I have been experiencing a host of issues since July with little to no answers. Most being blamed on anxiety. I'll start at the beginning and list my symptoms. Please if anyone has experienced this, help me with what to go to the Drs with. I am seeking a 3rd opinion soon, but they are booked out til Jan.
Have been dealing with weight gain for uears. Last pregnancy in 2020 was horrible. Edema, high fluid with baby and on my body. Feet were HUGE, worsening diastasis recti, couldn't be on my feet more than 5 mins. I was on nexplanon from 2015 til recently in Oct 2023. Nuvaring for 2 years prior.
July 2023 - long day in the sun at the pool ended in an ER visit for high heart rate 150's after eating dinner and standing up. Hubby had recent SVG so I was freaked out by it a bit, hence the ER. It was found that I had low electrolytes, not surprising, they gave me an IV and meds and sent me home after a few tests. A few weeks later, experienced chest pain and palpitations, went to the ER again, low potassium again. Fixed up, not going, so they sent me home.
August 2023 - 2-3 ER visits due to similar issues. Some light headedness diagnosed as vertigo, nothing they could do, sent me home to do exercises for fluid on the ear. More of the same episodes, more getting sent home each time.
Vertigo resolved, but still have some light headed ness and weird pulsing pressure in the base of my head when I stand up sometimes. I had a monitor for 3 days on my heart + echo. Heart is structurally sound, but 3% of my beats (lower ventricle) are beating early. They are not concerned. I am. Electrolytes on blood work are consistently barely above bottom of "normal" range. (ie 15 on a range of 15-30 kind of readings). Alkaline phosphatase is consistently low, no one cares or can tell me why. I drink electrolyte concentrated supplements, still barely keeps me maintained. Edema in my feet off and on, some pitting in the past but not currently. Now have "bubbles" (best way to describe) of fluid around my ankles that popped up over possible couple of weeks or days (unsure only know when they weren't there and when I noticed them) and won't go away. NP tried to tell me it's fat. It's not. Dr seemed to barely even look or care. Ive had thinning hair for 3 years after my daughter's birth, never got better like it should have postpartum. Dry skin. Bruise easily. Heal slowly. Fatigue. Random extreme sleepiness. Internal tremors (it feels like when you shiver due to cold on your entire body, but I'm not cold and it's just my torso, I can feel them if I press on my chest or stomach). Chest tremors/pain. Joint pain. Muscle pain. Very stiff after waking up. Hip pain. Lower back pain (probably from pelvic floor issues and diastasis recti).
I now have a goiter showing a small cyst and nodule on my thyroid per ultrasound that showed up recently. I was taking propranolol but since seeing thyroid issues with it, have stopped (it was only an as needed for tremors/palps) and I still take buspirone. I recently removed my nexplanon to see if that would help. I have lost about 5 lbs most likely water weight as I retain a lot of fluid.
Buspirone was due to them diagnosing me with anxiety disorder. I previously had mild anxiety but nothing that hindered me at all daily. Now they say my episodes were panic attacks. The buspirone does help some symptoms, but I wonder if the anxiety is a symptom rather than the cause???
I also have poor circulation causing pain/needles in a bad position often. Carpal tunnel for years.
I know it's a lot, but I wanted to be thorough. Please tell me someone else has experienced this? I've read the thyroid can affect electrolytes and pretty much all the body. I thought it was my nervous system as the buspirone helped, but I am still not myself after months of taking it. I tried Lexapro once. It cause an episode that was severe and started the issues with edema in the first place in August/September which is when we then tried buspirone. I learned my lesson and took partial doses for a few days to slowly introduce it.
If you read all that thank you! Please let me know if you have suggestions or experiences.
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