Here is my story, any info would be greatly appreciated.
I am a 25 year old male in good health. I started experiencing a decrease in libido around June of 2009. A couple of months later I noticed a change in my bathroom habits – one week I’ll be constipated the next I’ll have diarrhea and be going 3-4 times a day. At this time I also started to get very tired, which is something I never dealt with before.
Looking back, I’ve also noticed that I have become very anxious, nervous, and even sometimes depressed. I’m always nervous now and can’t sit still for 5 minutes. My family has no history of anxiety or depression and I feel that I have no reason to be. At the time I noticed these mood changes, I lost a lot of weight, got a really good girlfriend, and moved out of my family’s house and I feel like if I suffer from either of these it would have happened a long time ago when I actually had something to be depressed over.
As a result of these symptoms my doctor scheduled multiple blood tests and even a colonoscopy, all of which showed nothing unusual. I even freaked out and got an HIV test (which I've posted on here about) which came back negative. After this my doctor prescribed me lexapro back in January, which I think was a last resort type of thing. I did not get the prescription filled because I did not want to take that medication.
Fast forward to today and I’m still experiencing the same symptoms. I did some research online and I came across pituitary gland tumors. It appears that a lot of my symptoms would be explained if I was to have one. I’ve also been experiencing a runny nose with a watery-like liquid which is another symptom and something I neglected to inform my doctor of because I didn’t think it was a big deal.
Do you think it is realistic for me to have a pituitary gland tumor? I’m going to see another doctor this week and was wondering if I should bring it up if the doctor does not? I want to be respectful of his/her opinion but also want to figure out what’s wrong with me.
I am a 25 year old male in good health. I started experiencing a decrease in libido around June of 2009. A couple of months later I noticed a change in my bathroom habits – one week I’ll be constipated the next I’ll have diarrhea and be going 3-4 times a day. At this time I also started to get very tired, which is something I never dealt with before.
Looking back, I’ve also noticed that I have become very anxious, nervous, and even sometimes depressed. I’m always nervous now and can’t sit still for 5 minutes. My family has no history of anxiety or depression and I feel that I have no reason to be. At the time I noticed these mood changes, I lost a lot of weight, got a really good girlfriend, and moved out of my family’s house and I feel like if I suffer from either of these it would have happened a long time ago when I actually had something to be depressed over.
As a result of these symptoms my doctor scheduled multiple blood tests and even a colonoscopy, all of which showed nothing unusual. I even freaked out and got an HIV test (which I've posted on here about) which came back negative. After this my doctor prescribed me lexapro back in January, which I think was a last resort type of thing. I did not get the prescription filled because I did not want to take that medication.
Fast forward to today and I’m still experiencing the same symptoms. I did some research online and I came across pituitary gland tumors. It appears that a lot of my symptoms would be explained if I was to have one. I’ve also been experiencing a runny nose with a watery-like liquid which is another symptom and something I neglected to inform my doctor of because I didn’t think it was a big deal.
Do you think it is realistic for me to have a pituitary gland tumor? I’m going to see another doctor this week and was wondering if I should bring it up if the doctor does not? I want to be respectful of his/her opinion but also want to figure out what’s wrong with me.