I do not know where else to turn for advice, my doctors have not been of much help.
Rarity:
It does not run in my family and I am a healthy 24 year old male, I am into bodybuilding and nutrition.
In my country (Australia) approximately 23,000 people are living with MS and if MS affects women twice as much as men then 1/3rd of that is about 7700
If I do have MS, it would likely be the benign or 'mild' form based on my symptoms, which is estimated at about 10-15% of patients experiencing MS.
This means out of a population in my country of 23 million people, there are about 770 males with mild MS. I still worry I could add to that number.
Symptoms
Symptoms have been persistent for about a month now.
I had a similar bout of the same exact symptoms about 2 years ago and they went away after a short time and never returned until now.
- - Soft vibrating/tingling/hair touching/crawling sensation in my lower right leg and sometimes left, they come and go throughout the day and are completely absent some days.
(Sometimes i feel it in my right arm too but not always).
- Mild to moderate brain fog/decline in cognitive function and memory.
- Lack of energy/libido (diagnosed as anxiety or depression).
- Dizziness when moving fast (Diagnosed as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) due to the presence of Nystagmus.
When i approached my doctor with my symptoms and mentioned the possibility of MS, she basically laughed and said that is the last thing she would consider and that is is extremely rare.
She attributed my symptoms including tingling to anxiety and an inner ear disorder.
She had general blood work done and there were a few abnormalities, my iron was slightly high and my Bilirubin count was high (it was normal on my last blood test).
There was also blood work done for autoimmune screening, i believe it was the CRP or ESR inflammation count.
She said it was higher than the normal range , but she was not worried about it at all and wouldn't be unless it was something like 160. I think it was 60 or 90 but i cannot remember the details.
So here i am with vibrations and tingling in my legs and arms as i write this and the doctor says it's nothing to worry about.
He also told me that even they get tingling in their legs and feet from time to time, it is just something that happens and said it is related to the immune system and generally happens after you get sick with a virus (i did have a flu just before this tingling started happening).
So i'm looking for support through this forum, hoping to get some opinions and perhaps some advice on whether i should get MRI scans or spinal taps done?
Do you think i am a candidate for MS based on my experiences so far?