I need help identifying what i might have!List of symptoms:?

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-constant fatigue and weakness
-soreness of joints and muscles
-lathargy
-loss of appetite
-irregular periods
-a skin scaling that looks brownish and goes away with constant maintainance with hydrocortizone
-it is officially not a type of arthritis or lupus, nor is it addison's disease.

Ok, and also, I am going to a rheumotologist [pardon spelling] and a dermotologist [also, pardon] sometime in the future, though its been hard to get an appointment. I'm asking because im slightly a hypochondriact and i like to label everything thats wrong with me. Now, this has been going on constantly for about a year and a half, so its not in my head! Thanks for all the help so far =)

one more thing- yeah, I'm only 14 and i have to wait till im like 30 ,i'm going to crack. and i know for sure i dont have psoriasis, because my mom has it and mine isn't at all like her's. but thanks

Answer 1

have you looked into PCOS, polycysitic ovarian syndrome, or even your thyroid but your symptoms almost match to a tee for POCOS

Answer 2

I do not think you are a hypochondriac. I succumbed to Psoriasis at the young age of 16. First signs of any form of Arthritis was age 21, with a red hot swollen finger. The Dermatologist was aware of a link, but it was not his job to diagnose anything other than Dermatology problems. The red hot swollen finger, followed by thumb and other small incidents were diagnosed as being knocks, strains, whatever. It took another 15 years before I saw a Rheumatologist. They did this auto antibody blood test and it revealed many auto antibodies. However to the precise form of Arthritis, like you I wanted a label so that I could read up on whatever it was and perhaps help myself to cope, if not understand. That took another ten years. Some times they are not willing to give you a label, specific diagnosis, until they themselves are sure and that means ruling other health conditions out. However I know how tough it can be, by the time I received a concrete diagnosis, if they had told me you have Cancer and six months to live, I would have been relieved! The relief to have a label was wonderful and since then I have read up on the problems and am still mobile. I am sure once they rule out some conditions, they will rule some in and eventually come up with a label.

Answer 3

Could it be Fibromyalgia? Look it up at Web MD and see if it doesn't include all of your symptoms. Many doctors will not diagnose Fibromyalgia. Also my family doc tested me for Rheumatoid arthritis and it came back negative, but when he sent me to a Rheumatologist the tests he did showed positive. What I am trying to say is I hope you were checked out by a Rheumatologist. Good Luck and God Bless.

Answer 4

Have they ruled out hypothyroidism?

Have you seen a dermatologist about the skin scaling? If not, I would suggest see one to find out if you have a simple skin condition or if it truly relates to your underlying medical problem.

It appears you have had some tests to rule out arthritis, lupus or addision's. Have you seen an endocrinologist? If not, I would get a referral to one, they can do more specific testing to rule out a hormonal imbalance.

Answer 5

you have common symptoms of hepatitis c-fibromyaglia is not a disease on it's own, rather a symptom.

if your liver panels indicate no elevation, you can still have hcv...so my advice to you is to get tested for antibodies. please be aware that most doctors aren't aware of this misconception regarding alt and ast levels and hcv infection.