Flutterofwings

Open High Blood Pressure

I am 57 have had hb since my last son was born about 23 yrs now. I take Altace for the past four years and it has never made me cough it just does it's job.

Treatments

Atenolol Working / Worked

works well

Lisinopril Not Working

didnt work

Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

I have OCD would bath so many times a day that my skin was dry and cracked...I went to a therphist and found out its cause I wa raped when i was 8 and In my head it tells me to wash alot to be clean... I am doing better on this now... Also my man just found out he has OCD he washes his hands more then 50 times a day. I like to hear about others who have OCD of any kind. Evonne

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

Seeing a therphy on this she has helped me to understand why i am doing this all the time. ANd it has helped more then taking meds.

Lexapro Somewhat Helpful

works sometimes and sometimes not

Paxil Not Working

Seemed to make me ina panic mode

Open Back Pain

I fell down last May and reptured two disk in my lumbar part of the back. At age 57 it was not a good idea to fall down. I am at the present time for the past six weeks been attending Physical Therphy and being in the Whirlpool twice a week and doing light excerises seems to be helping my back pain.

Treatments

Ibuprofen Somewhat Helpful

Not quite so much pain.

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

Whirlpool helps back pain.

Open Dry Eyes

I never had problems with dry eyes till i had my cateracts taken off since then, no matter what i try over the counter meds or ones prescribed by my doctors don't seem to work. Has anyone found something that really helps the dry eye it bothers me to have my lid stuck to my eye ball all the time.

Open Cataracts

Never knew i had stigmatism till i had my cataracts removed. When the new lens was put in they are round and with stigmatism a person has oval shape eyes. Well i now can see a black line on the sides on the eye and its annoying. Anyone else have this kind of problem?

Treatments

Surgery Working / Worked

This helped for awhile but with diabetis i have had to have it done more then once.

Open Tinnitus

I woke up one morning two years ago with this ringing in my left ear. It was terrible and I could not figure out why. Went to my ENT he said he could give me something for it but most things dont' work. I hate to go out, i can't sleep so i bought a WHITE NOISE MACHINE it helps as i don't hear the noise in my ears so much and can sleep...Some days its so bad that I wonder if i make it through the day. It has made me have panic attacks and neverous. I don't think it ever gets better just worse.

Open TMJ

I never had TMJ until i had my teeth out. I think the doc had my mouth open to wide when did the surgery as I have had it since in my jaw. It gets to hurting so much that i can't hardly open or shut it.

Treatments

CranioSacral Therapy Working / Worked

works sometimes

Open GERD & Heartburn

I start3ed with GERD about five years ago with the pain in my chest reaching to my back and deep into my stomach...Has a scope done to see if i had an ucler or cancer it came back okay for that. And acid reflex seems to act up on me more in the night time then in the day time anyone have this problem?? Some meds work some dont i just kind of hit and miss on what works and what does not. And tums and rolaids don't work for this.

Treatments

Aciphex Not Working

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Helps not to eat spicy foods, or foods high in grease or fats. And not eating fresh vegetables that cause gas, broccoli,cabbage etc.

Prevacid Working / Worked

Helps some what but not totally.

Open Arrhythmias
Type: Tachycardia

Paroxysinal supraventricular tachycardia...Was dignoised with this five years ago. I take medication for it that does work. But when i am getting tired it acts up more anyone out their with this kind of Arrhythmia??

Open High Cholesterol

One can get the Non Flusing Niacin and not have those i call them hot flashes where one is red all over and it caused me to have a major panic attack which So ask your doctor about the non flusing niacin it does not do that. But Niacin does help lower the bad cholesterol. Statins can cause so many serious side affects as their are so many ppl that can't take it. I take Zetia it works in the stomach lowered my count from 282 to 242 and get it checked again here soon.

Treatments

Lipitor Not Working

I had such terrible side affects from this medicine and any statin meds, could not even open my jaw or chew, walk, my heart hardly beat, migrains,fatigue,insommina .

Zetia Working / Worked

its working fairly well

Open Sexual Abuse

I was 8 when i was used. Took my childhood away from me. I never told anyone till i was 40 and when to a theraphist she helped me soooo much.. I learned to let the child inside of me grow up and once she did then i could actually be who i am today. This did however give me a compulsive disorder for years where i bathed so many times trying to get clean that ihad sores on my body. That too I learned to overcome. I can talk about this now and not feel bad, feel its my fault or cry.

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

Drawing makes me relaxed and focus on what happen long ago is not happening now.

Music Working / Worked

I write lyrics to songs and it relives the sadness from what happen to me long ago.

Talking Working / Worked

Talking with my theraphist for a few years helped me come out of my shell and learn to live in the world i am in now, not the one I was in for so many years. Talking helps alot with the right person.

\"The Courage To Heal\" Working / Worked

I wanted to heal to live and be free again so with hope and courage i made it.

Open Liver Cancer

I had a friend die of this and i always wonder what were the signs that a person may have this can anyone help me with this?

