Neurosurgeon

I went to a new neurosurgeon this week upon the recommendation of my pain management specialist for my trigeminal neuralgia. He was considered to be pretty good. I've had TN Type 2 since 2010 and have suffered mightily off and on over the years. During that time, I've undergone many tests and many minor surgical …

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Med Cocktail Mess

So I've been doing a lot of research on various websites lately on several different meds I take and the outlook is pretty grim. This all started because about a month ago, I was put on a new med with what drugs.com said had 109 side effects, including extreme rage, anxiety, hostility, suicidal tendencies, depression, …

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Insomnia

I've been up since 12:15 AM and I want to write something about my severe insomnia, but I don't know what to write. Yesterday, I had the luxury of sleeping in until 4:15, but that's very rare. Normally, I'm up by 2:15. I typically go to bed around 10 or 10:30, so I average maybe …

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Insomnia Sucks!

I've had pretty bad insomnia since at least 2002. I've had several sleep doctors during this time and have tried just about every sleep aid available. Nothing helps. Two nights ago, I got no sleep at all. I was up the whole night. Tonight I got two hours. My doctor says I average about three …

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I Won!!!

I applied for disability over three years ago. I was denied twice, before hiring a law firm to represent me. I then had two court hearings, where I was again denied twice. Yesterday, I had my fifth chance, my third court hearing. Leading up to this, I was very stressed. I've been extremely anxious. See, …

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