Does this sound like MS?

[loofa]

Hello everyone,

For the last 2 months or so, I've been experiencing the following symptoms almost everyday. They come and go randomly throughout the day. They are never severe, extremely painful, debilitating, or intense. They are just there enough to notice and be annoyed. Two doctors told me this is linked to anxiety problems that I have, but I just can't let go of the fear that it may be MS. Anyway, for the last 2 months, I've experienced:

- Small muscle twitches in random places on my body. They only last a couple seconds, are very mild, and not painful at all.

-Strange "vibrating" sensations in the soles of my feet, and occasionally in my hands. This vibrating feeling usually occurs on the left side of my body rather than the right, but it does occasionally affect my right side as well.

-Headaches throughout the day.

-Odd little shooting pains and aches in random places, like my toes, legs, arms, hands, etc. Again, never that painful, just enough to notice that something is off.

I have not experienced any weakness or fatigue, nor have I experienced any numbness whatsoever.

Before this started happening, I was experiencing anxiety attacks and prolonged anxiety disorder symptoms, such as panic attacks, derealization, constipation, etc. And again, my clinic doctor attributes what I am feeling now to the anxiety problem... BUT, I have yet to have an MRI or CT scan of my head or anything like that.

And just bare in mind over the last 3 months or so, I have tested the following:

CT scan of abdomen
Colonoscopy
Kidneys checked
Liver checked
Thyroid checked
Urine tests
Blood cell counts
Protein levels
Sodium levels
Blood sugar
Etc, etc, etc,

Everything came back clean. Doc only said that my spleen was slightly enlarged but that that is nothing to worry about.

So does this sound like I could be coming down with something serious??

[jensequitur]

I think it wouldn't hurt to ask for an MRI just to make sure.  

[loofa]

Firstly, Lulu54, thank you so much for taking your time to respond. It is greatly appreciated!

Your logic is the only hope I'm grasping onto. I, too, try to solace myself with this explanation. It ties into anxiety as well, because Lord knows I'm making myself anxious by going thru this stuff.

I'm hoping that's all it is.

In response to your question, I do firmly believe that if an MRI ruled out MS completely, I'd be at a stable peace of mind. Cause all these tingles and muscle spasms are driving me insane. The headaches and aches don't help much either...

[Lulu54]

Hi loofa,
to be honest, even though I'm not a doctor, this doesn't sound like MS to me.  The fact that these symptoms jump all around in your body is a very large clue.

I believe you are experiencing what is normal for all of us - hypersensitivity to normal body actions. When we are looking for a diagnosis, we become so intuned to our bodies that every little twitch and jump feels monumental to us.

My question for you is - would an MRI help to put your mind at rest or would that just leave you open to more questions and doubts.  The odds are pretty good tht your MRI is clean/  

Come back if you have more questions,
Lulu