a weighty issue...YIKES!

Huge weight gains reported by patients on prescription drugs - Independent Online Edition > Health: "Thousands of people who take prescription medicines for everyday conditions are gaining large amounts of weight as an unexpected side effect, scientists have warned. "

...With many of the drugs, weight gain was significant and rapid, according to the researchers. Just how they lead to weight gain varies, and is in some cases unknown. Some, like corticosteroids, increase appetite, while beta-adrenoceptor blockers reduce metabolic rate.

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"Side effects: Prescription problems

The drugs listed below are prescription medicines implicated in the new research. Each has been identified as possibly being responsible for dramatic weight gain:

Beta-blockers

Used to treat high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms and panic attacks. The drugs block the effects of adrenalin, slowing the heart rate.

Corticosteroids

Generally known as steroids, the drug is used to treat various conditions, from rheumatoid arthritis to stress relief after a trauma or operation.

Olanzapine

Used to treat schizophrenia and manic episodes. Is said to help the patient stay in touch with reality. "

Setting Captives Free

Setting Captives Free - The Lords Table--Phase I

I'm so excited! I'm back on the journey again. This program is very similar to WD and TW...but it is FREE!

MyMonthlyCycles

MyMonthlyCycles - Menstrual Calendar, Ovulation Calendar, Fertility Cycles

This is an awesome free site that you can keep track of your monthly cycles...even tracks fertil times for you and can e-mail you reminders. You can also keep your daily symptoms on there. Very cool!

the spot of blessing

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Work hard. Rest enough. Go to no extreme. Eat in a way that agrees with your body. Harbor no passion (but for Him). Remember personal relationships, and make sure being thrifty is balanced with the generous. Be wise, and yet a dove. Be strong, and yet meek. Seek to complete your mission in life but don't run yourself into the ground doing it.

If it seems like time has sped up, ask the Lord to organize your day and slow it down!

To stay at our spot of blessing means paying strict attention to how we regulate our lives -- what we think, how we pray, how we speak, what we expose ourselves to. Evil in any way can throw us off balance -- and cause us to waver from that precious "spot."

what has been going on...

Sue's questions in the comments below made me realize that I haven't posted much here lately...surprise, surprise...I guess I grabbed my apple and went into hiding...lol.

I have an appointment scheduled with the Cardiologist for sometime in July...arghh...I'm so enthused with this that I don't even remember exactly when it is supposed to be. It's for a consultation and for him to schedule the tilt table test. Since my last post, my train of thought was to not go back on the diet until after I get a proper diagnoses. The Lord has convicted me of the fact that it was just my flesh speaking...but...that doesn't mean that I just rushed into obedience here. Slipping is very fast...getting back up, however...not so fast. God is merciful though and my symptoms have not been awful...a few stomach problems...but overall not too bad. I do know that I need to change things though, I don't want to settle for just 'not bad'...I want GREAT!

why it matters

Sue...your comment below brought up a good point. I know what I need to do to alleviate this...so why does it matter what 'name' they give to it? For me right now the thing that I'm most concerned with is that this thing runs in families...obviously it is not a concern to me in regards to my children since it isn't my biology that they inherited...but I am concerned for my sisters who have been suffering silently for a lot longer then I have...one of which actually has fainting spells and also for their children. I want a proper diagnosis so that they can take this seriously and not just pass it off as not being important (since that's the message they have been receiving from the medical profession all of their lives)even though it is debilitating to them. I want to be able to tell them what has worked for me and be able to explain why...the 'life changes' that are needed are pretty intensive and having something more concrete then just 'it's good for you' might help all of us to stick to it better. It is important to all of us to have some validation of all that we have endured.

new tests

My doctor's office just called me a few minutes ago, they are going to be setting up an appointment for me back at the cardiologist...to discusss 'Dysautonomia' with him and have the table tilt test done.

So...we are moving foward with this. Ofcourse, today I feel just horrible...AF is back and I also have a sore throat brewing...arghhh.

I LOVE my doctor

I'm so sorry that I didn't trust her with this before, but better late then never. She just called me from home (today is her day off)to talk to me about my test results. She wants to do further testing. I told her about MVPS and she's going to read more about it and see where to go from here. She was super understanding and didn't brush me off at all. Praise God...I feel some hope about this.