Posted by spoc on April 8, 2004, at 2:20:26
In reply to Re: allergies ,depression and anxiety any correlation? » noa, posted by Fallen4myT on April 3, 2004, at 20:41:39
Fallen, thanks for directing me to this thread. Couldn't be more relevant!
Everyone, I'll represent the *non-allergic* "rhinitian" in the bunch, yet who still has the seasonally-increased depression and fatigue of which you speak. I was told I also have a sinus infection that I've probably had for years to varying degrees. This was just last week, so I too am amazed to see this thread. So anyway maybe the non-allergic part lets me out here, but I'm visualizing the connection in terms of the chronic bacteria and the pressure in the head.
My symptoms weren't totally indicative of a sinus problem, all docs missed it until I saw an allergist and she said my nose and throat tissues look horrible at this point. But beyond the frequent feeling of coming down with a cold and a drippy nose outdoors, most of it is indeed lethargy, depression, vertigo, head under pressure. (Also some stranger things that may just be me -- like extreme skin sensitivity at times, hot and then bone-chilling cold flashes, disorientation, twitchy sensations, sudden and brief erratic heartbeat, blood pressure high sometimes for the first time ever, more. I even lost a lot of the hair on my arms and legs! Those parts may be something else, who knows. I have been tested for connective tissue and thyroid disorders, the latter interpreted by what standard I don't know. I read somewhere that anything outside of .03 to 3 can be considered abnormal, but that many docs disregard that...? Don't know what my level was.)
Mostly I'm just a sack of dead weight, who'll occasionally agree to do something with a friend and then wish to God she never said it. This has been especially bad the last two springs. And I would have absolutely thought I was alone in suspecting a connection. I recently posted to a meds thread "accusing" a med I took briefly, but now I don't think that was it. So anyway, I'll be looking into this with interest too, and checking back here! : )
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