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What Causes Redness In Eyes And Nose Bleeding When Diagnosed With Arthritis?
Question: I have fibro and some kind of arthritis, I woke this morning to eyes matted shut, blood shot when I opened them and nose keeps bleeding. My joints are hot and I hurt allover.
Brief Answer:
Arthritis variant
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Thank you for writing on health care magic
Well, the symptoms of nose bleed along with red eyes fit in a different category of diseases which we need to look into...something like a vasculitis. But we need to be sure about it before diagnosing it.. I would like to ask you a few more queries before coming to a conclusion:
1. The redness in your eyes.. Is it painful as well?? Is it better now or still persisting??
2. The nose bleed ..is it spontaneous or is there a history of nose picking??
3. Do you have any associated sinusitis or hearing difficulty?
4. How do your joints feel in the mornings? Is it better or worse?
5. How is your sleep cycle on lyrica...You sleep well or is it still disturbed?Do you experience forgetfullness or irritability??
Do let me know these queries. Will try to see where your disease fits in
Regards
Dr Naval
Arthritis variant
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Thank you for writing on health care magic
Well, the symptoms of nose bleed along with red eyes fit in a different category of diseases which we need to look into...something like a vasculitis. But we need to be sure about it before diagnosing it.. I would like to ask you a few more queries before coming to a conclusion:
1. The redness in your eyes.. Is it painful as well?? Is it better now or still persisting??
2. The nose bleed ..is it spontaneous or is there a history of nose picking??
3. Do you have any associated sinusitis or hearing difficulty?
4. How do your joints feel in the mornings? Is it better or worse?
5. How is your sleep cycle on lyrica...You sleep well or is it still disturbed?Do you experience forgetfullness or irritability??
Do let me know these queries. Will try to see where your disease fits in
Regards
Dr Naval
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Eyes hurt, nose bleed spontaneous . Joints hurt worse in the morning and again in eve. Lyrica messes with my emotions and it will help the pain but not without side effects. I fall a lot lately
Brief Answer:
Cause of arthritis
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well, the sort of symptoms you are telling do fit in with some form of inflammatory arthritis. We need to sort it out for you which one.
Examination of the joints is a must to see for the swellings as it gives us a clue where we are heading. I will advise you some investigations which would help our diagnosis:
1. ESR
2 . CRP
3. CBC
4. Liver function tests
5. Urine routine
It could be some form of vasculitis causing arthritis or some other thing going on.
Secondly, you should avoid the falls as falls in this age can lead to fractures which can increase morbidity. If lyrica is causing this giddiness, you need to cut down on the dose or switch to other medication like Duloxetine or Amitryptilline for Fibromyalgia. But do get yourself evaluated by a neurologist as well to rule out any neurological cause of the falls
I feel you have a few issues which need to be addressed properly and moreoever with a combined consultation to get to the diagnosis. A Rheumatologist and a neurologist
Hope the information was useful
Do let me know for more queries. WOuld be happy to help out
REgards
Dr Naval
Cause of arthritis
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well, the sort of symptoms you are telling do fit in with some form of inflammatory arthritis. We need to sort it out for you which one.
Examination of the joints is a must to see for the swellings as it gives us a clue where we are heading. I will advise you some investigations which would help our diagnosis:
1. ESR
2 . CRP
3. CBC
4. Liver function tests
5. Urine routine
It could be some form of vasculitis causing arthritis or some other thing going on.
Secondly, you should avoid the falls as falls in this age can lead to fractures which can increase morbidity. If lyrica is causing this giddiness, you need to cut down on the dose or switch to other medication like Duloxetine or Amitryptilline for Fibromyalgia. But do get yourself evaluated by a neurologist as well to rule out any neurological cause of the falls
I feel you have a few issues which need to be addressed properly and moreoever with a combined consultation to get to the diagnosis. A Rheumatologist and a neurologist
Hope the information was useful
Do let me know for more queries. WOuld be happy to help out
REgards
Dr Naval
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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