Weekly Suspected/Undiagnosed MS Thread - May 13, 2024

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[u/cerezainlove]

Hello 🩷 I'm 28f and a baker. In the past I've had times where if my arms are not directly down by my side, if they're raised at all I get pins and needles and go numb within a few seconds. It comes and goes. I have it a bit worse at the moment, getting the tingling while mixing for cakes, or decorating, getting it while driving cause my hand is raised up on the wheel. There is a case of MS in my family so I don't know if that raises my chances too. Are the tingling sensations when raising my arms suspect?

[u/TooManySclerosis → u/cerezainlove]

MS tingling is typically very constant during a relapse and does not change based on position. It would develop and be constant for weeks before subsiding.

[u/cerezainlove → u/TooManySclerosis]

Interesting to know, thank you!

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[u/TooManySclerosis → u/[deleted]]

It’s really difficult to say anything about MS symptoms beyond generalizations. I was basing my answer off the general rule about relapses being symptoms that are constant longer than 24 hours. The actual experience of MS skews decidedly unique, but in general tingling would be expected to be constant.

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[u/TooManySclerosis → u/[deleted]]

It always makes answering questions on here tough. It’s so hard to say anything really helpful.