AT doctors...diagnose me

[yoda291]

Lately, I haven't been able to stay alert for longer than 10-12 seconds at a time. Everything takes a herculean effort in terms of energy today...even just typing and going through the basics. I'm ridiculously tired, but I slept all yesterday and woke up in the afternoon today. Breathing is taking quite a bit of energy right now. Psychologically speaking, everything is happening like I'm watching stuff through a foggy mirror. Personally, I think it's stress taking its toll on me, but I think I wanna second opinion...because stress never seemed to bother me.

The reason I suspect stress is that, in the past 7 days:
-my father was admitted to the hospital for a heart attack.
-I discovered insurance isn't covering jack squat for us.
-I more than half suspect the doctor is half-a$sing treatment because we're prolly going to be unable to pay...ie, he's getting sent home with medical treatment.
-I've been unemployed for almost 4 months now.

All of this lies on top of:
-swimming in debt.
-My mom is constantly b|tching at me(read: have neighbors call 911 level of volume) about getting a job, father in hospital, lose some weight, go back to school every hour on the hour.
- My mom is comin off a nasty demerol addiction and throws in my face that my "laziness" is causing her stress.
-My mom has a very serious liver condition and has had it since my 2nd year of college...
-Unemployed, so I'm stuck at home desperately trying to find work
- My parents are too proud to let me take a normal blue collar work...despite my constant arguing with them that no one in the house makes money right now.
- My sister is starving herself to death despite my constant insistence that that it's unhealthy, she's turning yellow in the skin, she's made herself ill, etc. Mom isn't helping by saying she's never looked better and that I should get off my a$$ and follow suit. (She's lost nearly 100lbs in 1.5 to 2 months...but has the strength of a newborn kitten and is losing hair).

I'm asking here because if it is just stress, I'd prolly make it worse hitting up the doctors. I live in that korean household type family where I WILL get massive flak for being a wuss and throwing money at a doctor because of an "emotional" condition. Other things it could be are caffeine withdrawal...depression...some sort of chemical imbalance maybe?

I'm at the point of just crawling into a little ball and begging to wake up.

 

[minendo]

AT doctors...diagnose me

Right.

 

[NewSc2]

OH NO SARS!

 

[Whisper]

Rather than seek advice here, I'd honestly head to a doctor. Might be stress/anxiety related, might not. There's really no way for anyone on here to make an accurate diagnosis, and the majority of the posters probably aren't trained in such fields, so head to someone that is.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: NewSc2
OH NO SARS!

If you can believe it, I got pre-emptively yelled at to NOT get sars. Under threat of more yelling, I've been told I better not get it or I'm in trouble.

 

[Azraele]

I'd have to say at least call a doctor and describe what's going on.

You have a lot on your plate, hope things look up soon.

 

[Hanpan]

It could definatly be stress related but your first couple of sentences make it sound a lot like mono. There is certainly a lot on your plate and while it may cause you to take some flak seeking help may be a good choice. It does however sound to me like the other members of your family (read your mother and sister) probably need help far more than you do. Unfortunenatly with teh stigma you have described, getting them to agree to such treament may well be nearly impossible.

Best of luck.

Please note I am not a qualified medical professional.

 

[Evadman]

someone post my checkbox flame.

 

[yoda291]

I'm gonna take advice and see someone...I'll say I injured myself or something...dodge that bullet. Thx fellas. I know I should always find professional help, but my head is fuzzy and that surgeon avatar...it speaks to me. <- more insanity.

OT, as far as professional medical help goes, after being in and out of hospitals for most of my parents, it doesn't exactly instill confidence in this nation's medical system.

 

[BD231]

Depression can take it's toll but you really need to look at the physical side first before any of that mess, as even a simple infection can cause depression. I had a problem just like what your going through and it turned out I had a bacterial infection in my stomach which gave me migraines, caused depression and most doctors thought I had chronic fatigue syndrome. Here is a link to a medical board with a VERY good doctor who monitors it, give him only the physical problems you've been noticing and he might be able to help you. If you want his e-mail address PM me.

-Brian

 

[Ornery]

"My parents are too proud to let me take a normal blue collar work...despite my constant arguing with them that no one in the house makes money right now."

Screw them, go take the "blue collar" work. Find something with full benefits, so you can go to a doctor. Once you get in the working groove, your symptoms may subside anyway. If you keel over on the job, their insurance ought to cover the first visit at least.

Don't put too much faith in these damn doctors. From my experience, they check you over, order tests and send you a bill. Next week, they check you over, order more tests and send you a bill. They do that for a while, then send you to their buddy, who is a "specialist". He'll check you over, order tests, and send you a bill... :frown:

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: NewSc2
OH NO SARS!

