Please help does this sound like Fibromylagia?
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From: Richard on 26 Feb 2006 00:43 I hope this isn't it, but I am also looking for an answer. I'm a 30 year old male, already diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Here's what is bothering me and it seems to go along with what I'm reading on some web sites with Fibromylagia: First and foremost I feel like I have oxygen deprivation. I take deep breaths at night as though my body is starving for oxygen. In fact I just bought a carbon monoxide detector from KMart tonight, thinking that it was a CO2 leak in my house. But it wasn't, it shows no CO2 in the house. For a long time I have had muscle and joint aches. It started about 2 years ago with swollen neck lymph nodes and a swollen tonsil that would come and go. I was worried this was a lymphoma.. but it comes and goes so that isn't likely. Also I've had stomach bloating and irregular bowel movements for the past few years. I was diagnosed with IBS just by the symptoms. And then I started getting terrible muscle weakness.. wounds would take noticeably longer to heal (twice as long as usual). And I've been combating mental fog for over two years, but I have always thought this was related to my thyroid condition. However this past week or two has been very bad. I can hardly drive. Just dusting my feet off at the door wears me out. I get lightheaded. Its like my eyes are always heavy and I yawn a lot even though I sleep for 10 hours each night. Its like I never get enough sleep. My eyes have been very dry for the past week. Whatever is wrong with me seems to have gotten worse this past week or two and its so bad I got to the point where I feel like I'm being robbed of my health. Its really the brain fog that is getting to me know. Its just exactly like all the symptoms I've read on carbon monoxide poisoning. Well, what I'm reading doesn't sound too good... it sounds like Fribromylagia or gas poisoning of some sort. What do you think? I can't think of anything else. My doctor won't see me till Monday and he usually just pats me on the back and takes my $50
From: Richard on 26 Feb 2006 02:16 Well now I'm reading that fibro comes with a *lot* of pain.. I can't say that I have a lot of pain but I have sore joints and muscles all the time, maybe I have just gotten used to it. The main thing is brain fog and lightheadedness. Any ideas? I thought that since I had Hashimoto's it would be more likely to be fibro. Hmm. Wish I could get rid of this brain fog and feeling of oxygen deprivation.. I could faint if I did any sort of exercise right now. "Richard" <no_valid(a)spam.invalid> wrote in message news:x7bMf.36311$V27.22892(a)fed1read06... > I hope this isn't it, but I am also looking for an answer. > > I'm a 30 year old male, already diagnosed with an autoimmune condition > called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. > > Here's what is bothering me and it seems to go along with what I'm reading > on some web sites with Fibromylagia: > > First and foremost I feel like I have oxygen deprivation. I take deep > breaths at night as though my body is starving for oxygen. In fact I just > bought a carbon monoxide detector from KMart tonight, thinking that it was a > CO2 leak in my house. But it wasn't, it shows no CO2 in the house. > > For a long time I have had muscle and joint aches. It started about 2 years > ago with swollen neck lymph nodes and a swollen tonsil that would come and > go. I was worried this was a lymphoma.. but it comes and goes so that isn't > likely. Also I've had stomach bloating and irregular bowel movements for the > past few years. I was diagnosed with IBS just by the symptoms. > > And then I started getting terrible muscle weakness.. wounds would take > noticeably longer to heal (twice as long as usual). And I've been combating > mental fog for over two years, but I have always thought this was related to > my thyroid condition. However this past week or two has been very bad. I can > hardly drive. > > Just dusting my feet off at the door wears me out. I get lightheaded. Its > like my eyes are always heavy and I yawn a lot even though I sleep for 10 > hours each night. Its like I never get enough sleep. My eyes have been very > dry for the past week. > > Whatever is wrong with me seems to have gotten worse this past week or two > and its so bad I got to the point where I feel like I'm being robbed of my > health. Its really the brain fog that is getting to me know. Its just > exactly like all the symptoms I've read on carbon monoxide poisoning. > > Well, what I'm reading doesn't sound too good... it sounds like > Fribromylagia or gas poisoning of some sort. What do you think? I can't > think of anything else. My doctor won't see me till Monday and he usually > just pats me on the back and takes my $50 > >
