I Took Some Sick Leave - Not
September 20, 2009 7:32pm
I'm back after several weeks of not talking with my friends = experienced a migraine headache accompanied by transient …
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LindaAD 
9:37pm, July 30, 2009
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About Me
LindaAD
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About Me
58, recently retired teacher, married, two children, friendly, sense of humor, HAD to retire (health reasons), approach everything with a positive attitude, enjoy helping others, diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
58, recently retired teacher, married, two children, friendly, sense of humor, HAD to retire (health reasons), approach everything with a positive attitude, enjoy helping others, diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
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Interests
meeting new people and making friends, bicycling, walking, traveling, reading, watching old movies, learning to knit/crochet and scrapbooking
meeting new people and making friends, bicycling, walking, traveling, reading, watching old movies, learning
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Journal
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A helpful note for someone
August 19, 2009 9:15pm
I had my yearly eye examination today and was asked about my meds. He said since I take prednisone that I should have an eye exam. more …
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Positive
July 24, 2009 5:12pm
It is very difficult to be positive when you're in pain but I have come a long way from being bedridden to standing on my own feet. Through …
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Hugbook
Flower
Hi Linda - thks for the update and hug. No wonder you were on my mind and prayers! Your heavenly Father cares for you.....Am so glad to know you are OK and especially to know your memory will be intact after reading about "migraine with transient global amnesia". Praise God! Must have been a scary experience. sending you hugs
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Hug
Hi Linda - concerned about you...wondering how you are doing ??????? Have some info which may help your CFS. so hope to hear back from you before too long. Said a prayer for you today and sending you a hug.
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Flower
Hi again! sent my hug too soon (a message without a message!)....check your message inbox! (lol)
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Little Love
Hi Linda - ?
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Flower
Hope this will brighten up your day.xx
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Support Groups
Close Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I would like to talk with someone about this condition, what have you tried that helped, is there a cure or do we make adjustments. I'm not getting answers from my doctors, what can I do?
Treatments
- Cymbalta Not Working
- my dr. wanted me to try this, it caused caused me to have crying spells and an outburst of anger, so I stopped it immediately
- Lexapro Working / Worked
- I take this med in combination with wellbutrin, it helps
- Pain Management Clinic Working / Worked
- pain in neck, shoulders, arms, hands, spinal block only lasted a few weeks or not at all, I stopped having this procedure after 7 times
- Reflexology Working / Worked
- massage therapy helps tremendously, it's just getting through the next couple ofo days after the massage - it's the best thing I've tried
Close Chronic Pain
To make friends and help people who are having a difficult time
Treatments
- Flexeril Working / Worked
- Helps alot with relaxing and being able to wake up without alot of morning stiffness and pain - it works for me
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- A "must have" when pain becomes almost unbearable, only as needed - I have been diagnosed with fibro, CFS, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus
- Mobic Working / Worked
- it helps along with my regular medicine for pain
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- This helps with pain along with tramadol - dosage, three pills 3 X's a day
Open DailyStrength Members Community
to share similar health experiences with others, to remain positive and to help
Open Depression
to get help for others and myself, to understand depresion
Treatments
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- No good for me, made me cry and have a panic attack - I only used it three week as an alternative - it don't work for me
- Lexapro Working / Worked
- lexapro along with wellbutrin helps me with depression, feeling blue - my dr says lexapro is not strong enough for what I'm experiencing
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- I think of everything in a positive way, I don't allow myself to think otherwise although things may not be going very well
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- This works for me, it helps me with sleep and most of the time to stay asleep
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- I have taken this for 7 years, it seems to be the best med for my depression, no side effects
Open Rheumatoid Arthritis
Treatments
- Folic Acid Working / Worked
- I have taken this med for 4 yrs., and plan to continue, no side effects for me
- Humira Working / Worked
- I have been taking this medication for over a year, I am concerned about long term use because of what it could do to my body but without this med I would be in the bed unable to do for myself
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- This medicine I take in an injection since it will have less side effects, it causes me to have purple/mottled legs that look like bruises - it has caused my hair to thin a great deal
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- I take this med, in combination with humira and methotrexate - it causes my legs to be purple and has made my hair thin alot - it works but I'm concerned about the prolonged use of this med
Open Lupus
Treatments
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- I take this med along with humira and prednisone, the side effects I'm experiencing are thinning hair and purple legs
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- I take this med along with humira and methotrexate, side effects for me thinning hair and purple legs - I take it by injection once q week
Open Obesity
To receive help by making friends and talking to others who have "being overweight" issues. This is my greatest challenge in life because it is both emotional and physical - do you have a question or comment?
Treatments
- Cycling Working / Worked
- Bicycling is a good activity for losing weight
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- This works if you have a gym nearby and you're consistent
- Slim-Fast Working / Worked
- tried it, I like the taste but not satisfying enough
Open Diets & Weight Maintenance
For support from others and to help others fighting the battle of weight control/maintenance - this is the most difficult situation I've ever had to battle - I refuse to let this continue
Treatments
- Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
- I've tried eating healthier food but not to the point of it being consistent, I need to learn how to cook with herbs, spices for food to taste great
- Eat Less Working / Worked
- This works for me if I'm consistent - being involved in social activities everyone brings food
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- this works if there is consistency
