Tag Archives: insomnia

Happiness is a choice!….and Cake Suicide (part four)

Posted on April 4, 2016 by erinparker75

Turns out, Zoloft was the magic pill. It took about 3 weeks of dosage adjusting to completely stabilize and I’m now a different person. I haven’t been depressed since early February. This is SENSATIONAL for me. I can’t believe I … Continue reading →

Posted in depression, Endometriosis | Tagged african dance, cake suicide, danca ma mi kizomba, dancing, depression, GI, happiness, insomnia, kizomba, mental illness, psychiatry, serotonin, suicide, voldemort, zoloft | 11 Comments

Happiness is a choice!….and Cake Suicide (part one)

Posted on April 4, 2016 by erinparker75

…and other lies we are always told… Finally I’m back! There is a reason I’ve been gone. Not just because I felt like ignoring my 5 readers. I love you guys! I would never push you away. Unless I am … Continue reading →

Posted in depression, Endometriosis, My Life | Tagged depression, endo, endometriosis, insomnia, st. maarten | 4 Comments

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah

Posted on July 28, 2015 by erinparker75

Four pounds. GAINED. That is what you get when you deny me dairy, gluten, alcohol and sugar for 6 weeks. It’s official. God hates me. No one seems alarmed by this except me. I see myself investing in a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis | Tagged 30 rock, birth control, birthday, blood, chemicals, dairy, dian ginsberg, gluten, hormones, insomnia, liver, minastrin, nuva ring, orange goggles, parabens, sleep hygiene, sodium lauryl sulfates, sugar, the woman code, werewolf bar mitzvah | 2 Comments

Insomnia + Work = I’m Bad at Math

Posted on February 6, 2015 by erinparker75

Well hello! I didn’t see you come in. Let me just wrap this up… Just kidding. I wasn’t doing anything. Before I get into the bits and bobs of endo that you’ve come to know and love, Marissa has finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis, My Life, Rants n Stuff, Thoughts | Tagged birth control, endo, endometriosis, GI, hormones, insomnia, limbic system, marissa, mathias, melatonin, nausea, pain, period, progesterone, restoril, sleep | 9 Comments

Endometriosis wrap up – December

Posted on January 9, 2015 by erinparker75

After 7 weeks on the Loestrin and 4 weeks on Wellbutrin, I throw in the towel. Mathias had a last minute cancellation so I went in and told them it wasn’t working. They switched my birth control again to Minastrin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis | Tagged 2014, 2015, anxiety, Christmas, depression, doctor, endo, endometriosis, hormones, hospital, insomnia, kizomba, lexapro, loestrin, mangal, mathias, minastrin, nausea, prescriptions, SSRI, surgery, wellbutrin | 5 Comments

Endometriosis (because I can’t think of a good title)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by erinparker75

Well hello little ones. Update time. I saw Dr. Mathias 3 weeks ago, and crawled into his office weary and pessimistic, anticipating more dead ends. We addressed the nausea and anxiety and myriad other symptoms which all led back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis, Foodie Love, My Life | Tagged anxiety, BEST, birth control, Butorphanal Tartrate, dr mathias, emergency kit, endo, endo friendly recipe blog, endometriosis, energy fields, estrogen, food, gabapentin, genetic code, hormones, insomnia, lupron, nasal spray, nausea, pain, pain meds, period, uterus, vicodin, xanax | 10 Comments

Lupron: my nemesis

Posted on August 14, 2014 by erinparker75

Life has not gotten better since surgery. In fact, it’s getting worse. It’s 4:30AM as I sit here editing this post, preparing to publish it. I’m still awake…like every night. The anxiety keeps my body agitated and steals my sleep. … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis, My Life | Tagged anxiety, birth control, blogs, Dr. Mangal, drugs, endo, endometriosis, hair loss, hormones, insomnia, lupron, mathias, migraines, nausea, period, robin williams, suicide, surgery, xanax | 4 Comments

Recovery….sounds like a typical bastard

Posted on August 3, 2014 by erinparker75

Recovery blows. Like, for real. I’ve been in some foul moods. I mistakenly thought this would be the last step in my journey. I think most people thought that. I realize now it isn’t. It isn’t the beginning, or the … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis | Tagged acceptance, anger, birth control, depression, Dr. Mangal, frustration, health sabbatical, hopelessness, hormones, insomnia, laparotomy, lupron, meditate, melancholy, migraines, netflix, recovery, surgery, surrender | 2 Comments

Insomnia cur…zzzzzzz…

Posted on July 1, 2014 by erinparker75

I’m going to be bold for a minute, and state that I may be pulling out of my insomniac stage. I’m afraid to utter these words, lest that elusive thing called Sleep decides to leave me again, but considering I … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis | Tagged 30 rock, AC, acupuncture, alcohol, anxiety, bananas, bluelight, caffeine, cheese, chinese herbs, crackers, depression, doctor, dr mathias, dumbledore, food, insomnia, insomniac, lavender, lemon balm, melatonin, music, netflix, pensieve, red wine, sleep, sleeping, vitamin d, zombie | 6 Comments

Congratulations! You Get Diabetes

Posted on June 28, 2014 by erinparker75

This post is very medical and very long, so it might be boring for those of you not in the medical field. Just an FYI. I’d like to add a new doctor to my team: Dr. Mathias, my gastroenterologist. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Endometriosis | Tagged anxiety, bowel, diabetes, digest, doctor, dr mathias, electrodes, endo, endometriosis, fish oil, gastroenterologist, insomnia, insomniac, insulin, insulin sensitivity, klonopin, medical, minerals, periactin, receptors, serotonin, soapbox, stomach, sugar, xanax | 4 Comments