The symptoms I have now are not all the same as when I first became ill in 2007.
. Moderate fatigue which lasted for three months, which progressed to extreme fatigue lasting for four months in the first year - now minimal fatigue.
. Heavy eyes & eyelids - still occur periodically.
. Fasciculations - initially 30,000 per day; now only about 1,000 per day.
. Neuropathy and neuropathy pain ++ this has not abated at all. This includes deep aching of leg muscles.
. About eight bouts over 18 months of extreme++ gut cramping with no associated diarrhoea.
. Stiffness of limbs now ?? alleviated with analgesia (Panadol Osteo and Tramadol and I suspect Lyrica has helped too).
. Elevated Heart Rate
. Orthostatic Hypotension - now much better with Florinef
. Burning and irritated tongue - now mch better since four months antibiotics.
. Post Exertional Malaise. This for me is NOT fatigue but a total draining of all my energy, high heartrate and inability to even stand up on those days when it occurs, which fortunately is only a few days per month mostly.
. Cognition issues - inability to take on board new and complex information, concentration, mental fatigue!
. Nausea/ early satiety/epigastric fullness/vomiting - diagnosed with Gastroparesis on GES scan
. Feeling like food stuck in oesophagus - diagnosed with Oesophageal Dysmotility/paralysis with manometry
. Constipation
. Hyperreflexia
These are just the symptoms I remember from the top of my head but I know there are others, which musn't be too troublesome at the moment or I would remember them - lol!
