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gdonohue
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About Me
I always wondered if I was crazy; but I couldn't be, because crazy people don't know they are crazy, RIGHT?
Interests
I couldn't do anything without my mom, my husband, my pets, and the power of prayer. Dragonflies are my quiet inspiration. Turtles are my cute little buddies that understand tucking your head in to avoid others.
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Support Groups
Close Bipolar Disorder
Treatments
- Lamictal Working / Worked
- gradual increase, along with weaning off other meds, worked wonders for me!
Close Asthma
Type: OtherDiagnosed as a baby. Been on meds almost every day of my 32 years. It's better than ever, dispite my sometimes stupid actions:)
Treatments
- Accolate Working / Worked
- became not enough
- Advair Working / Worked
- Working great for a couple of years now.
- Albuterol Working / Worked
- emergency inhaler
- Azmacort Somewhat Helpful
- didn't like the steroid side effects
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- swimming is the best exercise for your WHOLE body
- Flovent Somewhat Helpful
- didn't like the steroid side effects
- Immunotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- never could stick with it - too forgetful
- Serevent Somewhat Helpful
- Singulair Working / Worked
- became not enough
- Theophylline Working / Worked
- took it for several years as a child. had to regulate w/ bloodwork regularly due to extremely high dosage. Thank God for progression & that's over.
Open Cocaine Addiction & Recovery
Not sure about the addiction part. What I have been reading doesn't put me in the addict catagory. However, I want to find out more about the effects of what I am doing.
Open ADHD / ADD
ADD not ADHD. Unsuccessful treatment so far. Bipolar as well. Mixing meds hasn't worked yet.
Treatments
- Clonidine Not Working
- Don't remember my reaction, I just know I'm not on it & it evidently didn't work well for me.
- Focalin Somewhat Helpful
- Worked for about 2 wks. Then it put me to sleep. Now it makes me irritable, which is not good w/ bp.
- Vyvanse Not Working
- Had a drunk feeling reaction. PD had never heard of anyone that did that.
Open Panic Attacks
Had panic attacks since jr high. Just when I think I've got control of it... BOOM! I get a really bad one.
Treatments
- Ativan Not Working
- Could hardly tell any difference, but I've heard great things about it.
- BuSpar Working / Worked
- Still rely on it every once in a while
- Effexor Working / Worked
- Worked great for I guess a yr
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- Love'em. Helps me sleep Sometimes.
- Psychotherapy Not Working
- Worked much better when I was younger
- Xanax Working / Worked
- Lost effectiveness
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