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Are my symptoms just caused by depression or are they caused by another condition?
Hi folks,
These are my symptoms, I was wondering am I just depressed or experiencing a mental health problem? Or is there at least the slightest chance that my symptoms could have an underlying psychical cause like something to do with glands or hormones or god knows whatever else, I have heard that sometimes these kind of symptoms can have a physical cause or be symptoms of another condition. I first had the onset of these symptoms a few years back, my doctors just think I am depressed and prescribed me an anti depressant which has helped to lift my mood, but not done much else for the other stuff. For the record there is no known environmental reason for this decline I haven’t experienced any kind of intense upset or trauma. Here is the list of my symptoms:
• Memory loss, impaired cognitive abilities, confusion, brain fog, struggle to find words, thinking can be like swimming in treacle, everything is hazy and foggy. It feels like my whole consciousness has changed, everything feels misty and almost not real, it’s like been on another plane, almost like some kind of limbo, feel really out of it, although sometimes are worse than others, sometimes it’s like I am in another world. Can’t drive anymore, I wouldn’t feel safe as it feels as if it would be like driving intoxicated.
• Restlessness and irritability, sometimes anxiety and depression but not always they come and go.
• Nasal congestion, always having to use a decongestion spray.
• Sore feet which has been diagnosed by the hospital as plantar fasciitis. (probably not related to anything else, except maybe been over weight). Can’t do more than about 20-30 mins walking a day.
• Significant weight gain on the upper body but my arms and legs have stayed thin, extreme pot belly puffed out and bloated face. The fat on my body is extremely disproportionately spread.
• Sensitivity to noise can’t stand load noise, feels like it hurts my brain.
• Sensitivity to movement, this too can also feel like it hurts my brain.
• Full of excess gas and often having to burp and not been able to control it, even in public.
• Excessive stomach acid, always having to take anti acid tablets several times a day.
• Have a lot of poo’s, stools are fairly loose, often have diarrhoea.
• Can sweat a lot in the night, often wake up wet.
Recent symptoms to have come on in the last few months
• Fatigue sometimes need to have naps in the day.
• Can’t go for too long without eating, when it kicks in it’s like a drug withdrawal and causes intense stress and irritability, when I eat it relieves it.
• High white cell blood count.
Whatever has happened to my body has hit me like a train and pretty much ruined my life, if there is anything else I should be looking into as a possible cause other than just depression? If so any idea what?
Many many thanks,
These are my symptoms, I was wondering am I just depressed or experiencing a mental health problem? Or is there at least the slightest chance that my symptoms could have an underlying psychical cause like something to do with glands or hormones or god knows whatever else, I have heard that sometimes these kind of symptoms can have a physical cause or be symptoms of another condition. I first had the onset of these symptoms a few years back, my doctors just think I am depressed and prescribed me an anti depressant which has helped to lift my mood, but not done much else for the other stuff. For the record there is no known environmental reason for this decline I haven’t experienced any kind of intense upset or trauma. Here is the list of my symptoms:
• Memory loss, impaired cognitive abilities, confusion, brain fog, struggle to find words, thinking can be like swimming in treacle, everything is hazy and foggy. It feels like my whole consciousness has changed, everything feels misty and almost not real, it’s like been on another plane, almost like some kind of limbo, feel really out of it, although sometimes are worse than others, sometimes it’s like I am in another world. Can’t drive anymore, I wouldn’t feel safe as it feels as if it would be like driving intoxicated.
• Restlessness and irritability, sometimes anxiety and depression but not always they come and go.
• Nasal congestion, always having to use a decongestion spray.
• Sore feet which has been diagnosed by the hospital as plantar fasciitis. (probably not related to anything else, except maybe been over weight). Can’t do more than about 20-30 mins walking a day.
• Significant weight gain on the upper body but my arms and legs have stayed thin, extreme pot belly puffed out and bloated face. The fat on my body is extremely disproportionately spread.
• Sensitivity to noise can’t stand load noise, feels like it hurts my brain.
• Sensitivity to movement, this too can also feel like it hurts my brain.
• Full of excess gas and often having to burp and not been able to control it, even in public.
• Excessive stomach acid, always having to take anti acid tablets several times a day.
• Have a lot of poo’s, stools are fairly loose, often have diarrhoea.
• Can sweat a lot in the night, often wake up wet.
Recent symptoms to have come on in the last few months
• Fatigue sometimes need to have naps in the day.
• Can’t go for too long without eating, when it kicks in it’s like a drug withdrawal and causes intense stress and irritability, when I eat it relieves it.
• High white cell blood count.
Whatever has happened to my body has hit me like a train and pretty much ruined my life, if there is anything else I should be looking into as a possible cause other than just depression? If so any idea what?
Many many thanks,
A bit of an update, I did some further research and it seems that it is just possible that there could be something going on to do with hormones maybe a problem with my body processing food, possibly some kind of metabolic syndrome, anyway the more I read about it the more it led me to believe that I may benefit from seeing an endocrinologist, so I got a referral and seen one tonight and he seems to think the is a high possibility of insulin resistance or some other kind of hormone problem, he also said there could be a sleep apnea connection, but he wants to investigate further with some hormone tests first.
