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Always feel bad but medical tests always normal

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Hi I have this problem where I always feel unwell. Nausea, dizziness, headaches (especially at the back/top of the head), and I get this awful tiredness that makes me feel like I’ll fall over.

All this sounds bad, it IS bad but can’t be too life threatening as I have been to and fro the GP surgery and hospital for blood work, scans and tests, and despite how bad these symptoms present with me nothing ever shows up! Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy and imagining it all but when it happens and the symptoms are at their worst I am reminded that it is all very real and as unpleasant as it sounds.

I am anxious and because of the autism I do suffer with sensitivity, and I am sure this doesn’t help matters. What I’m struggling with is that the GP couldn’t find anything and for that reason there is seemingly no help with these problems. So when it happens I have no good ways of alleviating the dreaded symptoms. It’s much a case of put up, shut up, wait for it to improve which it normally does after a couple of hours. A good nights sleep always helps, in the morning I feel a lot better, not perfect but I do feel better. I never feel completely refreshed after sleeping but I at least don’t have that nagging exhaustion that hangs on to me for dear life.

If anybody else here suffers from this, or some of what I have explained, please let me know how you cope with it. I am at a loss and have found this affects me every single day! Not every day is severe but every day is bad enough that I had to quit work – they were going to let me go anyway – and I can no longer be as physically active like I used to be. Not without it crippling me with the symptoms I mentioned.

If you’ve experienced this and have any tips please let me know.

Thank you!

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  • Here's what I would do. This isn't medical advice, just my routine as a grown adult.

    1. Make sure I'm hydrated. A pinch of salt in the morning (if I have low blood pressure) and not too much, but enough water + a shot of raw cranberry or half a lemon daily. Hydration is crucial.

    2. Given it happens when outdoors, I'm ruling out VOCs.

    3. To see if it is stress-induced, seek a private GP for medical advice, inquire about 3 tablets (not a whole pack) of Xanax or the exact same compound. Take only 1/2 while there, waiting 3 days either side of eating grapefruit/pomelo (please consult the GP for this info). IMO - one needs to have enough will power to take a whole box home and only take a few once a month, supplementing with a Reishi-Lion's Mane blend in between. Or just mushroom salad daily and other things which balance this particular problem which peer-reviewed research believes is specific to Autism. I was adverse to it initially. But you couldn't get me to take paracetamol. Once I did more research on what things actually do, I changed my programme.

    4. If none of the above, I'd ask my GP about getting checked for migraines.

    I've found that a full change in my own diet (Keto-meets-FODMAP) combined with creating a more fluid lifestyle in small significant ways has greatly reduced stress. Now my mind might still go overboard every few months & I'll become accident prone, have difficulty sleeping and 3 does the trick for a while. 

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  • Here's what I would do. This isn't medical advice, just my routine as a grown adult.

    1. Make sure I'm hydrated. A pinch of salt in the morning (if I have low blood pressure) and not too much, but enough water + a shot of raw cranberry or half a lemon daily. Hydration is crucial.

    2. Given it happens when outdoors, I'm ruling out VOCs.

    3. To see if it is stress-induced, seek a private GP for medical advice, inquire about 3 tablets (not a whole pack) of Xanax or the exact same compound. Take only 1/2 while there, waiting 3 days either side of eating grapefruit/pomelo (please consult the GP for this info). IMO - one needs to have enough will power to take a whole box home and only take a few once a month, supplementing with a Reishi-Lion's Mane blend in between. Or just mushroom salad daily and other things which balance this particular problem which peer-reviewed research believes is specific to Autism. I was adverse to it initially. But you couldn't get me to take paracetamol. Once I did more research on what things actually do, I changed my programme.

    4. If none of the above, I'd ask my GP about getting checked for migraines.

    I've found that a full change in my own diet (Keto-meets-FODMAP) combined with creating a more fluid lifestyle in small significant ways has greatly reduced stress. Now my mind might still go overboard every few months & I'll become accident prone, have difficulty sleeping and 3 does the trick for a while. 

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