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Are you standing more- making dinner?

bouillon is great, almost a gram per cup.

you should probably try compression stockings. Also counter maneuvers. good luck

I have been wearing them to work about 5 years, I have some improvement since the 20-30 compression work ok now. I have been wearing the 30-40 until recently. I do also wear them -as needed- on days off also. That is not very often. good luck

I am wondering what the ages of your children are. You should seek advise from - a lawyer - or county and state organizations. I did do what you seem to be considering. I did wonder if I would survive all the work. In May of 2009 I decided to put my home up for sale. The number of hours I put in prepping it are nuts. 20 hours in the garage- alone. That BTW was the only area I timed. I put it up for sale in Oct and it sold in 5 days. thank God, because my daughter and husband were not happy about any of this, but esp the intrusions during showing the home. Trying to have it "ready to show" would have been impossible over a longer time period. Because I was working 7 days a week and taking my daughter to her alternative school- requiring an hour of driving 5 days a week it was obvious that I had to do it. We now can walk to her school and I can get by working 4 days! WOOHOO we moved here Nov 5 2009, I was hanging on. In march 2010 my daughters dr. (a psychiatrist) asked me to cut hours- work 9-3 on weekdays if it was possible. I was able to fill that bill. Losing my friends- coworkers- put me over the top and I was barely able to function. I would say anxiety was the issue. So I got, and still ,get counseling. No question about it- I'm glad I did it. The situation was bad and now the situation is great. I did get separated - I did do all the work. It was HARD and I didn't know if I'd go crazy and off the deep end. My parents are not living and siblings either could not or would not help. I had no friends , I worked 7 days a week. Clearly a good choice- looking back. and now the big difference -I do not get tachy - it could be physically impossible for you. I have OH, NCS and chronic long term Hepatitis C. Since you are on no meds I suggest you see if they would improve your abilities.

awesome, enjoy- and don't overdo. thanks for letting us know.

welcome aboard

I say work either the less demanding jobs or the shorter shifts.

I was thinking the same thing- 50s during sleep sounds ok to me. Certainly advise the Dr.

bouillon 890 mg one cup, easy on the stomach and 5! calories

sleeping with head up reduces the urine output (in the AM). By retaining water you retain more blood volume. There could be another effect- if there is -IDK about it.

If I were you I would ask - what if the chosen schedule needs to be modified. It may not be a big deal - so you wouldn't need to have a crystal ball or be locked in to something that doesn't work.

wonderful news

I used to get them when I rode my bike 8 miles or more. Do you point your toes and rub your legs when it happens. Point the toe then the heel, it stretches the muscle.

neurpinephrine effects either the sympathetic or para sympathetic system have you looked it up on Wiki? neuropnephrine is a Catecholamine, whatever that does might be important for you. why don't you try it and see? You can always get off it.

well I have OH and NCS not POTS. An SNRI has been extremely helpful. I felt great , I did know my heart was beating faster. For me this was great- it prevented the OH. However would you believe I ended up with tachycardia. my dose became an AM only and reduced to half on the lowest dose snri available. I take one dose of 75mg bupropion. This is half of the lowest therapeutic dose of an SNRI. From my point of view - or experience - it causes tachycardia.

I love broccoli slaw, I make stir fry with chicken tenders or beef. You can skip the meat easy enough. Its quick, easy,versatile, inexpensive and pretty. I also like brown rice with black beans.

yes, get it pretty often. I also figure its low oxygen from reduced blood flow- to the brain.

There's a big difference between wanting and craving a cigarette. Its difficult to sort out. However the quick and easy answer is, I stopped wanting a cigarette the day I quit. It is why I was successful. Not to evade your question but you need to dig your heels in and make the craving irrelevant. The price of withdrawal is much less then the price of emphysema . Which one are you going to pay? You are going to pay one. Now with that said, in 3 days my complexion improved, in a week the visible broken capillary on my nose (which I put makeup on everyday) faded. In about 9 days -post patch- I started to have moments normalcy. Also in 9 days my BP dropped some. For 3 months I required "something". I had an ice cream cone every day for 3 months. HA it was my "something to look forward to enjoying" which smoking had been. So I will add that the first nine days -post patch- I had no brains - unable to focus on anything. After 3 months I was relatively normal. The craving tapers off. Its gradual. At 3 months I still wanted one. I think about a minute a day. The craving can feel strong but disappear after a couple seconds. During the moment of the craving you think only a cigarette will stop it. Not true, it will pass shortly. An on-line support group is a good idea for you. You can get all your questions answered and more reliable answers too. Lastly tho. I guarantee that if you go back to smoking you will have to repeat what you have -so far- behind you. Do you want to go though that again? Do not risk that! you go!~

BTW, I did some shallow short breathing (esp upon waking or falling asleep) in the early days on nonsmoking. There was a reason for it but I forget. You go!

BTW I have seen the patch -free- at planned parenthood offices.

although I don't appreciate the home page picture. Its a near death young man in the hosp with his 4 year old son present. the site www.whyquit.com has lots of good info- links, forums. It was indeed a big help for me. The "Junkie" thoughts page was key. My downfall was the thought "I deserve a cigarette". When I changed that to, "I deserve the best, possible, health" I finally quit. Been 7 years. When I say I probably tried to quit 200 times, I'm not kidding. The year I quit I decided I would not stop trying until I succeeded. People would ask me, "So, are you a smoker or a nonsmoker today." My 10th atemptt that year was June 11th. It was my first attempt after identifying the hook that got me ,smoking again,on all the previous attempts. I did use the patch. wishing you sucess.......

jobst has an econo brand. They are fine, but the 100.00 plus ones have silicone in the weave which helps alot getting them on. The gloves are a must and I would try the medium compression (20-30) if getting the 30-40mg on is to hard. I LOVE mine , I would not have been able to work without them. I find it helpful to baby power the but t in hot weather.

Taping the games sounds like a good idea. Are you working (outside of the home) also? Or are you thinking about going back to work?

cool (pun intended)