Autoimmune disorder

[sportynik]

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease awhile ago. I was put on 150 mg of pulse steroids to help it and then 60 mg of steroids every day for eight weeks. I am having neuropathic pain in my legs from the hip down that is a sharp needle sensation, bad headaches, back pain, dizziness, stiffness in hands,and  chest pain and pressure that feels like my chest just caved in. I am also drinking lots of water and I am really dry in the mouth all the time. My lips are always dry also as well as my skin. My contacts don't stay in my eyes because they are so dry. I also have sores in my ears. I also have trouble thinking and remembering and I cannot concentrate. My doctor's cannot find what other autoimmune disorder that is going on with me because of the steroids. I am getting taken off the steroids slowly. I have also just been diagnosed with steroid myopathy. Do you know what I could have? What are side effects of steroids?

[sportynik]

What is celiac? What symptoms do u have? Does it matter that I was on steroids? Do u have bad neuropathy pain in ur legs like sharp stabbing needle pain and awful headaches?

[finepickle]

Yep, you could have celiac disease, like me and 3 million other Americans, 1 in 133 people.  I suggest you read up on celiac and consider trying the diet, or getting the wheat gliaden antibodie tests done.  I have Hashimoto's also, and celiac.  The celiac came first and the Hashimoto's followed..  People with celiac can get a host of other autoimmune dieseases.