I get my Nature's Made brand supplements at Whole Foods ... used to be Wild Oats. I used to get it also at Fred Meyers/Smith's Marketplace. (The particular line of Nature's Made herbs has a green...
Dear Nana Monster -- If you do decide to try the St. John's wort ... I think the Nature's Way brand is one of the best. Reasonably priced, too. I don't go for the "standardized" or "optimized"...
Hearing of this little boy going through so much is heart-breaking. May he be blessed with healing and his family given the strength to carry on through such a difficult time. Lotsa Love is on its...
Ooooo ... what a great group of ladies! Thanks for the laughs ~*~ Karen :) free2bfree...
ST. JOHNS's Wort and Happy Camper For many years I relied on St. John's wort to help me stay asleep at night. It didn't help me in falling asleep, but it did keep me more drowsy if I woke up, so...
What a beautiful baby ... Enjoy!!! My granddaughter is almost two ... it's been two years of sheer delight. Lotsa (((Grandma Hugs))) ~*~ Karen :) free2bfree...
Dear Unsure49 -- When I was very first ill, I was practically unable to focus on anything up close, though I was still okay when driving. I had blurry vision at times and tunnel vision at other...
You are totally right, Sherrine ... and sometimes [b]A diagnosis is better than [i]NO diagnosis . At least you are given a certain amount of validation for what you're going through. And even if it's...
If it's not specifically the ribs that hurt, another consideration would be that your liver could be causing the pain. When I've been over-doing it, my liver area will scream at me. Even going too...
Dear Sherrine -- ~not meaning to appear like a bull in a china shop~ I didn't mean to imply that one shouldn't seek the right diagnosis ... I just know that for some of us it's not possible to afford...
Tell me about it! LOL The biggest problem is that we often look pretty good on the outside. It takes a keen eye to see that some of us look rather haggard in our eyes. The eyes tell all. Doing your...
Sorry about a couple of the links "being broken" that I listed above. Arrrgh! You can find those links if you Google the same keywords in the addresses listed. I believe that the Costochondritis can...
Dear Unsure49 -- I'd say that all of your symptoms could be caused by Fibro. I don't know that I'd try to get tested for everything most doctors wanna test ya for though. It seems that so much time...
I've just been doing some reading and research about[b] this type of pain. I've experienced the stabbing and sharp pains like most of you talk about ... but recently, I've also had what feels more...
Sooooo ... Mamanan and Binki -- What do you do for your face/associated face pain other than take pain meds? Have your doctors talked about how the Trigeminal Neuralgia relates to the other symptoms...
Dear Mamanan -- Excuse the long post, but I'd appreciate your keeping me up to date on what you find out with your facial pain. I've been experiencing the same thing for the past two years. I've...
Dear Puppylover -- I noticed that you hadn't received an answer to your question. Swollen glands and fatigue are just two of the symptoms shared by sufferers of CFS and FM. Symptoms of IBS is another...