Doctor, Doctor!

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 08-17-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I actually am thinking I have IBS. It all started a few weeks ago. It was a Friday, and all of a sudden I realized I was burping/hiccuping almost constantly. It was scary as all hell. I didn't really know what it was, since I've never had it happen before (except after running). That night I was sitting in bed, and started getting really bad chills. I woke up, feeling really bloated, and couldn't even lay down. I kept having to sit up to burp. That whole day I had diarrhea. The next morning I had diarrhea again, but then it went away. That night I felt my stomach almost feel like it filled with gas or something, and felt gurgly. The next morning my stomach hurt quite a bit, and I was still having the weird hiccup/burps.

That afternoon I started really feeling terrified, not knowing what was causing it. I knew I didn't have insurance, so I felt like I'd never get help. I had an all out panic attack (which I've never had before), and felt like I was just never going to get better. I had chills again, and was so nervous I couldn't eat. My mom said I could get looked at the next day, so I was. They took a battery of tests, saying they felt that I had maybe got an overgrowth of bacteria. I didn't feel a whole lot better, but alright. I did feel better on my trip to NJ, except for the one night that I had ice cream. So I'm wondering if I could be lactose intolerant or something.

The only issue with the anxiety proposition is I've always had issues with anxiety, and never had these kinds of symptoms. I did, actually, but they only lasted one night. That was a year or so ago. I don't know what caused it, but I did have Cici's. It's worrying, because of the idea I'll never get help for it. On the other hand, if I find out what's causing it, I could definitely get help. I could also always be one of those people who have constant and urgent diarrhea, no matter what they do. For me it's more an issue of constipation. I DID have diarrhea the other morning, and I had a salad with blue cheese crumbles and blue cheese on it (as well as red onion), which also makes me think I might be lactose intolerant or something.

Tomorrow I'm going to a place where you stay for 5 days to get treatment for any sort of mental issues. Hopefully I'll get some answers. If nothing else, I'll at least get my anxiety under control.

EDIT: Also, after doing lots of research, I feel rather bad about lamenting my symptoms when they're so much less severe than a lot of the stories I've read. For me it's more of an annoyance. It's certainly not debilitating. I also found out I have people in my family with lactose intolerance, which makes me think that could be a big part.

Nasty cheeses can really **** you up if you have a lactose intolerance, but blue cheese shouldn't really harm you that much. At least it doesn't to me, all cheese really does is make me gassy (I've been lactose intolerant since I was a baby)...but milk will make me feel like I have to throw up. A small amount of blue cheese shouldn't **** you up that badly. To me it sounds like it might be a bigger issue than just dairy, maybe try going soy for a week and see how you feel?

CanwllCorfe · 08-17-2012, 04:46 PM

Yeah I have no idea what it is. I'm just hoping I don't end up being one of those people who get test after test and have no answers. I'll find out I guess.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 08-17-2012, 05:39 PM

^ A lot of those times it seems those people end up having celiac disease tho,maybe its something like that.

CanwllCorfe · 08-17-2012, 06:11 PM

It may be. I'm trying to backtrack and think of what could have caused it. It's annoying to think I felt normal all of a month ago. Well, barring my issues with anxiety and such.

cozypowellsdrumkit · 08-19-2012, 07:34 PM

My back is why I had to retire. I still play music, the doc believes it is therapy. Not after 2 hours of it! But I can't let the other members down. If the pain don't go away within 3-4 weeks, it is something major. Definitely see an orthopaedist. I never regretted it, but mine is too far gone for surgery. Look up Stenosis. It ain't fun. Try diseased and bulging discs on top of that. I sleep mostly in a reclining loveseat. Why? My wife just can't stand to be away from me. On the person who said Naproxen. I'm deathly allergic to it. I'm on 2 muscle relaxers and Vicodin.

CanwllCorfe · 08-30-2012, 11:11 PM

I've become a full on hypochondriac. In the last week or so I've had Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis. Diabetes seemed somewhat warranted, since I do have a few family members with it, and my sugar was 209 after I ate. Although the strips I was using were actually made for a different meter than the one I was using. Oh, and the meter I was using was actually old and was supposed to be thrown away a long time ago. Oh, and I put the blood in before I put the strip in, which is obviously wrong. Oh, and I put the strip in the wrong way. It ended up being 96.

The MS thing was just based off weird feeling in my legs (after sitting on the toilet playing Solitaire) and fasciculations (though I've always had those) as well as thinking my stomach issues could be related, even though they don't sound the same. I later found out even if you Google something benign, like arm pain, the third result is heart attack. I've since stopped Googling every damn thing. I can't wait for my anxiety/depression meds to kick in. It should take another week or two. I had my first panic attack a few weeks ago, and I've just been so on edge ever since then. It's not so bad when I'm around people. When I'm alone I'm hyper self-aware and dwell on everything. I've pondered death and suicide so many times it doesn't even illicit feeling anymore.

Rjinn · 08-31-2012, 08:36 AM

I pretty much have to go to the doc every week or two. Have diabetes type 1 and was recently diagnosed with BP. So I've been on these meds everyday, like half a bottle.

Still feels like I'm on a shot of heroin everyday. Dunno if they're gonna add lithium or not. Some mention of it. I have to work on my "triggers" apparently. But there is no way I'm gonna work on the mania ones, or else I'd have to give up music. Which I'd rather jump off roofs or swim with sharks.

Howard the Duck · 08-31-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinnx

I pretty much have to go to the doc every week or two. Have diabetes type 1 and was recently diagnosed with BP. So I've been on these meds everyday, like half a bottle.

