A QUICK NOTE FOR ALL
September 17, 2009 2:23am
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO LISTEN TO MY RAMBLINGS AND SHOW THAT YOU CARE.I TRULY MEAN IT WHEN I SAY THAT YOUR CARING MEANS THE WORLD …
gramybear
8:31pm, September 6, 2009
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About Me
gramybear
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About Me
FIBROMYLAGIA, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, BARRETTS DISEASE, CHRONIC PAIN, AGORAPHOBIA, VERTIGO, GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, AND THE WORSE OF ALL IS THE FACT THAT MY .
FIBROMYLAGIA, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, BARRETTS DISEASE, CHRONIC PAIN, AGORAPHOBIA, VERTIGO, GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, AND THE WORSE OF ALL IS THE FACT THAT MY .
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Interests
WALKING, HIKING, BOWLING, READING, HELPING OTHERS, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, REALITY TV, SHOWS LIKE CRIMINAL MINDS AND THE LIKE. BEING WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTERS AND GRANDSON, AND OF COURSE MY DOG ANNY WHO IS 8 YEARS AND 9 POUNDS.
WALKING, HIKING, BOWLING, READING, HELPING OTHERS, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, REALITY TV, SHOWS LIKE CRIMINAL
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JUST NEED TO WRITE TONIGHT
September 17, 2009 2:11am
I JUST NEED TO WRITE BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I NEED TO WRITE ABOUT. SO MANY THINGS ARE GOING ON AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. I …
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THE SAME CONCERNS AND PAINS
September 15, 2009 3:25am
WHY CAN'T THIS JUST GO AWAY. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH WHEN IT WAS ONLY MY ONE GRANDDAUGHTER GOING THROUGH WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH WITH MY EX, BUT NOW I …
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Support Groups
Close Fibromyalgia
i have had fibromyalgia for the past 12 years and it is not in my head. my doctor knows that it is real and i wish everyone could see this wonderful doctor! i have other health problems but they are brought on mostly from the fibromyalgia. God help any doctor that tells patients that it's all in their head. I feel sorry for them.
Treatments
- Duragesic Patch Working / Worked
- helps quite a bit. have tried going off of it but the pain becomes too great to live with.
- Heat Working / Worked
- sometimes it works but it does feel good if nothing else.
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- i use this for the break through pain and it has saved me more then once. there is nothing worse then being in pain all the time. i develop a lot of depression because i get so tired of being in pain especially in the muscles. I have no side effects thank goodness sometimes it makes me tired but I act just like everything else on my meds. i guess because i have been on them for so long people have no idea. i would give anything to be med free and pain free.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- I dont really think it does much good but depression runs in my family so i take it. I go off of it for months and years at a time until i get suicidal. i would never do anything to myself because i am a christian and i know it is a sin. i plan to go to heaven!
Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI AM A 56 YEAR OLD GRAMA OF 8 AND THEY CALL ME GRAMY BEAR. I HAVE FIBROMYALGIA, DEPRESSION THAT GETS VERY BAD AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT AREN'T AS SEVERE AS THE OTHER TWO. I LOVE MY DOG ANNY WHO IS A CHIHUAHUA/PUG MIX THAT IS 9 POUNDS AND 8 YEARS OLD. I LOVE TO READ, WALK, AND THE LORD. RIGHT AT THE MOMENT I TAKE PROZAC. MY DOCTOR WANTED ME TO TRY THE NEW DRUG ABILIFY SO HE GAVE ME SOME TO TRY. I HAD A BAD REACTION FROM THEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING EVERYONE.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Not Working
- Meditation Not Working
- I CAN'T HOLD STILL LONG ENOUGH OR KEEP MY MIND CALM LONG ENOUGH. NEVER COULD
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- I TRY MY BEST TO THINK POSITIVE.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- I WONDER IF IT EVEN WORKS BUT I HAVE TRIED ALMOST ALL OF THEM AND THEY ALL SEEM THE SAME.THE DOCTOR HAS ME TAKING 2 PILLS EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. M--W-F. THAT WILL BE THE EASIEST WAY TO REMEMBER.
