I remember waking up one morning with this weird little speck floating across my vision. I blinked. Rubbed my eyes. But it was still there. Just drifting. At first, I thought it was just a piece of dust or a side effect of staring at my phone too long the night before. But then, it…
Back pain can be a relentless nuisance. A few years ago, I remember dragging myself out of bed each morning with that same nagging ache deep in my lower back. No injury, no trauma — just persistent discomfort that seemed to come from nowhere. After months of frustration and dozens of tests, I stumbled upon…
I used to think anxiety was just mental. Racing thoughts, overthinking, maybe a little restlessness. But one morning, I woke up feeling like I hadn’t slept at all. My legs ached, my chest felt tight, and I could barely drag myself to the kitchen for coffee. At first, I thought I was coming down with…
There was a time I couldn’t tell if I was just overly exhausted or heading straight into another migraine storm. The overlap between the crushing fatigue and the throbbing head pain was too frequent to ignore. After years of dealing with both migraines and that relentless sense of burnout, I realized what many of us…
“Okay, not gonna lie—I thought I was losing it. A few months ago, I started noticing these weird shadowy specks drifting across my vision. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, squinted—you name it. But they wouldn’t go away. Then came the exhaustion. Not the regular kind. The deep, bone-tired kind that had me wired and tired…
It’s something I’ve seen again and again in my clinic—women, often in their 30s to 50s, coming in with symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), only to reveal they’ve recently gone through a major hormonal shift. Whether it’s postpartum changes, perimenopause, or even thyroid imbalances, there’s a *clear pattern* I can’t ignore. The RA and hormone…
If you’re juggling a high-stress life and noticing your blood pressure readings creeping up, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining things. One of the most overlooked culprits in that rising pressure? Adrenal fatigue. Now, as an internal medicine physician who’s spent years knee-deep in hypertension management, I can tell you with absolute certainty: there’s a…
Hey there! If you’re reading this, it probably means you’ve been dealing with both high blood pressure and adrenal fatigue, or you’re just trying to understand how these two are connected. Well, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s break it down and talk about why these conditions often show up together, and what you…