KillingTime
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This past month I've been sick on and off, experiencing lots of nausea, bloating and a very decreased appetite (i feel really full all the time). I also seem to have an elevated pulse (blood pressure is fine) and feel really jittery like im having anxiety/panic attacks at times.
I had a general bloodtest and nothing showed up. I had just finished a course of accutane and was worried it might be my liver but the blood tests showed my liver to be in good condition.
Then I did an ultrasound, my second concern was gallstones but again everything showed to be fine.
Ive got one more test and that's to check for H. Pylori.... if that comes back fine I'm really running out of options here, I've been to three doctors and they can't find anything wrong with me.
I have only one other thing I can think of and that is emotional trauma. This past month my step-dad was hospitalized after a severe head injury... i'm the one who found him lying motionless on the street and we thought he was dead. The day after I woke up extremely nauseus and it's been going on since then.
One thing I have noticed is that my anxiety levels are through the roof and that seems to make my nausea and other symptoms kick in. For ex. I went to get a haircut the other day and while waiting I just got really shaky and started to feel sick so I had to leave and then I felt better, same thing today when I went to visit my dad (the biological one) It's something that ive done for years yet today on the way over there I was gagging while driving and got there shaking like crazy, I eventually calmed down. Same deal for going to my classes, all my symptoms kick in.
I've also experienced a few times since the accident where I seem to get a slight feeling of depression for no reason, it usually goes away in about 30 minutes as I get distracted with other things.
It definately changed me in other ways too, I used to have really bad anger problems and after the accident they went away overnight, I seem to be more in touch with my spiritual side now and have found this "calmness"... but I don't really feel any better, could I be supressing all the anger? So many questions
Can emotional trauma cause all these physical symptoms? I wasn't close to my step-dad and handled it really well at the time but I've been having nothing but problems since then and the doctors can't find a thing wrong with me. Any input would be appreciated as I have some time until my next appointment.
I had a general bloodtest and nothing showed up. I had just finished a course of accutane and was worried it might be my liver but the blood tests showed my liver to be in good condition.
Then I did an ultrasound, my second concern was gallstones but again everything showed to be fine.
Ive got one more test and that's to check for H. Pylori.... if that comes back fine I'm really running out of options here, I've been to three doctors and they can't find anything wrong with me.
I have only one other thing I can think of and that is emotional trauma. This past month my step-dad was hospitalized after a severe head injury... i'm the one who found him lying motionless on the street and we thought he was dead. The day after I woke up extremely nauseus and it's been going on since then.
One thing I have noticed is that my anxiety levels are through the roof and that seems to make my nausea and other symptoms kick in. For ex. I went to get a haircut the other day and while waiting I just got really shaky and started to feel sick so I had to leave and then I felt better, same thing today when I went to visit my dad (the biological one) It's something that ive done for years yet today on the way over there I was gagging while driving and got there shaking like crazy, I eventually calmed down. Same deal for going to my classes, all my symptoms kick in.
I've also experienced a few times since the accident where I seem to get a slight feeling of depression for no reason, it usually goes away in about 30 minutes as I get distracted with other things.
It definately changed me in other ways too, I used to have really bad anger problems and after the accident they went away overnight, I seem to be more in touch with my spiritual side now and have found this "calmness"... but I don't really feel any better, could I be supressing all the anger? So many questions
Can emotional trauma cause all these physical symptoms? I wasn't close to my step-dad and handled it really well at the time but I've been having nothing but problems since then and the doctors can't find a thing wrong with me. Any input would be appreciated as I have some time until my next appointment.