Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Seymour
I truly appreciate your taking the time to answer me when you suffer from the disease I fear. It’s incredibly nice of you.
I would say the tingles seem to happen more when I’m lying down not doing much and when I am walking outside. Seems worse if I’m hot. It feels like watery tingles, not pins and needles. I don’t remember having done anything I love since starting this MS scare so I couldn’t really tell you.
Based on your experience, you don’t think my symptoms of dizziness, raindrops tingles and wobbly-feeling right arm and leg are enough to qualify as potential MS? Outside of what you stated, where you dizzy, fatigued?
The thing is I know MS isn’t a death sentence but it would mean that I couldn’t take my arthritis injections anymore and that my arthritis would be let loose. Not a good prospect. I’d be less afraid if it wasn’t for that.
Thanks to you and the very kind people here. You truly do make a difference.
Those symptoms you describe are classic anxiety symptoms.
I am not a doctor and can only comment on my understanding of it.
You say that you have 5 symptoms. I am not saying that more than one attack cant happen at the same time but 5? You see where i am trying to lead you here?
Do me a favour and read about head lice... Does your head itch? Your brain is a powerful thing.
Can i ask why you wouldnt be able to treat your arthritis? Cos of the MS treatment clashing?
I am guessing that you would leave the ms drugs alone and treat your arthritis. Your doc would advise.
Lots of people dont take anything for ms.up until a few years ago in the uk the drugs were still on trial and were in short supply so lots of people went without.
I only mention the above because it sound like you have found an illness that would cause your arthritis treatment problems. Understandable that you are worried as that would impact your life.
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
I hope I dont come across a dismissive of your fears. I know what health anxiety does to you. I recently had a blip and some kind people on here put me straight with some cool hard logic that i was lacking. You say that you dont do anything you love since your fears started.....
Please take some advise from a fellow worrier. Get out of the house. Whenever you get the urge to google. Stop. And force yourself to do things. It will be hard at first but you will feel better for it.
I find mindfulness helps. I go to meetings every week. Basically an excuse for a drink with some pals 😁 but we do learn a lot.
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Originally Posted by
pav1984
I hope I dont come across a dismissive of your fears. I know what health anxiety does to you. I recently had a blip and some kind people on here put me straight with some cool hard logic that i was lacking. You say that you dont do anything you love since your fears started.....
Please take some advise from a fellow worrier. Get out of the house. Whenever you get the urge to google. Stop. And force yourself to do things. It will be hard at first but you will feel better for it.
I find mindfulness helps. I go to meetings every week. Basically an excuse for a drink with some pals but we do learn a lot.
Pav, what you're doing is the key. Nothing wrong with an occasional slap upside the head now and again but you're doing CBT and engaging in positive activities as opposed to sitting in front of a computer or phone ruminating and feeding the dragon. Everyone has blips, anxiety or not, and pushing through them, moving forward and most of all, learning how to deal with them is the way out of the dragon's cave and any difficult life situation.
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Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Fishmanpa
Pav, what you're doing is the key. Nothing wrong with an occasional slap upside the head now and again but you're doing CBT and engaging in positive activities as opposed to sitting in front of a computer or phone ruminating and feeding the dragon. Everyone has blips, anxiety or not, and pushing through them, moving forward and most of all, learning how to deal with them is the way out of the dragon's cave and any difficult life situation.
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You were one of the kind people i mentioned. A much needed slap if i remember rightly and i am much better for it. 😁
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Originally Posted by
pav1984
Those symptoms you describe are classic anxiety symptoms.
I am not a doctor and can only comment on my understanding of it.
You say that you have 5 symptoms. I am not saying that more than one attack cant happen at the same time but 5? You see where i am trying to lead you here?
Can i ask why you wouldnt be able to treat your arthritis? Cos of the MS treatment clashing? .
You mean that having dizziness, right arm weakness, right leg weakness and tingles would count as 4 separate lesions acting up and that it would be extremely unlikely?
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Seymour
You mean that having dizziness, right arm weakness, right leg weakness and tingles would count as 4 separate lesions acting up and that it would be extremely unlikely?
I am no doctor and only know what i have experienced. I have just looked online and cant find anything about more than one at once. Which should tell you something. Each and every one of your symptoms can be explained by anxiety. You have been checked by a doctor who would tell you if they were worried. To top it all off even if you did have it chances are you would live a happy normal life. If i were you i would concentrate on relaxation and anxiety fixes. Please try something for me. Set yourself a period of time where you give yourself a holiday mentally from ms. Say 2 weeks. 2 weeks will make absolutely no difference to the diagnosis. If your hand tingles just accept it is tingly and carry on. Dont even think about it. During which time concentrate on relaxation techniques. I reckon your symptoms will go once you master how to relax.
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Originally Posted by
pav1984
Please try something for me. Set yourself a period of time where you give yourself a holiday mentally from ms. Say 2 weeks. 2 weeks will make absolutely no difference to the diagnosis. If your hand tingles just accept it is tingly and carry on. Dont even think about it. During which time concentrate on relaxation techniques. I reckon your symptoms will go once you master how to relax.
You've been diagnosed with severe HA and are posting on an anxiety forum so deep down you know the doctors are right. Treat the real illness and you treat the symptoms it causes.
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Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Originally Posted by
pav1984
I am no doctor and only know what i have experienced. I have just looked online and cant find anything about more than one at once. Which should tell you something. Each and every one of your symptoms can be explained by anxiety. You have been checked by a doctor who would tell you if they were worried. To top it all off even if you did have it chances are you would live a happy normal life. If i were you i would concentrate on relaxation and anxiety fixes. Please try something for me. Set yourself a period of time where you give yourself a holiday mentally from ms. Say 2 weeks. 2 weeks will make absolutely no difference to the diagnosis. If your hand tingles just accept it is tingly and carry on. Dont even think about it. During which time concentrate on relaxation techniques. I reckon your symptoms will go once you master how to relax.
Well I’ve read about people going numb on a whole side so one attack can encompass more than one limb, no?
You offer great advice and honesty that’s what I want to do but the dizziness makes it hard.
Thanks for talking with me I really appreciate it.
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Seymour
Well I’ve read about people going numb on a whole side so one attack can encompass more than one limb, no?
You offer great advice and honesty that’s what I want to do but the dizziness makes it hard.
Thanks for talking with me I really appreciate it.
Ok another angle. If it is MS you cant do a lot about it anyway. Not a huge amount you can do. The drugs only reduce symptoms quantity and severity. You can however remove triggers. Little is known about what causes it but stress and anxiety is thought to be a trigger in people with ms. So learning how to relax would be essential anyhow. So learn how to relax and it is a win win. If it is anxiety then happy days it is fixed. If it is MS then you have learnt a valuable tool in an attempt to prevent further problems. Look after your diet and exercise if possible.
Re: Please help - Huge HA and MS scare
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Originally Posted by
Seymour
Well I’ve read about people going numb on a whole side so one attack can encompass more than one limb, no?
Are you cognizant of the HA pattern you're exhibiting? Reassurance is like crack to the addict. It helps a little but you always need more. You've had several trained medical professionals as well as a MS sufferer offer their opinions and experience and you're still asking questions trying desperately to validate your fears.
What are you currently doing to treat you anxiety?
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