Journal Entry for July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008 8:37pm
I think I've forgotten the fine art of interviewing. I used to be really good at getting jobs, but anymore I just keep screwing up at …
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About Me
I am a 43-year-old mom of one with moderate to severe asthma. I have returned to school to pursue a second degree in order to find a job. (Don't know how I'll hold down a job.) I am also bipolar 2, which has wreaked havoc in my life. I spend money like crazy. I am married with a six year old daughter who has behavioral issues. I owe $248, 000 in student loans for a law degree I can't even use and I have no idea how I'll pay it back.
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Dogs-love 'em, but have mild allergy to them (hopefully it's just mild b/c we have five of them!)
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Journal Entry for June 21, 2008
June 21, 2008 7:58pm
Well, I am where I am in my life, and there's nothing I can do about it. I certainly can't start sending emails and making phone calls …
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Journal Entry for June 11, 2008
June 11, 2008 5:47pm
I feel horrible. I have made such a mess of things lately. I have been turned down for two jobs today, one at a grocery store as a …
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The job mess
June 5, 2008 7:17pm
Why is searching for a job so difficult? I wound up canceling the interview at the grocery store b/c the local hospital I applied with called …
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Well, I finally got a job
June 3, 2008 5:47pm
Well, I finally got a job, I think. The interview is Thursday, and from the sound of things on the phone when they called for an interview, I …
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Close Asthma
Type: Adult AsthmaI was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 10 after undergoing allergy testing. I was recently tested for allergies again, and I am deathly allergic to cats. Dust and mold are no picnic for me either. My asthma was under control until I got a chest cold last month; now it is severe.
Treatments
- Advair Working / Worked
- Take 500/50, recently upped from 250/50 after bout with chest cold and continued asthma problems. Seems to have no side effects.
- Albuterol Working / Worked
- Use with neb and as rescue inhaler. Supposed to use every three hours, but find I can get by with three or even two times a day. Causes shakiness, but it goes away.
- Duoneb Working / Worked
- Use with neb. Only thing that stopped my wheezing, coughing, rattly chest. Use it three times a day/every six hours. Don't use it at night. Causes rapid heartbeat, chest pain, but I'll take that over not being able to breathe.
- Inhaler Working / Worked
- Use albuterol inhaler for rescue purposes. It works, but not as well as medication delivered through the nebulizer.
- Singulair Too Soon to Tell
- I've been taking Singulair for four days; it's supposed to help me cut down on my Duoneb usage. So far, I've had to use my Duoneb as much as ever.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- On 20 mg per day. Helps keep my mood stabiized; does nothing for anxiety.
- Zyprexa Working / Worked
- I take this for bipolar type 2. It helps keep my manic states to a minimum. I only take 2.5 mg at bedtime.
- Synthroid Working / Worked
- I take this for hypothyroidism. It works great.
- Xanax Working / Worked
- I take this at bedtime; 1.5 mg. It helps me relax and sleep. For some reason, I need help getting to sleep since I started on the Duoneb and albuterol.
Close Anxiety
I am bipolar 2, but also suffer from tremendous anxiety. I am juggling a lot of plates in my life, and sometimes I just cannot take the stress. I've tried turning to Christianity, but for some reason I'm not feeling God in my life. My meds help alot-without them, I wouldn't be able to function.
Treatments
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- I only take .25 mg during the day if I'm feeling particularly stressed out. Works great; doesn't make me sleepy the way Xanax does.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- 20mg. per day for depression and anxiety. Couldn't live without it.
- Xanax Working / Worked
- Take 1.5 mg. at night to sleep. It works great, settles me right down, even after I'm upset because I've had an asthma attack.
- Zyprexa Working / Worked
- Take at bedtime for bipolar type 2. Keeps manic episodes from occurring.
Open Bipolar Disorder
Treatments
- Symbyax Not Working
- Worked well at first, then gave me horrible digestive problems. Too bad, it was working out so well.
- Zyprexa Working / Worked
- I only take 2.5 mg a day at bedtime, so I don't know if it's working or not. I still shop like a fiend, so I don't think it's helping my manic episodes.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- 20 mg a day for depression. Seems to work although there are days I think I could take 50 mg and still feel depressed
- Xanax Working / Worked
- I take 1.5 mg to help go to sleep at night. It really helps.
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- I take .25 mg a day whenever Im feeling especially stressed out.
Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
I have always had stomach problems, ever since I was a kid. I was diagnosed with IBS in 1993 after constant diarrhea. My IBS comes and goes. Sometimes it's not there at all, at other times it's terrible. I also have hemorrhoids, which cause rectal bleeding, which scares me half to death. Had a colonoscopy March 07 that was clear.
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- I avoid caffeine and foods with insoluble fiber.
- Imodium Working / Worked
- When I'm in a flare, I take two a day-one in the morning, one at night. No side effects.
- Lomotil Working / Worked
- I use this when my diarrhea really gets out of control. It works, but it makes me sleepy.
- Probiotics Working / Worked
- Probiotics really helped me alot, but it doesn't work when my anxiety gets bad enough to start my bowels going.
- Psyllium Working / Worked
- I take 2 Fibercon before going to bed each night to help solidify my stool. Sometimes I wonder if it makes my diarrhe worse.
Open Depression
Treatments
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Been on it since 1994, on and off. Seems to help sometimes. I've forgotten what life can be like off of it.
- Psychotherapy Not Working
- Not working b/c I can't afford it.
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