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I’m currently not diagnosed (there has been a strong suspicion since 2023, based on previous skin symptoms, nail symptoms, a family history, etc.). Over the past few months, I’ve been experiencing something similar, mainly involving my shoulders, elbows, hips, ankles, and knees. As far as I know, I’m not hypermobile, although I’m aware that you can still have this kind of issue without being particularly flexible. However, these symptoms have mainly appeared over the last few months.

I often wake up in the morning feeling as if my shoulder has “popped out of place.” When I move it, it makes a fairly loud crack/pop, followed by a slight feeling of relief. It’s a very strange sensation.

Before I started experiencing the classic PsA symptoms (joint pain and, as far as I can remember, tendon/ligament pain), I noticed something strange about 1–2 years earlier.

I started feeling like there was a loss of the "mind-muscle connection." I also experienced something that almost felt like my blood wasn't circulating properly throughout my body.

To explain what I mean: when I used to lift weights, blood would rush into the working muscles, I'd get a good pump, and I could really feel the muscle tightening and working (hopefully that makes sense 😄). Over time, that sensation gradually faded. I could still lift the same weight, but it felt like less blood was reaching the muscles, and I no longer felt that same level of tension or engagement.

For a long time, I assumed it was related to nutrition or nutrient deficiencies. I made a lot of changes to my diet and tried various supplements, but nothing seemed to make a difference.

About a year after these symptoms started, I developed high blood pressure and began having mild joint and tendon/ligament pain. Those symptoms remained relatively mild for about another year, but after that everything became much more severe.

This came to mind because I originally started noticing what I now believe were the first signs of PsA around 2021, and it became significantly worse in 2023. However, looking back, it's possible that the disease had already been present for several years before that. Unfortunately, I may have been experiencing early symptoms long before I recognized them as being related to PsA.

Since 2021, I’ve been partially ill, so back then I could still do my favorite hobbies and activities, just not with the same intensity as before. But since 2023, I haven’t been able to do them at all. Even passive activities are limited now (like watching movies/series, browsing the internet, or playing video games), and I had to completely give up physical activities.

Over the past year, I thought I had more or less made peace with it. But ever since the weather got better, all my old hobbies keep coming back to my mind.

I absolutely loved bodybuilding/weight training and martial arts. Whenever I see something related to them in a movie, series, or even in real life, I can feel myself getting sad.

Another hobby of mine was riding motorcycles. The motorcycle season started recently, and I feel the same way whenever I hear the sound of a bike.

I also understand my grandparents’ pain now that they’ve gotten old. They used to talk about similar feelings, and now I truly relate to it.

I don’t really have a specific goal with this post — I just wanted to vent a little. Thanks for reading, and have a nice day.

My diagnosis of suspected psoriatic arthritis was changed to “just joint degeneration,” so my doctor prescribed simpler painkillers and physiotherapy. This cycle has been repeating itself over the past few years. 😅

I’m not angry or sad anymore, just more bored and helpless. I know that being upset doesn’t get me anywhere and only drains my energy, so I’m just kind of existing.

In last 7-8 months i barely read this sub. but in the past 3 months even less so. I’ve also stopped reading news about long COVID/vaccine injury, and did the same with research and updates related to my autoimmune condition.

Has there been any notable breakthrough in research over the past year? I already asked AI (free ChatGPT), but I’m wondering if there’s anything important it might have missed.

Thanks in advance.