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[mkhackler]

Day 57! The horrid pain I've had for so long has now been gone for about 5 days or so. But it has been replaced by this quivery feeling throughout arms and legs that is very uncomfortable, am very weak feeling and have had non-stop nausea for about 3 or 4 days. Have tried dramamine and peppermint tea for nausea-no help. But does this quivery, weak feeling sound like cymbalta withdrawal?

Mary

[mkhackler]

It makes sense that the quivering feeling is because my muscles are freaking out from not being so tight all the time, and it is the same muscles that had been hurting so bad. As far as what I'm eating-I'm not. Everything makes me sick or tastes discusting. I eat some soup and that is about it. I found I can't take the omega 3 because it really makes me severly sick to my stomach. I have started drinking a ton of G2, the lighter version of Gatorade because I think I'm getting dehydrated as well.

This is absolutely the pits going through what we all have to go through to get our bodies back. On top of the physcal stuff, I'm now getting severly depressed which scares me more than anything. Can't bare the thought of having to see another evil psychiatrist and start the whole anti depressent garbage all over. But I don't leave the house, I don't get dressed-just stay in p.j.s all day, don't see anyone, don't play with my cats. Nothing. That is life as I know it now. Nothing. A nothing life filled with sickness. Ain't life grand!

[Momoftwo]

Mary,
I hope you are feeling better soon. I am experiencing a lot of what you are. Hang in there! You mentioned you were having trouble with your stomach and the Omega 3's---I bought the odorless fish oil tablets and seemed to tolerate them much better than the regular ones. Hang in there.

Kathy

[Lori]

Greybeard, your advice to Mary is excellent!!! I have received so much advice from this website and I can not thank all of you enough. I really think, if you try the things Greybeard advised, Mary, you would see a difference. My BF can ONLY sleep wit the tv ON ALL NIGHT, but we turn it down to where we barely hear it. But lately, especially with the few brain zaps I get, he makes sure the tv is OFF 30 minutes before we go to sleep. I honestly think HE is sleeping better and this cracks me up.... He has had the tv on all night for years and years, and has never been one to sleep well......duhhhhhh.....and during the day the tv is OFF, I do not like the tv, personally. But since the kids have been here, its on part of the day and I can tell I am a tad bit more irritable, BUT with the living situation, and HOPING AND PRAYING my son passes his next urine test so he can go to work, and the HEAT.....I am handling things so well.

Yesterday, we went to the air show and it was 99 degrees, I have no idea what the heat index was but it was HOT!!!!! My BF kept buying us water. At one point I had chill bumps so I knew I was too hot, and there was no shade anywhere, except around the aircraft and people already had those spots taken....but we enjoyed the air show, I sipped my water, then he bought us Powerades for the trip home. ( It is suppose to be 102 today, so we are all going to take cover when my BF gets home from work. )

Then we stopped by my daughters house to give the grandbabies their Blue Angels t shirts we got them, came home, watered the flowers, washed and dried a load of clothes, cooked dinner and took a shower.......and I said ALL OF THAT to say this, when I laid my head down on the pillow, I felt TWO brain zaps, and I just smiled. After such a hectic day, such a hot day, which is so frustrating, and rushing to get things done, I was not irritable, grouchy, short on breath, and if all I got was two little brain zaps, so be it. It was kinda like Cymbalta was letting me know it was still in control, but I smiled because it AIN'T!!! I am in control. Get behind me Cymbalta (Satan).

Mary, take Greybeards advice, and you too momoftwo....Its great advice!!!! God I love this website!!

Have a blessed day!!
Lori

[mkhackler]

Hi all. Sorry that I'm sounding so whiney, but 2 months of feeling like doo-doo is about 2 months to long. I did take a walk yesterday morning and did pretty good, but had pain in my feet and calves all day. Went to doctor yesterday also because of the nausea, vomiting and diareah. Kind of was thinking it was pretty late in the withdrawal game to come down with those symptoms, and been sick 24 hrs a day since last Wednesday. She thinks I've got a stomach virus, has seen alot of patients in last week with same thing. They weighed me on the same scale they had weighed me on the week before. Lost 5 lbs. in 1 week due to vomiting and not being able to eat much. So anyway, going to try a very bland diet for a few days at doc's suggestion. No dairy (which I don't do anyway), no meat, no spices, clear broths-things like that. And, a lot of G2 or lighter juices like lemonaide and such. She said I'm very dehydrated. Threatened to put an IV in me.

Also went and did a little cloths shopping. I'm going to start water aerobics tomorrow so needed a bathing suit. Got a few other things too that I really didn't need :roll: but wanted. Spent the rest of the day resting due to pain in legs and feet. But it felt good to get out and about. Today I took 2 of the 3 grandsons to a movie (the youngest is in summer school) and fell asleep during movie. Then we went and got there dad a father's day present and ran a few more errands. I do think it is essential that I force myself out of the house and do stuff, even if it's just quick errands. Helps with the mental state. Oh, and Greybeard, I'm playing with my kitty cats more and that is helping as well. It is just so easy to fall into a slump, and then getting out of it is hard. I also bought a romance novel to start reading. I use to love to read but got away from it. Figure a book is much better than the tv being on just to be on. And Saturday evening I'm having my grandsons and son over for dinner to give my son his Father's Day present. So I'm looking forward to that. I haven't cooked for anyone in months!

So I'm working on me again. Biggest part is to keep it up. So thank you Greybeard for the good, sound advice. You're an Angel. And Lori, you are truely a nice lady and most importantly, my friend.

Mary in HOTTER THAN H--- Denver