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@jair19 (edited) I've read your posts here and in the vascular thread. I'm experiencing (or have experienced) many if not most of the symptoms you described, and on a similar timeline. Countless blood tests, MRI, EMG/NCS-- all normal. Many "we just don't know" answers from the doctors. I see your most recent update--thank you for that. Did any of your muscle functioning improve? Or did it stay the same/worsen?

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@redmoose I didn’t focus a whole lot on the muscle weakness when so many things were going wrong. About a year ago I started learning more about perimenopause and menopause. (I’m 52) and many, but not all, of my symptoms could actually be attributed to that, including the muscle weakness (sarcopenia). I was also diagnosed with osteoporosis, so with that, I have been trying to eat more protein and go to the gym for strength training. My muscles are getting stronger, and an in-body scan shows that it is better now than it was when I scanned 4 years ago, so I’ll take it. But, I don’t know if you are even female, and there can be so many causes behind muscle weakness, so this is just my experience. I wouldn’t say that it got worse- it just kind of stayed the same after the initial muscle loss (until I did more strength training and protein intake. )