my mother was always telling me "if you just think happy thoughts, you will be happy......." and similar sentiments. about 15 years ago, she had a mental breakdown. turns out she had something from her past growing up that she had repressed like 45 years and finally it came out. all those years, she tried to control the depression herself by trying to think happy thoughts. it did not work. after her breakdown, she never again ascribed to the "think happy thoughts" formula. she has been on antidepressants for the last 15 years and has been happier these last 15 years than she was most of her life. if only she had not tried to deal with it herself by "trying to be happy" and had gotten the help that she needed, she could have actually been happy.


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Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
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no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)