Me and SSRI's don't get along. After some research on them, I wasn't impressed with them being approved in the first place. I have taken wellbutrin for awhile as an anti-depressent (works on dopamine vs seritonin). I also take adderall which puts me to sleep. My bp is normally low too. So I definatley have some quirks.
I have extreme allergic reactions, but they are more classic shock or throat closing or rock hard chest. I've also been trying to track down something new causing reactions, including in juices. I'm not convinced it's pg yet - although I've had reactions to other things in the category. I've never heard this included as an allergic reaction, but I am leaning towards something physical.
The thing is it's unpredictable and unfortunatley, the people around me are labeling it as "drama queen adventure" or whatever. They do that with my food allergies too. I get really tired of it.
My mom had sarcoma and complained of back pain (among other things) for over 5 years. She even paid out of pocket for a physical at Mayo clinic. They repeated all the typical entry level tests and upped her anti-depressent dosage. She wasn't depressed until her lower back pain started and it was her local gp who started her on them. They didn't even try a different anti-depressent.
My father had a minor out patient surgery and like all "he-men" doesn't need pain killers. We caught my mom sneaking them. If her pain was that bad, she needed to go to the er and didn't want to because, "they never find anything wrong". The er took one back xray and discovered she was full of cancer (sarcoma). Her pain was metastic pain. I will say that metastic pain is unbearably excrutiating. It's a reason to plead for death. Of course, she was too late for any treatment by then and died six months later.
It's hard for me to put into words what I think. My sister-in-law's breast cancer was mishandled. "just wait 6 months" on a lump under 30 years old is ----- (fill in the blank). It made the difference between survivable or not. Another friend died of a treatable form of luekemia that was poorly handled. Her father had lived with the same thing for over 30 years. I now know of a proffessional medical research site that allows 2 weeks trial access - but geesh, I'd have to do nothing but comb through that for 2 weeks without sleeping. Then find a dr whose ego wasn't hurt when I presented the research. And of course, insurance with their medical alogorythms that say "that doesn't happen" - evidence and logic mean nothing in comparson. Shall I just say, "been there, done that".
I don't even have an allergist right now. I told my doctor I can barely eat anything anymore and he said "we'll deal with that later". Thx bunches. This was at a non-profit teaching hospital. The best I could find in the area. Every single person I mentioned about had different combination's of insurance including self-pay. I am so down on the quality of medical in the US that I honestly think the life span figures are falsified.
I don't want another fight. The last war with my insurance resulted in loosing all my medical records. I didn't even have a comparison mammogram. I won, but it only lasted until the next fisical year. Then I had to start all over again and I didn't.
This is unpredictable and now I'm not even sure I should go to the er or take xanax and fall asleep.
Sorry for the vent. I hate the system of medicine anymore. I could keep looking for a doctor, but I get the
sense he'd label me a hypochondriac and blow me off even if I'm considered a "low user of services" (the insurance company term). Shoot - I'd like to find a doctor that even looks at medical records first. I think I paid $200 to try and recreate what I could. I guess they aren't as valuable to doctors if a patient carries them in.
Again, sorry for the rant. It feels good though.
I found a fairly good food elimination diet that severe, but it sounds like it could flush whatever allegies out. I'm dreading it.
I WON'T drink and drive! Problem solved. Then I had a really good laugh -- I'm thinking that resorting to drinking so that I won't smoke is somehow wrong -- on more than one level!
