I am a 21 year old female with crazy symptoms! Need input/advice!

[Cassiehack]

I am a 21 year old female. I am usually very active. My only medical issue is chronic idiopathic constipation which I was diagnosed with at 17. I have to take Milk of Magnesia every night and I use suppositories daily. About a month ago I started to feel really tired and run down. When I would inhale deeply (and still now) I would get electric like shocks in my hands. I ended up having the flu shortly after this started. I recovered and the electric shock thingy subsided for a while. A week later I started to experience tingling in my hands and feet. This has advanced somewhat to my arms and legs. I tried to work out as usual, I get this strange burning cold feeling in my calf muscles. Cardio causes me to have ridiculous painful pinpricks in my arms and legs. I have had the basic blood work (no deficiencies except for my constantly low ferretin of 18) however my vitamin D was not checked. I have a theory that I am hypothyroid although my TSH is 2.5. I am going to see a neurologist in a couple of months (this is Canada and wait times are long). I have been having some numbness in my arms and legs....kinda at random...and very strange sensations. I just started college and this is really hard to cope with, especially now that the tingling can sometimes be quite painful. I eat a healthy diet, I try really hard (I am mostly paleo but not low carb) and managed to reverse PCOS through my diet, so I stick to it. Anyway....that is all the relevant info I can think of. Any thoughts???

[Cassiehack]

I have been to both a GI specialist and an endocrinologist in the past. I have had two colonoscopies, both appeared normal......no one could ever figure things out. Diet never worked, Ive had this constipation curse for almost 5 years.Changing my diet did get my stored iron up from 5 to 20, I am keeping at it. I have started supplementing Vitamin D. I am seeing my regular doctor pretty often these days.....and I am going to see a neurologist....sometime in the next 1000 years.

[Foggy2]

While you are waiting to see a Neurologist, why don't you ask your PCP to start working you up to see if you have any thyroid or adrenal problems?  Have you ever seen an Endocrinologist?  Have you talked to him/her about the tingling?  Have you seen a GI specialist about your consitpation?  The way you are treating it is not ideal.  There are much better medications and diets to help regulate now, and you are only making yourself dependent on these bowel stimulants, which is not healthy.  You can also get your ferretin up with diet higher in iron and folic acid (iron will make you more constipated, but you can counteract this with eating things like grapes, apricots, prunes, dates, most fruits that make your bowels move).  Items containing high folic acid are leafy green veggies.

Vit. D is available over the counter (OTC), and the fact that you live in Canada you are most likely on the low side.  So you can start yourself on it or have your PCP draw a baseline level.  Keep in mind that only 15 min. of natural sunlight a day is better than supplements when it comes to Vit D, however as the days get shorter, people living in the north often have to supplement during the winter and fall months.

You may want to consider talking with your PCP about all your problems first since you have several issues that he/she may be able to sort out for you, then see the appropriate specialist.