Hi I’m new. Looking for some help
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:46 pm
Okay here we go. I’ve been having a lot of issues lately and have been doing lots of research. A little about myself and the situation...here goes...I’m in my late twenties, a veteran, I work a full time job and go to school, and take care of my body pretty well. Now this started several years ago, about 2 years after I got out of the military. It started with extreme fatigue and weakness. It progressed for months to where I couldn’t get off the couch. I had numbness in my hands and feet, temperature sensitivity and chills, and just over all feeling like garbage. Then it went away. I was able to work out again and get back to my normal life. I went a year or so and started having some more weird symptoms but they were a lot less than the previous time and I got better faster. Now some symptoms are back, but they are a little different. I now have visual disturbances, buzzing in my ears(or head I don’t really know), some crawling sensations on my body, facial musical spasms(mostly in my mouth and cheeks), cog fog(memory issues, confusions with numbers, and some speech issues), terrible vertigo at times, and one of the most annoying ones is this strange smell. So I’m going to explain the cog fog a little because it’s super strange to me. I often forget things over and over and over again. I work on a computer and on the phone all day so I often have to look up things, but now I have to look up things like 3 or 4 times before it sticks. Also the speech thing is bad too. I work with people who are suicidal and have mental health problems so it’s really important for me to be understood. But now I can be talking and just slur off half of a sentence. It’s really noticeable but no matter how slow I make myself talk it doesn’t get any better. Same with number I struggle with writing down numbers and have to have them repeated several times because I write down random numbers that weren’t even mentioned. I would also like to explain this smell. I’ve been smelling this horrible smell for 3 weeks now. It’s made me so self conscious that I bathe twice a day brush my teeth constantly and wash my clothes with extra detergent. The strange thing is I don’t even know how to explain the smell. It’s just funky and gross. Oh and also one more strange one...random gagging. Sometimes I get this feeling in my throat and I just start gagging out of no where. Usually I can stop it with some water, but there has been a few times where I’ve vomited from it.
Anyways. I have been researching so I do know about vitamin deficiency and diet and have started taking some supplements. I do know that I’ve been known to have elevated liver enzymes, low sodium, low crea for the past couple of years. The first time this happened I was tested for several immune disorders which all came back negative and thyroid was good as well.
I must note that I was put on ADHD medication for the cognitive issues I was having a few years ago which do not even touch the cog fog I have now. I feel like I’m going crazy. So please if you have any suggestions let me know. I would love some input. Thanks in advance!
Anyways. I have been researching so I do know about vitamin deficiency and diet and have started taking some supplements. I do know that I’ve been known to have elevated liver enzymes, low sodium, low crea for the past couple of years. The first time this happened I was tested for several immune disorders which all came back negative and thyroid was good as well.
I must note that I was put on ADHD medication for the cognitive issues I was having a few years ago which do not even touch the cog fog I have now. I feel like I’m going crazy. So please if you have any suggestions let me know. I would love some input. Thanks in advance!