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SPEAKING UP FOR MYSELF

By JENNIFER TURNER Wednesday, May 21, 2008

SmileHELLO EVERYONE, WELL I SAW MY DR. YESTERDAY AND AS I HAD PLANNED I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO STOP SOME OF THE MEDS.TO SEE IF I WOULD FEEL BETTER. THE MEDS. WERE ZOLOFT, NORVASC, TRICOR145, AND ZOCOR. HE LOOKED AT MY RECORDS AND SAID THAT I COULD GO FOR 1 MONTH, THEN HE WANTS TO SEE ME AGAIN TO MAKE SURE MY BLOOD PRESSURE, TRIGLICERIDES,AND SUGAR NUMBERS WERE O.K. IT SEEMS I AM JUST AT THE BORDERLINE FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE TRIGLICERIDES WHICH ARE RATHER HIGH. HE SAID TO TRY AND EAT A MORE BALANCED DIET AND PRESCRIBED ANOTHER PAIN PILL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO BE MORE ACTIVE. I HAD ALSO LOST 7 LBS..AND THE TOTAL NOW IS 12 LBS. LOST IN ABOUT 2 MONTHS...I AM EXTREMLY HAPPY ABOUT ALL THIS..GIVE MYSELF A PAT ON THE BACK..LOL..NOW, OF COURSE I MAY HAVE TO GO BACK ON SOME OF THE MEDS. BUT FOR NOW I FEEL BETTER. WITH THE ZOLOFT HE TOLD ME TO CUT THE PILL IN HALF AND TAKE IT LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS SO I WONT HAVE WITHDRAWAL SYPTOMS.I HAVE LOOKED AT MY SHAREPOSTS AND I AM SO ASHAMED OF ALL THE WORDS THAT I DONT SPELL RIGHT.I WANT TO THANK ALL WHO PRAYED FOR ME AND I HOPE I CAN SAY SOMETHING THAT WILL INSPIRE EVEN JUST 1 PERSON. GOD BLESS YOU ALL..JENNIFER

DEPRESSED..WHO..ME????

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By JENNIFER TURNER— Last Modified: 09/21/10, First Published: 05/21/08