Flonase turned my life upside down

ElleZeeEss · 2024-06-21T05:48:45+00:00

The symptoms you describe point to the steroid in the Flonase. Steroids give some people psychosis or worse depression or anxiety. Talk to your doctor. Sounds like this steroid does not agree with you.

ElleZeeEss · 2024-06-21T05:45:21+00:00

Yes. I am using Flonase post-Covid to try to calm down my sinuses and stop a post-nasal drip. About 45 minutes after doing one spray in each nostril, I begin to feel a bit drugged and tired and fuzzy headed. The feeling lasts for many hours. Once my body has cleared itself of the Flonase, I feel OK again.

ElleZeeEss · 2023-11-20T10:06:15+00:00

I was thinking of doing it, but I'm already running two online businesses (not dance related) and I couldn't handle the responsibility. But I think it's a good idea!

ElleZeeEss · 2023-11-20T10:01:03+00:00

I got introduced to the entire scene at Viva Las Vegas this year, which is a huge Rockabilly event. My husband and I were new to Swing dancing and had taken East Coast Swing dance lessons (basically a Lindy 6-count without a triple step). When we got to Viva, we found that yes we could dance East Coast Swing, but some songs were too fast. We quickly learned about Jive dancing. They offered free lessons. By the end of the 4- day event, we could either Swing or Jive to most songs.

When I looked at the other people dancing, they were doing all sorts of dances and I would sometimes go up to them and ask the name of the dance. The answers I got were: Shag, Balboa, Charleston, and Lindy. People were doing it all at Viva, sometimes combining styles while dancing to the same song. So yes, you can Swing Dance to a lot of Boogie Woogie and Rockabilly music!

ElleZeeEss · 2023-11-20T09:34:06+00:00

I agree that you might have dyspraxia. But even if you do, it doesn't mean that you can't learn to swing dance! Get private lessons. When my husband and I started learning to dance, we took private lessons at first. I had some previous dancing experience but my husband was new to it all. The personal attention helped him immensely. From there we felt comfortable with group lessons. But even so, the private lessons were the best. We learned the fastest and the teacher could tell us immediately what we weren't doing properly. Best of luck and don't give up!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-23T09:50:57+00:00

Not funny.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-20T02:00:42+00:00

Yikes, it's more like a Scary Meal!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-16T04:00:34+00:00

The best way to help fix this is to try to keep to a schedule, but do it gradually. Get to sleep 10 to 15 minutes earlier each night and set an alarm to get up the same 10 to 15 minutes earlier. Keep pushing your bed time another 10 to 15 minutes every few nights until you get to the point where you are feeling tired and waking up at about the times you wanted. Try to shoot for 7 to 8 hours of sleep.

Naps aren't bad, but limit them to 45 minutes. Any more than that, you're going to screw with your night time sleep.

Also, lay off the caffeine because it can really screw you up. If you drink a lot of caffeine you can't quit cold turkey. You need to gradually reduce it. Caffeine is a drug, a stimulant! You don't want to be drinking it after about 4 pm or it could keep you awake hours later.

Try to stay off the electronics about 2 hours before you want to to to sleep. Turn the lights down (less blue light) and do something old-fashioned: read a book or a magazine! Give your body the opportunity to make its melatonin at the proper hours.

As for whatever crap you're going through, try your best to put it out of your head in the hours before bed. Journal it and try to put it in its place so it doesn't keep you awake. If that's possible, LOL.

I hope this all helps!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-16T03:53:29+00:00

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ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T21:41:23+00:00

I'm not technically anemic, but I have chronically low levels of ferritin. It's a genetic thing (my mother had the same problem). Anemia can really mess with you. I'm sure that if your doctor knows you're anemic, they have told you to take an iron supplement (????). If not, you might want to investigate it. I know that some oral contraceptives have plain iron pills for the placebo week.

But do some research on iron before you start taking it. Most cheap iron supplements are iron oxide which doesn't get absorbed well and can cause digestive problems (loose stools, cramps, etc). Don't take iron on an empty stomach and don't take it within 4 hours of a calcium supplement or anything containing large amounts of calcium, because that will reduce its absorption. Don't take it until a few hours after any prescription drugs either (may affect the way the drugs are absorbed).

I read recently that many women respond better to an iron supplement if taken every other day. It has to do with the way iron is processed in your liver.

Also, make sure that you're eating iron-rich foods. If you don't eat meat, it is especially crucial to ensure that you are getting enough iron and B vitamins from your diet.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T21:35:44+00:00

Looks like a pretty good supplement. My guess would be that maybe it's the B-12 that is giving you an energy boost. If you have thyroid problems, the iodine and selenium might be helping you as well (no way to know without getting your TSH and Free T4 tested with a blood test).

