Question by ♫Blíss♫: Anyone know anything about Multiple Sclerosis? Symptoms?
This might just all be in my head but I’ve been having some symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. Mostly in the past year or so. But I am only a 15 year old girl. Could someone my age have it already? I just started to looking up this because, my my right foot started to get really numb and tingly, for no apparent reason . It hurt quite bad. It went away after 15 minutes. Never has that ever happened to me before and I was freaked out. A few months ago I was getting ready for school in the morning and my vision slowly started to fade, until I was completely blind for about, I’m not sure maybe 10 to 5 minutes, But I freaked out so bad I stayed home from school. I used to be able to turn the nob on my shower to almost the hottest it could go and be pretty comfortable, now I can’t put it up half of that or I feel as if my skin is burning. And when I’m in a hot room I get all lightheaded and nauseous. Also I don’t know if this has anything to do with it but I’m a X-Country runner and when I run in the cold or really just running at all, it doesn’t just happen in the cold, but It seems to a lot, that I get horrible pain in my lower legs. It feels like a really deep pain. Like it’s in my bones or something, and it’s a really prickly pain, like needles going into my legs or something. But it makes me sick to my stomach and really makes me not want to run anymore when it happens. Are these just thing’s that can happen to anyone or could it be something different. I just don’t want to make a big fuss over this with my parents if there is nothing to worry about. I just have always thought that there was something wrong with me. Thank you for reading. :]
Also, today I was having muscle spasms in my back, this is kinda a normal thing for me.
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Answer by Voelven
It doesn’t sound like multiple sclerosis. For a symptom to be considered MS-related it has to last consistently for at least 24 hours.
From what you have written here, it could sound like an issue with your diet. Are you drinking enough water? Eating healthily? Teenagers your age need to eat properly because your bodies are growing and maturing, add to that that you you are cross-country runner, and it becomes even more important that you take good care of yourself.
I would suggest that you go for a check-up, though, and tell your doctor what you’ve told us.
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