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Help! I'm starting to think I'm a hypochondriac!!
I have been to the doctors for many issues over the years and all of them have been managed as they come up, but I'm starting to think they are related some how. The ones that are bothering me the most are tingling pain in my elbows, wrists, and ankles and the only way to help the pain is having to take a shower so hot it hurts. I also have pain where my head and neck meet, my neck frequently cracks just turning my head and makes crunching sounds. I get extreme migraines in the morning and at night. The glands in my mouth swell and form liquid filled bubbles very frequently. The veins in my cheeks and under my eyes have been steadily getting more visible over the last year. And to add something totally weird, the last 2 years I've been eating sea salt out of the shaker, sometimes I even get up at night just to eat salt. I am only 24 I have a very healthy lifestyle yet I feel like I'm falling apart. I don't want to take all th meds I keep getting if there is a bigger problem involved...Any ideas?
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
The muscle relaxers and ambien are likely culprits for the tinnitis and dizziness. Sleep or not, try to get off the meds for a while and see what happens. An over-the-counter sleep aid that actually helps is Melatonin. Give that one a try since the Ambien obviously isn't doing you any good.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Next time you see the doctor, put your history and complaints in a short letter and put it in the doctor's hands as soon as he walks in the room and says, "What's going on?" I've had great results presenting my case to busy doctors when I've had complicated medical problems. Just stick to the facts and present them like a timeline. Include all the meds you take or have had problems with in the past. I've heard the same complaints about military docs. What a crying shame! Maybe someone else with military medical experience can help you navigate through their red tape.
Almost all of these issues have been happening for years and the meds I keep getting are things like muscle relaxers, high dosage motrin, basically things that are short term and just mask the problem, but do not fix it. I went to the doctors the other day for my neck. I am married to the military, so my doctor is a base doctor, these people want you in and out as quickly as possible. I was offended when my doctor said that she wasn't going to get x-rays because she said she already knew what she was going to see, gave me a script for muscle relaxers and some Vikodin .As a precaution I told her I was recently put on low dosage effexor and ambien and she then realized that one of the meds might have a bad reaction...She hadn't even looked at my current medical history to see if I was taking anything, let alone investigating any long term issues. Anyway, I feel like I am getting worse, I used to go to the gym very regularly, I had a personal trainer, great diet, but over the last couple months my muscles take 4 or 5 days to heal from a mild workout, as opposed to my regular workout that I used to heal from in two days, tops. I feel exuasted all the time. I can't fall asleep at night. I stay awake until 4am and then I sleep anywhere between 8 and 15 hours straight everyday. My doctors says that my problems are from lack of sleep, but they aren't understanding that I am getting too much sleep, it's just not at the normal times a person would sleep. They gave me the strongest Ambien possible for the last month, I took it at 11:00pm every night regardless of if it worked and my sleep schedule still didn't change. I am scared and frustrated. I don't have the money to see a doctor not approved by my insurance (which is military). I'm starting to get to a point when there are days I wake up and for that entire day if I move I get tingling in random parts of my body and I feel almost like a faint painless electrical pulse and a ringing in my ears. Even now just typing this it has happened a couple of times when I've moved my head or reached down to pick up my drink. These pulses make me dizzy for a second. I really appreciate your response, I am getting desperate. I am going to make an appointment again tomorrow and any leads that I can help direct my doctor with are very much appreciated. Thank you so much.
What medications are you currently taking? They may account for some of your recent symptoms as well. Another consideration would be an autoimmune type of disorder. If you strike out on a diagnosis with the endochrinologist (great point from myproblem) you might consult a rheumatologist for some answers.
Have you had an MRI done of your spine? The tingling of your arms and legs could indicate a possible spinal problem with impinged nerves.
Have you had an MRI done of your spine? The tingling of your arms and legs could indicate a possible spinal problem with impinged nerves.
Craving salt to that degree can indicate an adrenal gland problem. Addison's Disease is one that comes to mind. There are probably others.
You need to go to an endocrinologist. Adrenal deficiencies can be corrected for with medication.
It could also affect your kidneys, heart and other organs if left untreated. Adrenal deficiencies are very serious.
You need to go to an endocrinologist. Adrenal deficiencies can be corrected for with medication.
It could also affect your kidneys, heart and other organs if left untreated. Adrenal deficiencies are very serious.
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