Re: MS or is it just all in my head?

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Hello: I'm glad you found us. I would give you the same advice I gave to another new member a few minutes ago. Read as much as you can about MS and the symptoms. There are other members of this group who have mental or psychiatric conditions who do have an MS diagnosis. One doesn't cancel out the other! Have you looked at the National MS Society website? There is a lot of good, solid information there. Also our own files section is full of great information. You can find it through the group page or just go to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MSersLife/files/ All of your symptoms sound consistent with MS. Have you had any testing done yet? It's common to have blood work to rule out other diseases. What about MRIs? You said you aren't a native. Do you mind me asking where you are from? Sharon"lumi.kaikkialla" wrote: Hello, I'm a 29 yrs old woman suffering from a lot of health problems.About 3 yrs ago while exercising vigorously I noticed that part

of myvision field turned grey - it went back to normal after an hour or so. 1,5 year ago I had some leg pain - the whole back side of my right leghurt without any apparent reason for about a weak. I wasn't able towalk properly, I had pain also while resting.Last summer, my right facial nerve became numb - it's difficult todescribe it, it was neither tingling nor pain, I was only aware offeeling that part of my body in a different way than usually.Few months afterwards, I started feeling out of ballance. In two days,I developed true vertigo - the whole world was spinning, my eyes werejerking, I was not even able to stand, tend to fall immediately. Iended up crawling on the floor, vomiting repeatedly. In the hospital Iwas told my inner ear was to blame, but MS has been considered to be apossible cause as well, which I was told by a neurologist after I hadleft the hospital. 2 months ago I got one more brief episode

of vertigo. Then my facebecame numb again, and I also lost part of my dexterity on the rightside of my body. Nowadays, my fingers and toes on my right side areburning, though they are very cold, and i partially lost sensation inone ofthe toes, I also have some muscle twitching in my left leg.The problem is, that ppl around me (family, friends, even doctors)think it all in my head, because of the fact, that I'm on Zoloft fordepressions and crying spells without apparent reason. Every doctorwho sees my record automatically thinks that my psychiatric conditionis to blame. What do you think, could it really be MS or is it just all in my head?Thank you in advance for your answers and let me apologize for myEnglish skills - I'm not a native Sharon (MSersLife creator/owner) Bloom where you are planted.....

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Hello,

thank you for your reply.

I'm Czech, residing in Sweden but atm in the Czech republic, moving to

Finland in a year or so

I have managed to persuade a colleague of my father, who is a doctor,

to write a recommendation for MRI, so in a few weeks I'm going to

have the test done.

I wonder if my depression and/or crying spells might have been the

first symptom of MS, and I would like to know, if any of you ever

suggered form a true vertigo (with vomiting, world spinning etc.).

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Welcome aboard. I'm sorry your concerns are being dismiss as being "all in your head". Sadly, this isn't uncommon. Many of us seeking help are told it's in our heads, it's depression or anxiety, and so on. Has any doctor considered ordering blood work, doing MRIs, or any of the other testing? Several things you describe sound familiar to me, and all of them I've read about here on this list from tohers. About seven years ago, the left of my face

started acting funny. A strange numbing, which came in the heat and then would ease off after a while. Eventually, it never went away. At times there is an odd crawling or tingling sensation on that side. I also get an itch that is unscratchable. I've felt the hot/cold sensations, as well. For me it's similar to the feeling of applying Sombra or BenGay or IceyHot, etc. BTW, your English looks great to me! Where are you from orignially? Hugs, Challis "lumi.kaikkialla" wrote: Hello, I'm a 29 yrs old woman suffering from a lot of health problems.About 3 yrs ago while exercising vigorously I noticed that part of myvision field turned grey -

