Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

COOLTRIKERCHICK

went to the doctors this morning,

told them I fainted, lips went blue, saying I am getting dizzy spells, and I feel 'on edge' so to speak, and getting hot etc..

she took my blood pressure ' fine' listened to my heart 'fine' mentioned a blood test, and didn't book me in, and said I have vertigo.

So do you get blue lips, and feeling on edge with that????

Given me tablets to help ' balance' my inner ears

Itismehonest

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

went to the doctors this morning,

told them I fainted, lips went blue, saying I am getting dizzy spells, and I feel 'on edge' so to speak, and getting hot etc..

she took my blood pressure ' fine' listened to my heart 'fine' mentioned a blood test, and didn't book me in, and said I have vertigo.

So do you get blue lips, and feeling on edge with that????

Given me tablets to help ' balance' my inner ears

Not the blue lips in my case but that's not to say you can't - I don't truly know.
If it mixes with stress/anxiety then, yes, you'll get the edgy feeling. It's a bit of a vicious circle. You end up being anxious because you feel crap which makes you even more anxious & so feeling even more crap.
It's bl**dy awful, isn't it

Foxy/fexy tablets? PM me

COOLTRIKERCHICK

prochlorperazine 5mg haven't even opened the packet yet to read the destructions:cool::D

Better_Days

CTC - I think this is the stuff
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Vertigo/Pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Vertigo%20and%20dizziness&medicine=prochlorperazine%20maleate

Lots of contraindications:

Your prescriber may only prescribe this medicine with special care or may not prescribe it at all if you:

• are allergic or sensitive to or have had a bad reaction to phenothiazines in the past
• are allergic or sensitive to or have had a reaction to any of the ingredients in the medicine
• are dehydrated
• are elderly
• have brain or central nervous system problems
• have dementia
• have depression
• have diabetes or have risk factors for developing diabetes
• have epilepsy
• have heart problems
• have hypothyroidism
• have kidney problems
• have liver problems
• have myasthenia gravis
• have or have had blood or bone marrow problems
• have or have had narrow angle glaucoma
• have or have had seizures
• have or have risk factors for thromboembolic problems
• have Parkinson's disease
• have phaeochromocytoma
• have prostate problems
• have risk factors for heart problems such as having a family history of heart problems, having metabolic problems or being malnourished or an alcoholic
• have risk factors for stroke

Be careful.

Davesnave

Better_Days wrote: »

Be careful.

Yes, but.... look at it another way, there's a whole heap of things there the quack doesn't think you have, or they'd not have prescribed the meds!

Always a silver lining.....;)

ukmaggie45

Davesnave wrote: »

Yes, but.... look at it another way, there's a whole heap of things there the quack doesn't think you have, or they'd not have prescribed the meds!

Always a silver lining.....;)

You mean you trust the quack with your health??? :eek: I most certainly don't! Most of them are totally clueless... They go to med school for years, but you can do better than them just using Google! Unfortunately we need them for prescriptions, and some are argumentative about that.

My current GPs have always been great, and also helpful with DWP stuff too (though as on pension now don't need that at the mo but will do when PIP comes in).

But have to move to new GPs since we moved (around 200 yards!). And not sure how helpful they will be, keep putting it off!

Davesnave

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

You mean you trust the quack with your health??? :eek: !

Errr, I said "doesn't think you have..."

Didn't say anything about trust.

I think the internet is great for looking up symptoms, or the implications of a known illness, and especially for gaining support from others, but many web sites/forums are not particularly good. Unskilled research can also lead people to put the willies up themselves unnecessarily.

As in everything, use with care, rather like you said.

lostinrates

Some of my doctors I actually do trust. My private GOP was fab. My dad still sees a private GP, who is a personal friend and he is now researching the right consultants for me to be referred to.

My gasteroenterologist I trust, partly because he admits...he doesn't have all the answers. The doctors I don't like are the ones that tell me how I feel or say what I feel cannot be right, because its not text book. It always delays things, ends up proving me right, and they never admit it.

I'm seeing my GP in the morning to discuss the next referral tO yet another consultant, to a guy the private GP friend has recommended hopefully. It will mean a trip to London, but its just too dark pokey out here. And we're very much civilisation. .

Its a good reason not to move to remote I guess, if you have a rare or particularly 'interesting' medical condition.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

Some of my doctors I actually do trust. My private GOP was fab. My dad still sees a private GP, who is a personal friend and he is now researching the right consultants for me to be referred to.

My gasteroenterologist I trust, partly because he admits...he doesn't have all the answers. The doctors I don't like are the ones that tell me how I feel or say what I feel cannot be right, because its not text book. It always delays things, ends up proving me right, and they never admit it.

I'm seeing my GP in the morning to discuss the next referral tO yet another consultant, to a guy the private GP friend has recommended hopefully. It will mean a trip to London, but its just too dark pokey out here. And we're very much civilisation. .

Its a good reason not to move to remote I guess, if you have a rare or particularly 'interesting' medical condition.

ok...... whats that ????:rotfl::rotfl:



oooooooo does it mean "stab in the dark"........ ??

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

ok...... whats that ????:rotfl::rotfl:



oooooooo does it mean "stab in the dark"........ ??

Yeah, something like stab in the dark.....