Recent content by Janet65

i watched it too. Reassured me. I struggled to find any safety for so long.

Ive tried lots of healing programs over the last 4 years and they all had Long Covid success stories. From my understanding Long Covid is a form of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Other than this forum, the only group i actively follow on fb is run by Miguel of CFS recovery...

Withdrawals initially flipped the switch but I think it was the laxatives( something my system wasnt used to) plus the anxious state i was in that did it. The current state im in with my body stiffness same thing, i had a period of hightened stress plus strenuous exercise triggered the...

There was a woman in the fb group i was in that had survived breast cancer and because she was having hot flashes as a side effect from her hormone therapy drug, her doctor prescribed venlafaxine. For hot flashes! She also had severe withdrawals trying to get off it. She was livid. I agree...

Yes its criminal. And the lie about you having a chemical imbalance so you need the drug to correct it. And then doctors gaslight you when you tell them how bad your withdrawals are. If every person had to stop taking their anti depressant today we would have a drug interaction epidemic that...

Hi Mike, im so sorry you are dealing with this! I was on Lexapro/Escitalopram 20 mg to begin with for anxiety. I never had insomnia in my life and as a side effect i could not sleep. I was up until 3 am every night and also had restless leg syndrome, which i had before at times but it was much...

Thank you so much for your reply Cactusflower! Gives me things to think about. I would have been interested in this work anyway. Like my procrastination over housework. I would stress all day over 30 min work. Crazy. Thirty minutes before my husband was due home i would panic and rush to get...

Im reading Tamaras book. Its amazing and im in chapter 5. Something ive struggled with and im hoping someone can answer this: I am NOT a people pleaser, helper, over achiever or self critical but i am somewhat of a perfectionist, a procrastinator and worrier. Im also highly sensitive and get my...

Thank you so much for your reply BloodMoon! Before SSRI withdrawal i could take 2000 iu of Vit D a day no problem and i did it for years even after menopause. In fact before withdrawal i had never negatively reacted to any substance in my life ever, this includes 2 major surgeries and numerous...

A lot of people in the chronic illness healing community(chronic fatigue syndrome, advanced lyme disease, long covid, etc which is also TMS) have to do baby steps. A lot! It works and is gentler to your system. I like your snail analogy ☺️ there are a lot that can go faster too. Im hoping...

I hear you cactusflower. Every self healing program ive been in says this and i plan on doing more of this when my system calms down a bit. I have to be careful if i ramp up my system i can become fearful which i feel defeats the whole purpose. So its a balancing act. for instance. I tried to...

exactly Diana! I bump my boundaries every day just being. Many times ive gone too far outside my "window of tolerance" and had to back off. Less is more when your ns is hypersensitive. Many times ive tried to exercise my stiffness away and paid for it so ive learned if they say to hold a...

Thats what im going to do. Ill add a 20 minute in today and if that goes well ill keep adding. Its crazy how much just the 15 min relaxes me. I tend to want to fall asleep though by the end. Which maybe thats more proof its working. Thank you!

Yes but it has to be smooth like my apple pencil and my ipad screen are smooth. Because of neuropathy my hands and fingertips are very sensitive to anything with texture. Even smooth things can bother if i handle it enough. i dont live near a metro area but its more about internal strength. If...

Thank you TG! im doing 15 minutes 4 times a day currently. Im finding yoga nidra are becoming my favorite. They allow me to connect with my whole body and not just the parts with sensations. I can work on slowly expanding my meditation time. Do you think its better to do 1 45 to 60 minutes...