/community/emoticons/smhair.gif My house is an absolute disaster area. There are clothes all over the place that need washed, ones that need put away, vacuuming needs to be done in every room, as...
Thanks everybody! I've been dealing with this for over 15 years now without finding the right combination of drugs for me. Hopefully this will continue to work this way and I can have a glimpse of...
Last week I was so far down and so close to the black hole. I kept calling the office and talked to them about needing to see the doc sooner than Nov. 4. Well, I got hold of a compassionate nurse...
Has your rheumatologist done Xrays or MRI's on you? Has he/she done NCS (nerve conduction studies) and an EMG (muscle function test) ? Have they ruled out Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Rheumatoid...
A cup of warmed milk with real sugar in it to make it taste a bit better can help too. I take Ambien. Sometimes I sleep, sometimes I don't. I read a report about people with Fibro who consistently...
I took Cymbalta for a while because they thought they could kill 2 birds with one stone (the depression and Fibro). I don't remember any real side effects from it, but I know it didn't help my fibro,...
Hi Hunny!! Glad to hear you got some good news today. /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Get the box asap because it's getting on time for the darkness in the evening to come earlier. Sounds like...
Hunny, I am so glad that you are feeling better. Just wanted to mention that I have SAD lightbox and it does make all the difference for us northerners, I can be working in my basement and that lght...
He'll be better once he gets off the ECT. I was really down when my husband's birthday and our anniversary rolled around. I didn't even get out to get him a card. He understands this is what it's...
Jamie, the smiling face with the head spinning round must be my dog. That's how she is out walking. She also has to stop every 5 seconds and pee a couple drops like to say; "This is mine". I get such...
Hi, I've been taking effexor XR for several years for Seasonal Affective Disorder. I would go on it at the end of September and back off it in the spring. Never had a problem coming off it. this...
Hi American_Soldier. Thank you from me too for what you have done and are doing for us. Karen is so right. You really have to focus on where you are and what you're doing. You put your life even more...
Hi Pink Girl. I've never heard of an association between the 2 , but anything is possible. I know when I was younger, I got PMS like you would not believe. I would cry over TV commercials. My face...
Karen, my dog is a Rottweiler / German Shepherd mix. She is over 9 years old, so she has some minor hip problems right now. Perfect companions we are for each other because it takes us both a while...
I'm still on the merry go round with my meds. And this is after many years. They work for me for quite a while, then need to go up or get changed completely. Pristiq is supposed to be a very good...
Well, I finally feel a bit better today in my head. And I know why I was feeling more cruddy than usual. Fibro flare + depression + slight bout of the flu = depression times ten!...
Thanks everybody. Still not feeling any better today. I cancelled the appt with my counselor because there is nothing more she can do to get my appt moved up. She did that last visit. The rest of the...
I know the rules; don't let negativity in, exercise, take my pills, write, etc. But right now all I can get done is brush my teeth and take my pills. I feel like crap. My fibro is flaring, I have the...
DH, I know you don't feel like you have a good relationship with your Mother. I didn't feel that way at 16 either. But I bet if you sat down and really talked to her heart to heart that would help....
Hi depressed-here. I'm pretty far down the ladder tonight myself. But, don't ever give up hope! You will find the right meds, they will work and you will feel better. I've been down this road a lot...
Hi Hero! Welcome. I wish you didn't have to be here, but all of us wish we didn't. There are a lot of great caring people on this board and you will get some really good advice and help. So, you were...
Reckless behavior is part of the mania until you learn what it is and how to control it. I used to spend and drink like there was no tomorrow. I would never endorse any such type behavior. I used to...
Gem, it sounds like the Buspar has aggitated every single nerve in your body! I've never had that happen to me, but I'm sure it has happened to others. I hope the 30th gets here quickly for you. If...
Serafina, I feel so badly for you. I know what that place is like and I am really close to it right now. I use jokes and am really good at masking my depression when I need to. It must be so hard for...
