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These are estimates of when my symptoms began:
Around 3rd grade (8 years old):
Sharp pain occuring in both knees. Difficult to stand.
Around 5th (10 years old):
Sharp back pain, starting in the lower back then spreading to the upper back (still concentrated in the lower back).
Middleschool (6th grade 11 years old):
Stinging in joints from simple actions. Difficulty retaining information. Slight burning.
Middleschool (around 8th grade 13 years old):
Anxiety Problems
Increased burning
Highschool (beginning 14 years old):
Worsening of mental symptoms, pressure
Highschool (middle 16 years old):
Feelings of depression (pain-related problems)
Last Year (18 years old):
Increased headache frequency
Increased pressure in head
Hallucinations
Increased concentration problems
Drawing blanks more often
Tingling on scalp
And most other mental issues
All Symptoms:
Pain throughout entire body (varies in intensity)
Burning, stinging inside body
Joint Pain
Intense pain from physical activities
Eyes go off focus and draw blanks (with realization after some time)
Read things wrong (even if read with the utmost care repeatedly)
Sensitivity to cold: Feet, legs, arms
Sensitivity to Heat: Eyes burn/water, body pain/discomfort increases
Extreme difficulty concentrating (mind goes on blank)
Memory problems
Forget what I am doing
Short term memory problems
Unable to retain what is read
Pressure inside head
Headaches (common)
Difficulty in tasting salt, sugar
Tingling
head
arms, hands, feet and legs
Hallucinations
Morning and night
Often see things moving, hearing voices, feeling things touching me
Being pursued
Attempts of mental invasion (occasionally)
Loss of Balance
Lose ability to move (Despite thinking I am able to move, episode dissipates, happened 3 times so far)~ very weird situation, hard to explain
Muscle Spasms Particularly at night
Difficulty with speech
finding words to say takes longer (a lot more often than before)
Fatigue (increased with warmth)
Anxiety
prevalent in younger age
Difficulty standing in place too long
Need to move legs/back position often due to pain
Pain results in waking up at night
Wake up with intense pain (often)
Subsides within an hour
Quick Reaction to medication
Sharp Stinging in chest (left and right side, common)
Urinary frequency
Involuntary body movements
Most often at night
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They are worried about me, but they often jump to conclusions, they will be so worried that it will kill them (from me going to the emergency room). I will find another way to get this solved.
And no I was not grieving when I saw/see the hallucinations
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I might get kicked out this semester because of how poorly I am doing because of these symptoms. And my symptoms just seem to be getting worse, especially the mental ones.View Thread
I am so so sorry about your son, how is your son now?View Thread

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