fatigue and confusion with short term memory loss Posted: 02-20-08 19:14pm
4 months ago I began experiencing a range
of symptoms: Fatigue/Confusion/Short term
memory loss/loss of balance/vertigo/pins
and needles in my legs, from the knee into
my feet and from my elbow into my fingers.
I also had trouble comprehending
conversations/slurring of words and word
searching, often forgetting what I was
saying halfway through a conversation and
using words inappropriate to the
conversation.
I also experience an anxiety type feeling.
A brain MRI showed no MS lesions. I am on
Serc medication, which has controlled the
vertigo and Endep as a muscle relaxant. My
dr has recently prescribed me Oxazepam,
which he wants to increase to 60mg a day.
Having been diagnosed with fibromyalgia
some years ago, he feels this has been a
serious flare up. I am not covinced of
this, as he is now saying he is treating
the symptoms with no diagnosis.
As I work as an outreach worker and drive
many kms a day, I have been taken off
work, due to the medication.
I cannot see my Rheumatologist until
April. Has anyone ever had Fibromyalgia
effect them like this? Does anyone have
any other suggestins? I am almost at my
wits end.
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Posted: 02-21-08 13:45pm
Shazza--welcome to the forum. i cant
answer your question but im hoping that
one of the other ladies will be on soon to
help you out. hang in there ok? if you
need anything let me know and ill do what
i can to help
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shazzafibro
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Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 5
Posted: 03-28-08 17:43pm
yeah i have fibro and i have found i cant
remember somethings like walking into a
room for something but cant remember what
i went there for and having conversations
that dont make sence i even had my hearing
checked out cos my friends thought i was
deaf and wasnt hearing them properly i
have also forgotten to go to work on a
couple of occassions and found it hard to
remember some instructions i have been
given i thought it was just because i felt
so tired and perhaps not concentrating
properly,
i can go and see a film and hours later i
cant remember what it was about it is very
strange and sometimes upsetting i feel
like i am missing things going on or
perhaps just looking like im not
interested when i am
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