Aa
I just want to be normal again....
Ok I am gonna try and make this short.
About 6 years ago, I started suffering from TMJ. I don't really know what caused it, but I think jumping out of airplane while in the army may have something to do with it.
Anyway, it really wasn't a huge issue until about a year ago when I was diagnosed with a heart murmur and MVP. After that, I started to suffer from anxiety. All I think about it dying and I have every physical symptom you can think of, which only adds to my anxiety.
I am guessing this anxiety is only making my TMJ worse, as I wake up every morning feeling like my jaw has been relocated.
Now, I have plugged ears, dizziness, stiff jaw, stiff neck, stiff shoulders, tingling in my face and extremities, loss of balance (due to the dizziness), weird sensations in my shoulders and neck (numb and burning), vision problems, and the list goes on.
Of course, I am now concerned I might have MS or a brain tumor.
I am not sure if these are all just a combination of all my ailments or just one thing or something more major.
I am planning to see the doctor, but to be honest I don't like seeing my clinic, because it is a military hospital and I see a different doctor everytime. Most of the time they see from ym records that I have anxiety and attribute everything to that. In order to see someone else I have to be referred out.
I guess I am just looking for someone else that might be experiencing these same symptoms or maybe some advice.
I would appreciate any comments.
About 6 years ago, I started suffering from TMJ. I don't really know what caused it, but I think jumping out of airplane while in the army may have something to do with it.
Anyway, it really wasn't a huge issue until about a year ago when I was diagnosed with a heart murmur and MVP. After that, I started to suffer from anxiety. All I think about it dying and I have every physical symptom you can think of, which only adds to my anxiety.
I am guessing this anxiety is only making my TMJ worse, as I wake up every morning feeling like my jaw has been relocated.
Now, I have plugged ears, dizziness, stiff jaw, stiff neck, stiff shoulders, tingling in my face and extremities, loss of balance (due to the dizziness), weird sensations in my shoulders and neck (numb and burning), vision problems, and the list goes on.
Of course, I am now concerned I might have MS or a brain tumor.
I am not sure if these are all just a combination of all my ailments or just one thing or something more major.
I am planning to see the doctor, but to be honest I don't like seeing my clinic, because it is a military hospital and I see a different doctor everytime. Most of the time they see from ym records that I have anxiety and attribute everything to that. In order to see someone else I have to be referred out.
I guess I am just looking for someone else that might be experiencing these same symptoms or maybe some advice.
I would appreciate any comments.
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The best forms include: Magnesium Taurate, Glycinate and Citrate. Many forms out there are either ineffective and/or unsafe to use.
Hi Brighterday...
Well I am sorry I cant give you any help but I can totally understand where your coming from. The past 3 months have been the worst 3 months of my life. I have been doing nothing but think I am dying and it is so ridiculous. I just want to live again. Here are my symptoms:
-chest pain (costochondritis; inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum)
-eye floaters and pain
-dizzyness
-stiff jaw and jaw pain.. it seems to be more pain in the jaw muscle though.
-ear pain on my right ear
-two strange lumps in the back of my head that everyone keeps telling me is a normal part of my skull... I think they are enlarged hard lymph nodes though.
-neck pain/stiffness
-body wide muscle twitching
I have had a ct scan of my neck, chest, and head (I had the head CT scan before I noticed the bumps though so I dont know if they were there then) and everything came back normal. along with 3 CBC blood tests over the 3 months which all came back normal.
Well I am sorry I cant give you any help but I can totally understand where your coming from. The past 3 months have been the worst 3 months of my life. I have been doing nothing but think I am dying and it is so ridiculous. I just want to live again. Here are my symptoms:
-chest pain (costochondritis; inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum)
-eye floaters and pain
-dizzyness
-stiff jaw and jaw pain.. it seems to be more pain in the jaw muscle though.
