3 months and still no answers to why i feel spaced out and fatigued

[lilnewk]

i am a 20 year old female. a little over 3 months ago i very overfull so decided to relieve myself by trying to vomit (not something i usually do so no lecture please) i never acually ended up vomiting though. i was pushing so hard over and over (dry heaving) becuase i new something was in there but nothing was coming out and then all of a sudden i got this spaced out feeling so i stopped. the feeling is still here 3 months later, 24/7. i also have really tired eyes and head pressure and headaches in my upper back neck. iv had cat scan, spinal tap and tons of blood work, all nomrmal. i have no idea whats is going on with me and either do doctors, they dont really seem to care. i dont think its something mental or having to do with vitmins or any disease because of how it all happened. i honestly believe that the dry heaving was the reason this happened but i dont know how. the spaced out feeliing is ruining my life and im scared to death of this not going away. the feeling is hard to explain, kinda a drunk feeling, out of it, its just not my eyes im used to seeing out of. its not a dizzy feeling though. please help me anyone who has any idea of what could be causing this. im scared to death because this is ruining my life. i cant live with this feeling my whole life, ill be completely miserable.

things iv tried
- been to er three times and they gave me a ct scan, spinal tap - came back normal
- tons of blood work - normal
- acupuncture
- chiropractor
- swtiched doctors a few times because noone seems to care and thinks its in my head
- vitmins and supplements
- massage therapy
- justanswer and those doctors are no help either
- online looking up stuff all the time which i know is bad but noone else seems to be doing anything
- been to a neuro who didnt really do anything and told me i was fine

[Ricobord]

I just commented on your other post, before I saw this one.  Your story sounds very similar to mine, with the spaced out feeling starting first.  Given all the tests and doctors you have seen so far, I would strongly encourage you to see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD).  You can find one by contacting a local Lyme support group in your area.  Lyme is very poorly understood in the medical community, and unfortunately, they've been trained that Lyme Disease can only be diagnosed if you can prove you were in one of three hyper-endemic tick areas (false - cases are reported in every state), saw a bulls-eye shaped red rash (False - between 30-50% of Lymies don't see this rash), you have swollen knees and headaches (common symptoms, but not in everyone), and you test positive on the CDC 2 tier testing (false - up to half of patients test negative on this criteria developed for surveillance, not diagnosis).  

I had none of these things, and it took me 16 months, two ER visits, a 3 day hospitalization for severe abdominal pain, and 12 doctors before I finally went to an LLMD on my own dime and was diagnosed with neuroborreliosis and Bartonella, a coinfection of Lyme. The best lab for testing is IGeneX. They do more sophisticated testing that finds cases other labs missed.  Pay cash if you have to!  Your life is worth it!

Here's a document intended for doctors, but it has a good overview of the disease, common coinfections, and a thorough symptom list.  It's this symptom list that helped me realize that I might have Lyme, and to pursue it even after doctors dismissed it but couldn't offer me an alternative.  
http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf

You certainly can't diagnose yourself, but you can see if you recognize other symptoms that you may not even realize are symptoms, such as ringing in the ears, light sensitivity, and anxiety. Many people with Lyme are told they have psychiatric problems, which is both true and insulting.  Lyme can cause anxiety and depression, and even neuropsychiatric symptoms like OCD.  But with Lyme, it's caused by a serious infection in the brain, not stress.

Please do the research on Lyme.  There are major controversies in the medical community, but it comes down to the reality that you might need antibiotics as soon as possible.  The disease becomes more difficult to treat over time.  The sooner you can get a diagnosis and treatment, the sooner you can get well.  At this point, if you do indeed have Lyme, there is no way a month of antibiotics will cure it.  You'll need treatment for many months, possibly even a year or more.

As Lyme mimics many things, a thorough workup is important.  There are other tick borne diseases that could also be causing your symptoms, such as Babesia or mycoplasma.  You can learn more about them on the ILADS website or on the Columbia University website.

One last thought...ther is a toxic systemic yeasyt infection that could also cause your symptoms.  Have you been tested for yeast and molds? You can check out Dr. Shoemaker's Surviving Mold.

Good luck!

[lilnewk]

thank you!

[gymdandee]

I asked about alcohol, because a while back I read an article about alcohol
and something like your symptom. I will try looking for it!
If I find it I will post.

[lilnewk]

i def am giving anxiety a try even though i really dont think its possible. i started taking buspar a week ago. overfull as in i ate to much and it hurt so i wanted to try to get rid of some of the food but nothing was coming up and knowing i had something made me push harding and bam the spaced out feeling came out and never went away. i dont normally do that, a couple times but its not a problem. obviously never doing it again because it has ruined my life.

[gymdandee]

I suggest asking your doctor for something for anxiety see if that helps?
You stated " i very overfull " was that from alcohol? and do you consume
alcohol very often?

[tuts40]

Although nobody here can likely give you a good answer for your situation, especially considering a host of tests and doctors couldn't, I do wish you luck in getting to the bottom of it!