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OK, Another one of those Lady-things!
Ladies,
I need your advice and input. I went off hormones some months ago after friends of mine told me how bad they were. I thought I could tough out the hot flashes, not sleeping and brain fog. I've been using some herbal stuff; black cohosh and soy supplements and some homeopathic things too.
Nada. It feels like a prolonged detox! Hot and cold. Swiss cheese brain. Fatigue. And now I have a new symptom: Extreme irritability. This is so not me! I am usually fairly calm and patient. Now, I feel like I want to tear someone's head off just for the general purpose.
My GYN started me on the HRT patch 6 years ago when I first went into menopause. He said I didn't have a hormone in my body! After a few days I felt much better. Then came all the bad news about strokes, heart attacks and breast cancer due to the HRT.
If anyone has experience or advice, please let me know. The head I rip off may be a poor, innocent bystander! Or not.
Love,
Lenina
I need your advice and input. I went off hormones some months ago after friends of mine told me how bad they were. I thought I could tough out the hot flashes, not sleeping and brain fog. I've been using some herbal stuff; black cohosh and soy supplements and some homeopathic things too.
Nada. It feels like a prolonged detox! Hot and cold. Swiss cheese brain. Fatigue. And now I have a new symptom: Extreme irritability. This is so not me! I am usually fairly calm and patient. Now, I feel like I want to tear someone's head off just for the general purpose.
My GYN started me on the HRT patch 6 years ago when I first went into menopause. He said I didn't have a hormone in my body! After a few days I felt much better. Then came all the bad news about strokes, heart attacks and breast cancer due to the HRT.
If anyone has experience or advice, please let me know. The head I rip off may be a poor, innocent bystander! Or not.
Love,
Lenina
Student trying to quit Ultram
Hi everybody my name is Adam Said and I am from the UP of Michigan. I am currently attending Northern Michigan University and pursuing a degree in Anthropology in the hopes of getting into graduate school and becoming an archaeologist. I am 20 years old and have been addicted to painkillers, most recently tramadol, since I was 17 years of age. I am a sufferer of chronic cluster headaches, one of the most painful conditions on earth, and self medicate through the use of painkillers. I am trying to quit these dreaded things, but am having incredible amounts of rebound pain that is just unbearable. My family doesn't know about this, my girlfriend who I love very much doesn't know about this, and it's just eating me up inside. I am unhealthy, have already messed up enough in my life, and am just generally sick of being a junky. I have wasted so much time, energy, money, and life on these god damn things and just cannot seem to shake this addiction. These Ultrams, although advertised as non-narcotic, are the most horrible things to withdraw from. I had an easier time coming off of oxycodone than I do with ultram. I believe this is due to their effect on 4 different types of neurotransmitters, versus 1 like most painkillers effect. If anyone has any advice or words of encouragement I would really appreciate it. It seems so hard right now to admit I have this problem usually I do not admit or show any weakness whatsoever, but this is really getting out of hand. I already have two felonys on my record, have sat jail time, have been to rehab, and just switched to the legal ultrams ordered off the internet to stay out of trouble and maintain my addiction. But these ultrams are almost IMPOSSIBLE to get off of! I have never felt such severe withdrawal! Sweating, shaking, shitting, shivering, cold and hot flashes, vomiting, anxiety, severe depression, brain "zaps", tunnel vision, extreme lethargy, mood swings, loss of concentration, runny nose, runny eyes, these are some of the withdrawal symptoms I deal with. Someone please help me help myself!
OT: fLASHES BACK!
hot flashes have returned with a vengeance after being gone for a year and a half
thought I was free and clear, and they were long gone....:e076:
went through perimenopause early(45), years ago (worst than menopause, I'm thinking), and then menopausal for many years after...I turn 60 next month...
I can only think that in the midst of all that.... went through life changing seriously stressful period, and now that my life has settled down now to a blessed place of some serenity, my hormones, once interrupted, have now resumed their normal progression...thoughts on your experiences, anyone?
now where did I put that fan...
thought I was free and clear, and they were long gone....:e076:
went through perimenopause early(45), years ago (worst than menopause, I'm thinking), and then menopausal for many years after...I turn 60 next month...
I can only think that in the midst of all that.... went through life changing seriously stressful period, and now that my life has settled down now to a blessed place of some serenity, my hormones, once interrupted, have now resumed their normal progression...thoughts on your experiences, anyone?
now where did I put that fan...