-ear pain on my right ear
-two strange lumps in the back of my head that everyone keeps telling me is a normal part of my skull... I think they are enlarged hard lymph nodes though.
-neck pain/stiffness
-body wide muscle twitching
I have had a ct scan of my neck, chest, and head (I had the head CT scan before I noticed the bumps though so I dont know if they were there then) and everything came back normal. along with 3 CBC blood tests over the 3 months which all came back normal.
Hey!
I agree with the above-- a regular doctor doesn't know a lot about TMJ problems, a lot of dentists don't either and its more in their field!! Find someone qualified. The thing is about TMJ is that there are a few reasons, but I hate to say it, but it might be your anxiety related issue.
I was/am in the same boat. Im a registered nurse, I was working in an ICU and life was great. Sure my stress was high but i felt it was tolerable. I had anxiety from pressure from other staff (I was new) but didnt think it affected me all that much. Except when my tmj pain became so severe i went on disability for 10 months, couldnt sleep, couldnt eat, i suffered so much. I'm only 26, I just turned 24, the prime of my life. I underwent so much treatment with little help, my physiotherapist at the time didnt believe i had pain and told my insurance provider i had to return to work full time shift work with 12 hr shifts...i refused and had to quit my job, to become part time to work 8 hr shifts and have more time off as i needed it. after a year of struggling with myself and it not functioning/coping well and the pressures of a crappy environment, I quit. and it was the best decision i've ever made for my treatment. Its been 8 months now since I quit, and my fatigue is better, my pain is 3/4 less.. the list goes on.
I never thought a reduction in my stress levels would do so much for me, and how bad it really was until i removed myself from it.
Please consider this in yourself, truly. Is your anxiety being treated? is your heart condition treated well that could reduce your anxiety--etc etc. do you exercise regularily? that can help with sleep and everyday coping with life. Its like when you need to lose weight, everyone things cut calories, but what we need to thing is eating food as fuel. Well think of your everyday life as prevention for your TMJ and if we work our body and make it in prime condition, it will be able to react to your stress better and not take the stress out on your body.
I wish you all the best, please message me if you want to chat about it. I sincerely hope you feel better soon, I know TMJ is a dirty dog :)
I agree with the above-- a regular doctor doesn't know a lot about TMJ problems, a lot of dentists don't either and its more in their field!! Find someone qualified. The thing is about TMJ is that there are a few reasons, but I hate to say it, but it might be your anxiety related issue.
I was/am in the same boat. Im a registered nurse, I was working in an ICU and life was great. Sure my stress was high but i felt it was tolerable. I had anxiety from pressure from other staff (I was new) but didnt think it affected me all that much. Except when my tmj pain became so severe i went on disability for 10 months, couldnt sleep, couldnt eat, i suffered so much. I'm only 26, I just turned 24, the prime of my life. I underwent so much treatment with little help, my physiotherapist at the time didnt believe i had pain and told my insurance provider i had to return to work full time shift work with 12 hr shifts...i refused and had to quit my job, to become part time to work 8 hr shifts and have more time off as i needed it. after a year of struggling with myself and it not functioning/coping well and the pressures of a crappy environment, I quit. and it was the best decision i've ever made for my treatment. Its been 8 months now since I quit, and my fatigue is better, my pain is 3/4 less.. the list goes on.
I never thought a reduction in my stress levels would do so much for me, and how bad it really was until i removed myself from it.
Please consider this in yourself, truly. Is your anxiety being treated? is your heart condition treated well that could reduce your anxiety--etc etc. do you exercise regularily? that can help with sleep and everyday coping with life. Its like when you need to lose weight, everyone things cut calories, but what we need to thing is eating food as fuel. Well think of your everyday life as prevention for your TMJ and if we work our body and make it in prime condition, it will be able to react to your stress better and not take the stress out on your body.
I wish you all the best, please message me if you want to chat about it. I sincerely hope you feel better soon, I know TMJ is a dirty dog :)
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