Medications & Treatments

Why Painkillers are One of My Biggest Allies for a Decent Quality of Life | A Chronic Voice

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The Many Negative Associations with Painkillers Painkillers – hero, villain, friend and foe in one. What’s your opinion about them? Have you been told: Don’t take them, they’re bad for your liver and body. You’ll become reliant, dependent, or addicted to them. A good-for-nothing, pathetic junky. You’ll need more and more of them to kill […]

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Issue #165: The Dread of Summer When You Can't Regulate Your Body Temperature & Craving That Elusive Thing Called Sleep | Featured Image

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Friday, 14 June 2019. Issue #165. In this issue: The dread of summer when you can’t regulate your body temperature. When your supportive community turns hostile, because you’re in remission. The constant reminder from others about how prednisone makes you fat, when you’re just trying to stay alive. It would be nice to take a […]

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Issue #160: Hundreds of People with Chronic Illnesses Share Their Thoughts on What They Find Most Challenging, Besides the Pain Itself | A Chronic Voice

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Friday, 10 May 2019. Issue #160. In this issue: Hundreds of people with chronic illnesses share their thoughts on what they find most challenging, besides the pain itself. Publication of a new book with proceeds going to the charity, “Invest in ME Research”. Friendship isn’t about changing people, but showing up for them when they […]

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Issue #159: Accepting Help as a Mother with Chronic Illness Only Benefits Your Family & the Power of Steroids - Good and Bad | A Chronic Voice

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Friday, 03 May 2019. Issue #159. In this issue: Painkillers can be helpful in nipping a big flare at the bud. Managing unnecessary stress of unwanted advice by either nodding along mindlessly, or adding to the block list in life. A blood test created by Stanford University to detect Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). The […]

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Issue #156: Invisible Disability Can Sadly Incite Doubts at Work & When it Feels Like the Last Straw, it May be That You're Too Tired to Deal for Now | A Chronic Voice

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Friday, 12 April 2019. Issue #156. In this issue: The weight of nothingness, of depression, is a heavy one to bear. Migraines can be extremely debilitating, yet are also very misunderstood. When our caregivers are used to seeing us in pain flares, even signs of Dengue Fever can appear deceptive. Rapid forced tapering of opioids […]

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Issue #107: When People Think You're Well Just Because You're Smiling & Easy, Nourishing Meals for the Days When You Just Can't. Click to read or pin to save for later. | www.achronicvoice.com | #achronicvoice #healthnews #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonie

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Saturday, 28 April 2018. Issue #107. In this issue: Your vote in the Bloggers Bash would be greatly appreciated! 🙂 What’s worse than living with chronic pain, is when others don’t believe you. There are no benefits to being ill, but we do attract the best kinds of people in the world. A glimpse of […]

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Issue #84: Brilliant Sarcasm on How to Fake Chronic Illness & Non-standard Pillows for Better Sleep. Click to read or pin to save for later. | www.achronicvoice.com | #tophealthtweets #achronicvoice #chronicillness #spoonie

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Sat, 18 Nov 2017. Issue #84. In this issue: Chronic illness survival tips from veteran spoonies. Some therapy with cute little Piper 😉 Non-standard pillows that might help with better sleep. A great book that helps both kids and adults understand chronic illness better. The difficulties of finding joy in a lifelong union with pain. […]

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December Prompts: Discovering, Rediscovering, Anticipating, Decluttering & Cherishing. | www.achronicvoice.com

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What or who will you be discovering, rediscovering, anticipating, decluttering and cherishing this November? You’re free to interpret these keywords as you like, and here’s my list! I hope you’ll join me in sharing more insight about life with chronic illnesses 🙂 Click here to submit your own entry, and to read what others are […]

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A Rollercoaster of Hope and Disappointment: Jenni's Infertility Story | www.achronicvoice.com

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*A Note from A Chronic Voice: The consideration for motherhood crosses the mind of every woman at some point in time, whether she is healthy or ill. Some may decide they never want children but for others, it may be the biggest dream of their lives. To learn that you’re infertile or will never be […]

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Issue #69: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Painsomnia & a CRPS Faker Exposed. Click to read or pin to save for later. | www.achronicvoice.com

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Saturday, 05 Aug 2017, Issue #69. In this issue: How Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) is more than just difficult to pronounce. The subtle arrogance of being in good health. The extent of a person’s ability to understand. Why 10 doctors are needed to manage symptoms of chronic illness as a whole. One of the […]

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