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2 years ago I had tapentadol thrown at me after 5x staph infections and chronic back pain.
I would love to say I wish I could go back and not take that first pill. But pain is pain. And I probably would have still taken it knowing what it would do to me 2 years later.

I was on 500mg a day at one point. My doctor wanted nothing to do with tapering so I did it alone. I am stuck at 180mg.

Now my adrenals are not producing enough cortisol and I have severe loss of oestrogen, hypogonadism, FSH is through the roof. OIAI is worse for females, especially going through menopause.

Endocrinologist has never heard of this. I have read about 10 peer reviewed papers so far, and this is it.
My level in the morning is 30 nmol/L and it should be at the least 300+

My Gp sent me urgently to an endocrinologist afraid I would go into adrenal crisis. She was not interested. It’s not Addisons. It’s secondary and now I know why. The sweating, extreme weight loss, doom, agitation, muscle wasting, horrible pain in my adrenals.

The only cure is to stop opioids and wait for my hormones to recover. Alongside a bit of hydrocortisone to help my poor adrenals.

Easy right? Nope I am terrified of the suffering from opioid withdrawal. I was going slow but now have to go a lot faster.

Has anyone experienced opioid induced adrenal insufficiency? How quick did your system recover after stopping? Did hydrocortisone help a bit?

I will ask on the appropriate sub for tips with withdrawal. I just want to know I am not alone. My health journey has been so long and this seems like the final step.

This sucks…

All those who were unhelpful and down right cruel on my post yesterday please refrain from commenting.

I was left with no choice but to do an aggressive cleanse. First day 1/2 teaspoon and second full teaspoon. I am hesitant to start another war by describing what I used, but feel free to look at my post history. I have nothing to hide, nor am I ashamed of doing what I had to.

The treatment was supposed to be for 3 days but I got through 2. Without going into graphic details I did pass something. Now I am extremely tired and a bit of body aches. I have also gone from diarrhoea 4x daily to not toiletintg…a blessed relief to know my poor body is actually retaining nutrients after a year of this, however it needs to come out somewhere. Is this a normal sign that my treatment worked? I was thinking of adding some Dulcolax to move things along, but wanted to check with experienced people on this first.

The only things I can find online for ‘die off’ are rest and fluids.
Are saunas good? I have probiotics and slippery elm. Are they any good?
Looking for any advice on other supplements or remedies.

Note…my die off is going to be pretty bad from being unwell for so long. I would like to prevent as much of this garbage affecting my brain and other systems as I can.

Oh, and my diet is spot in. I have a nutritionist who has eliminated sugars. I eat only vegetables, fresh fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, blueberries, chia and rice.

Not sure if this is the correct sub but…

Someone who is a chiropractor believing in natural remedies gave me some advice according to Dr Daniels remedies. I am very interested in traditional bush medicine.

I have been losing a lot of weight and he said to have a teaspoon of diggers pure gum turpentine with a teaspoon of olive oil. Since it is technically derived from nature I thought I would try.

I had a teaspoon with olive oil a couple of hours ago and started vomiting, which is the worst thing for poisoning.
I drank milk and activated charcoal.
I feel really drowsy which the chiropractor said is all the “die off” from candida and parasites. I feel really sick, dizzy and rink in my head, not in a good way.
Now I just want this to end. Can ‘die off’ happen this fast? Or am I just having a bad reaction?

I try not to read reddit or google before taking medication or I would be too scared to ever try anything. Wish I had though.

Now I am reading it can cause kidney failure and neurological issues. It says one teaspoon can kill somebody. Surely this is an overreaction and fear mongering to stop people trying this? I have never heard of anyone dying from a teaspoon.

Has anyone experienced this and can put my mind at ease? I know my body has the power to heal.

Not sure if this is the correct sub but…

Someone who is a chiropractor believing in natural remedies gave me some advice.
I have been losing a lot of weight and he said to have a teaspoon of diggers pure gum turpentine with a teaspoon of olive oil.

I had it a couple of hours ago and started vomiting, which is the worst thing for poisoning.
I drank milk and activated charcoal.
I feel really drowsy which he said is all the “die off” from candida and parasites. I feel sick and my stomach hurts.

I try not to read reddit or google before taking medication or I would be too scared to ever try anything. Wish I had though.

Now I am reading it can cause kidney failure and neurological issues. It says one teaspoon can kill somebody. Surely this is an overreaction?

Has anyone experienced this and can put my mind at ease?

