What wrong with me???

[Mom2KB]

I am a 25 year old white female and I feel like I'm loosing my mind. I feel like there is something wrong with me, but no one seems to be able to tell me what. Could this be MS?

Head: I can't remember anything and sometime when I say the opposite of what I'm trying to say. I am very forgetful, to the point that I'm scared of what I'm forgetting. I went to a store and forgot that my 5 mo son was in the car. I didn't remember till I was walking back to the car. Thankfully, I was gone for less than 5 mins, but it I am very shaken and upset about it. How can you forget that your child is in the car??? NOT NORMAL!!! I also am exhausted ALL the time. My son sleeps through the night, so I have no reason to be so tired, I can't get enough sleep. I also don't tolerate heat well. I start to feel nauseous and sick. My heart races and I feel like I need to lie down. I do get headaches, but they are not really severe.

Ear: Feels clogged on the left side like there cotton in it. Get dizzy very easily, and feel sick like I have motion sickness.

Neck: Random electric shock feelings around the sides of neck. They come and go, with no real pattern or triggers

Musculoskeletal: My arms sometimes feel very heavy/weak/achy. Doesn't feel numb or like pins and needles though, just a very strange hard to explain kind of feeling.

Heart: Recently told I have a heart murmur

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

[wiggles94]

Hi and welcome to a very supportive forum!

So sorry to hear what you are going through.  It must have been very scary when you realized you left your baby in the car.  I would look at that as a signal that you really need to pay attention to what's going on in your life - from a physical, emotional and personal perspective.

Since you posted here, you are concerned with possible MS - have you discussed these issues with your GP?  I would start there - keep a log of what you are experiencing so you share good info when you see them.  There are lots of hormonal changes that go on in your body after having a baby- wonder if this could be part of what you're experiencing??

Have you shared this with supportive people around you?  Dealing with all of this, plus a new baby is certainly very stressful.  It would be wonderful if you had someone who can help you by listening to what you're going through and possibly help with things around the house/baby so you can get some rest?  

First step - take a deep breath - then reach out to those closest for support and see your doc.  We are not docs on this site - so we can't offer medical advice - but know that MS can take a long time to dx - and there are many other things that mimic the symptoms.  Try not to overwhelm yourself by trying to figure it out online - see your favorite doc who you know will support and nurture you - and if you don't have one - find one.

Best to you and baby!

[supermum_ms]

Hi and welcome,

I'm sorry your dealing with this, it doesn't to me sound very MS like but there is definitely something going on that needs investigating. You dont say how long this has been going on for, btw some of your sx sound like sleep apnea, you almost exactly described what my dh was dealing with day after day, its worth getting that checked if you havent already.

The other things make me think of viral (ear) or nerve entrapment type of things (neck & musculoskeletal) but i think because of your heart murmur, you need to find out if your heart could be causing not only the fatigue but the weak feelings, dizzy and space cadet brain sx, it may not but its a possibility.

I'm not a dr so i'm just throwing out ideas :-)

Cheers........JJ