Good information although a bit above my head to be honest! I made an appointment to go back in this Thursday and see my doctor again. Just took my 5mg Lexapro after dinner and within an hour I already feel dizzy and "off." I feel like that half the time anyway these days so who knows.
I should probably start a new thread about this, but since I have your attention Mrs. D perhaps I should see if you can shed any light on possible neuropathy causes my doctors are overlooking? As most of us, I would just like to know what is causing my pain so I can at least stop the progression! So far, this is what my bloodwork has shown:
Lyme Disease Negative
Total Protein SPEP 6.6
Albumin SPEP 4.5
Alpha-1-Glob SPEP 0.1
Alpha-2-Glob SPeP 0.6
Beta-Glob SPEP 0.5
Gamma-Glob SPEP 1.0
Vitamin B6 23.1
Syphilis Negative
Vitamin B12 938
Folate RBC 452
ESR 4
CRP <029
Anti-Ro Negative
Anti-La Negative
Sjogren's SS-A Antibody 236 (Johns Hopkins lip biopsy came back inconclusive although 3 blood tests show positive for SS-A)
Sjogren's SS-B Antibody 26
SCL-70 Antibody 28
RNP Antibody 18
JO-1 Antibody 32
Histone Antibody 22
Centromere Antibody 15
C3 53
C4 14
IG-G 1160
IG-A 263
IG-M 100
Anti-Thyroglubolin Ab 6
Thyroperoxidase Ab 15
HIV NonReact
Rheumatoid Factor Screen <20
Antinuclear Antibody 1:40
FSH 7.3
T3 Uptake 35.3 (on synthroid)
T3 Total 40
T4 5.0
T7 1.77
TSH 1.1
Estradiol <12
Progesterone <0.2
Testosterone 19
Glucose Serum 48 was most recent but it has been as high as 91 in some tests
Bun 21
Creatinine 0.75
Egr 100
Bun/Creatinine Ratio 28
Sodium 133
Potassium 3.7
Chloride 97
Carbon Dioxide 23
Calcium 8.6
WBC 3.5
RBC 4.34
Hemoglobin 13.9
Hematocrit 42.5
MCV 98
MCH 32.0
MCHC 32.7
RDW 13.4
Platelets 193
Homocysteine 11.5
Methylmalonic Acid 0.13
Arsenic 4.4
Mercury 33.9 (high but toxicologist dismissed it as neuropathy cause?)
Lead 1
Copper 884
Zinc 67
Also tested negative twice for celiac
I know that is a lot of information but if anything stands out to you PLEASE let me know! I wish you were my doctor after reading all your posts!!! I will understand if this is way too much to digest and you can just say hope your doctor helps on Thursday
Thanks again-and to anyone else who might be able to help...