Managing Lifelong Mental Health as a Senior

Thank you Gail. I have started on Citalopram and hoping it will calm my stress level to where I can live a normal life.
Patti

HELLO everyone. I haven't been on for a while. Want to say way to go Liz...85 is awesome! I hope I make it to that age.:) I have been having a lot of ups and downs lately and I have been trying to pin point it. I guess because I don't see my children or grandchildren much I really get depressed and then the neuropothy at night has been really hard to handle even with medication. Pain seems to eat away so many things,especially our strength of mind and body. Hey folks I need a hug...any takers? 🙂
PEACE,LOVE AND HUGS TO ALL......JJ

Hey jjwest you can have a big hug from me. I am new on this site and trying to find out why my tongue is causing me problems. On top of my tongue I have a white layer and under the white layer it feels like little tenticles are under there. When I rub the roof of my mouth across my tongue all this ikkey stuff comes off. I have been to my doctor he said "thrush" took a medication for it. No good. My doctor then sent me to a ENT doctor he gave my mouth throat etc a thorough exam ...nothing. Went to the dentist he said just just a tongue brush. No goo. I'm at my wits end. Any suggestions
Patti

Thanks Gail B I will keep you posted Patti

@jjwest Yes, I'll send you a big hug! I hope this day is a positive one for you. Blessings, Teresa

Here' a great big hug for you JJ. Do your grandchildren live far away? Also, have you spoken to your doctor about the pain you're still having? Perhaps there is something else that he/she can prescribe for you. Good luck, and maybe you can mention to your children that you'd like to see your grandchildren more often. What about you going to visit them of them visiting you? Take care.
Leslie

Hi Patti, Elizabeth here. Yes, I am fairly new on this site also. I saw my local doc yesterday and
realized she didn't have a clue.
I did gain some information, had blood work done which was good.
I went through my medical records and notes Thursday night before my appointment
Friday. All of this started when my mom said "Your tongue is white" yes it was as
you describe it. The white mucus stuff. Interesting I told my neighbor across the street
and she had it also. She purchased the tongue brush and plastic scraper. Even though
it comes back one must keep the mouth clean.
I will see a highly renown specialist in this area, an oral surgeon on March 29. I will have
to travel out of state and then by driver to his office. This is all this doc. treats.
Stess causes this and then it is difficult to get rid of it. My neighbor has managed to
control hers. She has something different and not as serious as mine.
I will keep you posted. The Baltimore trip and then working out transportation from
there has to take place,I am not comfortable in Baltimore.
The more you become anxious about your tongue the more mucous you will produce. It
is good that I was forced to go back into my medical records and could see that mine also
started with the "white tongue" and I mean you must change your diet and relax completely.
The specialist told my neighbor the cause was stress. I will keep you posted. It is coming
from the stomach.
Big Hug.........Elizabeth

@elizabethbryant Hi Liz: I'm glad to hear that you have another appointment with an oral surgeon who specializes in this. Thanks for sharing your news. When we share what we learn, then we all learn! I so admire your "take-charge" spirit! My prayers are with you as you arrange your transportation to see this new doctor. Teresa

BIG Saturday Hug to you. I am fairly new on this site. I was just thinking about how much
I miss seeing my children and grandchildren. I can relate to this and it is something I
don't understand and causes depression. Shame on them, I guess they have their
lives but as Christians "relationship trumps time" As you can see this is what our
society has become and we wonder why our nation is a mess. As the family goes
so goes the nation. I remember sitting on my grandparents front porch with my Aunt's
and Uncle's every Sunday afternoon after the Aunt's prepared lunch. Learning
how to drive a car in the field in front of the farm house. We can't go back but
I told my sisters we will start making the difference with our generation.
So here's a Big Warm Hug coming your way! ! ! ..........Elizabeth

Thanks Teresa your encouraging words mean so much. God bless you and I ask you to please
pray for my sister to finish her job to go with me. The Baltimore church I ask to employee
to drive me from Baltimore to the doc. So I trust God as he did for Joshua for this to all come together.
Elizabeth