Initial MS Symptom

[Deb61]

What was your first MS symptom?  Try to remember your very first one.  If you had several symptoms, try to remember the one that presented itself first.

I only got 8 categories, so I couldn't cover all of them and had to combine symptoms.   If you're having trouble, choose the one that fits the best and clarify in your post.

I think that numbness and tingling in one of my legs was first.  Then came the spasticity and pain.  The pain is what led me on my path with rheumatologists.  I wish just one of my doctors suggested seeing a neurologist!

[Deb61]

Yes, all should vote.  I think it's interesting that with most of us voting, the initial symptom was numbness and tingling.

[LATW]

I was going to say ON but remembered that I had significant heat intolerance when I was young.  

When I would exercise I would start to get very weak and have vision problems.  

I never understood why other people found exercise so wonderful.  

It took many years to get an MS diagnosis.  It was ON that caught the doctors attention even though my PCP thought I may have had MS several years before.

Odd thing is I have a lot of clinical symptoms but very few lesions.  My neuro said I am one of those 10% with very few lesions.

LA

[PastorDan]

Well, I've had all of the above, except for L'Hermittes (unless I had it & didn't recognize it as that).  My first, most persistent, and most troublesome symptom has got to be balance, though.  I have ongoing eye issues and tremor, but the balance made me late again this morning.  I'm sure most of you already know this, but when you can't stand up with your eyes closed (a la positive for Romberg's sign), simply showering can be a significant challenge.

[truelove47]

I had all of the above at one time or another , but what took me to my family doc(after my husband saw it happening) was something my doc called posturing

I got a lightening bolt pain (It hurt}
In my hand and foot at the same time and the both curled in for about 1 minute
and then released.  I did not know what was happening and tried to hide it from everyone\   It happened about 14 times within a week. doc sent me to a neuro

Thought I was crazy and denied it                                  Linda

[jensequitur]

I answered 'Other' because the very first symptom I had wasn't the one I went to the doctor for.

At Christmas in 2006, I began experiencing some very strange cognitive problems - I had a problem talking on the phone, as I would lose track of what was going on.  And I just didn't seem to be tracking all that well in my daily life, either.  But it wasn't until spring of 07 that I started noticing the severe vertigo at 3:30 pm every day, and the tingling in my chin.

[raekay35]

Dizziness and depression/anxiety...I am not officially Dx yet but have positive brain MRI and positive LP with greater than 5 O bands...Hopefully, Monday will have more of an answer.