Rac87el

Open Environmental Allergies

I have had allergies forever. I am allergic to pollen, ragwood, dust, mold, pet&animal fur, certain chemicals etc. It makes me itchy,sneezy, red eyed and sick.

Open Hives

I have been breaking out from hives since I was a lil kid, I know most of my allergies, but sometimes its very random and usually in a day they are gone.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Open Lactose Intolerance

I love dairy but it hates me. lol I am completely lactose intolerant to the point that I am on high doses of Vit.D because my body doesnt absorb it from all the dairy I eat and dairy makes me very sick, but tastes so good.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

sometimes it works and other times it doesnt.

Open Chronic Pain

I have several complicated medical conditions that put me in severe pain at all times. I feel pain from the top of my head all the way to my toes and it never goes away.

Treatments

Flexeril Somewhat Helpful

I'm on so many meds I'm not sure what does what anymore.

Oxycodone Somewhat Helpful

works to take the edge off but doctors dont want me on it anymore.

Open Cholecystitis

I suffered horribly from compacted gallstones for 2 yrs, then last sept I had emergency gallbladder removal surgery because my gallbladder had burst. It was a very painful experience.

Treatments

Surgery Working / Worked

It saved my life because I was really bad off and was hooked up to morphine for 3 days because my gallstone attack wouldnt quit and the surgery was really high risk due to my health problems and they had me preparing my family in case I died on the operating table. I made it thru my surgery but since then I still have problems with eating certain foods and other health conditions have popped up too.

Open Gallstones

I had emergency gallbladder removal surgery back in Sept because I had compacted gallstones, and my gallbladder had actually burst.

Treatments

Cholecystectomy Working / Worked

It saved my life, but there are still side effects and other conditions that are now showing up that I didnt know about before i had my surgery.

Open GERD & Heartburn

I frequently get heartburn and acid reflex, I try to avoid the foods that cause it, but even then it still happens.

Treatments

Antacids Working / Worked

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Ginger Working / Worked

Prilosec Working / Worked

Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

I have suffered from IBS for years and it constanly gets worse, i constantly are running to the bathroom and then it goes to the other extreme of constipation, i bloat, get nausea, gas pains etc. I hate IBS.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

it helps but then there are days that no matter what I eat it still feels like my stomach is on fire and my guts are trying to fall out.

Colace Somewhat Helpful

I dont know if it works because of all the meds i'm on.

Lomotil Not Working

all it did was make me very constipated and sick.

Peppermint Working / Worked

works in small doses, if I eat more than 1 then I get bad heartburn.

Open Obesity

I have been morbidly obese for years now because of my physical health issues preventing me from exercising and i am a food addict because that is how I deal with depression and stress. I am 414lbs and have horrible health issues.

Open Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

I have had this for years, and if I dont eat regularly then I get very very sick.

Open Arrhythmias
Type: Tachycardia

I have just recently been diagnosed with a sinus node tachycardia and will have to see a cardiologist soon, severe heart problems run in my family.

Open Depression

I have battled depression since I was a child. I had a very bad childhood and I have other mental issues like ptsd and agoraphobia and panic attacks.

Treatments

Celexa Working / Worked

Is the best one I have found that actually works for me, I take it everyday and it helps me so much.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

it does help but its getting the help that I need when my insurance wont cover it so I cant go to counseling as much as I like.

Cymbalta Not Working

didnt work for me atall.

Desipramine Somewhat Helpful

I am taking it for IBS but dont know what exactly it does.

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

I try to think this way but sometimes it gets hard.

Prozac Not Working

had very severe allergic reaction.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

it does help when I can receive it.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

friends have been supportive, my family I dont know about them sometimes.

Trazodone Somewhat Helpful

I used to take it to sleep at night becuase sometimes my depression gets so bad that I dont sleep and then other times all I do is sleep all day.

Wellbutrin Not Working

had allergic reaction to it.

Writing Working / Worked

this does help to get my feelings out I write notes on facebook and I yahoo IM with friends to get support.

Zoloft Working / Worked

it worked for awhile but with my weight they couldnt prescribe me the dose I needed without damaging my body.

Open Eating Disorders

I am known as a food addict, I dont do drugs or drink but to deal with stress and depression I eat, somedays I eat all day constantly and other days I have to force myself to eat once and comfort food is a big thing for me because of all the overwhelming things I have been dealing with.

Treatments

Celexa Somewhat Helpful

it works for depression but not for my eating disorder.

Paxil Not Working

didnt work at all for me.

Zoloft Working / Worked

worked as much as it could but I couldnt get the dose I needed because it would cause damage to my body.

Open Loneliness

I am not like most other people and never have been, so often with everything going on with my health and life, i feel very lonely and like noone cares or loves me and that maybe i'm not good enough. but i do try to fight this and I know that i'm a good person.

Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety

I have been like this for as long as I can remember, I just dont do well in big groups and lots of people make me nervous.

Open Anxiety

I have been battling with anxiety for years and its been really hard on me because sometimes the fear is so overwhelming it feels like I will die.

Treatments

Breathing Exercises Working / Worked

they work to a certain extent.

BuSpar Not Working

didnt work for me.

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

works only so much.

Xanax Working / Worked

it works but made me into a zombie.

Inderal Working / Worked

This stuff is great works in 30 mins to make u feel like u can face the world and it doesnt make u dopey or high u feel like a normal human being.

Open Panic Attacks

ive had really bad panic attacks forever and they get to the point that i feel like i will die.

Treatments

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Inderal Working / Worked

it helps tremendously and doesnt drug me up.

Open Phobia

I have many phobias, 1 that im am getting over now is fear of needles because of all my health problems i constantly have to get bloodwork done.

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

I have had ptsd for years do to abuse i suffered as a child and being from a broken home. i have flashbacks etc.

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

Inderal Working / Worked

Music Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Reading Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Open Fibromyalgia

i have had this condition my whole life and thought it was normal until it started to get worse and worse.

Treatments

Aqua Therapy Working / Worked

Cyclobenzaprine Working / Worked

Ultram Working / Worked