Chronic Therapy Questions and Answers
Open Question: How can I get my parents to stop fighting over my life?
So yesterday I was told by a doctor i had chronic anger management issues which i guess you need therapy because it could be dangerous or something along them lines. Then I was told that I need to go see a psychologist for my depression that i have been having lately. That's what my mom wants me to do. Then my dad tries to defend me because its summer break and I just broke up with my boyfriend and i punched a whole through my wall thinking it was my fault. then I was depressed and my moms overreacting but my dad got kicked out of the house yesterday for standing up for me and now i have to go see two brain suckers. How can i tell her please don't make me go without begging.
moreVoting Question: How to find pain relief when no one wants to help?
I am suffering from disc desiccation in my lumbar spine with nerve impingement. I went to a pain management doctor and he treated me like a pill shopper. This 400+lb man sat at his desk and said God made me fat (referring to himself with a pizza box on his desk and one on a shelf behind him) and God made you messed up in the head when I mentioned I sought mental health care after my PCP had an x-ray done and he said I was normal, later I got an MRI which showed chronic disc dessication in the lower lumbar spine with nerve involvement. Yet this man judged me even though I had an MRI which clearly showed my problems. He prescribed me Tylenol 3's which are a joke. I can not put on my socks, sleep, play with my 3 1/2 yo son. Yet this man 400+ lbs sat there and told me God made him fat and God made me messed up in the head! What can I do? I saw a spine specialist who said I don't need surgery yet and told me to seek pain management and therapy. Where should I go? I am 35 and God willing I have a lot of years ahead of me and this condition is only going to progress yet no one wants to help me. What should I do? Please I beg for your suggestions.
moreVoting Question: I've exhausted everything else, surgery is my only option but my insurance won't cover it, how can I fight?
I'm nineteen years old and I have been diagnosed with Snapping Hip Syndrome. My iliopsoas tendon snaps along a bony prominence on my pelvis because it is too tight. I have been a dancer for ten years and it's killing me that I am no longer able to dance because I am in chronic pain and have been for three years. I have been through months of physical therapy, I've taken so much Tylenol and Ibuprofen I think my liver has suffered more damage then my joints, and I've had a Cortisone injection done but nothing has helped. My only other option is a tendon release surgery where my surgeon will go in and sever the tendon, because it is attached to a muscle the tendon will not completely snap but will retract enough to allow scar tissue to fill in the gap and it will become longer in hopes of lessening the constant pain and snapping. Unfortunately surgery is not covered by my insurance because it is deemed experimental so I'm left to hire an attorney and fight with the insurance company to pay for surgery. If my parents could pay they would but they can't. I'm asking for help, I am open to any ideas on how I may be able to win this battle and get the relief I so desperately need, the pain has been controlling my life and it affects me every day. I'm physical and mentally tired of dealing with it and I just want to be able to live an active healthy life again.Okay and Acai diet doesn't help me here sorry... and my doctor has written a letter but he knows little about the insurance company process. But thank you for the advice, I may give that a shot if getting my father's company involved doesn't work first.And I'm not over weight, never have been.
moreResolved Question: Is it okay to take Extra Strength Tylenol every day?
I have chronic lower back pain due to a congenital spinal fusion. I have been to physical therapy and am working on stretches and other exercises to strengthen my back and core muscles to reduce the pain. However, in the meantime there really isn't anything I can do other than take pain relievers to reduce the pain in my back while I work.
My question is, is it okay for me to take 1-2 doses of Extra Strength Tylenol every day? I cannot take ibuprofen or other similar drugs because I'm already on a drug that makes me more prone to bleeding, Tylenol is my only choice. It works well but I worry about whether or not it's good for my liver to take it daily. I don't have any liver problems, it's just something I'm curious about.
So is it okay to take Tylenol daily for several weeks or months? Are there other things I can do to reduce the pain while I'm working on the PT? Thanks!
moreOpen Question: Why is it beneficial for people with chronic breathing difficulties to have continuous oxygen therapy?
moreResolved Question: Would I be considered disabled?
Over the few years I have been diagnosed and treated for high blood pressure, Arrhythmia, depleted vitamin d, depleted potassium, hypothyroidism, pancreatitus, shingles, swollen joints, fibromyalgia, sjogren's syndrome, another underlying (and currently under diagnosis) autoimmune disease - have tested positive three times: I am also being treated for dry eye, tongue ulcers. I have three bulging discs, two in my neck, one in my lower back, arthritis in my neck and spine; I have been treated for the past eight years for depression; fatigue; I also have chronic kidney stones, passing 3 to 5 every year for the past 21 years.. I am thinking seriously about filing for social security disability because of all that is wrong with me. I am currently in physical therapy pool therapy twice a week for pain management, to build strength and flexibility. I am only 50 years old and have always been able to work through my issues, but the doctors have told me I can no longer work in my field because it triggers my autoimmune issues. I am looking for serious answers. I need guidance - not critisism for being in my condition.
moreVoting Question: MRI of the Lumbar Spine - How serious?
This is the result that I got from my MRI that I did on my lumbar spine after having chronic pain for the last two years.
Plz Plz read it thoroughly and let me know if there is anything that I can do that can ease of the pain. OR if there is anything that I should worry about.
At L3/L4 there is a small broad- based central disc herniation mildly indenting the thecal sac with no nerve root compression or thecal compromise.
At L4/L5 mild degenerative loss of disc signal intensity with reactive endplate change on the left. There is a mild disc bulge with superimposed small broad-based posterior disc herniation with annular fissure minimally indenting the thecal sac and extending slightly towards the right lateral recess. No evidence of nerve root compression. There is no spinal stenosis.
At L5/S1 there is a mild degenerative loss of disc signal intensity. There is a small broad-based central and left paracentral disc herniation. There is no nerve root compression. there is no spinal stenosis.
Incidental incompletely imaged right upper pole renal cyst.
There is no signal abnormality observed within the visualized lower thoracic cord to the level of which terminates at L1/2
Impression: Scoliosis with multilevel degenerative disc disease with small disc herniations from L3/4 to L5/S1 as described above.
Basically, that's the report and what I am doing right now is a laser therapy. Is it good or bad?
I tried physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractors, massage therapy and every single kind of pain killers and deep heat creams. I do some exercises when am feeling better but, my mobility is so bad from the waist down. HELP ME PLZ am still 22 and am getting moody and depressed.
moreVoting Question: Has surgery on herniated discs helped anyone with chronic pain?
I'm 17 years old and have been suffering from chronic back pain, nerve damage and pain, and decreased mobility and flexibility because of three herniated discs. I've been through epidural injections, chiropractic and many, many weeks of physical therapy that have only lead to weeks, and then months where I have been confined to bed rest.
What I really want to know is if back surgery has helped anyone with chronic pain or nerve damage caused by herniated discs? Or if not, has there been any other option that has helped with the pain? I'm currently medicated and under the care of a physical therapist, occupational therapist, physiatrist, pediatric spinal surgeon, and a bone specialist.
