Re: Another weird sympton...newly diagnosed

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Anti depressants are c ertainly worth a trial. You are experiencing a slew of

issues simultaneously. I have taken them in the past and was astonished at how

effective they were.

karpeidm <bschnellenberger@...> wrote: I went to my GP this week

(I'm still waiting for March

6th to see the rheumatologist....and I have another problem.

I have no idea if this is related to anything with EBV or

RA.

Actually my physician is stumped as well. I have sort of

an eczema around the outside of my nipple. My breasts are

extremelly sore/sensitive, however, no discharge. Now I have

to wait another month to see an infectious disease doctor.

He thinks it's a fungus! Never had this until 10 days ago.

Is this something related to EBV or RA?

I have taken off this month (JAN) as sick from work..I have

been struggling for two months trying to work and not know

what is wrong with me. Plus my father died two months ago

and just had to force my mother into a nursing home who

has now disowned me. So...as they say....when it rains it

pours!

I am glad to find this group to ask questions. I

appreciate 's research albeit it's over my head most of

the time. I have tried to read everything I can about

RA but this unless you are a clinician, it's difficult to

interpret.

I do have one more question, my doctor wants me to go on

antidepressants. Do most of you take this as well?

Thanks for your help. Betts in VA

Raniolo

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Even without RA or EBV, funky fungus happens. We have tons of fungus

and bacteria on our skin at all times. Sometimes, the pH in a

certain area is off, and creates just the right environment for

fungus to grow. This can happen anywhere on the body, not just warm,

dark areas, though we all know of those infections - athlete's foot,

jock itch, vaginitis. The area will probably be cultured, so the

right med can be used.

Stress can throw off pH, and make us more vulnerable for bacterial,

viral and fungal infections. Did you ever do one of those

questionaires for major stressors in life? You've got so many right

now - death of a family member, major change in living arrangements

for another, and dealing with a life altering illness. Taking off

January sounds like a great idea - and, I also think, like others,

that an antidepressant will help. The SSRI's like Prozac or Zoloft,

aren't 'uppers', but deal with the chemical imbalance that exists

with depression. It can take the edge off the depression, and give

you the strength to process the grief. Doesn't matter if the

depression is cause by an inherent balance, or from situational

stressors.

Jocelyne

--- In , " karpeidm " <bschnellenberger@...>

wrote:

>

> I went to my GP this week (I'm still waiting for March

> 6th to see the rheumatologist....and I have another

problem.

> I have no idea if this is related to anything with EBV or

> RA.

> Actually my physician is stumped as well. I have sort of

> an eczema around the outside of my nipple. My breasts

are

> extremelly sore/sensitive, however, no discharge. Now I have

> to wait another month to see an infectious disease

doctor.

> He thinks it's a fungus! Never had this until 10 days

ago.

> Is this something related to EBV or RA?

> I have taken off this month (JAN) as sick from work..I

have

> been struggling for two months trying to work and not

know

> what is wrong with me. Plus my father died two months ago

> and just had to force my mother into a nursing home who

> has now disowned me. So...as they say....when it rains it

> pours!

> I am glad to find this group to ask questions. I

> appreciate 's research albeit it's over my head most

of

> the time. I have tried to read everything I can

about

> RA but this unless you are a clinician, it's difficult to

> interpret.

> I do have one more question, my doctor wants me to go

on

> antidepressants. Do most of you take this as well?

> Thanks for your help. Betts in VA

>

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I have been on every antidepressant known to man... LOL I couldn't imagine life

without them!

I currently take 60 mg of Cymbalta a day and it is working well. I had the most

luck with Effexor XR but one day it just stopped working!!!!

Best of luck to you. It sounds like you are going through a really rough time

right now. Things can only get better.

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[ ] Another weird sympton...newly diagnosed

I do have one more question, my doctor wants me to go on

antidepressants. Do most of you take this as well?

Thanks for your help. Betts in VA

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Thanks Jocelyn

I have been trying a few days a couple of weeks ago to clean my

mother(father's) house which they have lived there for 50 years and

never threw anything away...it's horrible. I have decided since my

immune system is now at ground zero I probably shouldn't be working in

an environment that is filled with dust, mold everywhere, mice and

roaches.

So I have probably inadvertently picked up some funky fungus from

doing this.

So...good advice...thanks again.

Now hiring a professional to do the job. I don't need anymore

health problems now..I have enough

Betts

jdurren <j.durrenberger@...> wrote:

Even without RA or EBV, funky fungus happens. We have tons of fungus

and bacteria on our skin at all times. Sometimes, the pH in a

certain area is off, and creates just the right environment for

fungus to grow. This can happen anywhere on the body, not just warm,

dark areas, though we all know of those infections - athlete's foot,

jock itch, vaginitis. The area will probably be cultured, so the

right med can be used.

Stress can throw off pH, and make us more vulnerable for bacterial,

viral and fungal infections. Did you ever do one of those

questionaires for major stressors in life? You've got so many right

now - death of a family member, major change in living arrangements

for another, and dealing with a life altering illness. Taking off

January sounds like a great idea - and, I also think, like others,

that an antidepressant will help. The SSRI's like Prozac or Zoloft,

aren't 'uppers', but deal with the chemical imbalance that exists

with depression. It can take the edge off the depression, and give

you the strength to process the grief. Doesn't matter if the

depression is cause by an inherent balance, or from situational

stressors.

Jocelyne

--- In , " karpeidm " <bschnellenberger@...>

wrote:

>

> I went to my GP this week (I'm still waiting for March

> 6th to see the rheumatologist....and I have another

problem.

> I have no idea if this is related to anything with EBV or

> RA.

> Actually my physician is stumped as well. I have sort of

> an eczema around the outside of my nipple. My breasts

are

> extremelly sore/sensitive, however, no discharge. Now I have

> to wait another month to see an infectious disease

doctor.

> He thinks it's a fungus! Never had this until 10 days

ago.

> Is this something related to EBV or RA?

> I have taken off this month (JAN) as sick from work..I

have

> been struggling for two months trying to work and not

know

> what is wrong with me. Plus my father died two months ago

> and just had to force my mother into a nursing home who

> has now disowned me. So...as they say....when it rains it

> pours!

> I am glad to find this group to ask questions. I

> appreciate 's research albeit it's over my head most

of

> the time. I have tried to read everything I can

about

> RA but this unless you are a clinician, it's difficult to

> interpret.

> I do have one more question, my doctor wants me to go

on

> antidepressants. Do most of you take this as well?

> Thanks for your help. Betts in VA

>

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I'm on Lamictal. It does me great. I'm on 100mg a day and it keeps me from

having bipolar issues along with rapid cycling.

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I do have one more question, my doctor wants me to go on

antidepressants. Do most of you take this as well?

Thanks for your help. Betts in VA

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--------- [ ] Another weird sympton...newly diagnosed

I do have one more question, my doctor wants me to go on

antidepressants. Do most of you take this as well?

Thanks for your help. Betts in VA

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