Are the doctors right? Is this really anxiety?
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I have some undiagnosed medical condition, and I think it's related to my kidneys. I've been to various PCPs, 2 nephrologists, 1 urologist, cardiologist and a rheumatologist. They all say it's anxiety. All my test come back realitively normal, except low vitamin d and slightly high blood sugar. My urinalysis always shows micro RBC, sometimes mucus, and 1 time WBC. I am a 29 y.o. male, 5'11".
Here are my symptoms:
Weight loss: I've only lost 5 or 10 lbs, but have lost three inches on my waste.
Zero appetite
Nausea
Hair growth has slowed
Pitting nails
Dry, scaly looking skin
Mental/visual changes
Teeth grinding in day
Flank pain
Waking every night to urinate, sometimes twice
Cloudy/darker yellow urine
Tremors of the hands
Can't quit moving toes/feet during day
Severe fatigue/lethargy. I barely get around anymore.
Muscle atrophy. My calfs are like jelllo, literally. Tiny and jello. My forearms are nonexistent. My biceps and thighs are jello too.
Dizziness when walking
Foamy urine
Sometimes foul urine
Foul stools
Bad leg cramps
Muscle twitching is common and happens anywhere
Arms jolt/shake/quiver uncontrollably after intense use, such as weed eating due to weakness.
Insomnia
Headache
And so forth. Can anxiety really do this or are these doctors just terrible? I can see some things, but muscle wasting and almost bedridden level fatigue? And the urinary symptoms?
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kelsey23666 Wlkrdude
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lanabananakins Wlkrdude
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DMZABO lanabananakins
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I'm currently going through the same ordeal. I can't get how crippling this anxiety can be to us worry worts ! I'm having flank pains galore. Kidneys tingling legs weak sometimes. And all of this as I just got a new car! You'd think there would be a good day in between all of this madness. My neck, my shoulders, and the hellish headaches. I hate how this disease treats us. Even when all the stars are in alignment it's something else?
lena2015 Wlkrdude
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peter2824 Wlkrdude
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lisalisa67 Wlkrdude
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peter1704 Wlkrdude
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And also all my urine test were good.But I have deffinetely anxiety than...any hope?Now Im on venlafaxine, help with depressions and panick attacks,but not sure if with anxiety.
marwall Wlkrdude
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BTW doctors I went to all said it was anxiety.
marwall Wlkrdude
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Roman1986 Wlkrdude
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lidia1972 Wlkrdude
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I know it's 2 years later but did you find out what was going on? I have same symptoms please help!!!
turnin Wlkrdude
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Well Wlkrdude, I had to double check that I hadn't written your post.
We have exactly the same symptoms.
I also get a bit of tendon/joint pain.
The fatigue I manage with exercise, exercise is really a big help.
The pitting in your fingernails MIGHT be psoriasis, which can also manifest into psoriatic arthritis. The inflamation from this is probably responsible for the rest of the malidies but it would be interesting to compare notes.
I found quite a bit of relief in hot/cold therapy (wim hof and saunas) and actually meditation and exercise. I cut out gluten and processed foods ( not as easy as you think) and that made a pretty big difference.
The muscle twitching might be BFS which is annoying but harmless.
I'm guessing we have the same thing, I still have it, 2 years on, seems to be gradually getting worse but I'm still fighting
Let me know how you are getting on
mary18827 Wlkrdude
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Hello, I am an anxiety sufferer too and i hate it! my urine is always dark seems like mine never clears up!! No pain or anything it of course just worries me and i have a ton of other things to go with, Jelly legs, headache,shakes, sore muscles,extreme tiredness, no appetite, and then some days all I can do it eat, nauseous, vomiting,stomach aches,list goes on and on! I will be praying for everyone thats going thru this horrible stuff!!