Please review symptoms for similar experiences - Neuromuscular Diseases Message Board

cedward · 05-26-2004, 06:14 PM

I have been dealing with the following symptoms for approx. one year:

Tightness around my throat, anterior neck muscles
occassional numbness in my left cheek
a feeling of globus or phlegm constantly in my throat
mild dizziness
mild shortness of breath on occassion
general fatigue
a strong sensation of pressure in head, around my eyes and my neck

The most pronounced symptoms are the tightness in the throat area and the feeling of phlegm in the throat. They are with me 24 hours a day.

I am otherwise and have always been healthy. The only event that occurred around the time that the symptoms started was that I had to take the rabies vaccine series for exposure to a bat in July, 2003. The symptoms, while not painful, are very disturbing and have started to distract me almost constantly. I am also somewhat depressed because I have been to 2 neurologists and my regular family physician with no concrete diagnosis.
If anyone has experienced this or knows a good physician in the North Carolina area that you would recommend, I would appreciate it. Thank you.

februarygirl · 06-23-2004, 10:19 AM

I have had similiar symptoms for one year now, have had numerous tests and they came back negative. The doctors look at me like I am crazy - yet I still get facial numbness, head pressure, ears ringing, tightness in my throat and mild dizzyness.

I wish I had an answer for you...good luck..if you find out please let me know because I know how frustrating and depressing it can be.

Nancy

BLACKdragon78 · 06-23-2004, 10:59 PM

Do any of you have pain in your jaw?

cedward · 07-11-2004, 04:04 PM

no pain in my jaw.

Sickman · 07-12-2004, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cedward

I have been dealing with the following symptoms for approx. one year:

Tightness around my throat, anterior neck muscles
occassional numbness in my left cheek
a feeling of globus or phlegm constantly in my throat
mild dizziness
mild shortness of breath on occassion
general fatigue
a strong sensation of pressure in head, around my eyes and my neck

The most pronounced symptoms are the tightness in the throat area and the feeling of phlegm in the throat. They are with me 24 hours a day.

I am otherwise and have always been healthy. The only event that occurred around the time that the symptoms started was that I had to take the rabies vaccine series for exposure to a bat in July, 2003. The symptoms, while not painful, are very disturbing and have started to distract me almost constantly. I am also somewhat depressed because I have been to 2 neurologists and my regular family physician with no concrete diagnosis.
If anyone has experienced this or knows a good physician in the North Carolina area that you would recommend, I would appreciate it. Thank you.

Dear cedward,
If I where you I would see another medical doctor to check this out with proper tests. Ruling out any physical problem you should then look toward a Physc not a neurologist. A neurologist it primarily a pain doctor for diagnosible physical problems. You may be expreincing anxiety symptoms. Anxiety can cause you to expreince all of these symptoms and more. Just a suggestion from one the suffers from both physical and anxiety disorders. Good luck

Sincerely,

Sickman