I am a 40 year old female. Around 7 years ago I was experiencing multiple problems; icy/burning sensations in face, arms, legs, and torso that would come and go, dizziness, disorientation, tunneling vision, difficulty in focusing or concentration, slurred speech, etc. At times I felt my head and body were disconnected. I had to use all my effort and concentration just to walk. I was fatigued and exhausted all the time. I went to the doctor and was documenting my problems as they occurred in a journal. After 2 years of various exams which culminated in an MRI that showed nothing, I was passed off as being depressed and put on anti depressants. I was not depressed. The meds did not help with anything except partial clearing of the 'fog' in my brain. I stopped taking the meds. I had researched things on my own as well and MS was the only thing that really fit, but with or without a diagnosis it seemed it was 'a just live with it' issue. So I stopped going to the doctors and tried to get on with my life. Slowly many of the problems went away for awhile. I had only a few episodes that scared me over the last couple of years. Stress may have been a factor for me. At the time symptoms were the worst I had gone back to college, although they started about 6 months before. I somehow managed to get straight A's even though there were times I could not even read a sentence without difficulty. The symptoms slowly abated while I was employed full time as a GIS technician. Then due to some extenuating circumstances I ended up living in Belize Central America for the past three years. While there my symptoms completely disappeared until 2 months ago. Belize is a much more laid back and relaxed lifestyle and may have helped. The relatively constant temperature was helpful as well as I seem to be unable to handle extreme cold or heat. My symptoms reappeared along with a severe stress in my life. I am now back in the USA and having more problems showing up. I am reluctant to return to the doctors (they would be all new and I would probably be starting all over, I don't know where the old records are), and have no medical insurance or money to cover the costs anyway. I am just worried that my ability to keep functioning will deteriorate again. When simple walking and talking become an effort again, I am not sure how I will be able to work (although I struggled through last time by shear will power). It is not that I want to be diagnosed as having something like MS, but I know the problems I have are real and not just in my head (psychotic or depression related), and it is frustrating not having a real diagnosis to at least say '___?___ is what I have, and this is how to deal with it'. Any help or advice is appreciated.