Should I call a neurologist

[mhswarriors]

I seem to be heading in the wrong direction.  I did get confirmation today that Bell's Palsy has nothing to do with MS.  So that was good news.  However I have other issues.  I continue to have twitches in my muscles, and even had a cramp in myh foot last night.  I have not had any noticeable loss of strength, but I hands feel tired after using them, and my legs feel like I have been working out.  The sensations come and go quickly.  The muscle twiches only happen if I am sitting with my feet up, or lying down.  If I move the muscle that is affected it stops.  I went to the eye doctor today, and he confirmed that I do have a very slight amount of weakness in my left eye.  It is not enough to treat at this point, and something that he said I have probably had for a long time.  Of course these are all signs of MS.  They are also signs of anxiety, which I have a lot of.  I am scared, but don't want to over react.  What should I do??????

[mhswarriors]

I got Bells about 5 weeks ago, and I did see 2 doctors who confirmed it was Bells (both ER and GP).  It would seem it is not related to my current issues, but what is concerning is that I have a family history of neuromuscular problems.  My grandfather had Myasenthia Gravis, and my mother has Fibromayalgia.  I don't seem to have the symptoms that fit those things (although they did think my grandfather first discoverd he has Myasenthia when his face started drooping).  However muscle twitching is not a symptom of MG.  It is a symptom of Fibromayalgia, but I don't have any of the pain in the pressure points that are common with that disease.  So MS seemed to fit better with my symptoms.  I do have fatigue in the middle of the day, but it goes away (with or without a nap).  I have had the shooting pain/electric feeling down my neck and back before, but not recently.  I suppose I should just go to the neuro and find out what is cauing all of this.  UGH!

[selmaS]

Hi...many times these twitches and tingling s and cramps can be due to low levels of vitamins and minerals...have ur vit D,B12, calcium, magnesium, and potassium levels  checked.

I pray it is a simple fix and not a MS dx.

Good luck
"selma"

[sllowe]

Hi there,

Hope I'm able to put your mind at ease a bit. These actually are not all signs of MS.

So many medical problems have overlapping symptoms. The way your muscles stop bothering you with repositioning is fabulous. Keep doing it, and stretch them out too when possible (not over stretch - just small). MS spasticity and spasms are not nearly that controllable.

When our bodies are not cooperating it's easy to get anxious. And, it's even easier for the Drs to pick up on anxiety than the cause, it seems.

Did you just get the bells palsy dx?  I'm sorry if you've already posted about it and I've missed it. I'm a little behind on the lot of us.

Belated welcome to you and hope we can help make this less scary for you.

-Shell

p.s. Hi Lisalou! Sorry I've missed you too - see you around!

[lissalou30]

I often get worried about going to the doctor. I think it's better to be checked out when the symptoms are minor. I wish I would have pushed the issue more when I was having "minor" symptoms then they would have caught my MS before my legs were affected permanently. Don't look at it as over reacting, but as being precautious. It's our bodies and we have to live with what ever the side effects of delayed treatment are.