Kal...Dramamine and meclizine are the "same" or are both used to treat vertigo and nausia and I get both. Right now am on the nausia route. It does make me sleepy at times when I do not want to be.......I hate this..yucky feeling, not getting much done and my brain needs to be acitve with my body. Fresh air and sunlight......might help but can't stand the sun on the snow! ..or breath the cold.

I can't take a lot of meds or supplements, they bother my tummy.....everything bothers my tummy right now.

Cold here too and we had ice and now light snow. So I do not go out, just let the dog out the door.

Happy I will not drive on a bad day....requires to much thought!

Kate..thanks for explaining the nicacin....

Molly..I am thinking of getting a noise machine to fall asleep by....my main problem is DH...he is a leg jerker and cpap user and a cover yanker and a night screamer and so far the only comfy bed is in the master. WE will get another once we are settled and it is warmer. I can fall asleep if I am tired anywhere, just wake up in more pain is I am not comfy all night. He goes to bed early and gets up early I go to bed and late and get up late.......

Mima....good you can get some sleep..Brad is being a poop!!!!

I wonder if I feel so bad becasue I cut points?..should feel better Huh?

Well, we argued a bit and then went to church and out to eat with friends and had a great time. Then we went to bed at 9 and Brad wanted to know what we would do for food-and I wouldn't discuss it at 9.!!!!! I was reading to fall asleep. We can discuss it today but i need to get the tickets first. I believe you need yo unwind at night. I know i am anal;but I had a rule with my kids-anything they needed me for had to be done before 8 pm. Not an easy task for teens.
Candice-get what you need to sleep now. I used to run an air cleaner and that acted like a noise machine. I also wear ear plugs. they help but if I get woken up around 4-that's it for me.
no pt-I am doing my exercises.
Bye for now. Mima

Good morning everyone! Lost my post yesterday....I think the sight was down for maintenance or some such. I am still trying to find more info on this Sytrinol which is derived from some sort of "flavones". It's a natural product that is used to lower cholesterols and triglycerides. It also acts as a powerful antioxident and improves glycemic control. I found the article in a publication called "Total health"...going to google it and see what happens!
I wanted to mention to Mollymom that I had tried 600 mg of Gabapentin for about a month but found I became very agitated on it. It does take about a week or two to get into the system. It works by blocking or shutting off the signal from nerve pain from the spinal area or something along those lines.....regardless, it didn't seem to be for me. It was explained as having the same components as Lyrica but had not been approved as treatment for FM by the FDA yet. It is actually an anticonvulsive medication....go figure!
Weather has gotten cooler and very cloudy today. It looks like we are finally going to get some much needed rain. Suppose to get a cold front moving through tomorrow too, which will push our temps down into the 60s for the rest of the week. Brrrrr...down comforter on the bed tonight!
Took a fall night before last while out dog walking with some neighbors. It was dark and I caught my foot in a hole on the side of one neighbor's yard...down I went. Didn't hurt at the time but got up the next morning and could barely walk! Getting too old to be doing these stunts! Feeling better today though.....I've been icing it and eating advil. That will teach me to remember my mini flashlight when walking after dark! Having a quiet day today I hope. Trying to get my thoughts around the impending visits and company beginning in a couple of weeks. I'm tired already and we haven't even got there yet!
Candice, as a cpap user myself, I am surprised your DH isn't quieter and more restful. I sleep so quietly and hardly move at all once I drop off. Hubby says that absolutely no noise comes out of me now. I was a talker, snorer and teeth grinder before the cpap machine. On the other hand, I have to keep poking hubby for his snoring now! He also has those restless legs once in awhile...moving them around every few minutes. It does become annoying when you're trying to drop off to sleep. I would consider using a sleep aid in your case as well. I've always had good luck with a single Advil PM when needed. Or the 3 mg of meletonin.....good luck with finding a solution.
Mima, good luck with your trip...and it's sounds like this is a trip up north? Does it have to do with your rental? Hope the weather cooperates with you. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their day. I've been running late all morning so far....not good for a Monday! Kate

Hello again. Just read posts. sounds like we've all had some pain from our fibro. We're expecting more snow and wind overnight. I'm tired of it already. Tim starts classes tomorrow. I'm doing ok. I have to get on here more often to read and to post. I'm sorry I haven't been doing that. Talk soon.

to Tammy.....great to see you on here

Kate....oh my...falls we can do without.....I never hurt right away either that is why I overdo so much I think...about 2 hours after I do something I will begin to feel it. Hope you recover fast! Can you still do stretches on the floor and stuff to keep you from getting stiff?

