What is going on???

[megang1221]

For a year now, I have been experiencing some pretty bizarre things.  It first started with stomach pain in my upper mid abdomen.  The pain was sharp and it felt as if someone was stabbing me from the inside out.  I went to general dr. who did an ultrasound and bloodwork and found that everything was normal and prescribed me a stomach relaxer.  The pain went away for a few weeks, but then came back stronger than ever, and with a nausea feeling.  My dr. then referred me to a gastro.  He performed not only a colonoscopy but an upper endoscopy on me.  The gastro found nothing on the coloscopy but on the upper endoscopy found that I had acid reflux, on the more severe side.  He proceeded to tell me this was the root of my pain.  After prescribing a strong anti reflux medicine the pain again went away for a couple of weeks but then came back again.  I went to my general dr. again, and he sent me for an MRI, the MRi results came back normal and my dr. told me I have acid reflux, IBS, and extreme anxiety. He then prescribed me another acid reducer and antidepressants.  Since then he said I have to find outlets for my stress and to keep taking the antidressant, which I hate.  Now here is my question, I have always been healthy and active, I am 25 years old and a little overweight, but have never had health problems caused by that, the stomach pain is back, and now with it I have headaches and neck aches when I wake up in the morning and when I go to sleep at night, the headaches get so bad I sometimes have sensitivity to light, and my neck hurts sometimes to the point where it gets stiff and I can't move it.  I have told my dr. and he again goes back to my anxiety, which I have NEVER experienced before.  My question is can this all be related to my anxiety an if so why isn't the medicine helping, and also why are the characteristics getting stronger then better?  I am at my wits end, and would like to know if my dr.'s have given up on me, or if I just am looking to far into this.  Thank- you and ANY help would be much much much appreciated!!

Thanks again
Megan

[kellylevicky]

They said you have acid reflux & you were put on meds that were working but now you're not feeling good again. First of all, I had an endoscopy done & they said I had GERD (basically mild acid reflux). I JUST HAD ANOTHER ENDOSCOPY DONE TODAY SO FORGIVE ME IF I MISPELL THINGS OR DON'T MAKE SENSE. I didn't realize I was supposed to take my medicine (protonix) EVERY day, even when I'm not having symptoms. So, for the past 3 months I have had neck, jaw, & chest pain &/or heartburn. Also pain btwn my shoulder blades & pain that goes to my L arm. I also get headaches. I do have heart problems & I kept thinking it was cardiac related but it's not. So after I was in hosp last week they said "you're probably having an ulcer." Saw my GI & he said EVERY symptom I have could be explained by an ulcer...I have an ulcer in my esophagus, stomach, & top pt of my sm intestine. I have anxiety (& depression too). Excess stress will inc stomach acid production so although it will not cause acid reflux it will make it worse. I rec. seeing a psychiatrist. I've battled anxiety & depression for yrs....the anti-depp work but they only do about 30% of the work. I go to a mood disorders support group through NAMI (nat'l alliance on mental illness) they're the #1 organization in the nation for helping ppl deal w/ mental illness. google nami support groups, you should be able to find one near you. if not call them. the support group(s) really help you to learn coping mech. also knowing other ppl that are out there like you helps...you're not alone! anway, i hope this helps. AND STAY ON YOUR ACID REFLUX MEDS...DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID....have you thought about f/u w/ your GI? don't want to scare you but you could be developing an ulcer

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

Headaches and other chronic pain problems may be a manifestation of depression or anxiety or it could also be the other way around. In your case, the headaches may be secondary to stress and anxiety brought about by the abdominal pain that has been bothering you for quite sometime. Have you ever had headaches before?

Headaches may be due to underlying organic or structural causes like a musculoskeletal disorder, a vascular disorder, it may be infectious or it may be secondary to other conditions like eye problems or sinusitis. These need to be assessed first before migraine headaches and tension headaches are considered.

I know you are worried about this but your previous tests came back negative so that should offer some relief. Try to shift your focus to other things at this point. Eat well and engage yourself in new hobbies. Observe if the headaches persist.

[Carol761]

Megan,

Do you sleep near a wireless router?  Is your cell phone is your room where you sleep?  About 3% of the population suffers from electro sensitivity -- over exposure to radiation from cell phones, wireless routers, cordless phones...  Make sure they are all out of room or off when you sleep.

Most US doctors are not aware of this issue -- but it is a growing concern -- FOX news just did a piece on it.  And many European and Scandinavian countries are well aware of the problem.  It is described as EHS electro hypersensitivity, radiation illness or poisoning.

Symptoms include headaches and tingling in the body, anxiety, sleep problems, eye twitching, skin problems (light sunburn -- reaction to computer screens), stomach acid reflux, brain fog.

Do some reseach -- Canada's WEEP site was helpful to me.

Feel better and write if you have any questions.

Carol761