Open Asthma
Type: Adult Asthma

Lipitor nearly killed me could not chew, walk well, memory loss and lots of other stuff happen. I hope i never have to be on them for any lung problems as if the lung problems didn't kill me statins would.

Treatments

Albuterol Working / Worked

Breathing Exercises Not Working

Flovent Not Working

Inhaler Working / Worked

helps alot

Xopenex Somewhat Helpful

sleepy alot of the time on this.

Open Female Sexual Issues

First time hurt so bad wanted to hit my hubby but later on liked it.

Treatments

Relaxation Working / Worked

best to be relaxed and feels good then.

Open Arthritis

I am on disability since a car accident in 2003 and it takes a long time to get ssi or ssdi and yes they think family and friends can help you out while waiting.

Treatments

Ibuprofen Not Working

Lodine Working / Worked

works sometimes

Naproxen Working / Worked

works

Swimming Working / Worked

very helpful

Open Medical Mysteries

I have had check for years thinking i have Crohns diease and all test come back negative yet still got the symtons of it. So i just keep looking for a doc that will listen and try to understand me. And trying to find a doc that will LISTEN is the problem as most think they know more then the person going thourh the problems so all i can say is good luck finding one.

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

I got PTSD when i was beaten from my mom long ago and raped as a child and still goes on.

Treatments

Art Working / Worked

it helps sooths the mind

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

THis helped me learn how to deal with flashbacks

Music Working / Worked

Helps me to relax

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Having someone to listen to me and understand what i went thourgh helped.

Reading Working / Worked

Helped me sharpen my mind.

Talking Working / Worked

Oh yes talking and talking and still talking helps take the pressure off my shoulders.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Working / Worked

Having these helped me alot to overcome the stress but after awhile taking them i got addicted to them and coming off them was worse hell then having PTSD

Open Fibromyalgia

I was dignoised with this four years ago although i may have had it longer. I am in pain alot with this or other issues daily.

Treatments

Aqua Therapy Working / Worked

worked very well for a few months then my insurance would not pay for it so back to what i was before.

Cyclobenzaprine Working / Worked

works on and off

Heat Working / Worked

warmth seems to help

Neurontin Working / Worked

helps with this and my neuropathy

TENS Working / Worked

this works while i got it on and about half an our after take off and then pain is back

Open Veterans

My hubby was in vietnam war

Open Pet Bereavement

I have lost cats and dogs in death.

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

I was mentally and physically abused from a child till i was mid 30s. I always said physical abuse is not as bad as mental to me it never goes away.

Treatments

Abuse Counseling Working / Worked

worked

Art Working / Worked

helped relx me and could put into it how i felt

Divorce Working / Worked

never looked back after i got my divorce

Forgiveness Working / Worked

worked some what

Leave Working / Worked

leaving my moms house was great but married a man that was worse then her

Music Working / Worked

calms me down

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

had a great theraphist who helped much

Talking Working / Worked

having someone listen to me talk helped the most

Open Empty Nests

My children have left the nest all of them.

Treatments

Patience Working / Worked

some days works most days i have none

Writing Working / Worked

works

Talking Working / Worked

talking with others who has experienced this is helpful

Open Sensory Integration Disorder

Been hypersensitive all my life. When new meds are introduced to me have to start out with a childs dose and go from their. Can't stand to have socks on. Like being hugged but the sensation of it on my skin don't like.

Treatments

Brushing Therapy Working / Worked

helps my body or skin to feel more at ease when something is touching it.

Open Family & Friends of Bipolar

I was told when i was pregnant with my son that i had bipolar thats been some twenty plus years ago now

Open Alcoholism

I use to drink from the age of 16 till i was 40 been sober for 18 yrs.

Treatments

Cold Turkey Working / Worked

THis was hard but i got tired of hang overs taking care of kids and working this way. it worked for me. And been sober for 18yrs now never drank not even one....

Folic Acid Working / Worked

got vitimine B dificenty and took shots and got back to normal.

Sleep Working / Worked

Sleep helped

Willpower Working / Worked

cold turkey and lot of will power can work if you really want it too.

Open Bipolar Disorder

I havehad bipolar for years maybe even born with it.

Treatments

Celexa Working / Worked

Insomina

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

worked

Group Therapy Working / Worked

helped as far as i knew i was not the only one.

Risperdal Working / Worked

just started this so don't know yet

Wellbutrin Working / Worked

working but makes me tired more so then i already am.

Open Degenerative Disc Disease

I have had DDD for about three years now and it never gets better just seems to get worse.

Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

Been depressed for years, mabye most of my life.

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

this has worked

Cymbalta Somewhat Helpful

Lexapro Not Working

didn't work make me to dizzy all the time

Paxil Somewhat Helpful

Helped more then some of the meds I took

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

works for me, to try and keep postive is good.

Prozac Working / Worked

Works best

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

being able to talk to someone that knows what i am about helped much.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

most only listen for awhile then didn't care

Writing Working / Worked

I love to write and it calms me