Chronic Fatigue
Hello everyone,
Im sorry if this is going to be a long one, but I have been unwell for a while now and am looking for some support from this great community.
29 Year old male. Over the past year, I have been a very avid reader, trying to figure out what was going on with me. For context, I used to be a very outgoing person who would travel a lot for work and pleasure. I used to work out 5 days a week, both lifting and running, and would have energy for days. About September of last year, I got a pretty bad stomach bug. It felt like my digestion was just off, and I had developed what felt like a food intolerance to everything. I started to notice I was establishing chronic fatigue and brain fog, and no matter how much sleep I get, i feel like i got hit by a truck when i woke up. Then the symptoms started to compile. i noticed my smell pretty much disappearing, I woke up with a daily sore throat and dry mouth and dry eyes. I started trying to take some allergy pills, but those didn't seem to work. The humidifier caused some relief. Then the ringing in the ears started along with the daily headaches, in December, primarily on the left side of my head. I also noticed that I could not stand or sit for long periods of time, and I needed to lay down. Physicial activity absolutely drains me. I went and get blood work done, and it just showed me vitamin D was low, so I take a vitamin D pill every day. Ive been to ent, had more blood work done, ct of the brain and bowel and everything came back good. They started me on 10mg lexapro because the chronic headaches and fatigue led me into an anxiety and depression along with a laundry list of other symptoms :
Feeling like my body is on fire can't cool down. Face turns red (summer)
Feeling to cold hands turn purple (winter)
Dry eyes
Dry mouth
Brain fog
Neck pain and headaches only on the left side
Chronic fatigue even though i sleep I dont feel rested
Taste feels off
New food sensitives
Food crashes after eating
Loss of smell (no sinus pressure)
Numbness in my hands and feet
Slow digestion
Sugar cravings
Dizzy upon waking
Body trembling
Balance issues
Consistently thirsty but unable to quench thirst
Frequent urination
Unable to stand for long periods of time
Refexes are off
Need to always lie down
Vision changes
Loss of sex drive
Depression
Anxiety
For the headaches I've tried dry needling which made it worse, massages which maybe alleviated the headaches for a day, antidepressents for headaches which made it worse, any otc, advil, excedrin, Tylenol make them worse.
My fatigue is no better even with great sleep the left sided headaches are worse and i feel like im sleeping 10 hours a day. I recently had to take a leave of absence from work and change positions as well due to my inability to travel. just feel like my life is getting smaller. The more I try to manage these Landry list of symptoms along with work, family obligations, and my own life it really leaves no energy for the joy I used to feel. Im suppose to officiant my best friends wedding next week in maine and im just wondering if im going to make it through the trip. Im hoping to get into a nerologist soon my most recent appointment got canceled because they went on paternity leave. Currently im seeing a holistic doctor that has me taking 1 pinch of salt, some af beta food, vitamin c, vitamin d and im still taking the lexapro been on that for 4 months now. Since my PCP really has no awnsers.
Just would like some advice on what you guys suspect or what would be smart next steps to take. Im running out of options and just want to have some of my energy back and zome relief from this chronic pain.