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Lightheaded 24/7

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sinead1993
sinead1993

November 2016 I became unwell with lightheaded ness, sore head, muscle aches, exhaustion, visual disturbances and depression. These symptoms came at different times and I have been to ENT, had an MRI and they were ‘clear’. My doctors aren’t listening to me that this is an urgency. I don’t work because of how severe my symptoms are and they have sent me back to ENT yet again. I did a private blood test that showed high creatinine, high CRP and high ferritin. The doctor asked me ‘what did you want me to do’ I said put me in for further testing I can’t handle this anymore. He knew I was suicidal because of it but said there’s nothing he could do for me and sent me home. I’m getting so annoyed that no one wants to help me get my life back on track and the most annoying thing was the doctor told me I have to take responsibility for my illness..... who says that? Help me someone. 

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  • Patient
    Patient sinead1993

    Posted

    Hi sinead1993

    We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if you are having such thoughts then please note that you are not alone in this, and there are people out there that can help.

    If you are having these suicidal thoughts then we strongly recommend you speak to someone who may be able to help. The Samaritans offer a safe space where you can talk openly about what you are going through. They can help you explore your options, understand your problems better, or just be there to listen.

    Their contact details are on our patient information leaflet here: https://patient.info/health/dealing-with-suicidal-thoughts, which also offers lots of other advice on how you can access the help you may need.

    If you are having such thoughts then please do reach out to the team at the Samaritans (or the other people detailed in our leaflet) who will understand what you're going through and will be able to help.

    Kindest regards

    Patient

  • carla_21452
    carla_21452 sinead1993

    Posted

    I'm experiencing the same it's taken over my life I can no longer do the things I used to love doing cause of the constant off balance feeling some days are worse then others I have 4 children one that is 2 years old I find it hard to function so no exactly how you feel right now I'm waiting on more tests I'm booked in for a mri bloods were all clear ...also I found that eating certain foods triggers mine more and makes it worse so have been watching what I've been eating ...I was also fobbed of for months by the doctors saying I was suffering with anxiety it was the symptoms that I was getting that was causing my anxiety. ..are you taking any medication?

    • sinead1993
      sinead1993 carla_21452

      Posted

      I take setraline at the moment doesn’t really do much for me though 
  • rocksolid
    rocksolid sinead1993

    Posted

    It could be an issue with your neck. Look up SCM muscle issues and trigger points and see if that is what you are feeling. 
  • rocksolid
    rocksolid sinead1993

    Posted

    do a google search from scm muscle trigger points and info should pop up.
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