So! Been awhile... but here's a quick update. So I started back full time at my job, But couldn't cut it, so i got moved down to part time, which isn't enough for me to live. My doctors won't give me...
So, I'm going back to work this april (hoping it works out) The problem is, my family just doesn't get it. They keep telling me this is something I'll just have to suffer through. If only it was that...
:) I'm drinking tea. Thanks for the support guys. It'll work out, it's gotta :P...
Soonest appointment is the 31st of March :P I'd love to go do a sleep study. I think it would do me a lot of good. When I'm dreaming lots it usually takes me a good half hour in the morning to search...
Before I got diagnosed with fibro I woke up one morning to put my contacts in... and my vision had dropped drastically. At first I assumed it was the contacts, and changed them... but my vision still...
So, I'm going to be making an appointment with my doctor about a gradual return back to work. But my problem is, I no longer live in the place my job is, so I'd have to travel. Not being able to be...
So I'm making a doctors appointment. But this is my problem. I've been taking amytriptoline (the spelling of this word always confounds me) to help me sleep. It's still working, I sleep all through...
I've never had a problem with effexor... or any side effects... maybe I'm just lucky it works pretty well for me even when I miss doses I don't notice....
I take the generic.. I'm up to 150 mg's a day... but I think they want to increase my dose. :) we are all pretty friendly, if you need any advice or have any questions don't be afraid to ask... :P...
i'm taking it... it helps with preventing the reuptake of seritonin, which has helped me with my sleep and improve mood and help with my anxiety. If you are taking amitryptiline it helps that med...
:) next time I can get to the hospital I'll talk to my doc. I'm only planning to be here until my brother leaves to India in two weeks... hopefully I'll find somewhere else by then. Lack of...
I had to move... he told me two days before rent was due that he was taking off and not paying. I'm now living with my parents... which is far from ideal... I'm trying to stay positive.. however,...
So my common law boyfriend left me... didn't pay rent... took off two days before it was due and left me homeless. I'm now at my parents place.. and it's causing a lot of anxiety. They told me I'm...
I have a couple that are moving in with me.. unfortunatly I didn't see him not paying rent... he broke up with me 2 days ago and told me he's leaving everything up to me... I'm taking him to court......
Now he's not paying this months rent......
Okay my ex-boyfriend is taking off without paying any rent this month.. leaving me with nothing and it's going to be hell from here for me to just make it. He has made my life even worst than it...
I get really irritated and sometimes overly agitated when my anxiety is bad. I also worry a lot... and have my mind wander to places I try to not have it go. My heart beat goes up and I become more...
i'm looking for another roommate however jobs are very short here, and so are my options for roommates who can pay rent. I might have my friend move in to help me clean things... she's currently...
Nope not happening... he's leaving me......
Okay I posted this in the anxiety thread but i wanted to say it here too. Okay so they're doubling my venalfaxine. I sat in the hospital for 3 hours before I got to see the doctor, if it wasn't for...
I have to stay here to qualify for my disability right now I believe, but I can look into it. I had only seen my doctor once since she got back, I saw her again today... but she's leaving again for I...
I've been diagnosed with Fibro.. however I experience fatigue episodes where I can't move or anything for a period of minutes, sometimes hours. And I relate to a lot of the CFS, and I believe both...
When I was in University going to school, it was probably one of the hardest times I had with getting enough sleep. My insomnia was worst than usual.. with the stress of deadlines and classes. I've...
I'm working myself up.. and I know I am.. and I know I HAVE to go to the doctor today... but I have nobody to go WITH, and my anxiety at just going, to face the hospital staff, to try and get my...
I loved and played soccer for years... instead of playing now, since I know I don't quite have the energy for it, I've decided to coach kids this season... I can teach the basics without having to...
I'm actually feeling pretty good today.. I'm sorry your day has started off so bad. Take a deep breath, I always try and slow my thoughts when they're racing. Try going for a walk, try and distract...
