A poll: which of your symptoms stay with you & which ones come & go?

[Tammy826]

Was wondering which symptoms seem to stay with you & never leave & which ones come & go. I know that its different for everyone . Please share if you don't have the official dx. Thanks & God bless you all.

[HVAC]

Constant

Brain fog pain in head when thinking
double vision
fasiculation left arm


Come and go

shock sensation left ankle
numbness legs and feet mostly right
left hearing in and out and ringing
left side headache
spasticity left thigh
tremors left sometimes rightarms and hand
depression

Alex

[sunshine8]

Constant or Permanent:

Brief dizzy episodes
Loss of feeling in feet
twitching of muscles around left eye including eyelid (relatively new)
Poor balance
"Zaps" to the feet
"Zaps" to the left forearm
Left hand tremor (intentional)

Come anf Go
brain fog
Optic Neuritis
Parathesias - hot spots on skin
Right leg weakness
Tremors of right hand or lower right leg
Nystagmus
Numb patches on face
(of course all of these can appear or get worse when I get heated)

I am still learning what my symptoms actually are....

-Amy
dx'd Oct 2008

[Tammy826]

I'm starting to notice that alot more of the symptoms are sticking around than were before.
sx that stay:
   fatigue,weakness in arms & legs,tingling, vibrating feeling is also daily,twitching,heat sensitivity, feeling like waves of electricity, pins & needles,always feel off balance,numbness in hands & feet, my spine & feet feel like they're on fire.
sx that come & go:
  spasms (usually have some daily but worse when running a fever or get overheated),bowel problems, bladder problems,trouble swallowing, brain fog,tremors,eye pain, headaches,muscle cramps,dizziness,slur my words at times, face pain,itching, & ears ringing
Thats what so irritating with not having a dx yet, I seem to be getting progressively worse. I am still hoping & praying though .

[Heartshome]

Undiagnosed

Constant:
Fatique
Numbness/Tingling in hands/feet
Memory problems
Unable to find the right word

Off/On
Arm/hand weakness
Grip problems
Balance issues
Zaps/Buzzing in arms/hands
Burning sensation in Left Leg

[Eyesnlegs]

Dx with mild MS December 2008

Constant:

Convergence disorder (nystagmus) – couldn’t live with the prisms in my glasses as the glasses are just for reading and there are too many other eye issues.
Double Vision, flashing lights, moving objects and parts of vision missing.
Cognitive issues – brain fog, memory loss, loss of conceptualisation ability
Fatigue
Unable to walk up / down hills of stairs without extreme difficulty and resting often
Balance rubbish
Heat intolerance

Comes and Goes but still daily:

Tingling in feet and right hand
Zaps and pains in lower limbs and sometimes thighs
Dizziness


Had at least one episode of:

Optic Neuritis
EXTREME weakness in legs
Vertigo
Seizures

[young at heart]

DX'D 1ST TIME AUGUST 21,1998
DX'D 2ND TIME JANUARY 6,2007

CONSTANTLY

INO (NYSTAGMUS-ASSOCIATED WITH MS)  WEAR GLASSES WITH PRISMS
SENSORI NEURAL HEARING LOSS--HEARING AIDES
BILATERAL DROP FOOT  (AFO LEFT LEG--KAFO RIGHT LEG)
COLOR DESATURATION
DOUBLE VISION
LOSS OF UP COSE VISION
COG FOG--MEMORY-FORGETFULNESS
SPASTICITY
LEG NUMBNESS--SENSATION OF WEARING CEMENT BOOTS
LEFT NUMB HAND
FATIGUE--400MGS PROVIGIL
ABSENT BALANCE
HEAT INTOLERANT
TINITUS-RINGING IN EARS

COMES AND GOES

RIGHT SIDE TORSAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN
RIGHT HAND NUMBNESS
INCOHERENT SPEECH
L'HERMITTES
ELECTRICAL SHOCKS IN ARMS LEGS
NUMB FEET
MIXING UP WORDS
OPTICAL NEURITIS

T-LYNN

[Lulu54]

Tammy,
If you're crazy then you are not alone - the whole bunch of us here would have to be comitted with you, or at least in therapy.  

Yes, it is hrd to figure out what is MS and what isn't!
Lulu

[Tammy826]

Thank you for your responses. It makes me realize first that I'm not crazy & what a unpredictable disease this is!

[Military_Wifey]

Dx'd with RRMS

constant: urinary frequency, stress incontinence, heat sensitivity,dizzinessand eye pain with bright light or quick motion

comes and goes (usually have a few of these each day but they last less than 24hrs): migraines,muscle pain and weakness, muscle spasms and cramping, arms and legs numbness or pins and needles, trouble finding the right word, memory loss or confusion,fatigue,lower back zaps, depression, tremors in arms,legs, or neck, cold water drip sensation, ringing or buzzing in ears,pain in base of skull,buzz on left leg.

-Dee

[CheeserNurse]

Almost constant (most frustrating)
-Balance issues (Romberg's sign never goes away!)
-Trouble swallowing
-Fatigue!!!

Come and go:
--Tingling/buzzing in right hand, mostly only when overheated
-Right sided weakness
-Zaps of pain in feet, hands, arms
-Short term memory issues

[Guitar_grrrl]

The leg and arm spasms have gone on for 16 months.  I think I may have had a small flair begining in the middle of March and I'm starting to feel better, not quite as shaky.  Anyway, the weakness has stayed since then.

Constant:
-"Buzz" in the lower extremities.
-Paresthesias (tickles, zaps) mostly lower extremities.
-Tremor.
-Weakness.

Comes and Goes:
-Spasms in legs, sometimes in arms, hands, diaphragm.
-This happens almost daily, but I've had a couple days break here and there.  The meds help.
-Mood swings (I'm also going through menopause, so I'm not sure what to attribute this to).
-L'Hermittes.
-Periodic shakyness (whole body seems shaky).

[jensequitur]

The paresthesia, the tremor, and the muscle weakness have been more or less constant.  During a flare or a pseudo-flare, everything gets worse, of course.