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SYMPTOMS:
Whenever I sit down for fairly long periods of time, my left arm becomes numb. I cannot control my fingers when typing on the computer. It also makes it hard for me to breathe. There is also a pain under my left arm when this happens.

Whenever I lie down for a while and relax (watch tv), my circulation comes back. But if I go back to the computer and sit down again, the pain and numbness come right back whether it is recreational time or work time at the computer. I sit at the computer for my job.

MY DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
I am 5'2" and I weigh 95 lbs. I have a small frame. I am a 35 year-old African American female. I have a Pituitary Adenoma (micro adenoma). My sex drive is almost non-existent. My last two menstrual cycles were January 2006 and August 1, 2006.

I would consider myself a workaholic, and a worrier, with high self-inflicted stress. I am trying to contol my emotions of fear and concern, but things seem to overwhelm me easily. I do not exercise at all--probably because I am not the best with time management, which causes more stress.

I eat pretty healthy: no pork or shellfish; I love fruits and vegetables. I do not smoke. I have had no children and I have a tilted?/inverted uterus.

Whether I am stressed or not, the numbness/pain comes (when sitting down). Stress does increase the numbness. Whether I am sitting in the car or in a chair, it comes. When I sit on a fluffy cushion in the car, I rarely get the numbness. If I lie on my left side too long, I get numb in my arm.

This condition started in April 2006 under high stress. I was typing and suddenly I couldn't control my fingers. There was a sudden burst of pain/heat and then my fingers went haywire. My left arm shook and then flopped down by my side. I couldn't move it. I went to the ER and I had CT scan which only showed white leasions in the area of my brain related to migraines which I suffer from. I was not having a migraine at the time and I cannot relate those two symptoms (numbness and migraines)---I can only connect my sitting down for periods of time and the numbness.

I was upset because it seemed as if the ER doctor ruled it out as a migraine issue once he learned I suffered from them.

My blood pressure in the ER was high. I grind my teeth in my sleep. I used to have frequent migraines until I did a cleanse and now I rarely get them. I would say I have a migraine perhaps once every two months compared to 3-4 times a week before I cleansed.

When I did the cleanse in June 2005, a lot of horrible smelling feces---pounds of it---came out. I also had intestinal worms (looked like spaghetti) and lots of mucus came out. After that cleanse in June 2005, I did not have a migraine headache until October 2005, and that was only because I was on the road a lot for my job and my diet was extremely poor.

I was diagnosed with Pituitary Adenoma in 1990 and my doctor gave me Parlodel (Bromocriptine?). Symptoms: I was lactating and I did not have a period, but I was not pregnant. I was also an emotional wreck and had to leave college. My prolactin level was 147 and my cholesterol was at 209 at that time.

I took only 1/8 of the tiny Parlodel pill and my head felt like it was going to explode---I was screaming in pain and was rushed to the ER. My doctor wanted me to try it again and I never did so. For two years after that incident, I had similar experiences--it would even interrupt my motor skills (walking, talking, etc.). Those experiences decreased in pain as the months went by until I did not have those episodes at all.

Optional Information:
Female , Age: 35

Already Tried:
Parlodel