Recently diagnosed
I had a lip biopsy done which was positive for Sjögren’s.
My main symptoms are lightheadedness, nausea, fatigue, and temperature fluctuations also intolerance to the heat and the cold. I have a baseline 5/10 and roughly 70+ triggers (physical mental exertion, weather,stress ect) make the severity increase.
My diagnoses are:
Demyelinating Disease of the Central Nervous System
Disorder of Brain
Central Sensitization
Progressive Brain Volume Loss (44th to the 12th percentile)
Positive Oligoclonal Bands in CSF (8 bands)
Bilateral Hyperreflexia with Clonus
EEG Slowing (Dysrhythmia Grade II)
Dysautonomia
Chronic Limited Autonomic Neuropathy
Hyperadrenergic Dysautonomia
Autonomic Cardiovascular Instability
Orthostatic Hypotension (including Early)
Orthostatic Intolerance
Distal Postganglionic Sudomotor Failure (QSART showed near absent at the foot 0.047 and mildly reduced at the knee 0.66)
Thermoregulatory Dysfunction
Peripheral Polyneuropathy
Vestibular Dysfunction
Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness
Postviral Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue
Post-Exertional Malaise / Exercise Intolerance
Sleep-Wake Disorder (Chronic Insomnia)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Lupus Anticoagulant Positive
Epstein-Barr Virus Persistently Positive IgM
Visceral Hypersensitivity
Myalgia
Polyarthralgia
My psychiatrist says this is a medical problem and I have anxiety because of it.
Would Sjögren’s explain my 8 year medical problems??
Thanks