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    Following Dr Berg's eating plan - I'll Be the Guinea Pig & Keep You Updated

    Thanks @Sideways that's all good to consider. Especially the medication & supplements bit. I recently read someplace (wish I could remember where) that grapefruit and Zoloft do NOT mix well. I had not heard of that. I can't remember the last time I even had grapefruit but I wish the neurologist...
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    Following Dr Berg's eating plan - I'll Be the Guinea Pig & Keep You Updated

    Ah, I should have been more specific about 'carbs'. No starchy foods like the ones you mentioned. No fruits (but lemons & limes are okay, and for some people, berries would be too). No yogurt (even some plain has sugar). As far as other dairies, milk is excluded. Organic cheese is okay (but 3oz...
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    Feeling bloated

    I just posted about a book I read (Dr Berg's New Body Type Guide) and caffeine is horrible for you if you have stress! I know that sometimes people like us just want to eat convenient food, or junk, or not eat at all but this book convinced me that eating according to your body type (depending...
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    Following Dr Berg's eating plan - I'll Be the Guinea Pig & Keep You Updated

    Those who 'know' me may remember me posting over the years about hair loss, weight gain, bloating, anxiety, muscle cramps, low calcium & potassium, etc. As a reminder: I have PTSD from an abusive relationship with my ex-husband, and I began taking Zoloft for my anxiety within the past year after...
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    Anxiety caused all of this?!?

    Regarding the Zoloft - the neurologist prescribed 25mg daily for one week and then 50mg daily. I've been on it for three weeks as of today and aside from nasty headaches, I don't have any side effects that I've noticed. I do feel calmer, I think. Regarding the calcium - I'm stumped why the ER...
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    Anxiety caused all of this?!?

    I had debilitating foot cramps that were getting even worse over a month or so and went to an urgent care facility, they did bloodwork and said I had Hypocalcemia (super low calcium) as well as low magnesium and they sent me to the ER who told me to follow up with a primary doctor. Calcium+D &...
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    Other Hypothyroid connection?

    Update - bloodwork came back and 'everything is normal' which baffles me. I saw the lab results posted in the patient portal before the office called me and half of the tests said 'abnormal' so I'm not sure if they mixed up my results with someone else's or what. In their defense though: if a...
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    Other Hypothyroid connection?

    Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the insight. I am without health insurance, so I have not had regular check ups for a number of years. I did have blood work 2 years ago and I was found to be 'normal' but I believe that was just a complete blood count and a cholesterol test as a 'new...
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    Other Hypothyroid connection?

    It has come to my attention that I *may* have an under-active thyroid. I have an appointment next week but I am really anxious about it. I'm curious if anyone with a thyroid condition could confirm that my symptoms are likely due to hypothyroidism, or if there is a possibility that anxiety from...
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    DID I don't want to integrate

    I do not have DID but I would imagine that you feel like you are losing a part/parts of yourself. If your therapist says that you don't "have" to then I would not see a point in rushing. Again - I do not have DID, and I hope this does not offend anyone who does.
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    Poll Do You Sleep With A Gun Under Your Pillow?

    Not personally, no. Back when my PTSD was much worse and I lived alone I'd sleep with a baton next to my bed. Yes, a baton used for twirling (not a police-type straight or expandable baton). Hey, it was better than nothing and it made me fee safe(r). However my fiance is a cop and he always has...
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    Filed police report.. now am sick?

    Back when I was working at an animal shelter, a speaker came to talk to us about Burnout and Compassion Fatigue. While I realize neither of those are PTSD, I remember her saying this: "When we're happy and not under a lot of stress, we are at EASE. When we not happy or are dealing with a lot of...
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    Differences Between Combat And Abuse Related Ptsd

    I have PTSD from domestic violence. According to my ex-fiance: PTSD isn't real - not for soldiers, not for me, not for anyone. It is something that "people make up for attention," according to him. Which is why he is my EX fiance! Trauma is trauma - try to keep that in mind. And in my personal...
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    Can anyone help me? anyone have a religion or church?

    I was raised Roman Catholic. Our family went to church every Sunday and I hated it because even as a kid I was skeptical. Big man in the sky watching us all, all the time. Okay then... As a teen going to public school, I had to also attend religious education two nights each week (per my...
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    Hearing music that's associated with your trauma

    Yes, I get it too with certain songs. I too tend to avoid those songs, although part of the 'fun' of PTSD is that one day the song will not have any effect on me all and then another day it throws me for a loop. However the opposite also happens to me: sometimes I'll hear a song that we (my...
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    Sociopath?

    I think that he is a selfish jerk who will forever use both you and this other woman to suit his mood/"needs" until one of you cuts off contact with him. Divorce him, yesterday! And then stop all contact with him which includes sleeping with him. I know it seems like 'she' is winning if you do...
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    What would you do?

    I think it depends on your relationship and the holiday and what you've discussed is important to each of you. For example: my brother's birthday is on Valentine's Day and I'm so conditioned to celebrate his birthday over the holiday itself that now as an adult I don't think Valentine's Day is...
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    Balance between losing it & not taking any shit?

    Does anyone have any advice on how not to 'lose it,' in a context of standing up for yourself? Allow me to explain: my s/o and I just bought a house, which anyone knows is incredibly exciting but also stressful! When we painted the inside two weeks ago he nit-picked about my painting skills...
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    My mother doesn't get it, like at all

    I'm sorry that your mother doesn't get it. My own mother doesn't get my PTSD, either. In fact she pushed & pushed me too, and when I finally pushed back she played the victim which divided the family and it's never been the same. Oddly enough, she had a mild form of PTSD and she still...
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    Is it worth pursuing a relationship with my brother?

    Update It has been nine months since I've been dating New Guy, who I may as well refer to as what he now is: my fiance. We did not attend my brother's Christmas get-together and my ex-bf apparently did not attend either. Two weeks ago my Uncle's wife passed away. At the funeral my brother &...
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    Is it worth pursuing a relationship with my brother?

    **Update** My brother and his wife invited me over for Christmas BUT he is also invited my ex-boyfriend AND he told me that my current BF is not invited. What in the actual f*ck????
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    Is it worth pursuing a relationship with my brother?

    For now I'm hoping that my brother either A) sees the light before Thanksgiving or B) at least invites me to my nephew's birthday...it's this month & while I'd still mail him a gift I'd prefer to spend time with my nephew on his birthday (and my niece)
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    Is it worth pursuing a relationship with my brother?

    New Guy wanted to text my brother and see if he wanted to go get a few beers, just the two of them. New Guy is super supportive and wants to fix this, but I'd hate for my brother to take it the wrong way and then REALLY not like New Guy. For now we're in limbo it seems...
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    Is it worth pursuing a relationship with my brother?

    He is jerky in other ways...he lived with me & my ex-bf for six or nine months when he lost his job & apartment; we helped him find a job and new place and he never once said thank you, he never paid any money towards rent etc. Once he borrowed money from me and I had to remind him for 5 years...
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    Is it worth pursuing a relationship with my brother?

    Quick background - PTSD from domestic violence, I left my abuser 7 years ago. For 6 years following, I dated a guy who was nice but I broke it off. The deal breaker was that he did not support me, and for a time he thought that PTSD was a made-up ailment until I had a flashback then an anxiety...
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