Im always exhausted. I can sleep for 15 hrs and wake up feeling like i slept 2. I have headaches all the time. I occasionally get vertigo for 2 days straight. what could be wrong with me??

I have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus,pericarditis, ovarian cysts, medullary sponge kidney, bilateral kidney stones, asthma, and reynaud’s phenomenon but my doctors have ruled out all my problems as being the cause of these symptoms. any ideas??

I have had knee pain since I was 9 (for 16 years now), it is achy but can be very severe. I thought it was arthritis, but was recently told there is no way it could be that because juvenile arthritis would have left me crippled by now. I get upper back pain if I don’t sleep completely flat. I sometimes can’t straighten my left leg because of a pain from me knee to the ball of my foot. I also sometimes get very sharp quick pain in my lower back and am unable to pick a leg off of the floor to walk at times. Is this all related? I am just sick of having at least one of these stupid pains every day. Any advice would be great!

I am 34 weeks pregnant and I can’t sleep! I haven’t been able to sleep for about 2 weeks. I’ve tried taking warm baths, drinking milk, getting massages from my hunny … and nothing works. I feel like my rhythm is off and I can’t change it. For example, I was finally able to go to sleep about 5:30 this morning, and I slept until about 9 am. You would think I would be more than ready to go back to sleep, but I can’t. I get some exercise but my knees are SO swollen (I’ve had juvenile arthritis since I was 13 years old). I used sleep aids about 2 years ago when I was adjusting from 3rd shift to 1st, and I didn’t like the way that they made me feel. Is there anything that might help that I’ve missed?

I have lost 130 lbs since last march,I have very bad arthritis,I stay very active with walk,house cleaning,dancing,I like to stay busy.
I want to be able to find relief from pain instead of depending on alieve or other pain medicne.i toss and turn all night with cramping,stiffness,burning sensation.I had knee surgery in sep of 06,I cant lay on my left side very long,I can only sit down for a little while my legs go to sleep and get very stiff,the pain is so severe that I sometimes cry at night,can someone please help me to find hopefully a natural way to sleep and relieve pain,thank you very much,this is suzy.

Yesterday I saw a chiropractor for pain in my knee due to arthritis.
He adjusted my knee, while he did it, I felt a sensation shoot right up into my head. I told him, and he said; "good"

I had a dull headache ever since, I feel as if I just woke up from having anesthesia.
I want to sleep, but I am restless.

Is this normal?

Has it ever happened to you?

I have an appointment for tomorrow. I think I am going to cancel it.

She has diagnosed me and prescribed naproxin. My knee is slightly sore during the workday but wakes me out a sound sleep four to five hrs after I drop off. I injured the knee many years ago, but did not have any breaks only brusing. most of what I read seems related to RA and does not seem to apply to me. I am asking if anyone experiences this type of pain and been given the same answers? Heat and/or cold compresses do not seem to help much.

I’m 16 years old and I think I have arthritis in my knee. Sometimes it hurts so bad it keeps me from going to sleep. Usually its just my left knee but my right one hurts too. My shins sometimes hurt when my knees hurt also. Is this just growing pains as they are called or arthritis?

BTW: The pain is really, really bad.
I don’t go to a gym and work out or anything like that but I am very active like I take walks and do many things around the house.

Is it possible to have juvenile arthritis for growing too fast?

I mean I am only 17 years old, but I am 6′6”. I was actually 6′2” when i was 12.

Everytime I awaken from sleep (yes from bed..not chair) my knees are stuff and have a sharp pain, mostly my left one bothers me the most.

Yes, people say I am overweight..but I am a huge teen. 291 pounds, but mostly muscle.

I dont know, just trying to find something out.

I did go to the doctors awhile back and found that I have something that older men get, just I got it at a younger age..just can not seem to remember what it was.

Recently I have had problems in the groin area with the left side of my scrotum swelling up.
Later I had a flare up of my Psoriatic Arthritis / Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Pain in my back (tail bone) up to about my waist, at night in bed my ribs and upper back ache and keep me from sleep.

I developed psoriasis as a teenager and then in my twenties I developed psoriatic arthritis, 4 of my toes bent and my ankle swollen up. Pain in my neck, between shoulder blades, lower back and hips. Ankylosing Spondylitis in my neck and lower back.

I was referred to a urologist who said I had a hernia or rupture as I am having pain in my lower abs, down the side of my groin and the swelling in the scrotum
when he examined me he could not find a hernia, I have had an ultra sound followed by an MRI scan with the same results, only thing found was fluid in my hip joint (due to the arthritis)

so is it possible that this current problem with my groin is down to Psoriatic Arthritis / Ankylosing S

I’ve been having pain in my knee for awhile(since I started playing tennis).Neck problems since I was 15.Anyway,wondering about the pain I had x-rays done on both my neck and right knee.Apparently I have arthritis in both.I am pissed because I know there’s no cure and medication will put me to sleep so no point of even taking it.I can still play tennis but not as well as I use to.I’ve put on 12 pounds since the pain started.I just can’t stand the pain while playing tennis or anything else.I hate that a year ago I was okay’d to play football by the same doctor(I didn’t play though).Okay question,like I said I don’t care too much for medication but if you have arthritis anywhere will any of the muscle ointment work for you?Icy hot,bengay,equate etc.I usually put a hot towel on it or a ice pak and lay down.Another question is instead of getting a job should I try to get diability?I don’t really won’t to but a few people told me I should if the pain is real bad.Thanks in advance.long,sorry