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29 year old female. I have been having many problems for almost 2 years now. I am a different person. Tired, weak, forgetful, depressed and anxious. My anxiety is so bad I don't go out anymore. I get completely blushing red face when I talk to anyone and I get so anxious about it. I have hairloss on my head and hair growth everywhere else. I rarely get my period and when I do it's heavy or very light. Sometimes I'll get it one day and it'll be gone the next. Right leg pain and right abdominal pain under rib cage I get in and off. Its extremely hard for me to focus on even get motivated to do anything. I have had several tests done which I will list what is coming out abnormal. Some people have said polycythemia and some have said lupus maybe. So I wanted to see if anyone has a similar story, symptoms, or lab results. Thanks!

Labs:
TSH -elvated
Sedimentation rate- elevated
Potassium- low
Glucose- elevated
Total metabolic protein - elevated
Globulin - elevated
Wbc - elevated
RBC - elevated
Hemoglobin - elevated
Hematocrit - elevated
Rdw- low
Reticulocytes - elevated

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Hi @tiffaliffa18, I moved your latest post with the discussion you started earlier so you can stay connected in the multiple groups.

Have you been able to get an appointment with your doctor to discussion next steps and how to confirm and rule out possible diagnoses?

Wow, if I was there right now, and I was your Mom, I'd give you a hug. I'm not sure what to say next - you do need an answer to what is going on, but with all of the tests that have been done, it seems pretty certain that you do not have an immediately life threatening illness, so your next step is to figure out how you will live with whatever condition(s) you may have.

So please bear with me for a minute while I talk to you like the Mom that I am. It is important to separate "what is wrong with me" from "who I am." Would you answer my questions, so I can get a sense of who you are underneath the feelings of illness?

First, what did you do "BI" (before illness.) School, work, family, hobbies? Do you think some specific traumatic event or illness triggered this long string of problems? Or do you just feel new symptoms all the time? Do old symptoms go away?

Second, are you getting any help for your anxiety and depression? Medication? Counseling? Both? This is VERY important because when our brain isn't behaving properly, neither does our body react normally to pain or stress.

Third, you mentioned marijuana use - really bad for anyone with depression or anxiety, especially if you are getting from friends or on the street. Please stop using it, and any other street chems you may be trying to feel better. Also, if you use alcohol, it can contribute to both depression and anxiety.

Next, let's talk about what used to motivate you before this started - what did you enjoy doing? Were you working or going to school? Do you live alone or with family? Just trying to find some place to start you on the road to thinking of yourself as a person with a problem to solve, not a helpless collection of symptoms.

Everybody "doesn't feel good" sometimes, the difference is how we choose as our response to it. Can you think of one single thing that you can do this weekend to feel better?
Sue

I have had some, but not all of your symptoms.
I'm concerned that your thyroid is elevated. When you thyroid is out of whack it can create many , many problems that you wouldn't even imagine. I don't know what type of doctor you have seem, but I highly recommend going to an endocrinologist. You have to get those thyroid levels corrected. You didn't mention your weight. Are you losing any. About 25 years ago I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. Fast heartbeat, lose of weight, terrible anxiety, depression, didn't want to do anything, no strength, didn't want to eat, my thoughts were all scrambled, on & on.......Don't stop looking for answers. You are your own advocate.

I think you may have some sort of auto immune disease with elevated Globulins. That definitely shows a lot of inflammation