jamie, I was just wondering... is there anything that you did to make your memory come back faster or better? bp...
jamiee, I also think maintenence would be best. We tried that over the year but had to do more severe treatment a second time so the idea was a bust. Thank you for the reply! I I could just get more...
Hi all, So I have developed memory loss and impairment that seems to be due to ECT. I had 23 treatments from April to December of this past year (Im on a little hiatus) and now i have severe memory...
were you scared to get it? did you have any memory issues after getting it, like immediately after and then any that were lasting? did you get it inpatient or out and which do you reccommend? did you...
thanks, i really hope i get as good as results as you, my life is crap. i'm just scared. i think it's my only hope.... bp...
thank you!...
It's been a long while since I've been here but now i need help from my friends. I have exausted all the meds for severe depression and rapid cycling of my BP and now it seems like ECT is the nect...
how bout growing me a new brain? that'd be helpful! bp...
thanks for the hugs. i need em. i know what you mean the days i dont have group i zone on the tv. i try to do my art or come crafting but its so HARD and nobody understand. and since i have n one to...
i guess its an off label treatment for anxiety so thats why he is trying it. bp...
im actually from the BP and crohn's board but i have a question for the experts here. my psych put me on lyrica on top of my current anxiety med to help but all of a sudden i woke up with joint pain...
i haven't been on in a really really long time but i have a question and i hope someone has an answer. my BP has been reallly bad and ive gone through so much in the past few months. a couple of...
ive been taking klonopin for my anxiety and it has been working. so my psych just added lyrica to the mix. has anybody ever had this? if so have you had joint pain from the lyrica? thanks guys....
its been such a long time that ive posted that i thought id catch up. things went bad for awhile but they are looking up for now, mostly. i was in a deep depression for a long, long time. my pdoc had...
i am also hypothyroid. my pdoc said there is also a huge coorelation between butween depression making thyroid worse and the other way around. now that i am on the levyothyroxine my depression is...
thank you, i was hoping that it wasnt just me. i did check with the doc after i posted to be sure but i like to know other's experiences. bunny...
i always brought a snack and something to drink as mine always ran through lunch. id also being one of those curved neck pillows it makes the recliners way more comfortable. some people fall asleep...
first it was such a hassel (sp). the doc specifically rx'ed syringes not pens because i have a latex allergy and around the needle is a latex ring. so i goto to pick it up, the pharmacy sticker says...
my insurance company is giving the doc a runaround with the humira. its so frustrating! does anyone else have this problem? bunny...
dragonfly, im sorry you had such crappy experiences with this. i did go to my pharmacy today to check and see if they have it and they siad they can order it but that my insurance company might not...
i can eat popcorn but only a certain kind. its called japanese baby white rice popcorn and you can get it online. its as close to hullless as you can get and it doesnt even feel scratchy in my...
i was on cade for almost 2 years and i had no weight gain from that. just the prednisone like everyone else. bunny...
thank you guys so much! this just reinforces my hope that this is the drug for me. i appreciate all the answers bunny...
i am so, so happy. since my remicade failed i felt that humira is the answer for me. i had to go for a 6 week period where i was on IBS meds to make sure it wasnt that but now i get to be on the med...
i am also on 5 meds, along with klonopin for my anxiety. i was weird about it but i think it bothers my mom more. i really trust my pdoc knows what she is doing because she pulled me out a a...
hmmm i guess what happens to me might be different. things are an ultimate effort but i can react. i really hope you find some answers bunny...
i have similar experiences. staring off into space. being completely void of emotion, people tell me my face just looks blank. it seems like everything is in slow motion and moving is extremely...
lfw, i go about my life living as much as i can. my mobility issues get me the most as i have to walk with a cane and anything to physically strenous is not good. it makes it hard to get out and do...
serefena, youre right about the anxiety. i find myself having to take more klonopin these days and i hate doing that. im going to try and relax. i think i am definitely worrying about things i...
im having a hard time right now. my best friend of 11 years has moved out of state. my crohns disease is bad right now. im having chronic migraines every day since christmas. and now i found out that...
aw im so gla dyoure feeling pretty well, who would have figured they would have found 3! anyhow keep on going, youre doin well! bunny...
i just had an abnormal pap too. i was told that i have hpv and it is a strain that can cause cervical cancer. im haveing a colposcopy on march 4th. my gyn tols me that the abnormal cells were rare...
thanks very much for the reply. the doc did say that it was probably attributed to my immune system but she didnt say it was hashimotos. im going to ask her more next time i see her. thanks again...
thanks for the reply! ive been on it almost 2 weeks now and im already improving. i wake up without a migraine but it comes back late in the day or earlier if i do too much. but heck, ill take it,...
i think i am hypo, i have the weakness, weight gain, and a general feeling of things being in slow motion, its even hard to lift my arms above my head sometimes. im pretty sure she said hypo but i...
odd how this pops up now. today i talked with my therapist and i asked if a child can have bipolar. i remember feeling the manic symptoms, extreme irratibility, the guilt and the voices in my head....
fun thread :) i have a twin sister and a younger sister and brother. fall is my favorite becasue thats when school startes and the weather is perfect for a hoodie and jeans. i always loved school and...
i only went on double doses. my doc wouldnt put me up anymore than that, or any closer together. it does seem like a lot but if the doc is comfortable with it, i wouldnt worry too much. bunny...
i had an abnormal blood draw about 2 months ago, it was a little low, and last week it was full blown low. i read somewhere that those with autoimmune diseases are prone to hypothyroidism. just...
im sorry youre in pain, i know it can be horrible. the only way i get by is with pain meds 24/7. maybe your doc could write you some? bunny...
popcorn of course, a big salad, one of those hot chocolate cake sundae things they have in restaurants, taco pizza, more popcorn, oh man, what else.........oooo a huge bacon burger and onion rings....
thank you, i had thought so.my GI did tell me it was something about cramping and contractions or something but i was so dazed in the office i barely remembered what he said and there wasnt much i...
right now im off crohns meds to get a baseline so my doc gave me clidinium, levisin and lomotil to manage the symptoms. has anyone ever taken either of these? what exactly do they do? does it control...
i do the injection every 2 weeks bunny...
i read that you are allergic to latex and for this reason you were not able to take humira? why does it work that way? i am allergic to lates also and humira seems to be in my future. thanks bunny...
it is possible that a bp spouse can affect you and your emotions, like falling into a depression. but bp is genetic, it isnt something that you are in danger of catching, unless you are predisposed...
i know one of my problems is that i am very manipulative and conniving i guess with my bp. im well managed with my meds but i still do it. i try not to but someitmes i cant help it. so yes, it is a...
iva always had migraines on and off since i was little. only every few months and imitrex always worked. since before christmas i have had a constant migraine, its been incompacitating and i have...
i have a few tattoos myself, 2 of them were gotten theraputically. they are both on my forearms, which in retrospect sometimes i dont like that but it hits only every 6 months or so so i definitely...