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ermc · 08-18-2005, 09:24 PM

I'm a 23 year old male and have been experiencing a plethora of strange symptoms over the last year.

Here are my symptoms

*Pain on right side of throat and ear

*Funny clicking almost grinding sound in throat when swallowing at a certain angle

*Right side of throat/jawline feels like there is a tenderness or pressure on it

*Painful headaches on right side

*Random muscle twiches, they seem more prevelant when the pains begin

*Pain under right armpit, the doctors I've seen nor I have found any swollen glands

*Pain in chest when exerting energy sometimes (washing dishes for example) or sitting in an uncomfortable chair (I've had this since I was 14 and first started noticing it while playing guitar while sittiing down)

*Sore left hip, feels like its at the bone and hurts when bending over

*Feeling hot or cold when the environment is neither hot nor cold

*red flakey rashes on a knuckle and the underside of my arm (I have dry skin by nature but these are different) Steriod creams seem to have no effect

*Redness in my right eye, tears streaming from the eye randomly at times

*Inability to focus or concentrate on work at times, feels sort of like I'm zoning out or outside of myself

*Extremely tired after waking up, not feeling awake for 3-4 hours after I wake up, feeling tired in the mid day and afternoon. Pains seem the worst when first waking up and come and go throughout the day

*The symptoms seem to come and go. I will be fine and feel great for a a couple of weeks up to a couple of months only for them all to come back to me one day to last anywhere from weeks to months. I believe there might be a possible stress connection. They seem to come back on me hard after I missed sleep one night and tried to readjust my sleeping schedule after feeling healthy and great for over a month.

These are a few symptoms I can think of at the moment, I apologize if the list long or difficult to read. I'm of the understanding that Fibromyaligia isn't common in men, I had my gallbladder removed 5 months ago and I'm also of the understanding that isn't common in men either. There is a family history of fibromyalgia in my family. My aunt on my mom's side was diagnosed with it several years ago.

I appreciate any advice as these symptoms worry me and I won't have access to a doc or medical insurance until november.

08-18-2005, 09:24 PM	#1
ermc Junior Member (male) Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 35	Does this sound like Fibromyalgia? I'm a 23 year old male and have been experiencing a plethora of strange symptoms over the last year. Here are my symptoms Pain on right side of throat and ear Funny clicking almost grinding sound in throat when swallowing at a certain angle Right side of throat/jawline feels like there is a tenderness or pressure on it Painful headaches on right side Random muscle twiches, they seem more prevelant when the pains begin Pain under right armpit, the doctors I've seen nor I have found any swollen glands Pain in chest when exerting energy sometimes (washing dishes for example) or sitting in an uncomfortable chair (I've had this since I was 14 and first started noticing it while playing guitar while sittiing down) Sore left hip, feels like its at the bone and hurts when bending over Feeling hot or cold when the environment is neither hot nor cold red flakey rashes on a knuckle and the underside of my arm (I have dry skin by nature but these are different) Steriod creams seem to have no effect Redness in my right eye, tears streaming from the eye randomly at times Inability to focus or concentrate on work at times, feels sort of like I'm zoning out or outside of myself Extremely tired after waking up, not feeling awake for 3-4 hours after I wake up, feeling tired in the mid day and afternoon. Pains seem the worst when first waking up and come and go throughout the day The symptoms seem to come and go. I will be fine and feel great for a a couple of weeks up to a couple of months only for them all to come back to me one day to last anywhere from weeks to months. I believe there might be a possible stress connection. They seem to come back on me hard after I missed sleep one night and tried to readjust my sleeping schedule after feeling healthy and great for over a month. These are a few symptoms I can think of at the moment, I apologize if the list long or difficult to read. I'm of the understanding that Fibromyaligia isn't common in men, I had my gallbladder removed 5 months ago and I'm also of the understanding that isn't common in men either. There is a family history of fibromyalgia in my family. My aunt on my mom's side was diagnosed with it several years ago. I appreciate any advice as these symptoms worry me and I won't have access to a doc or medical insurance until november. Last edited by ermc; 08-18-2005 at 09:31 PM.