Hey anxiety-chick. I didn't realize that I had a problem with anxiety until these last couple of months, I like you have been living with it for as long as I can remember. I also was abused as a kid,...
My current job requires me to work 5 days a weeks 6 1/2 hours a day as a commercial teller for the only bank in my town. I can't miss days.. I can't not finish my shift, and I need to be totally at...
I had a 6 hour day outage when I was a kid... long time for no power.. our village actually brought generators to everybody's houses to make sure our frozen food didn't all go bad....
:) I love socialized healthcare. If it wasn't for the system here in Canada I couldn't afford any of my meds and I'd probably be hiding in the woods making friends with squirrels. I haven't had any...
Aww take care! We have lots of power outages where I'm from. Not so much ice. Stay warm!...
Drinking cold water makes my insides all cold too and I tremble. Once they put a cold IV in me, that did the same thing... temperature seems like an important thing for us fibros. Momteach, Making...
Thanks guys... trying to stay positive :) Hoping to see my P-doc today. I had a great time playing monopoly last night with my friends - even made them start early so I wouldn't fall asleep at the...
So I've decided to post here, because I can't keep lying to myself that I'm depressed. I am, I'm unhappy at where I am, unhappy with whats going on... and everything seems so hopeless. I cried this...
I want to quit my job so bad.. I just want to give up the disability claim and go get a part time job somewhere else. The problem is my health insurance is tied to me staying with my company... I...
lol sorry ~ sometimes I read things and don't quite get all the facts perfectly right. Take care!...
IF I don't take my amytriptiline.. i don't sleep at all... I was told it has to do with some Fibromites not being able to produce or keep seritonin in their system long enough to encourage a proper...
Okay... if you've been following my posts... I've been trying to see my doctor for the last couple of days... but yesterday when I went I was told quite rudely by the receptionist that the hospital...
Awww you're not alone Mark - you've got us. Kitt's list is great :) A lot of stuff that I struggle with too. I'm un assertive, always afraid that people won't understand or won't like me once they...
Gah! Hopefully I can see the doc today! There was an emergency at the hospital yesterday and my doc went home sick so I couldn't go the doctor yesterday. Hopefully my doc will be in today :) I do...
I was on a higher dose, but the decreased my dose and put me on Venalfaxine to slow down seretonin uptake. I take venalfaxine for anxiety, plus since it helps the Elavil stay in my system longer it...
So I've been on the Fibro and Anxiety boards... but I've decided to post here since my headaches have come back. I grew up with headaches... my mom had chronic headaches for as long as I can...
I took the ginger gravol for nausea, I find it worked really well. I have to take amitriptyline for sleep also, if I don't take it I don't sleep at all. Maybe talk to your doc? It's a common med...
I use an artificial light :) And It makes things so much more cheery. Your post spoke to me. I've been trying to figure out where I fit in now that my life has changed so drastically. Who I was isn't...
Yay for Australia :) Is it anything like Canada day here? We have parades and candy, and get our face painted all maple leaf like... wear red and white. :) We look like a Where's Waldo book, except...
I've been scouting the alzhiemer's forum here and finally have decided to post. Alziemer's runs in my family. My Grandfather was diagnosed 2 years ago and has been living in a home off island since....
Thirteen! Is there a way that we can chat? I've been meaning to ask you this forever now :) I think we have a lot in common and I'd love if we could converse. I am also pretty much married - been...
I'm happy you made it :) Stress from other people is one of the things that drives my anxiety up. Christmas was a killer for me. My grandma is going through kemo right now, and it's amazing how...
Alright, so I've had Anxiety for as long as I can remember, but with the introduction of my wonderful friend fibro things have gotten a whole lot worst. How has fibro effected your anxiety? - I'm for...
I figure I have dark circles because of my lack of quality of sleep... and fatigue. Thirteen.. my acne has gotten worst recently - I'm thinking increased stress? Do you find your acne gets worst if...