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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 25, 2021 | Replies (12)

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@amandaa

Hi Shirley @audriana, Good to see you again. So glad you are motivated by these developments rather than discouraged. I know that being at a crossroads and trying to determine the next path to take, you can either take the high road or the low road so it's good you are trying to keep it positive!
Did you damage anything when you fell? When do you see them back for the heart monitor and the TIA?

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Hello@ amandaburnett
Thanks for your encouragement. No, I did not do permanent damage but I'm sure I'll benefit from a referral to physical therapy. Oh...I broke a molar. No matter how well my technique, I often jar my jaw upon impact.. I'm already scheduled to see my dentist..
Perspective is relative...lol...the reason I'm aware of the poly-pharmaceutical issue is because several years ago my falls became more predominant. At the time, along with a cache of pills for my "survival", such as for Hypertension, hypothyroidism blah X3, I was taking Neurontin for fibromyalgia and residual peripheral neuropathy (souvenir of chemo), and Cymbalta as an antidepressant--which caused projectile vomiting--controlled by Zofran--which caused compacted constipation--alleviated by Linzess which caused UTIs...
So, after one of my falls which resulted in PT, the physical therapists suggested that the cause of the falls was poly-pharmaceuticals. Just to make sure, my PCP referred me to a neurologist at Duke Movement Disorder Clinic and stuff, such as Parkinson's was ruled out.
We took a whack at my med list.
So, here I go again. This time, my PCP even took me off of Myrbetriq...perspective-- pee pad or pill...
All the weird things I have felt this past week should have been captured by the heart monitor -8:22 a.m. fall on 8/7/21 noted in my journal.
I will mail the heart monitor at the PO on 8/9/21.
I have an appointment with a neurologist in Pinehurst, NC...coincidentally, the closest town that has an REMS Clinic for Spravato...lolololol...how's that for Perspective?