MS and Lupus together

[scaredguy309]

Well, i have been doing alot of research and it looks like i have both lupus and MS unofficially.Yes i am still waiting for my ANA but look at these symptoms. I have attacks that came a couple months ago, left and recently came back, only to leave again. My first attack came with mostly faigue, headache and joint pain. Recently they came back worse. Am constantly in the sun cause i live in the tropics so  don't know if it was because of that, but i got a red butterfly rash on my face together with some white patches of dried skin on my face. Then that disappeared and then came the joint pains, little fatigue, few headaches, all over body aches, many fasiculations all over (small spasms), muscle pains. When those started subsiding, i became weak all over with depression, difficulty swallowing and anxiety. However I have a histor of panic attack so the depression and swallowing with choking sensation is most likely due to that. The biggest worry is my muscles. Don't know when it started but i just know it was there after the first attack and remains. My muscles have tremors when i do eccentric contractions. Example when I contract my bicept, there is a little vibration but its not as bad as when i extend it. Like if i have some weight such as a dumb bell, and i slowly lower my bicept (extension) with it in hand, that movement is jerky. This happens in all, and i mean all my muscles.Even in contraction they seem to be contracting slower than normal. Example when squatting and i observe my thigh muscles, you can actually see them contracting and relaxing in a slower than usual fasion. Normally they're supposed to contract and relax so quickly that it just seems like a vibration. Hope someone understands as am trying to put this as simple as possible. Now all my symptoms are gone except my eyes heart at times, still have spasms/fasiculations and ofcorse my muscles. Strangest thing is my muscle strength doesn't seem to be affected. I know cuz i do gym. My blood works so far: some lupus latex test (not ana) was neg, Rheum factor:neg Liver, kidney and pancreas function:normal, CK levels:norm and sed rate remains at 3. Only abnormal results are: lymphocytes: slightly high, neutrophiles: slightly low, LDL(cholesterol): slightly high Any ideas?

[HVAC]

I am weird my symptoms are not obvious to me as much as to Doctors. I still am confused being newly diagnosed. A Doctor saw that my eyes were not tracking correctly, I was weaker on one side of my body when she pushed and pulled on an yearly exam, and my reflexes were off. That was two years ago and she sent me to a Neurologist without telling me why so I would not worry. My symptoms have been slowed thinking, left side numbness that lasted a few months then went away. Dizziness that lasted a few months then went away. Shock sensation when I turned my head a certain way and double vision which went away. I still get a shock sensation in my left foot. Spasticy in my left thigh. I now have a drunken gait when I walk. When tired my legs feel like I have to will them to walk. Have not lost any strength according to the Doctors and my Physical therapist. If my first Dr. had not sent me to a Neurologist I would not really think much of my symptoms.
  

[scaredguy309]

if yo don't mind me asking, what were those vague symptoms you started with in terms of MS?

[HVAC]

It was Ms but a lot of tests were abnormal pointing to MS.

[scaredguy309]

so was it ms? cause i read ms can cause a positive ana

[HVAC]

This is where Dr.s come in for diagnosing. I went all over the internet and was freaking out.

It came down to the wire on Lupus or MS or both for me. I had a positive ANA but they did more blood work specifically an anti DNA  and another SED rate and Lupus was ruled out.

[scaredguy309]

Thankyou. but the blood work and stuff were all done with a rheum and am just waiting for my ana and thyroid results. should be in by monday after next. Yes i've had a serious anxiety prob before tis where i thought i had certain things and it turned out untrue. however, am on anxiety med which my rheum gave me. the depression almost left but symptoms remain. am a med student so its hard not to diagnose myself.but i know its wrong. the butterfly rash left within a day or 2 and a steroid cream got rid of the white patches. Did i mention i have mouth and nose ulcers. Don't think those are anxiety.