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Weird symptoms for about 1 1/2 years

I've been having weird symptoms for over a year now.  My muscles get tired easily, but it still doesn't prevent me from doing what I need or like to do.  I walk a mile everyday without effort.  I go to my gym 3 times a week.  My muscles still seem to work but tire easily.  When I go up several flights of stairs the muscles will " burn" by the time I get to the top.  They usually recover after a few minutes, but it's still alarming.  My feet and sometimes my calves sometimes turn blue if I sit on this bar stool for too long.  The Dr. says it's probably Raynauds.  My muscles, or nerves tend to be jumpy..like when you have a twitch under your eye.  It can last  a few minutes to several days.  Sometimes my muscles hurt to the touch.  My leg muscles especially are jumpy when I relax, and no I don't have RLS. My left leg especially seems stiff and I aways concentrate when I walk because it feels weak.  I feel like sometimes I'm on a 2 second delay.  I'm usually quick paced, but I've been walking into unopened doors.  It's like I tell my hand to open the door, and 2 seconds later..it responds!  By then I've already walked into the door...so I've slowed down a bit.  I feel like I have tendonitis in almost every joint in my body.  I do not have Arthritis.  Body parts will go numb for no reason at all, or tingle..the prickly pin feeling.  I have been tested for Lime disease, brain tumors, and many of the other diseases that might cause these symptoms.  I used to use Aspartamine alot, and after reading about some of the issues with it, I stopped using it.  I have been reading about a few diseases that have some or all of these symptoms.  It could be anything from Fibromyalsia to Parkinsons or MS.  I'm going for a MRI in a few weeks to rule out MS and Parkinsons...hopefully.  At first I thought the muscles were tired because maybe there was a narrowing of the arteries.  I had a Doppler scan a month ago that came back normal.  Other symptoms I have are...trouble sleeping...sometimes feeling blue...and anxious.   I figured maybe since I'm almost 50, some of this might be caused by hormones.  I'm really not sure what count the Dr. was talking about but when your entering Menopause the count is 50 or above...mine is only 26.  So I can't blame any of this on hormones.  Any Ideas anyone?  
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563773 tn?1374246539
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Hello,

ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) in blood is the rate at which cells settle down when blood is placed in a tube under specified conditions. The test is performed to monitor the progress of disease or to exclude certain diseases in which the ESR is often elevated. High ESR is the result and not the cause of any disease.

Hope it helps.Take care and regards.
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Yes..cold does tend to make the discoloration and numbness more pronounced.  But if I stand in one spot too long, whether it's warm or cold it could happen.  I am a smoker so I wasn't surprised when he came up with Raynauds. According to my Dr., I am far from menopause.  The aching neck muscles I've had most of my life, so it's not a new symptom.  What is ESR blood?  I've been tested for Rheumatoid disease, and that came back normal. All my blood work came back normal.  My Dr. tested for lyme disease and Lypus..just to name a few.  I'll go for a MRI in a few weeks to rule out a few more things hopefully.  Thanks.
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563773 tn?1374246539
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Hello,

A few possibilities for your symptoms are menopause, fibromyalgia(a disorder classified by the presence of chronic widespread pain and tactile allodynia(pain even on touching)  ,chronic fatigue syndrome(often manifests with widespread myalgia and arthralgia, cognitive difficulties, chronic mental and physical exhaustion)  ,polymyositis (means 'many muscle inflammation') and polymyalgia rheumatica(an inflammatory disorder that causes widespread muscle aching and stiffness, primarily in your neck, shoulders, upper arms, thighs and hips. It literally appears overnight, but the cause may be a problem with the immune system, perhaps involving both genetic and environmental factors).
Inraynaud’s phenomena,discoloration and cold peripheries along with numbness are found.Do you have such features?

Complete physical examination along with investigations like ESR blood, platelet count Rheumatoid factor, creatine kinase,electromyography and muscle biopsy may be needed to make a diagnosis.Pls consult a physician for that.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing.

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That's a possibility, but there are too many area's effected.  The circulation in my legs is clear according to that Doppler test I had.  I don't really understand the lactic acid causing calve burning.  Could you elaborate on that a bit more?
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Hi;

  Maybe peripheral neuropathy, poor blood circulation to the legs when sitting on the bar stool, Renaud's, 'Peri' menopause, lactic acid can cause the calve burning.
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