jrwhitehurst
03-07-2005, 10:45 AM
I am new to this board, and thought I would share my story and get some feedback. Any thoughts would be helpful.
Around December I started getting sick. My lymph nodes in my neck were swollen, my throat was scratchy. I went to the doctor and they said it was a viral infection of some type, didnt know what. My blood pressure was slightly elevated, around 140, and I am only 24 years old. I went to the doctor and er several times over the next few weeks, as my symptoms didnt get better, only worse. They said that I had drainage in my ears, my throat was red and swollen, etc. I started getting a little anxious, because I wasnt sure what was wrong with me. I came back to school, (I go to college in VA and was home on Christmas break when I went to the dr), and no improvements. I started feeling like I was in a depression. I didnt want to do anything, I was always fatigued, my lymph nodes were still swollen, all that. The reason I thought I might be in a depression is because my uncle passed away in November, and I thought that maybe that had caused me to be depressed. I went to a doctor up here in VA, a urgent care type place, and they all said the same thing: didnt look like mono, they tested my thyroid, did blood work, all that and said it was all normal. My sleep schedule was all messed up, sleeping all day and staying up all night, staying home mostly.
About a week and a half ago I woke up and felt worse. My ears had been ringing for a day or two. I ate something, and after I did, I had a real bad dizzy spell like I hadnt had before. I went to the doctor, and he said I had vertigo most likely, this was in the er. Two days later I went to a regular doctor, and he checked my ears and said that I had fluid built up in my middle ear, and prescribed antibiotics. I didnt have the money for them, so I didnt get them filled. A week later I didnt feel better, so I went back and he said that I obviously still had fluid in my ear, just as much, and my lymph nodes and throat and sinuses were all still swollen, which they have been since Dec.
My question is does it sound like the whole time I have had an inner ear disorder, and the feelings of depression and anxiety came from that, or could I have been depressed and the middle ear/inner ear thing just added to it? I have had many of the symtpoms that have been reported on here: brain fog, feeling like I was buzzing or high, ears ringing, ear feels full, tired all the time, cant focus or concentrate, feeling disconnected at times, etc. I thought it was just a depression, but now realize that it could have been a physical problem that was causing all of this. Any thoughts or suggestions would be helpful I have gotten the antibiotics now and have been taking them for a couple of days. And like many on this board, some days are better than others. I just want to know what exactly is going on.
Around December I started getting sick. My lymph nodes in my neck were swollen, my throat was scratchy. I went to the doctor and they said it was a viral infection of some type, didnt know what. My blood pressure was slightly elevated, around 140, and I am only 24 years old. I went to the doctor and er several times over the next few weeks, as my symptoms didnt get better, only worse. They said that I had drainage in my ears, my throat was red and swollen, etc. I started getting a little anxious, because I wasnt sure what was wrong with me. I came back to school, (I go to college in VA and was home on Christmas break when I went to the dr), and no improvements. I started feeling like I was in a depression. I didnt want to do anything, I was always fatigued, my lymph nodes were still swollen, all that. The reason I thought I might be in a depression is because my uncle passed away in November, and I thought that maybe that had caused me to be depressed. I went to a doctor up here in VA, a urgent care type place, and they all said the same thing: didnt look like mono, they tested my thyroid, did blood work, all that and said it was all normal. My sleep schedule was all messed up, sleeping all day and staying up all night, staying home mostly.
About a week and a half ago I woke up and felt worse. My ears had been ringing for a day or two. I ate something, and after I did, I had a real bad dizzy spell like I hadnt had before. I went to the doctor, and he said I had vertigo most likely, this was in the er. Two days later I went to a regular doctor, and he checked my ears and said that I had fluid built up in my middle ear, and prescribed antibiotics. I didnt have the money for them, so I didnt get them filled. A week later I didnt feel better, so I went back and he said that I obviously still had fluid in my ear, just as much, and my lymph nodes and throat and sinuses were all still swollen, which they have been since Dec.
My question is does it sound like the whole time I have had an inner ear disorder, and the feelings of depression and anxiety came from that, or could I have been depressed and the middle ear/inner ear thing just added to it? I have had many of the symtpoms that have been reported on here: brain fog, feeling like I was buzzing or high, ears ringing, ear feels full, tired all the time, cant focus or concentrate, feeling disconnected at times, etc. I thought it was just a depression, but now realize that it could have been a physical problem that was causing all of this. Any thoughts or suggestions would be helpful I have gotten the antibiotics now and have been taking them for a couple of days. And like many on this board, some days are better than others. I just want to know what exactly is going on.