- It's always great to have supportive friends or family; but sometimes they do not understand. People that have not experienced major depression usually think you just need to shrug it off and it's just not that easy! lol
- Trazodone Too Soon to Tell
- I am getting ready to start taking this at night for my dangerous sleepwalking and sleep eating; I am excited to try this and desperate because I keep getting injurred due to sleepwalking; very bizarre things happen to me at night! lol.
- Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
- Mood improved but blood pressure spiked; bad reaction; too bad because I heard it controls appetites! oh well....
- Writing Working / Worked
- A good release!!
- Zoloft Working / Worked
- One of my favorites; but discontinued due to uncontrollable yawning; and limited effect after a few months.
Open Back Pain
Severe low back/butt pain shoots down fron & back of both legs. Have 3 herniations of low back and one in neck.
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Open Sleep Problems - Childhood
nosleepatall hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Eating Disorders
nosleepatall hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Fibromyalgia
Have suffered with total body chronic pain (including trigger points) for over ten yrs. after a hysterectomy. Chronic fatigue from sleep disorders (sleepwalking & sleepeating) and REM behavioral disorder. I have not gotten this under control and for this and systemic lupus, I am on disability.
Treatments
- Adderall Working / Worked
- Works for energy. But pain persists. So didn't keep up use.
- Cyclobenzaprine Not Working
- Only knocked me out. Discontinued.
- Cymbalta Not Working
- HORRIBLE reaction. Scary drug made me have sort of an amnesia state; confused; could not understand what people were saying ; could not read; thoughts were bizarre; very frightening
- Duragesic Patch Working / Worked
- works with everyday chronic pain but not with any severe pain, so I have lots of break through pain and severe sleep disorder problems which leave me unable to function.
- Effexor Working / Worked
- Helps mood but not pain. Good for depression.
- Guaifenesin Not Working
- No improvement. Discontinued.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Helps, but only temporary. I like those theramacare pads at the drugstore that you can wear under your clothes for 8 hours. Cool!
- Lyrica Working / Worked
- Has been extremely helpful with fibro chronic pain and with debilitating fatigue. Has given me some enery back ! I love this med. but I am currently suffering with 3 slipped discs, so am in pain for that. But thumbs up for lyrica!
- Neurontin Somewhat Helpful
- Notas helpful as lyrica with nerve or chronic pain; and no help for fatigue like lyrica.
- Ultram Not Working
- DIscontinued due to no result. Didn't help my pain and made me even sleepier.
- Vitamin B12 Not Working
- I think that only helps with energy if you are deficient of the vitamin. If not, it will not improve your underlying med. problem causing the fatigue.
- Zanaflex Working / Worked
- No help for pain, but did relas me enough to get me to fall asleep, but soon wake up due to leg pain and rem behavioral disorder. Limited help for muscles.
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