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Thanks for the reply's but should I believe my neurologist when he says it's just my anxiety? And also what are the chances of me having it when my MRI's came back normal/ lumbar spine/cervical spine/brain - non contrast? Also all bloodwork came back normal too like ANA...

Let me tell you my story. First off, I am 19 years old. I have anxiety/ocd, not too severe, but it's there... Anyways late june/early july I started getting strange symptoms such as hot/cold sensations on the legs mostly like warm water dripping, ect. On July 12th I'd consider it the worst day of my...

Also I'd like to add I've been taking some anti-panic/anxiety meds. I'm not sure if you're familiar with Klonopin (Clonazepam) , but strangely it makes the numbness/ strange sensations better and I don't feel them as much it also relaxes me and puts me in a better state of mind. What could that mean?

Ah yes, Lhermitte's sign. I don't know too much about that but I heard bending your neck forward can trigger it. I did that out of curiosity, nothing unusual happened. Anyways I just visited my doctor for the sensation I have been getting. He said it could possibly be psychological from anxiety but ...

Ok, thank you very much. Also I should mention this hot/cold sensation in my legs seems to get worse while im sitting down on my computer chair. And when I wake up in the morning laying down in bed it seems to be almost completely gone. weird?

Ok, thank you all for the info. Ill try to make my mom take me to the doc. I really hope its nothing serious. Also, I know that a lot of people with MS are heat sensitive. I've been taking a lot of hot showers lately (because it relaxes me), there didn't seem to be any worsening symptoms or occurren...

Thank you so much for all the info guys. I'll try to show my mother some of that stuff so maybe she could take me to the doctor, so I can get checked out and tested. I did a couple weeks ago get tested for c-reactive protein and a metabolic panel which came out normal. The only thing that was elevat...

Hello. First off to let you all know im an 18 year old male. I suffer from OCD, and anxiety. I really hope I don't offend anyone here because I wasnt officially diagnosed with ms, but I just want to let you all know i am going through many symptoms and going through MANIC depression. I dont know whe...