she cant do her shoes up and legs/feet feel like their on fire all the time, also her stomach is swollen and she constantly feels sick, her hands sieze up as well. her doc just prescribed amitryptiline and wasnt really interested and said its to do with her nerves!!
she is worried sick as she is 33 and a mother of 3 young girls. i advised her to seek another opinion, can anyone shed any light on this please, shes in bits over it.
2006-10-04 00:42:00 · 6 answers · asked by maz2711 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
If the prescription is not working after a few days she should seek another opinion. This is not normal.
2006-10-04 01:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like high insulin (hyperinsulinemia) or one of the conditions it can cause (which includes diabetes). Your niece should find a doctor willing to do the tests (full CBC, Ha1C, fasting blood insulin) and if necessary, a fasting 6-hour glucose tolerance test (rules out diabetes and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
There are diets that she can put herself on while waiting on the doctors. Check out the library link at www.hufa.org for some suggestions.
Also www.hufa.org has info on systemic yeast syndrome. If her problem is due to high insulin, yeast syndrome may also be present, becoming a complicating factor.
2006-10-04 02:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find another doctor quickly!!!! These symptoms need to be followed closely. Is she Pregnant, Diabetic, Have nerve damage, Seizure disorder, Had major surgery lately, gasstric bypass????????? Really need more info.
2006-10-04 01:01:44 · answer #3 · answered by wayne7in 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be anything.....but the symptoms you have explained show signs of diabetes, possible liver or kidney damage, or lymphodema - in which her lymph glands may not be working to their full potential.....this is a possible sign of early cancer - get her to change her doctor and have them do all the tests
hope she is ok....
2006-10-04 01:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by Mintjulip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go the hospital seek perfetional help
2006-10-04 01:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by jbw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can be diabetes.
2006-10-04 04:24:00 · answer #6 · answered by Roselyn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