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rinsedpie
post Apr 25 2018, 06:45 PM

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QUOTE(adamdaniaal @ Apr 25 2018, 03:46 PM)
I suspect I have heavy metal toxicity. 6 neurologists, 2 neurosurgeons, 3 psychiatrists, 1 orthopaedic, 1 immunologist, 2 general doctors, 1 surgery and 1 botox, still undiagnosed. Waiting for the blood test now in 2 weeks.

Symptoms are: tingling throughout body, jerking movements, pressure behind head, mood swings, trouble thinking, trouble speaking, memory problems.

I don't remember being in contact with any heavy metal, but just did the test anyway.

Anyone diagnosed with heavy metal toxicity as  well without knowing? And how was the recovery process? Thank you.
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where do you live?
is your piping still lead
but lead poisoning is easily diagnosed by just looking at the rbc; they are stippled

what makes you come to this conclusion (that u have heavy metal poisoning) in the first place?
however, it is not an unreasonable suspicion in a country like malaysia.. batteries are throw everywhere, factory run-offs just runs into rivers LOL; mercury and all
rinsedpie
post Apr 25 2018, 09:10 PM

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QUOTE(adamdaniaal @ Apr 25 2018, 08:21 PM)
No conclusion. Basically my main symptom is tingling throughout body. I search on webmd and checked on EVERY CAUSE of it. Only heavy metal test remains.
Symptoms of heavy metal that I read online also will explain a lot of my problems since young. Eg. Trouble concentrating, tingling in legs, mood swings.
Just wanna ask if anyone else in this forum have been diagnosed before with the poison.

Yep. I have a feeling that the problem is more real than most people realise, just that lack of awareness by doctors and by the patients. Sad really. Went to 6 neurologists, all never suggest that this could be the cause at all. Should update their manual
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trouble concentrating, mood swings are not easily quantified as these can just be part of our characters or temperament make-up; but that tingling in limbs, that is organic and will deserve resolution. Hg, Pb, As all merited looking into but very often you will have other complaints if any of these could be the cause. unable to help further but i can recommend that when u see your doctor (your GP ie your family doctor, the one that has all your records), you can raise your suspicion with him/her, so he/she can be directed towards the correct tests to do. You will agree that Heavy Metal Poisoning is often under-diagnosed in Malaysia.

no doubt your neurologists have taken history of the ''tingling'' that you mentioned, and worked out a battery of tests to exclude nasty diseases; but i wonder why 6, go to only 1 and stick to one. also, i wonder what these 6 ''Neurologists'' said was the possible cause(s). ''Tingling'' is a bread and butter of Neurological profession.

good luck
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post Apr 25 2018, 09:13 PM

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QUOTE(adamdaniaal @ Apr 25 2018, 09:01 PM)
Brother my symptoms include jerking movements and tingling throughout body.
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owh just spotted this ie ''jerky''; i take it that it is myoclonic jerks and not chorea or hemiballismus (look up on youtube, and tell me which is closest to your symptoms; strictly speaking these are signs and not symptoms but lets not get into that. look up also fasciculation. if u hv time, tag me
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post May 1 2018, 04:28 PM

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QUOTE(adamdaniaal @ Apr 25 2018, 10:44 PM)
Thanks for the thorough reply my friend. Are you a neurologist? You seem very knowledgeable in this matter.

I agree trouble concentrating and mood swings is possible to not be related, however since last year ALL my symptoms have become worse including those 2. The tingling is the worst. It tingles so bad that i cant speak properly without feeling so uncomfortable and out of breath.
My movements are random. I had a head tremor, hand tremor, facial tics, leg shaking, stomach jerking. (All this NOT independent of one another, meaning some come and go or all happens at same phase). Moreover, this movements serve a purpose, to REDUCE the tingling. I can stay still, but the tingling is maximum.

I went to 6 because i wasn't satisfied with the diagnosis given. I do my own self-check online on message boards, medical websites and youtube. My symptoms don't correlate. 3 of the neurologists say I have motor tics disorder, but that doesn't explain
1. my intense tingling throughout my body
2. my head tremor and leg shaking
3. Trouble speaking.... Becoming observably worse.

The last one I seen, he is a renowned movement disorder specialist, Dr Lim Shen Yang, he diagnosed me with cervical dystonia because at that time, my head tremor was the most prevalent, but also wasn't 100% sure because
1. tingling in other parts of my body
2. I can hold the movements for longer than 2 minutes.
He tried botox injection to reduce it. It reduced my head movement, but the tingling and other movements still there.

pls check this out about people's experience with mercury poisoning. They report experiencing neurological symptoms + the cognitive defects I mentioned. https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-feel-lik...rcury-poisoning
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Sorry couldnt answer earlier, was oncall. No Im not a neurologist but worked closely with them (was doing neurosurgery for few years and tingling as a symptom, is a common issues we worked on. Titubation is quite a useful symptomatology to try to narrow things down in order to form a workable Differential Diagnoses list.

OK, keep with one Neurologist only. Things move slowly with these sort of complaints. (Doctors are primed up mainly to deal with acute emergencies; other presentation that have slow, evolving symptom complex will always need careful teasing out of potential diagnoses; to reach 1 unifying diagnosis, in most cases tho, is quite possible).

As a patient, you could and should be able to offer your suggestion to the specialist; only a foolish doctors will not listen to his patients.

Keep to one doctor, be patient (sorry) and record symptoms and signs. Good luck

 

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