I was driving back from taking my girls to school when I heard on the radio about this place that was talking about sleep apnea. The signs and symptoms of it and about sleep walking. It mentioned night terrors and remembered that my older daughter used to have night terrors when she was small. She would start screaming some time during the night and I would have to go in her room to her and hold her face looking at me and saying M can you hear me? Look at me and I kept doing it until she focused on me and I could see that she was awake. But it was an experience that is not sometimes easy to take. To hear her screaming and I didn't know what triggers it. I still don't. She has outgrown it thank God but I got to thinking about it and I thought that maybe there are other mothers out there that has gone through the same experience and maybe have different ways that they dealt with it. If we talked about what we did then maybe someone that is going through it now might find one method that helps them. If you went through a child having night terrors post a comment about it so that we can help someone else.
Thank you
Ladyhawkcj
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Fibromayalgia
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that I know a lot of people heard of from tv or such. I have a friend and a sister that has this condition. There are people that doesn't really understand what it feels like. You might have this or know someone that does. Fibromyalgia, What is it? It is a chronic condition causing pain, stiffness and tenderness of muscles, tendons, joints, restless sleep, anxiety, depression - formerly known as fibrositis.
Causes are unknown but it affects more women than men.
There are tender points- around neck, elbows, knees, hips, shoulders and sides of breastbone.
Signs and Symptoms- musculoskeletal pain, severe fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep- usually have no problem getting to sleep but wake up during the night and can't go back to sleep.
Diagnosing- Usually a rule out procedure to make sure it is not some other condition such as hypothyroidism for example.
Treatment - Combination of education, stress reduction, exercise and medications.
You can get more detailed information at
http://www.medicinenet.com/fibromyalgia/article.htm
Observing my sister and my friend it is very painful. There are days when they can't get out of bed. It is almost like having a bad case of flu with the body aches. There are certain things they can't do because it aggravates the symptoms. Everyone does not experience the same degree of pain but it is there. If you or anyone else you know are having these symptoms then I suggest going to a doctor and start getting some treatment. On this note I will good luck.
Ladyhawkcj
Causes are unknown but it affects more women than men.
There are tender points- around neck, elbows, knees, hips, shoulders and sides of breastbone.
Signs and Symptoms- musculoskeletal pain, severe fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep- usually have no problem getting to sleep but wake up during the night and can't go back to sleep.
Diagnosing- Usually a rule out procedure to make sure it is not some other condition such as hypothyroidism for example.
Treatment - Combination of education, stress reduction, exercise and medications.
You can get more detailed information at
http://www.medicinenet.com/fibromyalgia/article.htm
Observing my sister and my friend it is very painful. There are days when they can't get out of bed. It is almost like having a bad case of flu with the body aches. There are certain things they can't do because it aggravates the symptoms. Everyone does not experience the same degree of pain but it is there. If you or anyone else you know are having these symptoms then I suggest going to a doctor and start getting some treatment. On this note I will good luck.
Ladyhawkcj
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