some symptoms I think points not having just anxiety afteral

[miika]

I`ve had like 100 different symptoms during last 5-6 years, name it I`ve had it, and I can put all of them caused by anxiety, except...

- foot drop. I actually had this 3 years ago. lasted about week. got better by doing some lower back exercises. was 100% sure about having ALS or MS. The worst thing ever.

- shoulder, knee, ankle pains. Now having shoulder/wrist pain. Once my both ankles were hurting bad for month straight. Was certainly MS.

What do you think?

[miika]

My point is what if I have something else that has just made it look like anxiety? All these years of suffering and false diagnosis....and it was MS all the time! And then having anxiety added to that and having those few basic anxiety symptoms....like chest pain, shakiness etc plaahplaah.

[teeps]

ok my husbands boss's wife has ms and if you had been living with a false diagnosis for years you would know it by now. sh e has had it for six years and she will be perfectly fine for a couple of weeks and then bed ridden for weeks after that.
on saying this are you a big drinker? my husband wakes up every morning with both hands numb. and it is not carpel tunnel or ms or any other thing like that it is caused from years and years of drinking. he is 48 and has been drinking since he was 15 he goes through 30 cans of beer in 4 days . alchahol can damage your nerve system. yet he has had full work ups for his heart and stress tests and liver and pancreas tests and nothing wrong with any of them.

[hope-girl]

What is "foot drop"? I won't dare Google it!  Then I'll get it too! 

My point is what if I have something else that has just made it look like anxiety? All these years of suffering and false diagnosis....and it was MS all the time!

Isn't this the conundrum of the "disease" of HA? Isn't this the trap, the catch of having HA? The cycle of second guessing it all, tying all the weird symptoms together, focusing on the small, small, minuscule chance of something horrible? I'm just asking a rhetorical question here. Because I need to hear this myself. Because I think this too. Because it's the nature of the beast. Am I right?

[benefit]

Just reading "MS" gives me anxiety. I think your should rejoice in the fact that 5-6 years later you still havent been diagnosed with MS. That should tell you something! Your symptoms have not progressed. Just something to think about. I tell myself that if I am diagnosed with MS, I'm not giving up, I will find the best doc and give myself shots and do WHATEVER I need to do! Telling this to my anxiety eases it some. Screw the anxiety, it hasn't been right for years for you!

[Cattia]

I fear MS a lot too, and especially at the moment, but benefit is right, I tell myself the same thing, that if I did end up getting diagnosed with it, it would not be my life over. I fear ALS even more! I know a couple of people who have MS and whilst they do go through bad phases, for themost part they are totally healthy. One woman I know has had it for over 20 years and basically lives a normal life. The other thing I tell myself is that people who have it ARE diagnosed with it, even those who do not have anxiety and so don't run to the doctor every 5 minutes like I do, so if you had it, you would find out about it, especially if you have made several visits to the docotr. I have to tell myself both these facts a lot, on some days it helps and others it helps less. I have a shooting tingling sensation in a nerve in my foot andleg right now and all I can think is MS so I know your worry. I am sure though that a Dr would have picked this up if it was anyhting you needed to worry about.

[miika]

I`ve had brain MRI in 2005, at the time my symptoms were worse. It was clear. Seen 3 neurologist, they said I do not have MS or any other disease. But I just have hard time to believe it, yes, even after all this time. But I`m just being a little stupid I hope!

"are you a big drinker?"

Yes, I would say so. But I was not 5 years ago, and I had the same symptoms back then. I`m working on quitting it, I`m searching some help.

