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Posted by iforgotmypassword on September 24, 2005, at 11:30:27
if you have had fatigue, confusion and cognitive blocks, extreme amotivation and apathy for several years that has destroyed any ability to have a life, friends, a job, interests, decent education, an actual home not just a place to store yourself, or anything that really means to you, does it make sense to get tested for everything that could ever possibly cause this?
i am going nowhere with psychiatrists and psychologists, and even they are reluctant to ever call any of this actual depression, so i may have been barking up the wrong tree endlessly for forever now. i don't know where to go from here, i see my GP on tuesday. he will prolly have recommendations from the voluntary inpatient evaluation talking about depression and psych meds basically on MY recommendation. this is likely to go nowhere as it always has.
i was wondering if anyone wants to help me with a list of things to either ask for tests for at the doctors office, or get tests on my own without insurance at a medical lab or at an alternative or whatever (i have $5000 from a dead family member that i never spent on anything, and will never spend on anything because as it stands there is absolutely nothing i want in life. i do not care if i blow it.)
i am thinking now of things that may be useful:
borna virus (?)
lyme disease
thyroid antibodies (instead of just TSH)
mono (ive already had this, but i hear with some people it's chronic)ive already been tested for celiac, and i have been getting B12 shots every week for a while now.
any other ideas?
Posted by wildcard on September 24, 2005, at 14:33:44
In reply to ALL bloodwork and tests someone should get, posted by iforgotmypassword on September 24, 2005, at 11:30:27
I know exactly how u feel. It truly SUCKS! I am going to research what u have mentioned b/c i see my reg. doc Monday and my PDoc Thursday.
I looked into Epstein Barr Virus (i too had mono as a kid) and Candida. See the thread below but u can go to Candida.net and it is VERY interesting! Let me know what u think. Feel free to babblemail me~abbey
Posted by Phillipa on September 24, 2005, at 15:57:23
In reply to Re: ALL bloodwork and tests someone should get » iforgotmypassword, posted by wildcard on September 24, 2005, at 14:33:44
Same thing going on here. I saw a PA after many specialists. He ordered something none of the other specialists did ferritin, iron binding capacity, Bl2, rheumatoid arthritis since my ANA is high. My recommendations:
ANA
Thyroid panel
lymes's disease
fasting CBC, cholesterol, full chemistryFeel free anyone to add to the list. As I have to go back for results this week. Maybe having a bunch of specialists treating you is not a good thing. But he is also getting psych records too. Said I may need to go back to start all over with AD's starting he mentioned maybe lexapro. But he needs to wait for blood test results. And that makes me very anxious. Feel free to Babblemail me too. To switch it on go to registration page click yes I want Babblemail. Fondly, Phillipa
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