Forgetful Girl is in her early 20s, living with post-viral CFS in the UK. She first became ill with Glandular Fever in 2007, but was diagnosed in early 2009. It's a misunderstood condition, but one that changes your outlook on life. Forgetful Girl finds having a positive frame of mind really helps. Although fatigue is one of the major symptoms for her, she also has to contend with a really,...
I fell ill with what I now know is Lyme Disease. I never remember being bitten by a tick (just a flea or a mosquito) and I never had the EM rash. It took about 3 months to get diagnosed by my wonderful Internist that actually believed me when I told him I was sick. I had been to several docs & told I needed an anti-depressant. I was even told not to come back to a...
In early 2005, I was 28 years old and just beginning to break into a career as an opera singer. I had received contracts for three main stage productions, a culmination of ten years of work toward my goal of making opera my life's work. I was at a turning point; these performances could make or break my budding career.
One morning in March of that year, I woke, stood up, and passed out,...
Who Is Lew Newmark Hi There! My name is Lew Newmark. I am 51 years young, married to my beautiful wife of 26 years Susan. I have a daughter, Samantha, who is always the apple of her father?s eye. I have a dog named Star, who kind of looks like ? Falcor ? from The Never Ending Story I have a cat named Oscar, who as far as cats go is typical except for his Rodent Ulcer I have a home...
I am keen for parents (and doctors!) to know how to support a physiological fever and to stamp out fever phobia - teach parents to check for a dangerous underlying infection rather than checking temperatures.
http://www.everydaymedicine.com/fever.htm
Havinga W. Giving paracetamol is unnecessary. BMJ 1997;314:discussion 1692-3
Havinga W. Time to counter...
Woman who is exasperated by GI symptoms that have knocked her out of commission. Finding it hard to convince doc's of severity of symptoms and have found that since I started having problems I've definitely experienced a personality change. Looking at the relationship between my symptoms and anitbiotic use. Interested in probiotics and their effect on our health.
I've lived with mental illness for most of my life. It started out as Depression in my teens, and then by the time I was 20 I started having symptoms of Schizophrenia. I went untreated until I was 20. Some of the emotional pain from my childhood is still with me. This blog is about my life with mental illness and the many challenges I face with it.
