Unexplained neurological/GI symptoms for 1 year now

[wgoggins]

I have had unexplained neurological/GI symptoms for the past year including weakness in the hands, arms, and legs, tinnitus, hand tremors, partial numbness in the arms, fasciculations in the legs, constipation, and occasional diarrhea and nausea. MRI was clear. Blood tests normal. Stool tests normal. I am 56 years old. I had similar symptoms about 20 years and they went away after about 9 months. This time they get better then get worse again, then better again. Also have trouble sleeping, but this could be due to anxiety. Anyone experience something similar. I did have ciguatera poisoning once but that was in 1997. I have an elevated mercury level but the docs don't think that it likely explains the symptoms. MS has been bought up of course but nothing showed up on the MRI and I think I am little bit old for this. I did wonder about RRMS, and whether I might be coming out of a 20 year remission, but not sure if remissions this long have ever been observed. Anyone have any ideas what this might be? Thanks.

[Kyriakos]

The answer is staring you in the face!

You have anxiety, deep-seated and most likely clinical. Your symptoms are very likely psychosomatic.

The way out is to find your own  happiness in this irrational, chaotic and meaningless world. Do not spend energy in regretting what has been lost, but become inventive. Create your own world. Turn within your self and discover your spiritual dimensions: Love of nature, beauty, friendship, compassion for those, in the millions, who are also anxious and helpless like you.

Hold a rose in your hand and marvel at its beauty, ponder the miracle that created it; its intricate form, its pull to make you hold it to your chest to breathe its  intoxicating aroma. Think of who could have orchestrated its magnificent existence.

Climb a mountain and enjoy the vista that unfolds before you eyes.

Do not chase phantoms, things that matter to those you don't care about, but seek and create your own world. Behold our beautiful planet lying in a corner of the universe, given to us as a gift from God (not the God we try to explain but cannot) but the God we feel, but fail to understand. Make a pledge to save our planet from destruction. It is a thing of beauty but its tenants are uncaring usurpers whose motto is 'use and discard'.

Dedicate yourself to truth and beauty. Enjoy the long and difficult fight. It will be worth it!!

@Kyriakin

[alexdru]

The clinical picture isn't clear. You  have  to get   the diagnosis by the  way of exclusion of  another diagnoses, namely to make DOPA-PED scan to exclude kind of Parkinsonism.

[Anthony1945]

So Sorry of all you are going through I will Pray for you.  

Tony

[Barb135]

I agree that thyroid levels should be tested... Free T4 and Free T3, along with TSH and thyroid antibodies for Hashimoto's.

[Paxiled]

Thanks, Barb, while I do know nutritionists who believe one should test for T1 and T2, I meant to say T4 and T3.  My bad.

[Barb135]

Nothing bad about it.  I wasn't trying to contradict you, although I've never heard of there being a test for T1 and T2.  Scientists aren't even really sure of the activity of T1/T2, but I know there are people who believe they have a lot of benefit, which makes sense... why else would we produce them, if they weren't needed for "something"?  

If you know of tests for them, I'd be interested in knowing what they are, how to get them, what levels should actually be, etc since I've never seen them on any list of thyroid panel tests...  

Personally, since I've switched to desiccated hormones, there have been a couple of positive changes that can't be attributed to FT4 and FT3 because those are both below range with the reduced dosage...  makes me wonder what else they could be attributed to.    

:-)

[Paxiled]

Sorry, didn't see this, Barb.  I have no personal knowledge or experience, unfortunately.  My info comes from a past life where I spent 18 years managing health food stores, and so I got the chance to work with and talk with a whole lot of different kinds of practitioners and a whole lot of people suffering from pretty much everything.  So I was told by holistic nutritionists that they test for all 4 hormones.  How they do it, and whether or not when they do it's an accurate test I can't tell you as I've personally never had a suspected thyroid problem.  My wife has Hashimoto's , but she has only seen allopathic docs for it and since she has only had a couple of problems associated with it, mostly just vaginal dryness and some pain from sex which she can't really tell apart from menopause anymore, so no info from that either.  It was a pretty standard piece of lore around that arena, but although natural medicine helped a whole lot of people I was never sure where the line was between truth and belief and I didn't operate on belief.  Peace.

[Jls12]

Consider requesting testing for Chiari malformation with an MRI of at least your head and neck.  That is my diagnosis and I have experienced many of your symptoms

[Paxiled]

Take any supplements, especially with iron or B6?  Had your thyroid checked, not just for Tsh but for T1 and T2?