Ellen, I hope you read this. I want for you to know that I'm thinking of you, your daughter and your two precious grandchildren. It's sad that we lost touch. I hope you're not going through a lot of...
Hello... In late September I went to a new doc due to a severe painful left knee and leg that had been coming and going for almost a year...would clear up then the pain would come back worse than...
Yay you! Twenty-one pounds! That's how much my grandbaby weighs and when I carry him in arms he feels very heavy! I need to lose twenty pounds myself. My problem is portion control. I stopped eating...
Darling, I know exactly how you feel. The feeling of not being able to breathe is so scary! But believe me, it's just a feelilng...you've been examined and everything is ok physically. You aren't...
Yes! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Best to call your pharmacist! I don't know what I would do without my pharmacist...thank goodness my drugstore is open 24/7 all year long. Joni...
Merry Christmas to all! Lanie, thank you for being here for us and many thanks to all the helpful posts from everyone on the board. Take care and blessings to all, Joni /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Lanie, During an ER visit due to an anxiety attack I was told that my blood sugar was elevated...that I was pre-diabetic and I should stop eating sweets. Just that...stop eating sweets. I stopped...
Hi Lanie, Just want to tell you that the chicken soup was delicious! Eddie left out the cilantro as neither of us like cilantro and the soup was sooooooo gooooood! It's a keeper for sure! I hope...
Go to benzobuddies community forum. You can read the messages and if you want to communicate all you have to do is join...very easy to do and this is not a money making web site. My friend is weaning...
Hi Lanie, Eddie is going to make this soup for me today. It sounds yummy and I know I'm going to love it! It will be good now that I'm down with this miserable cold but I think it will be delicious...
Good morning, Lanie, Thanks for inquiring about me. Yesterday I felt almost normal...my BGL was several values lower and I thought soon I would be well. I woke up this morning with a blinding...
Thank you so very much Lanie and Judy! I'm going to try to eat well but keep my carb intake lower until I'm feeling better. I really feel miserable. I'm going to make today my rest-up day. I feel...
Hi, Y'all... Oh, I'm sick! Eddie picked up a cold and has been very generous...he gave it to me. My fasting numbers had been high for the past week...I had not been eating any differently than I...
Hi Y'all! Eddie and I are going to the casino...we have two free nights in their beautiful hotel and free buffet cards. Yeah! Lots of fun...lots of food! My BGL's have been very nice lately and I...
I take a benedryl when I can't sleep and it helps me to sleep and wake in the morning without a hangover. It's OVC and when my doctor told me to try it I thought it couldn't possibly help but I was...
She looked at me with a big, cheerful smile on her face and chirped..." THINK POSITIVE!" My knee hurts, my neck hurts, my hands hurt, my feet hurt...I have a hard time sleeping...I wake up every hour...
Hi Y'all...I'm just always scratching my head over all the new sugar substitutes. I'm always trying the latest new one on the market and almost always with the same results...higher blood sugar...
Hello Kiwigirl, I suffer from anxiety also and when I quit smoking my anxiety shot through the roof and I felt like I couldn't breathe! I literally couldn't take a deep satisfying breath...it felt...
Lanie, this veggie plate sounds delicious and I think all the colors of the veggies will add to the enjoyment of eating them! I think a small bowl of flavored oil on the side for dipping would be...
I hope your shoulder feels better soon! What do y'all mean by spasms? Is it like a twitch in the muscle? Is it like a hard jerk? I'm trying to understand what a spasm really is and what it feels...
Hi Lanie, I'm going to make the cookies just as you posted the recipe then decide if I want to tweak it in any way. I think I would like them to be not too sweet. Since I stopped using lots of...
I wish you luck in finding a good stylist that will listen to you and make you happy. I'm so lucky...my son is a hairstylist and he is simply the best!!! I'm not saying this because he's my son...I'm...
My name comes from my love of rain. I love to see the rain and to know it's nurturing the land...all the trees and flowers and to know it's filling our lakes and rivers. I love to walk in the...
Lanie, Are you using raw chicken or is it cooked before you pulse them? I like the idea...sounds yummy! I think I would use the breast meat. My husband Eddie and I loved the fish patties! Joni Have a...
