Experiences with

Intercourse pain

Do I accept my symptoms were better taking dienogest and go back on, accept the side affects, or do I persist and put up with endo pain and intercourse pain knowing I’m not having side affects of medication.

The fatigue is so bad that I barely keep my eyes open or walk Brain fog Painful ovulation Sudden sharp stubbing pain in my right ovary Occasionally intercourse pain during or discomfort afterwards I'm so mentally exhausted and tired that I booked an app on 6th of March with Endometriosis clinic based

The surgery was ineffective at relieving my symptoms (agonizing intercourse and period pain) which have recently worsened considerably.

last 18 months have seen me in daily pain with reduced mobility due to lumbar spine stenosis and cauda equina. after being on waiting list for spinal injection for 8 months finally have a date in two weeks… I can’t have operation as I have aortic stenosis .I’m now having painful bladder problems..

Last november, after 5 years of constant issues (pain & bleeding during intercourse, pressure and pain, bad periods and cramping, slightly odd bowel movements around periods etc *also worth noting all of this was happening while on different forms of contraception) i was referred for a laparoscopy which

Hello community - I was on Oxycodone in the form of Targin 35mg a 24 hour period for 3 months for cancer pain. It worked really well for my RLS but stopped working after 3 months. I asked my doctor if I can try Bupramorphine instead. I have been given 20mg 7 day patch which works well for pain but

Hi all, Just wondering if the Trionic Veloped is right for people with SCA whose main concern is stability due to severe balance issues? I was diagnosed decades ago with SCA15 and while for many many years I have been largely ignored by the medical profession because once diagnosed there was very little

Because of the danger of bradycardia posed by Timolol, my new ophthalmologist, who now gives me my Eylea shots for AMD, prescribed Latanoprost eye drops instead for my glaucoma. These drops are used once a day at bed time. After only 2 days of trying them I have been experiencing blurry vision, extreme

I have been taking shot of Prolia and shot of methotrexate every Tuesday.i have no pain but have tender spots on my head and if does not hurt to touch. I only seem to have it in my temple are and top and back of head.. I had a mri of my head a few years ago. I have had a couple of bad concussions 2

Has anyone in our group tried the antispasmodic Spasfon? Generic name is Phloroglucinol. It is approved and is an over the counter medication in France, Spain and I believe in a few other countries but not in the U.S. The research studies that I reviewed shows promise for IBS-D related pain and

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6CtKeOAzGE BUT the likelihood of patients to respond to these treatments is lower if treated for 5+ years with dopaminergics. The reason being the upregulation of D1 receptor responsible for sensitivity to pain and abnormal sensations.

I’m from Ireland so very little knowledge of RLS by doctors here!! I weaned off premipexole as I mentioned here in my last post. I cannot take gabapentin as it really upsets my stomach. I am now taking 1 codipar tablet before bed. I find it helps quite a bit but am worried that I will become dependent

Acetyl-DL-leucine in two individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder improves symptoms, reverses loss of striatal dopamine-transporter binding and stabilizes pathological metabolic brain pattern—case reports: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-51502-7#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20we%20treated%20a

I have been tapering prednisolone, got down to 20mg then went to 17.5mg and started getting pains in my legs and hips, so went back up to 20mg.But have been helping my husband who had a stroke beginning of January, who was doing really well with his walking,but then had a fall and now has gone to no

I was diagnosed in my early 20s after my second laparoscopy. I had surgery around 19/20 yrs old looking for Endo and they found cysts on my ovaries. Second surgery they went in looking for cysts and found Endo. Sadly the hospital I went to just didn't know enough at the time (about 12 years ago) and

During the second half of last year I was bouncing between 10mg and 8mg. When I got down to 8mg I felt dreadful and quickly upped the dosage. In January 2025 I saw a consultant and he drew up a new reduction plan. A week ago I got down from 8.5mg to 8mg and I’m now suffering. Can’t believe how such

Hi Iam having real problems with my pharmacy since a new chemist came in. It is all over my notes that I am one of those few people that a change of brand causes me real problems so I do need the same brand every time, I also have it written on my prescription that my pain killer should be a specific

So, now 5 weeks post CABGx3 and recovery, whilst not exactly going to plan (chest infection etc), I am making progress and feeling stronger.However, the sunburnt feeling in my chest, either side of my main wound, due to nerve damage during surgery, is just not improving. Can't bare to have clothing touching

Hi all. I am a 40 year old male with grade 4 osteoporosis (after a childhood pituitary defect i was given synthetic growth hormone to supplement puberty, which caused rapid bone growth at the then-unknown cost of making them like Nestle Aero). Part of my day to day troubles (discounting my frequent

I've had tinnitus since November 2019. It came on one day while I was lying on my sofa playing a video game on the Switch. I had my hearing tested, was told I had minimal hearing loss, and advised to get used to it. It's a high pitched sound that I described as being like the noise a flourescent lightbulb