Re: Has anybody ever had this happen

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I am pretty sure my heart was racing but I was scared to death, so I

related it to being scared...

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> > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt drunk. I

> drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on the

way

> home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I wasn't

cold.

> It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated. I

layed

> down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to day.

> Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I really

> wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't found a

new

> job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

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My doc pulled me out of work because I had a similar attack, I had

passed out cold. My Blood pressure was real low and potassium level

after getting blood work up was really low also. He put me on " Slow

K " a prescription to get my potassium up but I still have dizzy

spells but not like that time. Did you get blood tests done? Or

blood pressure tested?

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> > > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt drunk.

I

> > drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on the

> way

> > home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I wasn't

> cold.

> > It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated. I

> layed

> > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to

day.

> > Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I

really

> > wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't found a

> new

> > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

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Had allergy test done. allergic to mold and dust etc... I asked the

nurse if they checked for mycotoxins by blood test and she said I

would have to ask the Dr. I think she thought I was crazy. He told

me I have asthma and prescribed steroids for my nose and chest. I

told him about my work conditions, but he basically told me he could

medicate me and the mold was not as serious as the internet makes it

out to be that it was just an irritant. It was since then I had the

shaking and a couple really bad breathing episodes asthma attacks.

of course i am breathing ok now since i made an appt for tomorrow.

I feel like they will probably blow me off...i hope he will decide

to do a blood test.

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> > > > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt

drunk.

> I

> > > drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on

the

> > way

> > > home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I wasn't

> > cold.

> > > It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated. I

> > layed

> > > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to

> day.

> > > Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I

> really

> > > wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't found

a

> > new

> > > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

> > > >

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[Guest guest]

Ask to see if he will check blood test results and ask about " K "

level potassium.

You can check through your chart to see if your Blood pressure has

dropped from before you had your attack. That's what my doc did.

I never had allergy tests yet. My doc is quite sure it is mold

causing my illnesses. Especially after I told him about the sewer

backups and sewer smell coming out of the vents at work. GHe also

has other patients that work there.

Take care, SW

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> > > > > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt

> drunk.

> > I

> > > > drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on

> the

> > > way

> > > > home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I

wasn't

> > > cold.

> > > > It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated.

I

> > > layed

> > > > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to

> > day.

> > > > Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I

> > really

> > > > wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't

found

> a

> > > new

> > > > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

> > > > >

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, Do you hands and feet tingle when you take in a deep breath? This was

the other thing I have noticed. I felt like I was going crazy till I started

reading some of the things on this post... Hope you feel better. Are you still

in the moldy environment, or did you say your Dr. told you not to go back?

thanks for the replies,

Laurie

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Actually, when I take in a deep breath I start a massive coughing

fit so I really can't tell whether my hands tingle or not. I am just

trying to catch my breath at that point. But in the past, I did have

tremors and tingling of my hands and feet/legs at work(like they

went to sleep). I am no longer at the workplace, off on sick leave

since end of august and doubt that I will be going back. There are

so many off sick with the same symptoms that it isn't funny. One was

told that she has MS now. (Mold toxins can cause symptoms of MS).

WE are still waiting for Government testing results to prove mold

is making us all sick. Just when I started working there back last

year, I did have bad numbness in my left arm and hand, it was

totally useless for months (no grip strength), right arm was weak

but not as bad, could still one hand type LOL.

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> , Do you hands and feet tingle when you take in a deep

breath? This was the other thing I have noticed. I felt like I was

going crazy till I started reading some of the things on this

post... Hope you feel better. Are you still in the moldy

environment, or did you say your Dr. told you not to go back?

>

> thanks for the replies,

>

> Laurie

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Hi,

I have also had symptoms like you. I have asthma (but not for several months,

since my

antifungal treatment), food allergies, etc etc.

I am curious as to what kind of treatment your allergist has put you on besides

steroids.

Steroids may be the worst thing for a mold illness, according to many people,

but don't

just stop them all at once on my say so, that can be very dangerous, they can be

addicting,

and stopping them requires tapering down the doses so the body can gradually

adjust. At

least that is for the oral doses, not the inhaler types, I don't know about

those.

Most allergist have no idea what a mold illness is. Your doctor sounds like he

really

doesn't know the first thing about it. Don't believe him- they make stuff up

when they

don't know.

A competent environmental allergist might have the training- mine does, and he

has given

me a lot of help. Sinusitis is caused 98% of the time by fungus infections,

according to

studies done by Mayo Clinic. The treatment is antifungals, and avoidance.

I have been treated for months now, and got much better, but I have also been

finding

more mold hidden in my house, which has caused anomalous reactions to my

antigens,

and it has retarded my healing, puzzling the drs. I think I have all the

structural mold out

now, I am waiting for the paint to cure, as I also have developed chemical

allergies, or

sensitivities. Hopefully I will be able to tell soon.

Anyway, the point I am trying to make, is that as long as you continue to be

exposed, you

will continue to get worse. Dr Shoemaker seems to have some medicine that helps

binds

up the toxins that cause the symptoms, allowing some people to continue working

in a

contaminated environment while they search for another job. He sounds like the

guy for

you. He doesn't really work along the allergy line at all, but gets very good

results.

I found an allergist closer to home. He doesn't work from the toxicological

view, but I am

getting help in a major way. He was the one that told me about my mold

infection, and is

treating me for it. It should be gone by now, but for the continued exposure.

> > > > >

> > > > > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt

> drunk.

> > I

> > > > drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on

> the

> > > way

> > > > home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I wasn't

> > > cold.

> > > > It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated. I

> > > layed

> > > > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to

> > day.

> > > > Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I

> > really

> > > > wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't found

> a

> > > new

> > > > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

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