To think i have MS

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Sorry for morbid post
ive constantly got numbness in my hands and one foot. I feel like ive been doused in cold water at times. I have sore shoulders when i wake up. Im always tired too.
Im being dramatic hopefully

Best book a visit to the docs. There are lots and lots of tests they can do to see if you have the traits to conclude that it's likely . But as all the symptoms can vary it's not conclusive, as far as I know. ( things may have changed since I went through the tests a few years ago)
Good luck . Fingers crossed it's just a bad back or something ?!

have you been under stress? I get numb hands and feet when under stress. Also tiredness can be linked to that. What's your lifestyle like? If you address the basic things like that it can often resolve if it's stress related.

I don’t know anything about medical stuff but seems worth a gp visit just to see why you have numbness. Even if just to put your mind at rest

Could you have anxiety?

My diet is pretty crap lol. i do have anxiety but i cant shake the feeling something is wrong

I'd ask to get your bloods checked. You could be lacking in something.

Dont put it off, it will make your anxiety worse!

Sending you 💐

I had numbness and dizzy spells.convinced myself it was MS. Turned out to be a B12 and folate deficiency

I think MS would typically present with numbness in one hand, and it usually comes and goes - so you might have numbness for a week, and then nothing for a few months.

It sounds more like a vitamin deficiency or hypothyroidism to me. Both of these are treatable with medication (but can be dangerous if left untreated ) so see your GP and request blood tests!

Chiropractor??

I’d be making a GP appointment to get blood test to rule out vitamin deficiency as suggested above.

i woke up today feeling like death

I had similar symptoms including dizziness and was 100% convinced I had MS. My GP also thought it was likely too so I was sent to a neurologist who did a full MRI. This came back completely normal so I had loads of blood tests done and turned out I was severely anemic, along with low b12, folate and vit d. I felt at deaths door and utterly exhausted and was getting so many neurological symptoms from all the deficiencies. Took a few months to feel better with supplementing

My first thought is that you could have an auto-immune disorder. Numbness was one of my most major symptoms. It took a few months to diagnose properly but I have Lupus (incomplete Lupus which in my case is milder). But absolutely go to the GP. My guess is a vitamin deficiency. You could be diabetic. It could be lots of things, all manageable. But this is a good opportunity for the GP to really get some thorough bloods done.

Request an ANA panel alongside routine bloodwork/urinalysis.

Symptoms of MS are different in each person. I had no numbness at all when my symptoms first started to show, early signs were in fact problems with vision and dizziness. The thing is, a person can have had MS for a long long time before symptoms start to show and that's certainly the case with me as I can trace symptoms back to childhood. This often means that it's been there for a long time before diagnosis so in actual fact the person has lived with it for years without even knowing. My diagnosis was 20 years ago following some rapid and severe relapses but I have never been prescribed any drug treatment and I'm happy to report that my disease is 'behaving benignly' now. I just wanted to say that an MS diagnosis does not have to be the end of your world as you know it and it is unique to every individual. Please see your gp about your symptoms op, good luck

Anxiety can show similar symptoms.

I'm another who was convinced that they had MS (I get uneven pupils was the main worry) and didn't.

A failing thyroid gland can give you these symptoms, and sth. like Hashimoto's also impacts on vitamine and mineral levels (selene, vit D, vit B, folic acid etc.), which in turn can give you those symptoms, too.

As others have said, it could be down to a deficiency. For me it was B12. I was utterly exhausted all the time, tingling in my fingers and my balance was off. I just thought it was down to having a very active toddler. I have B12 injections 8 weekly now.

@Bluesheep8 is right about MS presenting differently in separate individuals. My Mum had MS and looking back her balance was awful for many years and my Dad used to hold her hand to keep her in a straight line. Then she had a tinglely painful palm of her hand and then shoulder on same side

Blue is right When, and I think I worded my earlier post inaccurately. I implied that MS always starts with one-sided numbness, but that's not the case. I actually meant that, if a symptom affects part of the body that you have two of (eyes, hands etc), then usually only one of them will be affected initially. So blurred vision in one eye or numbness in one hand.

I’ve had similar symptoms in the last few months. I was referred to the local spinal clinic, an MRI showed it was bulging discs in my neck causing it. I also had nerve conduction tests which were normal. Physio has helped but not cured it. It definitely warrants a GP appointment. MS wouldn’t be diagnosed initially from these symptoms, they need to investigate other causes such as bulging discs and trapped nerves. Try not to panic but see a GP.

Could be coeliac disease. Do you have any bowel issues? I had numbness in hands and feet, back pain, tiredness and anxiety and depression. Turned out to be coeliac. Go to the doctor! It's much better than worrying and not knowing.

Had blood tests for coeliac twice and inflammation all negative. Have abdo pain and mucus alot

Please see your gp and keep us posted op. Even if it does turn out to be MS, you could be absolutely fine. It is believed that there are 4 distinct types of MS but I firmly believe that there are as many different types as there are people who have it.

We can’t diagnose you. My father showed signs many years before his diagnosis. He had a cloudy patch in his vision of one eye and bad headaches. The optician told him it was down to smoking. He fell a lot and was clumsy and forgetful as hell, we used to just shake our heads and call him a clumsy bugger. He once fell on his way home from the pub and badly hurt himself but we put that down to drink. No tingling was ever present he was clumsy with some stiffness. The doctor at his work noticed his walking and motor skills were off and did some preliminary tests. He then sent a letter to our GP asking for MS testing.

It was interesting that he jumped to thinking of MS, my dad worked in nuclear energy, someone else on his shift had MS, another man’s wife had it and someone on the opposite shift also had it. My theory is they were working with radiation back in the 70’s when health and safety and knowledge wasn’t as hot as today.

When I had my first appointment with the neurologist, they said to me that a lot of times these pains are caused by anxiety, and I was convinced that was the cause of the pain.

The MRI's proved it was actually MS. But I am three years on from diagnosis, still can walk, still work full time, still drive. Its not the life sentence it used to be.