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Send more prayers. My husband is back in the hospital. He had another attack and he may and I stress may have had another clot but when we went to the hospital his blood was to thick. so he is back on heparin and has been in the hospital since Saturday. Hope to get him home again soon. I have used up all my sick and vacation time so I had to come back to work today and leave him and that is very stressful to me so pray for me too. mary

I am not sure if this is the same but the other night I had a weird time. I was lying down and every LITTLE noise made me jump out of my skin and sent something like an electric shock through my body. I think my adrenaline was in overdrive. Went to sleep and was better after that. mary

I have been on the Depo now for over 2 months and I only had a period the first month. so the depo may be the answer for me. My symptoms have been soooooooooooo much better without the hormone fluctuations. mary

I take Ambien basically the same way you do. I only take it on occasion and it helps. I think the benefits outway to negatives for me too. mary

I have never heard of it before. I would be curious to know if others have tried it and what their results are like. mary

Phenegran makes me jump out of my skin too. Havent tried the other one. mary

No problems with reflux. But I have found that drinking something hot has helped me get my voice back. Maybe my vocal cords are just strained or tired. mary

does anyone know what kind of disease/disorders cause a weak voice. It sounds like I have been yelling at a game but it does not hurt and I have no allergies. mary

Awesome. Hold on to that doctor for sure. mary

I am sorry to hear about this happening to you. I do not have Meniere's but maybe someone else on the forum will have some insight for you. mary

I started the depo shot and while it has helped my symptoms, it has not stopped my periods. I wondered what others are using that stops their periods because I want to find something that will stop mine since the Depo did not work for me. mary

Thank you, we appreciate the prayers. Not only did we have this but my son wrecked my car. My son is fine but the car is not. When it rains it pours. I am thankful that my family is still alive because I could have lost my husband and my son in the same week. I am counting my blessings. mary

You are certainly not the only one to do things like this. Mine was kind of funny. I take midodrine 3 times a day. My doctor had just prescribed for me a sleeping pill. I made the mistake of putting the sleeping pills in my purse. So at lunch I popped my TWO midodrine. Well 30 minutes later I felt really funny and I thought WHAT HAVE I DONE. I looked in my purse and I had taken TWO AMBIEN. They are almost the same size and same color. I was in LA LA Land at work. My hubbie came and picked me up. I did and said things I dont remember and was close to hallucinating. Scary, Stupid but I can laugh at it now. I DO NOT KEEP MY SLEEPING PILLS IN MY PURSE ANYMORE. So dont beat yourself up and just learn from your mistake like I did. I hope you hear from your doc soon and they tell you everything will be fine. mary

Welcome. This is a great place to bounce ideas around and talk with people who understand. Hope the best for the both of you. mary

I take midodrine but dont have similar symptoms. mary

Thank you to everyone who prayed for my husband. He did not just have costochondritis. He had blood clots in the lung and in his legs. We have been in the hospital for 2 weeks. He is much better now but we still have a long way to go. It was incredibly scary and dangerous. They also found a PFO (small hole in his heart) that they plan to close after he gets of the blood thinners. They believe a small clot went through his heart to his brain and caused a small stroke. He are happy to be home. So the moral of this story is to keep at it when you believe you have not received the proper diagnosis. Be persistant!!!! mary

Thirst is one of my symptoms. I drink lots of Gatorade and Water. Both work great for me. mary

Welcome. I live in Florida as well and understand about the heat. I have no words of wisdom to add but wanted to encourage you. It is wonderful that she has you to go through this with her. Having your support makes a big difference. My husband is very supportive too and it really helps. mary

I am taking him to the doc tomorrow and asking/demanding that the doctor either put him in the hospital or referr him to someone else. The original diagnosis of Costochondritis made since for a few days when he had chest pain. But it has been two weeks and he is having very little chest pain now so his BP should not still be high from pain. His heart rate was off the charts last night as well. He is hoarse like he has been yelling at a football game. His potassium and creatinine levels have been high. I will find out tomorrow if they are still high. Keep him in your prayers that we find out what it is and are able to treat it soon. Pray for the doctors to have wisdom and ears to hear what we are saying. Thank you, mary

Stress does me in. My hubby has been very sick and even though I think I am dealing with it well I get run down really quickly. Just do the best we can do. mary

Some good news. The bone scan showed NO bone cancer. mary

The doctor ordered a Full Body Bone Scan so I will let you know how that turns out. mary

He is also still having great difficulty breathing and losing his voice. mary

anyone have any thoughts on why his Potassium was elevated. I am worried that there is more going on and it is being overlooked. His BP has been up since this started. Today it is 154/104. His bp has always been great. When he went to the ER 2 days ago, his potassium was up, his bp was up and his legs were swollen. I just dont feel like we are getting anywhere. When I asked why his potassium was up they just said, "Good questions". He is being rechecked today but I am just worried. They wont have the results back until Monday. mary Dr Guest. What are the possible causes of elevated potassium?

We spent the night in the ER again last night. The new finding was that his potassium was elevated and we have no explanation for that either. His CPK was normal last night which was what too high last week at the ER. I appreciate your prayers. He would feel so much better if he could breathe without so much pain. mary