Do i have acid reflux?

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Ive been "ill" now for 9 months, since about february.
It all started off at around 4am, when my boyfriend was sick. I have a phobia of sickness, so i couldnt sleep after that and i felt really ill myself. I usually feel a bit better within an hour or so. But i was still feeling sick, so i thought maybe we ate something bad. A week or so later im still feeling sick, havent actually been sick yet, but after swallowing it would feel like your about to heave, but i never do.
About a month later i had test after test. About 3 months in, i found out i had helicobactor Pylori. About a month or 2 after finding out, i had another breathe test to see if i had it, and it came back negative.
Yet im still feeling the same. Cant eat much, lost lots of weight, cant sleep, very very bad depression and just thinking suicidal thoughts.

Just about 2 months ago, my doctor said when i had a ph study, it seemed i had acid reflux, but it wasnt that bad to make me as ill as i am.
So ive been taking all sorts of tablets to help it, and theyre still not working.
Ive just got a perscription today of Domperidone, which im taking with Lansprozole.
Now im hoping to god this will work.
My mum thinks while i had Helicobactor pylori, i was going through severe depression which got me even more ill, and as the H. Pylori went my depression didnt, and thats what may be causing it.
So im seeing a pychologist in a week or so.

Im only 16, and this has been a living nitemare.
I missed my last 5 months of school, my GCSE's, my prom, ive lost my close frienRABhips with my frienRAB, and not being able to get into college.

My life has basically stopped for 9 months, and ive never been so depressed in my life. I cant move out of the house im that ill. I get scared incase im sick and i just wanna be safe at home.

Has anyone else ever had these symptons or gone through this?
It would be nice to talk to someone that has been through the same thing, because im having trouble with coping, and id just like to know.

For those who read this, thankyou for your time :]
Becky
 
BeckyyChann-

It sounRAB like you're dealing with a couple of different things. The H. Pyloi bacteria causes peptic ulcers (not acid reflux) which can cause some of the symptoms you mention (especially the nausea and weight loss), but depression can certainly cause weight loss as well.

The symptoms of acid reflux are usually a little different. They include heartburn, sore throat, post-nasal drip, and coughing or wheezing.

If acid reflux is causing some of the stomach issues you're having you should start to see some improvement with the medication you're taking but it may take a couple of weeks for you to notice the improvement (some people start to feel better in a few days - hopefully that will be the case for you).

Depression can cause all of the other symptoms you mention (Can't eat much, weight loss, can't sleep, suicidal thoughts), so seeing a Psychologist is a really good idea - it's tough to deal with multiple things at once and Depression can make everything else much harder to deal with.

Hang in there.
 
Sorry to hear you are going through all this stuff. I was like that about a year ago. I never went to the doctor, but I knew it was depression. I had alot of things going on in my life at that time. I'm barely feeling alittle better, because depression is pretty bad and takes a long while to get out of it. It seems to me your're just having alot of depression and it is best if you speak to a professional about what is going on in your life so they can help you. Take care of yourself and hang in there. Keep us posted.
 
Thanks for the help you too :]

My depression seems to be getting more worse and worse by the day, i just need to see a professional quick, because its just getting to hard for me.

Whenever my boyfriend has to go home, or my mum goes out, i get seriously depression and isolated.
My mum and boyfriend have been like my carers for the past 9 months, so its hard when theyre not there, i feel frightened and scared.
I make them feel bad when theyre leaving, even if i dont intend to, i just do anything so i dont have to be alone and scared. Even as im doing so, im driving my boyfriend further away from me because im making him feel bad every time he leaves, im frightened that if i keep acting alot more depressed when he leaves, my boyfriend my even break up with me, which will make me alot more depressed.
I just wish i could do something that wouldnt make me be afraid of being alone.

I just hope it all enRAB soon.

Ill keep you posted if anything changes :]
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