It's so scary to know that what you eat can really play a role in how your body will react. At least you have good eating habits. You know what will bother you. Do you think your pericarditis was due...
Hello LuckyLindy, Thank you for your reply. I didn't know that it can be helpful, I really hope it helps me! I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles with UC. Will you always have mitral valve...
Hello, I haven't been on here for ages, but am doing much better since last summer when I nearly died during a terrible drug reaction to Mesalamine. Since then, I had many bouts with pericarditis...
Hello everyone, My name is Catherine. I am 25 years old and live in Illinois. I actually have another post in the Ulcerative Colitis forum. My family has dealt with anxiety/panic, as well as OCD, and...
Hi Beth75, Thank you for replying. What is minimal change disease? I noticed on your medlist that you are taking Fosamax. I was on the fosamax also for a few years, but before this all happened, I...
Hi jades75, Thank you for reading my post and replying. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one out there who experiences things like this. I'm sorry you have to go through them as well. I...
Hi pb4, Thank you for reading and replying to my post. I'm sorry that you went through an allergic reaction as well. It's really a scary experience, and at times deadly. It seems like Predisone is...
Hi lilgeniexol, Thank you for reading my post and responding. I'm sorry you had an allergic reaction as well. It really sucks, and atleast you discontinued it pretty quickly. I hope youre on...
Hi MamaDove, How are you doing? Thank you for reading/responding to my post. I'm sorry to hear about your story as well. Oh man, I can't believe it took 12 years. I can't imagine, I was only on the...
Hi Piper_chris, Thank you for reading and responding to my story. Yeah, I'm glad to be alive. I found out a few days ago from my mom (who was there with me in the hospital) that the doctors were...
Hi Rona, I'm sorry to not reply before. Thank you for reading my post and replying. It was a scary experience, and I hope to not relive it. Medications can be so scary if you have a bad reaction to...
Hi WishfulMA, Thank you for replying and caring. I'm sorry you went through your situation as well. It's totally not fun. Yes, I take the Paxil in the mornings. I hope to feel better on it soon. I'm...
Dear hh527, Thank you for your reply. Yeah, I guess it's just an individual thing with medications... I was angry on the Prozac, and apethetic on the Zoloft. I was on high doses of the Zoloft too. I...
Dear Skitt, Thank you for asking how I've been. At least I'm not crying anymore. I was doing that real easily before starting the Paxil. Although, like I posted above, I feel jittery at times, as...
Hi Momoftwins, Yes, I've felt dizzy, lightheaded feelings... I don't know, it could be a combonation of the medications. I'm also on predisone. I've slowly been decreasing that though. I just feel...
Hello everyone, I just wanted to say that I've been doing a bit better. I still can't sleep though at night (even with taking a 5mg. dose of Ambien some nights) as well as a half an Ativan. Sometimes...
Hi paniccu, Thank you for your reply. I started the paxil alittle more than a week ago, so hopefully in a few more weeks I'll be back to myself! Thank you for making me optimistic. I wonder why Paxil...
Thank you to all whose replied. That's the scariest thing I feel before I go to a store... I think to myself " am I going to faint"? I have fainted before while in a pet store. I was holding a rabbit...
I wanted to just say thank you to everyone who has read my posts and replied to it. Everyone is so kind and thoughtful to write and make me feel like I'm not the only one suffering out there. It's...
Hi dakotagirl, They found out about my celiac disease back in 2006. I was having some blood in my stools, and some cramping/gas, pains ( sorta like this UC stuff) but it wasn't as bad, and not much...
Hi rocal, I have been doing a abit better lately. I'm sorry I haven't replied to anyone much on here lately. I have to start half-days of work tomorrow, which I'm nervous about because I'm still...
Hello, My name is Catherine Lynn. I'm 25 years old. I also have a post on the Ulcerative Colitis too. I have been pretty much traumitized from my hospital experience with my UC, and for that, I have...
Hello, My name is Catherine. I am 25 years old and was recently diagnosed with UC. Eversince January of this year I've noticed a little bit of blood when going to the bathroom. That was about it...