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Effectiveness of CPAP
- By Amir · New reply yesterday at 2:37 pm
- Discussion in Coping with sleep disorders · 10 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 ...
To: Pain From: Me
- By Nina372 · New reply yesterday at 12:37 am
- Journal · 9 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 ...
School = feeling horrible. need advice
- By Nina372 · New reply November 6, 2009
- Journal · 12 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 ...
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 ...
Xyrem Price Increase
- By Burg400 · New reply October 26, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with prescription medications · 5 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 ...
Another Bad Night
- By mdh313 · Posted October 26, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I fell asleep a little after midnight and awoke at a little after 4 a.m. I stayed in bed for nearly an hour, hoping I would go back to sleep. But, I didn't. So at 5 a.m. I got up, put on my robe, walked ...
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 ...
Aaaahhh Can't sleep Aaaahhh!!!
- By Nina372 · New reply October 17, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- The past couple of months have been stressful. I have insomnia caused my POTS and it has just been driving me crazy! I have all this extra adrenaline running through my body during the day that by night ...
New Meds And Sleeping
- By Tank · Posted October 14, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with prescription medications · 0 replies
- I was recently put on Seroquel 150mgs has anyone ever taken this? I took it and slept about 10 hours and when I got up I wanted to just go right back to bed, I could not function right, on top of that ...
Does Brainwave Entrainment/ Balancing Help with Insomnia?
- By maureenkilloran · New reply October 10, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- Yes, Brainwave Entrainment is the latest technology that has been scientifically proven to cure Insomnia ...
I'm an RN that got hurt and my health went to pot!
- By RobynRae · New reply October 10, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- This is my first time on this site to recored any info and I hope I do it right! I'm still in the learning stages of the computers and what I can and can't do which is keep my fingers on the right keys ...
Myoclonic Jerks
- By SweetOrganics · New reply October 7, 2009
- Journal · 19 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 ...
I feel so Blahhhhh................
- By kimikiwi1987 · New reply October 5, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- Lets see where to begin well got my biopsy results back about 2 wks ago i still have fsgs and know i also have iga, so the docs r taking me off my cyclosporine and utting me on cytoxin for 3 months since ...
An Uplifter
- By mrsbias · New reply September 28, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- A PENNY You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think ...
Contemplating Life Today
- By frogcollector · New reply September 20, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- I have had a whirlwind of a summer. Subjects like cancer, concussion, suicide intervention, and now a child with shingles. What more could one ask for? Well I have a friend from twenty years ago. She ...
