So Many Symptoms, Don't Know What to Do Anymore :( Posted: 08-30-07 19:30pm
Hey. i'm an 18 year old male and have
suffered from chronic fatigue for 8 years
as a result of getting glandular fever
which branched off into something else
(can't remember it's name now, lymphatic
something syndrome)
New symtoms have arisen that just won't go
away and are getting worse every day. and
i just don't know what to do anymore.
The doctors here are pathetically
hopeless. They have seen me so many times
when i see them again they just basically
tell me to go home
I've had so many blood tests i've lost
count, and nothing has ever turned up on
them.
My symptoms are:
* I feel extreamly weak all of the time,
especially in the morning.
* I feel kinda like i always have a cold
* I am constantly tired and lethargic
* When i wake up i'm never refreshed, i
feel more tired then when i went to
sleep.
* I cannot concentrate during the day at
all
* i feel heavily depressed.
* I feel a very heavy weight on my chest
sometimes, like my chest is being crushed
* sometimes the left side of my chest will
get short sharp pains for no apparent
reason
* sometimes also i get a burning feeling
behind my eyes and i can smell smoke when
i breathe out, even though there's no
smoke near me?
* I have begun to loose my apatite, i just
don't feel hungry and i eat less when i do
eat. I have tried to force myself to eat
but it's not helping.
* I also feel like i'm getting panic
attacks, i become very fidgety and cannot
sit still at all and have to do breathing
exercises to calm myself down.
* The past week i have developed a new
symptom also. i can feel a tearing like
feeling just below my ribs sometimes.
The doc told me it is all just stress, the
only thing i can think of is being
stressed about feeling like this, but if
that's the case then there's no way out of
this loop that i can think of
Any help would be appreciated.
I have been told to just get out and do
exersize and ignore it all. But that makes
me feel even worse, and ignoring them
doesn't work for long.
I spend alot of my time inside on the
computer, i'm wondering if it would be a
good idea to get a air purifier+oinizer
too? And hope that may do some good.
Thanks
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-02-07 17:58pm
I think you may have Sleep Apnea!
I'm going mostly off the symptoms of being
tired all the time and waking up more
tired than when you went to bed.
Sleep Apnea is when you stop breathing
when you sleep. Your body kicks you away
enough to gasp for air, and you fall back
asleep. You probably don't even notice any
of this.
I'd talk to your doctor about getting in
for a sleep test for apnea. Also have him
do more breathing tests and chest exams.
A filter couldn't hurt for the
cold-symptoms, which may be unrelated.
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ash_essex_86
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Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 31
Posted: 09-27-07 02:55am
You have so many different symptoms
relating to lots of different sleep
disorders ive read about. But the heavy
weight on your chest is one of the
symptoms of sleep paralysis which is what
i have, but that seems to be the only
symptom related to sleep paralysis whereas
there are a lot more which you havent
mentioned so i doubt you could say your
experience is all soley down to sleep
paralysis so im not sure
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Marvin123
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Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 48 Location: Tampa
Posted: 11-06-07 06:12am
As a result of trauma, biological changes
occur, making it difficult for you to fall
asleep. Watchfulness or hyper-arousal will
be always present making it hard to sleep.
You will always be awake to protect
yourself from danger.
Some medical conditions associated with
post traumatic stress disorder can make it
difficult for you to sleep. The conditions
can be pelvic problems, chronic pain,
stomach and digestive problems. Using
drugs and alcohol are also associated with
difficulty in sleeping.
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godzgrl4evr
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Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Terre Haute, IN USA
Posted: 11-06-07 09:52am
What about depression? I have had that
since I was thirteen years old. Many of
your symptoms mirror mine when I don't
take my medicine.
Quote:
* I feel
extreamly weak all of the time, especially
in the morning.
* I feel kinda like i always have a cold
* I am constantly tired and lethargic
* When i wake up i'm never refreshed, i
feel more tired then when i went to sleep.
* I cannot concentrate during the day at
all
* i feel heavily depressed.
* I also feel like i'm getting panic
attacks
These are some of the symptoms for
depression. And these are what I feel if I
don't take my meds.
I also know that depression can cause
pain. You know that commercial for the
depression pill that says "depression
hurts"?
Out of curiosity, are you overweight at
all? Or any extra body fat? If so, that
could be the cause of your pain. You
should probably see a psychiatrist and
tell him/her your symptoms. Especially if
the medical doctors don't help. It's an
idea.
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pauline123
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Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 3
So Many Symptoms Posted: 11-06-07 13:07pm
Sounds like a combination of Sleep Apnea
and something else. A sleep study may be
helpful with the use of a CPAP machine to
help with the airflow. For chest pain a
stress test may be helpful. Discuss these
suggestions with your doctor
