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Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

Ask questions and share information about nervous system disorders and diseases here. Talk about vascular disorders (stroke, transient ischemic attack or TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage and hematoma, and extradural hemorrhage), infections (meningitis, encephalitis, polio, and epidural abscess), functional disorders ( headache, epilepsy, dizziness, and neuralgia), structural disorders (Bell's palsy, cervical spondylosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, brain or spinal cord tumors, peripheral neuropathy, and Guillain-Barre syndrome) and degeneration (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease).

Sympathetic overdrive info

22/M i've been to a dozen doctors over the past few years for a variety of things that i believe are related. most recently i saw an endocrinologist who suggested i had sympathetic overdrive and recommended i look into bio feedback. I did, and purchased this: the bio feedback has caused minimal...

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cannot sleep full nights sleep

I had a few nights of restless leg syndrome, it went away but I cannot sleep a full nights sleep without waking several times. I have trouble getting to sleep as well. I am on Paxil and was on Clonipin. Slept with clonipin. Dr. wanted me to get off and tried Lunesta, Trazadone and a new one...

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hFOR THE PAST WEEK I BEEN HAVIN A HEADACHE AND IT LAST THE HOLE DAY

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I'M 18 YEARS OLD AND FOR THE PAST WEEK I BEEN HAVIN A HEADACHE AND IT LAST THE HOLE DAY.AND I'M REALLY SACRED BECAUSE I'VE TAKIN EVERY THING AND IT WONT GO AWAY.A FRIEND OF MINE SAYS IT COULD BE STRESS.WELL PLEASE HELP ME OUT.

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Almost blacking out, memory loss

I have degenerative disk disease, functional heart murmur, mild asthma, allergies, migraines, and restless legs... I am in the military (3 Iraq deployments) and get annual physicals and still run.  I also had a form of anemia when I was 3yrs old where my white blood cells were attacking my red...

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Muscle stiffness

Hi, my mother was just diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This came as a surprise since we took her to see a doctor because she complained of muscle pain and had trouble getting out of the bed in the mornings. We assumed this was connected to her age and thought that the doctor was going to...

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Tingling in legs, arm, and face

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I started experiencing tingling in my calves 2 weeks after my Breast Augmentation, now it is from my knees down to my feet, occasional my arm and spots on my face. None of my docs think its related to my surgery. It has now been going on for 10 weeks it isn't painful, doesn't even feel like the pins...

by User avatar bella0820

Numbness, tingling, left side esp hand arm, pinky, weakness

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Hi Friends, There was a long post with this title that went from 2006 to 2008. I think I have a good answer for this, but I am not a doctor. You probably have Lyme disease (Borreliosis caused by a Spirochete like Syphilis) (or Bartonella, Babesia, Ehrlichiosis, Mycoplasm, etc). Basilcally, you...

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RLS & Tyrosine

Hi, I read a newspaper article about RLS and tyrosine connection. Is this scientifically established and proven fact? Should I start taking tyrosine supresive drugs to see if it will provide me any relief?

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Tell me about a "Vitafon" and a high intensity light used for Seasonal Affected Disorder

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One of your readers had written in about migraines, and it was suggested that a Vitafon be tried. The link just took you to E-Bay. Can you give me any medical information on the device, how it works, its effectiveness, and side effects. A link to store that sells would be helpful. A member of my...

by User avatar Susan Koser

Hands and legs completely numb.

I use to exercise at a regular basis about over a year ago. I stopped because well i'm not sure what happened to me, a few times after my exercise(cardio) my legs and hands went completely numb. My hands went into a fist and i couldn't opened them or feel them, my legs as well i couldn't feel them....

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