HELP!

Hi,  I have posted here before, but i a going to recap my situation.  I was never sick before not really even a flu and I was very physically fit and active.  8 months ago something hit me HARD! I started with dizziness- out of the blue felt like passing out (this may have been a panic attack).  What followed was weakness, dark circles under eyes,  constant dizziness, panic attacks, headaches, sore throats, run down feeling. I couldn't even drive for 6 months. After about 5 months of this, I started thinking really strange things,I later learned I had severe anxiety disorder.  So here I am at the 8 month mark.  Alot of symptoms have gone away, I am left struggling with anxiety and keeping my sanity, my back has alot of knots but I am very tense there, extreme irritability, and feeling out of it.  I do a lot more now, I am up to running almost 3 miles in 1/2 an hour, but I feel tired all day and I get an awful run down feeling. I did every possible test and all came back negative.  I have gradually improved, but I am still suffering.  So my regular doc never dx me, just said "sometimes we just don't know". An infectious disease doc said I had CFS.  I am at a point where I am wondering how much of what is left is mental.  People have been telling me I have to change something in my life!  I do have issues from my past.  I have to take 3 mg of xanex just to sleep at night.  So I am just looking for some feedback on my situation.  It just doesn't make sense.  Please someone tell me I will feel good again!  I am also taking Wellbutrin, which helps the anxiety,  but just a little.  I know no one ever posts here when they recover (because they are enjoying life). I promise I will post here when I come out of this, just to uplift others!!! Sorry for the length, thanks for listening!

Hi aquarias. I'm glad that some of your symptoms have improved and hopefully the other symptoms will also gradually improve. A lot of people with CFS also suffer from anxiety so it's definitely a good possibility that you have both. I am here to offer hope. I was diagnosed in 1991 and a few years later I went into a long remission. I became a running fanatic and was able to run long distances and participate in races. During my remission I would experience times here and there where my body would crash, then I'd rest for a few days and be on my way again. Unfortunately I got sick again a few years ago and am now being treated for lupus, but I'm sure my CFS is probably active again too.

Hang in there - there is hope that you can eventually feel better. Just look how far you have come in a relatively short time. Think about the difference between now and 8 months ago.

Take care - I'm not going anywhere for a while so you'll have at least one person responding to your posts.

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Diagnosis:  Suspected Lupus 2004; Raynauds 2006; Sjogren's 2006; CFS 1991; Mono 1985

Meds:  Plaquenil 400mg; Tramadol 100mg 3-4x daily; Amitriptyline 10mg; Neurontin 200mg; Steriod Cream and Mouth Rinse for tongue and mouth ulcers; Hydrocodone 5/500 prn for severe pain

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Thanks for listening.  I will keep the faith, I am only 28 and I still have to have kids.  So I just will not except that I will remain sick!!!  I was also abusing alcohol for a long time before I got sick.  I don't know if this caused my shutdown or not.  My first dizzy spell hapened after a night of extreme  binge drinking, then I felt better for a few days, binge drank again, and woke up the next day dizzy again, and it was just all down hill from there.  I am 8 months without drinking now, I pray every night to pleae take me out of this hell!!  Thanks for listening!!