I have no idea what is wrong with you. Are your Neurological exams normal? They are reflexes, etc. That is the first step to finding if you have Neurological deficits. My primary care was able to tell I was not getting signals to the left side of my body. There are many illnesses which have the same symptoms as MS. No test such as MRI proves MS in or out. They just help the doctors. It is a combination of a Neurological exam, your history, your symptoms, blood work for other conditions and MRI,s VEP, and sometimes a LP.
The good news is you can get symptom relief without a diagnosis. I thought I had to have a diagnosis. Your primary care can give you different medications. If you have muscle spasms which are common in MS they can give you muscle relaxers. There are medications for nerve pain. Joint pain can be secondary in MS because it can cause stress on the the joints. For that over the counter medication like Ibuprofen helps.
Stress can certainly cause symptoms. My husband did not want to believe I had anything wrong. He comes from the school of if you ignore it it will go away. That is how he handles his health.
Alex
Hi Gena - Welcome to the group.
Yes it is possible to be diagnosed with MS and have a clear MRI. It's the exception rather than the rule. If your doc did just a brain MRI then you could have lesioons in your c-spine or t-spine. Were MRI's of those area done?
Kle