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carolinagirl123 02/12/2011

Ive been in bed for three days now. Major pain in my legs, even though IM taking my meds. extreme fatique/generalized all over body weakness. I feel like i dying. This was brought on by SEVERE stress/drama from my 21 yrs. old daughter with her many problems she has. She is now out of my house, so I am lucky to finally have some peace and quiet. Neighbors are bring me food, i cant cook, or do anything, go to the bathroom is major but got to do or wet bed. I will be like this for several more days to a week. STRESS KILLS.

MSKC 02/12/2011

I am soooo glad that you have good neighbors helping you!! What a blessing! Time to take care of yourself and let the 21 year old take care of herself!! Think good thoughts, take slow deep breaths to relax yourself. Maybe if you concentrate on de-stressing you will feel better quicker. Watch comedies on TV to make you laugh, which is good for you!

deleted_user 02/12/2011

I know how you feel. My sister, my best friend in the world, died suddenly in June. I could barely walk or function for days. We lived far apart, and she was having difficulties with her abusive live in boyfriend. I did not learn of her passing until four days after she actually died. I suspected and always will suspect foul play, but she was immediately cremated before I heard the news. My god awful boss then, berated me for taking a day and a half off to mourn my loss. Three weeks later, I was fired, leading to more stress. I hope you find some peace of mind, and you are right, stress aggravates the MONSTER Hugs Kat

deleted_user 02/12/2011

So glad to hear you took action to solve the problem and that you have such great neighbors. My 20+ daughter has also been a source of much heartache and stress, but to protect myself I had to let it go.

I've found Qi Gong (moving meditation) helps keep my mind & body relaxed. I like Gary Garipolli's Beginning Qi Gong video.

Green tea is a GABA (major calming neurotransmitter) precursor and Valerian helps with that too. But my champ is 5-HTP (seratonin precursor) - it's helped me control my responses to stressors.

Hopefully the daughter issues will improve with time (as in years).

AIMLESS 02/12/2011

wow, I am so sorry for your lose. I am sorry for your MS struggle and pain due to stress. Me? I pray. I know God wants all our troubles, He has lots of mine!

Be blessed my friend.

lchoppel 02/12/2011

I'm so sorry you are in such pain. I know that you take Opana. When I have break-through pain, my PMS gives me Opana IR (immediate release) 5 mg. tabs, and I can take two of them up to 4xday. Also, I was recently told to take 3 Alleves 2xday. Alleves are hard on the stomach so take them with food, and don't do this for very long. I would suggest you contact your PMS and see if they can help you get through this difficult period of time. I wish you well soon.

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