When Meds Fight Back: The Last 24 Hours on Cymbalta & Flexeril

If you’ve been following along with my health journey, you know that starting new medications is always a little bit of a gamble—especially when you’re already juggling multiple chronic conditions. I do my best to stay informed, cautious, and open-minded… but sometimes, your body will tell you loud and clear: “Nope, this ain’t it.” That…

Navigating New Medications: A Chronic Illness Journey

If you’ve been following my health journey for a while, you know my body likes to keep things… interesting. Between fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, and the grab bag of autoimmune disorders I’ve got going on, I’ve become something of an unwilling expert in meds, symptoms, and side effects. Still, every new medication feels like stepping into…

Navigating Perimenopause with Prednisone and Zepbound

When Prednisone, Zepbound & Perimenopause Walk Into a Bar… Let’s talk about what it’s like when your body decides to throw a full-blown hormonal tantrum, complete with party favors like perimenopause, a fiery autoimmune flare, and the not-so-fabulous trio: Prednisone, Zepbound, and Tremfya. Sprinkle in your monthly cycle for extra flair, and you’ve basically got…

Painfully Needed: Biologic Injections

I write this on an injection day of all days, why because I want to share my journey with you all. Oh the joys of injections…. This is not my favorite thing to do for sure. I have been through two different types of injections so far. Humira was my first biologic and it worked to help reduce the inflammation but it also gave me some pretty unwanted side effects. With that being said, I wanted to tell you about my journey with the biologics I have tried so far.