Posted by Barbara Cat on June 5, 2003, at 0:53:47
In reply to BarbCAT: answers 2 your questions: » Barbara Cat, posted by Janelle on June 4, 2003, at 15:54:25
Hi Janelle,
I was wondering about something like possible fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue or some other possible viral based metabolic condition, but from your answers it doesn't sound like a physical condition is the culprit. The only other thing that came to mind was low thyroid, but I recall that you had some tests done and it came back in the normal range. If you did have a low thyroid you'd feel no energy totally bagged feeling all the time, along with cold hands and feet and constipation. Also, to be laid out flat like you are due to a thyroid condition, your blood levels would probably show it. Sometimes you can have a low thyroid even if the tests don't pick it up, but not with the extreme symptoms that come and go as you describe.There's probably some physical component involved cause everything is interrelated, but it sounds like atypical depression to a T. One other thing came to mind just now. If you go through periodic times of extreme stress, or you did go through extreme - I'm talking major stress - previously, it can clobber your adrenal system and once that happens its hard to restore things. But your symptoms really sound like atypical depression without any other physical crap to deal with, which is a blessing.
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