It felt like an explosion in my head, that was 6 months ago and I'm still not right!

Brain and nerves
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I have been suffering with brain fog, throat pain episodes of exhaustion and feeling unwell for approx 2 yrs. A week before the last Christmas so Dec 2014 after a night out and couple of bottles of wine with a girlfriend I woke with what I thought was a hang over. It felt as though there was a brick in place of my brain. The hang over never lifted and this feeling of pressure developed inside my skull, it felt as if it would explode. Then suddenly the pressure disappeared and I was left feeling very strange almost dizzy i felt nauseous and more tired than ever for around two weeks. 6 months on and I am still suffering, I have better days than others but some days it's unbearable. There have been occasions where I have had to just sleep. I have aching muscles after minor  exercise  

I have been back and forward to the Drs they have done blood tests MRI of my brain and nothing is showing as a problem. They tell me that my symptoms are too broad. 

It is making me very depressed as I am a mum to two young children and feel like I am a different person to the woman I was before Christmas.  

A mentally challenging day at work leaves my head swimming and my vision blurred it becomes a struggle to just focus on the drive home. 

Does this sound familiar to anyone who has been diagnosed with CFS/ME 

i am now having blood tests for glandular fever as a sore throat is failing to go after a week of anti bs.

I feel that the Dr think I am a hypochondriac I have bouts of being persistent with the Dr and then giving up. I have never considered ME or CFS but reading the symptoms am thinking it may be possible. 

I could really do with some support from someone that knows 

 

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Sure sounds like ME/CFS to me. I suspect that the wine and night out were just too much for your system and you had a relapse. You need to take it easy and pace yourself, and give up the alcohol. Alcohol, sugar, and caffeine are very bad for this illness. Also, work may be too much for you at this point. You don't want to risk making yourself even worse.See an ME/CFS specialist if you can. An infectious disease doctor  would be good. And lose the doctor who thinks you're a hypochondriac. We hear this all the time on this forum, and it speaks to the ignorance and arrogance of the doctor. 

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Wow! Thank you for the prompt reply Jackie, you've really made me feel a little better already. Would be such a relief to get a diagnosis after all this time. Thank you. 

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It sounds like my symptoms dlp! You could ask your doctor to refer you to an ME specialist.

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assume y might have me/cfs you need to get throat problem sorted,

a/biotics not doing their job shows y are in very poor shape,

everythink has to revolve around y making your own life less phyisical

very simple things like getting someone to look after the kids, carry your

shopping, housework, please NO exercise, but do try yoga, self massage

muscles,( shoulders) find somewhere to rest in work lunch break,

the heat of the summer is harder to cope with than winter, the hardest

thing was taking our own two small kids on holiday, I had to ask people

to carry cases, I was so exhausted,

critical in early stages to look after yourself, do not let the Doc's

try y on any exercise equipment, as they did with me,

good luck

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Thank you for your advice mike, I had been trying to push myself to excersise thinking that it might help me feel better will be stopping. I went to the gp today having read up on the symptoms and found this forum and  am awaiting a referral to a physician, As per my other post.  I really appreciate this forum it's a great help hearing from people who understand.