Dear Amie,
I have been sick now for over 5 weeks. Blood results say everything is normal but I feel anything but normal. I started with an inner ear infection which threw off my balance. I ran a fever for five days and then my anxiety disorder (which I have managed effectively for 11 years) came back full blown. I was averaging multiple panic attacks per day for about a two week span but I still feel jittery and on the edge. The antibiotics threw off my stomach and I had to force feed myself. I ended up losing almost 10 pounds which for me is scary....I only weigh 110 on a good day;) I also got a yeast infection from the antibiotics so I started taking probiotics (florajen). My ears started ringing and still remained clogged. My left foot and hand have a tingly feeling like they are going to go to sleep which I attribute to my sciatic issues. I have frequent headaches but the part that is driving me crazy is the constant fatigue. All I want to do is sleep...and anyone who knows me knows how crazy that sounds. I am like the Energizer rabbit...or I used to be 5 weeks ago;)
I am desperate to find out what is wrong with me so I can
start healing. When I collapsed halfway through teaching my Zumba
class, I knew something was really wrong! I suspected thyroid issues
but the blood results showed nothing out of the ordinary. So $330
later, I have been told I am just fine. I then researched adrenal
fatigue and have many of those symptoms as well. Although I do not like
being physically ill, I am more upset at having lost control of my
mental issues. I refuse to use anti-depressants because of all the
lovely side effects.
I am simplifying my life. My husband and four children
are helping me maintain my sanity. I will be released from my calling
as Hamilton Ward Relief Society President this Sunday and I have given
up both going to Zumba and teaching Zumba for now. I thrive on exercise
and that is how I have managed my anxiety the best. You can imagine
how my mental and emotional state have been suffering after having gone 5
weeks without sweating. I started yoga yesterday and I loved the
calming way it made me feel. I miss dancing. Dancing is my life and my
joy. Even my positive affirmation I created with Don Jessop (Marv and
Sharon's) Unstoppable program says, "My life is my music....let's
dance!"
I do not know anything about body coding but I am ready
to get my life back. Everything was clicking back in March and I
honestly don't remember ever having felt so happy and fulfilled than I
did that month: working in Spec Ed, teaching Zumba, working on Relief
Society activities, managing the money for my homeowners association,
being an incredible wife and an over-achiever mom! Now, I just feel
like my whole world has spun out of control and I cry.... a lot....way
too much! My son is getting ready to graduate from high school and I
feel like I am totally missing out on all his "lasts". I don't like to
leave home for very long and I am having a hard time driving again. My
brain feels foggy and I feel like I have been unplugged from my power
source.Help!
-Allison A. Jessop



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