Hi, I have been suffering for 2 months with an all-over loss of sensation, and loss of most feelings of pain. It is worse on the left side, although definitely still present all over. I can grab my left thigh and barely feel I am doing so except for on the surface level. My limbs sometimes feel like rubber or "asleep." But no pins and needles or tingling. Just like it's not there!
I also have severe sleep disturbances, and tiny twitches -- barely visible -- in my toes, legs, arms, and buttocks. In the first month, I had pressure headaches, heart palpitations, and coughed up lots of dark yellow mucus. It started with my inability to detox something toxic I accidentally ingested (we still don't know what it was, and 2 ER visits plus blood work were not fruitful, except they all thought I had perhaps accidentally eaten PCP -- not willingly or consciously might I add! Geez Louise). I've been cleared by a clinical psychologist of anxiety or somatic disorders.
I've had an MRI w/o contrast -- the neurologist says my brain "looks good" but there could be "scarring" (although not visible on the MRI? strange). He says my symptoms are "diffuse" and hasn't yet located a cause; half my symptoms are "brain-related," and half are "peripheral." I'm getting an EMG this week to investigate potential peripheral nerve damage. So scary! And a sleep specialist neurologist is putting me in an overnight sleep study with EEG.
What on earth could have happened to me?? It's so worrying that no one can pinpoint damage beyond a "massive stress response" and "electrochemical" problems. An infectious disease doctor that I went to last week (as a precaution) said it sounded "autoimmune." So he drew tons of blood that's out being tested now.
Has something simply... ravaged my brain and nerves?? I don't know what to do to get better besides eat well and take supplements. Feeling so helpless.