I DID THE YOGA thingy
November 6, 2009 12:08pm
I did it, I did it! I finally started the Yoga program. I can't do a lot of the poses yet, and it's "low impact yoga" but I started …
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PGell 
10:57am, November 11, 2009
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PGell gave LoraRose a hug 12:07pm
A hug for having an open mind! (And a clearer head than I.) Hugs and love, P'Gell…
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November 11
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Chocolate
Just read your November 10th post, been gone awhile dealing with things that needed dealt with. Hang in there-your not alone.
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UR Welcome
Thanks for the HUG. I guess I just enjoy a good debate. Oh, and a little cuss word never hurt my feelings either. I love your spirit and I appreciate that you are not afraid to express yourself. Please keep sharing your thoughts as you always have and do not let a little ruffled feathers stop you. Hugs. Lora
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you have my prayers too!
Sympathy
Thank you for writing about your horrible night/day. It's a great way to share the burden/trouble/pain/anger/etc. and let others know they aren't alone in their horrible days! Praying your sleep is blessed tonight!
High Five
I'm pretty new to the CP group, and I've read some of your posts. I just want to say that I wish I could be more like you!!! I'm serious! It's hard to find REAL people out there and fortunately, I'm married to one. My DH and I balance each other out perfectly.
And I don't think you were being a "cyber bully", you were doing exactly what the discussion was asking...
...giving your opinion!
Stay Gold!
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Close Migraine Headaches
Migraine since childhood. 20 years in Chronic Pain. Tried everything, 65 different meds over the years "Headache Clinic" herbs, chiro, accu, meds, etc. It has been determined that like MANY Migrain sufferers I DO NOT suffer from "Rebound Headaches." I need to be honest, doctors which dx rebound are cowards. When you have tried everything and NOTHING works but treating the pain directly, a GOOD doctor will damn the torpedos and TREAT THE PAIN!!!! Only a very specifi
Treatments
- Acupuncture Not Working
- Hurt like heck NO relief VERY expenisve
- Amerge Not Working
- Like all Triptans, garbage IMO. Took two hours to give m3 25% releif and only worked less than half the time. NOT work the effort or the expense.
- Aspirin Somewhat Helpful
- Meh. It's like trying to stop an atomic bomb with a pop gun.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- No Chocolate during that time of month. I can't EVER eat bananas (something in them, aldehydes or amino acids which make me start hurting even more.) NO DAIRY. NO ALCOHOL whatsover.
- Axert Not Working
- Triptans are garbage, as far as I am concened.
- Botulin Toxin Considering
- Too bad the company which makes it is too selfish to actually TEST it for Migraine patinets. Insurance companies won't pay for it, because it is only "FDA approved" for Cosmetic reasons and the vampire drug companies don't give a damn about pain patiets because they can make enough money off of rich white ladies to care about the rest of us who are IN PAIN and may actually get medical benefit from this drug.
- Caffeine Working / Worked
- Works, but use moderation.
- Excedrin Working / Worked
- ONLY if there is noting else. Too much and it can mess up your stomach, make you bruise and feel awful.
- Fioricet Working / Worked
- GREAT stuff. Again, I do not have "rebound" and I think too many doctors use this excuse so they don't have to prescribe meds which REALLY work.
- Fiorinol Working / Worked
- Great stuff. But watch your intake of aspirin.
- Imitrex Not Working
- YUCK!!!! NO PAIN RELEIF and the third time I used it (injectable) I thought I was having a heart attack. NEVER AGAIN!
- Inderal Not Working
- Didn't work and gave me asthma attacks, and I don't have asthma. AN OTHER drug doctors use when they are TOO COWARDLY to use real medications.
- Magnesium Not Working
- Gave me the runs. Even the enteric coated and the chelated.
- Maxalt Not Working
- Like other Trips, garbage. Also, gave me chest pain swallowing problems.
- Midrin Not Working
- Like stopping an elephant by saying, "Please stop charging and use your words.....MMkay?" Junk.
- Naproxen Not Working
- No thank you. More sedating than Oxycodone, and not enough pain releif to bother taking it.
- Topamax Not Working
- Walked around like a zombie for a few weeks. NO RELIEF.
- Tylenol Working / Worked
- Only when combined with much stronger meds.
- Zomig Not Working
- Like other Trips, garbage. Also, gave me chest pain swallowing problems.
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- One of the few things which works. Doc trying to switch me over to Oxy which really isnt all that great.
- Zoloft Working / Worked
- ONLY thing which ever worked as a preventative. And that only a small amount. Keeps me from blowing my brains out I guess. eye roll
- Zofran Working / Worked
- Usually stops the vomiting. Not as good for the dry heaves. NOTHING seems to work for that.
