Re: Re: immunoglobin / prozac ?

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Hi Steve,

Good thing you have college experience because this group is almost as

knowledgable as a professor on what ails you. You may be on your way to a lot

of study time. You've come to the right place, welcome. I'm going to let Rich,

Kurt or Jill address some things for you and the rest are right up there, too.

Keep asking your questions, be patient and you will get replies and some very

appropriate advide. Hang tough, kiddo

Edy

stevenhorr <sonofdelbert@...> wrote:

> you should give everyone a run-through of what kinds of physical

> problems you're having. That might be a better place to start?

>

> Welcome again to the group. There are lots of smart people here,

and

> I hope you find the help you need.

>

>

> in Champaign IL

Thanks for the reply, .

My symptoms started about seven years ago while in college. I got

sick with strep throat, took antibiotics, got it again right away,

took other antibiotics, then got a chronic sinus problem (which drs

attempted to relieve with more antibiotics and nasal spray) and felt

fatigued like never before after that. Since then, I have never been

the same, the main symptom being an inability to exercise. Prior to

this happening, I was very athletic. Since then, I have tried every

form of exercise: light sit-ups, push-ups, light jogs, hiking, yoga,

etc. The end result is pretty much always the same. I feel ultra-

dizzy right after, and then get progressively worse over the next

few hours until I can barely think anymore. Following exercise, I

feel really depressed and irritable, physically exhausted, have dry

eyes and mouth, get thirsty, have a headache and sometimes a sore

throat, feel confused and socially inept, and just need to sleep. My

cognitive abilities become severely impaired, and it lasts for up to

2 days. I really miss exercising, so I have been doing my best to

get back into it for a long time, but always have the same result no

matter how hard or soft the form of exercise. In fact, I have tried

to push myself a few times, thinking I would get over that " hump " ,

but it only gets worse the harder I push.

Oddly enough, I have had brief periods where I've had to take

physical labour jobs. After 2 weeks or so I start to cope a little

better, but I still can't think during downtime (only sleep!). The

really weird part is, if I smoke cigarettes while I'm working a

labour job, my symptoms all but disappear. That really stumps me!

But I have quit smoking again and have no desire to go back to it,

and no longer work a physical job (I have smoked while not working

labour jobs in the past and all the symptoms remained...). I have

quit and started smoking many times, and think this somehow fits

into the picture, like the cigarettes actually helped my brain to

get blood sugar or something. Weird, I know.

Anyway, I get colds and flus a lot, have sinus flare-ups following

the eating of some foods (namely wheat, dairy, beer), have fairly

poor sleeps and lots of headaches, and I seem to have constant

stomach problems (gas, bloating, indigestion, constipation, and

diarrea). I am otherwise ok, happy, and relatively positive, so long

as I don't allow my heart to pound (experience has shown me that as

little as 15 minutes of heart-rate-accelerating exercise can lead to

as much as 36-48 hours of suffering and mental impairment). Because

of this, I've gone from being very athletic and active to having a

general aversion to exercise.

cheers,

Steve