Ellocin’s Profile

Open Insomnia

Treatments

Ativan Not Working

worked, but developed a tolerance to it

Ativan Not Working

worked, but developed a tolerance to it still works to take the edge off anxiety, just no good for sleep.

Holistic Health Too Soon to Tell

Loxapine Working / Worked

worked well but because of my problems with my blood cell count I had to stop it.

Melatonin Not Working

Worked awesomely at first, but as with everything in lost its effectiveness

Prayer Somewhat Helpful

Sometimes it helps

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Zoloft Not Working

Did not help at all with this. In fact at first I became extremely hyper. Had to change the time of day that I take this.

Open Lupus

The specialists treating me as if I have a "Lupus-like" condition. Bloodwork is their main indicator at the moment. Mainly a low WBC count and a positive ANA and dsDNA. I'm not sure what else.

Treatments

Holistic Health Too Soon to Tell

Plaquenil Not Working

Discontinues on June 4, 2008 after 6 months on it. It didn't appear to help with anything.

Prayer Too Soon to Tell

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Open Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Diagnosed in 2002. Struggle with this and Major Depressive Disorder.

Treatments

Zoloft Somewhat Helpful

Used to work well, not so much lately.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Prayer Working / Worked

I'm making progress. Sometimes it's hard to see but I know I've come along way since I was first diagnosed and a lot has to do with prayer.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Zoloft Somewhat Helpful

Used to work well, not so much lately.

Art Working / Worked

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Probably the most helpful thing of any as much as I hate to admit. Means I have to do work.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful

Holistic Health Too Soon to Tell

Zoloft Somewhat Helpful

Used to work well, not so much lately.

Celexa Too Soon to Tell

just started this about a week and a half ago...I think it might be working a tiny bit

Open Self-Injury

Have been a self-injurer since I was a kid. First time I really remember doing anything purposely I was about 12. Still struggle with it but it doesn't rule my life anymore.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Prayer Working / Worked

Must've helped. I still struggle but SI doesn't usually control my life anymore.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Art Working / Worked

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Probably the most helpful thing of any as much as I hate to admit. Means I have to do work.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful

Open Restless Legs Syndrome

Not diagnosed but I suspect that I have this in combination with Insomnia.

Treatments

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Holistic Health Too Soon to Tell

Magnesium Somewhat Helpful

Magnesium Glycinate. Doesn't seem to help me sleep but does seem to help me relax. Legs not so jumpy.

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

Open Financial Challenges

I've been struggling with money ever since I've been on my own. Even when I was working it was barely enough to cover rent and bills. Now I'm on LTD and it's even harder.

Treatments

Budgeting Working / Worked

I'm not really strict on my budget but I keep a rough idea in my head. If I didn't do this I wouldn't get the bills paid. Still, as it is, there's always a few things each month that have to go on the credit cards.

Holding a Garage Sale Working / Worked

When my health allows I post stuff for sale on Kijiji so I can get a little extra money.

Open High Blood Pressure

I go through times of high blood pressure requiring medication and times when it is absolutely fine. Currently the only treatment for this is monitoring.

Treatments

Micardis Working / Worked

Worked well. Taken off of it about 1 year ago and currently just monitoring blood pressure.

Prayer Working / Worked

Blood pressure has been stable for about 1 year now and I'm not longer on medication

Ramipril Not Working

Caused constant coughing

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Open Breast Cancer

My Aunt was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

Open Rosacea

I believe I have this as does one of my sisters and one of my nephews.

Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

I definitely have problems with pms. It often sends me into a deep depression.

Open Oral Herpes

Found out recently I have this and my doctor started me on Valtrex for it which seemed to help. Hopefully no more occurrences for a long time.

Treatments

Valtrex Somewhat Helpful

Didn't start it soon enough so not sure how well it worked, but I think it did speed up healing. Those things are horse pills though.

Open Asthma
Type: Other

I've had fairly mild asthma since childhood. Now it mainly becomes a problem if I"m around allergies, if there is too much of a temperature change (going from outdoors in winter to indoors), or if I'm carrying on too much with friends/family

Treatments

Advair Not Working

developed a possible allergy to it

Flovent Somewhat Helpful

I don't take it like I'm suppose to...but when I do take it like I'm suppose to it works.

Rhinocort AQ Working / Worked

Symbicort Not Working

developed a possible allergy to it

Open Colds & Flu

I'm always catching colds. I think that has to do with the possible lupus that I have and my low white blood cells.

Open Hearing Loss & Deafness

Born completely deaf in my right ear and I wouldn't change it for anything. It never really was much of an issue...but I tend to walk/sit so that my hearing ear is near whoever I'm with.

Treatments

Prayer Working / Worked

As a child everyone constantly prayed that I would regain hearing in my deaf ear. As an adult I wouldn't change the fact I'm deaf in one ear. I like it.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Open GERD & Heartburn

Diagnosed at 14 with GERD although it bothers me a lot less now then it did then. Currently not taking anything but when I start having problems with it I resort to Zantac.

Open Career Changes

Currently off work, been off since June 2006. Hopefully returning to a job somewhere this year.

Open Chemotherapy

My Aunt has recently started chemo. It's making her really sick.

Treatments

Chemotherapy Too Soon to Tell

Open Cataracts

Both of my parents have just found out they have cataracts. Not a big problem yet but looking to learn more about it.

Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

I have not been diagnosed with this but I have problems with extreme lack of energy and not being able to do much because of it.