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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 37629"><p>The nurse from the cardio's office called Thursday. I told her what was going on. She said they specialize in cardiology and not depression and that I should probably talk to someone. :grrr: I explained to her that I wasn't depressed until I started the steroids. That, in fact, my mental/emotional state, in spite of all of the physical complaints, had been better than ever. That it was the steroids, I believed, causing this. She blew me off. She also told me that I'm still going to have itching which is why she told me to continue the benadryl. She said the steroids were to "block the allergic reaction". Ok. So why the continued itching then? :grrr: I'm a bit annoyed. Ok. More than a bit. And something really interesting....when I asked the dr what kind of side effects I may encounter with the steroids, he said that steroids don't have any side effects. He must think I'm an idiot.</p><p></p><p>I went to bed at 430 Thursday afternoon and slept until Friday morning at 1030. I got up Friday and felt really, really bad. Scary bad. I could hardly walk, was having trouble focusing, my head felt like it was going to split in two and my hands were shaking uncontrollably. My body felt like lead and just putting one foot in front of the other was an effort. I stopped the steroids. I was down to 2 pills for that day and then 1 the next and it just wasn't worth it. After about 30 minutes or so I went from feeling scary bad to just off. I had trouble focusing the rest of the day...just felt confused, kinda...and when I would speak sometimes my words would come out in the wrong order. It got better as the day went on and I'm ok today. Feel great, emotionally, actually. The itching hasn't lessened any, though. Last night my feet were swelling again and I was even itching in my ear canals. I know that they frown upon inserting pipe cleaners into your ears, but I was seriously considering it. :hammer: </p><p></p><p>So, I'll give it til Monday and then am calling the doctor's office and insisting on being seen. If I get worse over the weekend, though, or swell up again, I'm going to the ER. I'm tired of messing with this. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the support, ladies. I really appreciate it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 37629"] The nurse from the cardio's office called Thursday. I told her what was going on. She said they specialize in cardiology and not depression and that I should probably talk to someone. [img]:grrr:[/img] I explained to her that I wasn't depressed until I started the steroids. That, in fact, my mental/emotional state, in spite of all of the physical complaints, had been better than ever. That it was the steroids, I believed, causing this. She blew me off. She also told me that I'm still going to have itching which is why she told me to continue the benadryl. She said the steroids were to "block the allergic reaction". Ok. So why the continued itching then? [img]:grrr:[/img] I'm a bit annoyed. Ok. More than a bit. And something really interesting....when I asked the dr what kind of side effects I may encounter with the steroids, he said that steroids don't have any side effects. He must think I'm an idiot. I went to bed at 430 Thursday afternoon and slept until Friday morning at 1030. I got up Friday and felt really, really bad. Scary bad. I could hardly walk, was having trouble focusing, my head felt like it was going to split in two and my hands were shaking uncontrollably. My body felt like lead and just putting one foot in front of the other was an effort. I stopped the steroids. I was down to 2 pills for that day and then 1 the next and it just wasn't worth it. After about 30 minutes or so I went from feeling scary bad to just off. I had trouble focusing the rest of the day...just felt confused, kinda...and when I would speak sometimes my words would come out in the wrong order. It got better as the day went on and I'm ok today. Feel great, emotionally, actually. The itching hasn't lessened any, though. Last night my feet were swelling again and I was even itching in my ear canals. I know that they frown upon inserting pipe cleaners into your ears, but I was seriously considering it. [img]:hammer:[/img] So, I'll give it til Monday and then am calling the doctor's office and insisting on being seen. If I get worse over the weekend, though, or swell up again, I'm going to the ER. I'm tired of messing with this. Thanks for the support, ladies. I really appreciate it. [/QUOTE]
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