losing hair Re:Advice on sleep aids

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Thanks Carol for replying to my post. I do have short hair and most of the loss

is in the front and top of my head. I still have thin hair right now and hope

not to lose anymore. I'm on MTX, folic acid and Lyricia. I'm on excellent

vitamins and excellent immune support. I take 3 of the immune support daily

through the day and swear by them.

Reading your next post, I'm so sorry that you got so sick with the meds and

hope by now you are feeling better with the Arava. I've been on MTX from the

beginning and I truly think you trade side effects with medicine. So, I'm

staying on MTX. I pray you are able to take Arava. No, I have not heard of it

but I'm sure has. I wanted to tell you and the rest of the group that I

went to a sleep clinic and found out I didn't sleep well at all. I went because

of my fibro about 4 years ago. I'm on a machine that helps me sleep at night

and it really works. I had to be evaluated at the hospital which means you have

to spend one or two nights hooked up to all kinds of wires but I'm so glad that

I did it. Don't just go to any sleep clinic. Be sure and search out a

specialist. Medicare pays for this. I swear by my Soma. It will put you out

and relax you all night. I take 350mg 4 times a day. I've been on them a long

time for my fibro but they still work and I'm able to function during the day

but I guess I have enough in me that when I take it before bedtime and with the

use of the sleep machine, I sleep really well. I sure hope this helps you. I

want you to be able to spend more time with those angelic boys! God Bless and I

will be praying for you. Tender Hugs, Bonnie

To the world you may be one person,

to one person you may be the world!

I found my birth daughter,

her name is !

www.bonniesplace1.com

Posted by: " Carol " myangelboys3@... myangelboys3

Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:55 am (PST)

I am sorry to hear but know how you feel. I have RA and when I was on

Enbrel that is when I started losing some of my hair but it is long so

I am cutting it short so it is not so heavy which I notice it falls out

more the longer it is. I was taking off Enbrel so I am not sure if

mine will keep falling out. What meds are you on cuz my RA doc says it

is from the meds and Do you take folic acid and and good vitamin that

helps. Take care

Carol

Advice on sleep aids

Posted by: " Carol " myangelboys3@... myangelboys3

Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:55 am (PST)

Hi all I hope you are all doing well. I am hanging in there but I

cannot stay healthy. I have been sick on and off for two months

straight so sick I have ended up in emergency 3 times.. Well come to

find out the Enbrel was doing it but now I have to wait for it to get

out of my system and then they started me on a new ra drug called

Arava has anyone been on it. I Got so violently ill after taking it

a few days I ended up back in the er so now I am afraid to go out.

Has anyone gone through this I know how we can get sick easier due to

our immune disorder but now I feel I am homebound and am going nuts.

Anyways also my RA said getting the right sleep is so important cuz

it will help with the pain but I am having a hard time with sleep

aids. Lunesta leaves a horrible taste in my mout all day, Trazodone

did not work, amitriptyline did not work and Ambien 10mg does

sometimes but not consistent can anyone give me advice on another

type of sleep aid or tranquilizer so I can get the sleep I need? I

am so scared right now cuz of the illnesses I keep getting and my

sleep is so messed up. I have no life right now and am afraid to go

anywhere now so I do not get sick. I have 3 amazing boys who are

all in sports and a amazing husband so I feel terrible if I have to

miss one of their games. Please any suggestions or thoughts are

welcome. God bless you all.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

Thank you for taking the time out to reply. I go to my doc tomorrow

so we will see. I just cannot shake this sickness which I know its

from the enbrel but it seems like if you do not respond to one med

the just keep piling more on you and your body has no time to get off

of the med before. But I will ask my doc about soma. You take care.

God Bless,

Carol

>

> Thanks Carol for replying to my post. I do have short hair and

most of the loss is in the front and top of my head. I still have

thin hair right now and hope not to lose anymore. I'm on MTX, folic

acid and Lyricia. I'm on excellent vitamins and excellent immune

support. I take 3 of the immune support daily through the day and

swear by them.

>

> Reading your next post, I'm so sorry that you got so sick with the

meds and hope by now you are feeling better with the Arava. I've

been on MTX from the beginning and I truly think you trade side

effects with medicine. So, I'm staying on MTX. I pray you are able

to take Arava. No, I have not heard of it but I'm sure has. I

wanted to tell you and the rest of the group that I went to a sleep

clinic and found out I didn't sleep well at all. I went because of

my fibro about 4 years ago. I'm on a machine that helps me sleep at

night and it really works. I had to be evaluated at the hospital

which means you have to spend one or two nights hooked up to all

kinds of wires but I'm so glad that I did it. Don't just go to any

sleep clinic. Be sure and search out a specialist. Medicare pays

for this. I swear by my Soma. It will put you out and relax you all

night. I take 350mg 4 times a day. I've been on them a long time

for my fibro but they still work and I'm able to function during the

day but I guess I have enough in me that when I take it before

bedtime and with the use of the sleep machine, I sleep really well.

I sure hope this helps you. I want you to be able to spend more time

with those angelic boys! God Bless and I will be praying for you.

Tender Hugs, Bonnie

>

> To the world you may be one person,

> to one person you may be the world!

> I found my birth daughter,

> her name is !

> www.bonniesplace1.com

>

> Posted by: " Carol " myangelboys3@... myangelboys3

> Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:55 am (PST)

> I am sorry to hear but know how you feel. I have RA and when I was

on

> Enbrel that is when I started losing some of my hair but it is long

so

> I am cutting it short so it is not so heavy which I notice it falls

out

> more the longer it is. I was taking off Enbrel so I am not sure if

> mine will keep falling out. What meds are you on cuz my RA doc says

it

> is from the meds and Do you take folic acid and and good vitamin

that

> helps. Take care

>

> Carol

>

>

> Advice on sleep aids

> Posted by: " Carol " myangelboys3@... myangelboys3

> Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:55 am (PST)

> Hi all I hope you are all doing well. I am hanging in there but I

> cannot stay healthy. I have been sick on and off for two months

> straight so sick I have ended up in emergency 3 times.. Well come

to

> find out the Enbrel was doing it but now I have to wait for it to

get

> out of my system and then they started me on a new ra drug called

> Arava has anyone been on it. I Got so violently ill after taking it

> a few days I ended up back in the er so now I am afraid to go out.

> Has anyone gone through this I know how we can get sick easier due

to

> our immune disorder but now I feel I am homebound and am going

nuts.

> Anyways also my RA said getting the right sleep is so important cuz

> it will help with the pain but I am having a hard time with sleep

> aids. Lunesta leaves a horrible taste in my mout all day, Trazodone

> did not work, amitriptyline did not work and Ambien 10mg does

> sometimes but not consistent can anyone give me advice on another

> type of sleep aid or tranquilizer so I can get the sleep I need? I

> am so scared right now cuz of the illnesses I keep getting and my

> sleep is so messed up. I have no life right now and am afraid to go

> anywhere now so I do not get sick. I have 3 amazing boys who are

> all in sports and a amazing husband so I feel terrible if I have to

> miss one of their games. Please any suggestions or thoughts are

> welcome. God bless you all.

>

> Carol

>

>

>