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Mack - 08 Jul 2004 12:26 GMT

Hi i am a 20 year old,very active,i do half hour cardio everyday,good
shape.For the past year,i've been having trouble sleeping because the
pulse in my neck is strong.If i just barely touch my neck with my
finger anywhere,i can feel the pulse like its trying to jump out.When
i lie down to sleep,it vibrates throughout my whole body,and it makes
it impossible to sleep.The only way i can sleep is if i stay awake for
several days them finally pass out.I've seen more than 50 doctors
within the past year,and every single one of them did tests for
everything you can imagine,bloodtests,chest
x-rays,bloodpressure,etc..... and everything came back perfect.If i
touch my chest,i do not feel it pounding,it's normal like any
person.It's just my neck.If i go up stairs,the pounding becomes
harder,BUT my heart rate is perfectly normal,and if i touch my
chest,it's not pounding either.I am also having alot of muscle
twitches.But the muscle twitches are not such a big deal,they don't
really bother me and it causes no pain.it's just the pulse in the
neck.Also when i sleep,most of the times its in my back(well the
problem is i cant really tell if its also my back,it might be only my
neck and its vibrating all the way through).During the day i feel
normal,like if im sitting down or playing sports,or doing excercise.I
mean when i do my cardio,i increase my heart rate to like 180 but i
dont have the pounding feeling,this is what i find weird.And finally i
don't have any types of pains anywhere.Please i am begging for someone
to help me,it's literally making my life miserable,i dont get enough
sleep so im always so tired,and i cannot o anything during the day
bcuz sometimes im sleeping,and stay up through the night.I would
appreciate all suggestions.

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Melissa - 08 Jul 2004 13:17 GMT

"I've seen more than 50 doctors within the past year..."

Wow...one doctor per week? You must have great insurance.

Have any of the doctors suggested anxiety? How much caffeine do you have per
day?

Melissa

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Mack - 09 Jul 2004 02:36 GMT

> "I've seen more than 50 doctors within the past year..."
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> Melissa

I have health care,i don't pay to go see a doctor,i live in canada.yes
about every single week i see one.I tried to take anxiety
meds,sleeping pills,muscle relaxers,etc... nothing works.i tried to
cut out caffeine and nicotine for 3 whole months,still nothing
changed.BUT i figured something out that eliminates the feeling,while
i'm lying down to sleep, i put one of my hands behind my back,and it
almost disappears,i can sleep fine,but the problem with doing that is
my hand starts to get numb,so i cant keeep it behind my back for that
long.Also if i stretch my back,the feeling diminishes dramatically.I
tried telling my doctors that,they just ignore it,i man ive said it to
all of them,then they just change the subject,and say its probably
sleep apnea,which i know its not,ive had someone observe me while
sleeping,and i sleep normal and breathe normal.I'm just soooo
frustrated that's all.

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Twinkle - 08 Jul 2004 22:41 GMT

> Hi i am a 20 year old,very active,i do half hour cardio everyday,good
> shape.For the past year,i've been having trouble sleeping because the
> pulse in my neck is strong.If i just barely touch my neck with my
> finger anywhere,i can feel the pulse like its trying to jump out.When

Get your thyroid checked out. Had the same thing and ignored it back in the
early 80s and had a bad overactive thyroid problem in 84 as a result. That
may not be the answer for you but it is so easy to find out with a blood
test looking for signs of an overactive thyroid. Note they actually have to
send you FOR that sort of blood test for it to be found. In other words, any
other blood test you may have had wouldn't find it unless it was asked for.

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Herman Family - 08 Jul 2004 23:30 GMT

I agree with the possibility of a thyroid problem. Also check your blood
pressure while standing, sitting, and laying down. I'm wondering if they
baro receptors aren't doing their jobs right. Thyroid problems would
explain a lot.

Michael

> > Hi i am a 20 year old,very active,i do half hour cardio everyday,good
> > shape.For the past year,i've been having trouble sleeping because the
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> send you FOR that sort of blood test for it to be found. In other words, any
> other blood test you may have had wouldn't find it unless it was asked for.

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Mack - 09 Jul 2004 02:39 GMT

> I agree with the possibility of a thyroid problem. Also check your blood
> pressure while standing, sitting, and laying down. I'm wondering if they
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> > other blood test you may have had wouldn't find it unless it was asked
> for.

thanks for the replies,but when i went and did the bloodtest,the
doctor did indeed check the thyroid,i remember him telling me we are
going to check the thyroid,on the paper with the checkmark,there was a
check under the thyroid tests to test TSH,that was the only
one.Anyways,i figured out how i can get rid of the feeling while i'm
lying down,i just place my hand behind my back,or stretch my back,and
the feeling diminishes dramatically,but the problem with that is that
my arms eventually gets numb,so i cant keep it there for the whole
night.

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Still Lurking - 08 Jul 2004 23:42 GMT

> Hi i am a 20 year old,very active,i do half hour cardio everyday,good
> shape.For the past year,i've been having trouble sleeping because the
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> several days them finally pass out.I've seen more than 50 doctors
> within the past year,

"More than 50 doctors in the past year"? That is a different doctor
every week. You have medical insurance that will pay for 50 + different
doctor's office visits and every one of these physicians repeated
multiple expensive lab tests in a one year period?

Have you seen a psychiatrist?

> and every single one of them did tests for
> everything you can imagine,bloodtests,chest
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> bcuz sometimes im sleeping,and stay up through the night.I would
> appreciate all suggestions.

Schedule an appointment with a competent psychiatrist.

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12345@67890.com - 09 Jul 2004 09:14 GMT

>Hi i am a 20 year old,very active,i do half hour cardio everyday,good
>shape.For the past year,i've been having trouble sleeping because the
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>bcuz sometimes im sleeping,and stay up through the night.I would
>appreciate all suggestions.

Get off the steroids and your problems will go away

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