Hi all, I am so glad that I found this site!
Some background on me to maybe help understand whats happening to me:
I started last Spring with severe pain in my right side. Had many differing opinions on what was wrong. Kept flopping between a mass on my liver (non-cancerous) and bad gall bladder. Took 5 different medical professionals (and 6 months of agony) to finally find one that agreed to take them both out. Then 3 months later started having all over body aches and pains. Got diagnosed few months later with Fibromyalgia. about 2 months after that started having feelings as though I were going to pass out. I never actually passed out but felt as if I was going to. Doc blamed it on med. intolerance.(amitriptyline) That got better then about 2 months ago, I started having what my neurologist is calling Myoclonic Jerks. He sent me for MRI (came back "normal") and has ordered me a long term EEG. I go for that in 2 weeks.
My symptoms are:
Various body parts (most often my left arm, but can be anywhere) jerk and jump. Varies in duration and severity. Seemed to mostly occur when I would lay down to go to sleep at first. But now is happening at various times throughout the day too. Seems to be more frequent and severe when I am stressed or tired. It's not painful, just annoying. Twice I had spells where my whole body was shaking. That was not painful either, just really annoying. Just a few days ago I had something different where my body was tensing up and cramping in odd positions and it sorta froze like that for a bit. It only lasted a short time(approx 3-5 min, thank goodness) and was rather painful. I was exhausted after that. I have not had one day yet that I have not had one or all of these things happen since they started. Is that normal way seizures present themselves??
I have no clue what to think is happening to me. It's rather scary!
PLEASE, give your opinion on what you think could be happening.
Take Care, Dawn
Some background on me to maybe help understand whats happening to me:
I started last Spring with severe pain in my right side. Had many differing opinions on what was wrong. Kept flopping between a mass on my liver (non-cancerous) and bad gall bladder. Took 5 different medical professionals (and 6 months of agony) to finally find one that agreed to take them both out. Then 3 months later started having all over body aches and pains. Got diagnosed few months later with Fibromyalgia. about 2 months after that started having feelings as though I were going to pass out. I never actually passed out but felt as if I was going to. Doc blamed it on med. intolerance.(amitriptyline) That got better then about 2 months ago, I started having what my neurologist is calling Myoclonic Jerks. He sent me for MRI (came back "normal") and has ordered me a long term EEG. I go for that in 2 weeks.
My symptoms are:
Various body parts (most often my left arm, but can be anywhere) jerk and jump. Varies in duration and severity. Seemed to mostly occur when I would lay down to go to sleep at first. But now is happening at various times throughout the day too. Seems to be more frequent and severe when I am stressed or tired. It's not painful, just annoying. Twice I had spells where my whole body was shaking. That was not painful either, just really annoying. Just a few days ago I had something different where my body was tensing up and cramping in odd positions and it sorta froze like that for a bit. It only lasted a short time(approx 3-5 min, thank goodness) and was rather painful. I was exhausted after that. I have not had one day yet that I have not had one or all of these things happen since they started. Is that normal way seizures present themselves??
I have no clue what to think is happening to me. It's rather scary!
PLEASE, give your opinion on what you think could be happening.
Take Care, Dawn