Well l quit smoking and drinking 4 years ago and now l walk alot well a little l guess but l feel worse why?

Question

l am a diabetic, with high blood pressure, and l have psoratic arthritis,and take pain killers,but what else can l do hello help l do need.At the point where l want to qive up with life and throw in the towel at 50.

Answer 1

Hey, first of all, I salute you for giving up the drinking and smoking! My mom is 61 and has diabetes, high blood pressure, scoliosis, osteoporosis, and a host of other minor ailments. She spends her days in her small mobile home, watching tv and sleeping. Don't become like her. My heart hurts for her but there's nothing I can do--I live 1400 miles away. Keep up the exercise; join a gym or something like that; eat healthfully; spend time with friends. Maybe you could find a good church? DON'T give up on life, please. I am betting there are people in your life who need you. God bless and I hope things get better.

Answer 2

I'm sorry you're feeling bad about your health, but think of it this way...think how much worse you'd feel if you were still smoking and drinking.

I guess it's difficult to enjoy life when you're worried about your health. Now might be a good time to look inside yourself and make sure that there isn't anything else bugging you. I mean, if you're worrying about your health that's one thing, but if you're worrying about your health on top of worrying about finances, relationships, or bad things that you've done in the past, that can be really overwhelming. If you're doing all you can do about your health right now, see if there's not some other area of your life that needs your energy. And you can get the help of family and friends, an ecclesiastical leader, or a mental health professional with that.

I don't mean to imply that I think you do have any of these issues, but it's at least something that you can check on. And there are other positive directions to focus your energies as long as you feel that you've done about as much as you can do about your health.

If you have peace of mind, it doesn't matter how bad your health is.

I sincerely hope that you find the comfort you need.

Answer 3

The underlying process in psoriatic arthritis is inflammation, therefore treatments are directed at reducing and controlling inflammation. NSAIDs such as diclofenac and naproxen are usually the first line medication.

Other treatment options for this disease include joint injections with corticosteroids - this is only practical if a few joints are affected.

If acceptable control is not achieved using NSAIDs or joint injections then second line treatments with immunosuppressants such as methotrexate are added to the treatment regimen. An advantage of immunosuppressive treatment is that it also treats the psoriasis in addition to the arthropathy.

Recently, a new class of therapeutics developed using recombinant DNA technology called Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors have come available, for example, infliximab and etanercept. These are becomingly increasingly commonly used but are usually reserved for the most severe cases. As more is learned regarding the long-term safety of these biologic agents there is a trend toward earlier use to prevent irreversible joint destruction.

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I just wish I could stop smoking and drinking. I assume you've been to doctors for this condition. If not you need to go. I hope your condition may improve with proper treatment.

Answer 4

Heck, I'd start smoking and drinking again. And find some better meds. "Better living through chemistry," that's my motto.

If you have some money and free time, I recommend taking up hang gliding. Arthritis and all. That'll straighten out your priorities. Nothing like being in turbulent air thinking "Oh f*ck, I'm a-gonna die" and then kissing the ground when you land. Glad to be alive? Yeah!

Answer 5

No... as some said, "I'm not an idiot". Kids were expected to KNOW "left and right" by the time they were 4 or 5 years old. That said... my little brother actually bought a pair of Sperry Topsider boat shoes - the left shoe was green and the right was red... just like navigation lights on a boat / ship.

Answer 6

forget those allapathy doctors as they aren't doing anygood for you! Go to a Naturalpath or Herbalogist and follow their advise. This should solve your problems! You might also benefit by getting a copy of Live Well And Be Well by Joan Wilen And Lydia Wilen

Answer 7

Too many variables here to answer your question with certainty, but I'm guessing part of it is the medication you take. There's usually a trade off with pain killers....they may alleviate the actual pain you're suffering, but can make you sick or feel flu-like, depending on how you respond to them.

It's great you stopped smoking and drinking alcohol, that's WONDERFUL. (Because those are killers)

I do have a suggestion - it sounds like you've seen the doctors. Have you talked to a nutrionist? Another facet of the problem could be any artificial sweenters you're ingesting. (You mention being a diabetic, and most doctors immediately place such patients on products like Splenda or Nutrasweet or Equal....but they don't consider the ADVERSE AFFECTS these products have.)

There are plenty of websites that can give you detailed (and sometimes frightning) information as to the problems artificial sweetners can cause, and there ARE other options available to you. Do a search on "adverse side affects of artifical sweetners" and see what you come up with. It just takes a little more effort to find out how to make the changes in your routine. Too many people aren't willing to do the research or make the effort because they don't believe there will be that much difference in how you feel. HOGWASH.

I would strongly recommend that you begin to deal with your diabetes and your overall diet with a more natural approach. I'm NOT saying to stop taking your insulin, but I am saying be more careful about what you eat. Eliminate the artificial stuff - including sweetners, colors, flavors. Get rid of (or at least substantially cut back on) the processed sugars and "whites" (white bread, potatoes, pasta) that you're supposed to cut back on anyway.

Go for whole grains (I mean REAL whole grains, not the puffed air and sugar stuff that they throw a few whole grains in the mix so they can sell it with a healthy-sounding label); fresh fruits and veggies from the organic section of the store; lean meats (beef, chicken, fish). Avoid the scavenger meats like pork, ham, bacon, shrimp, catfish.....Eliminate margarine products (anything containing hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats)

Check out Dr. Ted Broer's website for more information. (I don't remember it offhand, but you can do a search on-line to find it) He is one of the best and most consistent sources for teaching people how to attain a healthy diet.

Eat reasonable portions, lose weight if you need to....all of this will serve to cut you back on the amount of insulin/medication you need to use, which in turn helps you to feel better. So continue to monitor your sugar closely as you incorporate these changes and contact your doctor when the insulin dosages need to go down.

My general rule of thumb regarding food is this: Go as naturally as you can, eating food in the most natural state that God created it to be eaten. The more foods are processed, (meaning depleted of nutrients and pumped full of preservatives or artificial chemicals) the more they open you up to general disease and feeling lousy in an overall way.

Fifty is too young to talk about throwing in the towel - and it's not too old to take control of your lifestyle and make permanent changes which will have a HUGE impact on how you feel. Eating better, weighing less, exercising regularly will help with both conditions you name. And the more naturally you can manage that, the better off you're gonna feel and the better off you're gonna be.

Remember - doctors are just generally treating symptoms, and not the cause. And they are trained based on the pharmacuetical industry...that's what they're there to sell you. Making changes to your diet and daily exercise routine will do more than just mask over some symptoms, it deals with the root causes to help alleviate or eliminate the problem.

Wishing you all the best....

Answer 8

You need to have a check up with your doctor to re-evaluate your lab work. You may also have PVD (Peripheral Vascular Disease). This can be evaluated by an angiogram. Good luck.

Answer 9

Nothing to look forward to