50y female, current weight 49kg

Nearly 5 years of wishing I was dead and I am so close to a diagnosis my anxiety is through the roof.

It started slow…mild agitation, frequent infections.
Then it slowly turned into heart palpitations and internal agitation.

2 years now I have had diarrhoea 4x a day, dropped 20kg, stomach pain, rash on face, I sleep for about 2 hours a night from, flushing randomly about 50 times a day. (I have a symptom diary). Now I am losing a kilo a week. Blood pressure spikes 159/99 HR 110 just sitting in the couch. I was recon hospital for tests and they were coding me every night with BP 80/50. Bouts of pain in my lower back with urination every 5 minutes. (Not bladder infection, not diabetes). My legs randomly go weak and I collapse. Anything that lowers my cortisol ends in collapse and not being able to breath. I can’t talk on the phone and walk or I can’t breathe. I soak in sweat all night and it smells offensive.

The flushing is hard to explain to doctors. They say menopause. This ain’t menopause buddy…the heat feels like you are burning alive from the inside out. 🔥

Cardiologist tried 3 different medications which don’t touch the HR. ❤️
I have been gaslit by 12 doctors now. All wanting me to be placed in a mental institution. It’s not anxiety, it’s a 24/7 internal agitation. 😩
I have a nutritionist trying to put weight on me and reduce histamine.

I have tried every benzo available and it doesn’t even touch the agitation. Last week I was given 5mg of Lorazepam to get me in an MRI on my brain….🧠 I was still madly pacing with my heart beating out my chest. Nothing calms it!

The physical symptoms are a walk in the park compared to the agitation. I can only explain it like you know you will drop dead in 5 minutes. It is the most horrific symptom I have ever experienced.

I have used my parents inheritance they were saving for me. Over $60 000 seeing different doctors and trying treatments. So many ER visits I now have to carry a PTSD card with me.

I did a 24 hour metinephrine urine test which came back borderline high. They did nothing. My last morning cortisol test was 30 low.

GP has me urgently seeing an endocrinologist for Addisons but I don’t think it’s that. I am 💯 positive it’s a pheochromocytoma or NET, specifically carcinoid.

Carcinoid syndrome

Biggest clue is 2 years ago a suddenly became what I can only describe as being allergic to serotonin. 5 times in the last year I had serotonin syndrome. I had to stop my antidepressants that I was on for 24 years. I cannot touch supplements that increase serotonin. I constantly go into high serotonin episodes with muscle spasms and cramps. Last week I pulled the first poor liver test in my life…all in red. Next clue…flushing, diarrhoea, rash in face, sores in mouth, burning tongue, constant cracked lips…Niacin deficiency. Started B3 yesterday and
My mouth is not as sore.

I feel sick worrying the endocrinologist tomorrow will gas light me again. I know that it probably won’t happen given my current physical state. But after nearly 5 years of drs doing nothing, I have lost hope.

It is a lonely road doing your own research and fighting to stay alive. I know there are others out there who have suffered longer than 5 years to get a diagnosis. This has to be my turn…🙏

Update!!! My panic over taking only 2 pills was my brain protecting me. 2 hours after my second pill I got a pain in the ligament running down my elbow. This turned into shoulder pain. The rest of the day I could barely lift my legs to walk because I thought I would collapse. I was so exhausted I couldn’t move. Then that night I had a bout of serotonin syndrome. Yes it is a possible side effect when taken with medication I am already on. Cipro blocks the CYP2D6 enzyme that I need to clear serotonin. I took an Ondansetron for nausea and that tipped me over the edge. A night of heart palpitations, leg cramps, curled toes and loads of meds to stop myself from going to emergency.
I normally google every med for the possibility of increasing serotonin, but this I did not. It never occurred to me an antibiotic could increase serotonin. There is a warning it can!!!! I dropped my guard for one moment and paid for it. I am fine now…

lost 19 kg in a few months and tested positive for Aeromonas ssp.
I have only had two tablets and am so scared I have been trying to throw the last one up for an hour after reading all this…

Last night I was having hallucinations that an uber dressed in a dinosaur suit was calling me. I haven’t slept.
I stupidly took another pill this morning because I want this parasite gone, but I am not touching it again.
I am already a chronic pain sufferer with loads of complex health issues which we thought may be due to this parasite eating me alive.

Someone please tell me I haven’t done damage from 2 pills. I am already pretty much house bound and I won’t be able to handle it if I have made things worse.

I have a positive test along with chronic diarrhoea and 19 kg weight loss in 1 year. Currently 49kgs at 50.