Mima...good for you holding your own

I am so sore form cleaning my girl came and we worked form 9 untill 2:30, she had to leave early again. I did the pots and sinks and she did the tubs and floors in the bathrooms. I mop the garage everyday when DH brings salt and cinders in and sweep the salt up on the walkway rug. Then I swept the cats room, that will be our task in the next few weeks to clean and scrub their floor and walls...they are such piggies! I decided to leave my x-mas stuff out for now, some of it is just winter but the little tree and mantle are xmas...no one comes by anyway and it is alot of trips up and down the stairs. Got an appt WEd so gotta rest today...this cold snap is pretty rough temp is falling fast and snopw is a blowin'. So far the dog has not asked to go out....maybe will let him before I lay down for good. I layed on the floor earlier to stretch my back and dozed off for an hr. and could hardly get up!LOL Should beable to sleep today with the snow unless DH stays home, then the dog annoys me, he gets all confused!

HI Hap, Meme, Kala, Molly....

Kate here is a pic of last dog we had, she was 17....finally had to pur her down about 6 years ago and were dogless for a few years. Looks a little like Queeney........

Nice dog-we talk about Cassidy a lot. But we don't need a dog when we go back and forth.
Went for a walk last night. My back is hurting but it was no worse on my foot.
We are going back home because Brad wants to work on the heating systemo we won't burn all the oil. Am Express is converting our pts to miles and then transfer them to Southwest so we can get the plane tickets. We will be taking Aunt Beverly back with us and then she will only have to fly home alone. She is a sweetie but also 81. When Brad's sister took her in their camper, she fell and had a hairline fracture in her neck so I was thinking that a week would be long enough.
Sorry you fell, Kate, I fell in a ditch once when I was walking with my aunt because the darkeness covered it-not fun.
Brad refuses to talke anything to sleep and he wakes up all night long to go to the bathroom. I tell him he likes to suffer.
The insurance company will not insure me because of the lab test that was their mistake but I have not faxed the correct ones yet because one of them is not here yet.
there are so many good things I can do if I go home for a week-see Auntie-and my kids and get a decent haircut and a massage and see the good chiro, Wow,
Bye for now Mima

Good morning everyone. Very chilly here this morning...need a sweatshirt to walk. I know, I know...I shoudn't even mention this, huh? This cold front coming through will stiffen me right up too. My ankle is feeling much better today. I will be off for my morning walk with the "Queen" in a few minutes. She was in a barking mode last night. Must be the remnants of the full moon we just had. They were calling it the "wolf full moon". Not sure why, but I think Queenie must have figured it out! Candice, such a sweet looking dog. I had a Samoyed for 13 years, then I got my first German Shepard, then added a second Shepard to the family. They lived to be 15 and I had to put them down 6 months apart. I waited 3 years thinking hubby and I would travel some when we moved to Florida. Well, we didn't get too far so I went to the Humane Society and brought Queenie home. Hopefully I will be as lucky with her longevity. Need to get something done around the house today...probably vacuumn and wash floors. Hope everyone enjoys their day. Kate

Candice, feel free to come to my house and do some cleaning!! Loved the dog picture!

Mima, sounds like you'll be busy at home!

Kate, I'll take your chilly over mine. lol We're supposed to get down below zero the next few days. I don't like that much at all.

I think it is nap time for the puppy and me. I have things to do, but the pillow is calling me.

Hello to everyone else!!

Yes it is supposed to get cold here. Damp and cold.. Raining ,but, very light.. Not going to do a lot of good to help the drought..
Christie or I will not be happy going out today tp potty. But, better that than my floor..
Tammy- I have been thinking about you when I watch the weather up there.. That is not for me. But ,I have been in Florida all my life so I don't know much about things up there..
Kate - It takes about 5 years to get used to Fl. weather.. My sister was born down here ,but, when she got married and moved to N.Y she seemed to forget what it was like in Fl. Now she is back and tryinf to learn again.. Saddly she was gone so many years and not much contact so we are really more like strangers..Her companion died just recently and now it may be even harder..
Candice- Sleeping with the hubby gets harder all the time.. He is up and down all night. I try to keep him awake during the day so he will sleep at night. Not a whole lot of luck.. So I don't sleep well at night.I wouldn't think about sleeping in the daytime. I would not sleep at all then at night.He is Greek and has no intention to sleep alone.
Mima- Will you be coming back down this year? Do you think that you may sell and stay down on a permanent basis?That is what a lot of the retirees do around here.
Hello Happy,Meme..Joanne

