Wondering what I am looking at for Disability for Unexplained Heat Illness

KipLebahn

PEB Forum Regular Member
Four years ago I passed out from being exposed to too much heat. I was then told that I was just dehydrated and I needed to drink more water. I was sent home early from CST and was then sent to Texas for an MEB. They thought that I had a heat illness prior to coming in the Military. I proved to them that I didn't so they said that I could stay in. Since then, I have passed out 5 more times, and not just in the desert. Once when we had an exercise and we had to be in MOPP 4 for 2 1/2 hours, after coming out of MOPP 4, I had passed out and lost consciousness they said for about 2 min. I was told then that I was not dehydrated but they couldn't explain why I had passed out other than my body just got too hot. The last time I past out was in Dec of 09 while trying to run a PT test in the indoor gym. Since then, I have been on a profile. My body heats out of the blue and I begin to sweat, I could be sitting on my couch, watching TV and my body starts to sweat. I have been to see a Cardiologist, Pulmonologist, Endocrinologist, and a Neurologist. None of them could tell me what is wrong with my body other than it is heat syncope. My Neurologist has put me on Topiramate 75 mg, Isometh-d-chloralphenz-asap, and Nortriptyline 50mg, because I also have really bad migraines. I have read that one of Topiramates side affects is that it stops the body from cooling itself down so now I can't do anything. I am on a profile that doesn't allow me to sweat. And come Dec. will be a year and then I will most likely be going up to another MEB. So my question is, what kind of disability would I be looking at if I am on these meds that don't allow me to do anything and with an illness that noone can figure out what is wrong with me? Can someone please help me?
 
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