Does this sound like MS tingling??? I need some advice.

[Needhelp26003]

Hi. I'm a 36 year old female. I've had these symptoms for over a week. I'm getting tingling sensations all over my face, head, legs, feet, hands, and arms. They seem to be symmetrical.  There seems to be mild tingling at all times, but it randomly moves around.  Example: both feet and calves will start to tingle.  That will alleviate and then my hands and wrist will start to tingle.  I've had no other MS symptoms.  

My blood work has come back normal.  I guess the next step is a neuro.  

Can anyone shed some light on MS tingling and experiences?  Possible ms or something else?

[Needhelp26003]

Thanks for your response   I hope youre right   I keep reading that MS shows up differently in people   Fingera crossed.  

[aspen2]

It shows up differently because the symptoms depend where the lesions are.  A lesion on the optic nerve will cause optic neuritis.  A lesion in the internal capsule could cause hemiparesis.  Even within the same person, each relapse can look very different for this reason.

However, there is no central nervous system lesion location that will cause tingling all over the body.

Curious about the tingling -- I had muscle twitches that jumped around "all over" (unrelated to ms).  Have you looked at the tingling areas?  Do you happen to be able to see the tingles happening? Or is it strictly the feeling (parathesia)?

[Needhelp26003]

My doctor told me since my blood work is clean there isn't anything else she will do for me.  It's time to find a second opinion. I would just like an answer or to rule out the more serious diagnosis.  The tingling is just the sensation.  There are muscle twitches randomly.  Sometimes my left eyelid will twitch and my left calf muscle will have a twitch.  

[Needhelp26003]

Also when I describe all over...I mean that at some point something is always tingling.  Whether it be my nose and cheeks or my scalp, my legs and feet, or my arms.  The intensity changes during the day depending on what I'm doing.  It's much worse at night or when sitting.  If my arms aren't tingling hen my legs are and vice versa.  I wonder if nervous system viruses are common?

[supermum_ms]

Your clarification still doesn't change the issue that you are experiencing this sensation 'all over' your body....an all over pattern that is symmetrical and moving from one location to another depending on what your doing, is completely inconsistent and not remotely suggestive of a neurological condition like MS!

Take a step back and first consider the basics ie medication, circulation, fitness, diet, stress, anxiety / depression, weight, sleep quality etc etc

IF it does get worse or better depending on what you are doing or how much attention you give it etc then consider altering your focus,  behavior or action...

Hope that helps........JJ  

[supermum_ms]

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[supermum_ms]

Hi and welcome,

What ever it is will most definitely have to be something else because in a very short time frame of only a week you've been experiencing a tingling sensation "all over my face, head, legs, feet, hands, and arms......symmetrical....it randomly moves"  which are all the typical red flags that point away from neurological conditions like MS.

MS symptoms are cause by brain and or spinal cord lesions so it basically can't present in all peripheral limbs, be symmetrical or be random or move from one location to another....

Hope that helps........JJ  

[Needhelp26003]

Thank you for your response m.  At the ER now.  

[aspen2]

How did it go, NH?

[Needhelp26003]

I was told to go back to my GP.  I'm hoping for an MRI script.  

[aspen2]

A week of tingling is more likely to do with a nutritional deficiency, or rarely, a peripheral nervous system issue.  All over symptoms like this are not related to ms.  Multiple sclerosis affects the central nervous system -- you would see a relapse affecting one part of your body, not tingling all over.  I've also known some people who had odd tingling as a response to a lot of stress in their lives; once the stress settled down, so did the tingling.

It's rare that a gp will do all the necessary bloodwork.  I'm guessing B12 was done; make sure your gp has also done vitamin D and magnesium. (For some people, even a wonderful diet is not enough to maintain adequate levels of certain vitamins or minerals).

I hope this helps!