I haven't tried this product...I've been using Theragesic on my aching left knee and it helps, just not enough. I'll definitely give this a try! Thanks for sharing this information. Joni...
This is a very interesting thread...my sister is trying to wean off klonopin and is having a hard time of it. I hope your wean will go better than hers. Please keep us posted as you go along. I am...
Lanie, I'm going to look for the flaxseed and the bran. I usually use whole wheat bread for the filler and try to use as little as possible. My favorite fish patties are salmon...Eddie loves them all...
Waste not...want not! It sounds like you came up with a great and delicious way to use the fish without throwing it out! My husband Eddie and I would love your creation as we love all fish...
Hello Lanie and everyone, I am wondering how often we should change needles when testing our sugar levels. If one washes hands and rinses thoroughly before testing does one have to use a new needle...
I am a Navajo Indian born in New Mexico...moved to Texas as a young bride forty years ago and I feel I am a native Texan after all these years! Yay Texas!!!...
Joni...
Wow! Nine straight hours of sleep! I can't even imagine. I wake up at least three times a night...I can always go back to sleep but I don't think I get the good, restful sleep I need after awakening...
I have a four inch memory foam mattress topper...just bought a new mattress and the first thing to go on it was my memory foam topper! I love, love, love it! Sherrine, I'm sorry you weren't able to...
I test once and record the reading...I will only test twice if the reading doesn't seem to match my feelings ( numbers way too high or way too low.) I used to test twice and sometimes three times in...
Hi Linda! Happy about the cataract removal and that your vision in that eye is now better...sorry about the removal of your left eye...but I'm glad for you that the eye is no longer hurting you. I am...
I had the shingles last year...didn't make it to the doc on time so he couldn't give me anything to help the pain or the duration of the virus. I had to just wait it out. That sounds drastic, but do...
When I am in doubt about taking a med in combination with another I call the pharmacist. The pharmacist is the one who knows all about the drugs and can tell you which you can take with which and the...
Hi Larry! I moved to Ft. Worth from a small town in New Mexico. Lived in Ft. Worth for six years...didn't like it! Missed a small town so moved to a small town thirty miles from Ft. Worth...I've...
when you need answers concerning any meds you take or if it's safe to take two or more meds at the same time...call the pharmacist! I always call my pharmacist at Walgreen's drugs as they are open...
Hi Linda! I remember you! I'm glad you have come to let us know how you are doing, but I'm so darn sorry that you had to have more surgery on your legs. On a more positive note...I'm glad you got an...
Benadryl is my wonder drug and my buddy when I need a good sleep and can't get to sleep. My doc told me to try it many years ago and I use it when I need it. I've never had any problems when taking...
Hi Y'all, I'm sixty-seven and my age is the least of my worries! What troubles me is reacting to every little upheavel in my life...turning little things into gigantic things that would just blow...
Brittney, I'm one of the unfortunate ones who had a lot of problems with a benzodiazapine. I've known others who say their benzo is a gift from heaven...it depends on the person taking it. If you're...
Cathy, You said it all...just stick to it. You cannot go to the family reunion because you are not well...period. I'm sure your family loves you and will miss you, but they will get over it and soon...
I hope you will not have a hard time of this. I'm very interested in this thread and what others with experience with Paxil withdrawal will have to say about it. My son is now beginning to wean from...
First of all I want to say that I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved grandfather and uncle. I lost four sisters in the space of three years. Two passed of cancer and two passed of ALS. I come...
Hi Worriedgirl, I'm sure we're all different in how we process carbs...if I ate the way you do my blood sugar would be through the roof! When we have burgers I never eat the buns...I cannot eat the...
WillC, I didn't check the nurse's credentials. We were told at the senior center that she was a RN and she introduced herself as a RN/Diabetes Nutritionist. After the class I spoke to her and she...
Last Friday a Nurse/Diabetes Nutritionist came to my local senior center to teach us about proper nutrition for the diabetic. I was very interested in this meeting. It was early ( 9 AM) when I...
I hope you will be able to get your meds in your new city. My neighbor moved here ( TX ) from California and she has taken Ativan for her anxiety disorder for many years. She was very scared that she...