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- I WISH I COULD SAY IT WORKS GREAT BUT IT DOESN'T. I'TS HARD FOR ME TO OPEN UP ABOUT MYSELF. IT'S EASIER AMONGST STRANGERS. I HAD A DOCTOR OF PSHYCOLOGY THAT I HAD THE EYES OF A WITCH. THAT REALLY HURT. MY EYES ARE BROWN, NOT THAT IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE. REALLY HURT ME. I HAVEN'T TRUSTED ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT PROFESSION SINCE.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- WHEN I GET REALLY DEPRESSED I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE WITH ME AND MY DOG ANNY. I DO HAVE SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY OLDEST SON AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER. MY OLDEST SON WAS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY SO HE KNOWS WHAT ITS LIKE WHEN AFTER 2 YEARS, HE GETS TOLD TO GET OVER IT AND DEAL WITH IT. I HATE THOSE TWO SAYINGS. WE HAVE BECOME VERY CLOSE.
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- DIDN'T WORK. MADE ME TIRED AND FEEL AWFUL
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE
- Writing Working / Worked
- I LOVE TO WRITE I LOVE TO READ READING THE BIBLE AND WRITING WHAT I LEARNED. NO SIDE EFFECTS HERE.
Open Anxiety
I AM GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE BECAUSE THERE ARE ACCUSATIONS THAT MY HUSBAND ABUSED MY GRANDCHILDREN ( HIS STEP). I AM A 56 YEAR OLD GRAMY BEAR OF 8. I LOVE TO READ, WRITE, WALK, AND I LOVE THE LORD. I JOINED 2 DAYS AGO AND WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS SITE SOONER!
Treatments
- Acupuncture Not Working
- Ativan Working / Worked
- BuSpar Not Working
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- I DO MY BEST WITH MY DEPRESSION
- St. John\'s Wort Working / Worked
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open GERD & Heartburn
I WENT IN FOR A COLONOSCOPY AND THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO CHECK DOWN MY THROAT. HE FOUND BARRETTS DISEASE WHICH IS JUST BEFORE CANCER, DUE TO GERD. DIET MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE BUT IT SURE IS BORING!
Treatments
- Aciphex Somewhat Helpful
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- FOOD IS BORING BUT IT DOES HELP
- Nexium Working / Worked
- NEXIUM HELPED BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT.
- Prilosec Working / Worked
- ON NOW, I DONT' KNOW IF IT IS WORKING BUT IT CAN'T BE HURTING
- Protonix Somewhat Helpful
- Raising Bed Position Working / Worked
- DOES WORK BUT I'M SLEEPING ON A BLOW UP BED RIGHT NOW AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET MY BED UP 6 INCHES.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Chronic Pain
I COULD NOT STAND THE PAIN IF I WASN'T ON PAIN MEDICATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT OFF THE MEDICATION! NOTHING LIKE BEING IN BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.
Treatments
- Acupressure Working / Worked
- CAUSED MORE PAIN
- Cymbalta Not Working
- ALLERGIC REACTION
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER
- Neurontin Too Soon to Tell
- JUST STARTED IT 300 MG , ONE AT BEDTIME
- Physical Therapy Not Working
- MADE THE PAIN WORSE
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Depression Supporters
I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION FOR YEARS AND NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY HUSBAND HAS ALLEGEDLY ABUSED MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND THAT HAS MADE MY DEPRESSION WORSE.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- IT'S GOOD FOR US TO CRY
- Talking Working / Worked
- TALKING ALWAYS HELPS
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Life After Divorce
I AM DIVORCING MY HUSBAND BECAUSE HE ALLEGEDLY ABUSED MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Panic Attacks
I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND THE MINUTE MY EYES OPEN, THE PANIC ATTACK STARTS. I CAN'T JUST LAY THERE, I HAVE TO GET UP AND TAKE A HALF OF AN ATIVAN AT LEAST. IT'S SCARY AND IT'S FRUSTRATING.
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- WORKING THE BEST THAT IT CAN.
- BuSpar Not Working
- Effexor Not Working
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- TOO STRONG FOR ME
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- I TRY MY BEST. I ALSO HAVE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, FIBROMYALGIA AND BARRETTS DISEASE.
- Serzone Not Working
- Trazodone Not Working
- Xanax Working / Worked
- NEVER TRIED
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Sexual Abuse
MY SOON TO BE EX HUSBAND ALLEGEDLY ABUSED MY PRECIOUS GRANDDAUGHTER
Treatments
- Leave Working / Worked
- THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER. MY 8 GRANDCHILDREN LIVE HERE IN TOWN. AS SOON AS THE HOUSE SELLS HE WILL MOVE BACK EAST. AND MY DIVORCE SHOULD BE OVER WITH SOON.
