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Grace, Your bath sounds great! I like Lavender too I wear that scent and jasmine. I am sorry you had a bad week, I know my paxil withdrawel was rough, I tried Lexapro alot of people I know love it and do well, I was not one of them, I had chest pains shortness of breath and headaches, I just wonder through if it was just the Paxil withdrawal doing it and not the Lexapro. I loved Paxil I gained weight through, it was great for my anxiety, I hate the Zoloft I am going to beg my nurse to take me off it, it wires me and does not help, Klonopin is my god-sent, I use to take just one at night, now I take 1/2 during the day sometimes, something I said I would never do. I am still having cramps and little "stabbing shooting pains" in my side, trying real hard to ignore but its hard, I am gonna take my Klon soon and some cheese and milk and try to sleep, waiting for my clothes in the dryer to dry, I wish I had a rewarding job like you, its an important one, your girls sound great, I have one little son, I adore him, he keeps me going! I am trying to push scary thoughts out of my head tonight, you helped me talking me out of ectopic preg, I tell you when my mind races it goes 400 miles a minute! Talk to you soon Grace! Prayers and hugs, Debbie.
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Hey girl! I just climbed out of a hot soaking bath. I have found that lavender has a total calming effect so I try to soak in a tub of it! I had a HORRIBLE week last week. But I had been off the lexapro for a couple of weeks due to moving and losing it and blah blah blah. Man, could I tell. My panic was so bad, I nearly had a full break down. Today was actually the first day I have gone without a symptom. I am taking 10mg of Lexapro daily and then I take Xanax as needed. I usually end up taking about 4 a day but today and yesterday I have not needed them. The lexapro has some yuck side effects the first week, but it works wonders for me. I also just keep saying "Thank you God for my life, my health, my physical and emotional and mental". I am a real obsessed type of person. If I see a bruise on me I think "blood clot"...it my leg hurts, I think "blood clot traveling"....heart burn is a heart attack, a head ache is a tumor...you know where I am going. The thing is I am really good with other people. I see women every day freaked out and I am able to talk them through it and get them out of crisis mode. I know that MANY MANY of our patients are so stressed over the possibility of pregnancy, that they actually delay their periods by just stress. The doctor tells them "the more you stress, the worse it will get". I am 35 and I was told this is the years we enter the "stormy" period of our menstral lives. Skipped periods, bad cramps, heavy bleeding and such. I also had an unplanned pregnancy 3 years ago. I had 3 wonderful daughters and I had just got my last in kindergarten when I became pregnant. I just freaked out. We were not even considering it. Of course, it did work out and our little girl rocks our world and rules this house but I know the stress behind your worry and fear. I am also looking forward to your doctor appt. on Wed. to see what they say!!
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Hi Grace, I noticed you were logged in. My husband left for his midnight shift and I feel a little panicky tonight, I did alright today, I walked was with my son. Usually nighttime is better for me but not tonight, I am just checking e-mails and trying to relax. My stomach pain is kinda bad tonight, its so everyday its now like a part of my personality, which I do NOT think is a good thing! My GYN is Wed, I am scared but I have to know whats going on, these scary thoughts about ovarian cancer and ectopic preg have driven me crazy! I just keep remembering your words and what you do for a living and you would know, I am not pregnant I have to keep repeating, that a urine would show up a positive, I think I feel I never skipped unless I was pregnant, would that not be something if I were? I would of course prefer it to cancer or something bad, but I am just hoping and praying it is perimenopause, I am kind of young but I hope its that. I get scared her alone, I have a big dog and alarm system, I am just scared I will get sick and my husband will not be here, he has a really mean boss and his hours are terrible! How are you doing? How was work? I hope you had a good day and a wonderful Easter, I kinda fell apart yesterday, but managed to have a tolerable day today? Do you take any meds? I am trying to transfer your e-mail address to my list, I am not that good on the computer yet, I think I will be able to do it. Thanks, Debbie.

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