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Post by dizzy mommy on Oct 21, 2014 6:02:36 GMT
hi,I am really convinced I had MS or something dreadful like a brain tumor or something.My symptoms started when I got home from the hospital after giving birth.I had post eclampsia which had my bp skyrocketted to 180/90.After that episode I never seem to get to relax.I went home feeling dizzy,headachey and I just related it all to my blood pressure going out of whack.But my dizzy feeling never left me.I cry everyday for the past 3 months because I always felt dizzy.I have been to a neurologist,cardiologist,ophtamologist and ent all normal saying I have inner ear problems.But still I feel I'm dying.I hope many can relate to what Im feeling right now
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Post by monica on Oct 21, 2014 6:36:20 GMT
Hello and welcome
I can relate to what ur saying as my pni started off with strange physical symptoms - blurred vision, itchy eyes sensitivity to light, fatigue, feeling as if I wasn't really here and a whole host of other physical symptoms. I had lots of blood tests ct scan of sinuses saw eye specialist , ent specialist and neurologist - everyone gave me s clear Bill of health yet I felt so ill.
Eventually as after several months my anxiety was through the roof and I couldn't eat sleep or do anything I took anti depressants which helped hugely. Many of the symptoms went quite quickly .
What explanation does your Dr give? Have you had tests to rule out the physical symptoms? Life must be very tough if u feel pants? Ru getting support ?x
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Post by dizzy mommy on Oct 21, 2014 11:54:05 GMT
I have been hospitalized and the diagnosis made was benign positional vertigo and they gave me some anti dizziness tab which did not work and made me feel worse.A neuro psychiatrist said im having pni and gave me anti dep which i took for a month felt better but the symptoms are still there.I have this feeling like im off balanced,my eyes get blurry specially when im in the mall.Im really stressed out and my husband is working abroad and im left with my baby and my mom.I really want this to go away cause it has been 9 months already of feeling like crap everyday.
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Post by rochelle121 on Oct 21, 2014 12:52:43 GMT
Hey.
Are you still taking the antidepressants?
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Post by dizzy mommy on Oct 22, 2014 3:05:59 GMT
Hey. Are you still taking the antidepressants? I've stopped taking it after a month as my doctor advised me.I'll go back to him.Sometimes im scared of the side effect this medicine would give me  |
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Post by monica on Oct 22, 2014 16:53:56 GMT
Hi
Antids are generally a longer term option - often its recommended you take them for at least 6 mths after u feel better. It can often take several weeks for them to kick in. Do u mind me asking which ones u were given? Do u know why Dr advised u to stop taking them?
The side effects with the meds are often frightening to read but in reality most ladies don't get too many. I found the side effects went after a few weeks and I tolerayed them well.
Would u go back to ur Dr . It sounds like things have not improved and u need support and a robust plan if action from the drx
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Post by dizzy mommy on Oct 23, 2014 10:23:39 GMT
well I guess the doctor thought I was ok.He gave me rivotril and setraline.Im really scared cause now im experiencing another weird symptom which is chest pain .I really dont know already what to do and sometimes i just try not to think about it as much cause im stressing everyone around me |
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Post by monica on Oct 23, 2014 15:42:39 GMT
Hi
Could u go and see another Dr ? I would have thought Sertraluine hould be taken for for much longer than s month although I'm not an expert by any means. It can take s few good weeks for it to get into ur system.
Also ask about the chest pain. I suspect it's an anxiety symptom but it will put ur mind at rest if u tell Dr x
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Post by rochelle121 on Oct 23, 2014 19:07:28 GMT
Sertraline is an ssri and definitely needs to be taken for longer than 4weeks. I myself have taken this medication and it does take a couple of weeks atleast to start working xxx
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Post by dizzy mommy on Oct 28, 2014 12:09:29 GMT
ok i'll go back to the doctor although the doctor was quite nice to me.I'm feeling a bit better now although there is still sime dizziness but I managed to go to the mall by myself without going crazy dizzy I just felt exhausted.thanks for the reply and reassurance
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Post by Weeble on Nov 7, 2014 20:02:11 GMT
How are you doing did the Dr help?
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Post by Charlotte batts on Dec 31, 2014 23:03:28 GMT
Hello dizzy mommy
Hope you are feeling better. I suffered most of this year with the same symptoms as you. No doctor seemed to think it was pni which made it worse. I was on citalapram months before I started to feel better but even now I sometimes get the off balance and strange vision feeling. Have you found an antidepressant that works for you?
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Post by monica on Dec 31, 2014 23:31:12 GMT
Hello and welcome
I'm so pleased to hear things are better for you. If u read my replies to the thread I suffered with strange and debilitating symptoms with pni. Antids helped me hugely but I would find that they would return - sometimes it would coincide with pmt sometimes tiredness and stress . I think this is common.
What has Dr said? Have u suffered with any of the emotional symptoms of pni ?
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