Re: WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!?


"Sam W via MedKB.com" <forum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have been to my GP, neurologists.... everything to no avail. About 4
>months
> ago i started experiencing a central, dull headache. Now this was the only
> problem for about a month... one morning i woke up and my headache was
> accompanied by a really disorientated, spacey feeling... its hard to
> explain :
> Its really hard to concentrate, mentally slow, feel really spaced out i go
> into my own little world and i believe i lack normal levels of emotion.
> This
> has gradually gotten worse and persisted for the past 2 months. Ive
> recently
> had a consultation with a neurologist and an MRI: MRI come back clear
> apart
> from some abnormality which the neurologist thought was more consistent
> with
> 'mild ectopia' then 'chiari malformation' - whatever they are. The
> neurologist prescribed me with an anti depressant which is apparently also
> used for headaches (amitrip) which has done nothing.
>
> This may be of significance... in early 2004 i was working with leadbased
> paint extensively for 3 weeks, not knowing the dangers. Apparently it was
> 'red led'... i was breathing this stuff in heavily everyday for these 3
> weeks
> and i noticed a metallic taste in my mouth during this time.
>
> Also at the start of the year before these headaches started to occur i
> had a
> blood test which showed inadequte levels of vitamin B12... this may also
> have
> some significance?

One of the things that lead poisoning can do is decrease the production red
blood cells, just like vitamin B-12 can. One possibility is that your doctor
assumed that your problem was B-12 when it is lead.

I would definitely go back to your doctor and make sure that you get a lead
test if you didn't get one already.

Jeff

> Any help would be MUCH appreciated... im going absolutely nuts here.
>
>
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