I have researched for hours and it is rare where no other pathogens are found.

I have not been out of the country, I live in Australia with mainstream water. I do not know how long I have had it. I have had an infection on my foot for a year and my best guess is it got in through there. I swim in our river in summer.

I feel like I am being eaten alive.
Is there anyone who knows more details about this parasite or has had this particular pathogen?
Is it rare?
Is it self limiting? I am immunocompromised.

Thanks

It’s been 5 years. I know it takes many more. However I am at the end of my tether….

I have an endocrinologist, rheumatologist, neurologist, pain specialist, psychiatrist.

I spent years researching what is wrong with me. I am burnt out and have given up. Resigned that I have had my life and at 50 it’s over.

Every week I get new symptoms. Hundreds of bloods, and different doctors. The last GP barely made it through the consultation unscathed…. Was ready to launch across the desk and punch him. His answer “you need to go to a mental health hospital”.

Yes a I have 24/7 agitation. It’s not anxiety though.
I don’t even recognise myself in the mirror. I’ve lost 16kg, have a red scaly rash all over my forehead and cheeks. New symptom in the last 3 days is hearing loss. I won’t write all my symptoms because the list is insanely long. I can’t even tolerate meds anymore. It feels like someone has shot me with adrenaline causing agitation all day.

I don’t even know what to ask for with tests. There are so many rare diseases.

Any tips on how to cope with specialists and demand answers or what I should ask for, 🙏

I can provide symptoms, but I wasn’t sure if it’s allowed on here.

I just remembered. Last night I was up all night with nurses panicking. My blood pressure was 80/50. I had lines in and all sorts. During the day it can spike to 145/95. Is this a clue? I’ve seen a cardiologist and my heart is fine. Maybe this has been happening for years and I wouldn’t know because I’m asleep.

5 years I have been suffering constant internal agitation, waking at 3:00am with doom and panic.
I haven’t had a minion rest in years. We have spent $60 000 trying to fix me. I even had my breast implants out in case they were poisoning me.

I’ve lost 16kg and only weigh 51kg. Flushing, profusely sweating, heavy legs causing collapse, feeling like I am having a heart attack and can’t breath( multiple visits the ER.), rashes on face, can’t sleep because I feel like I am burning from the inside out., body aches, locked jaw, frequent urniation every 5 mins,Constant bouts of high serotonin and ER visits, raynauds on feet, middle finger goes numb and white, pale face with a yellow tinge, blood pressure spikes 145/95 with my heart pounding in ears for no reason, I can just be sitting on the couch.

- negative diabetic
- negative heart issues
- negative blood cancer
- CT with contrast shows nothing
- rheumatoid showed mild specked pattern
- iron and ferritin is high

The panic and flushing comes in waves throughout the day for no reason.

I have had every test done, seen a cardiologist, haematologist, functional medicine, therapy, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, HRT, supplements, TMS.
All my bloods come back insignificant. I am surprised I have any blood left.

Doctors just want to put me in a psych ward. It’s not anxiety, it’s constant internal agitation. I nearly jumped the desk and strangled the last doctor.

Benzodiazepines do nothing. Propranolol sends me into a 24/7 panic.

Every single medication I try or supplement makes me even more agitated. SSRIs increase my serotonin too much.

I just did a 24-hour metinephrine test and it’s borderline high. Cortisol is low.

I can’t stand this any longer. I am terrified they will find nothing. I desperately want there to be a tumour somewhere and get fixed.

I don’t know how much longer I can keep going. I am at my wits end. The only way I am leaving that hospital with no answers is in a straight jacket by police.

What tests can I demand or what will they do/look for? I am very scared. Has anyone experienced the same symptoms as me? Has anyone experienced years of doctors finding nothing wrong despite being chronically unwell?

Is it something or nothing? That is the big question. I can’t live like this much longer, 5 is too long.

I am so jealous of people who can take Propranolol.
It sends me into a 24 hour panic attack. I did a PGX report that confirms it is okay but it is absolutely not!!!

I have read some people have this reaction. Has anyone tried other beta blockers when propranolol caused anxiety?

Nothing relieves my anxiety. Clonazepam does nothing. Oxazepam makes me dizzy and headaches, Valium. Nothing!

I can’t take some SSRI meds and have weaned off paroxetine and cut down Mirtazipine in case it’s too much norepinephrine. I kept getting serotonin syndrome so had to stop paroxetine after 24 years.

.PGX report recommends desvenlafexine, fluoxetine and sertraline. I am concerned they will increase my norepinephrine though.

