Depression symptoms in ms
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Though much more rarely I also feel pressure in my hands and face. The more I think about this symptoms, the more I feel them. Sometimes I also feel random bites all over my body.
None of the afore mentioned symptoms put any impairment in my daily routines.
Since I'm extremely hypochondriac and taking into account these symptoms I've put in my head that I suffered from MS.
Hi there,
I would suggest that due to you already knowing that you have an issue with health anxiety (MS being a prior fixation) and that your currently starting to feel anxious/depression whilst no longer being medicated, it would have to be in your best interest to bring the possible connection to your dr's attention.
I had depression and they ignored me until I was diagnosed with MS and late stage Cancer. You could have several different things going on many of us do.
If they did a Neurological exam: reflexes, following the finger with your eyes, standing with your eyes closed, etc. it would show Neurological deficitrs better than a MRI. Do you by chance have what they call a butterfly Shape of a butterfly) rash on your face? That could be Lupus which can effect many parts of the body.
Bloodwork was fine, the MRI was clear, as far as they could see and the neurologist suggested that I have depression. (I suffered two years with this in 1994 and absolutely know that this is not depression).
I had a VNT done 4 weeks ago and they commented that my test revealed a significant bilateral weakness of caloric responses on both sides has been reported with bilateral peripheral lesions and in CNS dysfunction.The balance test revealed no significant spontaneous or positional nystagmus.
Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc. The treatment is essentially limited to symptomatic therapy so the course of action would not change much whether MS has been diagnosed or not.
I started getting bad anxiety 1 week and getting strange symptoms and convinced myself i have ms. My symptoms have been on my left side--stiff left leg, arm pain (sometime pins and needles) shoulder pain, neck pain and stiffness, and pain on left side of face. I went to neurologist who specializes in ms. We did a brain and cervical spine mri and the results were normal. But I still have symptoms. I get dizzy sometimes as well and foggy headed.
MS is a disease, not only of the white matter but also of the gray matter and neurologists have been slow to see that disruptions of mood are extremely common manifestations of the disease. In the workup of MS, if MS is likely, then it is recommended that an episode of Major Depression in the previous two years be considered to have been an MS attack - for the purposes of putting the picture of MS together.
The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs. Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc.
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Whilst I had strong reactions to the caloric test in my right ear (vertigo) - both warm and cold - I had virtually nothing in my left. Do these symptoms combined with double vision for the last 8 years suggest ms? I have also had several spells of forgetfulness including forgotteing the sentence I am saying, saying words the wrong way round (e.g., shoffee cop or coffee shop) and looking at an object and not being able to say it.
These are visual evoked potentials, brain stem auditory evoked response, and somatosensory evoked potential. Slower nerve responses in any one of these is not confirmatory of MS but can be used to complement diagnosis along with a neurological examination, medical history and an MRI in addition, a spinal tap. Therefore, it would be prudent to consult your neurologist with these concerns.
You need to check for any degenerative disc disease to rule out compressive neuropathy or bulging disc causing these symptoms. If the MRI spine rules out this, you will need an MS evaluation. MS is a chronic demyelinating disorder where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion.
I do “suffer” from long-term depression, but I have never experienced psychotic symptoms which can sometimes happen with a major depression.
MS can cause depression in two ways. First it can alter the brain. The damage or inflammation of the gray matter can cause a mood disorder. Also there is situational depression from having MS. Eating right and exercising if you can is important. Seeking out help. You might need antidepressants or the problem could be sleep related. Mine was both sleep related and and situational. I knew I needed help. I go to sleep and wake up at the same time, got help with pain so I could fall asleep.
Hi everyone, just wondering how many of you experience difficulty with symptoms in colder weather.
Heat and humidity knocked me flat over the summer but now with cooler temps I am noticing more pain and weakness in both arms and my legs seem to be twitching more at night. Trying to figure out if this is a coincidence or if any fluctuation in temp will cause me issues.
Thanks!
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