Supplement party..

Today I went to see my therapist. I told him about how the doctors are behaving; focusing on mental health only and not really seeing my physical issues. Finally I got some validation from someone within Swedish healthcare. We talked back and forth about low cortisol and adrenal glands. He gave me some advice I could try out, basically telling me to "give up" on Swedish health care. That I need to "fight on my own" or find a practitioner abroad. He however recommended taking vitamin D together with K2. I have never tried that, actually. But yeah, me and supplements. I get shivers just by hearing that. I still have an unopened bottle of zinc as well as Omega 3 I still have not tried.. due to all these bad reactions to all I try. Oh well. Need to get it overwidth otherwise I cannot find supplements that will help me.

However, he told me I do not have any diagnoses other than possibly some anxiety connected to the future; that I am scared of what will come. He will set me up with a doctor to have a talk and once and for all remove these diagnoses they have put on me. Unfortunately I need to wait until august or so until I can get that meeting. But my therapist told that they are keen on "letting me go" so that other clients can get therapy. So this will be prioritized, yey.

I also tried to gather some energy to make the adrenal coctail. Has anybody tried it? The ingredient Cream of tartar (called 'vinsten' in Swedish) seems impossible to get in Sweden. It needs to be ordered/found specially. I have found it here in Sweden but shipping is kind of expensive and I am never driving by the place. Oh well. I might exchange it to potassium chloride instead since cream of tartar is something made from yeast, which I am sensitive to (high in histamine = big no no). Apparently potassium chloride can be purchased here. I have not ordered it yet. Again, supplements make me anxious and sort of ruins my economy, hehe. I am buying lots of supplements which I cannot take due to reactions :/

Anyone tried the adrenal coctail, btw?

Incoming tests and talks

Some days ago I ordered the Comprehensive Female 1 test from Nordic Labs. I have done it before, I think it was 2014. My cortisol levels were not as they are supposed to be. Super low in the morning and higher in the evening. Quite the opposite as it should be. Since I am more fatigued than ever lately, it will be interesting to see how leves look like now.

Need to break blood on my own finger, that's the scary part. 

Tomorrow I will also visit my therapist. I will ask them to remove any unnecessary diagnoses the psychiatry has given me. Last summer they were mumbling about some personality disorders that they later on claimed I do not have. They even sat there with me for 10 minutes and then they had decided that I have this and this diagnose. Can doctors really do that? Don't they need proper examination to a client in order to tell diagnoses? However, these freakin' diagnoses have been hauting me since then. Going to emergency with stomach pain and not able to eat for 48 hours and they tell me it's only "in my head", as they did past winter. Made me insane. I reported that doctor, asking how it's relevant to check my psychiatric journal when seeking for stomach pain attacks. She told it is very important indeed. I never understood that. 

However, when reporting a doctor in Sweden, nothing ususally happens. The doctor does not get any punishment for treating someone in a bad way. I think maybe if they miss out some serious diagnose and the client dies, then maybe something happens. But I do not think even the doctor gets removed from her/his place, even. It's horrible. 

So I will see how it goes. Hopefully I get diagnose free with some good comment also so I can start getting proper treatment. The only psychiatric diagnose I would agree to that I have is somewhat generalized anxiety. During the last year since the crash I have anxiety because I have no idea what's happening to my body. And noone seem to be able to tell me what is actually happening. When I get reactions to pills and creams, I just hear "Oh that cannot be" or "I have never heard anyone with these reactions before, so it sounds unlikely". Yeah yeah, please stop invaliding me.. 

Anyone can relate?  

/ignored

I have tried contacting my district health care centre now to get this cortisone examination done. They seem very unwilling to check me up. I met another doctor than my usual and he just told me I could possibly not get that reaction from cortisone cream. I showed him my eczema and I told I need something for it, but without cortison. The doctor from the evening district health care centre told me I need to get proper treatment for that eczema without cortisone.

The doctor just ignored what I just said and told me he will prescribe a cortisone cream for me which is "somewhat weak and should do". He also told me I have iron deficiency and I need to buy something called 'Blutsaft' (a Swedish Liquid Iron Supplement). I told him I have tried that soo many years and it does not work! It also contains gluten which I do not consume. He said nothing. He also told me I might have vitamin D deficiency but he will check it with a blood test.

A letter came home some days after telling me I do have vitamin D deficiency but now when summer comes along, I do not need to take any supplements since being out in the sun will give me vitamin D. Geez, I have told that doctor that even in summer I have vitamin D deficiency. And that I cannot take vitamin D supplements since I get leg cramps and get super sleepy from it. He just /ignores me. 

Magnesium gave me insomnia

I tried the magnesium spray (Mineralife Magnesium) today and I got some really odd effect from it. I have been taking magnesium supplement for years without issues. I always used Great Earth Super Magnesium 375 mg and I was sleeping like a baby after 2-3 of those. But I took one tiny spray of this magnesium oil just before going to bed and I was sleepless the whole night. Nope, no sleep. Just tired and wired. Anxious. Stressed. Panicky.

Isn't magnesium supposed to be helping with stress?

However, the rush effect was gone the day after and I got this awesome calmness that lasted for some hours. Then I recognized the effect from the magnesium. But it did not last long. I have no idea why I reacted the way I did there.. maybe some filler in the spray? Or maybe I cannot use that type of magnesium? Maybe magnesium chloride is not my thing. I have always used magnesium oxid. Some people say that form is not good. But to me it was super awesome. I have not tried my usual pills for a long time though. Maybe I will..

Getting closer to a solution?

I have now visited the clinics. One of them, the one with more natural direction, or how to say, told me I need magnesium, probiotics, omega 3 and digestion enzymes. I have bought some supplements and consider starting with them soon.

The other one was kind of intense. Intense doctor and intense meeting. It only took 20 minutes. The doctor seems willing to help me and thought I am hyperthyroid. I have never had that thought before. Maybe I am. I have always thought of myself as hypotyroid.

The doctor also wanted to perform a synachten test since my cortisol is too low. Finally!