Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from Teri Robert at ChronicPainConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/40834/screenings Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:38:24 -0400 Teri Robert Although I write mostly about Migraine disease and headaches, I have a great deal in common with many readers here on ChronicPainConnection. As many of you, I have had periods in my life when I needed "narcotics" to function. Shoot, even with my Migraines and headaches well controlled, there are still times when I take opioids to relieve pain and be able to function -- times when my Migraine medications don't work, times when arthritis pain... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/40834/screenings http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/13378/impact Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:39:00 -0400 Teri Robert One of the members here asked that this article be mentioned here... "Treatment for depression should at least beon a par with that for other chronic diseases." An article in this week's edition of The Lancet based on World Health Organization (WHO) surveys concludes that depression produces the greatest decline in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes. Still, the percentage of... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/13378/impact http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/13208/illness Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:03:00 -0400 Teri Robert  The chronic illnesses I have often make me feel invisible. Maybe that's because they're invisible illnesses that are so misunderstood by others. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/13208/illness http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/12646/phantom-tango Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:35:00 -0400 Teri Robert Writing is a release for me. When in pain or emotional turmoil, I often write. This was written after a particularly severe Migraine attack...     phantom tango  the beat is faint, the dance slow     so slow I'm not sure we're dancingmy partner is but a shadow     waiting to become more than a phantom  the disco ball that so blithely    ... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5973/12646/phantom-tango