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Undiagnosed, numbness, tingling, Muscle weakness and more
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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. )
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@jair19 thank you for the response. I'm female, 34. My OB didn't see any signs of perimenopause from a gynecological standpoint but I suppose you could have other effects from perimenopause first, with gyn. effects later.
It's striking to me that I've found various folks who seem to be hit with some sort of neurologic component (e.g., the tingling/numbness/jolts, of which I had first in my legs/lower half and then a week or two later, my face, similar to what you described). I also thereafter was hit with a lot of GI issues which has now altered my GI state. And the muscle dysfunction as well, which has caused a rapid change in my body comp and physical abilities. I've experienced additional changes as well (skin, eyes, for example).
I'm always torn between continuing pursuing the cause of all this and understanding what's going on with me, or just accepting that I probably won't get any answers and just living with it-- likely similar to how you felt. All that said, I'm very happy for you to hear that you've seen improvement in your muscle mass; that's encouraging!