Life..
June 22, 2008 3:00pm
Thinking about the past year...
Thinking about all the loss...and yet recovery. Sorrow and still joy.
It is a strange …
celticfife’s Profile
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About Me
I think my cat is dreaming... Anyway, migraines dominate my life. And I distract myself by trying to control food and my body - which never ends well. A perilous amount of insight into why I do things only gives me an excuse to do them.
Interests
I'm a geek. I'm also a TV whore. Heroes, House, Buffy, Angel, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report..
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Recent Activity
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celticfife gave Allison9587 a Hug 2:46pm
Hey, chicky! Things are hard..but I'm still working. So, I'll take it! How are you doing?…
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celticfife commented on kazual’s journal entry Hello to all my dear friends. 2:08pm
Me having what you're describing is what keeps me afloat even on my darkest days. It truly makes a difference…
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celticfife commented on kazual’s journal entry YES 3:46am
Heehee. Enjoy the ride, Kaz.…
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celticfife commented on collegemomof2’s journal entry Journal Entry for July 22, 2008 3:22am
::**hugs on what must have been a very hard day**::…
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celticfife replied to meganK08’s discussion post wondering about meds in the Chronic Pain support group 3:16am
Neurontin is meant to take every day. It is an anti-epileptic medication which works by --isting the…
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BEFORE THIS WOMAN, IT WAS PAINFUL AND THE DAYS WERE TOO LONG. WITH HER AS MY SPECIAL SOMEONE, THE DAYS ARE TOLERABLE AS IS THE PAIN. WELL, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. I THANK GOD THAT WE FOUND EACH OTHER.
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Just wanted to say hello -- hope you are doing well! Allison
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I PLAN ON ENJOYING IT FOR ALL IT IS WORTH. SHE REALLY IS AMAZING.
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Hey Laura!! Your ESP must be working... I just said to myself that I will give you a hug as soon as I was done with teh last one!!! LOL!! Things are going alright! We are not moved yet- just took the first load over today... stuff out of storage- we are having all the utilities and cable, etc turned on August 1st... I've been so busy and so overwhelmed... I'm sorry for not keeping in touch- I keep saying to myself to either write or call... but then one thing after another! How's the job? You still like it? I hope so! How is everything else going? I pray it's all going well!!! Big Hugs!!
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thankyou celticfife for your kind words today, hugs always welcome.
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Support Groups
Close Food Addiction
All over the ED Spectrum, from 96lbs to 180.
Close Migraine Headaches
Rare childhood migraines, turned into severe (duration/frequency) at 18 - to the point where I had to leave college and couldn't work for almost five years. Got my life mostly back for a year and a half, and I'm sorta back where I started. Numbness, blindness, loss of motor skills, loss of speech, confusion, photophobia, phonophobia...the whole nine.
Treatments
- Neurontin Not Working
- Didn't work.
- Pamelor Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for a year, then stopped.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- 10 - 20mg, limited to use twice weekly, so as to prevent rebound.
- Verapamil Not Working
- Didn't do nothin'.
- Zomig Not Working
- Zonegran Somewhat Helpful
- Paired with the Effexor as a preventative team.
- Medrol Not Working
- Neither worked.
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- Worked for nausea.
- Amerge Working / Worked
- Worked if compazine was in my system. Stopped working.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Raisins, Alcohol, hard cheeses
- Axert Not Working
- Compazine Working / Worked
- I take both pills and suppositories.
- Depakote Not Working
- Doesn't work in pill form for me.
- Doxepin Not Working
- Didn't work
- Effexor Somewhat Helpful
- Helps a little. Generally there is some weight gain and my blood pressure gets a LOT higher.
- Excedrin Not Working
- Sorry, but you might as well just hand me a giant jar labeled placebo.
- Fioricet Working / Worked
- Used to help, but considering how high the rate of rebound is on this stuff - I won't touch it anymore.
- Imitrex Not Working
- Tried tablets and Statdose.
- Inderal Not Working
- Caused suicidal depression.
- Maxalt Working / Worked
- The sublinguals used to work like a charm, but they stopped. These were my knight in shining armor.
- Midrin Not Working
- Naproxen Not Working
- Relpax Not Working
- Topamax Not Working
- Zofran Working / Worked
- I'd still be on Zofran for nausea, but insurance doesn't cover enough.
Open Eating Disorders
All over the ED spectrum since I was 14, but the habits and body hatred were introduced well before that.
Treatments
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Not Working
- This group wasn't really my thing.
- Prozac Not Working
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
Open Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
My mom either has a very fast Progressive Muscular Atrophy or ALS.
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a FriendMy mother-in-law passed away on July 4th. She was the type of woman I wish I could be.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- Pets Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
Open Chronic Pain
Chronic migraine w/ stroke like features.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- Didn't help.
- Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
- Weaning off, may try Soma to see if that is more useful.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Helps because I tend to have trouble keeping my body temp up, which increases problems with my muscles.
- Hydrocodone Not Working
- Barely touched it.
- Lidoderm Somewhat Helpful
- Lyrica Too Soon to Tell
- Meditation Not Working
- Methadone Somewhat Helpful
- Naproxen Not Working
- Nerve Blocks Working / Worked
- 1-4 days pain free.
- Neurontin Not Working
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Currently doing Myofascial Release 2x a week.
- Topamax Not Working
Open Financial Challenges
Due to medical issues, my last job had to let me go. My husband and I are living on $1400 a month, and we both have debt. Unemployment just denied me - saying that I COULDN'T look for work, even though I try my damndest too - because I want to remain in the workforce. In addition, co-pays and medications are expensive - it makes it harder to balance a budget.
Treatments
- Budgeting Somewhat Helpful
- It would be more helpful if all our money was immediately earmarked for necessities. I think budgeting will become more useful once we have money to budget.
- Credit Counseling Working / Worked
- My husband's credit cards are finally below the max. It is a long process, but getting there.
- Earn Money Working / Worked
- I'm working on this one. We've figured out that we need $2400 a month minimum to meet all of our bills.
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- 10 discussion replies
- 1 group discussion post
- 13 group discusson replies
- 10 journal comments