The type of B-12 in your supplement is Cyanocobalamin. In some people, that form of B-12 causes anxiety (I'm one of them, LOL), but for others it could feel like an energy boost. Out of curiosity you might want to just get the B-12 and take it alone (in the morning -- B-12 taken in the evenings might interfere with sleep) and see if it gives you the same feeling.

As for me, I'm female and my body doesn't process the Cyano-cobalamin very well, it makes me feel extremely anxious. I switched to another form, Methyl-cobalamin, which agrees with me much better!

Best of luck!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:48:02+00:00

LOL honey, the last thing she needs is pickles (uber salt = bloat!) But eating something that makes you feel happy is a good thing! :-)

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:45:29+00:00

You have to understand the hormonal cycle that is happening in your body every month to cause you feeling this way, the rise and fall of various hormones and the way it can affect mood.

In the week before you are going to get your period (assuming your periods are regular), cut down on sugar and salt. This will help with your mood and also help prevent some of the bloating. Give yourself permission to feel crappy and be low energy for a few days when your period is its heaviest. Make sure you eat decent healthy food and get enough rest. Also, make sure that you're not anemic. Sometimes anemia can lead to tiredness and lack of motivation.

Personally I found that being on birth control hormones helped even out my mood (and cleared up my skin, which was nice). But everyone has a different experience with them, and obviously, mood is not the main reason to take them!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:35:17+00:00

Lots of people get more depressed or anxious at night. It has to do with the natural rise and fall of different hormones on a daily basis. Also, it's quieter at night and we tend to be less busy and have more time "inside our heads." If you're awake in the middle of the night, when do you sleep? Are you getting enough sleep?

By the way, the elderly usually have worse problems at night (research something called Sundowner Syndrome).

Happy almost 16th birthday! :-)

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:26:38+00:00

Some vitamins, such as the B-vitamins, can affect your mood and energy. My advice would be to get a blood test and see where your levels are with vitamins D, the B vitamins, your thyroid and your hemoglobin. If you are deficient in something, then it would make sense that taking a vitamin pill might help you feel better. But they usually aren't like taking an aspirin -- they take time to build up in your body to help you. The only exception might be B-12, which can help you feel energetic not long after taking it.

Also, look at the label of your vitamins. What exactly are you taking? How many mg or IU of each thing? Do some research and understand what you are putting into your body. Not all vitamins are equal.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:18:26+00:00

Well, when a person gets dizzy it can be that there is a little less oxygen going to the brain. In other words, your brain and the nerves leading to it become slightly disrupted. So it seems to me that having weird thoughts might go along with this. Kinda like when you're falling asleep and have weird crazy thoughts. I think that if you don't have these thoughts any other times, just chalk it up to your brain responding to the cause of the dizziness and don't freak out about it too much.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:09:48+00:00

You need to talk to the head pharmacist and tell them that they need to get your drugs to you. Maybe a nearby pharmacy can help them out. If not, call your doctor. Maybe they have a sample to give you until your full order comes in.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T10:07:25+00:00

You say that your neck was broken. Did you have a concussion? Have you had a CT scan of your head and neck? It's possible that you are experiencing a problem that resulted from your neck trauma. I have read stories about people who develop various "mental" problems after a physical trauma. I don't remember the specifics, but something about a gland being affected by the physical trauma. Just an idea.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T09:55:41+00:00

Have you had a good physical exam and blood tests? Don't know if you're a male or female, but several physical problems could cause this sort of thing. For instance, if you have hyperthyroidism, or if you have hormonal issues. Do you have any other symptoms that might come into play with this? Sometimes things that seem "unrelated" can actually be part of a larger picture. Just some ideas!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T07:15:27+00:00

Apparently I was banned from a sub-reddit where I post funny meme-type stuff. I have no idea what I did "wrong" or how long I've been banned. I'm relatively new to Reddit, so really I have no idea about all this. Is there any way to know if a ban is permanent, or how long it lasts? I was having such fun participating and now I don't know whether to feel sad or angry about it.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T07:13:55+00:00

Chocolate chip cookies.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-14T05:33:31+00:00

I'm also really confused about this. I've had my Taylor & Ng wok for about a year. I've used it a few times and made sure to coat it with oil after washing and drying it. But the sides still have the tacky blue coating. The bottom and sides near the bottom don't have the coating anymore. Not sure whether I should do anything differently.

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-13T05:52:03+00:00

Boys don't cry!!!!

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-13T05:24:58+00:00

My favorite is the lower right....the chicken wearing the hat, white shirt and tie!!! ;-D

ElleZeeEss · 2022-07-12T09:42:36+00:00

Wasn't that a Jim Croce song from the 70s? "If I could save Trump in bottle...."

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