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Diagnosed With PMR. Now Have Pain & Swelling In Hands, Numbness & Tingling In Fingers. Feel Fatigue, Bloating. Treatment?
I have been diagnosed with PMR but lately it seems my symptoms have been changing. I now have pain and swelling in my hands and numbness and tingling in my fingers adding to neck and back pain. extreme fatigue and bloating and swelling of my legs. weakness of my arms and I was on alot of meds but have been off of predisome for about 2 months now and I am going down slowly off of cymbalta. reaction to meds or is this progressing into something else?
Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The symptoms that you have mentioned could be due to a local nerve root irritation or a generalized cause like thyroid hormone disturbance, diabetes, methylcobalamin deficiency, etc. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com
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Diagnosed With PMR. Now Have Pain & Swelling In Hands, Numbness & Tingling In Fingers. Feel Fatigue, Bloating. Treatment?
Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The symptoms that you have mentioned could be due to a local nerve root irritation or a generalized cause like thyroid hormone disturbance, diabetes, methylcobalamin deficiency, etc. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com