What would cause such strange symptoms?

Question: Here's what I got. This is a long-term thing that comes and goes. On average, various combinations of symptoms listed below occur at a moderate level once a week. Sometimes more or less severe, sometimes more frequently. Doctors have found no reason thus far:

-chills/feeling flush/inability to control body temperature (no fever, or very low-grade)
-abdominal cramps/discomfort/pain
-nausea (often severe, but very very very rarely vomitting. only twice has it got to that point, in fact)
-diarreah (and the inability to spell, apparently...)
-fatigue/drowsiness/feeling "shaky"
-anxiety/feeling "tense"
-dry mouth
-bad gas (sigh. how embarrassing...)
-inability to concentrate
-heart racing/beating irregularly/chest pain

Yes, there is a history of severe digestive problems in my history.

No, doctors say it's not crohn's (I've had LOTS of tests done).

Yes, I did get bit by a small tick this summer and the bite did get infected and I never got that checked out with a doctor.

Answers:
I think you'll have to find a doctor willing to work with you on ruling one thing out at a time, kind of a process of elimination. This might sound totally crazy, but believe it or not, a potassium deficiency can cause many, if not all, of the symptoms you have listed. If that's not it, ask for a Holter monitor to check your heart rate for 24 hours -- sounds like you have a tachycardia and/or arrhythmia which can be regulated with low dose beta-blockers. Usually these conditions have underlying causes though, so don't stop looking for what's really wrong just because you feel better with the medication. For the gas and bloating and all that (if it's not potassium-related), try playing with your diet -- for two days cut out all dairy products (lactose), if that doesn't solve anything, cut out white flour for 2 days, if that doesn't work, cut out... Keep at it until you notice something -- usually the foods that can trigger intolerances end in -ose like lactose, fructose, glucose...

Really the most important thing is to have a good general doctor who is really willing to listen to you, to take your complaints seriously, and to work with you to get to the bottom of your mystery. The human body really is quite complicated and rarely does the symptom point directly to the problem. Good luck & take care of yourself.

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well this is a long shot but i had nearly all those symptoms when i was diagnosed with diabeties, could also be IBS (iretalble bowl symdrome) maybe u should see ur doctor and ask if u can get some blood tests done? maybe its a legic reaction to something

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