Medical Mysteries Support Group

I'm beginning to realize that there is something (apparently genetic) that seems to onset at around age 15. Symptoms match an array of chemical and neurological disorders including PTSD, major depression, CFS, bipolar disorder, RLS, unusually frequent migraines and stress headaches, neuromas, vomiting without any warning, profuse sweating, blurring vision, psoriasis and/or hives, digestive tract pain, kidney stones, chronic hemorrhagic cystitis, a sensation of a "full-body shock" or jolt, sleep disorder, and an apparent metabolic disorder (triglycerides and cholesterol will NOT stabilize, even with meds).

I suspect it has something to do with the development of the cerebral cortex at this age. It happened to me, and now it is happening to my son. He has missed nearly half the school year already, and I am terrified that his neurologist isn't going to listen and just dismiss it as "psychological". I know the difference between neural pain, a chemical imbalance, pain fron injury or soft tissue damage, and so on. This isn't any one of those - it's ALL of those that I truly believe is a unique syndrome unto itself. I've lived for years thinking it was just me, but now that I see my son going through the exact same thing, I know there's something more to this than migraines and PTSD.

Does anyone relate or have any ideas or comments? I'm exhausted!

A New Friend,
Rebecca
Posted on 12/12/07, 11:12 am