Hi guys,
Not really sure where to start or indeed where to post this, so if it's in the wrong forum please direct me to the correct place.
I'v been experiencing quite a wide range of symptoms over the last 9 months, which are as follows:
- Hypoglaecemic symptoms. Urgent need to eat, body trembling etc. Usually solved by eating and sitting down for a while.
- Fatigue. Being on my feet for any period can often make me incredibly tired. For example I was on my feet at work the other day for 30 minutes. It left me so tired that I had to sit down. I'v felt exhausted since (almost 3 days ago now) and am unable to function as normal. I don't even have the energy to sit in my chair at work, so I'm pretty much confined to bed / sofa.
- Muscle twitches / spasms. Mainly in arms and legs, though does occur all over the body.
- A feeling that my entire body is tingling, and a hot/burning sensation that tends to move around my body. Often it feels like my blood is stinging me from the inside? :s
- Mild chest pain / heart palpatations
- Oversensitivity to light - often just going outside into daylight can make my eyes hurt
- Excessive thirst
- Pretty much constant headaches, mild disorientation
I think that pretty much sums up the symptoms I'v been experiencing. I have had multiple blood tests (nothing found), heart rhythm recording, ecg, heart scan (nothing found). The Consultant Neurologist fobbed me off, but has arranged an MRI on my brain just to be safe.
My GP has now referred me to Endocrinology, but is currently of the belief that the symptoms may be functional e.g. with no medical reason for them, and as such has referred me to counselling (there's a 3 month waiting list for each, and my symptoms are getting no better).
To give some background to my situation:
- I have been receiving counselling for alcoholism and depression since a month or so before the symptoms started. I'll be the first to admit that I have been extremely unhappy and stressed over the last year, however my alcohol consumption has been hugely reduced in the last four months (maximum drinking one day per week, not heavily). My mood and general outlook are now much much better than I was at my worst (and when the symptoms started). I feel like I'v pretty much conquered the alcohol and the depression and am ready to move on with my life, however these physical symptoms are preventing me from doing so.
- I'm a 29 year old male. I am not the most physically active however I used to be pretty physically active. I am pretty overweight and during the last couple of years my diet was pretty bad (fixed now!) and my alcohol consumption way too high (fixed now!)
- I did have Glandular fever around 8 years ago, and I'v heard that it can linger in your body for many years afterwards. I am a bit concerned about the link between GF and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, especially considering my brother had both... however I am hopeful that there are other reasons for my symptoms.
So.... does anybody have any idea what on earth could be wrong with me?
Is it possible for stress to cause all of these?
Is it just a case of me being massively unfit and needing to fight my way through it and do a lot more exercise? (I am trying to go to the gym once a week which leaves me absolutely exhausted.)