- Talking Somewhat Helpful
- I WILL TALK WHEN SHE IS READY TO TALK AND NOT UNTIL. I DO NOT WANT TO PUSH HER.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Bipolar Disorder
I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DOCTORS THAT I AM BI POLAR BUT NEVER PUT ME ON MEDICATION FOR IT. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A LEARNING DISABILITY. I'M VERY CONFUSED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.
Treatments
- Ativan Somewhat Helpful
- I'M ON IT FOR ANXIETY
- Depakote Not Working
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- DIDN'T WORK FOR VERY LONG
Open Esophageal Cancer
I HAVE BARRETTS DISEASE AND THE DOCTOR SAYS IT'S A STEP AWAY FROM CANCER. THAT SCARES ME.
Treatments
- Nexium Working / Worked
- MY INSURANCE STOPPED PAYING FOR IT
Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I HAVE ANEMIA WHICH IS BEING WATCHED CAREFULLY BECAUSE MY MOTHER HAS CHRONIC ANEMIA AND MY FATHER DIED OF LEUKEMIA
Treatments
- Cymbalta Not Working
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- TOO STRONG FOR ME
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
I HAVE A BAD HABIT OF REPEATING THE SAME NUMBERS OVER AND OVER IN MY HEAD. I CHECK THINGS MORE THEN ONCE TO MAKE SURE I DID IT. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open DailyStrength Members Community
A SHORT NOTE
Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery
TO HELP A FRIEND QUIT. SHE HAS BAD SYMPTOMS AND I DON'T LIKE SMELLING IT OR HER. I'M AN EX SMOKER OF 9 YEARS.
Treatments
- Cold Turkey Working / Worked
- IT WAS HARD FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS AND THE REST WAS EMOTIONAL BUT I WANTED TO QUIT VERY BADLY SO I DID IT.
- Willpower Working / Worked
Open Degenerative Disc Disease
I HAVE HAD THIS DISEASE FOR MANY YEARS AND THE PAIN IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I HAVE 3 DISC ENCROACHING ON MY SPINAL CHORD. I ALSO HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN MY NECK AS WELL.
Open Back Pain
BECAUSE I HAVE SEVERE BACK PAIN.
Treatments
- Acupressure Not Working
- Acupuncture Not Working
- Bedrest Not Working
- MAKES THE PAIN WORSE
- Carisoprodol Working / Worked
- WORKS A LITTLE BUT THE SOMA CAUSES ME DEPRESSION
- Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
- MADE THE PAIN EVEN WORSE
- Epidural Injection Working / Worked
- HAD IT DONE ONCE BUT MOSTLY FOR MY NECK. IT DID NOT WORK.
- Fentanyl Somewhat Helpful
- I TAKE IT FOR OTHER PROBLEMS BUT THERE IS A LOT OF BREAK THROUGH PAIN
- Flexeril Working / Worked
- THE DOCTOR IS TAKING ME OFF THE SOMA BECAUSE I THINK IT'S CAUSING ME DEPRESSION AND PUTTING ME ON FLEXERIL TOMORROW
- Heat Working / Worked
- FEELS GOOD
- Stretching Working / Worked
- I'VE HAD BACK PAIN EVER SINCE I WAS REAR ENDED. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY NECK BUT APPARENTLY IT DID DAMAGE TO MY LOWER BACK AS WELL. STRETCHING MAKES IT FEEL BETTER BUT DOESN'T TAKE THE PAIN AWAY.
Open Dizziness & Vertigo
BECAUSE I GET DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA MUCH MORE THEN IS NORMAL. I AM HOPING TO FIND OUT WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT SO I CAN GET RID OF IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. I CAN HAVE IT ONE DAY OR UP TO THREE WEEKS.
Treatments
Open ADHD / ADD
becuse i was diagnosed with add but not until i was an adult and i don't know what to do about it. it seems to be getting worse! if that is possible
Treatments
- Cylert Somewhat Helpful
- took a very long time ago but my psychiatrist took me off of it when i couldn't afford it any longer
- Wellbutrin Not Working
