Consistently fatigue, brain fog, headaches, dizzy spells...

[CaitlinKMorgan]

Hi guys! I am a 17 year old female and I am a vegetarian. Last summer, I was diagnosed with depression and was prescribed 20 mg of Celexa. After taking the pills for six months, I spent an entire night vomiting and ever since then, I have been "dizzy" all of the time. Dizzy is the only way I know to describe it, but it is more of a fogged brain feeling. I have headaches almost constantly, at least once a day. I couldn't concentrate and I would have panic attacks every night. My doctor suggested that it was the Celexa. I stopped taking the pills in March, however, I still have not felt better.
Since then, I have noticed other symptoms. My eyes are extremely sensitive to light and I find it difficult to drive at night because of this. I am ALWAYS tired. There are no exceptions to that. I still get headaches every day, usually for the majority of the day. (They are usually either behind my eyes or across my entire head.) After most meals, I become bloated/gassy and have foul smelling stool after a terrible stomach ache.
I also have noticed that I will sometimes get dizzy spells. It won't necessarily feel as if the room is spinning, but it feels like my brain was electrocuted.
I often feel weak and sometimes have muscle spasms.

I am really very sick of feeling this way. I am often very irritable because of this. Help me! :(

[FurballsMom]

You may also need to supplement with taurine.  Taurine is found naturally in the foods you don't eat when you are a vegetarian.  I don't know how much you need, but I do know that taurine is a supplement that vegetarians should be using.

[Amyithist]

Hello, Caitlin.
I noticed on your profile you list Thyroid Disorders as an interest.  Do you have a thyroid issue?  If so, your depression may actually be a secondary condition due to the thyroid disease.  I have hypothyroidism and I get depressed at times, too.  Of course, any doctor that gets a whiff of depression will issue antidepressants because it pays them to do so.  If you have a thyroid problem, treating that will probably help you with the depression.  Now, I feel dizzy, fogged, "out of it", disoriented, sometimes even drunk and it's because of my thyroid being out of whack.  Taking an inhibitor would probably increase those feelings because it's not really the brain chemistry that's off.  It's the hormone.  It's a scary feeling to have.  I sometimes get scared because I feel as if I am spinning or like reality is just out of grasp for me.  If you need more help, you're always welcome to contact me.  You are not alone in this.  :)  Get better.

[Red_Star]

Vitamin B12 deficiency is the most likely cause of your symptoms.  Vegetarians and vegans are in the higher risk group for B12 deficiency.  Sublingual (under the tongue) B12 is very effective to boost levels.

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