I'm really just curious as to other patients outcome from herniated disc surgery, or what other options (that I haven't already mentioned) have helped. Please and thanks!
moreResolved Question: Please I need help. My close family member is a chronic liar and lies about almost everything?
He also is a borderline sociopath and psychopath and has no feeling for anyone.He gets kids in trouble by lieing they hit or pushed him ' when it's him doing the pushing as at one time he was bullied.I am so worried as he does not listen at all and thinks he is a man ' and he is only 13 yrs old.He is in weekly therapy and meds but it does nothing..Thanks
moreResolved Question: Please give me information on chronic anxiety thanks?
Ever since I was a child I used to be very nervous of a lot things from night time to being scared of creatures. As I grew older even as a child I was too scared to mix in social events. I had so many problems at school and couldnt fit in at all even with a few friends I made I didnt stay friends with them for very long. I found it hard to pick up what I had to learn and was last in a lot of tests etc. I was the last to start learning my times tables but suprisingly to first to know them all before anyone else.
I attended the mosque sometimes with great difficulty as I was too nervous to meet other people and shy as well.
I didnt feel included in anything. I was also a great worrier and scared of a lot of things. EG death, being myself etc.
I couldnt settle in a normal school. I ended up going to a special school which I didnt like and not realising what I was in for eg bullying, boys abusing me etc. It took a few years for my parents to find me a boarding school just for girls. It also took me time to settle there for four years. I never stuck up for myself and used to let the girls bully me and call me unaccepted names.. I got angry and bad tempered if anyone criticised me. Once I slashed my right fist through glass on a door in a rage and ended up with stiches. I worried about the future and what will happen to me. I feel I have low self esteem, angry and not happy with what I had made with my life.
I cry and worry over the smallest thing.
I hve been married of 25 years and my husband does look after me but I we have had disputes as well and I have had plenty of upsetting times with him as well because of my anxiety and by playing silly games with people who I may not be happy with. I have been very anxious with people who I feel have more than me but now I realise its jealously and I try not to feel like that now and try and be grateful for what I have. I still suffer from anxiety and also depression at times. I have seen the specialists and been on the CHMT a number of times and have been discharged in the past and joined again. But now my pyschiatrist is leaving at the end of summer and wants to discharge me. I have had support from them in the past. I now go to a resource centre for people with mental health problems where I should get support I have a key worker who helps me but some of the others dont seem to be helpful.
I like being on CHMT because I was comfortable with the support from them as well. But now they have to control the numbers because there are newer people who will need it now and I do understand and its not the teams' fault they probably wish they could handle a lot more people but they feel its better for people like me to be in the community which is better.. By the way I also take part in art therapy at Springfield Hospital in Tooting. Maybe for another 6 months as I have been there for a year this month.
Benefits like Severe Disablement Allowance and DLA is a great means of support too. I didnt even ask for them to begin with in the past carers, social workers even peoplefrom the Citizens advice helped me claim this. I was quite surprised. I have been claiming for some years now. I hope the government dont touch our disablitly benefits as well because of the changes. I have tried working in the past but failed and also did some voluntary work at the centre then one day I was over anxious so I was taken off it. I also used to do voluntary at a bureau over 10 to over 20 yrs ago. Also did adult education but with anxiety I left it all. Now Im trying redo some adult education by doing water colour painting and also I do pottery on Fridays at Putney School of art with other people who go to the same resource centre as me.
I hope I havent crammed so much information in such small space. Im still very anxious otherwise I would have mentioned all this. I still get upset. I hate it when people say pull yourself together as if its quite easy I hate that phrase.
I didnt get on with my mother a lot either and I cant get enough what I need for her.
But she is my mother and I respect her. she is unwell now with so many illnesses from low blood, arthiritus and asthma she had since she was very young. She lost a lot of blood and had to have a transfusion. My husband is diabetic and also had varicose vein operation 14 years ago and that didnt go so well and its worse than before. He cant even sue the consultant who performed this as we dont have his name and lost contact and the hospital is demolished now with a newer building in place. I hope some one will read and understand me if not dont bother to say anything sorry to sound a bit rude but some people who reply can be very upsetting I only want people to reply who are honest and have positive way to reply to me thanks. I also want to know about the future of disabitlity allowances etc. I need that money to support me as well and for my husband who has not worked for years.
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moreResolved Question: Chronic anxiety and nervous disorder why do I have it?
Ever since I was a child I used to be very nervous of a lot things from night time to being scared of creatures. As I grew older even as a child I was too scared to mix in social events. I had so many problems at school and couldnt fit in at all even with a few friends I made I didnt stay friends with them for very long. I found it hard to pick up what I had to learn and was last in a lot of tests etc. I was the last to start learning my times tables but suprisingly to first to know them all before anyone else.
I attended the mosque sometimes with great difficulty as I was too nervous to meet other people and shy as well.
I didnt feel included in anything. I was also a great worrier and scared of a lot of things. EG death, being myself etc.
I couldnt settle in a normal school. I ended up going to a special school which I didnt like and not realising what I was in for eg bullying, boys abusing me etc. It took a few years for my parents to find me a boarding school just for girls. It also took me time to settle there for four years. I never stuck up for myself and used to let the girls bully me and call me unaccepted names.. I got angry and bad tempered if anyone criticised me. Once I slashed my right fist through glass on a door in a rage and ended up with stiches. I worried about the future and what will happen to me. I feel I have low self esteem, angry and not happy with what I had made with my life.
I cry and worry over the smallest thing.
I hve been married of 25 years and my husband does look after me but I we have had disputes as well and I have had plenty of upsetting times with him as well because of my anxiety and by playing silly games with people who I may not be happy with. I have been very anxious with people who I feel have more than me but now I realise its jealously and I try not to feel like that now and try and be grateful for what I have. I still suffer from anxiety and also depression at times. I have seen the specialists and been on the CHMT a number of times and have been discharged in the past and joined again. But now my pyschiatrist is leaving at the end of summer and wants to discharge me. I have had support from them in the past. I now go to a resource centre for people with mental health problems where I should get support I have a key worker who helps me but some of the others dont seem to be helpful.
I like being on CHMT because I was comfortable with the support from them as well. But now they have to control the numbers because there are newer people who will need it now and I do understand and its not the teams' fault they probably wish they could handle a lot more people but they feel its better for people like me to be in the community which is better.. By the way I also take part in art therapy at Springfield Hospital in Tooting. Maybe for another 6 months as I have been there for a year this month.
Benefits like Severe Disablement Allowance and DLA is a great means of support too. I didnt even ask for them to begin with in the past carers, social workers even peoplefrom the Citizens advice helped me claim this. I was quite surprised. I have been claiming for some years now. I hope the government dont touch our disablitly benefits as well because of the changes. I have tried working in the past but failed and also did some voluntary work at the centre then one day I was over anxious so I was taken off it. I also used to do voluntary at a bureau over 10 to over 20 yrs ago. Also did adult education but with anxiety I left it all. Now Im trying redo some adult education by doing water colour painting and also I do pottery on Fridays at Putney School of art with other people who go to the same resource centre as me.
