Feeling Queasy And Hungry, Weak Stomach, Smokes. Have Anxiety, Get Breathless And Heart Pounds. On Cymbalta And Xanax

Posted on Sat, 1 Jun 2013

Question: I am 22 yrs old and not pregnant. for the past year and a half or longer, I have been waking up queasy and extremely hungry. somedays are worse than others. While eating fixes the problem, many mornings even though I feel hungry I have no appetite. I'm about 5'5 and 115 pounds, with a very high metabolisn which seens to be slowing a little as I grow. in the past year, I have grown quite a bit. I have a weak stomach anyways, but its beyond that. I also have anxiety and sometimes my heart pounds and I get breathless. my grandma toldme she has a thyroid problem so I was wondering if that might be the case. for the medications I take, for the past 4 months I've been taking cymbalta which works great, the nuvaring for the past 6 months, and occasionally a xanax if I really need it. my diet varies, but almost every day it is balanced out between greas y convenient food and fruits and whole grains and fish and stuff at home. I am a regular pot smoker. can you help me at all?

Answered by Dr. Shehzad Topiwala (5 hours later)

It is important to rule out some important endocrine conditions here. I will enumerate a few : diabetes, thyroid, spontaneous hypoglycemia, pheochromocytoma.
The best advise I can give you is to see an endocrinologist for an in-person evaluation because endocrine problems can be complex to diagnose and manage.
However I can suggest a preliminary work up.
Get lab tests for the following: CBC, CMP (liver, kidney and electrolytes), TSH, Free T4, Total T4, Total T3, T3 resin uptake, plasma fractionated catecholamines

Also, when you experience these symptoms, please check your fingerstick glucose with a glucose meter. if the value is below 70 mg/dl it is concerning and warrants the need for further assessment

Note: For more information on hormonal imbalance symptoms or unmanaged diabetes with other comorbid conditions, get back to us & Consult with an Endocrinologist. Click here to book an appointment.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar