Symptoms After The Stopping of Medications

Hello

I am new to homeopathic treatment, and I am not sure if I am going about things right or not, so I would appreciate some insight. I am currently taking a few homeopathic remedies, to help me with what’s going on, and I have listed those below. I am not sure if I am taking them right for what I am going through or if there would be a better way. Or if there would be better remedies?

I currently have the following symptoms: Fatigue, Night sweats, increased heart rate at night (90-100), my normal HR is in the 60’s, lately in the high 70’s, maybe increased blood pressure it feels like it, normal for me is low 100/70 or 60, I don’t know for sure if it’s elevated, I just feel like it is, also pulsatile tinnitus, and insomnia. I don’t really notice it until evening.

Other symptoms. Cramping no period, as I said I was on Depo-provera, and did not get a follow-up shot Dec 2014. It can take some time to get the period back after taking that. Headaches 2 different types, the one that is muscular from a knot in the shoulder I have taken Kali Phosphoricum 150c, and it worked wonderfully. The other type of headache originates in the spine, from the discs bulging, I get chiropractic care and this helps with these, I don’t get them very often. I also have post nasal drip, haven’t figured the cause of it yet, but not that bad or bothersome. I get other symptoms but they are not as bothersome, aches and pains, etc. If you need to know just ask, but when they’re not as bothersome, it’s hard to remember unless asked specifically about something. Oh and I guess I had positional vertigo a month or so ago, if that makes any difference?

Current Diagnosis's - RLS, Chronic Fatigue syndrome, goiter, hashimoto’s disease, though I DO NOT currently have hypo or hyper thyroid,

For the above symptoms I am taking: evening primrose oil (night sweats), 2600mg daily and lycopodium clavatum (HR and BP) 210c 1x daily for 3 days, last dose was Sunday. But I had taken it the same 2 weeks ago, and symptoms returned after 2 weeks, so I did it again. They are much better on these 2, but they don’t completely go away. I can sleep with it, the pulse is low enough that I don’t feel all jazzed up.

Supplements: Multi-vitiman, K2, B12 lozenge, Mag, Calcium, Vit D, Probiotic, CoQ10, N-Acetyl Cystine, Milk Thistle, Calcium D glucarate, Dandelion, Fish oil, and NADH-CoQ10. My calcium has D, Mag, Zinc, Copper, Evening Primrose Oil, and I think that’s it? Chinese herbs for the cramps.

Prescription Medciation: Prilosec 1x a day.

Prescriptions I am no longer on: I was on Gabapentin 1800mg, for 2 years and off Nov 14, also on Depo-provera, on for 4 years, off Dec 14. No other meds. I was on the Gabapentin for the RLS, I now take 1000mg of the Magnesium for that.

The story: I have had a heck of time over the last few years, and if you need the full story I would be happy to provide it if needed. But the short story is, I have had fatigue for 20 years, had bad PMS for years the DR recommended, Depo-provera for this 4 years ago, 6 months later I got a stomach virus, fatigue was much worse. Drs found my Vit D was low and that I had restless leg syndrome. About 2 years ago, I was put on Gabapentin for RLS. Still had the fatigue. Got very sick this summer, with stomach ulcers, I believe because of the Gabepentin. Still seeking a source of my fatigue, a few DR’s suggested both the Depo and the Gabapentin were the source of the fatigue.

Nov 1, 2014 after dosing down for several months I was finally able to get off the Gabapentin. When I was getting off of it my withdrawal symptoms I had were, fatigue, heart racing (120+), insomnia, night sweats, and heat intolerance. This is pretty much what I am currently experiencing, just not quite as severe, listed above. Initially I was dosing down by 300mg and then when it was realized I was having withdrawal, I was given a prescription for 100mg.

It is my belief my “current symptoms” (listed above) are related to the Gabapentin. I do not know this for a fact, but it is not my thyroid, during the withdrawal episodes, I SWORE It was my thyroid. I had the DR run tests, and I did test positive for Hashimoto’s disease, I do have a goiter, but all other thyroid tests are normal. And I have had many thyroid tests over the last 6 months all normal. Well there was one episode that was not related to the dose downs because I hadn’t done it yet and I do believe that was the thyroid being over-active, but it calmed itself down after a week. I have been tested for a "C" word I can't say (system says it's not authorized) menopause (2x now), other things the endocrinologist though could cause the symptoms (before I realized it was the Gabapentin).

My understanding from what I read on forums, though other people’s experiences with Gabapentin, is that it may take 6-12 months to fully recover from this medication. I don’t think it’s technically a "withdrawal” with the Gabapentin at this point, from my understanding your brain can take a 6-12 months to figure out how to work without the medication. I do think that’s what’s going on with my “current symptoms”. My only concern with this theory of mine, is that I was fine from about mid november till the end of December, when the symptoms came back. However the time of day that it comes back is the a few hours after I would have taken my med, if I were still on it. I did take Hylands Calms from Dec until a month or so ago, I thought it helped, if it did, it then stopped working.

Do you think what I am doing is the right way to handle this? Should I be taking them differently? I appreciate any help.