Time to give up?

[Sloopie]

Hi all,
I'm a bit down after a disappointing end to a long awaited medical appointment.  I was sent to an internal medicine specialist, apparently a well respected in the local medical community.  I was prepared with my list of symptoms, timeline of events, bag of medications.

  After a chat, he examined me and said that I seemed healthy, and neurologically sound, and that my issues were related to menopause.  He suggested that I get more exercise, which is fair enough (although weight isn't a big problem for me and I'm in my correct BMI range.).  My MRI shows no lesions.

The main symptoms which I mentioned to him are that occasionally I stop breathing (as per an earlier post, sort of pre-sleep apnea) and a major electrical jerk in my back which is accompanied by a loud 'sound' like speaker feedback, which happens while I'm sleeping.  I also mentioned many of the other usual neuro symptoms, but these two, and the fatigue, are the ones which trouble me most.  

When things were at their worse, I felt that i couldnt cope with the fatigue, but now I can manage day to day by taking time off work when I feel the fatigue

starting, and by not over doing things generally.

I'm trying to decide if I should stop hitting my head against this brick wall of trying to get a diagnosis, accept that maybe it's menopause, and just live with whatever it is.  Any thoughts or insights insights would be appreciated.  Thanks, and sorry for the rant.

[Wobbly]

hi there, from what I have learnt is you know your body and if you feel something isn't right try to find answers.  If you feel the Dr might be right, you could always get a second opinion to find out more info?  

if your symptoms continue or get worse, let your gp or internist know OK..
take care
wobbly

[Sidesteps]

Hiya! I have not met you yet. Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear you are not feeling well.

I am in limboland as well. I started having symptoms in the Spring of 2010. I had a PCP that was extremely disconnected as a PCP and many of my symptoms I felt were discounted. I was told to take vitamins, drink more fluids (which I will say I probably drink FAR more fluids than most people) and that it may be stress induced.

I have to say that I have re-visited hormones to every single doctor I've seen only for them to say "it's not likely." My new/old PCP actually checked my hormones at this last physical *just to be sure* because many of my symptoms flare during times my hormones seem to fluctuate. (I am not hormonal. It came back fine.)

I'd like to know more about your situation. When did you become sick and how long has it persisted? What other tests have been done? How did this all come about? Why a referral to an Internist?

Lastly, this internist sounds dismissive. That doesn't work very well for me, not even for normal physicals. I'd look for another PCP to start.