12 days dry, no cravings, no withdrawal
I am hitting two weeks on Monday. My first post was 3 days and I still lived and breathed thoughts of alcohol. For those that don't know, I'm in an oilfield camp in Canada for three weeks. It's an alcohol free camp. They make them that way for two reasons in case your curious. First off is that they want no excuses as to poor work quality in the day. Secondly, we have no security, and everyone needs to be an adult without fights, and mayhem.
Anyways, I have no thoughts of alcohol at all, ever. I don't even care if someone drinks on TV, or the movies.My first few days of this journey and all I thought about was the whole world drinking but me. You know what, that just isn't true. Millions don't believe in alcohol. Athletes don't drink, for one. My last night drinking, and I knew it was my last night. I had no interest in a farewell to a good friend on the last night. I wanted to hate booze. I wanted to curse alcohol. I never did throw up, but oh boy a few blackouts, a walk home in the rain from a bar. I messed up my shoulder from a fall, bruised my leg really bad, and scratched my nose bad. My wife said she went looking in the car around 2 am, and found me with a friend, all bloodied up, wet, and out of it. I don't remember anything, but I do remember what a nasty day I had that day. Social drinkers get hangovers, and they are childs play to what we drunks call withdrawal symptoms. I had a fever, sweats, nausea, dry heaves, hot flashes, twitches, and the shakes. Oh what a glorious day, but you know what. I never said goodbye to an old friend that day. I cursed alcohol as a new sworn enemy for what it did to me, and the last 7 years. All the times I wanted to go play golf, but I let it win and I drank on hot sunny days in the early afternoon. How about all the times my wife begged me to see a movie at the theatre, and I had a thousand excuses, but the only real reason was that it cut into drinking time. I could go on and on.
I am just so thankful that I only had one crappy day, and no withdrawal symptoms. I read about the torture, the drugs for it, and everything else. I have no cravings at all, nor any withdrawal. I know that I am done with booze. I know this because every other time, I had one drink and thought I was in control. I was going to be a moderation drinker. I finally realized, it's NOT EVEN 1. I can't say it enough to anyone who thinks they have it under control now. NOT EVEN 1!!!!
I have a confession though. I am eating strawberries, watermelon, melon, grapes, and kiwi every morning for breakfast. I have no simple carbohydrates like breads, or pasta, at all. I eat very low fat, high protein meats, with salads and no dressings. I am hitting the weights in the gym a lot, and doing a lot of cardio. Then nighttime comes and I just can't help myself, I had cheesecake yesterday(cherry, and thick cheesecake, not that wimpy fluffy stuff). Today, I had apple pie. Yah, I know, nice diet huh. Temple by day, and amusement park by night. That's it, no more treats until next weekend. I heard that alcohol was a craving for sugar. No alcohol, craving pastry, maybe it's true. That Susan, exercise freak(California, USA) wrote a book on alcohol being a sugar craving, didn't she.
So, what is the deal on me not wanting booze in the slightest, and no withdrawal. I drank a 26 oz, or 750 ml of vodka everyday, usually with 5-10 beer. How can I be feeling so good after 1 day of hell when I hear so many horror stories??? Sobriety just came so easy for me, maybe I just finally hit my low of lows. All I know is that I am so excited to kick that beast, and begin to live again. :Dance7:
Anyways, I have no thoughts of alcohol at all, ever. I don't even care if someone drinks on TV, or the movies.My first few days of this journey and all I thought about was the whole world drinking but me. You know what, that just isn't true. Millions don't believe in alcohol. Athletes don't drink, for one. My last night drinking, and I knew it was my last night. I had no interest in a farewell to a good friend on the last night. I wanted to hate booze. I wanted to curse alcohol. I never did throw up, but oh boy a few blackouts, a walk home in the rain from a bar. I messed up my shoulder from a fall, bruised my leg really bad, and scratched my nose bad. My wife said she went looking in the car around 2 am, and found me with a friend, all bloodied up, wet, and out of it. I don't remember anything, but I do remember what a nasty day I had that day. Social drinkers get hangovers, and they are childs play to what we drunks call withdrawal symptoms. I had a fever, sweats, nausea, dry heaves, hot flashes, twitches, and the shakes. Oh what a glorious day, but you know what. I never said goodbye to an old friend that day. I cursed alcohol as a new sworn enemy for what it did to me, and the last 7 years. All the times I wanted to go play golf, but I let it win and I drank on hot sunny days in the early afternoon. How about all the times my wife begged me to see a movie at the theatre, and I had a thousand excuses, but the only real reason was that it cut into drinking time. I could go on and on.
