Posted by katekite on June 1, 2002, at 20:51:28
In reply to Re: estrogen, posted by Beliala on June 1, 2002, at 15:47:20
I guess 25 meds in it must be very hard to separate what is due to meds and what is your chemistry.
I still have trouble believing no periods at all comes from anxiety alone. I apparently need to do some more reading.
I have an odd burning sensation in my legs that comes and goes lasting days at a time, needle like pain in toes and fingers that is only occasional, a weird numb feeling on my scalp sometimes, weak eyelids and double vision once for a few days, extreme reactions to a few meds. I'm getting the whole MS workup, which is quite a workup, within the next couple months. Plus hormonal screens, etc.
What about talking to your insurance company, a case manager? What will they cover? What is normal in their experience for their coverage of workup of paresthesia and possible hormonal problems in someone with a history of depression? They are more likely the ones who govern what you can expect to get than any individual doc, sad to say.
Did the neurologist completely dismiss your problems or did they say to come back "if X happens?". My GP was very careful to refer me to a young female endocrinologist (as someone my age my sex would be most likely to take me seriously). You might want to reconsider your choice of general practitioner if they are not taking you seriously, or are not looking out for you when they make referrals. They know very well who they are referring to. Even if things you thought were big problems in the past turned out not to be serious, it doesn't mean that you didn't learn from that, and it doesn't mean that current problems aren't real things.
I feel a bit bad for lighting a fire, you know? I mean maybe I do need to read up and understand more about the secondary problems that stress and anxiety can cause. I'd just hate to see you write in in two years and say, oh, it turns out I had polycystic ovaries and I really should have gotten that taken care of years ago. Or whatever it might be.
take care,
kate
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