Remember the movie "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" with Lily Tomlin? Do you remember what triggered her shrinking? If I remember correctly, it was exposure to several common household chemical items. I definitely remember the end. Chaos at the supermarket caused a big crash of household chemicals, like laundry detergent, cleaners. The little piece of cloth that was left of the incredible shrinking woman floated into this pool of mixed chemicals and hours later she's normal size again.
I have to wonder how many chemicals did it take to create the mess I'm in.
In the past few years, at least about 5, I've been having distinct problems with this or that. Things that are weird or curious, but very noticable. Like the time I was walking through Lowe's, pushing my older son when he was still a baby in the cart, and I suddenly felt all-over pain, nausea, and wanted to faint. I reached for my cell phone to call my husband who was in the store with me, but something told me to just keep moving. My symptoms subsided just as quickly. Something triggered that response in the same spot of the store twice in just a few weeks. And never again. What caused it is still a mystery. I was right there where the metal fixings were, doorknobs, screws, nails, etc. I had just come from the lumber side. They could have had fertilizers out on end caps since it was that time of the year. I have no idea. Yet.
Or more recently, I tried John Frieda's Frizz Ease and had pain just above the elbow joint. I don't know what ingredient caused it, but I will not buy similar hair products. I feel I'm unique and may be on to something as I've not used make-up or new hair products in about 10 years if not more. So my reaction stood out.
Last summer I started getting awful blisters down my throat and it happened to follow after my eating hot sauce. A primary care doctor said it was 'probably a virus'. I wasn't happy with that answer and went to my ENT. He sprayed an anestetic up my nose, checked the back of my throat and prescribed Prilosec. I was supposed to get a barium swallow test, too. But I didn't. Not more than 2 hours after that anesthectic was sprayed, I got emotional. The kind of emotional that comes out of no where and was rather intense. I thought of something that was a little sad and I instantly started to cry. It didn't stop there. I had tingling around my mouth. The sadness felt like it was coating my vision. It was a strange feeling. But I had had that feeling before. This time the trigger was obvious.
Lidocaine. I had to google what local anesthetic was used. I suspected it was the cause of my depression and the tingling around my mouth. I was right. It's rare to have this side effect, but nonetheless, I had it. I waited it out thinking it would go away, but it didn't. For five days, it got worse. On that fifth day, I could not bare it anymore. My world was collasping and for nothing. No death in the family. No traggic event. I was slipping into major depression faster than a bar of soap out of your hands. That night I took a dose of Metaxalone. By morning, I was all better. No depression or tingling around the mouth. What did the internet say to do? Go back to that doctor and tell him. I tried. Via his nurses, he said it was improbable, my words.
And guess what! It's used in dentistry. I've been suffering all my adult life because no dentist has ever disclosed what was used or the side effects. It makes sense now, looking back at all those times I've forced myself (no one skips happily) to go get dental work done, and for months afterwards, I have similar problems. Anxiety and depression.
Lately, since at least 5 years ago, I've had neck and shoulder pain following dental work. My best uneducated guess is its not just the lidocaine, but also the EDTA, which came with the lidocaine injection from my last dentist. He gave me information about what was used during that crown placement. I googled EDTA, of course. It's used as a preservative for the injection, but it has chelating abilities. It can take out your calcium, zinc, as well as mercury. If its been chelating my calcium and zinc, well, wouldn't that cause a cascading affect? My immune system has been down and my back has been hurting me since. Yeah, yeah, it was the same time I had my first son and being pregnant can change things and yada yada yada. Guess what again. Lidocaine was mostly used in my epidural for both of my pregnancies. Considering my anxiety following my last epidural, I'd say it was definitely lidocaine. And my uneducated guess would be it had EDTA, too.
So this past November I had a tooth break and I had to get a crown. I was feeling old for sure. Walking out with my crown I was already hurting from my neck and shoulders. About 3 hours later, I was hurting so bad I had to take something. What did I take? Metaxalone. It worked. By morning my pain was gone.
Unfortunately, I'm still feeling moody, here 3 months down the lane. I have apathy at best. Mild depression on my worse days. I can't take, and I refuse to take, antidepressants. If I'm truly having side effects from Lidocaine, I can't take antidepressants. Why? I'm not entirely sure. Internet information says it could prolong hypertension. Couldn't hypertension feel like an anxiety attact? I have a feeling this is what happened to me back in 2002. I had depression, sypmtoms that looked like pmdd even. I was given Prozac. And my life was ruined. I went from a 3.9 gpa to not being able to read my mail. No joke. And I am not going back there again.
There's so much more that went on, details that I can't possibly tell you in a few short sentences. I found out I'm also mildly allergic to titanium dioxide. That's rare, too. Is there any corelation with that allergy and my depression I got coming home from a long flight? Jets are made partially from titatium, ya know. These problems of mine make me want to ask questions about stuff not just concerning myself, but for everyone. Fibromyalgia pops into mind. Lupus. Post-partum depression, too. (Those are not my diagnoses, though a doctor asked me recently if anyone in my family has Lupus.)
I get overwhelmed thinking about this. My mind will try in earnest to analyze this problem. I know this is not my field of expertise. I have no education whatsoever in medicine or science beyond the basics. My situation has forced me to take this into my own hands. If doctors won't or can't tell me, then I will seek the answers myself. With the help of the right doctor, of course.
