im freaking out please help

[John23a]

i posted this in this other forum and what the doctor told me is giving me severe panic attacks as i suffer from anxiety. Im scared that what he says is really what i have. I checked the symptoms of MS and i do have some of them but im not sure if its because of my anxiety or i really have MS.

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well yesterday i got this headache in the morning when i woke up. It was on one side of my head (right) and my right eye also hurt when i pressed on it or moved it far to the right or to the left. It also hurt a lot when i suddenly look to the right/left.

today i woke up. the headache seems to be gone but still when i move my right eye far to the left or right i feel this pain behind my eye.

I took an advil last night before going to bed which seems to have helped the headache but the problem with my eye is still there..

What could this be?

i have had a CT scan from my head few months ago so i know its not a tumor.

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This is the response i got

At your age a MS is a possibility. If you had an MRI it would have shown plaques.  There other neruological causes that may not show up on a MRI, or CT.

See a neuro-ophthalmologist.

Dr. O.

[Lulu54]

Hi again,
The danger of brief one or two sentence explanations, or possible explanations, is you are left with lots of other questions .  When you start researching those questions, the research leads to more questions too.  Since you say you already experience anxiety problems, I can see where his answer and your symptoms can magnify themselves into epic proportions.

I am going to guess here that the ask-an-expert was thinking that perhaps your symptoms sound like optic neuritis- ON,   ON is often, but not always, the first symptom of MS to be noticeable.  Please take his recommendation and see and opthamologist for a complete screening.  Then you can move on and see if a visit with a neurologist is warranted.

I hate to be the one to tell you this but getting a dx of MS usually is very time intensive - it can't happen until a long list of mimics have been ruled out (you can find an article on those in our health pages).  While you are seeing doctors and having tests, please talk to them also about your anxiety - they may be able to help with that as well.

stay in touch,
Lulu

[ILADVOCATE]

Well the best thing to do is follow up with a neurologist. You could bring that list to their attention but if you try to self diagnose it can set off further panic attacks. Its hard to tell exactly what's going on. Best let the neurologist make a conclusive diagnosis is and see what their follow up advice is. But if your question is about MS this might belong in another forum.

[John23a]

i wish i could relax..im going crazy..

here i have like 7-8 symptoms that match with the Symptoms of MS i found on the internet.

- extreme fatigue
- muscle stiffness
- troubles with memory, concentration, thinking, or solving problems
- vision changes
- vertigo and dizziness
- blurred or hazy vision, flashing lights, or alterations in color.
- The tissues around the eye and moving the eye may be painful.
- Most people with multiple sclerosis complain of a constant state of tiredness. Something as simple as carrying groceries up a flight of stairs may become an impossible task for someone with multiple sclerosis.

[ILADVOCATE]

I can't disagree that its unnerving. But its best to get a full follow up from an in person consultation with a neurologist for full diagnostic tests. That's not to say being concerned about is setting off anxiety attacks. You can't really come to any conclusions though until they make an exact diagnosis. As uncomfortable as it may sound its best to follow up with your own neurologist and get the tests over with and see what they find and discuss with them where to go from there. If anxiety attacks are a problem in the meantime you could speak to your psychiatrist