Hello. I'm trying to find out why I can't tolerate medication anymore. 5 years ago (when I was 35yrs old) I had chemotherapy for breast cancer. A year before that I was in hospital with severe measles. 5 years on I still have severe fatigue. It's not really normal to have such severe bedbound fatigue from chemotherapy still, so I don't know what the chemo drugs have done to me.
Basically over the years I've tried a number of medications to try and help (some of them for anxiety because I obviously feel anxious about what's happened to me)
The same thing happens when I try and take medications. Much worse fatigue, aches & pain in the body, louder ringing in the ears. The worst thing is weakness in my body - I can barely walk and feel so faint like I might collapse. It's gets so extreme that I can no longer look after myself, so I stop the drugs.
These drugs include low dose naltrexone, pregabalin, Bisoprolol, citalopram, mirtzapine and even home grown kefir (a probiotic). Even when I stop them it takes months to recover.
I never want to try another drug again but I would just like to know if anyone knows the medical reason why I get such a terrible reaction?? I realise drugs can have side effects but these definately aren't normal side effects.
If I knew why I had this terrible reaction it might be a clue as to what the chemotherapy has done to me.
If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear from them. Much appreciated.
Many thanks
Basically over the years I've tried a number of medications to try and help (some of them for anxiety because I obviously feel anxious about what's happened to me)
The same thing happens when I try and take medications. Much worse fatigue, aches & pain in the body, louder ringing in the ears. The worst thing is weakness in my body - I can barely walk and feel so faint like I might collapse. It's gets so extreme that I can no longer look after myself, so I stop the drugs.
These drugs include low dose naltrexone, pregabalin, Bisoprolol, citalopram, mirtzapine and even home grown kefir (a probiotic). Even when I stop them it takes months to recover.
I never want to try another drug again but I would just like to know if anyone knows the medical reason why I get such a terrible reaction?? I realise drugs can have side effects but these definately aren't normal side effects.
If I knew why I had this terrible reaction it might be a clue as to what the chemotherapy has done to me.
If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear from them. Much appreciated.
Many thanks