Hypoglycemia? Or are multiple symptoms caused by neurologic Posted: 10-07-06 10:13am
I've been having odd manifestations for a
while, not so bad right now, but they come
and go and seem to be getting worse.
I'll be talking to someone and suddenly
i'll drop 2 or 3 syllables from what I'm
saying. This has happened for a fairly
long time, but only occasionally, say when
I'm anxious. Then it started happening
more, and for a while it was coming on
really badly in spells. It would get
difficult to keep talking. Something
similar with my handwriting--I make a lot
of mistakes in my handwriting. I tend to
drop letters, even though I'm a good
speller and I don't use spellcheck. If
I've been writing a lot by hand, the
problem diminishes, but it's still there.
Also my memory has always been a little
shaky, but there are times when I can't
remember the simplest things. Names of
really famous actors and musicians,
particular words, what I just ordered...
I was convinced it was hypoglycemia, since
I tend to get tired after I eat, to the
point where I have to avoid eating for a
while to focus on my studying.
I talked to my doctor and she didn't seem
to think it was hypoglycemia. She said it
sounded like some kind of metabolic
problem and that I might see a
neurologist, but that was just about the
time I was moving. I don't know of any
neurologists around here and I don't want
to spend a lot of money if she was just
trying to calm my hypochondria, you know?
(I am kind of a hypochondriac.)
Also my libido has been diminishing. I
tend to get depressed, but I'm not on
antidepressants any more and my mood is
more stable than ever.
Any ideas what could be going on here,
whether it's likely to be serious, and
whether as a fairly poor student I need to
find a way to see a neurologist?
According to your symptoms (dyslexia or
dysarthria, memory problems, diminishing
libido, etc.) it doesn’t seem to me that
hypoglycemia is an appopriate diagnosis.
Hypoglycemia causes more dramatical brain
failure (crisis) and manifests with
failure of cognition, hallucinations,
aggressiveness, psycho-motoric
excessiveness, anxiety etc. I am not sure
if your problem is neurological or
psychiatric. You may need to visit both
specialists, a neurologist and a
psychiatrist, for a correct diagnosis.
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