Uraemia - CKD/statins

[Harry Bloomfield]

I think I may at last, have diagnosed the cause of the issues I have been suffering increasingly over the past year or so...

• anxiety or panic-like sensations
• nighttime restlessness
• cognitive fog / confusion
• hot–cold swings
• heavy limbs or muscle weirdness
• inability to get comfortable
• episodes lasting an hour to an entire night

I, at first blamed it on the statins, I had been prescribed, not knowing any better, and getting no diagnosis from medical professionals. I stopped the statins, and the episodes appeared to decline, which sort of confirmed statins were the cause, but since then, the weird episodes have returned. I suffered episodes, both last night, and the night before.

The past week, I've been doing some research, and finally came across the word 'Uraemia', which seems to cause some sort of poisoning of the brain, due to the kidneys, failing to adequately filter the poisons from the blood, but I was unable to find any symptoms, to confirm it. I also got in touch with the National Kidney Foundation UK, describing some of the symptoms, inviting their comments, and they responded, at length, agreeing they were common symptoms of Uraemia affecting the brain's function.

I have an face to face appointment tomorrow, with my kidney specialist, so I will attend, armed with a copy of my episode log, and a printout from the NKF, and the word 'Uraemia'.

 

[ellal]

You might also like to consider neuropathy as a possible cause.

And not wishing to jump to conclusions, but especially if alcohol has been an issue in the past.

 

[IT Minion]

They'll draw your blood and rule it in/out as soon as the results are back. Hopefully it's something else, while having a diagnosis is good having kidney failure is not. Good luck.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

You might also like to consider neuropathy as a possible cause.

And not wishing to jump to conclusions, but especially if alcohol has been an issue in the past.

No, I only rarely drink.

They'll draw your blood and rule it in/out as soon as the results are back. Hopefully it's something else, while having a diagnosis is good having kidney failure is not. Good luck.

There is no doubt about the kidney failure, I'm CKD5, in the care of PD. I have numerous times mentioned the episodes I have been suffering, to both the PD team, and my own doctor. None have even hinted that the problems could be due to my CKD.

 

[motorbiking]

Are you taking testosterone blockers?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Are you taking testosterone blockers?

Eh? Who?

 

[motorbiking]

Eh? Who?

you

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

you

No! Have you read and understood what has been posted?

 

[motorbiking]

No! Have you read and understood what has been posted?

I'm not a doctor, I read it, not sure I understood it. It's just that some of your symptoms are common with another type of mens health issue, so I wondered if you had an enlarged prostate that you were taking testosterone meds for.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I'm not a doctor, I read it, not sure I understood it. It's just that some of your symptoms are common with another type of mens health issue, so I wondered if you had an enlarged prostate that you were taking testosterone meds for.

Oh got you now, and no - my meds are mostly for lowering blood pressure.