Severely Ill- nausea dizziness depersonalization

[Rainbowmoonbeam]

Hello.

I have been feeling extremely sick for almost two years. It started with almost flu like symptoms. I was tired, had no energy, nauseaus and very very weak, I felt like fainting when standing. Then I started to feel disconnected with reality. I started getting panic attacks, so I started going to psychiatrist. They put me on klonopin then celexa for helping with anxiety and slight depression. I felt slightly better but not much. I've been off them for 6 months. It's hard to remember when I had what symptoms but I've been to get MRI, cat scan, holter moniter, had blood work, EKG and been to ER many times. I've been to primary care, urgent care, er, head and neck, neurologists, cardiologists, chiropractors.  I've had horrible headaches, back pain, neck pain, nausea, dizziness, lightheadedness, muscle weakness, memory difficulty, EXTREME feeling of being out of reality, uncoordination, trouble concentrating, difficulty speaking. The dizziness seems to come from my head like inside my head is spinning. I'm the one that's moving not the room. Drs haven't been able to find anything and I'm not a hypochondriac, it's not in my head. I feel worse everyday. I am slightly aenimic but barely. I just had holter moniter and results were thatbi have "early beats". I can definately feel them and it's scary. My head throbs (not headache) and I feel dizzy. I get waves of extreme sick feeling almost like I have to go to er. These aren't panic symptoms it's physical, it's real. I haven't had panic attack in  at least 8 months. I can barely go anywhere I get lost, confused and feel really out of it.

My friend told me about her friend who had Lyme disease and it sounds very similar to how I feel. I'm at the end of my rope I feel horrible. This Friday I'm going to get more bloodeork done to test for lyme. Does anyone have any ideas? Anything else I should get checked? Any tests? I want to get back to normal life I feel likebi never will and like no dr will ever be able to help. Thank you for reading this.  

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[JamieD1983]

I have the exact same symptoms, did you ever get a resolution?

[donjoe341]

I went through the gammet of tests like you with all coming back normal. I was told I had fibromayalgia and low vit.D. Fibromyalgia is very similar to chronic fatigue except you don't have muscle pain. It is a diagnosis doctors give when they don't want to look for the true cause. My symptoms consisted of headaches, chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, muscle pain, memory issues, dizziness, irritability, trouble speaking, weight gain, skin scars easily, and neck and back pain and many more.  I was recently diagnosed with insulin resistance and inflammation of the thyroid with normal blood levels. Insulin resistance can causes your blood sugar to spike then drop quickly. It is because your body is unable to handle any carbs or sugars you take in. Your insulin cannot break down the glucose. I would see an Endocrinologist and explain all of your symptoms. Make sure they check your cholesterol levels( usually high with insulin resistance), look for any skin tags, look for any dark pigmentation on your skin in creases or where clothing rubs, and have a 3 hr. blood glucose/insulin checked for any abnormalities. Do you have PCOS (cysts on your ovaries)? This is also a symptom of Insulin resistance. You should also have your thyroid panel checked as well (Free T4, Free T3, TSH and antibodies). A thyroid problem could cause a blood sugar issue like hypoglycemia. My Endocrinologist put me on Metformin for insulin resistance and Armour thyroid med. You need to have yourself checked as soon as possible because the longer you weight the more likely you will suffer from something more severe down the road, like an autoimmune disorder or diabetes. Keep up with the vitamins, that is important. Make sure you take Fish Oil, Calcium 600 mg with 300 mg magnesium two times daily, multi-vit., 1000-2000 of vit.C and 1000 units vit. D3 daily. Let me know if you need any help.

[Rainbowmoonbeam]

hi, thanks for responding.

i looked over my past bloodwork.
ive had b12 and liver checked, all normal, b21 was a little high probably because i take vitamins sometimes. this was most recently in april.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
You have described your symptoms pretty well. From you symptoms alone it sounds like chronic fatigue syndrome. This usually presents with widespread myalgia and arthralgia, headaches, chronic mental and physical exhaustion, cognitive difficulties, concentration difficulty and memory problems.
Then you also need to investigate other causes of brain fog like liver dysfunction (get liver enzymes done—liver function test), kidney dysfunction (get kidney function test done), and anemia.
Possibility of MS, Lymes, Vit B12 deficiency and Vit D deficiency too should be looked at.
I think you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!