Could it be MS?

[Jennlisette]

I have had the same issues for about 3 years now. Constant muscle fatigue. Sometime feels like I worked out even when just waking up. Accompanied by the fatigue is sometimes a hot feeling in my legs and thighs. I also get sporadic muscle twitches in my legs, and most recently I have had issues with my eyes specifically my left eye it's twitching uncontrollably throughout the day and a few days ago it hurt just to look up. Tingling at times of arms and legs. I have seen a neurologist and sent me for a MRI of the brain but it came back negative and he kind of disregarded all my symptoms after negative results. I have a family history of neurological disorders. Is it possible Im in the early stages of MS?

[aspen2]

Hi Jenn!

I would first suggest that you see your Gp and have him refer you for a sleep study.  Waking up feeling like you've already worked out is a red flag, and poor quality of sleep can cause a host of neurological issues.

Two kinds of sleep apnea, restless leg, twitching can all contribute to poor sleep.  Sleep deprivation makes your nervous system go crazy.  Btdt.

Second, all over twitching can be caused by vitamin or mineral deficiencies, in particular magnesium (which is also important for maintaining vitamin d levels).

Make sure you're not deficient in D, B12 or magnesium (the blood serum test isn't so accurate but for me it showed a deficiency despite 9 months of supplementing.)

Low mg can not only cause twitching, but contributes to anxiety and depression - very important mineral.

These two things are your best next step as you regroup.  I agree with JJ; not typical for ms at all.

I do have ms but I had all these "all over" symptoms on top of my textbook ms relapses, which confused my neurologist and delayed my diagnosis.

I hope this helps as you make plans to figure this thing out!

[Jennlisette]

Hello!

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I never thought of a sleep study I will bring that up to my doctor on my next visit. I actually did get the test done already as I thougt of a possible magnesium deficiency as well due to the spasms. Everything came back normal however I've been taking extra vitamins and supplements for almost 3 months and still no improvement.  

[supermum_ms]

Hi Jenn and welcome,

I had a brief look at your posting history to see if you'd provided any other information to help understand your situation, the symptom descriptive(s) you've mentioned before doesn't sound suggestive or consistent with a neurological condition like MS.....something is definitely going on but i'm doubtful your answer will be MS.

You mentioned your brain MRI wasn't abnormal but did you have any clinical signs of neurological abnormality, or was your neurological assessment normal too?

MS isn't a genetic inheritable condition, your cousin being dx with MS doesn't increase your probability of having MS, you actually only have a slight increase when there is a closer family connection eg mother, father, sister, brother but it's a lot more common to be the only member of your family with MS.

Your symptoms are more wide spread ie both arms, both legs, radiating etc than what typically happen's when the symptoms are caused by brain and or spinal cord lesions. You mention experiencing "redness in my hands and legs and feet" that accompanies the pain and weakness etc, MS wouldn't generally be the most likely explanation of those types of symptoms or pattern, off the top of my head it sounds like there might be a vascular circulation issue.

You've later developed bilateral visual symptoms, when you say "my left eye it's twitching uncontrollably throughout the day" do you mean the eyeball or the eyelid?

Hope that helps.....JJ  

[Jennlisette]

Hello!

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. When I saw the neurologist he had me do an MRI because I get tingling and a "chills" feeling in my head. I also get a tingling feeling through my lower back and down my legs, that only happened a few times. The redness is actually from raynounds according to my doctor when I'm exposed to heat or exposed to cold weather.
I did see a vascular surgeon who assessed me and didn't have any findings for any vascular related diseases.
The issue with my eye is more recent, the twitching occurs under my eye. A few days ago both my eyes were very swollen and painful to look around. it kind of felt like pressure, if I had to describe it.

[supermum_ms]

Raynaud’s phenomenon is basically a disorder that affects blood vessels, the blood vessels narrow mainly in the fingers and toes when exposed to 'cold' temperatures and they change colours from white to blue to red due to a lack of blood flow.....if your experiencing redness in your hands,  legs and feet with both hot and cold temperatures it would be very untypical of raynaud's, i'd double check if your dx is right if i was you, i honestly don't think raynaud's fits your description at all.

Bilateral eyeball (orbital) swelling isn't normally associated with any of the MS visual issues, i'm not sure if there are any neurological conditions similar to MS where there is any swelling, swelling is usually associated with an infection or inflammation, although allergies can cause twitching along with swelling of the eyes too....the under the eye twitching could just be from lack of sleep if your eyes have effected your quality of sleep, the nerve could be irritated by the swelling or if there is an eye infection causing it.

You should probably still get your eyes looked at by your GP or optician even if the swelling has gone down....

Hope that helps..........JJ