SoTiredOfHurting

Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Back in 1999, I sarted feeling extremely tired, not being able to accomplish all of the things in one day that i used to.

Treatments

Cymbalta Working / Worked

Had to stop taking this, it gave me high blood pressure! It did help my pain and energy when I took it.

Prozac Working / Worked

helped take away my panic attacks. still take it for depression

Vitamin B12 Working / Worked

Open COPD & Emphysema

just found out 3 monhs ago that i a n he 1st stages of COPD! My mom had the samr thing.

Treatments

Guaifenesin Working / Worked

i went for a routine chest xray, thiw iw how i found out, I'm not having trouble breahing yet.

Open Osteoporosis

I started having EXTREME lower back and hip pain, 4 yrs ago~~Had been caring for my parents for the past 10 yrs. dad died 4 yrs ago, that left me to care for mom, who was wheelcahir bound, 190 lbs-5'3"! I bathed her, did all the cleaning,shopping,cooking, etc. Poor mom, had Alzheimers, and many other health problems, I drove her to Dr's, hosp, getting her in & out of car lifting wheelchair & oxygen tank. This left no time for me. Now, I'm fallig apart.

Treatments

Fosamax Somewhat Helpful

it gave me headaches, can this hqppen?

Calcium Working / Worked

i.ve always been low on this.

Glucosamine/Chondroitin Working / Worked

seems to help

Open Lupus

in 19999 i found scabs in myscalp. went to the dermatologist & he biopsied 2. came back Lupus! i now have lesions on arms, chest, back. hair falling out.can't go in sun am weak can't sleep & am in pain & depressed. cousin & sister have it. see no hope.

Treatments

Plaquenil Somewhat Helpful

raises liver enzymes, stopped using.

Cortisone (Injection) Somewhat Helpful

rashs oome and go, ugly!

Cortisone (Injection) Somewhat Helpful

scalp itches and hurts, hair falls out

Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

i'm 56yrs old and have been depressed since was 14! started with panic attacks @ 37yrs, would pass out under extreme stress.went to neuro, told me mom was doing the to me, got mad! dad was Trooper, VERY overprotetive! i rebelled got married started drinkingstartded drinking to escape. got soberin '87. still sober but still have low self etseme! parents just died can't shake the grief.

Treatments

Effexor Not Working

stoped taking, made me sleep in daytime

Prozac Working / Worked

took panic attacks away, but depressed again, parents dead, mom 1 year, dad 4 yrs. without them i'm nothing.

Cymbalta Somewhat Helpful

made my blood pressure rise, doc put me on TopropXL, now normal

Remeron Working / Worked

helps me sleep, calms my nerves

Open Migraine Headaches

My 1st migraine was back in 1981, right after I delivered my youngest son. My idiot doctor didn't give me anything, for the pain of giving birth! My blood pressure shot up sky high, and I guess thats what triggered the migraine They gave me Tylenol with Codiene after I delivered my son, it did nothing. I suffered for 3 days, I had to go home without my son, because he was Jaundaced, He had to stay in the hosp for a week, to be under Ultra Violet lights to clear uo his Jaundace :(

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

went to Neurologist, + he told me that certain foods, aged cheese, yougurt, yeasty products, caused migraines-he was right!

Fioricet Working / Worked

the 1st med they gave me 4 headaches, works but very addictive! i still take it sometimes, but hard to keep down when i vomit from pain!

Imitrex Not Working

this took my migraines away, but they would come back. you can't take this 4 more than 2 doses in a 24 hr time frame.

Zomig Working / Worked

This works better for me than Imitrex did! I have to lye down in a dark, quiet room, w/ice pack.

Compazine Working / Worked

I have to use these when the pain makes me vomit. They stop the vomiting, so that I can keep the other meds down.

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Parent

i cared for my parents for 10 yrs. dad died 5 yrs ago from cancer, & mom died 1 yr ago. i live right next to their empty house~very hard! i have to wait until the estate is sold before i can move, that was my purpose & now they're gone. i feel so empty & depressed. because of my illnesses i can't go to work, i just don't know how to move on???

Treatments

Crying Too Soon to Tell

i've always been a cryer, & now it's even worse! living right next to their empty house is hard, a constant reminder.

Grief Counseling Considering

scarry!!!

Prayer Working / Worked

when i hand it over to God i feel better. but, then i take it back & am a mess again!

Psychotherapy Considering

i know that i need to do this, but it is hard to reach out!

DailyStrength Working / Worked

It helps to find people that are going thru similar situations! Thank you all!!!

Open Homelessness

I'm not homeless yet, but it could happen, and it's scarry!

Open Senior Health & Aging
Type: Senior Depression

well, under "Types", I could have choosen a lot more! It's lonely, getting old, and when you hurt so much, you can't do the things you used to do.

Treatments

Pets Considering

I've been thinking about getting a cat or a dog. It's so expensive, though, and I can barely afford to take care of myself.

Open Fibromyalgia

where to begin? i was diagnosed 7-8 years ago, i really can't remember! I have a lot of pain, headaches, and so very tired! I went to a Rhematologist, nut i didn't care for him much. He was more interested in his nurses, than listening to me! Long story short, i go to my internal specialest, because she also treats pain manegmant, not many doctors do. They just tell you to learn to live with it! ARGH! I have many other auto immune disorders, i just try to cope each day.Thank God for my doctor

Treatments

Cymbalta Working / Worked

This antidepressant helps a little with the pain, and gives me a little more energy. Also, helps with the depression.

Prozac Working / Worked

helps my depression

MSIR Working / Worked

i take this at bedtime, so that i can sleep. it's an antidepressant