Possible ideas of what these symptoms can mean?!
Question: So for a REALLY long time I've been having quite a few syptoms which my parents always ignored while I was a kid and so I've just lived with them. Now that Im an adult and going to Nursing school- Im starting to realize that there could be something wrong.
I experience mood swings, depression, hot flashes, I get a wierd chaffing sometimes in places and it takes forever to heal, Im constantly thirsty, I urinate about 10-15 times a day and feel like I have to pee ALL THE TIME, I can not stay asleep more than 30 minutes (and have to get up and pee) without sleeping pills, I have bad constipation problems(I will go sometimes over a week without the bathroom then its very hard to go), my heart will suddenly have attacks ::which I can only descibe as the disease Angina::, I feel tired constantly, i feel hungry all the time and if I dont eat right away my emotions get really bad, my stomach will start hurting pretty bad after every meal for about 2 hours, I have a hard time focusing....
Answers: So for a REALLY long time I've been having quite a few syptoms which my parents always ignored while I was a kid and so I've just lived with them. Now that Im an adult and going to Nursing school- Im starting to realize that there could be something wrong.
I experience mood swings, depression, hot flashes, I get a wierd chaffing sometimes in places and it takes forever to heal, Im constantly thirsty, I urinate about 10-15 times a day and feel like I have to pee ALL THE TIME, I can not stay asleep more than 30 minutes (and have to get up and pee) without sleeping pills, I have bad constipation problems(I will go sometimes over a week without the bathroom then its very hard to go), my heart will suddenly have attacks ::which I can only descibe as the disease Angina::, I feel tired constantly, i feel hungry all the time and if I dont eat right away my emotions get really bad, my stomach will start hurting pretty bad after every meal for about 2 hours, I have a hard time focusing....
One thing that you haven't mentioned in this question is YOUR AGE. So I would like to know that.
However, based on your symptoms and family history, i reckon, you suffer from Anxiety disorder or Mild to Moderate Depression (also known as Bipolar Depression) which is partly responsible for the mood swings.
Let me describe each/ most of your symptoms in relation to Depression:
First you say that you have mood swings/ depression/hot flashes - all these are found in depression
Also you have a disturbed sleep which again may be due to depression.
the excessive urge to pee may be due to excessive thirst and also due to lack of proper sleep
You also say that your stomach hurts bad after meals for about 2 hours which is due to gastritis secondary to anxiety and depression.
You feel a constant craving for food and feel emotionally better once you eat - again a probable sign of depression
You have pain in the chest - which could be due to two reasons - gastritis/heartburn secondary to anxiety OR due to improper breathing and chest functions secondary to depression.
You feel constantly tired which is again found in depression.
Most probably your symptoms do not mimic diabetes as your thirst and peeing problem are recent and so they may have developed over the time.
I am not saying for sure that you suffer from Depression or BiPolar mood disorder, i could be wrong, but a more detailed history like your age, your emotional background, your life experiences, etc would help stamp the diagnoses.
However, considering the fact that you have a strong family history when it comes to Diabetes, you must always be careful about it. And take the necessary steps to delay its onset.
YOU MIGHT SIMPLY BE SUFFERING FROM EXCESSIVE ANXIETY and no other major disorder. SO DONT WORRY MUCH.
GO & SEE A DOCTOR
Good Luck!
Not to be a smartass, but you should probably go and see a doctor because I'm pretty sure that nobody is going to know what disease you have!
good luck though!
Yes it does sound like diabetes. Best bet go get a blood test especially if you have a family history of them.
Not sure about the chest pain. Unless you have serious indigestion or acid reflex. You might have IBS or one of the many other stomach/intenstine disorders.
Your doctor can do a simple urine test for diabetes.
In the meantime to help with the consipation make sure you eat fresh fruits and vegetables to get fiber in your system. Nuts are good too. Or take a fiber supplement. Increase fiber graudally so you don't bloat and get excessive gas. Also drinking water will keep your stools soft.
You might also want to make sure you have enough iron and not anemic.
Try to relax, eat right, get some exericse, and go see a doctor asap. Good luck. You can also get more info here.
I would def go see your doctor, there not going to think your a whack job. If you have a list of your symptoms its actually going to help them out, trying to figure out what is going on.
IF you are in fact in nursing school, which I doubt, you would know how to correctly write a blood pressure, and you would also know that what you describe is classic for diabetes....suggest you see your doctor asap.