Hi all. Im new to the forums. I'm feeling lost and confused so some feedback would be great! I am a 40 year old male, kidney donor in 2005, 6' 1", 205 lbs in Feb and only 175 as of March (not by choice!). My symptoms seem to be along the lines of AF, candidiasis or even a reaction to a tetanus booster.
It all started at the end of January when I injured my foot at work and had to take a few weeks off. I had scraped my knee pretty bad when I hurt my foot so the dr wanted to make a few extra bucks off of my company and said I should have a tetanus booster. I agreed, had my foot dealt with and began my healing process at home. After a couple of days I began having random moments where i would feel cold and then start shaking uncontrollably, almost like a siezure!! It had nothing to do with feeling anxious because the first couple times it happened i was in a good state of mind. Around the same time i began feeling shortness of breath, like a heaviness in my throat and upper chest. Well this started to get to me because it caused me to feel very anxious. Over the next few weeks I would still get the tremors on occasion and felt very shaky and weak most times. I was also experiencing neuropathy in my extremities which i think had to do with my continuous deep breathing dur to thoughts about my shortness of breath. I had no idea how much weight I was losing but within 4 weeks I lost 30 lbs!!

I've worked a fast paced, adrenalin inducing job at FedEx for the past 15 years and so every day I am pushing my stress levels to their max. I am also a kidney donor and had no idea of a connection between adrenal fatigue and left kidney donation until very recently. I have been feeling good for the past 8 years since the surgery. Lots of energy and able to let go of my work related stress as soon as I punched out for the day. Now I can hardly handle any stress. My anxiety, even while at "rest" felt the same way as the adrenalin rush i would have every day at work, like my adrenaline wouldnt "turn off". Sometimes itt feels like my blood pressure actually drops or something because my pulse is slow but pounding but at the same time I get very anxious and feel as though I'm suffocating a little. I had to go on Zoloft because my symptoms were so bad I had dropped into a deep mix of Depression and anxiety and I honestly had thoughts every day about possibly ending my life. One of the reasons I'm concerned is that although the antidepressant has helped with my anxiety and depression, I am still experiencing many of the physical symptoms: shortness of breath when excercising/working, shakiness, sometimes very sleepy then awake in the middle of the night, always hungry and still not gaining weight back. I have had a few episodes of anxiety in my lifetime but this whole thing felt so different that I am convinced it has physical causes and not just a mental glitch. Any opinions would be appreciated!! Thanks.