For many patients suffering with thyroid conditions, Synthroid is a lifesaver. One tiny pill can take away the fatigue, depression, constipation, cold intolerance and the host of other symptoms associated with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. But what symptoms should a patient be aware of when starting to take Synthroid? If you have been prescribed Synthroid, ...
If you have muscle twitching, and no medical insurance, or a ridiculously high deductible, or are not convinced by a negative EMG test, then visit aboutbfs.com Or check out search.medhelp.com If you want to read all about other people’s twitching experiences (benign fasciculation syndrome — BFS), then aboutbfs.com is the place. It has an extensive ...
Nursing Assessment: Hypokalemia is a dangerous electrolyte imbalance that can result in cardiac arrhythmias, flaccid paralysis and rhabdomyolysis (respiratory depression) in some cases. Hypokalemia can be caused by many different medical conditions; however one of the more common causes is excessive loss of potassium, often associated with extensive fluid loss. Excessive fluid loss occurs in ...
Last week I received a call that my grandmother had had a stroke. On the way to the hospital I received another call that it was not a stroke, it was severe dehydration. Once I arrived at the hospital I was told the real problem was actually calcium overload. My grandmother had too much calcium ...
Polymyositis is a fairly uncommon type of inflammatory disease which leads to very significant muscle weakness. Patients having this condition have muscle weakness that progresses; it usually starts in the trunk of the body. Numerous treatment approaches may be used for managing polymyositis; for some patients the condition is likely to go into remission when ...
If you’re terrified of ALS because of twitching muscles, here is a complete guide to get you through your most terrifying moments. As you already know, ALS is an incurable, always fatal disease, and if you’ve googled twitching muscles or muscle twitching, you’ve seen the ALS links pop up. This is because twitching muscles is ...
A person who is very dear to me was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis not too long ago- and just a few days ago, she was told she also has fibromyalgia. I am writing this article for her, but also for all the other people with both illnesses, in the hopes that spelling out the differences ...
Twitching muscles can have some people fearing they have ALS, that incurable fatal disease that causes muscles to waste away. A classic symptom of ALS is muscle weakness. People with twitching muscles who think they have ALS are prone to relentlessly performing muscle strength tests. People with muscle twitching are often never satisfied, however, if ...
When I was first diagnosed with high blood pressure the doctor put me on a diuretic, but he gave me potassium supplements to go along with the diuretic. After a day, my muscles were giving me a fit. When I tried to go on a walk, they felt heavy and I wasn’t sure I would ...
The spinal cord is located in the dural tube, which is actually a fluid-filled sac inside the spinal column. This spinal fluid protects the spinal cord and keeps it from rubbing against or touching the dural tube. When the spinal cord becomes attached to a structure such as one of the vertebrae in the spinal ...
