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396308 tn?1213373632

sick of brain fogg cant deal with it anymore :O( candida or depression?

Hello everyone.. I really hope someone can help me because I am considering ending my life, I simply cannot bare to feel like this anymore..
I am a 21 year old female living in the UK.  I am about 4-5 stone overweight and am a university student.  My grandmother died when I was 15 and I began binge eating (mainly on sugary foods).  I havent binged now for a week which I am proud of :o) so I am changing things in that way.

Shortly after my nan died (about 6 months) I began to just not feel right.. almost a bit fluey.  I had no confidence and was sad about her dying, but this feeling of being a bit spaced out was new to me.  This has progressed to the point where now I have no life it seems because on a daily basis I deal with the following symptoms..
Brain fog.. a feeling of "unreality", dreaminess
Slight confusion.. silly things like forgeting what "Thankyou" is in Spanish when I am doing a degree in it!
A very dull headache at the front of my forehead that is  like a pressure
Visual disturbances in some situations.. bright lights cause halos round people's heads and white zig zags
Bad tiredness/fatigue
Cant be bothered with anything.. no sex drive.
The only physical symptom I have spots down there on the pubic hair and dark circles under my eyes.  And sometimes I have diarreah.
I am trying to hard to have a healthy diet but it is not making much difference?  I went to see 2 alternative health clinics and they both did the same test where they put a sensor on yhour hand and test for intolerances.  I came up for Candida both times.  But the treatment for one of the was 110 pounds a month!!  The diet seemed ridiculous (no dairy, sugar, fruit, carbs, oats, sweetener, oil, potatoes, wheat etc etc!!) and I threw myself into it for 2 months but felt no different so came off it and began bingeing again!  Does anyone belive in Candida?  My DR says it is a load of rubbish.. he has given me a prescription for Nystatin for a week.. to shut me up about candida I guess!!  I know cuttig out wheat and sugar could benefit me but it seems this extreme diet stresses me out more..

I am seeing a specialist in eating disorders and he thinks I am depressed and have anxiety.  I suppose I agree with this.. I am VERY hard on myself and my nans dceath was so hard for me back then.  I have joined a Buddhist meditation group to try and help me to relax and it is very enjoyable.

I am just desperate for answers so I can fix the problem here.  Can depression cause the above symptoms?  I do feel run down and that would be explained by an overgrowth of Candida but I am overweight and depressed and this can make you run down I think.  I really don't know what to do.. learning to relax and be happy and being on the Candida diet dont go together and I need to know what the right thing to do is.  I have quit uni twice cause of this and need to get it sorted really..

All I know is that the symptoms get worse in Drs appointments/hair appointments/class maybe when I feel a bit paranoid and ugly?

Does anyone know anything about this? Sorry to waffle on.. but thats it now

Thanks..

Laura xx
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As both laura's mentioned above, i too am suffering from extremely similar symptoms and have been to countless natropaths and doctors who seem to chalk up my life as 'emotional problems' even with the extensive list of symptoms i tell them...
its extremely frustrating. I'm 22 years old and watching my life pass me by has been horrible..i quit school and got worse progressively and now stay home.. I was always an outgoing and quite happy person, with mild anxiety..but over the years i began developing serious depression and anxiety...and a few years ago i had severe OCD but my anxiety has sort of transformed  into a state where any thought can trigger a response and i'm not a fearful person at all...its like im over stimulated and no one understands what i'm talking about...i also suffer from hypoglycemia, hypothyroid, yeast infections,hormone imbalances, severe PMS and mood swings, severe acne, dark circles, mild anemia (worse when i was younger) cold hands and feet, food/sugar cravings and severe insomnia.. when i first went to a naturopath she automatically said i had parasites and i was like what?! haha i didnt even realize that it was a problem since my family doctor always said i was 'fine'. But i've been to so many practioners that all said i had parasites and candida and digestive issues but always seemed to never treat it or get to the problem? Ive been to reiki/energy people too because im so desperate even spent $500 on some lady who did a past life regression and was worth nothing to me now..its honestly been hell for me...

I'm really upset and i'm sick of people teling me i have 'emotional problems' Just because i have anxiety and depression and overlook other symptoms..i started hydrotherapy and some candida did get released which is a good sign but im still suffering severely..Does anyone have these same issues with their mental state in terms of the oddness of the anxiety being so overactive and over excited?

Please help! i just want to be happy and live my life like i used to...

Elle
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I have a friend who has a yeast allergy who goes through what I can only describe as OCD type symptoms if she doesnt avoid all yeast products. I would just think she had an untreated case of OCD, except she also gets welts on her body anywhere she touches or lightly scrapes that raise up like long worm looking marks as well,, and Iv seen her when she stays away from yeast as well as potato's like the homiopathic doctor suggested you do and shes significantly better and more focused during those times.

YOU dont have her symptoms,, but your having your own unique set. I myself fight thrush around the mouth (a form of yeast sensativity) due to the chemo I went through which pretty much messes up your immune system for a few years afterwards. (god it had better get better eventually!)

So YES,,, it sounds like theres some kind of condition going on here, and while it may just be depression/anxiety,,, those themselves could very well be just symptoms of anouther underlying issue such as a yeast allergy.

*Wishing you peace and love*
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There is help, but it has to start with you.  Force yourself to be with those who are uplifting.  Go to places where you can be more at ease.  A good movie(comedy) and popcorn).  Treat yourself to a massage once in awhile....very relaxing. Join a YMCA.  Swim and mingle with others.  Tell yourself each day is a new beginning.  Do not dwell on the past...go forward. Your life is precious. Your Grams is in a beautiful place and is watching over you.  Brain fog hits us all at times.  Concentrate on the moment lets get started on a new beginning and leave death to Jesus and God the Father.Good Luck and may your future be blessed with good health and happiness.  Dee.
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There is help, but it has to start with you.  Force yourself to be with those who are uplifting.  Go to places where you can be more at ease.  A good movie(comedy) and popcorn).  Treat yourself to a massage once in awhile....very relaxing. Join a YMCA.  Swim and mingle with others.  Tell yourself each day is a new beginning.  Do not dwell on the past...go forward. Your life is precious. Your Grams is in a beautiful place and is watching over you.  Brain fog hits us all at times.  Concentrate on the moment lets get started on a new beginning and leave death to Jesus and God the Father.Good Luck and may your future be blessed with good health and happiness.  Dee.
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212753 tn?1275073111
get your thyroid checked. every symptom you listed  could be related to hypothryoidism. get it checked and let me know what your numbers of TSH t4 and t3 are.
Love  venora
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377600 tn?1225163436
A high sugar diet can induce depression because of the crashes. Get on a better diet, and make sure you see a psychiatrist for your depression. I wish you the best.
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Don't end it.  Things can get better.  You may not see it now but you are loved.  My dear cousin committed suicide 4 years ago and I am still going to counseling for it.  PLEASE, you know how it feels to be depressed; do you really want to force that on to your loved ones??  Please get some help.  Most Universities have counseling centers where you can go to in complete confidence and not worry about any "stigma" attached to you.
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