I have ADHD but meds are only okay for a couple of days a week or I become overstimulated.

Clonidine doesn’t help, and I’m not sure if it’s making me worse.

Calcium channel blockers nope, Ivabradine worked for 2 days, then nope.

I am going to hospital tomorrow under an endocrinologist. Surely there has to be something going on. I will have a psychiatrist also. They might put me on ketamine IV. The first time it helped me relax, but the second time it increased my anxiety.

I tried quetiapine once but it did nothing.

Yes I am 50 and in peri. HRT sent me to another planet of anxiety.

What do you do for anxiety when nothing works?
Therapy, EMDR, TMS did not help.
Every supplement I take causes a paradoxical panic attack.

I would drink concrete at this stage if it would calm me down.

Honestly what do you do if nothing helps? I feel like I am at the bottom of the barrel because I’ve tried everything. I am so desperate I am considering ECT.

I need some suggestions for out of the box ideas to discuss with my psychiatrist.

This is getting ridiculous 😒

I apologise if this is the wrong group, and please direct me to appropriate ones if not.

I am a chronic pain sufferer with a pain specialist. I have an epidural and nerve sleeve in my hip along with steroid injections every 6 months. I am only 50 but had lots of horse riding accidents.

I am going to hospital in 10 days under my pain specialist for a 90 minute MRI which I need to be put under for. I am also seeing an endocrinologist at the same time.

I have been on tapentadol for 2 years, but my mission since October last year has been to get off tapentadol!!!

I was placed on 500mg a day after a really bad breast explant surgery. I asked for help and my doctor said “sorry, I can’t help “.
So I managed to wean myself down to 190mg alone.
Today I have had 100mg and I am losing grip.

I can’t think, my body is aching and I can’t sit still. I am doing a test to see just how bad it gets. I know it can’t kill me.

I have run a warm bath. Food may be negligible at this stage.

I am so sick of the slow detox burn. I want it done! Sometimes I wish I had of just gone hard with detox instead of slow and steady.

Why am I punishing myself with curt hard? Because tapentadol is messing with my brain receptors. My serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine is definitely not happy and hasn’t been for a while. These meds are evil.

Is this still a research project or are there legitimate practitioners.

I thought most peptides were still research. I do have a suspicion that the clinics run by nurses who do the vitamin boost lines may be quietly practicing.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. But you would want to be sure they have done a lot a research and know what they are doing.

Tried a Selank and Semax experiment for 5 days. Ended in a 2 day headache.

I was running BPC at the same time, but I really don’t think it was that giving headaches. Every man and his rat are on that.

I am thinking these are a waste.

I have DSIP coming today to see if it helps me sleep through the night.

Next experiment was going to be MOTS C, but I am feeling derailed after the disappointment with the first two. Months of reading and podcasts wasted.

I am not an uneducated noop. I have a bachelor’s degree.

I spent a year researching and watching hundreds of videos. Current project involves Selank, and BPC 157.

Dose is 200mcg sub q of each. Mixing is spot on to the mcg. Not standard round numbers. 1.66 BAC to 5 vile drawing 0.5mcg in a 1ml. It is so small it is a waste of a jabber. Yes I have considered nasal route. However, it messes around with peptides too much and they hate being handled.

My peptides are high and do not require rotation, only sitting for 5 minutes in fridge.

Mixed at 3 degrees and out the fridge for 1 minute

Nasal route is inconsistent, whereas sub q is more a stable route for long term efficacy. That being said, I have a full mixed vile, and I am still interested in the different effects a nasal route may offer.

I had such high hopes for Selank. It has caused a display of 24/7 headaches over 4 days of experimentation with my rats, which also includes nausea.

I will say that the Selank seems to have stabilised mood. I remember someone on a thread said something about Selank giving headaches from a lack of a brain chemical but I can’t remember what. May have been choline something similar.

Tried it without BPC yesterday and my rat was so agitated and headachy. May have been agitation more to do with the headache that just won’t go.

I am so disappointed ☹️

The experiment was for the below research…

My thoughts are it’s hitting norepinephrine too hard

I was hoping this experiment would prove Selank aids with ADHD med cuts, stims and benzos. have also read reports chronic pain sufferers have been able to wean off opioids easier, and experience a faster receptor recovery. The research I found was on my laptop and I didn’t save it. I may have some screenshots.

I am not convinced the BPC is causing headaches.

