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sad again day...
- By grandmotherbird · New reply yesterday at 5:53 pm
- Journal · 4 replies
- I had a treat last evening. Friends I was once in Ministry with came over to visit all together for a mini-reunion. It's been 30 years since we saw our Brother Stephan. We laughed and were silly all evening ...
Myoclonic Jerks
- By SweetOrganics · New reply yesterday at 8:10 am
- Journal · 21 replies
- I have myoclonic jerks & the docs don't know what's causing them, so all they can do is give me muscle relaxers to stop them. I'd rather not be on muscle relaxers my whole life. Does anyone have any suggestions ...
Finally home
- By Nina372 · New reply November 18, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- I am finally home after being in the hospital for a week. Last Friday I was sick all day and kept having black-outs. Around midnight I asked my mom to take me to the er because something felt very wrong ...
Sleep without REM, mostly just stage 1
- By xenon999 · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with prescription medications · 0 replies
- I just got the results from my sleep study today. I have nightly, extremely vivid dreams, and I remember them with no difficulty. My sleep study showed that I didn't even enter into REM sleep once, so ...
Day 5 tapering off Cymbalta
- By grandmotherbird · New reply November 17, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- It's been a blur...that Cymbalta made me frantic at the end...not good for me at all. I knew it was the drug so I didn't have to panic...the side effects of being on that drug were getting worse by the ...
Isn't it strange...
- By ShannonZ · New reply November 16, 2009
- Journal · 17 replies
- that quite a few of us on here have more then one health "issue"? We ALL must be tough cookies ...
Xyrem Price Increase
- By Burg400 · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with prescription medications · 7 replies
- My wife has narcolepsy and has been on Xyrem for about 18 months. When we reordered prescription last week Express-Scripts advised there has been a 30% price increase. There was no explanation. The refilled ...
I am too sad today
- By grandmotherbird · New reply November 16, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- My dear friends' mom committed suicide day before yesterday. She was 71 and was Bipolar II. I struggle with that concept and thank God for my family and birds cuz....they keep me from following through ...
The Way I Cope
- By lilgrannylaura · New reply November 16, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- I am a lady that always looks to find the good in everyone & every situation. I am very soft spoken, loving, caring, funny, witty & happy. I love to make others laugh. I laugh and giggle a lot. Always ...
Withdrawal
- By grandmotherbird · New reply November 15, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Today is day 2 of the beginning..of getting off Cymbalta...for me...a very bad experience. I am doing this under my doctors supervision because I tried to do it by myself about a month ago and it was ...
Effectiveness of CPAP
- By Amir · New reply November 12, 2009
- Discussion in Coping with sleep disorders · 11 replies
- Hey everyone, I am going to get my CPAP machine tomorrow. I am curious for those out there who use CPAPS, are they really that effective? If so then how quickly do you see/feel results. I am expecting ...
School = feeling horrible. need advice
- By Nina372 · New reply November 11, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- I go to the University of New Mexico it’s been about a month since I have started my classes and it is HARD I am taking 14 credit hours. I am always worried I will pass out on campus as I almost did ...
To: Pain From: Me
- By Nina372 · New reply November 9, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- To: Pain From: Me Well hello pain, you might not want to hear this but you have out-stayed your welcome here in my body. You are the most annoying, agitating, distracting, way to needy, company that I ...
pots/dysautonomia
- By Nina372 · New reply November 6, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- Does anyone here have experience or knowledge about getting a pace maker for their postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (pots ...
It's a New Day
- By grandmotherbird · New reply November 6, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Yup! Woke up this morning and said...*I'm still here!* :) I haven't seen my daughter or grandson in almost a month. They only live 35 minutes away. Hubby said...last night...why don't you try to get up ...
Insomnia
- By Tracey7370 · New reply November 5, 2009
- Discussion in Coping with sleep disorders · 25 replies
- Hi! This is my first post, so I hope I've put this in the right place! I'm 36 and have suffered from insomnia for years, even as a kid I wasn't a good sleeper. I've tried anything and everything to try ...
i think im losing my hair
- By kimikiwi1987 · New reply November 2, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- okay ive been on cyclosporine for like 3 wks now and i think im starting to lose my hair, its like one bad side effect after another.....when is this missory going to end....idk but i am glad im getting ...
19 years old. alone??
- By Nina372 · New reply October 25, 2009
- Journal · 23 replies
- I am 19 years old and sometimes feel as though there is nobody else my age who knows what I go through. I know many other people who understand what I have to face every day and the difficulties involved ...
HELP!
- By Carolynn · New reply October 24, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and started trying to use the CPAP machine 5 days ago and have been absolutely miserable. I just don't seem to be able to get use to having the mask on my face ...
Blah
- By Tank · New reply October 23, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- I really wish there was a NF doctor closer then Ann Arbor, Its a ways for us to travel. Our Income is 269.00 a month, 130.00 for rent, 80 for car insurance. My husband has applied for jobs from South ...
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