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Chronic Headaches, Fatigues And Painful Extremities. Had Suffered Meningitis And Encephalitis. What Could Be The Cause?
I had meningitis and encephalitis due to the West Nile virus a year and three months ago. At first Dr.'s told me to give myself time to fully recover. I am suffering from chronic headaches, fatigue muscle weakness and strange pains in the extremities. I am no longer willing to believe that this is not connected to the result of my illness. I am 36 yrs old female and married mother of four. I have no reason to invent symptoms or fake me current condition. Is there any type of treatment or therapies to try?
Thu, 28 Nov 2013
Hi,
Sorry to hear that you are still unwell. I would like to know how is your mood of late? especially over last 2 weeks or so how much you rate yourself in terms of mood on a scale of 10? do you enjoy talking with family members, relatives & doing activities like watching TV, shopping etc. which are normally termed as pleasurable activities? How is your sleep of late? Lastly are you having regular menstrual cycles? is there any fluctuation of symptom severity in relation to your menstrual cycles?Based on your given description I think you are suffering from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome which is a reported occurrence after some viral infections. You need to consult your doctor & discuss option of medications like milnacipran, fluoxetine which work very well in this condition. Also do answer my queries frankly to aid in your further evaluation. Good luck
Sorry to hear that you are still unwell. I would like to know how is your mood of late? especially over last 2 weeks or so how much you rate yourself in terms of mood on a scale of 10? do you enjoy talking with family members, relatives & doing activities like watching TV, shopping etc. which are normally termed as pleasurable activities? How is your sleep of late? Lastly are you having regular menstrual cycles? is there any fluctuation of symptom severity in relation to your menstrual cycles?Based on your given description I think you are suffering from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome which is a reported occurrence after some viral infections. You need to consult your doctor & discuss option of medications like milnacipran, fluoxetine which work very well in this condition. Also do answer my queries frankly to aid in your further evaluation. Good luck
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