I hope I havent crammed so much information in such small space. Im still very anxious otherwise I would have mentioned all this. I still get upset. I hate it when people say pull yourself together as if its quite easy I hate that phrase.
I didnt get on with my mother a lot either and I cant get enough what I need for her.
But she is my mother and I respect her. she is unwell now with so many illnesses from low blood, arthiritus and asthma she had since she was very young. She lost a lot of blood and had to have a transfusion. My husband is diabetic and also had varicose vein operation 14 years ago and that didnt go so well and its worse than before. He cant even sue the consultant who performed this as we dont have his name and lost contact and the hospital is demolished now with a newer building in place. I hope some one will read and understand me if not dont bother to say anything sorry to sound a bit rude but some people who reply can be very upsetting I only want people to reply who are honest and have positive way to reply to me thanks. I also want to know about the future of disabitlity allowances etc. I need that money to support me as well and for my husband who has not worked for years.
While Im trying to re sc
moreVoting Question: Do you think I am a sex addict?
I have been masturbating two to 4 times a day (usually two, once in the morning and once before I go to bed) since I was 13 years old. I am now 39. My fiance thinks I'm a sex addict but I think I've just got a high sex drive. She admits that she has no sex drive at all hardly because of some medication she's on. But she doesn't like it when I masturbate every day. She says it's abnormal and keeps suggesting that I go to therapy for it. I do look at porn when I masturbate, and until recently she said it didn't bother her because she knows it's just fantasy. She also knows that when I was a child, I was molested, and she says that my "chronic" masturbation routine is a result of being exposed to sex at such a young age. I love having sex with her, but since she does it mainly to appease me because of her low sex drive, I don't press the issue too much and instead I just go off on my own and masturbate to get that release I want. So my question is... Is twice a day - EVERY DAY - a sign of being a sex addict? I mean, I don't go out looking for other women to have sex with, I would never pay for sex, I only look at porn when I'm jacking off, and even then, I usually watch home made movies of me and my fiance. I think you can see where I'm going with this... I don't think I'm a sex addict, but instead that I just have an unusually high sex drive, and that I just want to feel that orgasmic rush a couple of times a day. On the other hand, maybe that in itself makes me a sex addict. What do you guys think?
moreVoting Question: Panic Attacks, What Helps You Deal With Them?
Hey I'm 17 and i'm one of millions of panic attack suffers. I've being having sever panic attacks since about september last year..although i think i've being suffering from them minimally (used to panic before public speaking, when going out with friends i would always feel horrid like i was gunna be sick) since around yr 6-7. I was just wondering what others who have suffered from this, find what helps calm them down? I've seen a psychologist and was taught behavioural Cognitive therapy and that didn't really work for me since i was stressing all day through school i felt things like muscle tension and relation reminded me of the attacks...and breathing exercises then made me aware of my breathing and i paniced over that.
Before last september the panic was on bearable levels (and i didn't know i was even suffering from anything). It wasn't until my mother developed depression, which led to chronic depression, which led to psychotic depression.
It was the night that my mother was admitted to hospital on september 2nd 2009 that i had my first sever panic attack. Dad had taken me and my two younger siblings in to see our mum (and that was the worst thing he ever did, although none of us knew what to expect). I remember walking through the hallways of the hospital they just never ended and as it was i've never liked hospitals (but seriously who does!?).. as we walked the corridors i could already feel that creeping anxious feeling although it was what i was used to and was hand able. Eventually we arrived at the mental ward it had two double doors with holes in the top (like in restaurants kitchen doors) and a big lock on the inside...we could all see mum through the holes and she ran up to the door to look out...they let us in and she started yelling at as that they were holding her there and forcing her to take medicine and that they were going to kill her...
By now by breathing had picked and i could find myself sweating...we'd never seen psychosis let alone our mother in full blow with it...and it took three doctors to restrain her from trying to escape...a doctor then led her and dad off and another took us 3 kids away to a room with a lock on the outside and a tv he tried to explain to us what was going on (i already knew i'm 17 now (i was 16 then but old enough to get what was going on) but my younger siblings 10 and 6 at the time were a bit harder to tell)...i remember when the guy left us in there i though he'd locked us in and i was breathing erratically and sweating like hell...but i've always been one to hide my panic and paint on a mask...especially in a time like that...i couldn't just break down and cry in front of my younger siblings who were already uncomfortable from what was happening...so i had to hold up face for the 4hours that we were stuck in there for and just try to keep calm...i think it eventually settled down and i was okay...but i'm pretty sure that was what triggered my panic attacks off with seeing mum like that...i was also currently undergoing my prelim (yr 11) exams at school....
I remember all through them i felt like i was going to throw up everywhere and i was sweating and shaking all over my papers...although somehow i pulled through the whole thing keeping face and if anything scoring better than usual marks even though i felt like i didn't know and couldn't remember afterwards what i had done in them...i sought out a doctor after that and am still seeing him...currently i am homeschooling yr 12 (pathways so i do yr 12 over a two year course) since i found it impossible to concentrate in class and all i could do is panic all day...i'm still yet to find a method that really helps me and am currently taking medication (anti-depressants for the panic)...i am also now starting to come out of my house after around a 2month period...and would really appreciate peoples ideas on techniques of what helps them get through the panic :)
much appreciated and thanks for listening to my ramble x)
moreResolved Question: Colon Hydrotherapy.. is it safe?
Hi all. For the last 2 years I have experienced chronic constipation, and infrequent bowel movements, and even fecal impactions. I heard about this therapy.. is it safe? have any of you done it? should I consult a doctor first before thinking about it? How should I even bring it up to the doctor.. I'm a little embarassed about this issue.
Thanks all for the answers
moreResolved Question: Does massage therapy really work?
I have chronic lower back pain and have been thinking of massage therapy. A chiropractor is out of the question - no way will I go anywhere near them.. but how can somebody rubbing their elbows on your sore back really do anything?
moreResolved Question: Major conundrum with this husband and wife?
After 2 kids and 15 years + of marriage my wife can no longer have intercourse due to a chronic condition. She's more than willing to satisfy me otherwise but what used to be a good sex life is no longer. No therapy or MD can fix the situation. The problem is I'm in my early 40's and not ready to "hang it up" yet I feel guilty because she's the one in pain and with this condition. Prior to this I had many thoughts of leaving her because I was just content but not head over heals happy. Now I have know idea what to do.
moreResolved Question: Strange muscular deformity/swelling in mare's neck?
