Please Read, any help appreciated... Honors student and now I'm failing - General Health Message Board

ahartzok · 06-01-2006, 02:28 PM

I am a 17 year old highschool student. For three years I've been suffering from debilitating head pressure and ache. I cannot think for the life of myself and it has begun to affect my school. I am so cloudy and everything is so fuzzy that I loose grasp of things very quickly.

It is pressure in the front of my head and affects my thinking very very bad. I used to be straight A honors even in the beggining stages of this, but my grades have slipped to f's and d's. I cannot help it and it is horrible, I am distrot and loosing hope in my future. This may seem like a very minor problem, when in reality it affect my whole entire life. I haven't been able to excel in sports (which used to be a big part of my life), life, school, and other intrests outside of school.

I am totally hazy and tend to sleep alot to try and cope with it. many times think as I am speaking that I have no clue what I am saying, it is as though I am high or something of the sort. It is as though I am floating and am lost. I go day to day with out really connecting with life I guess you could say because of this being so detached. And nothing I can do seems to help... School is just terrible though being as though I was once so bright (scoring 850 on the SAT in 7th grade!). It is terrible and I have become so frustrated, this may seem mental but I am convinced after three years of looking for a mental answer, that it is not-------Alchohol and drugs however play no part with me and have never really been an issue for its not really to my liking, and my issues came about even before I had ever tried.

My mom and I have been down all sorts of roads and avenues trying to figure this out and has lead me to almost no hope. its not glands, depression, ADD, ADHD, Diabetes, and so on... any of that, most common testing for diseases came up negative and not irregular.

One issue though that occured three years ago, a few months before I took notice to my condition, was I was sort of medically prescribed accidently an overdose. My medications were Stratera, Amoxacilan, Paxil, and metocycolene... these drugs interacted and used the same enzyme in my stomach to digest and lingered in my stomach for some time. As a result, I was dizzy could hardly stand and it threw me into the pits of depression... I am not sure if that has anything with what I am experiencing this far down the line.

But many people have begun to question me asking if I am high, and it has become some what of an emabarasment.... I skwint because my head is under so much preasure, and I comonly cannot make sence of many situations, and no matter what it doesn't get any better.

Please, a doctor out there, I have been to many including specialists, but someone has to understand my issue

thank you,

alex

ticker · 06-01-2006, 06:06 PM

Hi Alex. I am very sorry you are dealing with so much and have been for so long.

It sounds like you may have had your thyroid tested, but I suggest getting tested again. Show your mom this post. Ask them to run a Free T3, Free T4 (besides the T3, T4) and thyroid antibody tests in addition to the TSH, T3, and T4. These tests are usually not done, but are necessary for a comprehensive view. If you want to post your results when you get them, I will try to help you interpret them. Also, the thyroid board at this site is very helpful. Even if your test results are in the normal range, they may not be optimal for you. Thyroid disorders are fairly common and they can affect many areas of the body.

Have you ever been bitten by a tick that you know of? Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused from the bite of an infected tick. It can cause many symptoms. If you think this is a possibility, it is very important to see a Lyme knowledgeable doctor. No test is completely reliable. If you post where you are located, I will tell you of the closest Lyme doctor to you that I know of.

Are you on any medications now? Could they be causing these symptoms? If you are on medications, is your doctor monitoring you regularly? You are growing so it could be that a dose that was okay before may be too weak or too strong now.

Hang in there okay? Never give up. You will find out what is wrong.

orion · 06-01-2006, 06:20 PM

Could also be a pituitary problem which can cause thyroid and other hormonal problems. Have you had an MRI of your brain to rule out possible growths?

Do you have any other symptoms like weight gain/loss, vision disturbance/loss, craving salty foods, dry skin, or rapid heart beats?

Misty800 · 06-01-2006, 06:34 PM

Have you had an MRI or Cat Scan of your head? If not, you need to have one. This would most likely show a tumor if there was one there.

_mystictiger_ · 06-01-2006, 06:44 PM

A tumour? That is taking a bit too far. You dont want to scare the poor lad and besides he has been having these symptoms for three years now. If he did indeed have a brain tumour he wouldn't be sitting at his computer writing his post. So dont worry ahartzok. But Misty has made a good point. You do need to have a CAT and MRI scan to check out your brain patterns and to rule anything out brain related.

I've been having the same symptoms you have. So your not alone. I dont know what mine is caused by either but I do get very bad migraines. Do you have migraines? It may be a migraine aura as these are very debilitating and come in a variation of symptoms. See your doctor about the MRI and CAT scans and also have your Thyroid checked and full blood count done. It wouldn't hurt to get your hormone levels checked just incase this is playing a part. I wish you luck.