Just read Deb's post. Oh, boy! Don't even know where to start! This has
been a major problem for me and not one that garners much sympathy from
doctors or even my own family. They just think I'm nuts;) I can't tell
you how many times I've been called "high-strung" or "overly sensitive".
I've also had difficulty with my memory. It started way back before I was
diagnosed with 3-BetaHSD. And my experience with steroids (Dex. and Pred.)
was that it made everything worse. Particularly the Dexamethasone, but my
reaction to that drug was extreme. It seems to be my short-term memory that
has suffered the most. Deb, didn't you mention being taken off Dex. years
ago because of muscle weakness? When the same thing happened to me a
neurologist told me that a tiny percentage of the public does not metabolize
the drug. Wouldn't it be amazing if that same tiny group are the same people
who suffer from 3-Beta? Hmmmm?

As far as mood swings and anxiety go...
I tend to over react to little things. I also get into these horrible moods
that literally scare me. Very dramatic, nasty moods where I say things and
react in a manner that is not indicative of who I really am and what my
normal personality is like. I have anxiety almost all the time but do not
have major anxiety attacks. I have had them, but only 3 times and they were
all related to actual very stressful events happening at the time. There
were also 2 other incidents where it felt like an anxiety attack but turned
out to be an adrenal crisis brought on by the physical stress on my body
caused by kidney infections. My doctor tripled my steriods at the time and
that solved the problem.

Deb, what is Klonapin? Does it help a lot? Are there any negative side effects
in your experience? Also, does anyone else suffer from insomnia?

Just wanted to let you know that I have to take a series of classes this week
on "Participatory Management" that are pretty much going to wipe me out and
I might not be online the rest of the week. But I'll be back soon so keep
posting and e-mailing me. And hopefully I'll catch up! And if anyone has
learned the art of saying "No!" to people begging you to volunteer for nine
million things at school, please let me know;)

Talk to you all later!
Stressed-out Erin