i have been having tingling feeling that sometimes run down my arm into the tips of my left middle, thumb and pointing finger, pain in my shoulder blade, left side of the muscles in the back of my neck and along the edge of my shoulder blade in my back ac

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A 21 year old girl who does weight lifting. Neck and shoulder pain with tingling down right arm anf thumb and index finger. Pain and tinglimg and slig?

Answer 1

Perhaps: two things going on, carpal tunnel or left hand medial nerve entrapment, or the other possibilities include cervical ( neck) nerve entrapment (radiculopathy). Testing NCV study may shed some light.

Answer 2

Many possibilities: You cold have a simple viral infection. You could have a sifnificant bacterial infection, you could have a rare fungal infection. Generally the lymph nodes in the neck will swell with viral and bacterial infections. You describe a classic viral infection. Strep throat is not usually associated with runny nose. If there is fever, difficulty swallowing or you believe you are too ill, see pcp.

Answer 3

Upper respiratory: This may be a banal viral upper respiratory infection. Usually it starts subsiding within 2-3 days. If it persists, especially fever, you want to see a doctor. If you have any risk factors for a more serious disease (unusual sex practices, use of i/v drugs etc.) you may want to have these symptoms checked out by a physician promptly.

Answer 4

You are sick: Sorry to be blunt, it sounds like you have a bad viral infection, flu or cold. It is also possible you could have tonsillitis or pharyngitis leading to swelling of your lymph nodes.

Answer 5

Breathe...: First; try to expel the water; as long as you have no difficulty breathing you should be fine. You may want to drink a cup of warm/hot tea with some honey in it; or a lozenge to soothe your throat...But other than that you should be fine. If there is any doubt in your mind that you are not well then by all means call your doctor and get checked out, or visit your local emergency room.

Answer 6

Time: There is nothing special to do for small volume salt water inhalation. Salt water can be irritating but your body/lungs and throat will be fine in a few hours.

Answer 7

NO,There is a : Potential interaction between Prozac (fluoxetine) and ultram .There is a risk of developing serotonin syndrome when the two medications are taken together. Serotonin syndrome can be serious and even life threatening. It is the result of high levels of serotonin in the body. Serotonin syndrome is characterized by having at least three of these listed symptoms: tremor, shivering, agitation, diaphoresis fever.

Answer 8

Unlikely: No evidence i know of that and there are significant interactions. Though interactions are the same there is evidence that Cymbalta (duloxetine) may help with chronic pain. Talk to your doctor about all the medications you are on and he/she can help you weigh the benefit vs risk of such combinations.

Answer 9

Maybe the wrong cate: Often, antidepressants of a certain class can be used in combination with opioids for neuropathic pain. The class includes drugs like cmybalta. Check with your physician

Answer 10

See below: Depression worsens the experience of pain. Prozac (fluoxetine) reduces depression and ultram reduces pain. However, there are better options if the goal is to treat depression and especially neuropathic pain as the other answers suggest.

Answer 11

Both up serotonin: There is a precaution about using both as it could lead to a serotonin syndrome--your question is interesting both raise serotonin--do you think they r helping?

Answer 12

Get re-evaluated: It seems that your pain is distressing/frustrating you from lack of response from med..And possibly not knowing exactly why. I would recommend seeing your doc again and express your concern--he/she may send you for xray/mri, pt, add/change med, or send you to a specialist for additional eval/treatment. Best of luck.

Answer 13

Not enough info.: There are many different causes of pain, which must be treated different ways. Don't trust anyone who thinks they can help with so little information. I trust the lidoderm and 'pain meds' were prescribed for this pain by a physician after an examination and proper workup. If not, you should do so. Not everything can, or should, be treated with a pill.

Answer 14

Hard to say: Without knowing your thyroid test results, this is very hard to say. If the weakness onset was right after starting the medications, that may be the cause. If you have sever hyperthyroidism ( TSH is very low and your free thyroxine, t4, is very high), then your thyroid could be contributing. An evaluation by your doctor shoudl be able to tell the difference, or find another explanation.

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