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My symptoms
Hello everyone. My name is Taylor, I am a 31 year old male and currently awaiting my neurologist appointment.
A little background. About 2 years ago I started experiencing pretty bad anxiety and depression. I ended up having a brain MRI because of feeling what I called ‘brain fog’. There was some non specific white matter but they said nothing seemed serious.
Fast forward to today…I’ve still been experiencing the brain fog. I also have prettt bad joint pain in hips in knees. I get this weird restless leg feeling where it feels really odd in my calf area and then my leg twitches. I can always feel it coming. My fatigue is also bad and I constantly feel tired during the day.
I was just curious if you guys have similar symptoms to this. Especially the weird leg feeling..does that sound familiar?
Thanks!
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I also forgot the mention:
my feet go numb frequently and also cramp up. I also have trouble swallowing at times.
Hard to tell whether it’s just anxiety or not!
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Hi Taylor,
Thanks for joining the forums and taking part in our discussions.
It’s hard to say whether your symptoms indicate MS or not. I think you’ll find that MS is different for everyone. Fatigue is certainly a frequent symptom as are brain fog and numbness. But they can also be symptoms of other things.
An MS diagnosis generally requires several different tests over a period of time. These include an MRI of the brain plus the neck and spine. There are specific physical examinations for walking, balance, strength, eyesight, reflexes etc. Also, a spinal tap may be used to confirm an MS diagnosis, or rule it out.
Hopefully, your neurologist is an MS specialist. I’ve found that a general neurologist doesn’t always see what a specialist will see.
Best of luck to you,
Ed
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