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What Causes Severe Fatigue, Dry Skin And Bouts Of Hot Flashes With Sweats?
I have been experiencing pretty severe fatigue, dry skin, bouts of severe hot flashes with sweats, severe swelling with pain in finger joints, general feeling of stiffness and soreness, occasional muscle cramping in calves and hamstrings, trouble concentrating at times, hypothyroid controlled with medication. occasional numbness in finger tips on left hand, low grade headache with pain on right temple area. There is a family history of audio immune illnesses such as lupus. I am very active but have had previous injuries. 3 herniated discs in neck (1996) right and left rotor cuff surgeries (2012-2014). Thank you for your time.
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
Hi,
There can be various reasons for assembly of fatigue, dry skin and hot flashes with sweats as
- hormone disturbances (most likely cause as there is hypothyroid condition and medications are going on)
- auto immune disturbances other than thyroid via antibodies as lupus, Sjogren, scleroderma or else
- insulin resistance development
In a summary, this requires extensive clinical evaluation and series of lab reports to be evaluated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
There can be various reasons for assembly of fatigue, dry skin and hot flashes with sweats as
- hormone disturbances (most likely cause as there is hypothyroid condition and medications are going on)
- auto immune disturbances other than thyroid via antibodies as lupus, Sjogren, scleroderma or else
- insulin resistance development
In a summary, this requires extensive clinical evaluation and series of lab reports to be evaluated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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