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Ok so lately my legs feel weak. Climbing a flight of stairs i feel weak. I can walk 1.5 miles on a treadmill at 3.4 mph at a 2% incline no problems but a flight of stairs I feel weak What am i missing or not doing Vitamin? Protein(i eat a lot of meat and chicken) ? Also having muscle cramps and weakness in one forearm not always but sometimes cant hold a coffe cup.
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Ok so lately my legs feel weak. Climbing a flight of stairs i feel weak. I can walk 1.5 miles on a treadmill at 3.4 mph at a 2% incline no problems but a flight of stairs I feel weak What am i missing or not doing Vitamin? Protein(i eat a lot of meat and chicken) ? Also having muscle cramps and weakness in one forearm not always but sometimes cant hold a coffe cup. Stay away from high elevation western USA & hiking Good luck & best wishes I am no DR But am a healthy older guy And live at high elevation and excersise https://versusarthritis.org/about-a...of-complementary-treatments/glucosamine/
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Ask your doctor to stop your statin. OK, that was a SWAG. See your doctor for a work up. A number of things can cause this.
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Get checked out asap. Tell them you have chest pains at times to hit the requirements for cardiac evaluation even if you dont.
You may have coronary Vascular insufficiency.
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Get your heart checked out first and then get your blood tested.
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Get checked out asap. Tell them you have chest pains at times to hit the requirements for cardiac evaluation even if you dont.
You may have coronary Vascular insufficiency. For sure mislead the doc so you get the wrong work up and waste time and resources. Maybe even have complications from some unnecessary test. Sounds like a plan. 🤔
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They'll give you an EKG to check for a heart problem. Just tell them the symptoms.
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Have had same symptoms 7+ years. Had every test known. Nothing. Went on T therapy even though only low normal. Didn't help and gained weight in thighs and chest compounding problem. Stopped that, went thru Covid years, always complaining same thing and getting crickets from Dr's. Haven't seen a Dr. In 2 years. Don't trust any of them. Funny, you'all scam a Nation for 6 years, each and everyone of the co cksuc kers violated their oath. They can all go screw.
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Yes, the "real" doctors who advised you to get the jab.
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Ok so lately my legs feel weak. Climbing a flight of stairs i feel weak. I can walk 1.5 miles on a treadmill at 3.4 mph at a 2% incline no problems but a flight of stairs I feel weak What am i missing or not doing Vitamin? Protein(i eat a lot of meat and chicken) ? Also having muscle cramps and weakness in one forearm not always but sometimes cant hold a coffe cup. I, personally, would hunt down a nationally ranked cardiologist near you. And make an appointment - ASAP.
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Get checked out asap. Tell them you have chest pains at times to hit the requirements for cardiac evaluation even if you dont.
You may have coronary Vascular insufficiency. For sure mislead the doc so you get the wrong work up and waste time and resources. Maybe even have complications from some unnecessary test. Sounds like a plan. 🤔 Or like my bud suffering weakness who saw two docs and didn't hit the markers for a cardiac evaluation and they sent home w BP pills and asthma meds who died of a heart attack 2 weeks later. Look, I used to never have problems ordering orbital or sinus or brain films, C-T scans or MRIs (with or without contrast) on my patients for ocular injury or trauma or vision or visual field loss, extra-ocular muscle paresis or palsy or double vision or severe headache or unexplained vision loss or blood work for potential life threatening temporal arteritis or carotid scans until after Zero got in office. Then it became a real hassle with strict requirements and possible causes of a patients condition with insurance companies or those health care providers for Medicare patients. You have no clue how many patients I've seen at one of the largest privately owned Ocular Medical and surgical clinics in the country where our clinic routinely saw patients from Mexico to Oklahoma and Pecos to Abilene. You have no clue as to how many patients I've seen who's Dr felt they had no need for a brain scan when they had severe headaches until I had vision field analysis performed and found visual field defects that cleared the way for such or the number of brain bleeds those scans subsequently turned up AFTER their physician promised them they hadn't suffered such.
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I agree with the others, you need a cardiac work up and stress test. Too many possibilities of what it might be for an internet diagnosis.
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Have had same symptoms 7+ years. Had every test known. Nothing. Went on T therapy even though only low normal. Didn't help and gained weight in thighs and chest compounding problem.
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Beware asking medical advice on this forum, some of our "Doctors" got their M.D. out of a CrackerJack box.
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They'll give you an EKG to check for a heart problem. Just tell them the symptoms. I wouldn’t trust a EKG for myself. I never had a bad one or high blood pressure. Went to ER , was kept me over night did some other test and a nuclear stress and sent me home. Seen the same cardiologist the following week and told him I wanted to have a heart cath( which I requested in the hospital) He fought me and and said everything was fine. He finally relented to give me a Ct. After that test they said I needed to have the cath I previously requested. While in recovery from the cath the cardiologist said I needed bypass surgery. I looked at him and said “ I guess its a good thing I pushed you isn’t it”? His reply was Yes. I ended up getting another opinion and had some stents as the surgeon didn’t think I needed a bypass. Be your own advocate and push till you get the answers. I was also having issues in walking up stairs and not much on flat ground. The scary part for me was the week prior to going in. I had taken my grandson fishing. I had some discomfort walking up the boat ramp and some on the ride home. A big part of the time there was no cell service and I was afraid I would have a catastrophic event in front of my Grandson and him have no way to help. It really helped me to seek the help I needed. Im not a doctor and the only good advice I will give is get in and push for the answers you need.
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I’m 57 6 ft 230 lbs i consider in decent shape can still outwork most 25 yr olds it just th3 stairs, I drink lots of water BP under control with my meds , only out of breath if do a strenuous task fast , i dont feel bad just weak kneed lol go8ng up stairs have had bad knees for most of m6 life
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A lot of the stress test stuff is spotty at best. Angiogram (dye contrast) is most surefire way to detect blockage. Other tests such as echo and others may find other issues such as valve issues. Best advice, see a real MD soon
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