A disease called myasthenia gravis can make muscles prone to weakness and tire. The condition may also impact the muscles that regulate eye and eyelid movement. This could result in double vision or drooping eyelids.
Most patients with myasthenic eye symptoms may experience weakening in other body parts within a year or two. The face, eyes, arms, and legs muscles are all impacted by this more severe form. It also affects the muscles used for chewing, swallowing, and talking. Breathing muscles may be affected. When it does, this is a life-threatening situation known as a myasthenic crisis.
With myasthenia gravis it is typical to have periods of muscle weakness followed by periods of few or no symptoms.
Myasthenia gravis is brought on by the body’s immune system harming the receptors in the muscles. Your immune system creates antibodies that block the receptors when you have myasthenia gravis. The chemical’s ability to reach the receptors from nerve terminals is harmed by this interference. This link is necessary for your muscles to function properly. The muscles weaken without it.
The eyes are frequently affected by the earliest signs of myasthenia gravis. Ptosis, or drooping eyelids, is the most prevalent symptom. Either one or both eyes may be impacted. If you have myasthenia gravis, you may also feel more tired as the day goes on.
Other myasthenia gravis symptoms include difficulty breathing, talking, chewing, or swallowing, weakness in the arms or legs, and double vision.
Myasthenia gravis has no known risk factors. Myasthenia gravis runs in families, thus there may be an increased risk of contracting it. Between the ages of 20 and 40, myasthenia gravis is more common in women. After the age of 60, men are more likely to have the illness. Nevertheless, anyone can get myasthenia gravis.
Stress, illness, and fatigue all contribute to the worsening of myasthenia gravis. Before using any new prescription or OTC medication if you have myasthenia, see your doctor. Myasthenia gravis symptoms can get worse as a result of taking certain medications.
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