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Old Jun 23, 2013, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by moremi View Post
I feel everything you just posted. i also just found out from the doctors that they think i may have been misdiqgnosed with bipolar. in 2009 they found a small tumor in my pituitary gland and sent me to a neurologist and he has been monitoring it for growth and it hasnt grown which is good. what they failed to do was send me to an endocronoligist or even test hormone levels. so in 2010 i was diagnosed bipolar and have been struggling with moods and meds since. i began having a lot of weifht gain 60 pounds since 2009 and having hot flashes and night sweats terrible memory both short and long term not feeling my emotions no motivation and horrible social anxiety. i also struggle w hygeine and cleanong my house. my gp doc decided to do a hormone test last week and my prolactin levels were high so finally i am being sent to endo. this pituitary tumor causes things such as mania depression anhondea because when prolactin levels go up your dopamine levels drop ebabling you to feel any pleasure or happines and creating social anxiety and lack of motivation.

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Wow, you just made me a little hopeful! Not sure if this is the illness or the sane part of me. I won't let it get to my head, but I'll definitely demand a hormone test! AFAIK I haven't had one yet.
Thanks for this!
Thanks for this!
moremi