Currently, my heart is racing, I'm irritable and want to cry from frustration at not having an answer. Or a true cure. I'm going to take a dose of Metaxalone and, hopefully, this apathy will blow over by morning.
Please leave a comment. I'd greatly appreciate not just feedback, but support. Thanks.
I have to wonder how many chemicals did it take to create the mess I'm in.
In the past few years, at least about 5, I've been having distinct problems with this or that. Things that are weird or curious, but very noticable. Like the time I was walking through Lowe's, pushing my older son when he was still a baby in the cart, and I suddenly felt all-over pain, nausea, and wanted to faint. I reached for my cell phone to call my husband who was in the store with me, but something told me to just keep moving. My symptoms subsided just as quickly. Something triggered that response in the same spot of the store twice in just a few weeks. And never again. What caused it is still a mystery. I was right there where the metal fixings were, doorknobs, screws, nails, etc. I had just come from the lumber side. They could have had fertilizers out on end caps since it was that time of the year. I have no idea. Yet.
Or more recently, I tried John Frieda's Frizz Ease and had pain just above the elbow joint. I don't know what ingredient caused it, but I will not buy similar hair products. I feel I'm unique and may be on to something as I've not used make-up or new hair products in about 10 years if not more. So my reaction stood out.
Last summer I started getting awful blisters down my throat and it happened to follow after my eating hot sauce. A primary care doctor said it was 'probably a virus'. I wasn't happy with that answer and went to my ENT. He sprayed an anestetic up my nose, checked the back of my throat and prescribed Prilosec. I was supposed to get a barium swallow test, too. But I didn't. Not more than 2 hours after that anesthectic was sprayed, I got emotional. The kind of emotional that comes out of no where and was rather intense. I thought of something that was a little sad and I instantly started to cry. It didn't stop there. I had tingling around my mouth. The sadness felt like it was coating my vision. It was a strange feeling. But I had had that feeling before. This time the trigger was obvious.
Lidocaine. I had to google what local anesthetic was used. I suspected it was the cause of my depression and the tingling around my mouth. I was right. It's rare to have this side effect, but nonetheless, I had it. I waited it out thinking it would go away, but it didn't. For five days, it got worse. On that fifth day, I could not bare it anymore. My world was collasping and for nothing. No death in the family. No traggic event. I was slipping into major depression faster than a bar of soap out of your hands. That night I took a dose of Metaxalone. By morning, I was all better. No depression or tingling around the mouth. What did the internet say to do? Go back to that doctor and tell him. I tried. Via his nurses, he said it was improbable, my words.
And guess what! It's used in dentistry. I've been suffering all my adult life because no dentist has ever disclosed what was used or the side effects. It makes sense now, looking back at all those times I've forced myself (no one skips happily) to go get dental work done, and for months afterwards, I have similar problems. Anxiety and depression.
Lately, since at least 5 years ago, I've had neck and shoulder pain following dental work. My best uneducated guess is its not just the lidocaine, but also the EDTA, which came with the lidocaine injection from my last dentist. He gave me information about what was used during that crown placement. I googled EDTA, of course. It's used as a preservative for the injection, but it has chelating abilities. It can take out your calcium, zinc, as well as mercury. If its been chelating my calcium and zinc, well, wouldn't that cause a cascading affect? My immune system has been down and my back has been hurting me since. Yeah, yeah, it was the same time I had my first son and being pregnant can change things and yada yada yada. Guess what again. Lidocaine was mostly used in my epidural for both of my pregnancies. Considering my anxiety following my last epidural, I'd say it was definitely lidocaine. And my uneducated guess would be it had EDTA, too.
So this past November I had a tooth break and I had to get a crown. I was feeling old for sure. Walking out with my crown I was already hurting from my neck and shoulders. About 3 hours later, I was hurting so bad I had to take something. What did I take? Metaxalone. It worked. By morning my pain was gone.
Unfortunately, I'm still feeling moody, here 3 months down the lane. I have apathy at best. Mild depression on my worse days. I can't take, and I refuse to take, antidepressants. If I'm truly having side effects from Lidocaine, I can't take antidepressants. Why? I'm not entirely sure. Internet information says it could prolong hypertension. Couldn't hypertension feel like an anxiety attact? I have a feeling this is what happened to me back in 2002. I had depression, sypmtoms that looked like pmdd even. I was given Prozac. And my life was ruined. I went from a 3.9 gpa to not being able to read my mail. No joke. And I am not going back there again.
There's so much more that went on, details that I can't possibly tell you in a few short sentences. I found out I'm also mildly allergic to titanium dioxide. That's rare, too. Is there any corelation with that allergy and my depression I got coming home from a long flight? Jets are made partially from titatium, ya know. These problems of mine make me want to ask questions about stuff not just concerning myself, but for everyone. Fibromyalgia pops into mind. Lupus. Post-partum depression, too. (Those are not my diagnoses, though a doctor asked me recently if anyone in my family has Lupus.)
I get overwhelmed thinking about this. My mind will try in earnest to analyze this problem. I know this is not my field of expertise. I have no education whatsoever in medicine or science beyond the basics. My situation has forced me to take this into my own hands. If doctors won't or can't tell me, then I will seek the answers myself. With the help of the right doctor, of course.
Currently, my heart is racing, I'm irritable and want to cry from frustration at not having an answer. Or a true cure. I'm going to take a dose of Metaxalone and, hopefully, this apathy will blow over by morning.
Please leave a comment. I'd greatly appreciate not just feedback, but support. Thanks.