Willspring
30-06-23, 08:05
Hi,
So the last few weeks have been getting a bit intense. It started off by noticing pins and needles in my foot when I was in bed. Next day it was both feet and then over a day or so it crept up my legs. Long story short, I now have a ton of weird symptoms that are freaking me out. They all come and go, but predominantly aching thighs, upper arms and shoulders, burning feeling in both hips, tingling in feet and occasionally hands. Had a couple of times when it felt like I had a slight blood pressure cuff sensation around my right calf. Also strange skin sensations. Hot and wet, very sensitive to touch etc.
yesterday had a shower and lower legs went very hot and my right calf went intensely itchy. Last night I woke up because my arms had that numb / gone to sleep feeling which set me off.
what is a bit of a trigger is that because I’m being treated for recurrent uveitis, and had a raft of blood tests done, what did come up was ANA positive and ‘weakly’ anti-dna positive, which apparently suggests something systemic.
anyway, called the gp the other day who was in a bit of a hurry, but she said it sounds like fibromyalgia and anxiety and prescribed duloxatine. Haven’t taken one yet ans too annxious anbout side effects. Also suggested I push my eye consultant for a rheumatologist referral. (Have follow up about eye in a fortnight)
I think what I’m asking is all this likely an anxiety loop? I’ve tuned in and now can’t tune out? Because of the eye thing and the blood tests I’m worried there’s something progressive going on.
trying very hard to keep calm, breathe and rationalise but it’s very difficult when you the stand up and feel like your legs are made of concrete or you feel like you’re internally on vibrate. Anyway…any thoughts gratefully received.
So the last few weeks have been getting a bit intense. It started off by noticing pins and needles in my foot when I was in bed. Next day it was both feet and then over a day or so it crept up my legs. Long story short, I now have a ton of weird symptoms that are freaking me out. They all come and go, but predominantly aching thighs, upper arms and shoulders, burning feeling in both hips, tingling in feet and occasionally hands. Had a couple of times when it felt like I had a slight blood pressure cuff sensation around my right calf. Also strange skin sensations. Hot and wet, very sensitive to touch etc.
yesterday had a shower and lower legs went very hot and my right calf went intensely itchy. Last night I woke up because my arms had that numb / gone to sleep feeling which set me off.
what is a bit of a trigger is that because I’m being treated for recurrent uveitis, and had a raft of blood tests done, what did come up was ANA positive and ‘weakly’ anti-dna positive, which apparently suggests something systemic.
anyway, called the gp the other day who was in a bit of a hurry, but she said it sounds like fibromyalgia and anxiety and prescribed duloxatine. Haven’t taken one yet ans too annxious anbout side effects. Also suggested I push my eye consultant for a rheumatologist referral. (Have follow up about eye in a fortnight)
I think what I’m asking is all this likely an anxiety loop? I’ve tuned in and now can’t tune out? Because of the eye thing and the blood tests I’m worried there’s something progressive going on.
trying very hard to keep calm, breathe and rationalise but it’s very difficult when you the stand up and feel like your legs are made of concrete or you feel like you’re internally on vibrate. Anyway…any thoughts gratefully received.