මේකට මොකක්ද කරන්න පුලුවන්? (medical issue)

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    @Dr Vishmi මේකට මොකක්ද කරන්න පුලුවන්?

    මන් endo හම්බෙලා වෙච්ච සිදුවීම ⬇️

    I consulted with an endocrinologist after posting that thread, she asked what my main concern was and then I mentioned adrenal tumors, she smiled and asked which type of adrenal tumor I thought I have, I clarified that I didn't mean I actually have one I just wanted to rule it out, since I was with my mom I didn't pursue the discussion further as it felt I was beginning to appear like arguing and hypochondriacal, she then ordered an uss scan and it was to check for nfts, but yk how can an adrenal tumor be ruled out with an uss?? sensitivity itself quite low, only the upper part of the adrenal gland is visible, and tumors need to be relatively large to be detected this way. Idk, I'm still experiencing physical symptoms everyday 🥀
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    Possible conditions that can tie these symptoms together (from most to least common)

    1. Dehydration ± electrolyte imbalance

      • Loss of body water (from sweating, inadequate intake, diarrhea, vomiting, diuretics, heavy caffeine/energy-drink use, or high heat) can produce:
      – Tremors or muscle cramps/aches (low potassium, magnesium, or calcium)
      – Tachycardia and palpitations (heart compensates for low circulating volume)
      – Fatigue, feeling “off,” dizziness
      – Dry lips/skin, excessive thirst, bloating or vague stomach discomfort
      – Sensory “hyper-awareness” (adrenal surge from physiologic stress)

    2. Excess sympathetic stimulation (anxiety/panic attacks, excess caffeine, some decongestants, stimulants, thyroid hormone)

      • Catecholamine surge → tremor, rapid heart rate, heightened senses, dry mouth/skin, gastrointestinal “butterflies,” sore/tense muscles, fatigue after the surge subsides.
      • Clues: temporal relationship to stress, caffeine, or medication; episodes come in waves.

    3. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid or medication overdose)

      • Classic triad: fine tremor, tachycardia, heat intolerance/fatigue.
      • May also cause muscle weakness/soreness, anxiety‐like sensory amplification, diarrhea or abdominal pain, weight loss (sometimes masked by bloating).
      • Skin can become thin and dry; thirst rises from increased body heat.
      • Simple blood tests (TSH, free T4/T3) confirm or exclude.

    4. Early or mild hyperglycemia / diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) spectrum

      • Excessive thirst, dry mouth/skin, fatigue, abdominal pain, tachycardia.
      • Tremors and muscle pain appear when electrolytes shift (potassium loss).
      • A quick capillary glucose check or urinalysis for ketones rules this out quickly—act urgently if sugars are ≥250 mg/dL, breathing is deep/rapid, or nausea/vomiting develop.

    5. Medication or substance side-effects

      • SSRIs/SNRIs (serotonin syndrome spectrum), bronchodilators, lithium, theophylline, withdrawal from alcohol/benzodiazepines, recreational stimulants: all can combine tremor, tachycardia, GI upset, thirst/dryness, myalgia, sensory changes.
      • Review any recent medication or dosage change.

    6. Adrenal issues (adrenal insufficiency or pheochromocytoma)

      • Less common, but both can give tachycardia, tremor, GI discomfort, muscle aches, fatigue.
      • Adrenal insufficiency often adds low blood pressure, salt craving, skin darkening; pheochromocytoma produces severe episodic spikes of heart rate and blood pressure plus drenching sweats.

    7. Systemic infection or sepsis in early phase

      • “I feel off,” mild abdominal pain/bloating, fast heart rate, tremor/shivering, thirst/dry lips from fever-related fluid loss.
      • Fever may still be low-grade or absent at first.

    Practical next steps

    1. Immediate self-checks

      • Measure temperature, resting heart rate, and (if available) blood pressure and finger-stick glucose.
      • Drink 500–1000 mL of an oral rehydration solution or sports drink and see if tremor or heart rate improve in 30–60 min.
      • List any caffeine/energy drinks, medications, or supplements taken in the last 24 h.

    2. Seek urgent care (same day) if you notice:

      • Heart rate >120 bpm at rest that stays elevated
      • Blood glucose >250 mg/dL or large urine ketones
      • Fever >38.5 °C, persistent vomiting, severe abdominal pain, chest pain, confusion, or fainting.

    3. Schedule a prompt physician visit to run:

      • Basic metabolic panel (electrolytes, kidney function)
      • Serum glucose ± HbA1c
      • Thyroid panel (TSH, free T4)
      • Complete medication/substance review

    4. While waiting for evaluation

      • Hydrate regularly with water + electrolytes.
      • Reduce caffeine/stimulant intake to zero.
      • Rest, use gentle stretching to ease muscle soreness, and track symptom onset, duration, and triggers in a diary.

    Key takeaway

    A relatively common, benign cause such as dehydration with electrolyte loss or excess stimulants/anxiety can produce the exact cluster you describe, but more serious disorders (thyroid overactivity, early diabetic crisis, medication toxicity) can present similarly. Basic bedside measurements and routine lab tests quickly differentiate them, so getting checked soon—especially if symptoms persist beyond 24 h or worsen—is the safest course.
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    ESR low kiyanne autoimmune na nemei..
    ESR very low wela but TPO antibody high and hashimoto awith hypothyroidism pawa ena un ona tharam innawa..

    US wala top disease stats baluwoth autoimmune 50mil, cardiovascular 22mil, all cancer 9mil..

    Brain tumour lifetime risk eka 1%, ekath old age kattiya thama wadi..
    Autoimmune very very common!
     
