I had an altercation yesterday with an old woman who wanted my seat on the bus. It wasn't that I was unwilling to give up my seat to her so much as that I couldn't understand why she was asking a person with a walking stick to move when there were healthy-looking teenagers sitting in front of me. She was arguing that she hadn't asked them because ( Read more... )

Have you ever noticed that people who don't need to take medication are hypercritical of those of us who do need medication ( Read more... )

haha yes, i love the description of this community since i'm a hypochondriac and i ALWAYS say/think that. i notice the last post wasn't since feb, so i'm hoping it's not completely dead in here...?

Well, glad to be here... I just joined. (I started watching a few days ago.) There are days I certainly can use the help.

Me, I have Crohn's disease ( Suspected and Dx'd 5 years ago) and Asperger's syndrome/high function autism (diagnosed as HFA as a kid, but then, Asperger's wasn't described as such in the late 1970's) - which makes it hard to ( Read more... )

hello all,

I just joined this comm today.

I've got bipolar rapid cycling, migraines, and irritable bowel syndrome.  It's also been suspected I have seasonal affective disorder, but I am skeptical.

Anyway, it's nice to meet you all, and I look forward to reading your posts, and supporting you all in your struggles.

*huggles*

i have created myself a tshirt design:


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so after finaly getting fed up with the doc and the side effects from all the meds i've been on (fibromyalgia stuff..),
i've decided to try cell salts, a full body detox, and some extra nutritional suppliments,

mainly i need to manage my joint/muscle pain, energy levels, and find a way to sleep (its been so long....i'm so tired..)

I'm gonna start ( Read more... )

Subtitled: On lazinessDear roommate ( Read more... )

While I'm sure my complaints aren't as huge as those of some of the others here, I'd like to do a bit of griping, if I may. ( Cut for, well, gripe. )

i'm new here, & i need to vent,
i've been having issues with my dr (shes a new one)
who as usual thinks that this fibromyalgia is all in my head, and refuses to reffer me to a rhymatologist.
and has been giving me meds she thinks are good, ones that i didnt want to take, but were the only ones she'd prescribe,
which gave me lots of fun side effects-
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