hi, yes i have had my b vitamin levels checked a couple times, had fasting blood tests and the like. think iv'e had pretty much every blood test going. all normal. glucose has come back abnormal couple of times but then had fasting blood tests and these were normal.
really worried

Well I've Sean the neurologist and he says it is migraines. Asked him about the tingling and other symptoms like ears popping and nasal mucus.
He says that they all check out as symptoms of migraines. I find it strange that a migraine can cause all these symptoms. Anyway. Reared me for An mri in a couple of weeks.

lei9h - look at my recent posting on the dental thread here. I have so many of your symptoms and am also searching for answers! By any chance do you have a dental implant? Root canalled tooth? Please try to read my thread and hopefully, we will both get some answers soon. Take good care!

Hi Leigh,

While I'm not a doctor, I've had atypical migraines that have stumped most doctors for some time. I've done a fair amount of reading about them, and I can confirm that those symptoms can be associated with migraines. One problem is figuring out what kind of migraine—there are so many kinds—and how to treat them.

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Another problem—as I see it—is that your symptoms also fit a lot of other scenarios, only some of which have been mentioned (anxiety/stress, diabetes, sleep disorder, vitamin deficiency), not to mention the possibility of two or several different things going on concomitantly. There may also be the specter of a vicious cycle at work.

vicious cycle insomnia anxiety depression

This kind of situation stumps doctors as well. Medicine, despite what we all think and would like it to be, is really still in its infancy. Physicians have been treating patients for thousands of years, yet its only in the last 150 years or so that they've even figured out that there are such things as bacteria and viruses, that they can cause disease, and that sterilization is a good idea.

With anything more difficult than the obvious, we may have to help our doctors help us. Here are some things I've learned along the way in helping solve my own medical conundrums...

1. Keep an open mind; listen, ask lots of questions, read, and learn.
2. Listen to your body; symptoms are the body's way of trying to tell us things.
3. Keep a medical diary/journal/log to track symptoms, triggers, and other possible clues.
4. Google is our friend (It's all in the search criteria/terms). As little as twenty years ago, if you wanted to learn about anything medical, you had to spend countless hours in a medical library—IF you could find/access one. Today we have close to the sum total of human knowledge available at our fingertips. Presumably that's how you came to find this site. It still takes time, and some common sense filtering must be done (there's a lot of static/garbage out there too). I couldn't tell you how many people have found answers and clues to helping themselves from something they came across on the web. Have you gotten any clues/ideas from symptom checkers?
5. If it can't hurt to try it, then it can't hurt to try it. Some things, like the possibilty of B12 deficiency, can be easily tried without risk (The same cannot be said for ALL vitamins, supplements, and/or OTC meds). For those that you can determine are safe to try, there's no harm in trying them.
6. Always keep your doctor in the loop. IME, doctors seem more motivated to help patients who take a sincere interest in trying to help themselves.
7. Assemble the right team of doctors for you. In many ways, this can be the most challenging and time-consuming task, but is the most worthwhile. Remember that half of all doctors are below average.
   
   assembling the right team of doctors

This site is good as a part of your support network; each part has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Keep us informed on how the MRI goes.

Doc

Got my mri appointment for tomorrow. I won't post again until I get the my results. Absolutely bricking it

Ok, I had to look that one up.

Is there any way I can convince you that worry serves no useful purpose, and the stress only exacerbates your symptoms?

Doc

Well hello again. The news is very good. Mri of brain is normal. They say that my symptoms are migraines and are probably due to all the stress and anxiety I have been under for the past 12 months. Going to take thier Dx now and try to calm down and hopefully these symptoms will dissipate.
Booking a holiday tonight. Nice week in Turkey or egypt on the cards.

I have had similar symptoms.

For some weeks, I have suffered a sharp stabbing pain in both big toes, especially at night, or when tying my shoelaces (??).

Two days ago, I noticed my right arm felt extremely weak and aching, for no obvious reason. Yesterday I was fine. This morning, however, I was awakened by a strong numbness and tingling sensation in my right hand at about 5am. I assumed I had been lying in an awkward position, so I moved my arm a bit, but it didn't go away. That was five hours ago, and my hand is still tingling like mad and numb.

Unlike the original poster, I do not have any major stress at the moment. I have made an appointment with my doc for later today, but I was wondering if what I have is paresthesia.

Bisonex

Hi Bisonex,
Welcome to the NeuroTalk Support Groups.

Hopefully if it was paresthesia, it was transient.
I think that transient paresthesias are quite common.
The problem would be if it persisted.

Let us know how you got on at the Doctor's visit.

i still have all these things going on. i am just happy to know that i don't have a brain tumor or any signs of ms going on. Hopefully these symptoms will start to go away as my stress levels decrease. If anything is bothering you, you need to get it checked out. I have had many tests and scans and all have come up normal. I think all my symptoms are stress and anxiety related.