I’m one of almost 60% of Americans on prescription medication. I started taking daily prescriptions at the age of 10 after a summer spent in excruciating and paralyzing stomach pain. I lost 20 lbs in three months refusing to eat for fear of the stomach cramping returning. Medicine is what gave me my life back.… Continue reading The things you learn taking prescription medication
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This is brain fog
Everything about dysautonomia sucks, plain and simple. But brain fog is one of the worst aspects because it distorts your reality. What can you rely on when you can’t rely on your thinking? I underwent a new treatment for my depression recently (I’ll write all about it soon). Since treatment, I’ve had several moments of… Continue reading This is brain fog
Explaining dysautonomia: what works for me
The holiday season is all about spending time with the ones you love. And also about spending times with people you don’t know so well but you’re at the same holiday party so you might as well make small talk. Small talk that turns into “so what do you do for school/work?” that awkwardly turns into,… Continue reading Explaining dysautonomia: what works for me
2015 Dysautonomia inspired gift guide
Happy holidays and happier holiday shopping, my dear followers! If you’re like me, the whole holiday season gets mixed up because it feels like it starts in October. That means you don’t know when to start buying presents and it gets put off over and over again. If you need to be told like I… Continue reading 2015 Dysautonomia inspired gift guide
Duke and Casey and dysautonomia
My dogs are the loves of my life. The day we brought them home was the happiest, scariest, most exhausting day I’d ever experienced. When they do what I ask, they are the greatest joys of my life. And the other 99% of the time, they drive me nuts. For as spectacular as dogs are,… Continue reading Duke and Casey and dysautonomia