My mare developed this strange swelling in her neck about a week and a half ago. It appeared after doing vaccinations the previous weekend, but she's never reacted adversely to injections of any kind. She's had this strange muscle pattern on her neck for a while, but it is larger now, and there is swelling accompanying it. Here's a link to pictures:
http://s936.photobucket.com/albums/ad209/ewilliamson7/Bailey%20Swelling/
She's been stiff and heavy on her forehand for a while, and it got worse when this appeared. I haven't been riding since I've been in college and have had riding restrictions due to my own chronic spinal pain, and was really anxious to start riding once I come home in 2 weeks. My vet came back out last Monday and took her temp, which was normal, and prescribed 1g bute 2x/day and 8cc of dexamethasone every other day for a week. We also have her on performax plus, which is a supplement virtually identical to Cetyl-M. He is stumped, as is everyone else I've talked to.
The craniosacral therapist I go to came out last weekend to look as she also does equine massage therapy, and she said there's definitely some cervical malalignment that we're going to work on. She noticed a lot of tightness in the forehand, and tightness in her hindquarters from trying to compensate.
The swelling has improved and she is obviously feeling better, but the pictures show how it looked this past Saturday. She has total lateral flexion, but is still stiff when walking/trotting/etc. I'm really upset and worried about this, and want to take her to OSU, but my parents want to wait as we don't have a suitable truck or trailer to take her in and can't afford a super-expensive vet bill. However, I don't want to risk anything worse happening to Bailey. She's a 12 yr old QH by the way, so we were at first, before the swelling, thinking she had navicular syndrome. We also had her toes trimmed down last Tuesday, and I'm sure that's helping too.
Any ideas? Thanks so very much!I am asking on here because we have met with the vet and right now we have no way to take her to Columbus. If it were an absolute emergency, she would be there. As of now, she is completely stable and we are watching it. When it appears that she isn't improving or something happens, we will undoubtedly borrow a truck and trailer from a friend and bring her down here. Also, I'm at OSU right now in my last week of classes and cannot do a thing about it from here. Just looking for anyone who has had a similar experience. Thanks :)
moreVoting Question: Trying to find relief for chronic back nerve pain. Anyone tried the The Dick Butkus Monster Shiatsu Massager?
I have chronic nerve pain in my back and shoulder and this looks like it could be an excellent Shiatsu Massager - this is the link
http://www.allaboutmassagers.com/app/product/butkus_monster_shiatsu_massager
I haven't been able to find any online reviews, just sites selling them.
If you have one of these, could you please respond and let me know how it works? Or if you have another massage device that works, I'd appreciate that too.
(Please no recommendations for acupuncture, physical therapy, chiropractor, etc. as none do much for long).
Massage therapy does help, but positive effects fade after a day or two, so I could use this product every few days it could help.
(my nerve pain is just off of the shoulder blade, radiates to the spine, up to the neck and causes forearm and middle finger to go numb)
10 points to the best answer!
Thank you.
Sick and tired of living in severe, chronic pain!
moreResolved Question: Alternative therapies for Chronic cystitis?
I have recurring cystitis and also suffer low level symptons continually, I saw a specialist but he could find no specific reason and gave no further help other than drink cranberry juice, what alternative rememdies might be helpful?
moreVoting Question: Would a career in Massage Therapy suit me?
Good evening. Im a 20 year old guy, and I have a passion for helping people and healing them. Ive thought about massage therapy for a while, but put it on the back burner due to my uncertainty of it's overall outlook. Whether I would make enough to live on my own, or have steady work. Ive regained interest in it again.
As I have mentioned, I like to help people feel better. Growing up, I would give my mother massages for her chronic neck and shoulder pain. Ive even gotten compliments from a couple of friends whom I gave a massage while we were hanging out.
Would this be a good career?
moreResolved Question: Why don't self help books mention people suffering from clinical anxiety and depression?
A lot of people don't buy into self help books, and a lot of people do. If you do, the self help books almost never mention how their principals apply to people who have medically diagnosed depression and anxiety. For example, if there is a such thing as the Law of Attraction (that if you think good thoughts about a specific area of your life, good things will happen in that area) (and I think there is something to self help books, but I wouldn't take it into the realm of religious experience like some people do), the thoughts you think determine or greatly influence the outcomes in your life. If someone has clinical depression or anxiety due to a chemical or hormonal imbalance in their body, no amount of willing or choosing will get them out of their hopeless cycle of thinking until they get help and medical treatment. For people that have trouble responding to medical, thought therapy often helps, but these people also seem to stay in a sense of hopelessness if they don't respond to medicine, so would the law of attraction not attract disaster to them because they can't sustain negative thinking? I've noticed that people with these conditions seems to have more problems in other areas of their life not always directly related to their mental state, even if they have supportive family and friends. Does anyone have any theories on this? Are people with chronic anxiety and depression cursed to live in poverty, sickness, and misery? Any genuine feedback is appreciated.
moreResolved Question: Im in so much pain, I cant take it anymore?
Before you accuse me of becoming an addict, let me tell you my story.
I'm 18 years old. When I was 16, I was in an accident working on a house, because of someone else's carelessness. A heavy board was dropped on my back. For 2 years, I have been suffering in constant pain. I have nerve, muscle and tissue damage in my back. I have tried every treatment- physical therapy, chiropractor, acupuncture, massages and b12 injections. I can't live with this chronic pain any longer. I can't function anymore and it's so emotionally and physically draining. My back hurts so bad. I've had suicidal thoughts because I just cannot take this pain anymore. None of my doctors will give me painkillers because they think I will become addicted. Maybe I will. But they just don't understand how bad this pain is. I can't deal with it anymore and I'm at the end of my rope.
How can I convince my doctor to give me painkillers?? Advil does not work or help. The pain is so severe, there's nothing my specialist can do for me anymore. Oh and I also go to counseling. People just don't understand. I'd risk becoming addicted to painkillers if it meant being painfree. I just can't live in constant pain forever. There's no way.How can I convince my doctor to give me painkillers??
how about you read the whole thing?
moreResolved Question: Im in so much pain, I cant live like this anymore?
Before you accuse me of becoming an addict, let me tell you my story.
I'm 18 years old. When I was 16, I was in an accident working on a house, because of someone else's carelessness. A heavy board was dropped on my back. For 2 years, I have been suffering in constant pain. I have nerve, muscle and tissue damage in my back. I have tried every treatment- physical therapy, chiropractor, acupuncture, massages and b12 injections. I can't live with this chronic pain any longer. I can't function anymore and it's so emotionally and physically draining. My back hurts so bad. I've had suicidal thoughts because I just cannot take this pain anymore. None of my doctors will give me painkillers because they think I will become addicted. Maybe I will. But they just don't understand how bad this pain is. I can't deal with it anymore and I'm at the end of my rope.
