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Beautiful day here, too! The weather FINALLY cooled down, it started out cloudy and cool but wound up a breezy, sunny, 77F.

Enjoy your day!

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk in a bit.

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Out for my walk in a bit.

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Have a good one!

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Originally posted by Brenda:
The rain arrived at around 11:30 last night, so everything is still wet out when I went out for my walk today. But at least the mugginess is gone.

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The rain arrived at around 11:30 last night, so everything is still wet out when I went out for my walk today. But at least the mugginess is gone.

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I hope your sunshine comes back soon!

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Hey Brenda - nice to keeping hearing from you!

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Hey Brenda - nice to keeping hearing from you!

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Thanks Kiki.

I'm still here plugging away. Still beating back a bit of the blues at times.

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Hey Brenda - nice to keeping hearing from you!

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Thanks Kiki.

I'm still here plugging away. Still beating back a bit of the blues at times.

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For myself, this time of year always brings truly severe sleep difficulties. I'm pretty sure it has to do with both the increasing light levels and increasing temperatures. Sigh. We'll get through these difficulties.


See ya' later, Brenda! I need to do some paperwork and then some shopping.

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Hey Brenda - I was catching up on some computer-work and saw your reply. It seems to me depression catches us each where we are most vulnerable. For some, it's a loss of a sense of security. For some it's a sense of worthlessness. For some it's a feeling of helplessness. For some it's a feeling of emptiness. For you it seems to be loneliness. I hear you. "This too shall pass."

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GOOD LUCK!



And goodnight.

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Out for my walk in the rain.

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Out for my walk in the rain.

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Too bad about the weather. I hope it clears up for you tomorrow.

What are you trying to do with USB? Maybe I can help.(DOubtful, tho, I leave all the PC stuff to hubby.)

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Beautiful day here today and tomorrow we are back to cloud then rain.

Hope my knee cooperates tomorrow when I head out for my walk.

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Beautiful day here today and tomorrow we are back to cloud then rain.

Hope my knee cooperates tomorrow when I head out for my walk.

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Glad you had nice weather, BRENDA!
What's with the knee?

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BRENDA:
Beautiful day here today and tomorrow we are back to cloud then rain.
Hope my knee cooperates tomorrow when I head out for my walk.

SIGNY: Glad you had nice weather, BRENDA!
What's with the knee?

BRENDA: Those times I tripped and fell, landing hard on my knees and hands. Means now my knees bother me when I am standing too long or sitting too long. I put my heating pad on it last night(Sunday) and it was okay today but then I was in all day. Am going to put my heating pad on it again before I go to sleep and hope that staves off the pain in my left one in particular tomorrow when I am out.

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BRENDA:
Beautiful day here today and tomorrow we are back to cloud then rain.
Hope my knee cooperates tomorrow when I head out for my walk.

SIGNY: Glad you had nice weather, BRENDA!
What's with the knee?

BRENDA: Those times I tripped and fell, landing hard on my knees and hands. Means now my knees bother me when I am standing too long or sitting too long. I put my heating pad on it last night(Sunday) and it was okay today but then I was in all day. Am going to put my heating pad on it again before I go to sleep and hope that staves off the pain in my left one in particular tomorrow when I am out.

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It sounds like your knee(s) stiffen up after long periods of beig still, like standing or sitting? It could be arthritis. Have you tried taking one of the NSAIDS for it? (Ibuprofen, naproxyn etc) Not a good idea to take constantly but may be helpful when things flare up. Also somewhat diagnostic: if your knee(s) improve with ibuprofen that means you have an inflammatory process going on.

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NSAIDS are NOT painkillers. They are NonSteroidal AntiInflammatory DrugS and include aspirin, ibuprofen, meloxicam, naproxen, etc.
https://www.drugs.com/drug-class/nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-agents
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Inflammation is a complex process set off by the immune system in reponse to damage or disease, but what it eventually involves is your capillaries becoming "leaky" and letting fluid and white blood cells swarm the site of damage/infection in order to ward off disease. Wht that does is cause swelling, redness, heat, and pain. NSAIDS shut off that process. They work AT THE SITE OF INFLAMMATION, THEY DO NOT ACT IN YOUR BRAIN. They DO tend to cause generalized sodium and water retention, I assume because the affect the small capillaries in your kidneys. Please don't avoid them on the mistaken assumption that they are "painkillers".

TYLENOL IS a painkiller. It is a non-opioid drug that DOES act in your brain to reduce the brain's response to pain. Unlike NSAIDS which can cause gastrointestinal bleeding and water retention (kidneys) Tylenol can do a number on your liver if overdosed or combined with alcohol.
There are opioid-based painkillers that I can imagine would interact with any number of anticonvulsants including carbamazepine. Codeine is the most common one prescribed for pain and is commonly mixed with tylenol and sold as codeine/paracetamol, co-tylenol, tylenol#3, tylenol#4 etc but these are available only by prescription.

The most effective painkiller OTC combo that I know of is an NSAID combined with Tylenol. The NSAID acts at the site of inflammation and reduces the source of pain, while Tylenol acts in your brain to reduce the perception of pain. The two combined work far better than just an additive effect.

TBH I tend to avoid both, partly because I already have a problem wth water retention and also bc I do drink alcohol. For me, I go with rest, heat (those chemical heat patches work super well for me, they provide a very low level of heat for over 12 hours and work great), gentle motion and gradual return to normal activity. I only take meloxicam when every joint with arthritis flares up (fingers, knuckles, hips, knees, ankles, feet) and the pain keeps me from sleeping. It works great, but I know I'll put on 5 lbs of water weight and my fingers and feet will puff up.

But, as always, your mileage may vary. Only you know how you react to specific medications.




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BRENDA: I have taken naproxen I think years ago when I sprained my back. It did work.

Would have to talk to my GP about something like naproxen when her office is open again.

Know they don't go through the brain BUT given that I can't use certain allergy medications because of my seizure meds, I am careful about any and all medications I take for anything.

Also if I need an antibiotic my doctor has to be careful of what she prescribes for me.

I have learned over the years what this seizure medication is like.

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BRENDA: I have taken naproxen I think years ago when I sprained my back. It did work.

Would have to talk to my GP about something like naproxen when her office is open again.

Know they don't go through the brain BUT given that I can't use certain allergy medications because of my seizure meds, I am careful about any and all medications I take for anything.

Also if I need an antibiotic my doctor has to be careful of what she prescribes for me.

I have learned over the years what this seizure medication is like.

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Our daughter was trialed on literally a dozen anti-convulsants, so I know there can be all kinds of unantipated interactions between them and other medications and even foods. For example, Tegretol depletes the body of vitamin D. So it's good to be careful and check with your doctor. But don't you see a neurologist? I would think that should be a regularly-scheduled followup. A specialist might suggest better medictions.

One thing I was wondering about is CBD oil. I have, literally, a shaggy dog story about that: I know a couple that has a very elderly dog who, in addition to being born deaf had developed heart failure and seizures. The dog had developed a serious head-tilt that really looked neuological, almost as if he was having one-sided occipital lobe seizures that were intefering with his left field of vision. He was given phenobarbital and then either depakote or tegretol ... I forget which ... but none of them helped. The next time I saw him he was om CBD oil, no anticonvulsants, and his head had straightened out amd has stayed that way for months.

Have you heard anything about it? If so, what do you think?

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