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[jvandag]

My girlfriend and i have been dating for over three years now and in the time that i have known her she has always had problems with stomach pain and headaches. These of course being general symptoms that are always prevelent out of the mass that exists. I think she may have an overactive thyroid because of the symptoms that she has and that perhaps it is causing other problems as well. Below i have indicated most of the common and uncommon symptoms she has experienced both in the past and, more frequent, recently. Since most of her symptoms have flared up in the past year we have gone to numerous professionals seeking help. She has had everything from a full blood work up to an endoscopy to a cat scan to an ekg done and yet we have come no closer to an answer or a solution since we began. If you have any questions or perhaps some suggestions on what we might be able to do please reply to this post. Thank you.

Common Symptoms:
- Headache (moderate to severe, lasting 1-5 hours)
- Stomach Pain (moderate to severe)
- Upset Stomach
- Nausea
- Vomiting (induced or not, every 1-8 days)
- Tiredness
- Anxiety

Uncommon Symptoms:
- Dizziness (upon standing)
- Lack of motivation
- Mild Depression
- Panic Attacks (brought on by large crowds or small spaces)
- Mood Swings
- Diarrhea (moderate and brought on by certain foods)

[Julie359]

erm... soz that is mean't to say has the doc suggested, not the dic....lol

[Julie359]

Seeing as your girlfriend has had numerous tests done and nothing has been found, plus with the symtoms that she is displaying i would def say that this is anxiety and depression.  It does sound very much like general anxiety disorder... gad.

Has the dic suggested referring her to therapy or maybe trying her on an anti-depressant?  Does she live a stressful life or has anything happened that she has affected her, maybe past or present that she can't accept or still upsets her?  Is there anything she is generally worrying her?

[frue13]

sounds like gad to me....