Hi!
I've had hyperemesis three times in a six year period. After the last baby (born June, 2002) we made the decision not to have any more children. I thought that HG was over. Then I started having problems of another sort.
In November of last year I weaned my DD. After that I immediately started having problems with headaches, brain fog, and fatigue. My doctor said it was depression when I went to him this spring. I've been checked out thoroughly and there's no medical cause that they could find. I started having panic attacks and I felt like I was going crazy. Then we found out my symptoms were at their worst around my periods. We think this all might be because of PMDD - (kind of like PMS in the way that morning sickness is kind of like HG)
Or in other words, my hormones are way off kilter.
My question - has anyone else with a history of HG ever experienced this? I can't help but think I'm having these problems because of the hell I put my body through with those pregnancies. Either that or I am just going crazy after all.
Also, since my last pregnancy, I've had problems with IBS, and have become extremely sensitive to medications (if there's a side effect to a medicine I experience it) My doctor thinks I'm psychosomatic and a hypochondriac (but then this doctor always scoffed at my HG. I'm glad I had a good OB-GYN that understood what I was going through.)
Do any of you experience these sorts of health problems after HG?