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[appyburrfday]

Sorry-!posting for traffic.

I'm booked in to see my GP tomorrow but just wondered if anyone has any ideas of what could be going on or if anyone else has had similar symptoms?

• Palpitations (have had for a few months but more intense and frequent this past 2-3weeks
• Feeling nauseas for past 2 weeks or so (not pregnant!)
• Frequent headaches
• disturbed vision
• shakiness in legs and hands

-fatigued

• getting my words muddled when speaking and typing/writing
• episodes of feeling really down in the dumps for the past 6 weeks or so

I feel like nothings working as it should be and I've constantly got something going on (health wise)

I'm feeling quite worried but no idea if all of these things are related somehow. Could I just be run down? Any ideas what to ask the GP or what the GP might say or do? I have an appt with cardiology for the palpitations next month already.

Thank you

[placebobebo]

Combination of stress, anxiety and anaemia.
I have many of those symptoms, down to actual throwing up, but chest pain as well and I get them when stressed instead of on exertion.
So I am waiting for a 24 hour ECG to rule out any heart problems before going back to ask for treatments to help deal with stress and anxiety.

[Thekitten]

This sounds like me when I had iron deficiency anaemia earlier this year. Get a ferritin check, b12, full bloods and... throw in diabetes. It's good to be sure about that one.
Good luck op!

[JollyGiraffe]

I was all over the place emotionally too- and started having panic attacks! Crazy what a severe deficiency can do. I felt sick constantly and completely lost my appetite. Also brain fogs, palpitations and a jumpy heart, feeling very spaced out and like I couldn't see where I was going...

Hopefully doctor wil do a whole set of bloods! Let us know how it goes

[bespawler]

Could be a few different things that others have mentioned but the lump in the throat is an indicator of stress. They should do some basic tests to see if there's anything physically wrong first and go from there. It could be a low iron or a thyroid problem.

I work in healthcare, had similar symptoms in the past and had no idea what was wrong with me. I saw a GP 4 times and got told "there's nothing medically wrong with you" before I had a massive panic attack. I started to feel better once I knew what was happening, I think the uncertainty doesn't help. I've not had to take any medication or go to any counselling, they just advised me on coping strategies and (touch wood) I've been ok since.

Hope you get on ok

[LoneParenting101]

Could be Fibromyalgia. I have those symptoms amongst others

[Justaboy]

appyburrfday In all seriousness if you think you need to discuss mental health problems then just do it.

You don't need to be scared of that just look upon it as something lieke that might be the problem and this doctors visit is the start of healing that:-)

[appyburrfday]

@baritonehome I have noticed this the past few days. It's the feeling I get in your throat when your about to be sick so is only there when I'm feeling nauseous

[Justaboy]

The suggestion of eating Marmite;?.

Surly its simpler to have an operation instead;?

[LondonLassInTheCountry]

Could be thyroid

[bespawler]

Seems a random one but do you ever feel like you've got a lump in your throat or like something's stuck in there?

[RedPanda25]

I was thinking thyroid too from your post. I know you said your last test was ‘satisfactory’ but the uk have such a broad range of what’s supposedly normal and it could be affecting you if you’re at the high end of the range. It may be worth asking what those results were if nothing else shows up. Hope you’re ok OP.

[ghostyslovesheets]

B12 made me feel awful - I couldn't remember the names of basic things, I was sleeping in the afternoon, muddled, foggy - awful

it could be that

[Otterseatpuffinsdontthey]

Hi - you're not going mad! Just a couple of more pointers towards a thyroid problem.

[Ropsleybunny]

Low potassium can give symptoms like that.

[baritonehome]

I had that with very low ferritin. you need to ask for a whole battery on blood tests. not just the standard one.

losing hair can be related to low iron/ferritin.

mine got fixed within 4 months of heavy iron supplementation.

[appyburrfday]

@Espress0Patronum I feel like this may be a part of it but am incredibly nervous about discussing my mental health with my GP. I know it will open a big can of worms for me. I'm worried that if I start talking I will cry and never stop! (Probably an over exaggeration but that's how I feel at the moment!)

I'm not sure if my physical symptoms are what's causing me to feel so emotional and low or my emotions causing the physical symptoms.

[appyburrfday]

@JollyGiraffe Thank you- I will mention that to the GP tomorrow. I just feel so emotionally up and down too.

[appyburrfday]

@Otterseatpuffinsdontthey I've noticed I'm losing a lot of hair when I'm brushing it and it feels a lot thinner. A member of my family who I hadn't seen for a while noticed. What makes you ask? I feel like I'm going mad. There seem to be so many different things going in that I don't know where to start.

[JollyGiraffe]

Before I was diagnosed with B12 deficiency I had my thyroid check- I was sure it was my thyroid, but results came back fine.

I was then told it's probably anxiety....but they did more blood tests anyway and thank god they did!

[Espress0Patronum]

Sounds to me like your suffering with anxiety or stress

[Otterseatpuffinsdontthey]

Wisest thing you've done is made an appointment to see your G.P.
As you've posted for advice - I'm also thinking on thyroid problem. In addition to the symptoms you've listed, have you noticed eyebrows/hair "thinning"? + hairline receding?
Good luck tomorrow.

[appyburrfday]

I had a blood test to test for thyroid issues a few months ago and results came back 'satisfactory'

[appyburrfday]

@goose1964 I generally sleep well getting around 8 hours each night

[appyburrfday]

Definitely not pregnant and I'm 30.

[ilovepixie]

How old are you? I was thinking the menopause?