All the best,
All the best,
also, under treated depression can cause memory issues. You might want to try switching antidepressants, as you could be dealing with memory loss.
if you snore a lot, it could be sleep apnea (makes depression worse often, messes with memory, etc.) Try to get a sleep study done, or at least look some stuff up.
Much of the rest sounds like reflux, possible tension headaches or migraines.
Good luck!
Much of the rest sounds like reflux, possible tension headaches or migraines.
Good luck!
Also and I don’t know if it has any relevance but just to list all my symptoms I also snore like a pig, oh and every now and again I hear like a weird squelchy noise inside my head. If anybody has any suggestions as to what sort of things I may need to get checked out I would be most grateful as my life has completely fell apart and I am desperate to get it back. My GP and shrink don’t seem to be much help and I am at my wits end and don’t know what else to do.
Many thanks,
Many thanks,
I have similar sysmptoms, just less pronounced and without sweatiness and high white blood cell count, eating urges (other than to compensate, I believe, for fatigue which is a result of depression). I am also on Mirtazapine. Would be good to hear if you have had any progress in sorting out your condition.
Regards
Regards
Hi and thanks for your responses,
I have just been to my Gp recently specifically in regards to my issue with becoming a wreck if I go too long without eating, I have mentioned most of the other things to various doctors in the past but like I say they just think I am depressed and referred me to a shrink for which I have been prescribed the anti depressant mirtazapine, but like I say other than making me slightly happier and calmer about the shittyness of my situation it’s not done anything to help the other stuff. I did have some blood tests done, I asked if I could specifically be checked for diabetes and hypoglycaemia as like I say I was concerned about my recent situation in regards to the problems I have when I don’t eat regularly, I think my GP checked a few other things too, including my thyroid I would imagine, but I don’t know specifically what I have and have not been tested for, the one thing that did come back unusual was my white blood count which is how I know that was high, he said I take it you have had a cold or sore throat recently, which hasn’t been the case what so ever, I haven’t even had the slightest sniffle, anyway he thought the food issue might just be a anti depressant side effect and said I may want to speak to my shrink about it and was happy to leave it at that.
I personally like yourselves am not sure that there isn’t anything else that may need investigation, whatever hit me a few years back hit me like a train, I went from been a slim and active young man, happy to socialise, used to drive around a lot, go places and do stuff, to been a shell of my former self overnight, it’s like I went from been young, slim and active to been, to been a fat, confused and forgetful old man almost overnight who at times doesn’t know where he is (I am only 32), but the problem is I am not a doctor and have very little medical knowledge and don’t even know what to ask to be tested for, like I say I have had a blood test which I presume checked for most the basic sort of stuff, but I haven’t had urine or feces tests, or the whole nine yards, I think on the health system I am under in my country (British NHS) you get what you fight for, if I don’t push for any further testing that will be it, they will just keep telling me to take the anti depressants and leave it at that, but I don’t know what to push for which is why I am posting and asking for advice as to what sort of area may need looking at. Any suggestions as to what I should ask for would be most appreciated as I am desperate to get my life back.
Many thanks,
I have just been to my Gp recently specifically in regards to my issue with becoming a wreck if I go too long without eating, I have mentioned most of the other things to various doctors in the past but like I say they just think I am depressed and referred me to a shrink for which I have been prescribed the anti depressant mirtazapine, but like I say other than making me slightly happier and calmer about the shittyness of my situation it’s not done anything to help the other stuff. I did have some blood tests done, I asked if I could specifically be checked for diabetes and hypoglycaemia as like I say I was concerned about my recent situation in regards to the problems I have when I don’t eat regularly, I think my GP checked a few other things too, including my thyroid I would imagine, but I don’t know specifically what I have and have not been tested for, the one thing that did come back unusual was my white blood count which is how I know that was high, he said I take it you have had a cold or sore throat recently, which hasn’t been the case what so ever, I haven’t even had the slightest sniffle, anyway he thought the food issue might just be a anti depressant side effect and said I may want to speak to my shrink about it and was happy to leave it at that.
I personally like yourselves am not sure that there isn’t anything else that may need investigation, whatever hit me a few years back hit me like a train, I went from been a slim and active young man, happy to socialise, used to drive around a lot, go places and do stuff, to been a shell of my former self overnight, it’s like I went from been young, slim and active to been, to been a fat, confused and forgetful old man almost overnight who at times doesn’t know where he is (I am only 32), but the problem is I am not a doctor and have very little medical knowledge and don’t even know what to ask to be tested for, like I say I have had a blood test which I presume checked for most the basic sort of stuff, but I haven’t had urine or feces tests, or the whole nine yards, I think on the health system I am under in my country (British NHS) you get what you fight for, if I don’t push for any further testing that will be it, they will just keep telling me to take the anti depressants and leave it at that, but I don’t know what to push for which is why I am posting and asking for advice as to what sort of area may need looking at. Any suggestions as to what I should ask for would be most appreciated as I am desperate to get my life back.
Many thanks,
Sounds like you have more than depression. I would go to a general practitioner, get blood, urine and feces tests...the whole nine yards... Good luck...
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