How can I convince my doctor to give me painkillers?? Advil does not work or help. The pain is so severe, there's nothing my specialist can do for me anymore.Id much rather live off pain pills than live in constant pain because I cant do it anymore.I went to a pain clinic. That is where I got the b12 shots and then i got some patches for my back. didn't work
moreResolved Question: i need help so bad w/ my addiction :'((?
okay so ive been doing drugs since i was 13 im now 16 and diagnosed with chronic deppresion ive done everything from
weed
pills
shrooms
ecstacy
and acid
i feel like dying like honestly just dying.
ever since i got caught for the fifth time ive been in group therapy counceling and IOP which is intensive outpatient its basically drug counceling. IDK ive been clean for about 3 and a half months but i know the only reason ive stayed clean this long is because im on contract with my highschool and im liable to be expelled at any moment. its just so unbearably hard to give up the things that have made me so happy when everything and one else has failed and these addictions are something im forever going to have to struggle with and i can't handle all the cravings with out actually going and getting fuc*ed up anymore i just cant take it any longer please any advice?? :'(
oh and no i cannot talk to my parents about it i have a very terrible relationship with them so thats out of the question.
moreVoting Question: I have chronic daily headaches and need help!?
So I have been getting daily headaches with migraines for seven years now. It's to the point where I constantly have a headache and I can't even remember what it feels like to not have one. I've been to several neurologists, physical therapy, a chiropractor and even a homeopathic doctor. I've had MRI's and EEG's and they never find anything. I've had an allergy test that came back negative and I can't even remember how many different medicines I've been on. I finally got fed up and am now taking no medicine at all. But the pain is decreasing my mood and quality of life and I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?
moreResolved Question: Depression: Anyone have any ways to help get out of a downer?
Diagnosed as a Chronic Depressant for 5 odd years now, I'm 17 - (Don't be like "Oh, typical teenager" because, I'm not >.>
(No reason to give you my life story, but, I've been subject to abuse since I was born, so, obviously I didn't come out with a healthy mind)
The past few months, each time I fall into a slump, I haven't been able to get myself out for about a week - which, within that week, does a lot of damage to my family and friends (considering the fact I don't talk much, or bother doing anything (eat much, clean much) for that matter)
The smallest things tick me off, so I can't stop them from happening - but, I've been working on getting out of the slumps - I just need more ideas, and things to try.
Something different, because I've tried absolutely everything a doctor could advise - (Walks, exercise, hobbies, positive thinking, social, get out of the house, beauty therapy, massages etc etc)
Thank you for any help :)Thanx :)
Belly dancing? Wow haha, too lardy for that, but, shall look into it :)
Have been on over 6 different meds, each on 4 different doses lol - does jack all
Too young to drink =P But I do play video games a lot when I am down, they don't really fix the problem, only prolong my non-talkative mood.
Sometimes, when I push myself - it just makes things worse... But, I will start some more mind maps of ways I can do it successfully :D
(I make lots of mind maps to "figure myself out" and to set plans, goals, what I want changed, how etc)
Thank you for all your input ;DStephen,
A journal :O Exactly what I need :D I practically have one, but it's more of a list of things I have to accomplish in a day-
I 'apparently' have 'switched off' my emotion from life (I don't even hear my dad when he is smashing things or screaming) - nor do I feel anything when I see mums bruises and such.. which is really sick, and I feel awful about it.. but, yeah- which was my coping mechanism.. but I haven't switched it back on yet :[
I have trouble coping when I'm not in my house or at school.. (Anxiety something fierce) - so maybe not helping other people is a good idea.. also, isn't a good idea in my area.. everyone is on drugs or alcoholics..
But, I will start coming on Y/As to answer more singles and dating issues - It use to help, but eventually I absorbed myself into their problems.. which ended up being REALLY bad.. but, if I keep a journal, I will be able to monitor everything that happens :D
Appreciate it ;D
moreResolved Question: What's wrong with my wrist?
I have a nagging, chronic, pain in my right wrist. It is very localized, and does no travel down my fingers or up my arm. Looking down at my wrist, it is on the right of center, and on the top. I need to get this sorted out ASAP. There are two events that led to this. The first was while working as a baggage handler at a nearby airport. I jumped from a belt loader, a height of only about 4 feet, to the ground. I'm 5'10", and a bit on the heavy side. Upon landing, my knees buckled, and I had to use both hands, palm to the ground, to break my fall. There was no long lasting pain with this, just the usual ouch, get up, brush off, and go about your day.
Fast forward a few weeks, and I am moving. While moving, I've got the task of getting a standard wall Piano into a mobile home. The only way to do this is go up the front steps and turn it into the doorway. There is no straight shot at the door. The Piano has a very smooth finish, and I'm a sweaty mess. I've got my brother, on the other end. I'm walking up backwards. So, my grip starts to slip from the sweat/smooth wood thing and I request to stop. I thought the request was understood, but it was not. I was pushed into a sitting position with a Piano bearing down on my right wrist, pinning it in the upside down position.
Immediate pain.... And I mean it hurt. Having a few wrist injury veterans around me, we sort of self diagnosed it (mistake) and determined there was no break. It was swelling slightly, but no bruising. And, at the time, I had full range of motion. Shortly after this, I was at work handling some luggage and quickly discovered that I had continuing pain in my right wrist.
Fast forward 3 years, I've still got the pain, and a physical inability to bend my wrist backward or forward to the flat position. Most of the time, the pain is not an issue as I'm not always using my wrist to that degree. However, everyday activities done for an extended period of time will cause pain. Such as typing, or playing computer games with a joystick. After these activities, my wrist will feel locked, and almost immediately pop or snap back into place and it hurts! I am incapable of push ups.
Direct impact, such as shooting a pistol does not seem to not affect it, it's only when I bend it forward or backward. Anything done with a straight hand or fist, for the most part, does not hurt. My grip strength has been severely affected.
I am more than positive something broke in there, way back when, and sort of healed incorrectly, thus causing all this pain. However, if it had healed, I would think there would be no continued pain, only the limited range of motion.
Others say that I simply sprained it, and due to "babying" it every since, it simply needs some physical therapy to stretch things back out.
What say you?
moreResolved Question: please try to help me?
on may 3 2009 i was coming home from tannig and a gate was open and 23 cows [ black} were in the middle of the rode it was nine at night and the only way i seen them was there eyes ... unfortornly i tried to stop and the only thing i remember was say omg what is ... and then my friend got me to wake up m friend got a couple scratches and im so glad that she didnt get hurt anymore then she did its not been a year and i have still been going to the doctor ive done therapy /massage/ land/water.shock ... and acupuncture and trigerpoints went to a chropractur and he would not see me my therapy and several doctors have said they think i have a disk out ... but now they have me on a machine the shocks me constinatly to see if that helps but if not it is chronic .. and i went to my last doctor and now she said that theres nothing else to do im on lyrica 100 mg and two muscle relaxers its not seeming to help im on 17 and i was 16 when it happend lyrica has alot of side affects since i have been on it i have gained was my fingers and feet are always swollen and my knees have started in due to lyrica this has taken a big part in my life im miserable i cant do anything and they are tlling me that theres nothing help its the hardest thing i have ever been threw yes it could be alot worse but its still so tough am i just supposed to give up? since my accident i have been rushed to the hostiptil i finaly got a lil better my rib got healed now its my neck and back and i just cant handle it .. does anyone have any advice ?? if you do can you please help ? thank you soo much
moreVoting Question: help.. did I make a big mistake?