Still feels like I'm on a shot of heroin everyday. Dunno if they're gonna add lithium or not. Some mention of it. I have to work on my "triggers" apparently. But there is no way I'm gonna work on the mania ones, or else I'd have to give up music. Which I'd rather jump off roofs or swim with sharks.

i have BP meds, but my reading is not very high

i'm on psyche meds but they affect nothing of my enjoyment for music, sex, video games et al

i am pretty moodless most of the time, though

Rjinn · 08-31-2012, 11:53 PM

Have you been diagnosed? I went through several before they diagnosed it properly: BP type 2. Then the docs got confused and weren't certain that it was correct. Seems like I'm between type 1 and 2. So right now I'm on 3 different meds.

I had a low sex drive before, but all these meds have completely wiped it out. Don't think I've ever felt so dead the last year. Video games started becoming a distraction for around 6 months then lost interest. My interest in music is still the same. I get that pure extasy feeling. My concentration still sucks ass but it's improved a bit. Find it difficult to read books but I have been forcing myself lately and it's going well. My imagination is still wild.

It's a ****ing messy disorder and still can't believe it's permanent. Guessing because of physiological effects.

Howard the Duck · 09-01-2012, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Have you been diagnosed? I went through several before they diagnosed it properly: BP type 2. Then the docs got confused and weren't certain that it was correct. Seems like I'm between type 1 and 2. So right now I'm on 3 different meds.

I had a low sex drive before, but all these meds have completely wiped it out. Don't think I've ever felt so dead the last year. Video games started becoming a distraction for around 6 months then lost interest. My interest in music is still the same. I get that pure extasy feeling. My concentration still sucks ass but it's improved a bit. Find it difficult to read books but I have been forcing myself lately and it's going well. My imagination is still wild.

It's a ****ing messy disorder and still can't believe it's permanent. Guessing because of physiological effects.

they say it's stress-induced and hereditary

oh you mean Bi-Polar, i thought you mean High Blood Pressure

i'm diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic

no effect on my sex-life, either

i'm taking Olanzapine, Epilim, Fluvoxsamine

Clonazepam and Artane only when needed

08-17-2012, 04:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Yeah I have no idea what it is. I'm just hoping I don't end up being one of those people who get test after test and have no answers. I'll find out I guess. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

08-17-2012, 06:11 PM	#24 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	It may be. I'm trying to backtrack and think of what could have caused it. It's annoying to think I felt normal all of a month ago. Well, barring my issues with anxiety and such. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

08-19-2012, 07:34 PM	#25 (permalink)
cozypowellsdrumkit Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 94	My back is why I had to retire. I still play music, the doc believes it is therapy. Not after 2 hours of it! But I can't let the other members down. If the pain don't go away within 3-4 weeks, it is something major. Definitely see an orthopaedist. I never regretted it, but mine is too far gone for surgery. Look up Stenosis. It ain't fun. Try diseased and bulging discs on top of that. I sleep mostly in a reclining loveseat. Why? My wife just can't stand to be away from me. On the person who said Naproxen. I'm deathly allergic to it. I'm on 2 muscle relaxers and Vicodin. __________________ You don't have to be crazy to do this, but it helps-Bob Ross.

08-30-2012, 11:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I've become a full on hypochondriac. In the last week or so I've had Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis. Diabetes seemed somewhat warranted, since I do have a few family members with it, and my sugar was 209 after I ate. Although the strips I was using were actually made for a different meter than the one I was using. Oh, and the meter I was using was actually old and was supposed to be thrown away a long time ago. Oh, and I put the blood in before I put the strip in, which is obviously wrong. Oh, and I put the strip in the wrong way. It ended up being 96. The MS thing was just based off weird feeling in my legs (after sitting on the toilet playing Solitaire) and fasciculations (though I've always had those) as well as thinking my stomach issues could be related, even though they don't sound the same. I later found out even if you Google something benign, like arm pain, the third result is heart attack. I've since stopped Googling every damn thing. I can't wait for my anxiety/depression meds to kick in. It should take another week or two. I had my first panic attack a few weeks ago, and I've just been so on edge ever since then. It's not so bad when I'm around people. When I'm alone I'm hyper self-aware and dwell on everything. I've pondered death and suicide so many times it doesn't even illicit feeling anymore. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

08-31-2012, 08:36 AM	#27 (permalink)
Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	I pretty much have to go to the doc every week or two. Have diabetes type 1 and was recently diagnosed with BP. So I've been on these meds everyday, like half a bottle. Still feels like I'm on a shot of heroin everyday. Dunno if they're gonna add lithium or not. Some mention of it. I have to work on my "triggers" apparently. But there is no way I'm gonna work on the mania ones, or else I'd have to give up music. Which I'd rather jump off roofs or swim with sharks. __________________ last.fm

08-17-2012, 05:39 PM	#23 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	^ A lot of those times it seems those people end up having celiac disease tho,maybe its something like that.

08-31-2012, 11:53 PM	#29 (permalink)
Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	Have you been diagnosed? I went through several before they diagnosed it properly: BP type 2. Then the docs got confused and weren't certain that it was correct. Seems like I'm between type 1 and 2. So right now I'm on 3 different meds. I had a low sex drive before, but all these meds have completely wiped it out. Don't think I've ever felt so dead the last year. Video games started becoming a distraction for around 6 months then lost interest. My interest in music is still the same. I get that pure extasy feeling. My concentration still sucks ass but it's improved a bit. Find it difficult to read books but I have been forcing myself lately and it's going well. My imagination is still wild. It's a ****ing messy disorder and still can't believe it's permanent. Guessing because of physiological effects. __________________ last.fm