An Appology

[Laurajean]

I have had severe migraines since I was 13 and hit puberty. Chronic ones, I had to lie in total darkness with no lights or sound for DAYS. I tried various things over the years for the pain and nothing helped. Then some GENIUS doctor (and I actually mean that sincerely) recommended taking Propranolol (generic for Inderol), which is a beta blocker. I take it every morning to prevent migraines instead of trying to treat the pain once they occur. It's been an absolute miracle for me. No weird side effects from it either, and it's a relatively safe drug. I've been taking it for over 10 years now. I went from a migraine a week to hardly at all now, once or twice a year if that. It was a real miracle for me.

 

[KristyHall]

it is easier to apologize here because this is a very supportive forum. The people here are wonderful. The ops do a good job too. We have a lot of strong people here with strong opinions and of course that is going to lead to bickering. Still, I come here for more than just the chicken discussions. I come here for the community.

I love my birds, and I'm the only one in my circle of friends and family that is insane over chickens, so it's nice to have a place to be able chatter about them without getting the eye rolls I do off the forum. It's another reason why I thin it's important to clear the air if I think i'm in the wrong. I don't want to sour discussions that I enjoy so much.

 

[sonjab314]

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Ive tried that too. Be glad it worked for you because it did not work for me. That was one of the first meds they put me on and they also tried Amitriptyline which works for a lot of other but not for me. They only preventitive I take is Atenelol which really does nothing for me either. What stinks though is my insurance co. will only pay for 9 abortive pills a month

 

[sonjab314]

Something else too that could be contributing to your migraines is if you are taking narcotics for pain (not just migraines but any pain). My headache specialist informed me that they cause rebound migraines as will tylenol and advil if you take too much of them (in consecutive days).

 

[Laurajean]

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Yeah, as opposed to all those other forums you were banned from?

Kidding, TOTALLY kidding, just wanted to make you laugh (or make myself laugh at least, ha ha)


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I too come on for the community, not just the chicken stuff, but I value both aspects. I've been an open book, sometimes too open, and many people here can tell you that's gotten me into trouble. People inevitably WILL get offended, will disagree, will get the wrong impression, etc. It's the flaw of written word when you cannot see someone's intentions and body language in person, and the simple factor of it being mixed personalities too.

Do I love every person here? Honestly, no, nor do they me. Do I value everyone here? Yes, definitely. Like I said earlier, it really is like one big crazy family.

 

[Laurajean]

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Ive tried that too. Be glad it worked for you because it did not work for me. ...

Oh, that's too bad.

I am very grateful it works and continues to work. I honestly can't imagine my life without it, and I'm not big on pills, but it does work great (for me).

 

[KristyHall]

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Yeah, as opposed to all those other forums you were banned from?

Kidding, TOTALLY kidding, just wanted to make you laugh (or make myself laugh at least, ha ha)


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I too come on for the community, not just the chicken stuff, but I value both aspects. I've been an open book, sometimes too open, and many people here can tell you that's gotten me into trouble. People inevitably WILL get offended, will disagree, will get the wrong impression, etc. It's the flaw of written word when you cannot see someone's intentions and body language in person, and the simple factor of it being mixed personalities too.

Do I love every person here? Honestly, no, nor do they me. Do I value everyone here? Yes, definitely. Like I said earlier, it really is like one big crazy family.

You found me out! I get kicked off all the time! (joking) This is the first forum I have frequented in years.

The last one was a forum for women of different religions. It was self run and I absolutely loved it. The community of women from so many different walks of life was wonderful and gave a real insight into so many different cultures and points of view. Over time though we all went our separate ways as life got in the way and the forum petered out, but we had a good five years.

 

[EweSheep]

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Yep. We're like one big dysfunctional family around here!

Yep, we all have big feets and bigger mouths LOL!

 

[YYZ]

Here's Good one..

CAUTION WATER ON ROAD DURING RAIN.

 

[redhen]

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Yep. We're like one big dysfunctional family around here!