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    About Me

    bipolar mom of 2 , one son is bipolar also , have anxiety issues , and very strange sleep patterns . i am looking fro friends to talk with , i am 70% deaf and this is my ideal way of communicating with the world , am a very friendly person most days . i love to garden and be outdoors when it is warm , love to cook and spend time with my kids and my boyfriend and my dogs. i am trying to get SSDI right now due to my inability to work . so i get bored very easily and am online alot .

    Interests

    chatting , cooking , my kids, my dogs , movies , and gardening

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  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for May 29, 2008

      Mood May 29, 2008 6:06am

      the move is complete and i love my new place !!  it is now 5;57 am and i am up watching the sun rise through my bay window in the living room, …

    • Journal Entry for May 20, 2008

      Mood May 20, 2008 1:29pm

      we are trying to move again !! ahhhhh i am stressed ... trying to get everything together and decide when we can start moving boxes in to the new …

    • Journal Entry for May 9, 2008

      Mood May 9, 2008 6:31pm

      i havent forgotten about ds or my friends here , life has just gotten ahold of me and things have been kinda crazy lately . not in a bad way , just …
    • Journal Entry for April 29, 2008

      Mood April 29, 2008 9:22pm

      today was p doc day , and i am officially off the phentermine , it was making me manic and i was having hallucinations as well as becoming aggressive …

    • Journal Entry for April 26, 2008

      Mood April 26, 2008 6:21pm

      well  i am back , things have been kinda crappy lately so i havent been writing . been just trying to deal with all of it . i have been off my …

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    • Flower

      From jollyjoe July 14

      Hey where are you ???I miss you friend..How are you doing ???

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      From alvin1954 July 8

      good morning and have a good day

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      From alvin1954 July 7

      I hoope that u had a good day hope to hear from u soon good night

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      From alvin1954 July 4

      I just wanted to wish u a good night

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      From middleagedmom July 2

      i picked these for you today. hope you enjoy them. your a good friend amy.

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    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      Treatments

      Geodon Working / Worked
      seems to be working ok
      Topamax Working / Worked
      does a good job for me
    • Close Hypothyroidism

      had graves disease in 1989 ,,later recieved radioactive iodine to destroy my thyroid so therefore now have hypothyroidism ,,aint life grand .

      Treatments

      Synthroid Working / Worked
      have been on this med for years the problem is keeping my dosage correct ,
    • Open Single Parenting

      i have 2 sons ages 10 and 14 , my 14 year old thinks he is alot older and tries to act older also . they are good kids , but we do have our power struggles , especially the oldest and i /

    • Open Hearing Loss & Deafness

      i have a family history of hearing loss and started losing my hearing in my mid 20's i wear hearing aids in both ears ,also have learned to read lips quite well ,just worry that my children will also develop this problem

    • Open Obesity

      i have thyroid disease and take thyroid hormone replacement so therefore my metabolism is non existent .

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Not Working
      Breast Feeding Working / Worked
      Physical Exercise Somewhat Helpful
    • Open Depression

      i have suffered from depression most all of my life as far back as i can remember . just always felt like something was missing inside me .

      Treatments

      Effexor Not Working
      didnt work for me
      Geodon Working / Worked
      am on it but cant really see that it is helping
      Paxil Not Working
      Prozac Not Working
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      works well when i go ...
      Trazodone Somewhat Helpful
      i was on it for awhile but i sleep too much as it is so they took me off of it
      Wellbutrin Working / Worked
      didnt seem to help
      Writing Working / Worked
      this does help me
      Zoloft Not Working
    • Open Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

      Treatments

      Ibuprofen Somewhat Helpful
      i have carpal tunnel in my right hand , have alot of trouble using this hand for any thing strenuos, it causes me alot of pain when i try.
    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      well , i simply have no desire for sex with anyone , i am in a loving relationship with a very caring understanding man and in the beginging i wasnt like this but now its like i just am dead as far as that goes , the doctors have tried changing my medication and nothing is working , i dont know what to do.

    • Open Sexual Abuse

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