Paraesthesia - Possibly MS?

[Scotty2485]

Hey everyone. So last week I developed tingling in my right leg that spread to my foot and then to my arms, hands, other leg, shoulders, chest, neck, and face/head...all within 24 hours. I've had the same thing happen to me earlier in the year. The symptoms subsided after about 5-6 weeks. I thought then it could have been a back injury, as I work out a lot. But, now that it happened again, I was nervous it could be MS.

I went to the doctor who tested my reflexes, strength, etc. He said he wasn't convinced it was MS, but would order me an MRI if it would ease my mind.

To give you a little background on me, I'm a pretty healthy guy...I've only been to the doctor for one medical issue and that's GERD. My GERD is pretty bad and I'm currently on a very high dose of PPI. My doctor was thinking maybe I have a deficiency due to the high dosage of PPI. I checked my B12 though and it is in the normal range, however, he ordered Methylmalonic Acid test to see if my body is absorbing it properly?

My question is, does MS normally attack your entire body all at once? Also, is the tingling consistent with MS? Like does it come in waves? Sometimes I'll feel nothing in my legs and then suddenly I'll feel a few tingles, same for the rest of my body. I also noticed that my anxiety seems to make the symptoms much more pronounced.

I appreciate any feedback.

[supermum_ms]

Hi and welcome

My question is, does MS normally attack your entire body all at once? Also, is the tingling consistent with MS? Like does it come in waves? Sometimes I'll feel nothing in my legs and then suddenly I'll feel a few tingles, same for the rest of my body. I also noticed that my anxiety seems to make the symptoms much more pronounced."

To answer your questions; A neurological condition like MS is 'not' the type of condition that attacks the entire body at once!

MS literally means 'many scars' (brain and or spinal cord lesions) and these demyelinating lesions when they develop effect specific locations in the body, so the way MS lesion damage to the central nervous system works it means the resulting symptoms just can't rapidly spread, be all over the body, move or multiple to other locations within the body that that lesions location neural pathway doesn't connect to.

Hopefully that made sense but the point i'm trying to make is that a neurological condition like MS is not a likely explanation for what you are experiencing, the more likely explanations are what you've already mentioned ie related to your work out behaviours, your preexisting medical condition. IF anxiety is a medical situation you also deal with, there is the potential for a mental health issues like anxiety to present with all over tingling which worsens or becomes more pronounced with your thoughts, focused attention and anxiety escalation and it would be in your best interest to discuss your anxiety with your doctor if it is more of a problem to you that you have previously considered...

Hope that helps.....JJ