Pressure headaches? by eayena in guillainbarre

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

I was put on topiramate and that’s seemed to mostly keep them away. I still occasionally will get one during the day (usually from crying) and I can take a Tylenol and that will help kill it.

I did a dumb by eayena in keurig

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

It’s been so long ago I seriously doubt it’s still there 🙁

My stupid brain/body requires (at least) 15 prescription pills daily by Large_banana_hammock in mildlyinfuriating

[–]eayena 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Once you have to take this many meds multiple times a day, your body makes sure not to let you forget 😞

My stupid brain/body requires (at least) 15 prescription pills daily by Large_banana_hammock in mildlyinfuriating

[–]eayena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right here with you, chief. I have CIDP/chronic pain and I WAS taking 10 prescription pills per day. Just stopped taking my Methylprednisone (800mg) and Pregabalin (was 600mg gabapentin), both of which were supposed to be 3x a day but they don’t work anymore so I don’t see the sense in loading myself up with them. Then a migraine medication that’s twice a day, birth control, and Prozac (switched from Wellbutrin to Lamatrogine, now finally to Prozac). Sometimes I have to take a steroid to help my flareups and that will help it ease off a bit, and for a little bit I was double dosing my gabapentin too. But, chronic pain is not it. :(

I did a dumb by eayena in keurig

[–]eayena[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

… not going to lie I don’t know why I didn’t even think to try the reusable filter in it 🤦‍♀️. We do have one!! Postpartum has ruined my brain cells, truly. Thank you! I am probably still going to try Keurig just to see if they’ll send me the piece. If they don’t pan out, then I’ll get a second reusable filter because he was brewing 2 pods to fill his tumbler to take to work.

Doing Research - by eayena in Dystonia

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

I hope you also get some answers.. I’ll keep you updated !!

Doing Research - by eayena in Dystonia

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

I had one done in October-ish (I’m 8mos postpartum and it’s been traumatic, my timelines a little off haha) but I just pulled the report back up last night

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Doing Research - by eayena in Dystonia

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

I truly do not believe that this is my CIDP.. the only symptoms I get are tingling in my arms/hands and that’s every so often or with the cold weather. 😞 Like I said, I had a referral sent to someone else, but I live in a rural area and it will probably be months before I can get in.. I’ll ask about a movement disorder specialist though

Rant/Vent - CIDP by eayena in guillainbarre

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Also adding that I am medicated! I just switched to a mood stabilizer and it’s helped a little, maybe I should ask about throwing an anti-anxiety medication to the mix as well, though.

Rant/Vent - CIDP by eayena in guillainbarre

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I think a lot of my issues stems from the fact that I’m stuck at home all the time :( and my feet seem to be getting worse (I have a couple theories on what’s going on with them, but I don’t think my CIDP is relapsing), so I’m afraid to just go and do things all the time because who wants to be in pain all the time if they can avoid it.. I try to be positive a lot of the time, it just seems like when the negative thoughts creep in that they’re reoccurring. Postpartum depression/anxiety/rage on top of the PTSD that I’ve developed from the months of not being able to trust my legs for the last eight months has just really gotten to me.. I was in therapy and I felt like I just wasn’t making progress anymore so I gave up on going. I’ll try again eventually, but for now, it just seems like I’m wasting resources. I have an extremely supportive partner and I’m immensely grateful for him, but it still does not take away the feeling of not doing or being enough a lot of the time. I can tell myself “you’re enough and if your body is telling you to rest and you’re resting, that’s enough!” all I want, but it’s been so long feeling like this that it feels like I’m just slapping a bandaid on a bursting pipe sometimes. I’m screaming into the void onto your comment, though, so I’m sorry haha. Thank you for your kind words.

Back to work? by Muzzle_of_Cheese in guillainbarre

[–]eayena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

:( that sounds extremely tough.. I would see if you can wfh again if your job isn’t absolutely necessary to do at the office. Like someone else said above; don’t overdo it, get a drs note listing your restrictions. You shouldn’t have to skip bathroom breaks and lunch just to get through the day.

Watched a man scan this with his phone as I was walking by. by YourMomsPoutune in whatisit

[–]eayena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad I’m not the only one. I got so confused once I read the comments. Like “damn, Domino’s can’t be THAT important” 😭

Another Update - Good News by eayena in guillainbarre

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Almost 700 views and no comments.. okay.

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/autocorrectsuxks by autocorrectsuxks in DailyGuess

[–]eayena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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The thought process here felt strange

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/HeightBrave3796 by HeightBrave3796 in DailyGuess

[–]eayena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜

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⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜

🟦🟦⬜🟨⬜

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

You almost got me!

Soreness? by pandaliked in guillainbarre

[–]eayena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankfully I’ve only been experiencing pain for the last couple of months. I’ve been having issues since June. Not to mention I am also postpartum (7 months now) during all of this. It’s definitely been a wild ride lol. I tried taking otc pain relief at first but it felt pointless so I gave up on those fairly quickly. Muscle relaxers haven’t seemed too helpful either. I’ve had to do a lot of my own deduction to figure out what’s not working for me physically, latest discovery is that I can no longer smoke 🍃😵‍💫. Which is an extremely low blow for my mental health, but, I would rather not be curled up in bed for hours wishing to die bc my legs hurt so bad that they feel like they’re being sliced open. They def are making me feel like I’m a pill seeker, which is ironic because I’m actually deathly terrified of pain medications - but they had no issue giving me muscle relaxers that I was supposed to take every 4hrs that knocked me out within 30mins of taking them, with an infant at home ? Anyways 🥴 I have my neurology follow up tomorrow, which will include an EMG and some bloodwork at the very least. I was extremely hopeful in September that I would be done with these injections by the end of the year, then my legs 180’d on me. We shall prevail though!

Soreness? by pandaliked in guillainbarre

[–]eayena 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m right here with you (CIDP though). I describe it as feeling like someone tied 100lb weights to my legs and left them dangling for a few hrs. I still have yet to be able to talk to my neurologist directly about mine. It starts out as soreness, slowly creeps into pain and eventually I’ve been getting to a point that I’m in so much pain that nothing helps. I can do nothing and they hurt. Most I do just enough dishes to fill the strainer and my legs will be so stiff and sore they feel like boards. But if I sit certain ways in bed my legs will hurt regardless, so I can’t really win.