Welcome Kaminari! I wish you didn't have to be here but I'm always happy to meet someone new. There is a wealth of information on these boards. I haven't been here long myself, but I have really...
Hi Rosebud! I'm so glad you are feeling better today. Even if it is a bit of mania. The lift from that sometimes helps when you come down. Just keep on looking ahead to better times. They are there....
I am so happy I could be of some help to you!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif One thing I have found out is that keeping everyone in your family informed of your financial status will lessen your...
It's hard to make someone else understand what you are going through. I'm 50 and on disability. I have a list of diagnoses longer than my arm. I had a boyfriend who used to put his hand on the back...
It's been so cold and damp here lately, I have been in one constant flare for a while. Starrynight, you are amazing being able to handle all of this. My hat is off to you. Change in seasons always...
I've done some volunteer work with disadvantaged youth. I can go on my good days and stay home on the bad ones. No heavy lifting and no one dies if I get foggy and can't remember something. (I was an...
/community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif CONGRATS ON YOUR CURE!!! And yes, I was shouting because it's something to get excited about and shout to the world! Your stages of depression somewhat mimic...
Thank you so much for your kind words, Karen. These boards are wonderful! I have never found one where everyone was so supportive of each other. It's hard for me to motivate myself to come online, so...
Thanks Realife! I finally have some information for you. There's another name for pseudoseizures which I would have recognized. It's also called Psychogenic non-epileptic Seizures (PNES). I heard...
O Buddy Boy, I am so looking for that place in the middle, a bit on the high side. I tried Lamictal and was starting to feel better. Then I got the dreaded rash before I even got through my second...
I spent years in the so-called normal range too, before the numbers finally came back a tad low. It wasn't until I was sleeping 20 out of 24 hours that the numbers went down. None of my numbers are...
34) If you have difficulty with stairs and one leg is stronger than the other; use the good leg first when going up steps and put both feet on the same step. Going down, put the bad leg down first...
I don't have a concrete answer for you. I changed jobs 3 times during the last year I worked, to decrease hours, to decrease the physical work I had to do and to decrease the mental stress. It didn't...
Realife, I want my life back too. It's so hard to think that it is possible when you are feeling like this. I have been down so far so many times, that I know I will eventually come out of this. I...
I've had several done on my upper and lower body. I do remember putting them in my feet, on the top of the foot if I remember (as I try to part the fog). Some people say they are painful, but...
All I know about Guaifenisen therapy is that there is a certain diet you have to stick to with it. The fog won't let me remember it right now. It didn't help me, but it's worth a shot. Thanks for the...
I don't remember when mine started. Being bipolar and in a constant hypomanic state in my 20's and 30's probably made me ignore the symptoms (as I ignored the need for sleep, food, etc). When I hit...
Hi CassandraLee. I know that feeling really well, as I'm sitting on the edge of the black hole myself waiting to get to the docs appt. Do you have a crisis center anywhere near where you live? They...
23) If you take over the counter medications for your pain... Aspirin and Advil (Ibuprofen) are better anti-inflammatories than Tylenol. Just make sure you are not taking any blood thinners or...
Forgot this... find someone else to do the vacuuming. That is the worst thing for it....
Oh Pansy, I know that pain well! As a general rule, burning pain generally means nerve involvement. In addition to the FM, I have a lumbar stenosis and it causes an impingement (back bones pushing on...
17b) Or until you need them!...
Congrats for starting! I've taken it with no side effects. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. But then again, most meds that work for others don't work the same way for me....
17) When you get groceries, have all your perishable things put into one or two bags. When you get home, then you only need to get those out of your car immediately. Then you can rest a while before...
I saw your list of diagnoses and figured oral wouldn't work for you. I have talked to my friends and they say injectable or gel/cream is the only other way to go in your circumstances. There are also...
I've never heard of pseudoseizures either. Have they done an EEG on you? That's the test where they put all the pads all over your head and have a machine running a printout. It's kind of like the...