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Looking for some ideas as to these symptoms
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Looking for some ideas as to these symptoms
by wonderwhat, Feb 26, 2003 12:00AM
I am hoping someone can give a few ideas about my scenario.
I have been seening doctors for my issues and so far no progress has been made.
First off, I am hypothyroid. I have autoimmune thyroiditis. I am on synthroid and have been taking it since May 2002. Up to this point I am considered at normal levels for TSH and T4. Regardless of this, I have had no noticable improvements.
Since August 2002 I have had these symptoms:
-tired all the time
-soreness in muscles
-stiffness in muscles
-extreme fatigue
-perceived weakness
-shortness of breath
-dizziness
-plugged sinus everyday all day and with every swallow I am clearing mucous from my throat.
In september I began to have these symptoms in addition:
-tingling feet and hands
-shakey feelings in body
-slight loss of balance
They checked my lungs and heart and checked for diabetes, and all that stuff checked out ok.
In the last month I have begun to get numbness in my right foot and right hand off and on with fasciculations showing up all over my body. They can happen anywhere and occur all day long. Eye twitching and leg and arm muscles the most frequent.
In addition, I seem to be needing to swallow more to clear mucous and excess saliva from my mouth.
I don't seem to have lost any weight at this point.
I am 26 years old and have not been in very good physical shape for the last few years. Pretty inactive, probably due to being quite tired all day long.
any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.
thank you
I have been seening doctors for my issues and so far no progress has been made.
First off, I am hypothyroid. I have autoimmune thyroiditis. I am on synthroid and have been taking it since May 2002. Up to this point I am considered at normal levels for TSH and T4. Regardless of this, I have had no noticable improvements.
Since August 2002 I have had these symptoms:
-tired all the time
-soreness in muscles
-stiffness in muscles
-extreme fatigue
-perceived weakness
-shortness of breath
-dizziness
-plugged sinus everyday all day and with every swallow I am clearing mucous from my throat.
In september I began to have these symptoms in addition:
-tingling feet and hands
-shakey feelings in body
-slight loss of balance
They checked my lungs and heart and checked for diabetes, and all that stuff checked out ok.
In the last month I have begun to get numbness in my right foot and right hand off and on with fasciculations showing up all over my body. They can happen anywhere and occur all day long. Eye twitching and leg and arm muscles the most frequent.
In addition, I seem to be needing to swallow more to clear mucous and excess saliva from my mouth.
I don't seem to have lost any weight at this point.
I am 26 years old and have not been in very good physical shape for the last few years. Pretty inactive, probably due to being quite tired all day long.
any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.
thank you
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-JT, Feb 26, 2003 12:00AM
Some of the symptoms may be due to general deconditioning (being inactive for prolonged periods of time) that may have led to a vicious cycle of inactivity while a component may be related to the hypothyroidism. If the sensory and motor problems bother you significantly, you may want to consider seeing a neurologist for a formal exam and possibly an EMG to rule out a primary muscle problem or peripheral neuropathy. In the meantime, your primary care doc can order some routine labs to check for electrolyte disorders, anemia, and muscle proteins (CK and aldolase). Unless the weakness can be objectively found on an exam rather than just being perceived, it would be unlikely that just fatigue, muscle aches and fasiculations would equal ALS. Good luck.
( also head jerks) ocurred ive experienced for 5 years muscle sorness like when you get a virus. mostly in my leggs and a few years before that i actually couldnt walk to good. i felt like i was walking with glass in my legs. that disapeared and turned into the sore muscles acompanied by dizzyness. i took zoloft and it went away. zoloft didnt take my anxiety away. for other readers i am on wellbutrin for a severe depression i had because it has no side affects. i am seeing a theripist/psychiatrist and still searching for the right meds. anxiety can do alot to a person. i did take a low mg of a mood stablizer called nourontin. i take it only at night. it helps me stay a little commer when i take it during the day but then i become stupid. oh well, best of luck.