it went back to normal after an hour or so. 1,5 year ago I had some leg pain - the whole back side of my right leghurt without any apparent reason for about a weak. I wasn't able towalk properly, I had pain also while resting.Last summer, my right facial nerve became numb - it's difficult todescribe it, it was neither tingling nor pain, I was only aware offeeling that part of my body in a different way than usually.Few months afterwards, I started feeling out of ballance. In two days,I developed true vertigo - the whole world was spinning, my eyes werejerking, I was not even able to stand, tend to fall immediately. Iended up crawling on the floor, vomiting repeatedly. In the hospital Iwas told my inner ear was to blame, but MS has been considered to be apossible cause as well, which I was told by a neurologist after I hadleft the hospital. 2 months ago I got one more brief episode of vertigo. Then my facebecame

numb again, and I also lost part of my dexterity on the rightside of my body. Nowadays, my fingers and toes on my right side areburning, though they are very cold, and i partially lost sensation inone ofthe toes, I also have some muscle twitching in my left leg.The problem is, that ppl around me (family, friends, even doctors)think it all in my head, because of the fact, that I'm on Zoloft fordepressions and crying spells without apparent reason. Every doctorwho sees my record automatically thinks that my psychiatric conditionis to blame. What do you think, could it really be MS or is it just all in my head?Thank you in advance for your answers and let me apologize for myEnglish skills - I'm not a native ~~ Memorial Day. Remember… each of the brave and loving

soldiers who died in battle, fighting for what we all believe in. As diverse as our beliefs, so were their backgrounds, their colors, religions, families and lives. Honor them, as well as their surviving comrades and loves ones, by remembering all they sacrificed. ~~Remembered, honored, loved... A man of great integrity and incredible faith.~ "A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men in honors, the men it remembers." -- Fitzgerald Kennedy --------

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Hello Challis, thanks for your reply.depression and anxiety - yes, I have heard it as well.you wrote about some weird sensations (numbness, crawling, skin burning, tingling -, etc.) - how long do they last? I have a really bizarre one - on my right cheek, it feels like a finger slightly pressing on the skin - I have had this for more than a week now.Another thing I haven't mention is fatigue - no matter how much I sleep I sometimes (mostly after lunch and at work) became so tired, that I have to put all my effort into not falling asleep.regardning my origin and testing - you can fing my answer in my precious post.yes, and I have to mention, that my aunt has MS and her sister (i. e. my mother) suffers form migraines with some visual disturbances, vertigo (very rarely) and constipation. nevertheless, she has never had any MRI or anything similar done.Take

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I had such a vertigo attack 30 years prior to my MS diagnosis. At the time I called it 'carsickness', for lack of a better term. I suffered the spinning, vomiting and couldn't stand up. I crawled to the bathroom for three full days until it eased off. Sharon"lumi.kaikkialla" wrote: Hello, thank you for your reply.I'm Czech, residing in Sweden but atm in the Czech republic, moving toFinland in a year or so :)I have managed to persuade a colleague of my father, who is a doctor,to write a recommendation for MRI, so in a few weeks I'm going tohave the test done.I wonder if my depression and/or crying spells might have been thefirst symptom of MS, and I would like to know, if any of you eversuggered form a true

vertigo (with vomiting, world spinning etc.). Sharon (MSersLife creator/owner) Bloom where you are planted.....

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YEs, my very 1st experience when they thought I had MS I had vertigo for five weeks. Couldn't walk without bumping into walls, nausea and vomiting like motion sickness from Texas"lumi.kaikkialla" wrote: Hello, thank you for your reply.I'm Czech, residing in Sweden but atm in the Czech republic, moving toFinland in a year or so :)I have managed to persuade a colleague of my father, who is a doctor,to write a recommendation for MRI, so in a few weeks I'm going tohave the test done.I wonder if my depression and/or crying spells might have been thefirst symptom of MS, and I would like to know, if any of you eversuggered form a true vertigo (with vomiting, world spinning etc.).

