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Aching muscles
Aching muscles is a symptom in which a person has dull aching pains in some or all of his larger muscles. Influenza (the flu) and over-exercising can cause aching muscles. Some medicines can cause muscle aches as a side effect.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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I am suffering from persistent aching muscles across the shoulders, into the neck. What can I do for relief?
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A 32-year old male asked:
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A 33-year old female asked:
How to treat aching muscles on my thigh. Muscles along my right thigh have been bit numb and aching since i have given birth vaginally to my son, abou?
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What's recommended as a cure for sore throat, aching muscles, and a wet cough?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Has gental herpes, has this joint paint in the knees and aching muscles mostly on legs. Is it a common symptoms for gental herpes?
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My son is 19 has been sick for about 10 yrs and no one can find out what's wrong he gets a sore throat ,aching muscles, fever and know alopecia?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have had aching calf muscles for a week and my feet get very sore?
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A 42-year old asked:
When the flu attacks our system, what causes the horrible aching in our muscles?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I have BROKEN Harrington rods in my back, UNBEARABLE pain & fear an surgery, Im also suspecting Fybromyalgia . Or are all the muscles aching from rods?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I am extremely tired, aching joints and muscles, moody, headaches, itching legs and hot skin, my gp is arranging for fasting blood test, what for?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Should I heat or ice sore muscles/body aches? I recently started crossfit, an intense workout program and am definitely feeling the burn!
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A 29-year old asked:
Can sleeping with the air conditioning blowing on you cause sore, aching shoulder and neck muscles?
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A 30-year old asked:
I feel so tired and sluggish, and my joints and muscles are aching, could I have thyroid issues if I don't have cold hands and feet?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can acupuncture get rid of muscle aching?
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A 48-year old asked:
What do i do to an aching muscle at the back of my thigh. ?
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A 16-year old male asked:
My muscle is aching and i got a tiny scratch from my cat is it a symptom of rabies?
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A 52-year old male asked:
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A 43-year old asked:
I am going through body aches since so many years. I have muscles pain and pain iny bones. I feel very tired and low and have no stemina to stand long?
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A 43-year old asked:
Could you tell me if my muscles aren't aching after a workout, did I do something wrong?
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A 39-year old female asked:
why would the muscle in my middle right back be aching for months? i lost weight and my back started hurting
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A 25-year old female asked:
How do you keep your muscles from automatically tensing? Body aches all over from depression. Doc says I'm tensing my muscles without knowing it.
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A 21-year old male asked:
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have a temp of 99.1, my body is aching. My heart rate is 98 bpm. I feel like my muscles are shaking.
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A member asked:
My daughter that's is twelve and is always complaining about her body aching. She says her calf muscles and back hurt. She also can't get comfortable.?
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I have been taking Zetia (ezetimibe) 10 mg tablets for about 9 months. I have had body aches and muscle weakness as I have had with other statins. Suggestions?
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