Heavy legs low energy drowsiness

Hi l wonder if you could give some information on the condition l have.
l have had these problems  for over 25 years,my legs are leaden and heavy l cannot walk to quickly and l have aproblem when climbing stairs.basically my legs dont respond like they did.Also l get very bad drowsiness on and off  and when this happens the weakness  in my legs seems to get worse.l have had a muscle function test which was ok and various blood tests also ok l had an mri scan of my spine and that was also ok,any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. R Denney

[shorty463]

do u work wats ur job

[A2B2]

You might want to see if you have narcolepsy.   For years, I felt sleep, compelled to sleep and my arms felt like they had lead in them periodically.  I saw a sleep neurologist....I've got narcolepsy.  Its nothing like what they show in the movies.  You should get it checked out.

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. Your symptoms sound like guillain barre syndrome or acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. It is an ascending paralysis beginning in the feet and hands and migrating to the chest. Usually is triggered by an acute infection. There is symmetric weakness affecting the lower limbs first and ascending up. Weakness in feet is like a rubbery sensation with or without tingling and numbness. Consult a neurologist at the earliest. You would be required to undergo electromyography or EMG, nerve conduction study or NCV, and cerebrospinal fluid examination for diagnosis. Therapy is supportive and corticosteroids and immunosuppressant are indicated if diagnosis is confirmed. Hope this helps. Take care.