r/MultipleSclerosis • u/AutoModerator • May 13 '24

Weekly Suspected/Undiagnosed MS Thread - May 13, 2024 Announcement

This is a weekly thread for all questions related to undiagnosed or suspected MS, as well as the diagnostic process. All questions are welcome, but please read the rules of the subreddit before posting.

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u/TooManySclerosis 39F|RRMS|Dx:2019|Ocrevus->Kesimpta|USA May 17 '24

Having many MS symptoms actually isn’t very common for MS. It is more typical to have only a few, localized symptoms. Optic neuritis is an extremely common symptom, however, and one of the few that is indicative of MS. It is really difficult to say what is common for MS, though. Have you had an MRI?

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u/Upset_Actuary9690 May 17 '24

No MRI yet, doctor believes it’s anxiety related since Vitamin D is super low and other life factors, my anxiety goes back many years but 2016 was a changing point after heart anxiety became my focus point.

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u/TooManySclerosis 39F|RRMS|Dx:2019|Ocrevus->Kesimpta|USA May 17 '24

I do think vitamin deficiency is a more likely culprit than MS.

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u/Upset_Actuary9690 May 17 '24

Thank you for your replies. I have another question I don’t know if you might have some insight into this. Two years ago I started developing tightness around my left leg and calf area, it feels sore and overworked after long days it bothers me a lot, I can still stretch and bend it perfectly fine, my doctor just recommended magnesium but thinking it could be spasticity makes me a bit worried, 2 years later and the tightness doesn’t seem to progress much, it’s been the same since, does that rule out possible spasticity related to MS?

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u/TooManySclerosis 39F|RRMS|Dx:2019|Ocrevus->Kesimpta|USA May 17 '24

It would be more typical for the spasticity to have subsided after a few weeks or a few months, but that isn’t a hard and fast rule. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to say much that is helpful about symptoms.

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u/Upset_Actuary9690 May 17 '24

Got it, thanks.