I am just so thankful that I only had one crappy day, and no withdrawal symptoms. I read about the torture, the drugs for it, and everything else. I have no cravings at all, nor any withdrawal. I know that I am done with booze. I know this because every other time, I had one drink and thought I was in control. I was going to be a moderation drinker. I finally realized, it's NOT EVEN 1. I can't say it enough to anyone who thinks they have it under control now. NOT EVEN 1!!!!
I have a confession though. I am eating strawberries, watermelon, melon, grapes, and kiwi every morning for breakfast. I have no simple carbohydrates like breads, or pasta, at all. I eat very low fat, high protein meats, with salads and no dressings. I am hitting the weights in the gym a lot, and doing a lot of cardio. Then nighttime comes and I just can't help myself, I had cheesecake yesterday(cherry, and thick cheesecake, not that wimpy fluffy stuff). Today, I had apple pie. Yah, I know, nice diet huh. Temple by day, and amusement park by night. That's it, no more treats until next weekend. I heard that alcohol was a craving for sugar. No alcohol, craving pastry, maybe it's true. That Susan, exercise freak(California, USA) wrote a book on alcohol being a sugar craving, didn't she.
So, what is the deal on me not wanting booze in the slightest, and no withdrawal. I drank a 26 oz, or 750 ml of vodka everyday, usually with 5-10 beer. How can I be feeling so good after 1 day of hell when I hear so many horror stories??? Sobriety just came so easy for me, maybe I just finally hit my low of lows. All I know is that I am so excited to kick that beast, and begin to live again. :Dance7:
old and sad…
Today I'm just sad. It's stupid, but my ego is a little bruised.
I've had one fun thing I do, ballroom dancing. Today I saw my dance partner. Times being what they are, his job has changed, his income has changed, and he won't be making time for our dancing anymore. I'm just a little bummed that it was more fun for me (I was willing to continue to make the effort) than it was for him.
I have gone to ballroom dances alone, and spent the evening looking perky and gracious and enthusiastic. But not dancing.
Since he takes the summer off, and I had a suspicion this may happen one day, I had been looking around for another man to dance with, on bulletin boards and Craig's List. But there are tons of other women looking for partners, and no men.
My husband is drunk almost every night, and doesn't want to do anything different.
And now I'm having hot flashes and I feel old. Honest, I'm usually more fun than this...
I've had one fun thing I do, ballroom dancing. Today I saw my dance partner. Times being what they are, his job has changed, his income has changed, and he won't be making time for our dancing anymore. I'm just a little bummed that it was more fun for me (I was willing to continue to make the effort) than it was for him.
I have gone to ballroom dances alone, and spent the evening looking perky and gracious and enthusiastic. But not dancing.
Since he takes the summer off, and I had a suspicion this may happen one day, I had been looking around for another man to dance with, on bulletin boards and Craig's List. But there are tons of other women looking for partners, and no men.
My husband is drunk almost every night, and doesn't want to do anything different.
And now I'm having hot flashes and I feel old. Honest, I'm usually more fun than this...
Time for the change
I have dug back 3 pages and all I have seen are topic about cars, trucks, sex and drugs... all important topics in their own right.
What about "The Change" in your life.
How are you dealing with it ?
What crazy things have you been experiencing ?
What personality traits changes have you noticed ?
You know they actually have a name for this..? Yea, its call andreapause
I started 3 yrs ago, at least when it was confirmed by the doctor.
You know, the hot flashes, crankiness, being short, feeling restless.
I found its not uncommon to have a career change.
Myself, I went on a full two week Carribean cruise (east and west) 2 yrs ago. This summer I rode to Sturgis SD in the seat of my Harley.
I'm finding that my eye sight is getting worse, my health is good but I'm finding that when I do get sick I get clobbered. When I over do it... I'm wiped out for days, sigh.
Anyone else going thru this ?
What about "The Change" in your life.
How are you dealing with it ?
What crazy things have you been experiencing ?
What personality traits changes have you noticed ?
You know they actually have a name for this..? Yea, its call andreapause
I started 3 yrs ago, at least when it was confirmed by the doctor.
You know, the hot flashes, crankiness, being short, feeling restless.
I found its not uncommon to have a career change.
Myself, I went on a full two week Carribean cruise (east and west) 2 yrs ago. This summer I rode to Sturgis SD in the seat of my Harley.
I'm finding that my eye sight is getting worse, my health is good but I'm finding that when I do get sick I get clobbered. When I over do it... I'm wiped out for days, sigh.
Anyone else going thru this ?
