Posted by Willow on February 4, 2002, at 17:49:53
In reply to Headaches and Baclofen » Willow, posted by IsoM on February 4, 2002, at 14:02:41
> Whenever I take NSAIDs, I bruise horribly from the slightest thing - even pressure on the same place for long leaves bruises.
Regarding the bruising, I too often look like a punching bag, turns out my ferritin (iron reserves) are low. You may want to inqire about this, note my haemoglobin (sp) is fine.
I too cannot take NSAIDS because of the bruising and my stomach. (Many other things my stomach disagrees with, the joys of smoking I think!) Baclofen is a muscle relaxant. It actually lessens tension in the muscles compared to some others that just knock me out.
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>I get a lot of lights, spots, etc in my vision.These I refer to floaters or "star wars" shows. They I only find annoying when driving because I find myself concentrating on them and have to keep forcing myself to focus on the road. Distracting!
What I meant by auras are like halos around objects, and with these I get the slowing of mind and extreme fatigue. I don't know if the fatigue is a cause of the auras or vice versa or if they just by chance come together because of an effect. I'm beyond questioning and just accept them as signs. (Not the spiritual type though!) >
> He had no idea we experienced these things.
I can remember reading about "yuppy flu" as a teenager and thinking it was just burnout for old folks trying to live like teenagers. The fatigue I can't compare to anything else I've experienced before so how can I explain it.
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> And it's just very easy for me to break habits but very difficult to form new ones.Welcome to the human race! I think it's easier to do stuff that we enjoy. Try finding an activity that appeals to you.
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> I'm curious how often you get migraines, pain or not now, too. And it HURTS like hell then to think! You too?Mine are pretty much hormone related, menstrual, and stress. After a car wiped out in front of me, about an hour later the migraine hit. They seem to come for awhile and pulse away with more frequency for several months and then their gone.
I can't say it hurts for me to think when my mind goes blank, there's just no zap in the old brain. Unable to comprehend anything that I read sort of thing.
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> That's when he suggested valproic acid. I still consider it at times, but it does make me nervous.Despite the problems I had with my past doc I generally trust that between my docs and pharmascist they can keep track of any problems that may arise from medications.
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> There I went again, blithering on...Blithering is good!
Willow
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