Mystery 10/10 pain, getting hard to keep going

Posted by bellamarielongo @bellamarielongo, 3 days ago

I will try to keep this as short as possible.
I’m a 23yr old female. In 2023 I began having symptoms suddenly and they progressed over time, the only diagnosis I have so far is POTS and a reversal of the natural curve of my cervical spine. I feel like there’s something more going on, I am in so much pain everyday I can’t do anything. My spine is the worst.. it’s my entire cervical and thoracic spine - I’ve had mris of any they were normal. It’s constant aching pain 10/10 over the counter pain meds do nothing. It’s also started to be accompanied by extreme pressure in the back of my neck / head and spine to the point where it makes me feel like I’m going to blackout because I’m not getting enough blood to my brain ( that’s what it feels like ). There’s a few other symptoms I have but they aren’t as relevant- my main concern is what is causing this amount of pain.. I had to quit my job I do nothing but lay in bed, if I try to go out and about it’s awful .. my quality of life is pretty much little to none at this point. I’ve tried trigger point shots - nothing .. I’m on gabapentin it does nothing .. I’m so tired and I’m in so much pain i don’t know what to do anymore but I can’t live like this and i desperately need help.

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Something you may want to consider: My GP prescribes pain relief meds and also recommended I read a book by Sanjay Gupta, MD. The title of the book is "It Doesn't Have To Hurt". In the book, Doctor Gupta discusses various options to help relieve pain and offers some interesting insights into the causes of chronic pain. I purchased the book on Amazon. It comes in both written and oral forms.

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@kenc Thank you !!!

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