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Q: Unspecific symptoms

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 21st, 2008

my best friend is becoming sick and i am worried about her. we dont know what to do for her because we dont know what is wrong. here are the symptoms she is having "fatigue, weakness, muscle aches, back pain, headache, acid reflux"

that is many things and ive been researching and i cant find anything that has all of those symtpoms.

please help us, we are very worried and things are only going to get worse over time.
thank you

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on December 23rd, 2008

General Q and A Answer A5135

Most of the symptoms you reported are not specific. The possible diagnosis might range from stress (headache), anemia (fatigue, weakness) to certain neurological disorders (muscle aches, back pain). She should visit a doctor where even the usual laboratory tests might tell you what is happening.

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