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help with the unexplanable
My wife is 31 and we have three children. My wife's symptoms are as follows:
Severe Migraines
Confusion / Memory Loss
Vertigo / Sudden Dizziness during Stress
Hair Loss
Complete Lack of Emotional Control
Brain Fog
Cold Intolerance
Bone Pain especially the Knees
Frequent Bouts of Depression
Insomnia
Sudden Rage
My wife's symptoms began following the birth of our second child approximately two years ago, once they became unbearable we began testing and found a vitamin D of 11 and no other apparent issues. At first 2000 iu twice daily helped but soon the symptoms continued escalating. Suddenly we were surprised to find her pregnant again. During pregnancy almost all of her symptoms disappeared and we obviously had new concerns to keep us occupied. Following the birth of our son she felt good and everything seemed back on track short of some alarmming hair loss. After about 3 months she began having dizzy spells sometimes resulting in her actuallly falling, the hair loss continued and the emotional troubles worsened. Obviously we started getting to as many doctors as possible and still have no answers. The following are the tests we've had done and ones that I feel need done.
TSH 1.89 yOU/mL
PTH 17 pgs/mL
TPO 8 IU/mL
calcium serum 10 mg/dl (has run slightly above 10 often)
Salivary Cortisol 0.020 0.011 0.011 all taken at 11:00pm
All of the Doctors we've seen have wanted to pass it off as depression or something not to worry about. I do follow medicine quite closely as i had wanted to attend medical school but have unfortunately been unable to do so. I had been thinking hyperparathyroidism but am unsure. I will be getting additional calcium tests soon I hope. I have also been reading up on progesterone deficiency and will have her tested for that as well. Currently she is on a natural progesterone cream that seems to sometimes help but remains intermittent.
I apologize for the ridiculously long post but have really reached a desperate point due to how severe her symptoms have become. Any help would be incredibly appreciated.
Thank you everyone,
Husband Shane
Severe Migraines
Confusion / Memory Loss
Vertigo / Sudden Dizziness during Stress
Hair Loss
Complete Lack of Emotional Control
Brain Fog
Cold Intolerance
Bone Pain especially the Knees
Frequent Bouts of Depression
Insomnia
Sudden Rage
My wife's symptoms began following the birth of our second child approximately two years ago, once they became unbearable we began testing and found a vitamin D of 11 and no other apparent issues. At first 2000 iu twice daily helped but soon the symptoms continued escalating. Suddenly we were surprised to find her pregnant again. During pregnancy almost all of her symptoms disappeared and we obviously had new concerns to keep us occupied. Following the birth of our son she felt good and everything seemed back on track short of some alarmming hair loss. After about 3 months she began having dizzy spells sometimes resulting in her actuallly falling, the hair loss continued and the emotional troubles worsened. Obviously we started getting to as many doctors as possible and still have no answers. The following are the tests we've had done and ones that I feel need done.
TSH 1.89 yOU/mL
PTH 17 pgs/mL
TPO 8 IU/mL
calcium serum 10 mg/dl (has run slightly above 10 often)
Salivary Cortisol 0.020 0.011 0.011 all taken at 11:00pm
All of the Doctors we've seen have wanted to pass it off as depression or something not to worry about. I do follow medicine quite closely as i had wanted to attend medical school but have unfortunately been unable to do so. I had been thinking hyperparathyroidism but am unsure. I will be getting additional calcium tests soon I hope. I have also been reading up on progesterone deficiency and will have her tested for that as well. Currently she is on a natural progesterone cream that seems to sometimes help but remains intermittent.
I apologize for the ridiculously long post but have really reached a desperate point due to how severe her symptoms have become. Any help would be incredibly appreciated.
Thank you everyone,
Husband Shane
Definitely have her hormones checked. How are her potassium and sodium levels? Low levels of these can cause some real problems, one of which is confusion. I don't believe hair loss is, but just because she has all these symptoms doesn't necessarily mean one low level is the answer to all of them.
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