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Does Brainwave Entrainment/ Balancing Help with Insomnia?

maureenkilloran
  • By maureenkilloran · Posted August 25, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Yes, Brainwave Entrainment is the latest technology that has been scientifically proven to cure Insomnia ...

Your Dizzy Laugh of The Day

Unsure
  • By Unsure · Posted August 20, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • I'm lightheaded allllll the time! Have been for years. I often say that if the cops ever pulled me over, I could never pass the drunk driving test because I'm so dizzy all the time. I remember the first ...

Myoclonic Jerks

SweetOrganics
  • By SweetOrganics · Posted August 19, 2009
  • 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 ...

not the greatest news from my doc

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted August 19, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • well i went to my kidney doc and he told me that since im not going down on my steriods that he wants to see me back in 3 wks and now hes also talking about doing another biopsy........blahhh ...

I Let Em' Have It Today! How Dare They?!

Unsure
  • By Unsure · Posted August 18, 2009
  • 45 replies
  • Anyway, how do you deal with people not really knowing what we deal with and the daily fight that we deal with feeling that they have the right to tell you that you need to fight? I am so sick and tired ...

I hate this Feeling.....

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted August 16, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • I hate feeling like this, i feel sore all over and all. I think its depression, cause i have trouble sleeping and i dont wont to get out of bed cause its the same old same old everyday. i hate feeling ...

A Poem by Me... :^)

PoohLover
  • By PoohLover · Posted August 11, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Remember No matter how the day begins and no matter how it ends... Just remember a few things and on them you will depend... Be thankful for the little things like your family and your friends... Because ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Tired...of everything...

SweetOrganics
  • By SweetOrganics · Posted July 22, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • It's almost noon & I'm ready to go back to bed...I don't feel like I can make it if I don't. First I need to make my daughter lunch. Pretty much all I want to do is sleep. It's so hard to find a comfortable ...

Hypnosis is the solution to insomnia

Maylisa
  • By Maylisa · Posted July 10, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I became a certified hypnotherapist after discovering how effective it was at getting me to sleep. I searched high and low to get to sleep and this was the solution that worked for me. I then went to ...

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder..it has a name??

eviefor3
  • By eviefor3 · Posted June 29, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • finally........a name for what so many of us go through every day. now i have a LEGITIMATE excuse for what i do lol A. A. A. D. D.: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests ...

O2 Annie - Just checking in!

frogcollector
  • By frogcollector · Posted June 25, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Thought I would check in after such a long silence. I no longer need the 'Metro' RX...Metoprolal. The O2 has stopped the SVT events entirely. Staying on the O2 for now...it works so why change anything ...

messed up period

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted June 24, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • OK is it just me or has anyone else thats been on pred cyclosporine, and all these other meds have problems with their periods being ereagular cause mine are so messed up it crazy doc says its probly ...

Aaaahhh Can't sleep Aaaahhh!!!

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted June 23, 2009
  • 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 ...

i think im losing my hair

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted June 21, 2009
  • 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 ...

Sarcoidosis backing down?

sleepyone
  • By sleepyone · Posted June 21, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I have noticed lately that my breathing is getting better and my body pains are getting less. I have stepped down (gradually) on the pred from 40 to the now 10MG/day. By the end of the month, I will be ...

medical insurance help

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • okay im 21 and im on welfare for my medical and if i work and make over 200 dollars a month they will take me off of my medical. so is there any medical insurance out there that doesnt cost an arm and ...

anyone know anything about dreams?..

erika6487
  • By erika6487 · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • my name is Erika and my Grandpa passed about 8 months ago. out of everyone in my family him and i had a special bond. i never left his side when i was younger and growing up i always made sure to call ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

sleep apenea

ts551
  • By ts551 · Posted June 14, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Looking to hear from anyone who has had a tracheotomy as a last resort for sleep apenea with no vent machine. Use for sleep only,still can talk normal during day, need help decide to have one on 6/18/09 ...

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