After ages of being apprehensive about anti-depressants I was prescribed Paxil the other day for PTSD, panic disorder and agoraphobia (along with therapy). the relief is undeniable
but I am 3 days into Paxil treatment and my legs are so sore from mild exercise (a side effect of Paxil, I read, is sore legs.. my legs should not be this sore) that I can't sleep.
I can't take a painkiller apparently because it might cause bleeding or bruising??? I don't want to be hooked on Paxil and never be able to withdraw from it. did I make a big mistake, giving into this treatment? will it change who I am for the worse? will it make my emotions permanently flatline? because I would rather live with the agony of chronic anxiety and depression but still able to feel great joy, than live without feeling anything, if that's what happens when it "kicks in" after a few weeks?
if I were to stop taking the Paxil right now cold turkey, would something bad happen? or should I commit to taking it and see what happens? see if I can actually get better?
ifthanks so so much. I don't know why i was freaking out, I could cry the relief so far has been incredible, more than I could imagine
moreResolved Question: What kind of settlement am i looking at here?
Me and my fiance were in a rear end accident last july. we were taken by ambulance to a hospital. The other person was cited for reckless driving and was found completely at fault. I suffer from chronic neck and back pain and constant muscel spasms. I go to the chiropractor, doctor, physical therapy and massage every single week. My fiance is kind of in the same boat but not quit as bad. we now have a lawyer but he wont give us any clue what we could be getting and its driving me nuts!! I know no one on here really would know but any similar stories and what you recieved? or any guesses??? I like wish i could at least have a rough estimate bc I dont even know if it will be like 100 bucks to 100000 bucks!??! thanks~!
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my muscel spasms could be permenant. Im on monthly pain meds now. Its not getting better at all and my doctors arent very confident that it will get better.
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Oh, and my med bills are at about 10k at this point, thats besides my fiances which are at about the same!Also ive had to cut my shifts in half at work bc i cant stand long enough, i cant ride my quad anymore, my fiance and i fight all the time bc im always in a pissy mood bc i hurt so bad all the time. It has turned my world upside down.Um i dont really think thats true. Everything is already being paid for. And since i have a written prescription from my doctor for massage and pt, its def covered.
moreResolved Question: Car accident..what was your settlement?
Me and my fiance were in a rear end accident last july. The other person was cited for reckless driving and was found completely at fault. I suffer from chronic neck and back pain and constant muscel spasms. I go to the chiropractor, doctor, physical therapy and massage every single week. My fiance is kind of in the same boat but not quit as bad. we now have a lawyer but he wont give us any clue what we could be getting and its driving me nuts!! I know no one on here really would know but any similar stories and what you recieved? or any guesses??? I like wish i could at least have a rough estimate bc I dont even know if it will be like 100 bucks to 100000 bucks!??! thanks~!
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my muscel spasms could be permenant. Im on monthly pain meds now. Its not getting better at all and my doctors arent very confident that it will get better.
Im not looking for people to be mean, I was just wanting to hear other peoples stories so if you want to be rude just dont respond, thanks=D
Oh, and my med bills are at about 10k at this pointWOW talk about a jerk hahaha You have NO idea what i go thru on a day to day basis. We have had to go to couples counseling bc i hurt so much all the time that im in a pissed off mood. I can only work half the shifts i used to before the accident, i had to sell my quad which i used to ride every weekend. I spend all my time sitting in the house bc i cant do acitivity for more than an hour. Im miserable. Does that answer your question, idiot?oh and it wasnt a low speed accident. the person was going 70 mph and we were almost at a stop. Dont assume.
moreResolved Question: How to cope with depression when therapy and meds are not enough?
I have chronic headache pain (everyday) and also fibromyalgia for the past 4 and 1/2 years. This is a very debilitating condition and I find myself getting easily upset and depressed. I have tried several anti depressants (although nothing helps much) and i see a psychiatrist or therapist almost every week. Its very hard for me to talk about, but i feel desperate so far nothing has helped the pain and I just want it to be over. I frequently feel like committing suicide. Although I don't want to tell people because im afraid of scaring them. Im having so much trouble every getting through one day without bursting into tears. I want to move past this stage in my life, I can't imagine going through another year like this. I have such big dreams for my life that I won't really be able to accomplish until I get better. I'm a 16 year old female and a sophomore in high school. What can I do until I find a cure for my pain.
moreVoting Question: Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Physiotherapists in India?
I am a 28 year old male diagnosed with mild CPPS. I have been suggested to undergo Physical Therapy for the same. I did one such session in US which involved Yoga poses, stretches, trigger point massages etc. I am heading home (Bangalore) for good and would like to know if any hospital or Physiotherapy centers in Bangalore (or near by) offers PT services for a male with CPPS? I have searched Google like thousand times and so far none of the hospitals or Physiotherapy centers have it listed. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
moreResolved Question: Suicide at a young age what does this mean? 10 points for BA?
When i was little, going as far back as four years old i had the morbid curiosity to die. I can't describe it but i just couldn't wait for my life to be over and die. Now at nearly seventeen, i currently suffer from chronic depression but am not seeking therapy or taking meds. I have considered suicide multiple times a day for the last three years. I suffer bad insomnia and anorexia stemmed from this. I use to frequently cut myself , but have stopped recently but my wishes to die are stronger than ever, am i just destined to be another suicide statistic ? Or is there hope WITHOUT THERAPY OR MEDS. ? Answer much appreciated thanks :)x
moreResolved Question: What is a natural way to treat widespread chronic pain?
My doctors have no idea what might be causing my pain, but I have spent the last 3 yrs with chronic pain in my neck, shoulder, entire back, and currently my hips. I have problems standing for long periods of time because it cause my feet to hurt as well. After taking 27 pills a day and several rounds of physical therapy, the pain is still there with no clear idea why. I've tried stretching, heat, and ice as well. I'm only 22 and used to live a very active life, but due to the pain I can't do most of the things that I love. Does anyone have an suggestions how to help ease the pain?I also suffer from chronic headaches due to the pain in my neck.
moreVoting Question: I feel stressed everyday.. and I feel like I am missing out in life. What can I do?
