Stress

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Hi

It's been a while since I was here. The erythema came back again

yesterday, completely unexpected and with avengeance. I've been

very low physically with quite a few problems during this year.

I've had a repetitive strain injury in my hand, and plantar

fasciitis of my foot and other problems and all in all this has

lowered my mood a lot.

Last year was the most stressful of my life and although this year

has been a lot better, lately there have been some worries that have

been bothering me.

What I am wondering is, I find the erythema always comes out when

I've been low or stressed. Does the erythema come out due to the

lowered mood or is the lowered mood part of the erythema before it

actually breaks out?

I'm so fed up with it. I can't remember when I last had a time when

I was completely without any kind of physical pain.

I know when I start the steroids it'll start to ease but I'm in the

process of trying to lose weight to help the plantar fasciitis and

so taking steroids isn't gonna help with the weight loss.. oh well..

Anyway, hi again everyone, sorry if I sound a bit manic. Hope

you're all doing ok.

Fi

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Hi Fi,Nice to hear from you agian.I'm sorry the EN is back.I studied psychology in college, but I am not, by any means, a person qualified to give medical advice on it.This link goes into the very real connection between depression and illness. I know many people who, in spite of serious illness, are not depressed. I think it might have something to do with the attitude you bring into every aspect of life. That may be affected by early life experiences, especially negative ones that we have been discussing. There are quite a few non drug things people can do to lift their spirit. Among them are 1. Happy music2. Movie Comedies3. Prayer4. Getting together with positive and supportive people5. Enjoying a relaxing hobby6. Enjoying a garden or other natural scenery7. Doing Yoga or other exercises8. MeditatingI know there are many others, but these are the ones that come to mind now.I hope you begin to feel much better soon.Love,idio. EN '68

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Thanks

I agree about the positive things to lift mood. I am throwing myself

back into my music, because it always helps me through when i feel

low. I'm looking to buy some more music CDs tomorrow in fact.

I don't think I've got depression, but the constant problems over the

last year have definitely lowered my mood but I am determined not to

be beaten by this. I'll fight it every step of the way and I'm hoping

that once I get through this episode of EN I might start to feel

better again. Silly as it may sound I'm hoping this is the grand

finale of medical problems this year and that maybe things will

improve.

Thanks for your welcome. I always feel comfortable to be posting here

with you all, it helps a great deal.

love

Fi

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In a message dated 11/5/2006 1:44:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, erythema_nodosum_Group writes:

I've noticed that many of the doctor's and medical websites fail to acknowledge stress as a triggering factor, what gives?

My rheumatologist recently told me that any kind of stress will affect my rheumatoid arthritis (as if I hadn't noticed ) and I know it affects my blood sugar--I'm also a type 1 diabetic. And what about headaches-migraines? What about irritable bowel syndrome? I think stress affects our bodies wherever we have a weakness. And I agree that doctors often don't take that into consideration.

lie

RA 1997 and

EN resolved with treatment of RA