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Can it be ms or is it just my anxiety?

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john75766
john75766

Okay, firstly i have to say that im very hypochondriac, to an extent that i am afraid of having many serious diseases. One of them is MS.

Lately I had a tingling in my fingers (just my fingers), but the last few days I have experienced it in my feet as well. Its just tingling, not numbness. The tingling lasts 1-2 minutes, then subsides, this thing happens about 2 or 3 times per day.

This is my only symptom and Im really afraid. Should I worry? Please help!

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  • anonymousee
    anonymousee john75766

    Posted

    I'm in the same boat as you but I have way more symptoms..have you been to the Dr ?

    • john75766
      john75766 anonymousee

      Posted

      No I havent, I think just tingling is not enough to make me go to the doctor but im really worried. It could be the fact that im sleeping with hand under the pillow... but this could be for the fingers, what about the feet! What about you? Do you have ms? Have you been to the doctor?
    • anonymousee
      anonymousee john75766

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      I get tingling/dizziness/depersonalization/memory problems / ears ring multiple times a day every single day/ just weird feelings all over..I shake a lot outside AND inside my body..my fingers tingle a lot but it's not the Same feeling like when your hand falls asleep..I believe I have MS but the drs won't give me an MRI. Ive tried to go to the doctors so many times that I keep getting "medically frail" letters in the mail from my insurance. I just went Tuesday and no luck..I have another appointment Saturday..hopefully this time?.. sad 

  • john75766
    john75766

    Posted

    I also have to mention that I have mitral valve prolapse, that can cause numbness or tingling.
  • jaime57007
    jaime57007 john75766

    Posted

    Ok here is my experience. I was diagnosed in Feb 2017 with RRMS. I experienced numbness and tingling for almost 3 years on my left side. Hands, arm, leg, and foot. I never went to the doc for it. I woke up one more dizzy. A day progressed my vision got worse aonbad I could drive. Went to ER they gave me a catscan diagnosed m with vertigo and set me home. Fast forward3 days later. My eyes begin to cross so I headed back to the ER this time they gave me a MRI and found a leasion no brAin. I guess what I am trying to say if went to the doctor when my symptoms stated 3 years before my attack. They would have blowed me off unless they could have proved  i had a lesion. Here is my advise for you. Relax stress makes MS things worse. If it is MS time will tell. Hope that 
    • jaime57007
      jaime57007

      Posted

      Helps. And if u have any questions let me know
    • jaime57007
      jaime57007

      Posted

      Sorry responding on my phone. Lots of typos Hope it all made sense 
    • john75766
      john75766 jaime57007

      Posted

      Thank you for the reply. I dont have numbness, I would call it "mild tingling" (i have never ever had numbness, nor weakness, just a mild tingling that wears off fast).

      How would you describe the "numbness and tingling" you had?

      Also I know that this probably wont be accurate but what odds (%) would you give that it is indeed ms based on these symptoms? About 20%? Less? More?

  • allenp803
    allenp803 john75766

    Posted

    Unfortunately, the only -correct- answer that should be given right now is that it's too early to tell. It'll take multiple episodes of different symptoms to be able to accurately say you have MS. Granted you should still go to a doctor anyway and they could tell you more; they make suggest you take MRIs or spinal taps to help decide.

    • john75766
      john75766 allenp803

      Posted

      Thank you for your answer, I just want to see how many the odds are right now for this.
    • allenp803
      allenp803 john75766

      Posted

      Technically, your odds are very rare. However I don't like to believe in that because I'm the complete anti-thesis of the demographics likely of getting MS; this is more likely to happen to female of the caucasian descent... I'm a male of African American descent (granted very light-skinned, so maybe I fit the bill?) 

      Anyway... I wouldn't use the term "odds" right now because of how broad your symptoms are; tingling sensation could mean anything in the book. Just don't stress about it much and go see a doctor, because again your chances technically are low- but if you do have it, stressing over it makes it worse. I temporarily lost vision because I was stressing and then I stressed once I found out I had MS and now everything appears as if I'm underwater or as if the air is constantly moving.

    • john75766
      john75766 allenp803

      Posted

      Alright, I understand. I am just getting enraged by the fact that when you have an illness, you know the most possible symptoms, but when you have a symptoms, you dont easily know the most possible disease. I guess I should just keep going with life, if symptoms worsen I'll go to a doctor. It could be my sleep posture or my sitting posture.

    • allenp803
      allenp803 john75766

      Posted

      Yep! Just ride it out and don't assume the worst lol. I'm still suggesting the doctor visit before it gets worse. 

  • bic24773
    bic24773 john75766

    Posted

    Hi

    You need to see a counsellor, I have ms and severe anxiety bit I only joke about being a hypochondriac because I have other serious health issues. It could be your anxiety or lack of vitamin b12. See your Dr about referring you to a counsellor. Anxiety can give you health issues. Good luck. Be mindful, look up an online mindful course

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