HILLY’s Profile

Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Parent

I am 56 yr old lady with two grown children and two sweet grandsons. I am experiencing some sad days, but things are getting better. Time does heal, but we have to be patient with others and most of all with ourselves.

Treatments

Crying Working / Worked

Just let my tears flow when it feels like it is swelling up inside. Tears help to heal our souls.

Getting Angry Working / Worked

depends , but tears and laughter better.

Grief Counseling Working / Worked

Help me a great deal. the counsels are trained to deal with grief and it helps if u stay with it for some good length of time , a year, perhaps more.

Helping Others Working / Worked

Just talking with others who have lost loved ones too and trying to help them deal with the grief.

Keeping Busy Somewhat Helpful

Sketching, writing, usually in my journal. tv, movies. trying to take walks more and longer distances.

Meditation Working / Worked

works pretty well but in different degrees

Music Working / Worked

Music usually cheers me up!

Pets Working / Worked

My cat, he is a sweet and cuddley fella!

Poetry Working / Worked

some helps at times.

Prayer Working / Worked

Prayers are healing like tears, accept they actually lift me up and make me happy.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Take some medicines for some panic attacks and mild to moderate depression. Helps quite well most of the time.

Reading Working / Worked

Sometimes getting into some intriging novel distracts and relaxes me.

Remembering Working / Worked

I look at photos and I hope they have not forgotten how we were as a family. I miss them so much, funny now after 6 months I go to call my mom.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

yes indeed.

Support Groups Working / Worked

just too early yet to say.

Time Working / Worked

Time heals alot, but take it as slow as u need to.

Open Environmental Allergies
Type of allergy: Allergic Rhinitis

I have been having bad allergies latetly, but different than yrs prior to 2007. I used to cough, now i get some tickling in throat and eyes burn and tear , also i get wheezing. I take singulair and it is ok accept not much help for eyes and occasional headaches.

Treatments

Singulair Working / Worked

I use it , it elevates most of allergy symptoms, accept tearing eyes and headaches.

Zyrtec Working / Worked

Help a bit, but singulair works on wheezing better.

Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

I have IBS for many years, came to me like out of the blue and sometimes i am fine, til i get flareups.

Treatments

Psyllium Working / Worked

It helps when i need it.

Antacids Working / Worked

I use that or maalox when i get heartburn.Sometimes i need nexium or a similair medicine for a short time.

Meditation Working / Worked

not sure

Open High Cholesterol

Have high chol. about 10 yrs it goes from like 215 to 270.

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Try to never eat fried foods and too much gravy. Cut back on sugars and fats as well.

Fish Oil Working / Worked

Take Omega 3 all the time, well try to.

Meditation Working / Worked

not sure

Open Menopause

I am in mid-fifties and I am on HRT. I had endrometrium ablation for heavy bleeding last March. Am doing pretty well , but get bladder infections quite often and occasional night sweats.

Treatments

Prempro Somewhat Helpful

Works ok for certain symtoms and conditions.

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

I have been battling being overweight on and off for about 17yrs. I was very successful when i was about 40, LOST 35-40 LBS I want to do it again , so trying t cut back on sweets and eating more fresh veggies and fruits. Try cheeries and blueberries ,very healthy and not fattening. Cherries are particularly good now.

Treatments

Atkins Diet Working / Worked

I am on a modified atkins diet.

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Try to stay away from trans fats and saturated fats.It trully helps in dieting and cut carbs down too.

Eating Healthier Foods Somewhat Helpful

I try, buy sometimes cheat with cake or a pudding.

Eat Less Working / Worked

does help,, tried it on weight watcher's diets.

Weight Watchers Working / Worked

Lost abt 40 lbs on this diet, but find atkins is faster and i am borderline diabetic, so atkins is good.

Open Panic Attacks

I lost my dad to cancer in 2004 and now my mom, I am under a lot of tension and very edgy. Sometimes out of nowhere, it seems at least, I get the racing of my heart, palpitations, amd just very anxious. I do take clonazepam, and prozac, but feel it is not the cure.

Treatments

Klonopin Working / Worked

It works ok, it comes me down quite a bit.

Meditation Somewhat Helpful

yes meditation helps

Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful

Usually works, trying to focus on it.

Prozac Working / Worked

Helps to calm me and as I have anxiety related depression, it helps that emotional condition as well.

Open Asperger Syndrome

I am here for my grandson who has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at age 7 1/2.

Open Healthy Sex

I am a lady of menopausel age and now that I am on Hrt I seem to have changes that are good in my libido.

Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

I suffer with anxiety and ocd, some phobias, although not to bad and used to have panic attacks. I also get depressed sometimes when i am under alot of stress or sorrow.

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

helpful

Lexapro Working / Worked

just worked for short time

Remeron Working / Worked

calms me down and makes me stop dwelling on stuff.

Zoloft Working / Worked

worked not well on me.

Serzone Working / Worked

It works ok but need more or need more clonazepam.

Open Interstitial Cystitis (IC)

I am in menopause , on hrt or hormones, but i get probs. with bladder at times, have to go urinate frequently.I also get night sweats on and off.

Treatments

Macrobid Working / Worked

Works , but after a few months infection comes back.