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Re: estrogen » katekite

Posted by Beliala on June 2, 2002, at 16:56:55

In reply to Re: estrogen, posted by katekite on June 1, 2002, at 20:51:28

I don’t know how common functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is compared to PCOS, but after so much fruitless testing for other symptoms I’ve resigned myself to the simplest explanation probably fitting – my body just isn’t that resilient. Stress can do all sorts of weird things to the body. In the extreme form this can even present itself as pseudocushing’s (as you can see I’ve been reading way too much on this!).

The burning pains were actually triggered by a yeast infection/reactions to skin products. After the trigger was removed, the irritation just sort of fed on itself and got worse and worse. So no mystery there, other than the mystery of why my body’s healing mechanisms are so inadequate.

The pain clinic appointment was just so humiliating I didn’t want to go back. I saw a nurse/counselor/somebody who invalidated my insight into my problems and kept psychoanalyzing everything. Then the neurologist examined me, checking my reflexes and whatnot. She seemed disgusted by my self-injury scars, which were further evidence I have the mental patient gene which makes one immune to physical problems. And then there was the inevitable referral back to my shrink to titrate my Neurontin. She suggested Tegretol if I couldn’t afford the extra Neurontin – I’d been on it before all this pain stuff started, and it had a negative effect on my mood and well-being. I don’t know what kind of magic I was hoping for.

I’m in Canada, so all my basic health care’s paid for by the government. I don’t think there’s any incentive for doctors to withhold referrals but am pretty clueless about how the system works. With my psych history and extremely deficient interpersonal skills, I doubt a new GP would make a difference.

Good luck with all the testing. I hope they find something TREATABLE. It sucks just having to “live with it,” what a miserable prospect.

Beliala


> I guess 25 meds in it must be very hard to separate what is due to meds and what is your chemistry.
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> I still have trouble believing no periods at all comes from anxiety alone. I apparently need to do some more reading.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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