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Hi all, I am pretty desperate for relief from my heavy weakness and exhaustion.
Till recently, I was able to do a bit of errands, cook dinner etc very slowly but I could do it.
Now, every single bit of activity leaves me sick to my stomach, heart racing and dizzy. I also get pain and stiffness in my neck, legs and arms, skin burning, shortness of breath, and bad headaches.
Actually, I have those symptoms lying or sitting in bed too.
(i also have eosonophilic esophagitis and gastropareisis that i'm treating w/ a GI dr)
I've been to Dr Mitnick- rheumatologist at NYU (twice), he suggested it might be fibromyalgia; put me on cymbalta which made me horribly sick.
I went to Dr Enlander- immunologist at Mt Sinai which was such a nightmare, he gave me a shot of hepapressin which made my arm swell.
I went to a lyme dr in staten island (can't recall the name) who said I don't have lymes or any similar sickness.
Lastly, I went to a functional dr, Dr. Zacharias who said it's all in my gut, I have vitamin deficiencies & inflammation. He doesn't know where the inflammation is coming from.
He said I need to take a medical food and vitamins, & stop my GI meds. The medical food made me vomit for hours, and i'm not ready to stop my GI meds.
I tried various vitamins, probiotics to no effect. I took LDN which made me crazy anxious & aggressive.
Other than being somewhat vitamin deficient and the inflammation, my latest blood tests showed a bit of low blood volume, and everything else is normal.
Please, if anyone has a good dr in the NY/NJ area, who isn't crazy expensive, please tell me.
I have a husband who is trying to recover from a serious illness, and 6 small kids at home who need a functional mom. I'm falling apart physically and it is taking a huge mental toll too.
Thank you all
Till recently, I was able to do a bit of errands, cook dinner etc very slowly but I could do it.
Now, every single bit of activity leaves me sick to my stomach, heart racing and dizzy. I also get pain and stiffness in my neck, legs and arms, skin burning, shortness of breath, and bad headaches.
Actually, I have those symptoms lying or sitting in bed too.
(i also have eosonophilic esophagitis and gastropareisis that i'm treating w/ a GI dr)
I've been to Dr Mitnick- rheumatologist at NYU (twice), he suggested it might be fibromyalgia; put me on cymbalta which made me horribly sick.
I went to Dr Enlander- immunologist at Mt Sinai which was such a nightmare, he gave me a shot of hepapressin which made my arm swell.
I went to a lyme dr in staten island (can't recall the name) who said I don't have lymes or any similar sickness.
Lastly, I went to a functional dr, Dr. Zacharias who said it's all in my gut, I have vitamin deficiencies & inflammation. He doesn't know where the inflammation is coming from.
He said I need to take a medical food and vitamins, & stop my GI meds. The medical food made me vomit for hours, and i'm not ready to stop my GI meds.
I tried various vitamins, probiotics to no effect. I took LDN which made me crazy anxious & aggressive.
Other than being somewhat vitamin deficient and the inflammation, my latest blood tests showed a bit of low blood volume, and everything else is normal.
Please, if anyone has a good dr in the NY/NJ area, who isn't crazy expensive, please tell me.
I have a husband who is trying to recover from a serious illness, and 6 small kids at home who need a functional mom. I'm falling apart physically and it is taking a huge mental toll too.
Thank you all