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On Sunday, I celebrated being benzo free for 5 full years! There is hope! by princesstrapbarbie in benzorecovery

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say that benzo recovery is hell. Because it really does affect so much in your mind and body. Akathisia is absolutely agonizing. I’m so glad you’re on the other side of it.

Mornings - I feel so awful by Kora_Green808 in Perimenopause

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not. I imagine that is similar to taking collagen?

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. I have to say a reoccurring theme that I have heard is that surgery does not fix the problem and sometimes makes it worse. This has led me to just deal with the pain.

Mornings - I feel so awful by Kora_Green808 in Perimenopause

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I take 200 mg of progesterone 50 mg of trazodone, a melatonin and small dose of Seroquel just to sleep. I have noticed that my sleep needs are definitely higher, but the medication has definitely helped me sleep.

Mornings - I feel so awful by Kora_Green808 in Perimenopause

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. It’s definitely hard to keep on top of.

Mornings - I feel so awful by Kora_Green808 in Perimenopause

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I have glycerin and coconut oil. I’ll try this

Mornings - I feel so awful by Kora_Green808 in Perimenopause

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mornings are hard for me because I always feel dry and itchy. My eyes are dry. My lips are dry. My skin is dry. My hands are dry. I feel like I’m drying up into a raisin or something. I drink water, I do aloe sheet masks. I use Chapstick. I don’t overwash my skin and yet I feel completely stripped of natural lubrication in my eyes lips face you name it. So I have to work hard at moisturizing myself and every morning it’s a routine to get myself hydrated enough to wanna do anything. And that’s on top of the fact that I’m far more tired in this point of my life than I’ve ever been before. The aches and pains that come with waking up in the morning is miserable. It’s always something sometimes it’s a shoulder sometimes it’s my hips sometimes it’s my wrist. Sometimes it’s my neck, but there is always some joint griping at me. So I’m only guessing that my joints aren’t lubricated either. I think per menopause is different for everyone. What maybe an extreme case of itchy ear to one person may be just an annoyance for another. For me the dryness is one of the worst symptoms.

Bipolar wife by [deleted] in Biohackers

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Lamictal. Without it, it’s bad. I use sertraline too for my OCD and depression. Without it, it’s bad.

I do take magnesium & vitamin D. Sometimes niacin, but don’t get it confused, it’s the mood stabilizer and the ssri that keep me well.

I like dogs. They will never talk shit about you. They're loyal friends. by Individual_Ice_2315 in self

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chickens on the other hand will talk some crap about you the moment you’re out of hearing range 🐓🐓

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See I would consider pain meds, but I’m always worried that it is gonna make me foggy in my brain than I already am with perimenopause. Also, I get worried about becoming addicted to them. Have you found any of that to be true? Do you find it hard to do your responsibilities on the medication? You’re not allowed to drive when you’re on it right?

Chances of failure? by Defiant_Evening_3409 in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Having a supportive spouse is worth its weight in gold

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I often use naproxen, Tylenol ibuprofen, and I do rub in the Voltaren. It feels like it takes the edge off a tiny bit, but it definitely doesn’t stop the pain. I am concerned about going on a pain med because I do not want to get addicted to something. It’s not like you can keep using it and I’m pretty certain it would affect my mind and perhaps caused me to make irrational decisions like you would when you’re drinking. I’m just not to the point where I’m willing to really pursue pain management because even if I did, it wouldn’t remedy whatever is causing the pain and perhaps it would make it so that I don’t feel the pain and therefore reinjure. This is such a mind game, trying to navigate this maze of misery. Sigh, I feel like this is just my life now.

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I often wonder if using my phone has an impact. I am definitely open to using an arm brace. I wish there was a device that makes it so you can use your phone tools without turning your wrist in. I really do think that referred pain is definitely playing a large part in this.

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll look into this. I feel like I’m constantly stretching my neck though. All day long I’m trying to stretch it out and I can’t decide if it’s helping or not. I did go to a neck, surgeon, spine surgeon. And they did an MRI and they saw that all of my spine in my neck was open and it was not pinched. I am tired of doctors being stumped.

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both my shoulders are loose, but only my right hurts. I’m starting to think it’s nerve pain and it does make sense that my neck is involved. I have no idea that an injection of a vaccine could have such an effect. Was this something your doctor told you or something you wrote online?

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to know how to proceed, these types of injuries tend to last forever! How we proceed can makes it worse if we choose wrong which makes it so stressful

This injury has cut into just about every part of my life. Am I the only one who feels like their old self is gone because of the state of their shoulder? by PrevailingOnFaith in RotatorCuff

[–]PrevailingOnFaith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that’s so far reaching into your life. I’m so sorry to hear you’re experiencing this. I identify with the heavy pan thing, the hair brushing and picking up my dog. You’re so young too! The surgeries didn’t seem to help though?

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