We will only stay a week-just enough time to get things done.
I don't think we would move here permanently-we have 3 kids ans 3 grandchildren back home.
It is cold-went to the pool and jacuzzi before the cold front came in.
My foot is so much better. been doing the exercises faithfully-hope for a couple of acupuncture treatments back home.
I intend to wear long underwear at home.
We have a get together in Sanibel tomorrow-someone's kids rentaed a place and now the parents are staying there. It's a pot luck so i will bring chicken.
Art today. Church tonight. It's the best day of the week. We always have teatime at Art, Mima

Morning all, I actually called in sick today. With windchill it is -27C. I had no students this morning, and I can do a lot of my paperwork from home. I am very very sensitive to cold..great for a canadian eh? I was only outside going from car to theatre and back last night and that was enough to set me off...joints all swollen and sore, hurts to even walk. I am having my hot oatmeal for breakfast, putting myself in a hot tub, not a hottub(darn..first on my lottery winnings list) and then in bed with my two heating pads. Hope everyone else is keeping warm. I have to weigh in tomorrow

Oh BTW we went to see Gran Torino last night..it was excellent. Much funnier than I expected and very touching in parts. I highly recommend it.

Good morning all! Yep, trying to type with frozen fingers is the pits! Hubby home from work today...got called in for 2 am tomorrow! What an outfit he works for! Guess I can't complain though...at least he has a job which is better than some folks right now, right? I'll fix him an early dinner so he can get to bed for 6 pm. Queenie and I had a long but chilly walk this morning so everything feels like it is working in slow motion. Good day to stay under the down comforter....but I need to get stuff done. Mima, hope your trip back north is uneventful. We had thought about keeping our house on Cape Cod and renting it when we first moved here. I had rented our first FL house for two years and it was such a hassle being a lond-distance landlord that we decided against it. Good move on our part as the bottom fell out of the real estate market right after we sold and moved. Too many headaches trying to take care of properties and tenants from a distance. We even tried a property management company here in Florida the second year and got screwed by them too. So, 4 1/2 years ago we moved into the house in Florida, built a new house across the street from the one were living in 2 years later with the money we got from the Cape Cod one. Then we sold the old Florida house after we moved into the new one...confusing, huh?. Hey, worked for me.....and it looks like we will be here for the long term based on what the economy is doing. We'd never get our money back on the new house right now so as long as hubby has his job, we'll hang our hats in Florida.
Okay, off to the store for a few supplies. Hope everyone enjoys their day and stays warm! Kate

Joanne, when I've been in Florida during the summer months, I wonder how you do it!! lol I sure wish I was down there right now!! My classes at the Y this morning and the other bible/weight loss class tonight have been cancelled because of the snow and the cold.

Mima, I love my silk long undies. they aren't bulky, but they do help to keep me warm. I wore those the weekend my friends and I went to the bed and breakfast and we were part of a nativity. I didn't get cold like some of the others did standing outside in the snow like we did. Hope your art class went well.

Mollymom, it is cold here too, but not like you! I don't know what the windchill is. I do know the temp was 8 F earlier this morning. I love oatmeal. Maybe I'll make some later. My first official weigh in at the bible based/weight loss meeting won't be till next week. The leader called about an hour ago and said all activities at their church are cancelled for tonight. I'm seeing lots of cancellations on the TV, so I kind of expected it. I was actually looking forward to weighing! What is Gran Torino?

Kate, my hubby and I had thought about moving south (Georgia probably), but we weren't sure how far we wanted to be away from our son and my brothers and their families. Now with Bob gone, I'm glad that we didn't do it or I would be alone down there. I can still go visit though.

Tim is venturing out to the mailbox. He's taking the neighbor lady hers too. She's 93.

Tammy- It is supposed to be in the 40's tonight. we will have some more nights and days of cold and cool weather about 5-6.. Summers are not always easy.. That is why we have ac... Eventually you may do as some of the other retirees. Spend some of the winter down here and some up there..
Molly.. I hurt with this weather. Tonight I will need to use Icy hot on my shoulder with some heat.. O.A doesn't like damp cold weather..
Kate. There is a neighbor across the street that had all her windows open this am. It was 49 degrees.. Now that is taking fresh air too far! I told mu hubby somethings loose upstairs..
Mima- I see it is pretty cold up there where you will be going.. A couple pairs of long underware may be needed..
Hello Candice, Happy Meme.. Joanne