Next trial is DISP and MOTS Hopefully that will aid in sleep, hormone stability and mitochondrial repair from prescription meds. But this headache 🙄

Expensive experiments to say the least…

I am not an uneducated noop. I have a bachelor’s degree.

I spent a year researching and watching hundreds of videos. Current project involves Selank, and BPC 157.

Dose is 200mcg sub q of each. Mixing is spot on to the mcg. Not standard round numbers. 1.66 BAC to 5 vile drawing 0.5mcg in a 1ml. It is so small it is a waste of a jabber. Yes I have considered nasal route. However, it messes around with peptides too much and they hate being handled.

My peptides are high and do not require rotation, only sitting for 5 minutes in fridge.

Mixed at 3 degrees and out the fridge for 1 minute

Nasal route is inconsistent, whereas sub q is more a stable route for long term efficacy. That being said, I have a full mixed vile, and I am still interested in the different effects a nasal route may offer.

I had such high hopes for Selank. It has caused a display of 24/7 headaches over 4 days of experimentation with my rats, which also includes nausea.

I will say that the Selank seems to have stabilised mood. I remember someone on a thread said something about Selank giving headaches from a lack of a brain chemical but I can’t remember what. May have been choline something similar.

Tried it without BPC yesterday and my rat was so agitated and headachy. May have been agitation more to do with the headache that just won’t go.

I am so disappointed ☹️

The experiment was for the below research…

My thoughts are it’s hitting norepinephrine too hard

I was hoping this experiment would prove Selank aids with ADHD med cuts, stims and benzos. have also read reports chronic pain sufferers have been able to wean off opioids easier, and experience a faster receptor recovery. The research I found was on my laptop and I didn’t save it. I may have some screenshots.

I am not convinced the BPC is causing headaches.

Next trial is DISP and MOTS Hopefully that will aid in sleep, hormone stability and mitochondrial repair from prescription meds. But this headache 🙄

Expensive experiments to say the least…

I am not an uneducated noop.

I spent a year researching and watching hundreds of videos before jumping in. Current project involves Selank, and BPC 157.

Dose is 200mcg sub q of each. Mixing is spot on to the mcg. Not standard round numbers. 1.66 BAC to 5 vile drawing 0.5mcg in a 1ml. It is so small it is a waste of a jabber. Yes I have considered nasal route. However, it messes around with peptides too much and they hate being handled.

My peptides are high and do not require rotation, only sitting for 5 minutes in fridge.

Mixed at 3 degrees and out the fridge for 1 minute

Nasal route is inconsistent, whereas sub q is more a stable route for long term efficacy. That being said, I have a full mixed vile, and I am still interested in the different effects a nasal route may offer.

I had such high hopes for Selank. It has caused a 24/7 headache over 4 days of experimentation with my rats, which also includes nausea.

I will say that the Selank stabilised mood. No over emotional bursts at the end of the day. I remember someone on a thread said something about Selank giving headaches from a lack of a brain chemical but I can’t remember what. May have been choline something similar.

Tried it without BPC yesterday and my rat was so agitated and headachy at the end of the day, I had to administer sleep meds. May have been agitation more to do with the headache that just won’t go.

I am so disappointed ☹️

The experiment was for the below research…

My thoughts are it’s hitting norepinephrine too hard

I was hoping this experiment would prove Selank aids with ADHD med cuts, stims and benzos (not on much only 1/2 a benzo and half Dex, as tapered off). I have also read reports chronic pain sufferers have been able to wean off opioids easier, and experience a faster receptor recovery.

I am not convinced the BPC is causing headaches.

Next trial is DISP and MOTS Hopefully that will aid in sleep, hormone stability and mitochondrial repair from prescription meds. But this headache geez 🙄

Expensive experiments to say the least…

Has anyone had experience taking these two medications? Only asking because I just read a drug interaction and it sounds a bit scary.

I have a Cardiologist trying me on different meds.
We are to get my heart rate and BP down to get a good result in a CT machine.

He has tried Propanolol- this gave me a 24/7 pain attack from tachycardia.
Ivabradine increased my BP to 149/98 and HR laying down to 110
Clonidine works slightly but not enough to get a cardiac CT.

Yes, I know he is a specialist, however I never start a new medication without doing my own calculated research. I like to know people’s ‘real’ experience.

I hay been on clonodine 150mcg at night for 2 years. I have not had any tonight, so I am hoping it will be okay. I don’t have any low BP drops even on Clonidine.

This post is only relevant for people actively tapering off Paroxetine/Paxil, or considering a taper.

