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- Well, I gotta say that I was feeling proud of myself. My PEs were at the end of January and I was finally feeling *healed*. I could breath, I could exercise, my anxiety levels have dropped off, etc.But, then yesterday, I'm exhausted all day. I come...
- I know night sweats are a side effect of a lot of anti-anxiety, antidepressant meds. I'm currently on 10mg of Lexapro and having horrible night sweats every night. Hate 'em!Anyone have any suggestions for dealing with these? Would love to...
- So, my first DVT in 2005 was blamed on BC. I stopped all BC and didn't start again until 2009 when two different OB/GYNs convinced me that progesterin-only BC would be OK. I took it for five weeks and got a second DVT last February. No more homones,...
- Well, I'm about 14 weeks out from PE diagnosis at this point. My lungs really haven't been bothering me much, but I've had a bunch of other spin-off issues (hypotension, insomnia) that have caused problems. To make a long story short, I haven't done...
- I saw a cardiologist two weeks ago for help with my hypotension. We went through my whole history: two DVTs and multiple PEs with no discernable cause. I told her I was a warfarin lifer now.She looks at me and says, "You really ought to do more...
- Friday night, I was feeling good enough to go out to a bookstore. I got a fancy-smancy drink at the cafe (MMM!) and browsed and shopped for about 45 minutes before heading home. I can't even begin to tell you how FANTASTIC this was! I can't remember...
- I'm just wondering how people's anxiety developed. Did your anxiety have a definite start point or cause? Was there an event that triggered it all?For me, my real fight with anxiety/depression/insomnia began after the end of a long-term relationship...
- Apparantly now I'm a medical mystery. We don't know what caused my PEs in the first place and now (eleven weeks out from diagnosis) I've developed "orthostatic hypotension," which means my blood pressure is plummeting when I stand up and move...
- So, I've been getting progressively more dizzy and light-headed for the last month. My eyes aren't focusing well and it seems like I can't be upright for more than a few minutes without feeling sick. The more active I am, the worse I feel.I thought...
- Hello.... was recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I'm wondering what physical symptoms y'all have that you associate with anxiety.I definitely suffer from a fast, hard heartbeat that won't slow down and the shakes sometimes, but...
- I'm just curious what kinds of symptoms people have had trying to come off of benzos.I've been taking Ativan since the end of January. I try to keep the dosage low and take a couple of nights off a week, but it is hard when this is currently the...
- I was on the phone with my best friend earlier and we were talking about the way the medical community handles different diagnoses, especially if they are unexpected. (I think I was venting about how hard it is to diagnose PEs.) She has worked as an...
- I've had a dry cough ever since being diagnosed with my PE 7.5 weeks ago. Got up this morning and started coughing and I coughed up blood! This was the first time this has happened. It hasn't repeated again today (although I am coughing more than...
- Hi all--I'm thinking about adding some vitamins/supplements to my daily health regimen. Anyone have any problems with any of the following in regards to their INR?(1) Vitamin E(2) Calcium/Vitamin D(3) Vitamin CMy doctor has said the Vitamin C...
- Just got back from the hematologist...I saw him after my second DVT and then he did another workup after my PE (six weeks ago today!). But, the same results with both sets of blood tests. I've got nothing genetic, nothing in my blood, that...