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12-20-2007, 02:48 PM
hello

I am just diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder.

I am living in a nightmare since last July. I was generally a healthy person. I experienced some kidney pain on June. And before going to the doctor I thought making some research on the internet would be good.

I clicked every link about kidney pain. Then possible associated diseases and it went on and on.

On the night of 18 July, I suddenly woke up with a terrible side pain, stiff leg muscles and tachycardia. I took a cab and went to the hospital. They told me it was stress. But I didn't believe them.

I started to read more and more. I was really frightened of having cancer, ALS, MS.

Here is a list of symptoms and doctors I visited.


July:

from: 18 July

Palpitations
Bowel abnormalities
Tinnitus
Muscle Stiffness (left leg, left arm)
Left kidney, left testicle pain
Fatigue

DOCS:
St Lucas Andreas Hospt, Amsterdam
Urine, blood tests normal
GP: Blood tests normal
Xray Lungs and heart normal

GP, Gelsenkirchen
blood tests,ultrasound liver pancreas OK

August

Palpitations
High blood pressure
Bowel abnormalities
Tinnitus
Muscle Stiffness (left leg, left arm)
Sleep disturbances
Electrical feeling, numb feeling neck
Weird feeling on tongue
Left kidney, left testicle pain
Fatigue

DOCS
Urologie Duisburg:
Both kidneys normal, urine tests normal
Cardiologie Recklinghausen:
EKG, performance tests, ultrasound check heart all normal


September

Palpitations
High blood pressure
Bowel abnormalities
Tinnitus
Muscle Stiffness (left leg, left arm)
Sleep disturbances
Electrical feeling, numb feeling neck
Headache, neck pain
Weird feeling on tongue
Fatigue

Radiologie Düsseldorf: Slighty enlarged thyroid gland
Normal TSH, t3, t4 levels
started to use Thyronajod 75

October

Palpitations
High blood pressure
Bowel abnormalities
Tinnitus
Muscle Stiffness (left leg, left arm)
Weird feeling on tongue progresses
Fatigue

Neurologie Düsseldorf
Physical examination OK,
CT of brain normal
blood tests normal
TSH, t3, t4 levels normal
Fatigue

Neurologie Bottrop
EEG, NCV left arm, blood flow to the brain normal

Gastrologie Bochum
chronic gastritis, liver steonosis (MCL 17 cm), hiernatushernia
all gastro-blood tests normal

November

No more palpitations, blood pressure, bowel abnormalities
Tinnitus
Muscle stiffness eased
Fasciculations on both legs
Tongue weakness (while chewing)
Headache, neck pain
upper neck pain
Difficulty swallowing (often)
Fatigue

Orthopedia Gelsenkirchen
Neck CT showed stiff neck
cervicalspondyosis C4-C5; C5-C6

December

Tinnitus
Fasciculations on both legs
Tongue fasciculations
upper neck pain
Headache
Difficulty swallowing (often)
Fatigue

Neurologie Essen:
Tongue fasciculation
all reflexes normal, physical examination OK

Neurologie Bottrop:
Neurolog ruled out any kind of MND.

Final Diagnosis: GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

DAVIE 28
12-20-2007, 04:48 PM
i am so glad you posted this.

i too have been diagnosed with anxiety and had the same symptoms as you until a few weeks ago when i got a pain in my left testicle. lasted about 2 mins and it felt like someone was sticking a knife in to it. im glad ive read this now as i was thinking about it a lot.

also i have difficulty swallowing and it seems to get gradually worse.
then it dissapears then comes back again

the palpatations ive not had for a while but probably due to the beta blockers.


thanks for posting, glad i read it :)