Besides therapy, I need to know what others have tried. I seriously worry about EVERYTHING. I know it comes from my mother, she is a chronic worrier. I try to talk to my mom less when I have a problem, but it is such a habit.. and she then tells me all the "worse case senarios" that may happen, which in turn makes me worry more. I have developed Acid reflux which I think is from stress. I have been in terrible relationships and drawn negative things into my life. My life is getting better, but I feel like I seriously lack something to make me "enjoy" my life. I work all the time.. go to school.. and that is it. I have a seven year old son who is complicated to deal with, so I worry about his behavior at school. Sometimes everything is too much to handle. My job is a huge issue too.. it's a dead end with no opportunity for a raise or benefits ever. My fiance tells me just to stop worrying about everything, but it is not that easy. Should I just change my life around? Quit my job maybe and start over?? Help! :(Thank you Christina, I am glad to hear other people can relate to me and I am not a worrying freak. lol.. I will take into consideration your advice. I think I am going to get a bike and go bike riding with my son.
moreResolved Question: How to cope with severe chronic depression and schizotypal PD?
My parents won't let me get any medication and I won't be able to start therapy very soon.
moreResolved Question: Side effects for chronic motor tics drug treamtments?
I have chronic motor tics (in many forms) and my doctor said that if they get to the point where I can't live with them anymore, there are treatments. One being therapy, the other, drugs. She didn't get into much details about the side effects, and I would like to know some in case I do need up wanting this kind of help. I realize there may be different kinds of drugs to treat motor tics, but any kind is fine. Just please help me :(
moreResolved Question: Looking for doctor's oppinion please?
I have had chronic knee pain pretty much all my life but as a child i was able to still participate in sports. Recently, in the past couple of years, my knee pain has flared as i tore my LCL wrestling. I have been through physical therapy several times and put on pain killers such as Percocet and got nothing from it, no doctor knows what exactly is wrong but they seem to think it will help, it hasn't, i have not found anything that has made my pain subside except for marijuana. i have been smoking for about 4 months and pretty heavily at that at least a dime-a-day because i love the freedom that it gives me. When im i high have energy to spare, i can run for miles on end (until my lungs give out) and i watch my usage carefully making sure not to take weed as an escape from reality. My question is do you think that i qualify for a medicinal marijuana license? but there is a catch...im 16.
moreResolved Question: Do I qualify for medicinal marijuana?
I have had chronic knee pain pretty much all my life but as a child i was able to still participate in sports. Recently, in the past couple of years, my knee pain has flared as i tore my LCL wrestling. I have been through physical therapy several times and put on pain killers such as Percocet and got nothing from it, no doctor knows what exactly is wrong but they seem to think it will help, it hasn't, i have not found anything that has made my pain subside except for marijuana. i have been smoking for about 4 months and pretty heavily at that at least a dime-a-day because i love the freedom that it gives me. When im i high have energy to spare, i can run for miles on end (until my lungs give out) and i watch my usage carefully making sure not to take weed as an escape from reality. My question is do you think that i qualify for a medicinal marijuana license? but there is a catch...im 16.
moreVoting Question: Is Aloe vera good for chronic colitis?
Somebody recommended to me drinking aloe vera juice as a natural therapy for inflammatory colitis. I'm taking alopathic medicine also, but want to take a natural approach to help me speed recovery, will it help? I'd love to hear from experience.
Thanks and peace
moreVoting Question: Injury ruined my life, in so much pain, physically & emotionally?
In 2008, I was on a trip with my church. We were doing construction work on a house and I was holding a ladder. A woman from my church was on the roof said she would drop a board to the ground and I told her I should probably move out of the way. She told me to keep holding the ladder. Of course, the board hit me in the back (shoulder blade area).. I have had HORRIBLE back pain since then, I can hardly function because my back hurts so bad. I have to take sleeping pills at night to sleep because the pain is just so terrible. I've done everything the doctors recommended - chiropractor care, acupuncture, physical therapy, massages, etc. Right now I am getting injections that cost 100 a shot. There's really no hope for my back getting better and I just can't live with this chronic pain anymore. What happened that day just consumes me and I feel an immense amount of hatred for this woman. She was just too dumb in that situation. Her mistake ruined my life. I'm only 17, too young to be having severe back problems - I can't concentrate on homework, exercise, sleep or do anything and keep in mind NOTHING has helped. I have also had to pay A LOT of money (thousands of dollars) and copays for treatment. Sure, insurance covers some of it but not all of it.
In addition to being physically hurt - I am hurting emotionally and spirtually too. I have a lot of anger and sadness. Nobody understands how bad this messed me up.
Here is my question: How am I supposed to cope with all this pain? How can I get past this and live a normal life? I know I need to forgive but it's just so hard. I can't deal with this much longer.. I can't live in pain every day for the rest of my life. I've tried all the treatments possible and no doctor will give me painkillers, but I feel like I NEED them. I just need to feel better. I'd rather be addicted to pain pills than live with this pain because I just can't do it anymore.
Oh and she also didn't inform my youth pastor about this, my mom had to call him after the pain didn't go away. She keeps calling him to set up a meeting with the woman and youth pastor.. and he is ignoring my mom's calls.
Forgot to add -
what is wrong with my back: tissue, muscle and nerve damage.
moreVoting Question: This ruined my life, I'm so physically, emotionally& spirtually hurt?
In 2008, I was on a trip with my church. We were doing construction work on a house and I was holding a ladder. A woman from my church was on the roof said she would drop a board to the ground and I told her I should probably move out of the way. She told me to keep holding the ladder. Of course, the board hit me in the back (shoulder blade area).. I have had HORRIBLE back pain since then, I can hardly function because my back hurts so bad. I have to take sleeping pills at night to sleep because the pain is just so terrible. I've done everything the doctors recommended - chiropractor care, acupuncture, physical therapy, massages, etc. Right now I am getting injections that cost 100 a shot. There's really no hope for my back getting better and I just can't live with this chronic pain anymore. What happened that day just consumes me and I feel an immense amount of hatred for this woman. She was just too dumb in that situation. Her mistake ruined my life. I'm only 17, too young to be having severe back problems - I can't concentrate on homework, exercise, sleep or do anything and keep in mind NOTHING has helped. I have also had to pay A LOT of money (thousands of dollars) and copays for treatment. Sure, insurance covers some of it but not all of it.
In addition to being physically hurt - I am hurting emotionally and spirtually too. I have a lot of anger and sadness. Nobody understands how bad this messed me up.
Here is my question: How am I supposed to cope with all this pain? How can I get past this and live a normal life? I know I need to forgive but it's just so hard. I can't deal with this much longer.. I can't live in pain every day for the rest of my life. I've tried all the treatments possible and no doctor will give me painkillers, but I feel like I NEED them. I just need to feel better. I'd rather be addicted to pain pills than live with this pain because I just can't do it anymore.
Oh and she also didn't inform my youth pastor about this, my mom had to call him after the pain didn't go away. She keeps calling him to set up a meeting with the woman and youth pastor.. and he is ignoring my mom's calls.Forgot to add -
what is wrong with my back: tissue, muscle and nerve damage.
moreResolved Question: She ruined my life.. I am so hurt emotionally, physically and spirtually?