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    අපේ එවුන් කලුද සුදුද කියලාවත් නොදන්න දේවල් ගැන මහප්‍රාණ උපදෙස් දෙන්න කොච්චර දස්සද කියලා පෙන්න නියම නූලක්. ඔහොම තමයි මිනිස්සුන්වත් අමාරුවේ දාන්නේ. රටවල් මෙහෙමවත් තියනවා ඇති.
     

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    අපේ එවුන් කලුද සුදුද කියලාවත් නොදන්න දේවල් ගැන මහප්‍රාණ උපදෙස් දෙන්න කොච්චර දස්සද කියලා පෙන්න නියම නූලක්. ඔහොම තමයි මිනිස්සුන්වත් අමාරුවේ දාන්නේ. රටවල් මෙහෙමවත් තියනවා ඇති.

    අනේ යන්න. ඔයත් කිව්වේ නැහැනේ මට false positive result එකක් එන්නැතිවෙන්න norepinephrine test එක කරන විදිහක්. 🥀
     

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    අනේ යන්න. ඔයත් කිව්වේ නැහැනේ මට false positive result එකක් එන්නැතිවෙන්න norepinephrine test එක කරන විදිහක්. 🥀
    ඔයාට අවශ්‍ය උපදෙස් හා මගපෙන්විම දුන්නා ෆියෝනා. ඔයාට අනවශ්‍ය ටේස්ට් කරන්න දිරිදෙනනේ නැ. එයින් ඔයාට කිසිම හොදක් නැති නිසා. ඔයා ඇත්තටම සහනයක් බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවානම්⁣ යන්න ඕනා මාර්ගය පෙන්නලා ඉවරයි නූල් ගානකම.
     
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    ඔයාට අවශ්‍ය උපදෙස් හා මගපෙන්විම දුන්නා ෆියෝනා. ඔයාට අනවශ්‍ය ටේස්ට් කරන්න දිරිදෙනනේ නැ. එයින් ඔයාට කිසිම හොදක් නැති නිසා. ඔයා ඇත්තටම සහනයක් බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවානම්⁣ යන්න ඕනා මාර්ගය පෙන්නලා ඉවරයි නූල් ගානකම.

    මේ ට්‍රෙඩ් එක දාපු දවසට වඩා දැන් අඩුයි සිම්ප්ටම්ස්. සමහර වෙලාවට ඕල්මෝස්ට් නොර්මල් වගේ ඒත් සමහර වෙලාවට ආයේ ටිකක් අවුල්.
    වැලිඩේෂන් බලාපොරොත්තු වෙන්නෙ මන් ඔයාලගෙන් මට සීරියස් ඉල්නස් එකක් නැ.. කියලා.
     

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    S cal කියන්නේ මොකක්ද?? medical terms දන්නැ අපි 🥀



    TSH normal බන්
    ------ Post added on Sep 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
    Serum Calcium Test ekak karada?

    What medications are you on right now? I think I mentioned before that Effexor XR is one of the worst drugs with awful side effects.
     
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    Serum Calcium Test ekak karada?

    වෙනම කරේ නැ. overall bloodwork වල අවුලක් තිබ්බේ මෙ දෙක විතරයි.
    • Sodium - 136.2 (Normal Range 136-145)
    • Potassium - 3.2 (Normal Range 3.5-5.3)




    What medications are you on right now?

    225 mg effexor XR
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    මේ ට්‍රෙඩ් එක දාපු දවසට වඩා දැන් අඩුයි සිම්ප්ටම්ස්. සමහර වෙලාවට ඕල්මෝස්ට් නොර්මල් වගේ ඒත් සමහර වෙලාවට ආයේ ටිකක් අවුල්.
    වැලිඩේෂන් බලාපොරොත්තු වෙන්නෙ මන් ඔයාලගෙන් මට සීරියස් ඉල්නස් එකක් නැ.. කියලා.
    ඔයා මෙතෙක් අනුගමනයකරපු මාර්ගයෙන්ම ඒක ලැබිලා ඉවරයි( ඔයා ඔය කියන දේවල් කරානම්).දැන් ඔයාට තියෙන්නෙ ඒවා තේරුම් ගන්න කවුන්සිලින් හරහා හරියට අඛන්ඩව CBT කරන්න.

    මිට වඩා කියන්න දෙයක් නැ. ජය.
     
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    වෙනම කරේ නැ. overall bloodwork වල අවුලක් තිබ්බේ මෙ දෙක විතරයි.
    • Sodium - 136.2 (Normal Range 136-145)
    • Potassium - 3.2 (Normal Range 3.5-5.3)





    225 mg effexor XR
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    Only 225 mg effexor XR in a single dose? No other meds? Well the problem is your doctor.
     
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    උබට මොකටද?
    Mchn oyta health anxiety thyne…ubt pheochromocytoma ekk thynwnm obvious symptoms thynw mainly the classical triad…anika mchn ub hthnwd endocrinologist kenekt e wge disease ekk miss wena plwn kyla…
    Ub metanephrines levels check krth ub ethanin nawathine na bro.oyta ehm krth labenne temporary relief ekk wthrai
    Again and again oya apahu same test or differnt test krana one kyl hthnw…its like a obsession…
    Best thing is to go and talk with your psychiatrist and trust him with the process…
     
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    150 රෑට
    75 උදේට

    ඔයා ඉතින් කොළඹ නැහැනේ, නැත්තම් ඔයාගෙන් ගන්නවා 🥀
    Effexor dose eka wadi. anika first line treatment ekata effexor use karanne naha. Effexor nawattuwada? ekada symptoms adu une?