Always feel bad but medical tests always normal

Thank you all for your kind replies on this matter. I apologise for asking for medical advice, last time I was here it wasn’t against the rules to ask for advice on health related issues. Personally I wish they hadn’t brought in this new rule r.e. health advice as many of us found it a comfort to ask others advice here, still those are the rules now and I will follow them.

Thank you for your help all the same. Sharing your own experiences has helped me and I appreciate your time, your words and your kindness. I think for me it is all down to anxiety. At one point I suffered with social anxiety but over the last couple of years that turned in to GAD “generalized anxiety disorder” and I think this more than anything else is responsible for my health complaints, it never ceases to amaze me how anxiety can manifest itself so deeply that it presents as seemingly serious ailments. I’m always on edge. Always feeling hyper and very stressed, usually along with the symptoms I mentioned, or they tend to appear shortly after the bout of stress.

I’ll be returning to the GP soon as I still get affected by my symptoms regularly and it’s debilitating in so many ways. Even if they can’t fix this I am hoping they can offer some resources on how to cope with the symptoms. Sometimes it’s so bad I just burst in to tears.

I feel better having read your replies and once more, I thank you for taking the time to help.

AND SORRY AGAIN FOR ASKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE

Yours,
Niblets.

Please do not feel bad for asking a question of your kin and peers here.  Like you say, it was the "bread and butter" content of this place when I first came here......and people helped each other without fear or favour.

I was personally helped and supported ENOMORMOUSLY by other members here when I first arrived.

Please do not feel bad for asking a question of your kin and peers here.  Like you say, it was the "bread and butter" content of this place when I first came here......and people helped each other without fear or favour.

I was personally helped and supported ENOMORMOUSLY by other members here when I first arrived.

Unknown said:

Discussion and dialogue - here - with real people - has helped massively over the years. More so than discussions with the vast majority of health services and information on official channels

Ditto.

It appears to me that a new "Happy Slappy" dictat/policy has been recently imposed/rolled out for the "Moderation Team."

If we, as the members/users, are finding it intrusive and unpleasant, we should continue to shine a light o. It.

The sqeaky wheels get the grease!

Unknown said:

this forum is exclusively for adults (18+)

unfortunately anyone can purport to be an adult and join, and you don't need to join to read the posts and comments.  The whole world can read what we say

  agree with what you say, I'm fairly new to this forum (recently diagnosed) and got the "rule 6 slap" on one of my first posts, when I didn't really think I was really asking for medical diagnosis. 

We may need a standard disclaimer to any posts & replies so we can continue to support each other with our experiences

Discussion and dialogue - here - with real people - has helped massively over the years. More so than discussions with the vast majority of health services and information on official channels. I have temporarily come out of hiding today as I felt these sorts of interactions still have value. I'm of the mind of "seek forgiveness not permission".  If anyone gets in trouble it's not the end of the world.

One last thing - I don't know if this applies to you, but I'm currently investigating the role of hormones in "women of a certain age" and the personal impact. Maybe this is another angle to consider. Often problems rarely have one cause and can often interact. 

There are a few conditions that are diagnosis of exclusion rather than inclusion, this was how I ended up being diagnosed with fybromyalgia. I've got a diagnosis of osteo arthritis too but xrays show nothing, even though you can hear my bones clicking and making horrible noises, my right knee sounds like a sack of gravel when I put any pressure on it.

My advise would be to go back to the doctor and tell them your symptoms haven't got any better, that you're still in pain and even though the tests have come back negative, that's hardly your fault and could they please try something else.

The only thing I can suggest for nausea is fennel tea which you can buy in supermarkets, it seems really good for nausea caused by all sorts of things from medication, to morning sickness and just general yukkyness.

Thank you Number and Overwhelmed and Underwhelmed, I appreciate that.

It concerns me a little that this rule has been put in place. I get why it’s now a rule but at the same time, this forum is exclusively for adults (18+) and I would have thought we should be trusted to ensure we have the common sense to know what advice to follow and what not to follow. Like if someone said to drink acid or do something dangerous, well you just wouldn’t, would you? I never remember anybody coming to any harm last time I was here.

We all know right from wrong and don’t believe any of us would do something that might endanger ourselves. If advice wasn’t good you would surely still say thank you for the member taking time to help out but know that you shouldn’t do what was advised.

Last time I was here I remember many members came here for advice because they were too anxious to visit the GP. One I remember had a swollen tonsil but was too scared to go, and after talking here she eventually went to the GP because people helped her. For some this community was that Cry On The Shoulder and Listening Ear that they needed. It worries me now that those types of autists can no longer come here and share what’s playing on their mind regarding health, be it physical or mental health.

I will be mindful in the future to not post about health concerns, I don’t wish to get in trouble nor get anybody else into trouble either.

Thank you again for replying my NAS friends.