I was on paroxetine for 25 years. It worked…then it didn’t. It was not my choice to stop. It was a necessity due to developing a serotonin intolerance that nearly cost me my life. I have experienced everything Paroxetine has to offer.
I was given bad advice. I have been in PAWS, reinstated too many times, and experienced brain kindling. Years of research and support from psychiatrists well versed in hyperbolic tapering have lead me to become a Peer, determined not to let people suffer the way I did, and still do.

Take this advice with a pinch of salt, listen, don’t listen, ask your doctor… this is advice from someone who has been through it….

DO NOT taper without following this advice…

1. Be clear about your intentions. Write the reasons you are tapering on a bit of paper and stick it to your bathroom mirror. (You will need it). Read it daily.
2. It is your choice to stay on paroxetine or taper, NOT your doctor’s. They can advise, but should never pressure.
3. Be prepared to keep a daily symptom and dose diary. (You will need it). Keep a progress track.
4. Join other tapering community groups with people going through antidepressant withdrawal for support. (It helps not to feel alone).
5. Consider the fact that you may not be able to work much. Employers get annoyed with constant sick days. On the flip side working can take your mind off symptoms. But, you will need sick days.
6. The first two weeks of a cut are…concrete head, brain zaps when you move, nausea, dizziness. You will not be able drive safely or leave the house. All this settles as your brain adjusts. This is the EASY part.
7. When you get to doses under 5mg or taper to fast, a whole world of symptoms arises that is unexpected and frankly dam scary if you are not aware. These include…heart palpitations, headaches, extreme agitation, akasthisia, GI upset, dry skin, burning eyes, extreme bouts of crying and depression, loss of appetite, tinnitus, adrenaline surges, flushing, night sweats, inability to sleep. You may feel like you have a chronic illness and start searching for answers. You may get all or some of these symptoms. This is the stage people give up and reinstate.
8. Look on UTube for people’s stories when you are feeling low.
9. If you want to reinstate, that is absolutely your choice and not your doctor’s.
10. Always hold at a dose until symptoms subside.
11. DO NOT under any circumstances taper too fast. You will end up in PAWS.
12. If you go into PAWS reinstate at the last stable dose. DO NOT increase the dose, as this will kindle your brain.
13. DO NOT stop and start tapering too many times. This will kindle your brain.
14. Follow a hyperbolic tapering plan. I found mine on google and it is brilliant. “Release toolkit for Paroxetine” make sure you use the “even slower taper” version. These plans were made by psychiatrists who have been through antidepressant withdrawal themselves.

Tapering takes years. I tapered too fast, but I had no choice. You have a choice. Make an educated one….

Paroxetine Peer
20-30mg - 0.7ml in 5 months.

Help!!! I am in Australia.

Garret Lake of Arizona Texas

This is an issue I posted about 8 months ago.
Some lovely Arizona people assisted me by checking this guy out. I changed my account and can’t find the address they gave me.

What happened…

He says he can’t come to Australia because he was arrested with a gun in public.

1.They found his address
2. Said his name was fake
3. Asked for his facebook profile and confirmed this person was fake
4.Wanted to assist further

We gave my daughter support and asked this guy to do a ZOOM meeting with us. I asked him to accept me as a friend on Facebook.

For context…
my daughter is a 22year old living at home. She is safe with us.
This guy has been promising her love and marriage for 3 years.
He has sent me documents that I am assuming are fake, saying he is studying to be a doctor.
He has promised he is coming to Australia to study at UWA. He is 10 years older than her.
He has sent hand written letters and a fake book he wrote.
He makes excuses that he can’t get here because of his criminal history.

No I am not an idiot!!! But there is always a small chance someone is not a scammer and really only feels comfortable meeting online. My daughter has selective mutism and does not socially interact with people.

I never judge…There are many relationships that develop online.

I am ready to make a move to have this guy investigated.
Is there anyone in Arizona who can direct me on who to contact? Or wants to do some investigation for me?

I can see his Facebook profile

The physical symptoms get worse and sporadic. The morning anxiety and doom is killing me.

Having a scan today.

Do any of you have an autoimmune condition that actually causes anxiety and agitation? It’s not an anxiety. It’s an internal unrest that leaves me writhing in bed at 4:00am.

I know what anxiety feels like and this is not it! Has to be a cortisol issue.
My ANA is slightly positive and they are ignoring it.

I need to have an hour and a mri too which I cannot do unless I am knocked out.

This is the worst experience of my life…and it’s been going on for 4 years.