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Becky, thank you. My pcp knows I’m prone to nausea. I have GERD/acid reflux. I take Protonix now twice a day. I was on a Nexium for a long time. Eventually was increased with twice a day. After awhile it wasn’t working. I’m on Xanax and low low dose of Seroquel. I have an anti nausea med I take every so often. My psychiatrist and PCP knows my body is so sensitive to most meds. Plus now blood tests were run and my potassium is low. Not sure if I mentioned that before. Read that can give nausea and on a prescription med for a week to help with potassium. That can give stomach problems. Plus my anxiety/stress/depression. Plus my cortisol is high. Not sure if magnesium is off. She didn’t run that one yet. Right now I’m a mess and worried about everything. We just took a walk and now I’m on my exercise bike. I know you’re not suppose to exercise after you eat. It’s been about 30 min after eating for a walk and now exercise. Just don’t want to do it too late. Thank you for all your questions and advice. Flo

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Becky, I just can’t believe all of this is happening. Like I mentioned my PCP knew I haven’t been feeling well for awhile. She knew I lost unintentional weight. She always thought it was from my anxiety. My psychiatrist kept saying he thought he was missing something because I had trouble taking anti depressant. So when I finally asked for a cortisol test and she ran other tests my potassium being low and cortisol high. My husband and I talked to her in the office and she said she wasn’t surprised my cortisol was high because of anxiety and left that alone. I messaged her and signed my husband’s name so she would answer faster. Asked what could be done about the cortisol could it be just anxiety or more. Now she suggested to see an endocrinologist. Not sure why it wasn’t mentioned before. Now I’m really scared. I don’t know what to expect. Scared of procedures and anesthesia. Plus I had to have a biopsy done today because I had spotted. The gyne couldn’t complete the other part of looking inside with a camera. My husband was with me even though the dr didn’t want him there but he convinced her I needed him there because of my anxiety. She kept telling me I would be ok and i wasn’t. She needed to look inside the cervix. She tried twice and I was in so much pain. Then told me i could try it again a couple of weeks but it would still be painful. Or be under anesthesia. Again another procedure that I’m not sure how I’ll get thru it. I was so disappointed not being able to handle the pain. The dr made it seem not many have this much trouble. I felt the drs just didn’t have much compassion. I’ve had the same PCP for years and not to run more tests just because I have anxiety or do I. Maybe it’s physical as well. Plus im suppose to have a scope and a colonoscopy soon. I hope I didn’t forget anything. Im just beside myself. Thank you for listening. Flo