Help out there

[JeDH]

I've posted many times before, without any real information.  My tingling/numbness sensation has come full force with my hands and feet, arms and legs.  Coupled with a sick feeling in my stomach and major dizziness.  I really want some suggestions.  I feel like the doctors think I am crazy.  All the tests have come back "normal" yet I feel awful!  

I go back to my internist, rheum, and neurologist next week....what should I keep pressing them to do? Tests?

Any suggestions would be helpful, I feel like have some thing that they are missing that could be really bad.

[LivingInHope]

I have had jello feeling w/panic attack before.  It is possible you are having panic attacks, but your doctor should eliminate all known medical causes for your symptoms before relegating you to a psychiatrist.

  I also found this for your consideraton on medicine net, a com website:
"Sometimes, patients with hyperkalemia report vague symptoms including:
nausea,
fatigue,
muscle weakness, or
tingling sensations."

Hyperkalemia is too much potassium in your blood (potassium being one of the things Doctornee medical mentioned).  Just one of a list of the causes of hyperkalemia can be kidney dysfunction, so you might want to get your GFR blood test to check kidney function.  Please be sure to get an actual GFR number, not just greater than 60, because the average number varies based on your age grouping and a person can have the beginnings of kidney disease with a number greater than 60.

[JeDH]

Thanks for your comments, would these things cause my arms/legs etc.  to feel like jello, that are not a part of my body.  This is getting really scary!  I don't know what to do?

[LivingInHope]

from web md on multiple sclerosis:

"The most common early symptoms of MS include:
Tingling
Numbness
Loss of balance
Weakness in one or more limbs
Blurred or double vision"
"Dizziness. Many people with MS complain of feeling "off balance" or lightheaded. Occasionally they may experience the feeling that they or their surroundings are spinning; this is called vertigo. These symptoms are caused by damage in the complex nerve pathways that coordinate vision and other inputs into the brain that are needed to maintain balance."
"Abnormal sensations. Many people with MS experience abnormal sensations such as "pins and needles," numbness, itching, burning, stabbing, or tearing pains. Fortunately, most of these symptoms, while aggravating, are not life-threatening or debilitating and can be managed or treated."

from medicine net on panic attacks:
"Most people with panic attacks experience several of the following symptoms:

"Racing" heart
Feeling weak, faint, or dizzy
Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers
Sense of terror, of impending doom or death
Feeling sweaty or having chills
Chest pains
Breathing difficulties
Feeling a loss of control
Panic attacks are generally brief, lasting less than ten minutes, although some of the symptoms may persist for a longer time."
  

I've seen online that high levels of norepinephrine (part of the autonomic system) can cause panic attacks, so you might want to get that and plasma free metanephrines tested during an attack to rule out pheochromocytoma.

[seekinginfohelp]

I am a 37 yo asian female.  I went through the same ordeal.  To this date, no physiatrist doctor diagnosed me.

The tingling in my arm even got me a cubital tunnel surgery.  

At the end of the day, I found two reasons.  

1.  Depression, Chronic Anxiety attacks and Panic attacks.  Panic attacks cause sudden nauseousness.  Depression, Anxiety attacks  and panic attacks tensed me which released stress hormons and made my arms/legs swell which caused the tinglings and tight feelings.  It went on for so long and so constantly I didnt realize that stress/panic attacks caused my body swelling.  

2.  Due to stress, I clenched my body in my sleep like a shrimp.  I go into extreme curl position with tense muscle for the duration of sleep.  I even bruise myself in my arms in my sleep.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
A sick feeling in the stomach coupled with dizziness could be due to liver problems, severe acidity or even GERD. Omeprazole is a good drug to combat this. Along with it you can try over the counter antacids. However I would recommend you see a doctor and take medication under a doctor’s supervision. Avoid heavy meals. Avoid too much of caffeine, tea, fried food and drinks both alcoholic and non alcoholic fuzzy ones. Avoid heavy exercises within 4 hours of a heavy meal. Raise the head end of the bed by pillows to 30 degrees. Go to bed at least 2 hours after food.

Underactive thyroid, abnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body,  a lack of vitamin B12 or vitamin D, compression of cervical nerve, multiple sclerosis are all causes of tingling and numbness in both the limbs.

I think you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor and get the blood levels of the above checked and a MRI of brain and cervical spine done. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!