Hi all,
I think I'm losing the plot and it seems this board has been a great help to some so I guess I'm asking for your help. I'm scared to death about BFS. Let me tell you my story ...
I'm a 22 year old male who is finishing the final year of a law degree and has a nice job lined up at one of the biggest law firms in my country next year. 3 days after I finalised my job I developed symptoms of a virus. I was very fatigue (could barely get out of bed) and felt terrible. My father is a GP and he prescribed me some Clavulin (Augmentin) to take for some chest infection-style symptoms. After a few days on the Clavulin I was feeling worse - heart palpitations, tremors. I saw another GP who diagnosed me as having a virus and told me I'd get over it soon with rest. After another 5 or so days this was still going on so I talked to my father again and we decided to stop the Clavulin. As soon as I stopped it I felt better. For two days (although still fatigued) I was on top of the world. Then on the Wednesday after I stopped the Clavulin (on a Sunday) the twitches began (or became more noticeable - my theory is the palpitations/tremors were the twitching all along).
Every day for one month since I have twitched. I began taking Temezapam to sleep. For the last two weeks symptoms appear to be getting better. I sleep fine without medication but the twitches are still there. I've seen a physician who told me to come back in two weeks because things seemed to be improving. If improving means not twitching every second and now only twitching every 5 minutes or so then great - but is this consistent with BFS ? Everything I've read indicates that symptoms can wax and wane. BTW I've made a neuro appointment for Tuesday.
I guess what I'm asking is - are my symptoms more consistent with a post-viral hangover (like everyone keeps telling me) or BFS ?
I can't handle this. I have tinnitus also and have pushed on through that. Every day I'm looking for new ways to escape this condition. I'm worried I could be losing control. I understand this may appear trite (particularly to people who have this for months or years) but, put simply, I cannot cope with this.
I think I'm losing the plot and it seems this board has been a great help to some so I guess I'm asking for your help. I'm scared to death about BFS. Let me tell you my story ...
I'm a 22 year old male who is finishing the final year of a law degree and has a nice job lined up at one of the biggest law firms in my country next year. 3 days after I finalised my job I developed symptoms of a virus. I was very fatigue (could barely get out of bed) and felt terrible. My father is a GP and he prescribed me some Clavulin (Augmentin) to take for some chest infection-style symptoms. After a few days on the Clavulin I was feeling worse - heart palpitations, tremors. I saw another GP who diagnosed me as having a virus and told me I'd get over it soon with rest. After another 5 or so days this was still going on so I talked to my father again and we decided to stop the Clavulin. As soon as I stopped it I felt better. For two days (although still fatigued) I was on top of the world. Then on the Wednesday after I stopped the Clavulin (on a Sunday) the twitches began (or became more noticeable - my theory is the palpitations/tremors were the twitching all along).
Every day for one month since I have twitched. I began taking Temezapam to sleep. For the last two weeks symptoms appear to be getting better. I sleep fine without medication but the twitches are still there. I've seen a physician who told me to come back in two weeks because things seemed to be improving. If improving means not twitching every second and now only twitching every 5 minutes or so then great - but is this consistent with BFS ? Everything I've read indicates that symptoms can wax and wane. BTW I've made a neuro appointment for Tuesday.
I guess what I'm asking is - are my symptoms more consistent with a post-viral hangover (like everyone keeps telling me) or BFS ?
I can't handle this. I have tinnitus also and have pushed on through that. Every day I'm looking for new ways to escape this condition. I'm worried I could be losing control. I understand this may appear trite (particularly to people who have this for months or years) but, put simply, I cannot cope with this.