weird symptoms

[VAgirrrrrl]

I've waited so long to post a question and now I don't even know where to begin.  I have SO MANY weird symptoms.  I will try to remember them all.  Sometimes I have them at the same time and sometimes not.  I will go weeks with the symptoms and then weeks without them, but they ALWAYS return.  I don't know if they are related; hopefully, you can help me with that.  I think it's best for me to just list them.  Here goes:  Sharp pains in my head, burning and tingling in my head, pain in the upper neck/bottom of head, constant dizziness even when sitting or lying down, sometimes my lips feel as though they are drawing up, my hands are numb EVERY MORNING when I wake up and seem to feel 3 times their size(goes away after a few minutes), have had numbing/tingling in all parts of my body at one time or another (including my tongue), I have a head tremor, sometimes my legs feel very heavy as if they were filled up with cement.  I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting and I'll be mad when I remember.  I HAVE been to Neurologists and I can't seem to get ANY of them to do ANY test on me.  They ALL say it's just anxiety.  I have a cousin with MS.  Could these be MS symptoms.  I also have a great grandmother with Parkinsons Disease, although, I don't think I have any of those symptoms other than the head tremor which I'm told is usually the last symptom to appear.  I realize you can't diagnose without examining me and I realize I have many crazy things going on, but I would love to get your opinion on what this could be.  Sorry this is so long.  Thank you in advance.

[VAgirrrrrl]

As a matter of fact, I have had all those symptoms.  The irrital bowel syndrome is REALLY acting up lately.  I, too, have high sugar which the doctors say is "ok"!  My mom has diabetes and her father had it too.  I guess, after hearing this, I will push the issue.  Thanks a million!  I hope you are felling better.  I've had some really good days little, mixed with a few bad days.  It's been nice to feel normal for a little while.  Try to email me again. (***@****)  Take care!

[ljh4]

HI how have you been feeling? I still haven't gotten your return email... Anyways, I haven't been feeling the greatest these past couple of weeks and experiencing heart palpitations... I won't get the results from the tests they did until friday or monday... But anyways I have a friend who is a nurse and as I was telling her some of my symtoms she said it sounds like diebetes.. I go tomorrow to test for that.. Have you besides from the symptoms mentions above gained or lost weight quicker than usual in the past year, have to urinate alot, feel extremely hungry, have mood swings, itchy dry skin and extreme thirst, diareha or constipation, numbness/tingling in extremities and fatigue? Last year when I first starting feeling crumby I lost alot of weight (well 5 pounds) but I am short an thin anyways so 5 lbs on me is like 20 lbs, In the past month i have gained 10 pounds over a three week period, which I was happy with cause I needed it.. Also last year when I first started going to the doc I had the headache, symptoms of irretable bowel syndrome, mood swings, fatigue, weight loss, and numbness in arm which all mimic anxiety or depression.. If diabeties isn't caught early enough or left untreated it can cause heart problems, stroke, kidney falirue and even loss of vision. When I was in high school I was tested by a military doctor and he said I was borderline dieabetic so to keep on eye on it.. When my doctors ck my blood sugar it always comes back in the higher than normal range but I guess not high enough for them to warrent further investigation.. Which really upsets me because if it turns out that this is what i have I am afraid it has gone unnoticed for so long that it is causing more serious problems... Our health profession is very sad.. Sorry this is so long but I wanted to make sure you got this and not risk emails being lost in cyber space... Maybe this will help..

[VAgirrrrrl]

I got your e-mail and I e-mailed you back.  I guess you didn't get it.  I was wondering why I didn't hear from you again.  E-mail me again and look out for my return e-mail!!!

[ljh4]

Hi, did you get my email? I sent it last week sometime with the title wierd symptoms-headaches. If you did not get it let me know and I will resend it.. How have you been feeling? What exactly is MS? We don't have a family history of that. Do you keep a journal of how you feel? If you do, do you notice any patterns to your ill feelings? Well let me know if you got my email or if you would like me to resend it..

[chd1122]

That is scary! I guess I better have that 2nd child soon!! Good luck with getting the help you need for your symptoms. I hope all works out for you.

[VAgirrrrrl]

Hi.  I know how you feel.  I have a cousin with MS also.  I would feel MUCH better if I could just have a CAT scanor an MRI done.  Maybe I'll have better luck when I get back to the States.  I don't think you're ever too young for perimenopause.  The reason I say that is because I was watching OPRA and they had a specialists on there that wrote a book on menopause.  She said every woman is different and some start perimenopause as early as their 20's.  Anyway, good luck to you!