12-20-2007, 03:48 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
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