Posted by Dinah on June 23, 2006, at 19:14:50
In reply to Re: Oh man » Dinah, posted by MidnightBlue on June 23, 2006, at 11:21:29
> Hey,
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> That is still less than me! Lay off the pickles and drink more water. Some of that really might be bloat.Most likely. I'll try, but it won't be easy in this heat. :) You know it's hot when the water in your cold tap is way hotter than in the hot tap.
> Well, the first rx he wrote was for Activella. Which I quickly reminded him I could NOT take because I have bad GERD, am prone to migraine headaches, and get VERY depressed on progesterone. I also reminded him I am VERY sensitive to estrogen.
We have a lot of the same issues. It makes finding medications hard.
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> So he wrote a script for Vivelle Dot .1 which is WAY too strong! A couple of years ago I was on .5 Esclim patch. With progesterone for 10 days every three months. He pulled me off that two years ago when the latest research came out. Now he thinks I need estrogen! Well, duh!:-)
> Oh yeah, and I asked for a vaginal estrogen cream and he prescribed Vagifem which is WAY more expensive! So I won't be filling that. Which means I really have nothing now.Are you happy with him otherwise? It doesn't sound as if he's very responsive to your needs, medication wise.
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> > Do you have a psychiatrist who prescribes your meds for depression? Or is it a GP. Hormone changes are rough. You might need a tweak on your medications.
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> No pdoc right now. Several years ago I went to one in this city but really didn't like him. My internist has been prescribing. I was doing VERY well on two grams of fish oil and Ambien to help me sleep until recently.
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> There is a very real possibility I have a thyroid problem even though the test was okay several months ago. I have several nodules they are watching.Definitely a good reason to go see the doctor then. If it's thyroid they can do something about it.
> > As far as diabetes, I'm just sort of assuming it's ok. I ought to test that assumption now and then.
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> Stay on top of that Dinah! My blood sugar seems to be slowly creeping up. I think my fasting level was 108 last time. It used to be 99!
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> Hugs,
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> MidnightBlueI really should. I have vague ideas when I'm under or over by how I feel, and I've not had that sort of feeling lately.
I kind of suspect the culprit for my feeling rotten is the relatively recent addition of lofibra for triglycerides. But admittedly my pdoc isn't too happy about my being on the dose of Risperdal I'm on with lousy liver test results.
Sometimes I feel like chucking the whole enormous pile of medications and try life without.
Except the Ranitidine. Since I started taking it, it's apparently destroyed what little muscle tone I have left to protect against GERD. I can't even skip a night without horrible consequences. Do you take anything for your GERD?
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