ancestralhealer

Open Fibromyalgia

have had killer RA since 13 and then finally dxed with fibro. both I had to fight to be heard by doctors who said I was to young and that it wasn't real. I think they thought I was a drug seeker, see definition fibro from 20 years ago.

Treatments

Cymbalta Working / Worked

worked better than anything I have tried. And it was suggested by a PA not a doctor. must be at at least 60mg dose to have pain effect tho.

Elavil Somewhat Helpful

Heat Somewhat Helpful

Lyrica Not Working

TENS Somewhat Helpful

Ultram Somewhat Helpful

Lidoderm Somewhat Helpful

Ativan Working / Worked

less stress makes pain a bit better I guess anxiety

Open Cocaine Addiction & Recovery

fiancee started on drugs just before i met him, an he quit ans=d swore it was the devil and never again but left with my van my and hasn't returnedsince friday

Treatments

Prison Working / Worked

he was off 5 yrs then started again Feels like he loves me enough to punnish me more he;s nincinfrentwtuinwskwo sleeooingpikkidwuicj

Open Healthy Relationships

In love with a ?ADHD ,illerate, man , who lacks the capacity to "GET" things like respecting my kindnesses,property, and prioritizing.

Treatments

Patience Working / Worked

um drugs,broken promises and more broken promises I am hoping this counseling, will work to help us as well as his understanding of why he runs for weeks.

Talking Working / Worked

Worked well once cause he thinks talking is arguing and if he can't deal he walks or threatens to leave , rather childish, but then I don't think he ever developed emotionally.

Open ADHD / ADD

My fiancee is illiterate because his adhd/add dyslexia,never let him learn. He also has physical problems behind an accident where someone ran a light and t-boned him. But I am trying to find out what I can do to help him either with natural or other meds because he's never even been told what it is just knows they say he has it He's 47 and they terrorized him with psycotropic drugs in prison so he's now coming to understand I can offer him alternatives and won't let them dope him to a zombie.

Open Brain Injury

I was crushed , and died in a work accident in 1991. Doctors deny there is a problem but I know it's taken me forever to recover my memory.

Treatments

Paxil Somewhat Helpful

lots of neck and basal skull aching

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

I am a repeat victim and I think I have broken the cycle. I used to ran a support group and it done a lot for my own healing process.

Treatments

Leave Working / Worked

definately works when pain is greater than you can bear, sometimes the hardest thing women do.

Talking Working / Worked

Running or participating in a support group was extremely beneficial.

Open Arthritis

was diagnosed at 13,35 and now my blood teasts are negative . My pain is worse and in more joints and yes I have fibro.

Treatments

Ibuprofen Working / Worked

same old same

Naproxen Working / Worked

used most my life on my own no choice

Pain Management Clinic Working / Worked

nerve block for the disinagrating discs in lumbar region-worked great.... for a year

Tylenol Working / Worked

also on my own trying to handle pain

Open Chronic Pain

pain ,pain and more pain

Treatments

Cymbalta Working / Worked

yes worked but am using elavil due to cost also works only on nerve pain from fibro tho

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

worked when I had it for bad flares

Lidoderm Somewhat Helpful

sort of worked but wasn't deep enough relief

Lyrica Not Working

didn't work for me I took some of my husbands after the ads that it was approved tosee if it worked and it didn't

Nerve Blocks Working / Worked

worked like a dream for a year

Oxycodone Working / Worked

works if ya can get it but I onlty need one in the mornings to quiet the pain then end of day if I over do scared of being addicted

TENS Working / Worked

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

was dxed after my accident in 1991 still think it's ruining my life

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

one of the best calmers to organize my self

Paxil Working / Worked

worked at first but had side effects

Talking Working / Worked

when I have someone to talk to

Open Dyslexia

My fiancee is dyslexic and never learned to read and write. I tried a few things with him and I think he could learomeone took time to teach.