I think you would be well served to be seen by an Endocrinologist...one that is well versed on Neuroendocrinology.

Many doctors see physical symptoms and run a short gambit of tests, the one's they routinely run, then they run out of ideas...to hand you off to someone else. This is common...

In mental health, many types of doctors prescribe the usual SSRI/SNRI family of medications for what they see in the patient.

This can be a Family Practitioner, an OB/BYN, an O.D. My big question is: What makes these qualified to make a Mental Health diagnosis???

Few, if any, see the other systems in your body as playing much of a role. They simply do not delve into the areas of which they are not familiar.

It's amazing the myopia doctors can have when it comes to their practice and their patients.

In 1993, I had seen an Internal Medicine specialist for my physical symptoms...extreme fatigue, actually weight loss at that time, and deep, deep depression and horrible anxiety.

Some days, I would see my Internal Medicine Specialist in the morning...and I felt good...but, in the afternoon appointments...I would feel horrible. After 7 or 8 rounds of testing for CMV, EBV, Mono Nucleosis, and Thyroid problems,

I was handed off to a world class Infectious Disease Physician, who looked at me...after about 7 to 8 minutes of my one and only visit...and told me that I had Bipolar Disorder.

I tried to make it on my own, but I didn't last long. I was trying to work and, on a flight to Seattle, Washington, I had my first panic attack. It was awful and I did the absolute best I could to not come out of my skin. I did not want the flight to divert to Denver, or somewhere else along the way, to take care of my "heart attack".

I made it...but, I went to the ER in Seattle...and was not seen. Long story.

I flew home the next day and I was fired from that job...it was a new job because I quit my old job because I was afraid to go out of the house.

I ended up in the "nervous hospital". In there, they treated me like a shameful addict...which I was not. It was "blame the victim" time. I was bewildered as to what was happening to me. They put me on antidepressants and I got a little bit better, for a while.

To truncate the story...fast forward 13 years. I'm still struggling, but have gotten accustomed to Xanax and Effexor. I guess I've got Clinical Depression...but I had no confidence to seek any more "help".

I'm gaining weight, now, and...curiously...I'm growing breast tissue and I'm becoming impotent. Of course, the doctors threw me drugs for the second part of that...it helped...for a while...in the years leading up to 2006.

The week between Christmas and New Years in 2005, I had a week where I worked by myself...my boss was out of town...so, I decided to do some research. I plugged in my symptoms, into good old Google, and it kept telling me about Hyperprolactinemia.

In three weeks, I went to my GP (who for the most part was as good as any specialist I saw) and suggested some testing for a Pituitary Tumor. I asked for one test, he gave me another related test (much more expensive than what I suggested) and he called me two days later to say, "You've got a problem."

I had an MRI done in about three weeks...and there it was.

A slow growing tumor, in my Pituitary gland at the base of my brain, that explained my symptoms of the past 20 plus years.

Endocrinology. It's worth it...worth the check on things. It stumped everyone...except me and good ole' Google.

Thx for your response, very helpful. I had an mri done and other tests with the neurologist... nothing. I will research more about that condition you mentioned. It's been a very frustrating struggle, I was also adopted so know little to none abt my family medical history. Hopefully one day I will figure it out! Hugs

Internal fear, anger, or stress can consume a lot of glucose...as it raises your metabolic rate 24/7.

Hypervigilance is like running a marathon, while standing in one place.

Hi Sunsets,

Hypoglycemia is a hard disease to deal with, mostly because most doctors do not care to accept it. From my experience, endocrinologist have not been any help. I have been to many mostly for hypothyroidism, but I also mention that I have hypoglycemia. When I did mention it one doctor had the nerve to turn to his student in front of me and said "you see, patients will believe anything they are told".

I was diagnosed twenty-six years ago when my blood sugar went down to 26. It took me many years to learn how to take care of myself, but now most of the time I feel fine. There are some good books on hypoglycemia. I know a lot of people like the Kremmel's book. If you do a search at your library there are a bunch of books on hypoglycemia and they all have good advice and information to help you understand it better.

Many people who have hypoglycemia have Adrenal Fatigue. A wonderful book for that is a book entitled "Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome", by James Wilson. He also has a website if you google his book. When I was tested my cortisol was very low. My doctor had never seen it so low in anyone. But after taking adrenal cortex, my life has changed for the better. All of a sudden I had energy, I didn't feel faint all of the time, and I didn't feel like I was starving all of the time.

Anyway, My best suggestion is to get as much information that you can and stay far, far away from sugar.

I hope this helps.

Hi, sunsets,
I recently got diagnosed with hypoglycemia, which doctors can seem to figure out how to keep my sugar up yet.

One day, while I was in work, a co-worker of mines was concerned. She was talking to me and I looked dazed, confused and I was sweating. I had called a friend and he also didn't like how I was sounding...so he told me to go to the nearest drug store and check my sugar. The people in the drug store kept asking me if I was feeling ok and if I wanted them to call an ambulance. my sugar was reading 40.

I started monitoring it often...I told my doctors about it but they didn't take me seriously. I started getting fainting spells, cold sweats, heart beating really fast, seizures. I got my own tester and keep records for the doctors.

One day I collapsed on work, had a 5min seizure and no-one could of revive me. I was rushed to the hospital...they started treating me for seizures...I told them about the sugar problem and they started to monitor it for themselves while I was in the hospital for 4days. They realized that even though I was eating regular meals, fruits all between meals and with dips in my hand, my sugar was not staying up.

They finally, after two years took me seriously; but they still have not found a way to keep my sugar up. I'm scared to go anywhere by myself...I get fainting spells and seizures almost everyday now. I'm struggling to keep my sugar above 60; even though I'm eating constantly.

My situation is different from yours though because I also have other medical conditions. I have a pituitary tumor; which is tripping off all the hormones in my body. So I'm seeing an endocrinologist.
Even though I'm seeing specialist; I've to be down their throat to get them to really help me.

I will pray for you, I do hope you get help with you situation as soon as possible. Ask the doctors as many questions...this will kinda force them into action.

I await good news.

hugs
angel4me

I have not had any seizures and I've never fainted but my symptoms have always scared me. I get very lightheaded and dizzy. I get confused and can't remember things. I have problems finding my way to places and finding my way home from places I've gone to for years. I used to get really embarressed when I couldn't find my way home and I'd have to call my husband. The problem of getting lost that scared me the most is that I couldn't think at all to help me figure out how to get home. I had no idea what to do. My friends, before I was married, would make comments about my behavior and the stupid things I'd do. This was before I was diagnosed and understood what was going on with me. They were not mean or anything. They just noticed that I get a dazed look on my face, do stupid things, and didn't understand why I would need help getting to places and home.

My symptoms hurt my self-esteem in many ways. I had times when I was so with it and could remember things and find my way to places. Then I had times where I could barely remember my own name. I knew I was not stupid, but there were many times I felt I was because I couldn't remember the answers to tests and other things. Also, I wasn't confident in becoming involved in things because I never knew when I was going to be feeling weird and yucky. It was better if I didn't volunteer to do things.

I'm done rambling. Sorry!