libragirl71

Open Financial Challenges

Lost home to foreclosure after losing my job in June of 2007. Have since moved and restarted and will be working on getting my finances back in order.

Treatments

Budgeting Too Soon to Tell

Cut Up Credit Cards Working / Worked

Open Parenting 'Tweens (9-12)

I have an 12 year old girl who is just a handful lately

Treatments

Patience Somewhat Helpful

Open Medicaid

Single mom of three children all on medicaid

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

I have always tried to rise above everything that has been thrown my way and have always been the last person to ask for help. Over the years I have had numerous curve balls thrown at me and have always risen above, from being in a highly abusive relationship, losing my mother when I was 21, fracturing vertebrae in my lower back, being told I would not be able to have children, getting a divorce, almost losing my daughter and all the other things that I have endured

Treatments

Abuse Counseling Somewhat Helpful

Talking Working / Worked

Open Epilepsy & Seizures

9 year old son has seizures

Open Anxiety

I suffer from severe anxiety

Treatments

Ativan Somewhat Helpful

Breathing Exercises Not Working

Lexapro Not Working

Cymbalta Working / Worked

Seems to be working well for me although I do find that I get weepy

Open Panic Attacks

my panic attacks seem to be getting worse

Treatments

Ativan Somewhat Helpful

Paxil Not Working

Seroquel Not Working

Xanax Not Working

Zoloft Not Working

Open Insomnia

I am lucky to get 3-4 hours of sleep each night, have tried everything.

Treatments

Ambien Somewhat Helpful

Main problem is I would do things and not remember doing them

Ativan Somewhat Helpful

Lunesta Not Working

Rozerem Not Working

Trazodone Not Working

Open Hyperthyroidism

I battled hyperthyroidism for years without knowing what I had. I went through test after test and doctor after doctor until I finally found one that figured out that it was my thyeoid. I tried synthroid for 2 years with a very little assistance, I ended up having my thyroid removed and for the most part it has a world of wonders.

Treatments

Synthroid Working / Worked

Open Breakups & Divorce

Divorced mom of three. Left an abusive marriage so that me and my children would be safe

Treatments

Couples Counseling Not Working

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Support Groups Working / Worked

Open Breast Cancer

Recently found a lump on my right breast and had biopsy done that came back inconclusive with high possibility of cancer cells. Now waiting for more tests.

Open Endometriosis

I have suffered from endometriosis since I was 12 and was told due to the severity of it I would never have children. Well three later I beg to differ.

Treatments

Surgery Working / Worked

Seemed to have worked but still have to go in for "scrapes periodically".

Open Miscarriage

I have had 3 miscarriages 2 prior to having my first child and one prior to having my last.

Treatments

D&C Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Open Sexual Abuse

Abused sexually by my ex numerous times and still to this day have night terrors from this.

Treatments

Leave Working / Worked

I "escaped" the relationship back in 1993 but to this day he still finds ways to stalk and terrorize me.

Music Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Open Obesity

My 11 year old daughter has weight issues and it is a battle everyday.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

when she follows a diet plan

Physical Exercise Working / Worked

when she will do it

Open Food Allergies
Type of allergy: Other Nuts

Found out about 10 years ago that I had become severly allergic to walnuts.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

EpiPen Working / Worked

usually works if I accidently get something tha contains walnuts or traces of walnuts

Open Environmental Allergies
Type of allergy: Latex

Severely allergic to Latex to the point I cannot even walk in a room that has Latex in it

Treatments

Allegra Working / Worked

EpiPen Working / Worked

When I have needed it the epipen has saved my life.

Open Mortgages & Foreclosures

Bought my home in 2006 and lost my job in June 2007, had a contract with my mortgage compnay and they went back on it and foreclosed on my home

Open Hypothyroidism

Had to have my thyroid removed in Feb of 2005 as the doctor could not get it to regulate and felt it would be easier to regulate without my thyroid

Treatments

Synthroid Working / Worked

Open Parents of Children with ADHD

11 year old son has severe ADHD with rage disorder

Treatments

Daytrana Working / Worked

Was working until it started leaving really bad burn marks on his skin.

Open Step Families

Boyfriend has a son who is 8 whom he has custody of.

Open Military Families

To find the help and support I need as a new military spouse.

Open Lyme Disease

I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in November of 2008. I had all the symptoms for years yet my doctor at the time refused to test me for it. Went to a new doctor and that is the first thing he tested me for.

Treatments

Amoxicillin Not Working

Did three weeks at 3000 mg per day and it reduced the issue a little but had it for so long that it was really too late.

Open War in Iraq

My boyfriend is currently deployed to Iraq for a 1 year tour and this is our first deployment.

Open War & Terrorism

Looking for support as my b/f is currently deployed to Iraq.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

Meeting new people that are in similar situations as mine and talking with them and supporting one another has helped me a lot.

Open Asperger Syndrome

11 year old son just diagnosed with Aspergers and I am looking for more information on this and some great people that can support us in our journey.