I am tired of being told my fatigue is stress
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I am 53 years old and for the past 11 years I have been experiencing episodes of extreme fatigue and dyspnea on exertion. Thes symptoms will hit me four or five times a year and will usually disappear in a week or two. In 2004 I had an episode that lasted three months. in March of 2015 it hit me again and I have yet to recover.
i have seen a cardiologist and diagnosed with mild coronary heart disease after catherization. I have seen two neurologists and had severL test which were normal. The diagnosis...stress.
I believe if it were stews, I'd feel it or some type of anxiety. there have been no changes in my life.
Just tired of being told "nothing fits". Just looking for an answer or at least some direction.
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Jaybelle rebecca81582
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You really will have to keep on insisting that your symptoms are taken seriously until you can get a more proactive practitioner.
Wishing you all the best.
:-)
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I was sent to a neurologists as I experience episodes of syncope in which they were testing to rule out brain timers, aneurisms, or seizure activity.
i had a tilt table test yesterday that interestingly showed a stable blood pressure; however my oxygen level dropped and my heart rate doubled when I went from laying flat to standing up on the table. At least the doctors have something to look at. It was suggested I have POTS. Not sure what that is so will be some research on that.
I am am scheduled further testing including a sleep study so hopefully an answer will be found instead of the fall back DX of "stress".
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