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I recently listened to Dr. Diana on Yasmina’s podcast and found it very interesting. I’ve had gastroparesis for a long time but since having a baby a few years ago, I have struggled with so many additional, seemingly odd symptoms:
– severe fatigue
– muscle pain (all over body)
– joint pain (infrequent, typically in hands)
– dizziness/feeling off-balance: kind of like being on a boat (no falling or fainting)
– heart palpitations; sometimes fast heartbeat
– infrequent episodes of true vertigo (lasting several hours to a day; can’t get out of bed)
– headaches (which are greatly relieved by trigger point massage)
– visual problems (eyes don’t seem to adjust back from bright lights or strong patters very well; things sometimes look like they’re moving when they’re not; I see flashes out of the corner of my eye during “flare ups”)
– alternating cold and burning toes (was diagnosed with Raynaud’s many years ago but now sometimes they feel on fire rather than cold)
– giant papillary conjunctivitis (which does not go away with steroid drops)
– pins and needles sensation that comes and goes and moves around
– increased acid reflux causing sore throat, hoarseness, etc.
– change from terrible constipation before all of this to frequent loose stools now
– anxiety, panic attacks
– restless sleep (I fall asleep fine but never feel like I slept well)
– night sweats (seems to occur around my period but I’d never had this before)I was diagnosed with hypermobile EDS in 2015, but I’m not sure that accounts for the occurrence of all of these new symptoms. I’ve seen a couple of neurologists and a cardiologist, as well as eye doctors and ENTs. Nobody has found anything significant. They’ve ruled out autoimmune issues, as well.
I had a severe hemorrhage immediately after giving birth and needed several surgeries and multiple blood transfusions. My daughter had undiagnosed food allergies and was very cranky and rarely slept. For a long time, I chalked all of these symptoms up to some kind of PTSD and sleep deprivation but it’s been nearly four years and things aren’t improving. I’ve tried so many things but the biggest challenge is just figuring out what in the world it is that I’m actually dealing with.
I’ve researched mast cell issues, histamine intolerance, salicylate sensitivity, CFS… but I don’t know hard to tease it all apart and I feel like I’m going around in circles.
Any thoughts would be most appreciated. I’m considering ParaSym Plus but I now seem to react quite strongly to supplements (also new for me) so I’m a bit anxious about doing so without knowing if it fits my actual problem.
– visual problems (eyes don’t seem to adjust back from bright lights or strong patters very well; things sometimes look like they’re moving when they’re not; I see flashes out of the corner of my eye during “flare ups”)
Just a thought if you’d just had a baby, did you limit your vitamin A whilst pregnant ? See
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