In 2008, I was on a trip with my church. We were doing construction work on a house and I was holding a ladder. A woman from my church was on the roof said she would drop a board to the ground and I told her I should probably move out of the way. She told me to keep holding the ladder. Of course, the board hit me in the back (shoulder blade area).. I have had HORRIBLE back pain since then, I can hardly function because my back hurts so bad. I have to take sleeping pills at night to sleep because the pain is just so terrible. I've done everything the doctors recommended - chiropractor care, acupuncture, physical therapy, massages, etc. Right now I am getting injections that cost 100 a shot. There's really no hope for my back getting better and I just can't live with this chronic pain anymore. What happened that day just consumes me and I feel an immense amount of hatred for this woman. She was just too dumb in that situation. Her mistake ruined my life. I'm only 17, too young to be having severe back problems - I can't concentrate on homework, exercise, sleep or do anything and keep in mind NOTHING has helped. I have also had to pay A LOT of money (thousands of dollars) and copays for treatment. Sure, insurance covers some of it but not all of it.
In addition to being physically hurt - I am hurting emotionally and spirtually too. I have a lot of anger and sadness. Nobody understands how bad this messed me up.
Here is my question: How am I supposed to cope with all this pain? How can I get past this and live a normal life? I know I need to forgive but it's just so hard. I can't deal with this much longer.. I can't live in pain every day for the rest of my life. I've tried all the treatments possible and no doctor will give me painkillers, but I feel like I NEED them. I just need to feel better. I'd rather be addicted to pain pills than live with this pain because I just can't do it anymore.
Oh and she also didn't inform my youth pastor about this, my mom had to call him after the pain didn't go away. She keeps calling him to set up a meeting with the woman and youth pastor.. and he is ignoring my mom's calls.Forgot to add -
what is wrong with my back: tissue, muscle and nerve damage.
moreResolved Question: Which of these massages sound better?
Deep Tissue Massage
This massage releases chronic tension from the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure in specific areas. Deep Tissue Massage allows for increased mobility and comfort to the entire body.
$55.00 One-Half Hour
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$110.00 One and One-Half Hour
Hot Stone Massage
Experience a luxurious and relaxing massage combined with deep heat therapy. Smooth, polished Basalt Lava Stones are heated and incorporated into a full body massage. The perfect treatment to loosen tight muscles, relieve stress and ease tension.
$60.00 One Hour
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moreResolved Question: Would prenatal care be listed under any of these catagories?
General practice ?
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Chiropractic care ?
Chronic pain management ?
Dermatology (skin care) ?
Diabetes education ?
Diabetes, endocrinology and
metabolism ?
Dietitian services ?
Ear, nose and throat
(otolaryngology) ?
Eye care ?
Gastroenterology ?
Geriatric medicine ?
Hematology (blood conditions and cancer) ?
Infectious disease ?
Maternal and fetal medicine (high-risk pregnancy care) ?
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Nephrology (kidney care) ?
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rehabilitation ?
Physical therapy ?
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moreResolved Question: How do I get my doctor to listen to me?
I'm hoping for either a clinician or someone who has been through this to be able to help me out here.
I have suffered from chronic anxiety for my entire life. I have a copy of my pediatric medical records and at every single appointment the doctor noted "has trouble sleeping at night." I also remember my mom yelling at me at night when I would come to her room and complain that I couldn't sleep, hours after I'd gone to bed.
The reasons for my anxiety are complex and mostly related to my stressful, strict upbringing (fundamentalist Christian family who believes everyone except people with their beliefs are going to hell; the "rapture" is imminent and if you f*ck up today, Jesus might leave you behind tomorrow; my family hoarded money despite the fact that my dad is a surgeon and makes upwards $600k/yr because financial ruin - like the recent economic meltdown - was sure to happen at any time).
Anyhow, my family has always been convinced that it's me who is screwed up and not them, so they have been carting me off to therapy since I was 4. Eventually my dad decided I needed to be on antidepressants, but told me it was medication for PMS (since he decided that I was "too moody" when I'm probably just a regular, average girl - I have 3 brothers and no sisters).
Despite therapy and continued sleeplessness (without prescription sleep aids I probably get 4-5 hours a night and constantly feel exhausted), every doctor I openly explain this to prescribes antidepressants. I explain that I am not organically depressed, but because of the high levels of chronic anxiety I've had for the past 25 years, I get run down and feel exhausted and down on myself.
The medications I have been on are:
Prozac
Sarafem
Lexapro
Celexa
Effexor
Wellbutrin
Remeron
Trazodone
Amitriptyline
BusPar
Zoloft
Pristiq
I am probably missing a few because I have tried nearly every one on the market. They only serve to make me more lethargic while exacerbating my inability to fall asleep, despite physical exhaustion.
How can I explain to my doctor that I have an anxiety problem and would like to try anxiety medication? They never offer it, and when I asked my idiot doctor dad he said they are too addictive and that antidepressants could offer me the same effects long-term.
Please let me be clear that I am not a "pill popper". I exercise vigorously for 30-60 minutes 5 days a week and eat a healthy, clean diet with minimal processed foods in an effort to control my stress and anxiety naturally. But since these methods are not working, I feel that a SMALL dose of medication that might help correct a potential chemical imbalance that is causing my symptoms would be helpful.
Any advice?
moreResolved Question: I hate living with this it's so hard! Help!?
Hey people of Yahoo.
my cat was recently diagnosed with Chronic kidney disease and i'm at a loss. i'm 13 years old. i don't know how to cope with this. luckily, the disease was caught in it's early stages, but i just keep thinking about how she'll be (hopefully she'll live this long) years from now. it will hurt so bad to see that when (if) it happens, and i'm not sure i want to see that. it makes we wanna die for her (I will not die, i will live, i'm just saying) and i'm so worried. so does anyone know anything to help me (besides therapy)? Thank you, in advance.
moreResolved Question: how much should i expect to get in car accident settlement?
I got in a car accident 7 months ago and continue to go to physical therapy 2 times a week. My neck is still not getting better, doctors are thinking it will be chronic. In that case, I will have to pro-long my lawsuit... what kind of settlement should I be expecting to receive?
moreResolved Question: Are there any herbs that are dangerous to combine with marijuana?
I take a lot of herbal/mineral supplements (standard process brand) for chronic depression and PMDD (a nasty hormonal condition that's basically like PMS times a million). I decided I'm going to try medical marijuana for the calming effects (haven't gone to the Dr for it yet, but I've tried all the SSRI's, E.C.T. (electro convulsive therapy) and have been hospitalized 4 times for depression)...does anyone know of any herbs that are dangerous to combine with regular marijuana? Thank u so much...no rudies please :)
Supplements I take:
Chaste Tree
Valerian Root (also has passion flower herb & spiny jujube seed extracts in it)
Min-Tran (kelp & alfalfa in it)
Drenamin- which supports the adrenal gland for anxiety
Min-Chex
....actually the valerian & chaste tree supplement are "Medi Herb" brand.
THANK YOU!!!!!!
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