If you can believe it, I got pre-emptively yelled at to NOT get sars. Under threat of more yelling, I've been told I better not get it or I'm in trouble.

hm, then if i were you I wouldn't get SARS... don't want to get yelled at anymore~

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"My parents are too proud to let me take a normal blue collar work...despite my constant arguing with them that no one in the house makes money right now."

Screw them, go take the "blue collar" work. Find something with full benefits, so you can go to a doctor. Once you get in the working groove, your symptoms may subside anyway. If you keel over on the job, their insurance ought to cover the first visit at least.

Don't put too much faith in these damn doctors. From my experience, they check you over, order tests and send you a bill. Next week, they check you over, order more tests and send you a bill. They do that for a while, then send you to their buddy, who is a "specialist". He'll check you over, order tests, and send you a bill... :frown:

Yeah, just go get a job. Have you been eating right/working out too? Usually under a lot of stress people just neglect their body. Go out, get a job, meet some people, and work out. R-E-L-A-X too (which i understand could be hard to do)

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: yoda291
Lately, I haven't been able to stay alert for longer than 10-12 seconds at a time. Everything takes a herculean effort in terms of energy today...even just typing and going through the basics. I'm ridiculously tired, but I slept all yesterday and woke up in the afternoon today. Breathing is taking quite a bit of energy right now. Psychologically speaking, everything is happening like I'm watching stuff through a foggy mirror. Personally, I think it's stress taking its toll on me, but I think I wanna second opinion...because stress never seemed to bother me.

The reason I suspect stress is that, in the past 7 days:
-my father was admitted to the hospital for a heart attack.
-I discovered insurance isn't covering jack squat for us.
-I more than half suspect the doctor is half-a$sing treatment because we're prolly going to be unable to pay...ie, he's getting sent home with medical treatment.
-I've been unemployed for almost 4 months now.

All of this lies on top of:
-swimming in debt.
-My mom is constantly b|tching at me(read: have neighbors call 911 level of volume) about getting a job, father in hospital, lose some weight, go back to school every hour on the hour.
- My mom is comin off a nasty demerol addiction and throws in my face that my "laziness" is causing her stress.
-My mom has a very serious liver condition and has had it since my 2nd year of college...
-Unemployed, so I'm stuck at home desperately trying to find work
- My parents are too proud to let me take a normal blue collar work...despite my constant arguing with them that no one in the house makes money right now.
- My sister is starving herself to death despite my constant insistence that that it's unhealthy, she's turning yellow in the skin, she's made herself ill, etc. Mom isn't helping by saying she's never looked better and that I should get off my a$$ and follow suit. (She's lost nearly 100lbs in 1.5 to 2 months...but has the strength of a newborn kitten and is losing hair).

I'm asking here because if it is just stress, I'd prolly make it worse hitting up the doctors. I live in that korean household type family where I WILL get massive flak for being a wuss and throwing money at a doctor because of an "emotional" condition. Other things it could be are caffeine withdrawal...depression...some sort of chemical imbalance maybe?

I'm at the point of just crawling into a little ball and begging to wake up.

100 lbs in 2 months?

did she cut it out?

 

[BD231]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: yoda291
Lately, I haven't been able to stay alert for longer than 10-12 seconds at a time. Everything takes a herculean effort in terms of energy today...even just typing and going through the basics. I'm ridiculously tired, but I slept all yesterday and woke up in the afternoon today. Breathing is taking quite a bit of energy right now. Psychologically speaking, everything is happening like I'm watching stuff through a foggy mirror. Personally, I think it's stress taking its toll on me, but I think I wanna second opinion...because stress never seemed to bother me.

The reason I suspect stress is that, in the past 7 days:
-my father was admitted to the hospital for a heart attack.
-I discovered insurance isn't covering jack squat for us.
-I more than half suspect the doctor is half-a$sing treatment because we're prolly going to be unable to pay...ie, he's getting sent home with medical treatment.
-I've been unemployed for almost 4 months now.

All of this lies on top of:
-swimming in debt.
-My mom is constantly b|tching at me(read: have neighbors call 911 level of volume) about getting a job, father in hospital, lose some weight, go back to school every hour on the hour.
- My mom is comin off a nasty demerol addiction and throws in my face that my "laziness" is causing her stress.
-My mom has a very serious liver condition and has had it since my 2nd year of college...
-Unemployed, so I'm stuck at home desperately trying to find work
- My parents are too proud to let me take a normal blue collar work...despite my constant arguing with them that no one in the house makes money right now.
- My sister is starving herself to death despite my constant insistence that that it's unhealthy, she's turning yellow in the skin, she's made herself ill, etc. Mom isn't helping by saying she's never looked better and that I should get off my a$$ and follow suit. (She's lost nearly 100lbs in 1.5 to 2 months...but has the strength of a newborn kitten and is losing hair).

