Nightsweats, Muscle aches and joint pain

[special1]

My current symptoms are:
severe night sweats
muscles feel weak and ache
joints are stiff and hurt
feel totally exhausted, very hard to get up in the morning
I eat continuously to maintain my weight of 107lbs
2 days ago I had chest pains, nauseau, pains in my left arm, cold sweats (classic heart symptoms) went to the hospital, they did stress test, EKG etc., etc., said my heart was fine and sent me away... Now where do I go? What should I do?

Past health issues:
suffering from migraines for 12 years
occational depression (Ihave been on Effexor for about 7 months)
Hospitalized fall of 2004 for 3 days for a bacterial infection.

I am married, 37 years old, 3 children- 12yrs,4yrs and 2yrs old. I love my husband and family...I am tired of being tired!!!
I appreciate any input I can get.

[emmepacker]

I've been suffering these symptoms and more for many years. The worst of it is when my muscles get really raw feeling, like being sandpapered. It wasn't always that bad, but has progressed that way. I'm only 24 years old.

Through all my research and doctors and everything... I'm coming upon some clues.
1. It starts with an immune system shut down. Due to viral or bacterial or heavy metal poisoning.
2. Candida is always a problem involved... and sugar and yeast and other foods become a huge problem because your immune system is so weak, it can't handle a lot of foods. Food allergies begin and worsen the symptoms. Although the allergies don't really show up on food allergy testing sometimes, and you don't always react with stomach problems or itchy skin. My reaction is different and I've passed all my food allergy tests.
3. Lyme disease is a possibility. I was tested 3 times before having a positive result. I never remember getting bitten by a tick and I HAD to go to a Lyme specialist to rule it out. The Elisa test wont do anything for you. You need the Western Blot and The PCR test done. It seems whatever happened to the immune system makes it easier to pick up things like this.
4. I've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. They think this all may be the same thing. Just your body slowly creating autoimmunity due to the intial shut down.
5. I have some thyroid problems that have shown up after years of testing. I passed almost all thyroid tests until I again, went to a specialist and did extensive testing.
6. Somehow it's connected to my Epstein Barr and the Heavy Metal poisoning I got as well.

I wouldn't be surprised if the bacterial thing you had, began all this. Take control of your health before you get worse like me. If it takes 100 doctors and all of them thinking you're crazy, it's worth it. There are tests that will prove you aren't insane. It took so long, that I am more susceptible to MS, RA, Cancer...etc. So it's worth looking into.

[smymtngirlnpain]

I have read all of the above complaints, and I have fell victim to some. I had hyperthyroism which was diagnosed at "Graves Disease". I had my thryoid nuclear burnt out. (You go in and take a pill and it burns the throid out) then I have to take synthroid every day to put back the hormone that the thyroid produces. I have leveled out to a dosage of .75 mcg synthroid which I take daily and then I go every 6 months for blood work to make sure this dosage is enough..What I did not know at the time the Dr. suggested that my thryroid be nucleaur burnt out, is that afterwards, I 0now have AIDS, which is an Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome, not the HIV AIDS and also, I have a calcium deficiency.  I also have Socolosis, spondolities, and degenerative disk disease which I was diagnosed with these before my Graves Disease.  After my thyroid was nuclear burnt out, my pain in my back, hips, and legs have increased tremendously.  I went to the Dr. a month ago, and he did some blood work to check for Lupus. My blood work came back negative for Lupus.  Now, my question and concerns are could I have Fibromyalgia, as I have no energy, and I go to bed hurting in my joints and muscles and when I awake, I hurt and can hardly walk due to my pain in my legs(more in my ankles and knees. I wake thru the night with my side numb and my back hurts so bad, it is the worst pain I can describe. I have pain in my wrist, and I had that checked out and was told I have tendonitis.  I do have night sweats and at my age, I thought it was probably menopause, but I am on hormones, so I don't know what is causing them now.  I take magnisium, calcium, glucosomine along with pain medication.  I would like to know "what condition my condition is in", as I progress, I feel like I am going to go from a cane straight to a wheel chair..this is terrible as I have no insurance and been turned down from so many insurance companies because of my back problems,,,everyone puts this waiver on my back and what good is insurance if it is not going to cover anything that pertains or is caused as a result from my back... I would like to know if it is "Fibermyalgia" or exactly what the medical terminology would be so I could be on the right medicine for improvement instead of supplements and worry over pain medication destroying my Liiver.  Can anyone help "PLEASE"

[skennedy]

HI There
I feel like I am going crazy!, I have not been feeling right for some time now, I ache all over , My chest is tight, I feel nervours all the time and I am alway's hungry, My docters have tested me for everything, and I did have a thyroid problem for a bout 5 week's when I had my first baby, my throid went back to normal and I am alway's getting it checked I do have most of the symtons but I just wish I had the energy to take care of my three kids 6 - 5 and 3, I feel so depressed because I just want to feel normal, I recently had a ekg and a chest x-ray and that was normal, I wish they had a answer for me I wake up every morning feeeling like a bus has roled over my body, and I am so tried I try and work out at the gym so I can keep my energy level's up but the next day i feel worse.
does anyone have any idea's? thanks can this be my throid and they are just missing it? I am scared that it is overactive and it is causes pain to my body and my heart!

[havanakansas]

I had my thyroid removed 5 years ago.  It was mostly a success except for a few extreme occasions.  My doctor is a "numbers" guy.  If I am within my numbers, any ailment I have he considers to have nothing to do with my thyroid levels.  Last month I started a new birth control, "the ring".  The month before my levels were extremely low, so the doctor raised my dosage.  By the end of this month, my new numbers were extremely high and he lowered the dosage, blaming me taking the "ring" for the change in levels.  But my levels have roller coastered several times and my problem is this: When my levels are very high I have very severe joint pain, like I'm 100 years old trying to walk, with excruciating pain. I have also had severe to moderate muscle cramping. Including full body cramps.  My doctor tells me this has nothing to do with my levels.  When my levels are low, I am like a zombie.  No energy, can't stay awake.   I can live with that if I have to, but the severe joint pain and cramping is almost unbearable.  I don't know where to go to get relief.  My doctor sticks by what he says, It has nothing to do with your levels.  Can anybody help?

[momanddad]

Correction:  He no longer requires follow-up, he did have a couple follow-up appt's with a rheumotoid specialist right after being diagnosed.  And he was treated with long-term (like a month I think) high-dose antibiotics (plus an injection on antibiotic).

[momanddad]

My son was 11 yrs old at the time, and he had an advanced stage of Lyme...we never saw a tick or a rash!?  I'm surprised at your son't dr. for not wanting to test for Lyme after you found a tick on him and discovered a rash and fever!?!?  Good For You for insisting!  My son's knee was in pain and inflammed and he had a fever.  They thought he had fluid on the knee and did surgery to drain it.  He went thru 4 days of different tests and the unnecessary surgery before they figured out it was Lyme.  Thankfully he seems OK even though it was an advanced stage.  He doesn't require follow-up.  Neither does my sister, niece, father and mother-in-law who have all had it.