Posted By Wilmarieg (Kent, Uk) on 06/15/2015

I am 31 this year. I grew up in Ceres in South Africa, a small town in the middle of nowhere that has high levels of fluoride in the water. South Africans are also in love with their Rooibos tea, which contains fluoride, and this was a staple drink of mine as a child. Further to this, my mother also gave us fluoride tablets as kids to help strengthen our teeth. She was giving the recommended dose, but I loved how sweet they were and I stole a few extra ones a day.

For as long as I can remember I have had white patches or lines running across my teeth, which my whole family has attributed to my high fluoride intake. I haven't had a cavity or toothache of any sort my entire life.

But, I have been seeing doctors and specialists for the past 5 to 7 years to get to the bottom a few ailments I have - all of which are seen as different problems and all of which are coming up on fluoride articles as symptoms:

1) I have joint aches (hip, knees, wrists and lower back) and I see a chiropractic for my back as it becomes quite severe. Arthritis runs in my family and I have put it down to this.

2) I have constant headaches/migraines, at least once a week if not more.

3) I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome when I was about 14.

4) I have kidney problems which has been investigated by several doctors with no result - functioning tests, kidney stones, etc. all show nothing. It comes and goes, but most doctors think it to be kidney stones based on my description. I go pale white and feel like I need to throw up and the pain is unbearable, lasting for hours. I will wake up in the middle of the night from this and once the pain is gone (pain killers and lying in the fetal position) I usually feel quite tender the next day and need to sit and walk carefully.

5) I have constant vertigo, which I have also been for numerous tests for. The final conclusion from the specialists was that it's triggered by my migraines, which are triggered by certain foods (cheese, pineapple, caffeine, etc). I will go from feeling completely normal to within seconds having no balance and it feels like the world is spinning. At this point moving my head quickly or changing my point of vision will start a spinning reaction which makes me feel sick.

I'm hoping someone will be all-knowing enough on the subject to tell me whether these might all tie to one thing (which would make me truly happy) or whether I am being a hypochondriac?

If this does tie in with fluoride, is there any way of reversing what it has caused or perhaps even testing if this is in deed what it is?

Thank you

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