Just saying hello :)...
I am on a week off of it now (except Wed - it was already in my medicines, and I forgot to take it out. Some of the symptoms have resolved and some have not. I think I will be calling the office...
I like to use a chamomile/lavender tea to help relax when I am stressed. I love the taste too. :)...
Thanks :) The generic is Trazodone and the brand name is Desyrel. It is a depression med that is used a lot for helping someone get to sleep....
I did. They have me staying off the med for a week to see if they get better. I have been off for three days already. I just want to know what other people have experienced on it....
I am not quite sure where to put this... I have recently been placed back on Trazodone (200 mg a night) and have experienced some possible side effects. They got to the point where I have had to stop...
My neurologist is throwing around the possibility of having Neurological Sjogrens. She wants me to run a few things by my Rheumatologist at my next visit, and then she might run an MRI of my brain...
I think I might have asked the wrong way, but I thank you for answering :) I meant to ask if Sjogrens could help contribute to the Hydrops (not cause it) - it does have to do with the balance of...
Today, the dr informed me that my left eye, despite the plugs, is very, very dry (I have to start Restasis (sp?) as soon as my insurance approves it). the Salagen doesn't seem to be touching it...
I get that a lot too. I assume that it has to do with the dry eyes, but I do not know for sure. Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone....
Beautiful - need I say more? C...
:) Thank you. That means a lot (to all of you). I do have social anxiety anyway. The doorbell, phone, meeting with people (etc) all make me very anxious. The other day, the mailman rang the doorbell...
Thank you Dixie. :) My postings were found because I had a very familiar SN and I was found by someone using someone else's account. At least, that is my theory. It was messy. Karen, I think...
Dixie I wish I could advise you on Shingles but I have never had them. I have heard that they are not nice. (((hugs))) Trina I have a little trick I use for if it has moved to your chest. You try...
Thank you Trina. :) I have been hanging around here for the past couple weeks and everyone does seem supportive. I will look into the zinc. I just have to make sure it does not interact with anything...
I had W last time... :) Weird... I am weird and proud of it. Normal is just so bland. :p X...
I have typed and erased this several times. Most of you do not know me. I visit some of the other forums more than here, but lately, I have been a little down. I am not at the depressed point that I...
Winter - Hate the cold, but love the new snow. X...
Not sure if it was her or not. Today, we just put up signs. I hope to get a call, but we will see....
God mood today. I am waiting at the Dr's for my mom. She is okay, but has issues falling and with memory. After the appointment, I am going out to hang some lost cat signs. My kitty has been missing...
F - fabulous - fun times :) G...
Butter (I am making chocolate chip cookies - yum!) C...
Yes. She is in therapy, and sees a psych too. This summer, they were very worried about her, but found the right mix of meds and it started to pull her out. She actually likes and wants to go to...
Z - Zoo, which has Zebras. :p Zoology studies them and Zap is what I am doing to the end of this alphabet. A...
I had my hair cut today. - 9 inches taken off! I feel so much better about me with my hair like this. I did do a lot of walking today though, and that has made my hip hurt. Thankfully it is not a the...
Thank you everyone for responding. I should probably give a little background on the other night. I wrote that as things were going on. I was totally stressed out and blended what was going on right...
I am using them, most of the time. She is not as much. She does try, but they are hard for her to do, especially when she is surprised. That puts her into a panic...
I know. I have been talking to my therapist and she has been hers. I am trying to take care of myself, but that is part of it. I am doing what I can to take care of myself, but Ihen nights like last...
I am pretty sure that part of my problem with depression is taking care of someone who has depression worse than I do. She has been very low, and even though most of the time her meds work, some...
Feisty - fun, flamboyant, flabbergasting (my daughter came up with that one!) Family G...
Thanks Karen! I saw a really neat idea (I either saw it here of FB) similar to writing down 4 things I am grateful for. At the beginning of the year, get an empty jar. Then every day, write down...
D - Dorian As in musical modes... music, carols, Scarborough Fair E...
I am doing okay. My kids are visiting for the evening, and I am having them decorate the tree. It has been hard having a green tree with lights and no decorations since Friday. I want to decorate it!...
I will talk to them about the magnesium. :) Judy, that brings me back to my original question. Let's assume for a moment that it is tardive dyskinesia. Can steroids make those symptoms get better -...
Hydroxychloroquine is the generic for Plaqunil, but some of the suppliers are low on the medicine (or it's nonexistent). They had to switch the pill I was taking a few months ago. It used to be...
I didn't remember that it caused Osteoporosis. I am not sure why, but they specifically want it to be a proton pump inhibitor. I am thinking it is because of the bariatric surgery and my stomach...
It makes my bottom lip buzz. It does help the depression though. I should correct something above - the twitching and jerking started one week before I started the Abilify, not after it. The Abilify...
I do itch, but it is one of two things: Either it is dry skin from the Sjogren's, or it is a rash from something. I am not sure if it would specifically be related to Sjogren's though... it is more...
Hi all. I know I do not come to this forum much, but I thought I would check in. Yesterday was pleasantly surprising, seeing that my family can come too close and invade your personal space (while...
If I remember correctly, I can't take Reglan because of side effects. I am taking Omeprazole for the stomach issues (40 mg 2x a day). I am on the high dose because the doctor is afraid that when I...
Yes! That is almost exactly what is happening! My jaw moves towards the left, and it also happens in the muscles in my right arm. I have been able to catch myself just after it happens and recover...
Thanks Joy. I know Steroids do not affect fibro symptoms. The doctor (my rheumatologist) gives me the steroids for the joints with swelling and arthritis. I have other pain that the steroids do not...
For some of my aches, my rheumatologist prescribes a steroid dose pack. Going back... A couple months ago, I started this twitching in my face, throat and other random areas in my body (these are...
I have taken it before, and have had visual seizures (I saw circles and squares moving in a circle around and at me - freaked me out). My Dr did not think it was the med (at first) since it is a very...
Good things? Well, 2 come to mind right off the bat. I was able to get on *my* computer for the first time in over a year. This is notable because I have had to use my daughter's pc due to a damaged...
Well, they took it off and added cevimeline. No more nausea (for the most part), but I am still having the intestinal issues. Strange thing is, usually the side effects happen when the gap I take it...
Brenda, I see that you are from NE Ohio. If you are close to Streetsboro, I know of a doctor that will listen and understand....
That doctor I saw yesterday has pretty much made me go back to square one with these. She said she does not believe that they could be blocked salivary ducts because they would be red and/or full of...
Thanks Chartreux. :) I will call and see what they can do. I did call three days in and he (not my normal dr) reminded me that there are side effects, but they should go away..... At least I think...
It is also a credit on my income (or deduction on my rent) or a credit that deducts my rent. Either way, I will not pay as much. If I had known that 6 months ago, it would have been cool. My case...