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Dizziness, Fatigue, Nausea And Lack Of Appetite. Pain In The Hands And Shoulders, Swollen Fingers. Due To Low Potassium Levels?

For the last couple of months I have been unwell. I have had dizzy spells, fatigue, nausea and lack of appetite. I found a rash on my body which lasted for 7 days. I have had sore arms, and legs. I have also during this time had been experiencing arthritic type pain in my fingers on both hands, left shoulder and left knee. The pain in my hands can be very painful and there are days where I am unable to use them. I have also found that my fingers at times can be swollen. I have been taking vitamins such as krill and fish oil, glucomasine, multivitamins and minerals, mega b, and beroca daily to try and somehow fix these problems but is there anything else that I can be doing. I have seen my GP who has said it is just a viral infection and my blood results all came back normal except for the lymphocytes which was a little high and my potassium levels which were slightly low. Any suggestions?
Mon, 10 Jun 2013
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Hi, It looks like you have rheumatiod arthritis, and get few investigations done.. RA factor, ASLO titre, and CRP. And you will get the reference range for each of these values, with which you can get to know if it raised. And if needed see rheumatologist.
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Dizziness, Fatigue, Nausea And Lack Of Appetite. Pain In The Hands And Shoulders, Swollen Fingers. Due To Low Potassium Levels?

Hi, It looks like you have rheumatiod arthritis, and get few investigations done.. RA factor, ASLO titre, and CRP. And you will get the reference range for each of these values, with which you can get to know if it raised. And if needed see rheumatologist.