Lots of minor symptoms, wondering if I should be concerned

[butterfly17209]

So, I'm almost 22 (my birthday's next week), I'm a girl, just graduated from college so yay. Anyway, the last couple months I've been having some odd symptoms that have me a bit concerned. I guess I should start with how my health had been prior to this point. I probably don't eat nearly as healthily as I should, and I don't really exercise. I know, I know, terrible. I've been meaning to work on that, and I have started to get better about eating better. I would start exercising more but now that these sypmtoms have started I'm afraid of overexerting myself and making it worse. When I was about 16 I was diagnosed with acid reflux, since then I've been taking protonix and about a year ago I switched to the generic version of protonix which seems to work just as well and is cheaper. I also have had a history of undiagnosed hypoglycemia, but it's never been a serious problem. I just get terribly nauseous and almost throw up if I go too long without eating (usually six hours is the max, unless I'm sleeping). But I got to where I recognized the symptoms early and would eat something, and I always make sure I have a snack with me. I've also had slightly more frequent than average digestive issues (diarrahea and/or constipation). So now you have a general idea of my health up until a few months ago.

The first symptom, which I'm not even sure is related to the others, started a few months ago. I was at a store trying on bras in the dressing room when I happened to look in the mirror and noticed an odd splotchy pink/red rash on the lower area of my breasts- just above where the bottom of my bra would be. At first I thought it was some sort of odd stain, and tried to wash if off the next day when I took a shower, but it was still there. I was concerned for a few days but never had it checked out. It seems to come and go and now it's back I noticed yesterday. To my knowledge I'm not allergic to anything, and I can't imagine what would make me have such a haphazard splotchy rash. It doesn't even itch or hurt, it's just there.

Allright, after that I had essentially no symptoms aside from an increase in my digestive issues about a month ago which I contributed to stress over graduation/moving/finding a job, which granted was pretty stressful. Then around May 20th-23rd, I had a very odd episode off and on for those three days. I was very very tired, could hardly keep my eyes open. My roommate kept asking me to help her out with things and I just laid on the couch telling her I was too cold and tired to do anything. (She thought it was comfortable in the room, not cold). I felt very dizzy and nauseous as well, especially when standing. At first I thought it was one of my hypoglycemic episodes, so I ate, which seemed to help slightly but only for an hour or so, which doesn't fit with my normal hypoglycemia. Finally I was so concerned that I went to a doctor at the local urgent care center, as he was the only one available. They did some tests, checked my blood sugar, said everything looked fine. The doctor said his opinion was that I'd probably contracted some sort of virus and that if I didn't feel better within two days to get more tests done. He gave me an anti-nausea prescription which I never even filled. That evening, I already felt better, and within two days, I felt perfectly fine again. I thought well, that was an odd virus, glad that's over with.

Well today is Saturday June 6th and on Thursday this started back up again. On Wednesday, I had gone out of town as soon as I got off work at 5, about an hour away, to visit some friends and there was a bonfire and it was fun. Drove back late, went to bed late, felt tired from all the driving and everything but otherwise fine. Thursday, I started to feel the symptoms come back a bit. The sleepiness, the dizziness. I tried to convince myself it was from the exertion of the day before and how little sleep I'd gotten. Thursday night I felt SO sleepy and nauseous that I couldn't even stay up to help my roommate decorate the cookies we'd baked. I went to bed around 10, got up at 6:30 on Friday. Yet all day at work on Friday I was STILL exhausted, and I have an office job, I don't actually do much. I should not have been exhausted. Friday night I was so sleepy that when my roommate went out with some friends at 9, I actually went to bed. I slept from 9PM until 3AM when I had to get up to use the restroom. Fell back asleep probably by 3:30AM and woke up (this morning) at 8AM. Total of nearly 12 hours of sleep. When I woke up at 8AM I felt pretty good. I felt more awake than I had in three days, and I was like whew, it was just lack of sleep. By 9:30/10AM I felt dizzy/sleepy/nauseous again. It is now noon and I still feel sick. In fact, I feel like I could go to sleep right now, even though I got nearly 12 hours of sleep last night. That's what has me so concerned. I feel kind of tingly all over too. I also had a bit of chest pain on Wednesday while I was driving, which concerned me as well. The whole thing's just really got me baffled and now I'm all paranoid that I've got cancer or something. I just don't know what's going on and I'm sick of feeling terrible. I'd appreciate any advice/info/suggestions anyone could give me. I'm just trying to decide how much of this is stress or if I should be concerned. I don't honestly feel that stressful. Yeah a lot's changed in the past month, but I've got a job now, I'm financially secure, my roommate and I have our own apartment and we get along great, and I'm in general pretty content. I don't see how this could all be stress. Anyway- yeah, advice please!!

[AHAYWARD]

Have have a cbc done to check for iron (anemia).I was just told i have very low iron which was like that for yrs ,it was checked due to panceas and esphoagus problems (bowel etc)ive been having .I went through those same symptoms ,tired,dizzy if i never ate in a period of time.Im always cold when others are hot.Its to the point where i have a routine i wake up use the washroom etc then i have to eat if i dont eat i get dizzy fainty all that fun stuff i was prescibe a med which is slowly working it take a couple of weeks to see a difference but its working check for iron it sound like it

[kirb_dude1]

you need to have a CBC done, checked for CRPs, vitamin count, and an ultrasound of your spleen and pancreas...i think it could be severe vitamin or iron defficiencyt(which can induce anemia) and cause all of your symptoms...or it could be mononucleosis (any sensual or sexual contact)? or Epstein-Barr virus...also i think you should be tested for diabetes and have your insulin rate measured, your glucose rate measured and the ultrasound to check to see if your spleen is inflamed...this could help key in on any underlying issues...but to me it sound like good ol MONONUCLEOSIS!!!