I'm asking here because if it is just stress, I'd prolly make it worse hitting up the doctors. I live in that korean household type family where I WILL get massive flak for being a wuss and throwing money at a doctor because of an "emotional" condition. Other things it could be are caffeine withdrawal...depression...some sort of chemical imbalance maybe?

I'm at the point of just crawling into a little ball and begging to wake up.

100 lbs in 2 months?

did she cut it out?

Heh heh heh, I was wondering about that to, took me 10 months to loose 170 though which some people don't even believe. I really dose drop off fast at first, especially if your starving yourself.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: NewSc2

Originally posted by: Ornery
"My parents are too proud to let me take a normal blue collar work...despite my constant arguing with them that no one in the house makes money right now."

Screw them, go take the "blue collar" work. Find something with full benefits, so you can go to a doctor. Once you get in the working groove, your symptoms may subside anyway. If you keel over on the job, their insurance ought to cover the first visit at least.

Don't put too much faith in these damn doctors. From my experience, they check you over, order tests and send you a bill. Next week, they check you over, order more tests and send you a bill. They do that for a while, then send you to their buddy, who is a "specialist". He'll check you over, order tests, and send you a bill... :frown:

Yeah, just go get a job. Have you been eating right/working out too? Usually under a lot of stress people just neglect their body. Go out, get a job, meet some people, and work out. R-E-L-A-X too (which i understand could be hard to do)

Well, I hold down work now in an office building, plus I started a design firm that takes in a little money, but at this rate, I'm gonna have to say fsck it all and get normal joe average labor. Medical bills are killing me now.

Oh, and for all those wondering how you lose 100lbs in 2 months
ephedra + 450mg caffeine daily + MONTHLY caloric intake of 400Cal (Yes, four HUNDRED) + damn near complete loss of all muscle mass left in body will just about do it....tho I now just make little prods saying she could push the last 10 lbs if she donated her liver and both kidneys to science...and be just as healthy as she is now. She doesn't listen.

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: NewSc2
OH NO SARS!

If you can believe it, I got pre-emptively yelled at to NOT get sars. Under threat of more yelling, I've been told I better not get it or I'm in trouble.

It might be time to stand up to your psyco-mom and get a regular job. Moving out doesn't seem like a bad idea either. It would probably do YOU worlds of good. I'm sorry to hear about your fam though. It sounds like they all need some help.

Ryan

 

[BD231]

Yeah those caffine/ephedra pills will do it, she'll stop when her body cant eat itself anymore though. The pastor at my church has done the 40 days without food before so it's survivable, eventually she'll be able to pick her skin up off her body like it's rubber.

 

[everman]

The addbot is kinda creepy, ads for doctors and related things on the bottom of the page. Maybe you should look there. pfft, now it's for computer parts, bah.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: rgwalt

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: NewSc2
OH NO SARS!

If you can believe it, I got pre-emptively yelled at to NOT get sars. Under threat of more yelling, I've been told I better not get it or I'm in trouble.

It might be time to stand up to your psyco-mom and get a regular job. Moving out doesn't seem like a bad idea either. It would probably do YOU worlds of good. I'm sorry to hear about your fam though. It sounds like they all need some help.

Ryan

Actually, the yelling doesn't bother me except for the fact that it's constant...meaning it makes it damn near impossible to get any work done with someone screaming louder than a pack of deltas and panaflos in my ear. I mean, I know she's not really pissed at me or is trying to get under my skin. I'm 100% sure it's just her way of dealing with stress and the fear of her own medical condition and the lack of pain killers... once I figured that out...it wasn't too bad. It really hit me a million times harder seeing my mom in the hospital without the strength to yell at me...completely fscked my grades up 3rd year of college to the point I just had to leave the dorms.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: everman
The addbot is kinda creepy, ads for doctors and related things on the bottom of the page. Maybe you should look there. pfft, now it's for computer parts, bah.

funniest ad ever!
Do you need Valium?

Yeah those caffine/ephedra pills will do it, she'll stop when her body cant eat itself anymore though. The pastor at my church has done the 40 days without food before so it's survivable, eventually she'll be able to pick her skin up off her body like it's rubber.

creeps me out more than a 2 ft spider that does.

 

[amnesiac]

You need to get out of the house. Hard when you're broke/in debt but obviously your mom can't deal with her own problems so she passes them onto you. Your sister can easily blame your asshole mom for the eating habit.

And if you can get ANY paying job, take it. Screw your parents, at least you'll be making money. They'll shut up when the paycheck comes in.

 

[gwlam12]

might wanna cut ur internet connectiont, too. helps save some money, and looks like every bit counts right now, too.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
might wanna cut ur internet connectiont, too. helps save some money, and looks like every bit counts right now, too.

funny, my broadband is free. It's paid for by my previous employer who prepaid for another 2 years via contract.

 

[Azraele]

Is there any way to get your sis help too? She's going to end up dead if something isn't done to derail her self-destructive behavior.