Hello. I am a 25 year old mom of two experiencing a myriad of strange symptoms for the past few years. I have not been to a neurologist yet, though I have an appointment for the 31st of this month.
I have put it off for a long time because when I first presented my symptoms to my GP, I was told that it was all in my head. That I was "too young" to have all these symptoms; and if anything, it was likely anxiety. I am afraid to go to a neurologist just to find out that I do not in fact have MS or any other disorder and that it is indeed "all in my head."
My symptoms include near daily headaches, migraines with aura, dizziness, clumsiness, brain fog, a strange pressure like feeling in my head that accompanies the brain fog, slight blurriness and dimness in my left eye/also has trouble focusing, constant eye floaters in both eyes(an excessive amount), constipation that swings to urgency and diarrhea every few days, constant fatigue, constant body aches/ especially back and neck, occasional tingling on right side of face and right hand/arm, severe weakness in arms and legs at times (feels like my legs cannot hold me up), severe dizziness/lightheadedness upon bending over, buzzing sensations throughout body, sharp knife like pains throughout body only last a few seconds,random persistent itching, and an intense muscle spasm in my back under my shoulder blade if I reach the wrong way(starts out small and then spreads and gets more intense until it is so painful that I cannot move and have to breathe very shallowly until it passes, which is usually a minute or two)
There may be more that I have forgotten but this is already an extensive list. I feel that my symptoms relate to MS more than any other condition I've learned about though I do not have constant symptoms and I've read that if it doesn't last for 24-48 hours then a neurologist will tell you it's not MS.
Almost all my symptoms come and go, the longest only lasting hours at most and not days. The only symptom that seems permanent is the vision problem in my left eye. Is it normal for other symptoms to only last seconds to hours or does this make a diagnosis of Ms unlikely?
Also, I have noticed that I frequently choke on drinks I am drinking and sometimes even my own saliva. I am also constantly running into things and dropping things.
Just to clarify, I do NOT want MS. I simply want an answer and a name to call all of these symptoms so that people will finally understand that I am not being lazy or making this up. It's a horrible feeling to have all these things going on and trying so hard to hide the symptoms so that others won't notice. Thank you for reading. Any insight is appreciated and would love to hear from others with similar symptoms.
I have put it off for a long time because when I first presented my symptoms to my GP, I was told that it was all in my head. That I was "too young" to have all these symptoms; and if anything, it was likely anxiety. I am afraid to go to a neurologist just to find out that I do not in fact have MS or any other disorder and that it is indeed "all in my head."
My symptoms include near daily headaches, migraines with aura, dizziness, clumsiness, brain fog, a strange pressure like feeling in my head that accompanies the brain fog, slight blurriness and dimness in my left eye/also has trouble focusing, constant eye floaters in both eyes(an excessive amount), constipation that swings to urgency and diarrhea every few days, constant fatigue, constant body aches/ especially back and neck, occasional tingling on right side of face and right hand/arm, severe weakness in arms and legs at times (feels like my legs cannot hold me up), severe dizziness/lightheadedness upon bending over, buzzing sensations throughout body, sharp knife like pains throughout body only last a few seconds,random persistent itching, and an intense muscle spasm in my back under my shoulder blade if I reach the wrong way(starts out small and then spreads and gets more intense until it is so painful that I cannot move and have to breathe very shallowly until it passes, which is usually a minute or two)
There may be more that I have forgotten but this is already an extensive list. I feel that my symptoms relate to MS more than any other condition I've learned about though I do not have constant symptoms and I've read that if it doesn't last for 24-48 hours then a neurologist will tell you it's not MS.
Almost all my symptoms come and go, the longest only lasting hours at most and not days. The only symptom that seems permanent is the vision problem in my left eye. Is it normal for other symptoms to only last seconds to hours or does this make a diagnosis of Ms unlikely?
Also, I have noticed that I frequently choke on drinks I am drinking and sometimes even my own saliva. I am also constantly running into things and dropping things.
Just to clarify, I do NOT want MS. I simply want an answer and a name to call all of these symptoms so that people will finally understand that I am not being lazy or making this up. It's a horrible feeling to have all these things going on and trying so hard to hide the symptoms so that others won't notice. Thank you for reading. Any insight is appreciated and would love to hear from others with similar symptoms.
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