hypersomnolence

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by cosmic mouse, Jun 14, 2018.

  1. cosmic mouse

    cosmic mouse Commodore Commodore

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    Well, when my serum ferritin was at its lowest is was 9 (on a scale that ranged from 11-300), and I was having definite anemia symptoms (fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc). Now I have most of that without the shortness of breath and last time my ferritin was checked (January) it was ~70. So I think my iron is probably now okay. I stopped taking supplements a couple of years ago since I had heard about the condition for which you are being treated (sounds more complicated lowering iron than raising it for sure!)

    I hope you feel better soon, TorontoTrekker... and thanks for your thoughts. :)
     
  2. publiusr

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    All the best.
     
  3. TrickyDickie

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    My advice to everyone is to have the test (stool sample) for the H Pylori bacteria at least once a year, even if you seem perfectly healthy. That can be dormant and lurk for a very long time. When it pops up it can cause all kinds of other problems. They are only just beginning to compile a list of what it can bring about. Some are:

    Irritable bowel syndrome
    Peptic ulcers
    Incontinence
    Interstitial cystitis
    Asthma
    Chronic fatigue syndrome
    Sinus problems
    Cancer

    My wife and I both have it and we have combinations of everything on that list except for cancer so far.

    It's very difficult, if not impossible, to get rid of at this point.

    Mainstream medicine had been hitting it with antibiotic cocktails of 3 in combination. Now they are up to 4. Plus proton pump inhibitors. That is utter foolishness and harmful, because the bacteria already significantly reduces stomach acid. All those antibiotics strip away friendly bacteria. That is badly messing up a lot of people. My wife and I flatly refuse to go that route. The antibiotics involved also have a lot of other nasty side effects that can bring about long-term problems.

    I am being the guinea pig with a daily regimen of raw cabbage for a month. If that doesn't work, the next thing I will try is Vitamin D-3 for a month. Some studies out of China have been showing some initial promise with that. If that also fails, I will probably just treat the asthma if it gets bad enough and deal with the rest as best I can, as I have been doing for quite a number of years. For me, I don't know where the legacy of Accutane that I was prescribed for severe acne back in the mid 80s leaves off and the H Pylori begins. My stomach has been quite a mess for almost 35 years. I couldn't join the class-action lawsuit against Accutane, because all of my old medical records were destroyed. I had been going to a gastroenterologist who was not helping me at all, so I quit. I was not aware that after 6 or 7 years of dormancy they can destroy every record that you ever had.

    With scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, and the onset of spinal stenosis thrown into the mix with everything else, it makes for 'interesting times', as the old curse goes. The good news is that so far I am not on any kind of drugs. An extra-strength Tylenol once in a great while, just to take the very worst of the edge off pain. Toughing out all the rest. I also have strong cancer resistance in my family genes on both sides. One of my great aunts lived to be 103. I don't worry about myself. I worry about my wife. Cancer runs in her family.
     
  4. cosmic mouse

    cosmic mouse Commodore Commodore

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    Since this got bumped I'll update...

    ...my hypersomnolence appears to be waning (now I'm just back to my regular, intermittent insomnia, but that's "normal" for me). At the beginning of June I had a bout of vertigo and nausea (can't recall if I mentioned that here), which I went to the Doc for and then the physical therapist, who did the Eppley Maneuver on me and that basically cured the vertigo/nausea. The crystals were loose in my inner ear and that put them back in place. The lagging fatigue must have been due to that somehow I'm guessing, since it took another 2 weeks, but I basically feel back to normal. Never have had that happen before, but it was a weird experience ( both the vertigo and the cure).

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