- Medrol Working / Worked
- About the only thing which can break a Status Migraine for me. Good stuff. You just have to be very careful with it.
Close Chronic Pain
Migraines started as Abdominal Migraine as a child True migraine with aura, tween. Diamond Headache Clinic Yuck in late teens NO HELP. Dxed "Intractable and Chronic" in my 20s. I am never without a headache, and after trying over 60 med and hundreds of Alternatve stuff I have to use strong pain meds. Recent changes in insurance nearly resulted in my having to pay an exta 1500 a month for meds they wouldn't cover, used the excuse that my doctor was over rxing Now switching meds UG
Treatments
- Acupressure Not Working
- Useless
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- Nice endorphin rush after adjustments, but no long lasting effects. Insurance doen't cover it, and IMO, sex is a better way to "readjust" me. LOL! Better endorphin rush, too!
- Flexeril Not Working
- I was too wasted on this to know if it DID work. I am not fond of drooling, slurring like a drunk and falling over furniture, which is what this drug made me do.
- Heat Working / Worked
- below the ice pack on my back. Nice, but It can't put it near my head.
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- Best thing ever. WHY WHY WHY don't they make a "HydroIR" so those of us with a high tolerance can't get ONLY Hydro with NO acetominaphen or ibu????
- Lyrica Not Working
- Tried it a few times. Every time, I slept for about 2 days.
- Marijuana Somewhat Helpful
- Tried as a teen. It poteniates pain meds, but I have a family, and a career, and I can't take the chance of using it. It wasn't all that helpful, anyway. Although, I know people who get good results from it.
- Meditation Too Soon to Tell
- I am really trying. My mind is hard to still.
- Naproxen Not Working
- Makes me more sedated and wacky than Oxycodone. Not enough pain releif for the trouble, with the exception of one or two during my period.
- Nerve Blocks Not Working
- As a migraine patient, I am too worried about my circulatory system to use these.
- Neurontin Not Working
- I walked around like a zombit. People asking me if I was "on drugs." Which NO ONE has ever asked me when I am taking opiates, which actually work.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- Switching from Hydro to both long acting (had this for years) and short acting Oxy IR. Doc dropped my hydro by almost 75% overnight, after TEN years being completely stable on it. My poor receptors are still getting used to the switch. They keep telling me, "This is stronger than Hydro." I don't care what the books says, the Hydro works better and doesn't make me fuzzy and dumb.
- Topamax Not Working
- Weird side effects. Couldn't remember words, spaced out. My dh said I "looked stoned." Felt AWFUL as well.
- Zoloft Working / Worked
- About the only preventative I have been able to tolerate which works. Probably keeps me from jumping off a bridge sometimes too.
- Medrol Working / Worked
- About the only thing which can break a Status Migraine for me. Good stuff. You just have to be very careful with it.
Open Sensory Integration Disorder
My youngest child has SPD or SID. She is also HIGHLY gifted, so the normal tricks don't work. She only eats about 7 foods and is becoming obese. OT was a disaster.
Treatments
- Occupational Therapy Not Working
- My dd spent over a year in therapy at Easter Seals. SUPPOSEDLY she had a great OT but as my dds IQ is nearly incalculable the OTs little tricks failed to work. The OT REFUSED to do brushing therapy OR even oral processing therapy. She treated my child like she had a 1 digit IQ and wasted 2 years of our time over a year WAITING for assessment and waiting for a therapist to open her schedule. This child only eats about 7 foods my 3 other children eat well. HELP!
Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
I have had OCD since I was at least 6 years old. Need people to relate to.
Treatments
- Anafranil Not Working
- Was given this WITH Prozac and had a Serotonin Reaction. HORRIBLE. DO NOT MIX this with SSRIs. My doctor should have known better.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Not Working
- OCD is NEUROLOGICAL, thinking about it doesn't cure it, IMO.
- Zoloft Working / Worked
- Best thing so far, that I can tolerate. This drug also helps with my migraines.
- Prozac Somewhat Helpful
- My OCD nearly completely disappeared BUT I had so many side effects that I had to go off of it.
- Clonazepam Working / Worked
- Only take it once a day to avoid having to take anti anx drugs PRN. Works OK regular antianx drugs cause me to do weird things in my sleep that I cant remember. Clonazepam doesnt do this. I take a REALLY low dosage.
- Lithium Not Working
- I was given this 20 years ago when my doctor ran out of options. Didnt help my mood swings didnt help my chronic pain didnt do a damn thing for the OCD or the depression and made me so nauseous that I would rather have the symptoms....
