Ok, ameteur doctors, bloods are in and

[limitedname]

its not low iron, its not thyroid, and its not polycycstic ovaries.

She thinks it could be stress but is sending me for update smear and a scan oh and we are going to have another attempt at the ammyltriptaline stuff thingy. Maybe this time i can get it out the pharacist

So there is no verdict yet.

But what about diet.

Could this be diet related? What foods commonly give headaches and could cause dizziness when eaten/not eaten?

is milk one of these?

Oh and its not diabetes.
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When you say iron did they test the other thing to check anaemia. Cant remember but i know there is something that needs checking that isnt always. What was your reading for iron?

Maybe it's ferritin levels I'm thinking of??

Goodness knows tbh. It is well within normal range. I know they did a fbc as well. But i dont think they are hugely concerned about the bloods, i think the main focus was the hormone levels and thyroid. It was mentioned at the start that it is the gynea issues that is more of a concern - especially as I have had history with that kinda issue.

I think the main thoughts is stress - and i have been under a fair bit of stress recently, a hell of a lot of stress over the last few years. So if that is the case then the ads should help reduce that aspect. The question now is what the fuck is my body playing at and how do i kick it back into touch?

I am fed up of feeling shitty. I know i shouldnt eat dairy but at the moment why bother staying away when it doesnt seem to make any difference. And is suspect that i have fallen into this trap with stuff that is probably bad in some sort of comfort eating so i guess i need a kick in the ass to minimise affects. Hence the request for food that often give headaches and can make you feel exhausted. I think i might need to go down this approach. Despite everything tasting bitter and nasty at the mo.

have you had ferritin and B12 checked?

definitely ask about your B12 levels? if they are in your boots then that can cause the majority of your symptoms. and also folate? i think ferritin get checked alongside FBC to go with iron. but definitely ask and check they did this.

hope they get to the bottom of what is going on for you soon x

Back to my psychosomatic presentation I think.
Conversion disorder is surprisingly common and not as mad as it first sounds. I've been diagnosed with it following lots of unexplained physical symptoms. Because I'm so speshul, mine involved a month in hospital with CT and MRI scans, but yes it all came down to stress. It can do some very strange things to you.

Will bow to your diagnosis Queenofwhatever.

Unfortunately they dont think the gyne stuff is psychosomatic - especially as I had a CNIII diagnosis back in september so this is a post treatment 6 month follow up and they think that part of it is linked to that.

It will be interesting to see if it all disppears when i have reduced the stress... if i ever reduce the stress.

Actually they did all three as i remember those codes. But have no idea as they didnt give me the exact figures but I was told that it wasnt just inside relm of normal, but firmly normal.

I have learnt to ask this question as I am generally only just inside the scope of normal for iron.

TBH - i think that if things settle down with the ads i will be inclined to be happier with the stress. Then again it has been pointed out that there has been a hell of a lot of stress re ds over the last few years and i didnt allow myself to recover from this before embarking on my retraining. And i have had a few issues so i will have put my hands up and say that last week was stressful for me, but in terms of stress for a normal person realistically was probably very very stressful. I guess it is relative. Surprised not had a nervous meltdown yet, or else this is it and my body is throwing a temper, slow and gentle before the major meltdown...

Milk (lactose) can be headaches, aching limbs, sore throat/runny nose. Not dizziness.

Can also ahve other symptoms if it is an allergy to proteins, but I am not so familiar with them.

Oh shit - thanks nightbynight!
Plan of action will be to cut out the dairy - all of it chocolate included. I am going to crumple into a little corner really arent I chocolate keeps me functioning when food tastes crap, no cakes, no biscuits, no just bought from the shop yumminess.
Is wheat linked to dizziness and generally yuckiness or should i target B12 rich foods to see if that helps.

Wheat is dark shadows under the eyes, tiredness, I think. Not sure about dizziness.
Wheat allergy should show up on skin prick test - have you tried those?

I have the symptoms that I listed in my previous post, apparently it is allergy to undigested lactose. I am ok with lactose free milk.

Dark shadows -check, tiredness -check
havent gone down prick test route but am lactose intollerant and sometimes mostly gamble with it - usually just chocolate but sometime judge to max i can get away with. suspect it has caught up with me. Will try to reduce wheat intake and bread is my other main food substance at the mo. it may or may not help but right now it is worth a try. Dairy will be a must. Ds is completely dairy free so it is not impossible for me to do, just a choice.

stress is a horrible thing,it can make you feel so ill and it lowers your immune system too and can lead to serious illnesses.

lets put it this way, there would be very few people wanting to swap lives with me right now. Someone has just commented on the fact that i never seem to need sleep. hadnt realised things where that bad. And yet i know i will be up by about 4am tomo so must head to bed soon. Thank you for the advice and have a lovely night/day.

hi limited.....i have the same problems as you....i dont sleep hardly at all. Go to bed at 2-3 am....wake at 6am....or earlier and i have lots of the same symptoms My fiend keeps telling me that if i dont sleep i will die and he frightens me sometimes. Do you feel tired though as i dont seem to feel tired but would love a long fulfilling nights sleep.

friend

tired? erm yes and no. depends on when you ask me, and what i am doing. right now i have I must get this done brain on and no not really. but if i stop, yes knackered. Problem is that I have a deadline and it is not optional. I have booked 3 days in June to do nothing but sleep. and i am planning for 8 hours tomorrow. I managed nearly 9 yesterday and felt a bit better.

Friends can be fiends when it comes to how you are feeling sometimes

When i get the opportunity to sleep i often crash completely and can happily get 10hours in a night, but then there are other nights when i am exhausted but just cant sleep at all no matter what.

I know this will change though as the ads make me sleepy so it wont be optional, but have been recommend just every other night to start. so will have to see what happens. Hopefully 2 weeks will be enough to get me back on track.

hope you feel better soon.

god 10 hours...you lucky thing..thats a weeks sleep for me

ive had this for 20 years and it doesnt get any better. Had AD'd sleeping tablets,exercise 3 times a week,lots of fresh air. Nothing seems to help. Alcohol makes it worse. There is nothing worse than lying there awake when everyone else is asleep.

do you fancy some of my paperwork sorting to keep you busy? its a bugger, but i refuse to just lie so i get up and do. i used to walk miles in the middle of the night in an attempt to be calm enough. the only time i have had good quality sleep is when i was training 20hours/week, working 40hr/wk and travelling a further 10hr/wk. I was shattered but i slept well.

must go as it will be a 4am start and 4hrs sleep is not going to make for brain focus capability tomo.