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This looks like a wonderful site. I am glad I found it,you can't have too much support. Just wanted everyone to know I have suffered from dysautonomia for most of my life so I understand what you are going through. I am bed ridden and homebound, when I sit up my blood pressure plummets and I black out. So, I am here all the time if anyone is having a bad day and just needs to chat. I understand how you feel and I really do care and have a passion to help other suffers. Lynn

I love house. So many times when I have watched it I hear them mention a med I am on. Thank you for your honesty about not wanting to live, I feel more people feel that way , but just haven't said anything. I understand how you feel when people don't believe you. My parents and older brother disowned me because I coudln't get out of bed without passing out. Said it was all in my head, even though I was an active child, a lifeguard, hiker, biker etc... why would I want to lay flat all the time. Hang in there and now I do understand what you are going through and I care. Hope your day today is going to be good.

I sat I at home last nite and saw "House" for the first time. Several things really stood out to me and I just wanted to post.

The man had terrible pain..and couldn't get a diagnosis. He was a family man with a wife and young child. For three years he endured chronic pain and no one could diagnosis him or moreover offer any help. He showed up at "House" because he couldn't take it anymore and decided to try to commit suicide.

Some of the doctors thought he was crazy and depressed. Thought he was in pain to get attention; trying to commit suicide because he was selfish. House finally says "He is not in pain because he is depressed....he is depressed because he is in pain...all the time". The other doctors said "well...no one can find anything wrong with him so what does that tell you?". House says "it tells me they are idiots". Boy I could have used a Dr. House last year!!!

So it goes on and they can't find the answer and the guy keeps begging to kill himself. At one point his young son says "please let him die...he is not himself anymore (he basically is just the sickness and wants to die)". Well, that one kind of got me being the mother of two kids living at home and try as I might I still get irritable frequently when I can't function and somenoe needs a ride or has a questin and I don't even feel like I can talk let alone drive...

The whole thing got me as a matter of fact. I remember last February, before I was diagnosed (altho they put me on toprol as my hr was soo high)...but I could barely function...trying to work...crawling in the door...yelling at my kids...my skin hurt...no one knew what was wrong and many didn't believe anything was wrong!! One nite, I felt soooo sick and thought I didn't want to live anymore if I had to live like this. I looked over and saw my son sleeping next to me and thought I had to hold on.

I have been holding on ever since...just wondered if any of you related as well. And..in the episode they did find the answer...go figure!!

Erika