This is a common symptom for people with severe, chronic anxiety/fatigue/insomnia. It sounds like it might be a "visual aura" (also called visual migraine), which definitely plays games with your...
Oceanfisher, a friendly suggestion: You have a right to switch doctors or seek a second opinion re: pain mgmt. options. Any doctor who tells their patient that they "will NEVER come off opiates"...
You mention your mood plunged in April, so probably the Pandemic Effect is a big factor. Life as we all knew it abruptly changed for all of us, so it's not the least bit surprising that you--like so...
Allergies, rhinitis, sleeping with your mouth open at night (due to snoring, nasal congestion, sleep apnea). These can cause/exacerbate post-nasal drip which produces excess mucous which then...
I have been a lifelong member of the Catastrophe Club....Which, of course, is only intensified by this pandemic--esp. for folks like me (a world class, card-carrying hypochondriac). Another poster...
Thanks Trina for the kind words and encouragement!...
Thanks to all who left comments, messages of support. Much appreciated!!...
Hi...Does anyone here suffer from PHYSICAL symptoms of depression/anxiety? If so, please describe what it (your body) felt like for you BEFORE you got help and what helped (therapy or pills and/or...
This thread is pretty old, but I encourage ANYONE with chronic GI issues to make sure your doc runs a blood test for possible Celiac Disease which can cause these symptoms. CD is rare (1-3%) but many...
Thanks for responding, Pat. I don't know how to treat micro-aspiration. Are you on any meds/PT/chiro protocols to "ease" your breathing?? I'm going to insist on a chest MRI/sonogram to ID the cause...
One more thing I forgot to mention, FB. Cutting my "typical" portion size in half worked wonders. Most of us Americans are unaware of how large the typical serving/meal size has grown. Over the last...
Hi FB. Although hard to do at first, the following changes have helped me lose wgt. and keep it off: Eliminate ALL white simple carbs (bread, white rice, white potatos) and refined sugar (table...
Hello dear readers. I am a 58 yr old female living with GERD 10+ years (plus small hiatal hernia and "early" non-dysplasia BE. Several months ago I have begun to have a very strange, constant (almost...