BuxomBrunette’s Profile

Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)

I'm 34 with 4 children. They are 16, 15, 14 and 10. They're great kids that pick up my slack from Fibromyalgia

Treatments

Education (School) Working / Worked

We are very honest and open with our kids about everything they ask and even what they don't.

Open Healthy Sex

I'm 34 in a healthy 13 year marriage.

Open Teen Sexuality

I have three teens. They are male-16, female-15 and 14.

Open Step Families

I married my wonderful husband 13 years ago when I had three very young children. We've had one of our own since who is now 10.

Open Financial Challenges

We don't earn enough money to pay the bills every month and eat.

Treatments

Filing for Bankruptcy Somewhat Helpful

We spent 7 years paying back our arrears. We've been out of bankruptcy for 2 years and it seems we're behind again...

Open Chronic Pain

I'm 35 and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 3 years ago. I think I've probably had it most of my life but a bee sting made it much worse.

Treatments

Flexeril Working / Worked

I take 2 every night to help prevent the knotting of my muscles

Lyrica Not Working

I took Lyrica for 2 or 3 months. I ended up having seizures therefore quit taking it.

Marijuana Working / Worked

When nothing else touches my pain this makes life livable.

Meditation Working / Worked

I meditate while my husband massages my knotty muscles, cleans off adhesive from patches and anytime I need to relax during or after severe pain.

Duragesic Patch Working / Worked

I started using these 2 years ago at 25mcg every 72 hours. Now I use 100mcg and apply a new patch every 48 hours most of the time. This does tend to make me very groggy but at least I dont hurt so much.

Pamelor Working / Worked

I take 100mg every night it helps me sleep and seems to keep my moods level.

Effexor Working / Worked

This has really helped since I became very teary about a year into dealing with this severe pain.

Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Open Caring For Aging Parents

My mother in law is 75 and lives on her own. My husband I are trying to convince her to move in with us for both our financial security. She's overdrawn $500+ every month. We're waiting for her answer about moving in. I understand she fears losing her freedom and individuality.

Open Bullying

I was bullied from 5th grade to 10th grade when I dropped out. I have had the opportunity to confront some of my bullies and have had years of counseling to help me become a product adult and a good parent.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful

I spent years in counseling for bullying and other issues. I found the best way to beat a bully is to become exactly what they were afraid of in the first place better than them. I am a succesful mother and wife now.

Open Incest Survivors

I was molested by my paternal grandfather and later by my father. When my mom found out when I was 11 she asked ME if I wanted to file charges. Of course fearing for my life and my family's I said no.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I spent years in counseling as a teen and young adult. Im in counseling again this time with my husband. I had no idea I still had so much unresolved garbage from my past.

Open Healthy Relationships

I'm currently in what is becoming a healthy relationship. We've been in marriage counseling for almost 2 years. We've been married for 15.

Treatments

Couples Counseling Working / Worked

We've been in counseling for almost 2 years. It seems to be working.

Patience Working / Worked

Love is patient and understanding. Accepting that is not as easy as I thought it should have been.

Talking Working / Worked

After learning how to talk to each other it really has helped. We work through issues we used to only argue about.

Writing Working / Worked

This really does seem to help. I'm not as mean if I can get my nasty thoughts out.

Acceptance Working / Worked

When I learned to accept the imperfections of other people and myself my personal relationships changed for the better!

Open Hiatal Hernia

I threw up blood about ten years ago. I had an upper GI scope and was told I have a Hiatal Hernia. I was prescribed Prilosec and told to take it forever. I eventually got sick of taking a pill every day so quit. Now I'm having severe stomach pain and am having a lower and an upper GI scope. Yippee...

Treatments

Antacids Working / Worked

Doesn't help usually.

Pepto-Bismol Not Working

The taste of this makes me vomit! I hate it!

Prevacid Working / Worked

I was given samples of this a few weeks ago, Oct 80, and it has helped my recent stomach pain a bit.

Open GERD & Heartburn