slacker wrote:Welcome Natasha;
You are tough! Hang in there. We are here to support each other.
PS. The ApoE4 allele is a risk factor for Late onset AD. Age 50 would be considered early onset. And you have one allele, not 2! Life is good
I am also pretty Terrified, so I know how Natasha is feeling. I’m 55, have been on Klonopin 2mg for almost 20 years and on the highest dose of Effexor for almost that long. I’m also on about 12 other meds including insulin. My greatest fear is losing my mind, which I feel is happening at an increasing rate. As a lifelong hypochondriac, I’m aware that once you believe you have something, you start developing all the symptoms. Funny when you think about it from a safe distance, but many like us never feel safely distant. Positive changes I’ve made in the last week:
1) trying to get off the Klonopin. Going to go down .5mg every two weeks and see what happens
2) Going in a keto diet. Just in the last couple of days, I’ve had to reduce my insulin by around 50% since I am eating very few carbs
3) adding melatonin to take the place of Klonopin as a sleep aid. Also trying some cbd oil at night
4) wearing blue blocking glasses at night. Don’t know if this is snake oil but giving it a shot
5) adding about ten other recommended supplements to my pill load, in the hopes of reducing my need for prescriptions.
There is nothing lonelier than being scared and trapped inside your head. I’d love to think that, one day, there will be a way up and out.