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Hi , It's hard for me to say how long those sensations last. When they first began, it could be hours or maybe a day or two. I can't remember for sure now. For the numbing on that side of my face, it's been there for years now. Other sensations might last minutes, hours, days or weeks. I know the feeling of pressure, or of a finger poking you. It feels as if you look in the mirror that part of your skin will be pressed in. But it isn't, it just "feels" that way. There are times it feels that my skin is being pulled out, rather than pushed in, as well. I've also had tugs which remind me of that feeling. My upper lip has tugged up, in a muscle twitch of sorts. It stays for a few

minutes. My eyelids at times feel as if they're being pressed on or touched by a finger. This comes with a more intense numbing feeling. Recently, very recently, it's felt like my eyelids or eyebrows were raising. I don't know if they really are. When I feel the cold or burning sensations, I'd say they don't last but minutes. Though it happens repeatedly over a week or more, when at it's most persistent. There are times I feel it, it lasts for a few minutes, goes away and returns a few minutes later. "Few minutes" could be ten or could be thirty. Hugs, Challis aaaaaa

wrote: Hello Challis, thanks for your reply.depression and anxiety - yes, I have heard it as well.you wrote about some weird sensations (numbness, crawling, skin burning, tingling -, etc.) - how long do they last? I have a really bizarre one - on my right cheek, it feels like a finger slightly pressing on the skin - I have had this for more than a week now.Another thing I haven't mention is fatigue - no matter how much I sleep I sometimes (mostly after lunch and at work) became so tired, that I have to put all my effort into not falling asleep.regardning my origin and testing - you can fing my answer in my precious post.yes, and I have to mention, that my aunt has MS and her sister (i. e. my mother) suffers form migraines with some visual disturbances, vertigo

(very rarely) and constipation. nevertheless, she has never had any MRI or anything similar done.Take care ~~ Memorial Day. Remember… each of the brave and loving soldiers who died in battle, fighting for what we all believe in. As diverse as our beliefs, so were their backgrounds, their colors, religions, families and lives. Honor them, as well as their surviving comrades and loves ones, by remembering all they sacrificed. ~~Remembered, honored, loved... A man of great integrity and incredible faith.~ "A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men in honors, the men it remembers." -- Fitzgerald Kennedy

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You certainly can't rule out MS. You might want to ask your doctor for a referral to a Neurologist so you can have further testing done such as MRI's. There are several people here who suffer from psychological problems along with their MS. Don't let doctors deter you from finding out what is causing your symptoms. Tammy, Tx"lumi.kaikkialla" wrote: Hello, I'm a 29 yrs old woman suffering from a lot of health problems.About 3 yrs ago while exercising vigorously I noticed that part of myvision field turned grey - it went back to normal after an hour or so. 1,5 year ago I had some leg pain - the whole back side of my right leghurt without any apparent reason for about a weak. I wasn't able towalk properly, I had pain also while

resting.Last summer, my right facial nerve became numb - it's difficult todescribe it, it was neither tingling nor pain, I was only aware offeeling that part of my body in a different way than usually.Few months afterwards, I started feeling out of ballance. In two days,I developed true vertigo - the whole world was spinning, my eyes werejerking, I was not even able to stand, tend to fall immediately. Iended up crawling on the floor, vomiting repeatedly. In the hospital Iwas told my inner ear was to blame, but MS has been considered to be apossible cause as well, which I was told by a neurologist after I hadleft the hospital. 2 months ago I got one more brief episode of vertigo. Then my facebecame numb again, and I also lost part of my dexterity on the rightside of my body. Nowadays, my fingers and toes on my right side areburning, though they are very cold, and i partially lost sensation inone ofthe toes, I also

have some muscle twitching in my left leg.The problem is, that ppl around me (family, friends, even doctors)think it all in my head, because of the fact, that I'm on Zoloft fordepressions and crying spells without apparent reason. Every doctorwho sees my record automatically thinks that my psychiatric conditionis to blame. What do you think, could it really be MS or is it just all in my head?Thank you in advance for your answers and let me apologize for myEnglish skills - I'm not a native

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