22 YEARS OLD AND TERRIFIED!
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:26 pm
Hi everyone,
I've been doing some research because I have some weird symptoms and I am terrified of what it is. I dont know if it is MS and Im not too sure what the general symptoms of MS are or how one knows when to go to a doctor for it.
About 2 months ago, i was diagnosed with mono and a slightly high allergen level in my body, and a slightly high level of Lupus (which thru further testing turned out to be negative). However, mono is normally a high fever, swollen glands and sore throat type deal but with me it is extremely severe. I am on a mono support board online and a lot of people have experienced with I have but I am still terrified. Some of the symptoms I started off with was anxiety, heart racing, swollen tongue, swollen glands in the jaw/ear area, swollen throat, breathlessness, dizziness, extreme fatigue, confusion, etc. A lot of this severe symptoms went away and i believe a lot of it was due to the severe effects from taking amoxicillin at the time. Anyway its been almost 2 months now (more like 1.6 mo) and yesterday i was so freaked out. I could not sleep and have had days of insomnia which come and go. but yesterday i was soo tired and my entire body felt numb. and I "woke up" (from the horrible sleep) with my right arm completely numb with really stiff joints and muscles. I was really scared and not being able to sleep was just worse. I managed to doze off after taking some vitamins (they make me sleepy) and fell into really deep deep nightmare and body feeling heavy sleep.
but the reason why i am scared i might have MS is because for the past few years i have had tingling in my right arm on and off. and ive been going to the chiropractor for it. which helped. i had sleeping issues, fatigue and general weakness and stomache issues. they have been on and off for months, and some months i am really healthy and dont have any symptoms. but right now, the symptoms i am facing are general shakiness/weakness, less sensitivity and loss of touch? to the right side of my body. I can feel but is less sensitive than my left.. my right arm always falls asleep/numb when i feel. And when i walk once in a while i noticed my leg like gives out a little because i dont have strength. im dizzy if i do too much (not spinning but in the head) and cant even walk aruond in the grocery store with getting dizzy or lightheaded. I am absolutely terrified about these recent onset of symptoms. I just graduated college and was fine and great, working outand exercising, not a care in the world. And this summer has been absolutely a trainwreck for me and my family and my girlfriend.
Does anyone have any advice? should i get checked for MS or are these symptoms not really a sign of ms? I dont even know but I have the personality that is obsessive when it comes to my body and i google over and over. (at first i thought i had a thyroid issue) ANY HELP is appreciated. thank you!
david
I've been doing some research because I have some weird symptoms and I am terrified of what it is. I dont know if it is MS and Im not too sure what the general symptoms of MS are or how one knows when to go to a doctor for it.
About 2 months ago, i was diagnosed with mono and a slightly high allergen level in my body, and a slightly high level of Lupus (which thru further testing turned out to be negative). However, mono is normally a high fever, swollen glands and sore throat type deal but with me it is extremely severe. I am on a mono support board online and a lot of people have experienced with I have but I am still terrified. Some of the symptoms I started off with was anxiety, heart racing, swollen tongue, swollen glands in the jaw/ear area, swollen throat, breathlessness, dizziness, extreme fatigue, confusion, etc. A lot of this severe symptoms went away and i believe a lot of it was due to the severe effects from taking amoxicillin at the time. Anyway its been almost 2 months now (more like 1.6 mo) and yesterday i was so freaked out. I could not sleep and have had days of insomnia which come and go. but yesterday i was soo tired and my entire body felt numb. and I "woke up" (from the horrible sleep) with my right arm completely numb with really stiff joints and muscles. I was really scared and not being able to sleep was just worse. I managed to doze off after taking some vitamins (they make me sleepy) and fell into really deep deep nightmare and body feeling heavy sleep.
but the reason why i am scared i might have MS is because for the past few years i have had tingling in my right arm on and off. and ive been going to the chiropractor for it. which helped. i had sleeping issues, fatigue and general weakness and stomache issues. they have been on and off for months, and some months i am really healthy and dont have any symptoms. but right now, the symptoms i am facing are general shakiness/weakness, less sensitivity and loss of touch? to the right side of my body. I can feel but is less sensitive than my left.. my right arm always falls asleep/numb when i feel. And when i walk once in a while i noticed my leg like gives out a little because i dont have strength. im dizzy if i do too much (not spinning but in the head) and cant even walk aruond in the grocery store with getting dizzy or lightheaded. I am absolutely terrified about these recent onset of symptoms. I just graduated college and was fine and great, working outand exercising, not a care in the world. And this summer has been absolutely a trainwreck for me and my family and my girlfriend.
Does anyone have any advice? should i get checked for MS or are these symptoms not really a sign of ms? I dont even know but I have the personality that is obsessive when it comes to my body and i google over and over. (at first i thought i had a thyroid issue) ANY HELP is appreciated. thank you!
david