From: Caitriona (GoddessKitten) Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe on 26 Feb 2006 02:27 Richard wrote: > Well now I'm reading that fibro comes with a *lot* of pain.. I can't say > that I have a lot of pain but I have sore joints and muscles all the time, > maybe I have just gotten used to it. The main thing is brain fog and > lightheadedness. Any ideas? I thought that since I had Hashimoto's it would > be more likely to be fibro. Hmm. Wish I could get rid of this brain fog and > feeling of oxygen deprivation.. I could faint if I did any sort of exercise > right now. > Have you checked out sleep apnea? I only was able to get through about half of your original post, but a lot of what you wrote could be because you're not sleeping well. Dunno if that can be part of Hashimoto's or not. I *do* know that the less quality sleep I get, the more difficult it is to do everything I have to get done during the day, to the point that I sometimes have to have someone with me when I do my long drive once a week to the butcher (an hour-and-a-half each way). Kitten
From: lightlady on 26 Feb 2006 08:43 did you know that FMS can be induced in healthy ppl by disrupting sleep for 2 weeks. this info was given to me way back when, by one of my docs. so, maybe working on getting better sleep will help alleviate some of the symptoms. also, deep breathing is good IMHO, but it should be part of the daily routine so you work on getting O2 into your bod during the day, not just at night. do you smoke? or anyone in the house smoke? that couold interfere with O2 exchange. also, during the day do you take shallow breaths, or do you use the whole capacity of the lungs to draw in air? ( use the diaphram and stomach muscles to push all air out, then breath in filling the lower part of the lungs first) it also helps with IBS probs ;-) keeps the muscles working and the lower GI tract will thank you <g> another thought from personal experience.... Do you have a mold problem in the house? or do you suffer from allergies? do folks wear fragrances in the house? do you use scented dryer sheets? or scented dishwasher detergent? scented soaps? HTH you find some answers -- lynn "Richard" <no_valid(a)spam.invalid> wrote in message news:MucMf.36312$V27.14849(a)fed1read06... > Well now I'm reading that fibro comes with a *lot* of pain.. I can't say > that I have a lot of pain but I have sore joints and muscles all the time, > maybe I have just gotten used to it. The main thing is brain fog and > lightheadedness. Any ideas? I thought that since I had Hashimoto's it would > be more likely to be fibro. Hmm. Wish I could get rid of this brain fog and > feeling of oxygen deprivation.. I could faint if I did any sort of exercise > right now. > > "Richard" <no_valid(a)spam.invalid> wrote in message > news:x7bMf.36311$V27.22892(a)fed1read06... > > I hope this isn't it, but I am also looking for an answer. > > > > I'm a 30 year old male, already diagnosed with an autoimmune condition > > called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. > > > > Here's what is bothering me and it seems to go along with what I'm reading > > on some web sites with Fibromylagia: > > > > First and foremost I feel like I have oxygen deprivation. I take deep > > breaths at night as though my body is starving for oxygen. In fact I just > > bought a carbon monoxide detector from KMart tonight, thinking that it was > a > > CO2 leak in my house. But it wasn't, it shows no CO2 in the house. > > > > For a long time I have had muscle and joint aches. It started about 2 > years > > ago with swollen neck lymph nodes and a swollen tonsil that would come and > > go. I was worried this was a lymphoma.. but it comes and goes so that > isn't > > likely. Also I've had stomach bloating and irregular bowel movements for > the > > past few years. I was diagnosed with IBS just by the symptoms. > > > > And then I started getting terrible muscle weakness.. wounds would take > > noticeably longer to heal (twice as long as usual). And I've been > combating > > mental fog for over two years, but I have always thought this was related > to > > my thyroid condition. However this past week or two has been very bad. I > can > > hardly drive. > > > > Just dusting my feet off at the door wears me out. I get lightheaded. Its > > like my eyes are always heavy and I yawn a lot even though I sleep for 10 > > hours each night. Its like I never get enough sleep. My eyes have been > very > > dry for the past week. > > > > Whatever is wrong with me seems to have gotten worse this past week or two > > and its so bad I got to the point where I feel like I'm being robbed of my > > health. Its really the brain fog that is getting to me know. Its just > > exactly like all the symptoms I've read on carbon monoxide poisoning. > > > > Well, what I'm reading doesn't sound too good... it sounds like > > Fribromylagia or gas poisoning of some sort. What do you think? I can't > > think of anything else. My doctor won't see me till Monday and he usually > > just pats me on the back and takes my $50 > > > > > >
From: DeeDee on 26 Feb 2006 16:49
Richard, Sure sounds like you are having major problems. I think what Lightlady said about mold is something to look into. I don't know if your house is closed up for winter, but I know I react to mold with the same "not enought oxygen" feeling. Also react to anything with a fragrance...and with a house closed up for winter it is much worse. I really had to laugh, not at you, but at the description of "dusting off my feet at the door wears me out". What a great description of the fatigue that comes with fibromyalgia .. I hope that your doctor will listen to you. Most of us with fibro have muscle/tendon pain and burning. It is different than arthritis joint pain....but you can have both Fibro and arthritis at the same time. Dana |