[sixpack]

if you've been cleared by three neuros, all could not be incorrect in their assessments.  You don't have MS.  Sure you can have symptoms of other things but not be some dire horror.  I also think heavy drinking plays a lot into how your body works and will color all of your perceptions on how things are too.   I can also look back and find some symptoms that don't seem to track with anxiety.  However they haven't done me in. For example---My left foot's second toe would burn/shock/tingle everytime I stood on it about 6 months ago.  I could hardly walk it hurt so bad.  Well I knew this wasn't an anxiety thing.  I also knew it was some kind of nerve pain.  Additionally, I knew it wasn't MS or some other neuro nasty.  I tried to let it go a bit and see if it worked itself out.  But after two weeks of hobbling around (it was worse barefooted), I was talking to my sis in law and she was having a similar issue.  I have a genetic bunion thing going on with my feet---yeah thanks mom.  Anyway, my big toe and second toe are more squished together than they should be.  So I got one of those gel toe separators and wore it.  It was instant relief.  I think I wore it 2 months daily.  It seems to have relieved the nerve pain and I don't have to wear it now.  See, yep, I had a pain that wasn't anxiety related, it was a neurological pain but not a neuro nasty.

It seems my mom's genetic trait--gotten from her mom--is passing down my line  .  Even my 13yr old is starting to have the toe thing, I'm sad to say.  Her ped was, like, yeah that happens.  You just deal with the issue and if it gets very uncomfy, you see a podiatrist.       

[miika]

Thanx sixpack! Yeah well my father has a same problem with lower back.....and yes he has had a foot drop few times. And he`s in perfect shape other than that. The fact helped me back in a day, and he told me what to do with it, I did, it was gone in a few days.

[miika]

http://www.anxietyzone.com/index.php/topic,6656.msg37943/topicseen.html#msg37943

That is some old post by me, where I`m worrying about those ankle pains etc. WEIRD stuff! Looking back couple of years like that is also little scary. please read it if you have time!

[miika]

Please help!

Today I`ve had many annoying symptoms and don`t know whats going on. Like every five minutes I get this sick feeling in a stomach and my legs go jelly, then it dissapears. It makes me shake. I have weird pains in my shoulders + back of my thigs...feels like my lover back hurts but really weird way. I have these short pains in my face too. My whole body feels tired and sick...

I told before my wife had something wrong with her stomach....diarrhea + fewer, started 10 days ago. she`s finally ok now. Today we found out what it was...Campylobacter, so she have had food poisoning basically. It may spread to other people, but I`m not sure how easily(rare here in Finland). It should start within a week when infected. After I heard about it today, I`ve felt like this!  + I have no appetite and little diarrhea too. But it`s pretty damn hot here in Finland, like +35 and it makes everybody feel lazy and diarrhea etc.

Could this be just anxiety!!?? I don`t want that damn bactery into my system. I can`t handle it anymore, I`ve been the most stressed in my life last 10 days, seriously. 

[miika]

please, someone give me an opinion. I feel 5 minutes like I`m getting really sick and fewer and all (I dont have fewer yet), and then 5 minutes better again. And I`m so dizzy it`s crazy. feels like just having a bad dream! My back hurts and back of my tighs just like when you`re about to get sick.

[rstkenpachi]

well I've never heard of a disease that causes you to feel like you're dying for 5 minutes and then you're in top shape the next five ... there are too many symptoms for one disease to cause even for MS I personally know someone with MS ... it's not that terrifying and it certainly doesn't bust you up like anxiety does.

[gridder]

Camphlobactyr isn't easily spread between people who are washing their hands after they go to the loo. My husband got it a few years ago and I never considered that I might get it too - and I didn't. Glad your wife is doing better.

[miika]

I Hope it's not it! But i'm obviously getting sick anyway, not sure if having fewer etc, just feel like when being sick. I have not slept at all toningt, because now my balance is of and the room is spinning if i move my head! Great. I'm sending this by cellphone, been tilted in same position for hours.

[miika]

Not the first time this happening, sometimes during virus or whatever, my left ear gets blocked and out of balance for week or so. Well i guess it proves why having chronic dizzy issues...inner ear.

[miika]

Oh god how will I survive from this. Its everything happening now. Have to lie down here alone next 9 hours, wife is at work. Now my chest is hurting too. Life sucks!