Differently Abled (fly your freak flag high)

[ravfem]

ok i have an ambien story too....

Like someone else said, i started taking it about 1/2 hour before i was ready for bed to give it time to kick in.

Well, one morning my house mate asked if i had heard the smoke alarm go off during the night. Nope, i said, and didn't think anything more about it.

Later as i was sitting at the computer, i noticed a big jar candle sitting on the floor in the corner of the room. i wondered why it was there and went over to get it. It was covered with black soot and had water in it, as well as bits of burnt paper. i sat there trying to figure out what was going on, and slowly memories started coming back....i remembered sitting at my desk, lighting the candle and holding paper over it. That's all i remembered.

i almost set the house on fire on ambien! Yeah, it got trashed quickly. A friend eats in his sleep when he takes it....wakes up with food wrappers and crumbs all over the bed but with no memory of doing it.

my doc switched me to amitriptyline (elavil) for insomnia, which works ok usually with no hangover effect. It's old as dirt and very cheap.

[Gayla]

So apparently my two day low hanging fog is mostly just due to allergies. :/

Had a post-surgical follow up with my ENT today and he walked in the door, took one look at me and said, "Happy Allergy Week!" When I told him I'd been foggy for a couple of day, in addition to the razor blades in my eyes and the runny nose, he told me grass pollen is really high and if my allergy is severe enough it can affect everything from concentration to cognitive kind of stuff.

Yay. He did call in scripts though and said I should be thinking more clearly in a day or two. (clearly? clearer? sigh)

I rarely like my docs much less love them as much as I love this guy. He just takes care of stuff without me having to beg and explain over and over again. Then again, he is the one who saved my butt when surgery went all wrong so I guess it's not all that weird to be madly in love with a doc who's probably the sole reason I'm still upright.

So, for all the foggy folks, check your pollen levels!

[Corkey]

Poor Gayla, if I had allergies to trees and grasses I would do as you and down some pills. I hope they help you very soon. My allergies are to foods, yea I eat stuff I really shouldn't but I got tired of bland. I can honestly say it's the fibro fog.
Have you tried an ice pack for your eyes in the meantime?

[Gayla]

Yeah, I did ice for a bit this morning and it helped but then had to go out in the world and all. He called in some drops and Flonase, I think. That should help.

It was just weird talking to him because I know I've been having issues the past couple of days with allergies but I really never made the connection. I mean, I have thyroid fog and I have fibro fog and I can usually tell the difference between them. It never crossed my mind that now I have hayfever fog to go along with both of those!

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by gayla

Yeah, I did ice for a bit this morning and it helped but then had to go out in the world and all. He called in some drops and Flonase, I think. That should help.

It was just weird talking to him because I know I've been having issues the past couple of days with allergies but I really never made the connection. I mean, I have thyroid fog and I have fibro fog and I can usually tell the difference between them. It never crossed my mind that now I have hayfever fog to go along with both of those!

Yer a foggy mess. Feel better Gayla.

[SuperFemme]

For Gayla: I Love THIS mask.
It makes allergies tolerable.

You should try it.

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

For Gayla: I Love THIS mask.
It makes allergies tolerable.

You should try it.

Wonder how it works on migraines?

[Gayla]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

For Gayla: I Love THIS mask.
It makes allergies tolerable.

You should try it.

That would be much better than laying around with a bag of frozen peas on my face!

[Lady Pamela]

I'm backkkk..lol

I will not mention any names but I stopped frequenting the site due to some people on here who didn't understand my diffrent abilities. I felt put asisde by being corrected and constantly told I was spelling things wrong. Also it was mentioned I sure have alot of times I get hurt.

Soooo....I am back and I will better explain how I Roll...smiles
In short of course...lol


I have a disorder that creates the blood to pool to the bottom part of my body..which starves my brain, heart and other organs from recieving blood and oxygen.

This creates moments of slow thought process "which I deal with and laugh at" and also makes me pass out or fall alot. Thus why I get hurt alot. "Also something I get up and laugh at myself for. After the fact that is."

It also creates a short term memory issue at times which comes back when I lay down or when I am not having a flare.

It sometimes makes me spell things wrong or leave out letters as well. This is something I used to pride myself in but now I simply just have to correct my mistakes when I see them. And again add it to the list of things to laugh at.

Along with this I have Fibromyalgia which holds alot of the same symptoms.
Except for pain is associated with it at times.
I have learn't to handle both well but others often don't understand why I do what I do.

I work hard at keeping stress under tabs because this can set both off.

I know I don't have to explain myself to anyone here but perhaps next time I type something wrong or forget something common...maybe this will help to show why and it won't be an issue anymore for others.

Just because one doesn't spell right or remember on the mark..does not make them stupid....They may come back one day in a post...and blow your mind with what they know and have hidden...Just saying


SMILES...Have a nice day.

[FeminineAllure]

Welcome back Lady Pamela!

I have fibromyalgia and bipolar and possibly MS. My memory is not good as well.
It is not your spelling I have ever noticed but the depth of your posts and what you have to share.
People jump to conclusions too often I feel. There is a real person behind the keyboard with real feelings and a personal history that people online are not always aware of that make up the whole person.
We have some good days and some not so good. That goes for everybody not just those that are differently abled.