HELP me PLEASE i cant do this anymore
I have Been unwell since I was 22 now 27. I have always had reactive hypoglycemia since young, also pcos.
I'm exhausted weak ache in my arms which are heavy, lightheaded, leg cramps, hypotensive, intense brain fog and cold some days. Ears ringing tinnitus, joint pains,right eye peripheral vision shakes, cannot tollerate cold or hot weather, forget things... Low depressed.lost my life....
I have hydrocortisone which I tried but felt up and down on it and got leg cramps and anxiety. I've stopped it and now getting worse. Can someone help me get my life back, I have lost my friends and my relationship broke down, with a 3 year old and 1 year old this is hard. My mum and gran help me look after my children.
I no that my pituary isn't producing adequate ACTH but I'm sure my thyroid tests are not looking good and I do experience thyroid symptoms. i tried hydrocortizone but felt veru up and down,edgy not right at all.
Thankyou for Reading and help.
Test taken may 2011.(10 days into menstrual cycle)
Tsh 1.42(0.27-4.20)
Ft4 14.5 (12-22)
Cortisol 334(was hypoglycemic at 2 pm when taken because i had to miss lunch)
Prolactin 86 mlu/l (102-496)
Fsh 8iu/l
Lh 4.8iu/l
Estreodial 249pmol/l ( range not given but i was day 10 of cycle
Igf 33.9nmol (15.9-42.8)
sodium 141(135-145)
Potassium 4.2(3.5-5.1)
Albumin 49(34-50)
Calcium 2.2(2.15-2.55)
Creatine 47(49-92)
Lots of other things were tested and the one test out of range was the MCHC 31.5(32-39.4)
*Thyroid screen 24/01/2011
T4-78.9(58-154)
Tsh-0.758(0.4-4)
Free t4-12(10-22)
Free t3- 3.96(2.8-6.5)
Ft4:ft3 ratio-3(2-4.5)
Reverse t3 0.32(0.14-0.54)
Tg-<20(0-40)
tpo-11.5(0-35)
Urine thyroid
T3- 515pmol(592-1850)
T4-1193pmol(347-1994)
T4:t3 ratio 0.4(0.5-2)
*Thyroid screen 24/2/2009
T4-152(58-154)
Tsh-0.786(0.4-4)
Free t4-12.3(10-22)
Free t3- 5.91(2.8-6.5)
Ft4:ft3 ratio-2.08(3-5)
Tg-<20(0-40)
tpo-10(0-35)
*Insulin tollerance test - Sept 2010 ranges nit given but
Blood taken at the start 15 minutes before insulin infusion (-15), at insulin infusion (0), at hypoglycemia (hypo) , then 20 minutes later (20), 20 more minutes later (40) then another 20 minutes (60) please see results below
Growth hormone (uuUI/L)-any rise above 20 is normal- 4.2, 1.8, 1.1, 51.3, 40.2, 19.2
Igf1-taken at (0)-161 ng/ml
cortisol- 8.9ugml(246.4nmol), 10, 10.5, 14.2(391nmol), 9.7, 8.7
Acth- 28.9pg/ml, 28.9, 30, 24.6, 20.2, 15
Glucagon not detected again on fasting
*Prolonged ogtt October 2010
-c peptide and insulin were exagerated from 60 minutes causing my bloodglucose to fall fast.
These measurments were taken every 30 minutrs starting with fasting,insulin reference range was 3-17mu/l. The measurements were 2.2,14.9,37.2,30.8,30.6,28,24.2
The
- growth hormone responded correctly
- baseline cortisol 185nmol (165-660)
After the insulin increased and bloodglucose started to fall the cortisol rose to 213 and then fell to below baseline to 173nmol
No fasting glucagon was detected-why would this be?
Sodium 138(135-150)
Potasium 3.7(3.5-5.3)
Corrected calcium 2.04(2.10-2.50)
Phosphate 1.38(0.8-1.40)
Ferritin 23
Rbc 4.46(3.95-5.15)
I am sensitive to everything i take,i took glandulars and with tremble feel anxious, vitamin anf salt i feel anxious and edgy. I have very bad hypoglycemia more reactive,i eat everything as i should but its sevete which shows from my ogtt how excessive my insulin is.
I have prednisolone now but have been scared to try it. Today i did, i felt TeRRIBLE! I was sooooo angry fogged out rushing around couldnt stop eating anxious,its the evening now and it has calmed down a lot. I took 5 mg. I am 5 ft, 40 kilos ( under 7 stone) could i have taken too much? I hope someone can get something from this,i cant live like this anymore its to much,ive lost most of my twenties,a good job,all my friends but 1, my partner of of 8 years and father to my children and ive lost myself,my poor mum has given up wirk to help me with my children. .thankyou
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