Re: Oh my!!!
#103101 - 09/01/04 09:24 AM
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atomic rose
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No... you ARE having a bad day/week/month/etc. I feel so bad that you're still feeling so badly... it makes me feel like a whiner for getting frustrated on days like today! I hope they get to the bottom of your situation soon (and I really hope it turns out to not be Crohn's).
I just started my Lexapro for anxiety/depression today. I've had the prescrip for a week and a half and I've been too afraid to take it.  Like I said to Cath, I can't believe I've turned into such a wimp... I used to kick a$$. Ah well. I'm not a "pill person"; I've never been on a prescription medication other than painkillers in my entire life. But the first pill's in me, and that was the biggest hurdle.
I'm going to take your advice, and go on a teeny tiny shopping trip today. If that doesn't cheer me up, I don't know what on earth will. 
Thank you!!
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Dammit, Laura
#103103 - 09/01/04 09:29 AM
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atomic rose
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You made me teary. Stop that! *big hugs*
You're right about the meds, of course. I've just turned into a huge wimp. But like I just mentioned to Cath, I finally buckled down and started taking my Lexapro. I have a feeling that most of the nausea problem is anxiety, and I've just been stubbornly refusing to be medicated for it up till now, but... well, we'll see. Here's hoping. 
Honestly, I feel a lot better just for having bitched about it. I'm such a girl sometimes.
I can do better than a teeny tiny smile... I can even do a great big one. Thank you, Laura. You rock, ya know that?
Love ya too!
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Awww....I'm so sorry to hear you're feeling so terrible today. I know what you mean about the nausea...I was getting it everyday for a while and then it just started to go away....I can't think of anything I did that would make it go away...it just kinda did. I still get nausea sometimes but not half as much as I used to.
Take a warm bath, get into some cozy pj's and read a good book (or knit!!) ....I always watch reruns of Sex and the City and before I know it I'm not even thinking about my tummy....but instead I'm pondering "do all women truly have a man inside them" ??!!!
Hope you feel better soon *HUGS*
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I, too, feel fine in the morning until I eat. It gets so frustrating. I'm waiting to see a GI specialist (turns out I won't be able to get an appointment for over a month from now). The last doc I went to gave me Bentyl for my stomach pains but it made me much, much more bloated and constipated than before; I felt worse! I'm eating close to nothing, so I don't feel too bad today. Anyway, I'm just ranting on, don't have any advise for you, just wanted to empathize. I wish you luck.
steph
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Hey you,
I am in a bit of a hurry to do my bit as 'domestic goddess' for the day (well.. cooking dinner and tidying..) but I had to log in and send you some love after I read your post!
I am so sorry you are feeling so low right now, I think we all get like that but there isn't really anything to prevent it or do a lot about it once it hits.. I think when we feel unwell for so long it is just bound to get the best of us... Well, obviously 'cause look at you ('nails', was it??)! I always said that nausea was the hardest tummy thing to deal with... When I was little and nauseous I used to tell my mom I felt like I was stuck on a boat! I hate boats to this day... Anyway! 
Whoever else said something about trying out an anti-depressant might be a good idea... it might help even out the times you get low AND the one I am an (amitriptyline) is supposed to help with nausea.
Good for you for taking the plunge and taking your meds.. You feel so sh-- now, I really can't see a nausea medication making you feel worse... not that I blame you, as I still haven't got around to starting a multi-vitamin! The good thing about side effects is also that sometimes they just wear off OR you can just stop taking them, and the side effect goes away... One of the best times I ever felt was when I went off the meds my doc had given me for reflux, that was causing my D, and it just stopped. It was awesome. Anyway, I say give 'em all a go and see what happens.. you don't have to go out a lot, do you? So don't make any commitments and let yourself have some comfy days and try 'em out.
You're so lovely, I hate to see you so sad... You are always so supportive and brilliant to everyone else on the board, you definitely don't deserve to be sick all the time!
The other thing is, I know a month seems like a long time but once you get some tests done you might find out what's causing the nausea and the shakiness... it just doesn't seem right that it happens every day for no particular reason! Like... umm.... maybe you're pregnant... you know, since you were 7... Ahem, okay, so maybe you should leave the guess work to the doctors. I just remember that a few months ago, _every_ morning I woke up I was so nauseous I couldn't even stand and I kept thinking I was pregnant which would be the absolute worst timing for me EVER and I think I was so happy not to be pregnant the nausea didn't bug me as much!! I still get nauseous most mornings, though.. dunno why that is.. Oh my god, maybe I'm pregnant!!! <-- just wanted to give you a taste of what it's like in my head.. completely irrational..
Hope you're feeling better!
--Steph
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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.
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That's my girl!! Have fun shopping!!
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Laura
Keep it simple!
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Glad you are feeling a bit better and that you have started taking your meds. I hope they work - although they might take a month.
After going through feeling more depressed and weepy plus the leg pain thing, for the last three days I have woken up feeling really happy, and pretty much stayed that way all day. My partner has really noticed the difference. I've got all my fingers and toes crossed that they work as well for you.
LauraSue gave me some great advice - take things day by day, don't feel guilty about doing nothing and remember it's like brain flu. We are NOT going mad!!! Well, maybe I am a little mad - quirky is a better word!
Enjoy your knitting and keep me posted on what you are making.
Take care,
Catherine :-)
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See there's always something worse. In my case it might be Crohn's. Sigh.
Have fun shopping! It usually cheers me up too!
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Hey Casey,
Sorry to hear you're having such a rough time...I'm sending a big hug you're way Try and hang in there and feel better soon!
You mentioned you think some of the nauseau might be caused by stress/anxiety, have you ever tried an anti-anxiety medicine just to see if it makes a difference (like Ativan, Xanax?). I get nauseous a lot too, and it's a real pain because the doctors are so down my throat about eating, and eating is the last thing you want to do when nauseous, but I find that sometimes taking an anti-anxiety pill and laying down for a half hour really helps. When my mom had cancer, they gave her Ativan (along with other drugs) to help treat the nauseau from the chemotherapy, so maybe there's something to that.
Other than that, I don't really have any helpful suggestions (sorry!) but I really hope you feel better soon!
Take care,
Kelly
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Hi AC!
Thank you for the really good suggestion! It actually didn't exactly occur to me that exercise might help... even though I almost always get up and walk around the apartment for a little bit after I eat something. It seems to help me "digest" - really, it's working a little of the anxiety off. Hmm. I think it's time for me to bust out that yoga workout again... I've been a little more active lately, doing a lot more walking than I used to, maybe it won't hit me so hard and trigger an attack this time.
Thanks! 
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