Hi to you all,
I joined up today, and put a brief intro on the new members forum, but wanted to go into a little more detail about my specific problem.
About 9 months ago, Istarted feeling really weirdly dizzy and disorientated...with this I had a touch of back ache, so thought nothing of it. This continiued for some days, and I saw a locum doctor who suggested I had trapped nerve. I started seeing an osteopath after this, who helped with the back ache, but not the strange feelings in my head. This continued, and I began to get obsessed with my health...my GP was worse than useless, and I started having panic attacks, so much so I was hospitalised with a heartbeat of over 180bpm. I had all kinds of tests during my three day stay in hospital, and nothing was found...heart perfect, blood tests all fine, apart from a slightly raised white cell count, liver function fine, thyroid fine.
I came home feeling both elated that nothing was "medically" wrong with me, but also depressed and downhearted that I still felt odd, but there was no explanation for it.
Since then (Jan 2006) I have felt absolutely exhausted...I sleep for 7-8 hours a night, but wake feeling totally unrefreshed, and by about 3pm, I could go back to bed (having a 4 yr old makes this impossible!).I have a constant strange sense of fullness in my head, I feel the need to pop my ears all the time to relieve this. I have persistent shoulder and neck ache, I become really bloated after eating, and seem to sway between constipation, and days of diaorrhea. I feel 'empty', a shadow of my former self. I have no energy any more, and am finding it difficult to socialise in the way I used to.
My GP has had enough of me, and I am sick of looking to conventional medicine for an answer, as it is obvious they do not have one for me!! I am currently on amoxycillin for an awful ear infection, but apart from that I take no other medication.
I would be really grateful for any help or advice you may be able to give me. I have had friends tell me I have fibromyalgia, some tell me I have candida...I'm baffled. Please help!!
Many thanks, Amber x
RE: New here, in need of advice please!
Hi Amber.
You may possibly have depression. Also sounds like you may have IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but one cannot make a diagnosis over the internet, even if medically qualified.
I feel too that you are looking at your mortality; however you are not going to die. Something triggered this, nine months ago, when you made this posting. What was it. Was it of an emotional nature or did someone die? Somethinghappenedand you have responded with the fuzzy head and backache. This is now building up in your mind. It is fear and I understand.
You need to talk to someone; you are not going mad, this is a normal response to a stressful situation. I recommend healing and acupuncture. Also you need to learn to breathe properly, so Tai Chi or Yoga will help. Both are excellent to promote energy. Correct breathing will also help with the panic attacks. Remember you are not alone.
Sarah.
RE: New here, in need of advice please!
Sarahk, I have sent you a PM.
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