Fear of MS....

[Mommyju]

Any of my anxiety friends out there has a fear of having MS?!?! (Multiple Sclerosis).
I do! It has been bugging me for a while, I went to my doctor a few months ago, had a bunch of blood work done, Obgyn app. done and, thank God!, everything was good! I talked to my doctor about my MS fear, he said he does not think I have MS, Since I don't have any neurological symptom, like tingling, blurrier vision,.... But I do have legs pain! That comes and goes, like muscle pain. Now, today, I had a twitching in my chin, of corse, MS was the first thing that came to mind! I'm stressed, anxious, did not have a restfull night, and PMSing badly.
Just wondering if any of you had this same fear, any thoughts/comments are always welcome!

[Mommyju]

Thanks for your answer! Just knowing someone out there went/goes thru the same fears, help! Although I really wish no one had this, really! I don't use aspartame, but that's good to know!

Thank you!

[HowcanIhelp1983]

Hi Mommyju,

I can totally relate to this! I used to have this fear as well and went to many doctor visits, Cat scans, blood tests, etc.  Basically what it boiled down to was stress, the fear of MS totally consumed me and I would have anxiety attacks which would cause numbing, some leg pain, etc. It's amazing what stress can do to the body, especially physically!  I ended up getting it under control by going to acupuncture and taking relaxation yoga and generally just being healthy.  Side bar: Do you know that aspartame can also mimic side effects of MS in some people?
Some advice I can also give is DON'T google.  I have self diagnosed myself a few times and have always been wrong.  What you need to do is stop the thought in your head before you let it get out of control, do not google and tell yourself you will be ok. Make the choice to live happy and if something does happen in the future there is nothing you can do anyway, so no sense worrying now :)