Odd Symptoms

[Nandnmom]

Hi all. I'm a 34 year old female 3.5 months postpartum and been having nothing but issues since I've had the baby.
Over the last month I have had issues with dizziness, joint paint,burning sensation all over body and feel like I am weak and tired.
I've been to my PCP a few different times and they don't know what's going on. Finally got a bunch of lab tests to look for Lupus but all was negative.
I do work in the medical field so of course I think of worse case scenerio such as I have MS or ALS.... Just was wondering if it might be hormones or all in my head.

[TheLightSeeker]

Cell-mediated immunity, known as Th1(inflammatory) is suppressed in pregnancy, due to the hormonal environment in pregnancy, which causes a shift toward Humoral/Antibody-mediated immunity dominance, known as Th2 dominance.
In the postpartum, Th1 dominant patients experience a worsening of symptoms, in conditions associated with Th1 idominance:
Type I diabetes,Multiple sclerosis Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis,Grave’s Disease, Crohn’s Disease, Psoriasis, Sjoren’s Syndrome, Celiac Disease, Lichen Planus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chronic viral infections
The above list is neither complete, nor fixed, as many variable factors influence Th1/Th2 balance.

It is not in your head and definitely hormones have a big role in all this.
The very first I suggest to you, is to have your thyroid levels checked.
To be on the safe side, you need to rule out low thyroid function, so forgo
the standard thyroid serum tests and ask for free T3, free T4 and Reverse T3. See also below, for self-testing.

The odds are not with Lupus , being an Antibody-mediated condition.
MS and ALS are extreme suspicions and not consistent with your symptoms.
--ALS early symptoms include:
Difficulty walking, tripping or difficulty doing your normal daily activities.
Weakness in your leg, feet or ankles.
Hand weakness or clumsiness.
Slurring of speech or trouble swallowing.
Muscle cramps and twitching in your arms, shoulders and tongue.
--MS early symptoms include:
Blurred or double vision.
Thinking problems.
Clumsiness or a lack of coordination.
Loss of balance.
Numbness.
Tingling.
Weakness in an arm or leg.

You may also consider doing on your own Dr. Barnes basal temperature test.
To my opinion though we cannot find a better method to test than Dr. Barnes Basal Temperature Test. (there are several versions now)
I have devoted countless of hours, scanning through the studies and groundbreaking work of Dr. Barnes, The Father of Hypothyroidism, lol!
  Simply brilliant and way ahead of his time!

Instructions For Taking Basal Body Temperature:
Use an ordinary oral or rectal glass (not digital) thermometer.
Shake down the thermometer the night before, and place it on your nightstand.
The first thing in the morning BEFORE you get out of bed, place the thermometer under your arm for ten(10) minutes.
Record the temperature reading and date right away!
Repeat for 10 days.
Normal Range: 97.6 to 98.2
Averages below this range indicate hypothyroidism.

Note that in the presence of any infectious conditions,when someone's temp. is normally lower than 97.6, these results may be inaccurate and this could be a problem with chronic low grade infections accompanied by low grade fevers, for the purposes of the temperature testing.

Let me know your results, for follow-up suggestions, should you go ahead
with this, however, please note that my comments are not intended a substitute for medical advice.

Best wishes,
Niko