Is it Carpel Tunnel Or something else?

Question

I have been told that the severe pain I developed in my right thumb and wrist probably wasn't/isn't CTS. However, I have suffered from an ache in the base of my right thumb for a month or two- ever since starting anti-depressants (don't know if there is a connection here) It suddenly got a lot worse then cleared overnight!!! I now have both hands giving me similar symptoms of pinging(painful) and sudden sharp pains with lots of discomfort in certain positions. this can happen at odd moments like driving, i.e. turning the stearing wheel something wil ping/crack in my wrist below the thumb....What else could it be if not CTS?

Incidentally, I'm needle phobic so accupuncture is OUT! ;-)

Answer 1

Had that last year. Acupuncture cleared it up.

Answer 2

The matching pain in one and then the matching joint on the other side would indicate RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.

I am not a Dr. but I do have RA so I am familiar with the painful joint situation you are going through.

Mine started with the left knee then the right knee. I could walk fine but could barely do stairs at all. Couldn't life my own weight off the "twalett" Hubby had to help till we bought a raised seat.

One 9 day dose of Prednisone took care of the knees. But wait.

Then it moved to the wrists. The joints at the base of the thumb and the outside bone of the wrists. Just finished one more round of Prednisone (one year after the first) Prednisone has a lot of bad side effects. so you cannot take it a lot.

On bad days the veins in the back of my hands get twice their normal size and throb. I raise my hands up over my head and the throbbing is better. Sadly enough if it is RA it moves, one area can get better, I still have a little in the base of my left thumb, but now my low back and high back are bad.

RA is strange. If I were on the anti depressants, I would wean off for fear of causing any auto immune disorder (thats what RA is)

There are many illnesses that happen from autoimmune disorder. RA has what is called flares, one day you can barely function and the next day you will feel fine. ???

Start researching AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, see if you match any of the symptoms.

Are you taking them for depression? I was depressed for 7 years (3 deaths and a difficult life) I was tested for a under acting thyroid last year (that can cause depression) In the first month all of the depression was gone and I finally felt normal again.

Starting researching. Type in your symptoms or look at autoimmune disorders. The internet can be very helpful on informing you as to what might be wrong. Good Luck.

Try asparcreme on the painful areas if you are going out (it has no strong smell) as night I use mineral Ice. Stinks but makes everything feel better.

Take Ibuprofen for inflammation and swelling if there is any. I have been taking it for nearly two years. It helped the knees enormously.

I hope some of this infor might be help ful. Mine started out of the blue also.

Answer 3

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused when the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the wrist. This would normally cause pins and needles, pain and weakness in the thumb and first three fingers but not normally the wrist. Your problem could be some sort of repetitive strain injury causing inflammation to the tendons surrounding the thumb. Do you do a lot of the same hand movements day after day? If so, try to give your thumbs a rest for a while. It's difficult to diagnose without actually seeing it so, if symptoms don't improve, ask your GP to refer you to a physiotherapist who should be able to give you pain relieving treatments and exercises.

Answer 4

I am currently getting treatment for similar issues, and there are several things that it could be apparently. I had assumed it was carpal tunnel right off the bat, but you may be looking at cubital tunnel, or some type of neuropathy. The only thing that helps me is wearing splints on both of my wrists. The doctors told me to wear them while i sleep, but sometimes I will wear them for relief in the daytime if needed. They have helped quite a bit. I get numbness from driving, talking on the phone, and folding laundry on top of many other things. The pain gets worse for me towards the end of my work week (I type all night long), and everything is at it's absolute worst when I wake up in the morning. Most of the time I can't even hold a full glass, or open a soda bottle it's gotten so bad. I find out hopefully friday what the actual diagnosis for me is, or at least I get the results from my EMG test. For me, there is absolutely no over the counter pain medication that does one bit of good, but everyone is a little different. Best of luck to you!

Answer 5

It doesn't sound like CTS, you do not describe the loss of feeling or pins and needles associated with thatr. It is likely to be muscular pain or nerve pain. Try Ibroprofen when it is bad and try exercising the affected areas with extra stretching than normal.

Go back to your doctor or change doctors if you are not happy.

Good luck.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

This sounds like Tendonitis (Inflamation of the tendons in your thumb) Taking a course of Anti-inflamatories will help.

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Answer 10

vibration white finger?