Posted in chronic fatigue, chronic pain, exercise, fatigue, fibromyalgia, gaba, gabapenin, lyrica, neurontin, recovery, tagged exercise, fibromyalgia, lifestyle, lyrica, neurontin, nutrition, relaxation, sleep on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
since fibromyalgia is a complex disorder that requires a multi-disciplined approach in its treatment. there is no one correct, end-all, be-all approach for all people. in the beginning (before ‘01) i had gained a lot of weight (i am typically pretty small) and my ability to exercise and manage much of anything had disappeared. not exactly [...]
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Posted in chronic fatigue, chronic pain, cognitive function, depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia, mental acuity, sleep, tagged chronic pain, depression and mental acuity, fibromyalgia, loss of cognitive function and fibromyalgia, loss of mental acuity, loss of sleep on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
if you have fibromyalgia you have wrestled with your mental acuity and cognitive functions but probably have been told that “what you’re going through is just normal” or maybe “you’re hypersensitive” and you feel like you’re going crazy! well this research piece from the national fibromyalgia association may help you feel validated…people with FMS do [...]
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Posted in benzodiazapine, chronic fatigue, fatigue, fibromyalgia, klonopin, lyrica, melatonin, off meds, peer support, sleep, withdrawal, tagged klonopin, melatonin, lyrica, fibromyalgia, withdrawal, fatigue, benzodiazapine, addiction, sleep, life skills, sleep disorders on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
april 25, 2008…hopefully that will be the day i can say was the first day i went with out taking a benzodiazapine, klonopin. it would be tempting to say that today ends an 11+ year addiction and a several month struggle to safely off the drug. no, today is really the beginning of this new [...]
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Posted in addictions, alcoholism, benzodiazapine, bipolar, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, depression, detox, fatigue, fibromyalgia, klonopin, lyrica, off meds, peer support, quality of life, recovery, tagged klonopin, lyrica, off meds, fibromyalgia, bipolar, chronic pain, depression, alcoholic, detox, withdrawal, mental illness, psych meds, getting sober on April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
i would like to say that this is another journey i don’t want to see come to an end but i’d be lying. detoxing off of my psych meds has made my top three list of most difficult things to do. but to think that it ends here would be…well let’s say getting the drugs [...]
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Posted in addictions, alcoholism, benzodiazapine, bipolar, chronic fatigue, detox, klonopin, lamictal, lyrica, neurontin, off meds, recovery, wellbutrinXL, withdrawal, tagged klonopin, neurontin, lyrica, fibromyalgia, wellbutrin, lamictal, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, addictions, alcoholic, laughter, benzodiazapine, withdrawal from meds, personal velocity, healthy living, managing withdrawal and co existing conditions, balanced lifestyle on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
looking at how withdrawal can trigger other disorders like fibromyalgia and considering how to perceive and treat the symptoms. trying to find balance and watching how i can even abuse my own “natural highs”. laughter is a great medicine. remembering the freedoms and habits we came by naturally as children can aid us in how [...]
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Posted in anxiety, benzodiazapine, chronic fatigue, depression, detox, fatigue, fibromyalgia, off meds, tagged anxiety, chronic fatigue, depression, detpxong off benzos, fatigie, fibromyalgia, getting off meds, lonliness, lyrica on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
today i thought i’d just share a letter i wrote to my counselor this morning…maybe you can relate to it and maybe it’s really scattered and makes no sense but…this is one of those rough mornings….
hi d.,
i’m slow to getting around to things, but i’m sending you this e-mail so you have my address.
i’m struggling [...]
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Posted in alcoholism, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia, hope, klonopin, lyrica, off meds, recovery, tagged alcoholism, daily meditation, detox, fatigue, klonopin, lyrica, off meds, pain, recovery on April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
detoxing off these meds makes it more of a challenge for me to hold on to my serenity. i’m not as agitated as i was a few weeks ago but…got a few good blows to my finances and other things this morning and now i’m kinda pissy. well, i also got extremely boggy and tired part way [...]
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Posted in AA, alcohlics anonymous, alcoholism, bipolar, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia, off meds, peer support, recovery, tagged alcohol, bipolar, chronic pain, depression, despair, detox, fibromyalgia, happy, immune system, laughing, laughter, off meds, recovery, stress and tension, withdrawal on March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
today i want to bring up one of my pet concepts. being revolutionary…in how we live. the definition of revolutionary that i’m referring to (so we’re on the same page/screen here) is defined, in Merriam-Websters as: “c: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change”.
yes, all the tools for better living that i may refer [...]
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Posted in chronic fatigue, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, gaba, klonopin, lyrica, neurontin, off meds, osteoporosis, pain medication, pregabalin, wellbutrinXL, tagged chronic pain, degenrative disk, detoxing off meds, fibromyalgia, gaba, gabapentin, klonopin, lyrica, neurontin, osteoporosis, pregabalin on March 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »
well last night started about week 6 of my detox off my psych meds. i went to taking .75mg of my klonopin whch i’m hoping signals 3 weeks left. from what i’ve read on others’ blogs, this can be the time when it’s going to get a little rougher. i’m not really feeling the change from 1mg to [...]
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Posted in PTSD, alcoholism, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, hydrocodone, off meds, osteomyelitis, pain medication, peer support, quality of life, suicide, tagged klonopin, neurontin, lyrica, wellbutrin, lamictal, detoxing, fribromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, mind fog, drug holiday, chronic pain, sucide on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
writing for the blog and keeping up with everyone has been doubly difficult to jump into right now. just at a time when i need the support, experience, strength and hope of others as well as the need to put my own out there i’ve been confronted my an old “monster in the closet”.
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