Comments on: Do I Have Multiple Sclerosis? http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis General MS Info and Managing Life With It Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CJ http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis/comment-page-1#comment-1048 CJ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis#comment-1048 While heat can make MS symptoms worse, it really doesn't sound like MS. First of all, while childhood MS is possible, it's very rare. So the fact that you had the condition since you were 7 generally contraindicates MS. Your symptoms really point to some other possibilities besides MS, including, but not limited to, heat stress, or low blood pressure. I say low blood pressure because when you stand up and get dizzy, this is a symptom called orthostatic hypotension. Low blood pressure can cause symptoms like lightheadednees, dizziness, and fainting. There is a positive correlation between heat and low blood pressure. As your body temperature increases, your capillaries will open, increasing blood flow away from your core to your extremeties, so that the blood can be cooled. For someone with low blood pressure, increasing blood flow to the extremeties will cause blood to pool in the leg veins and can again cause the symptoms of low blood pressure. It's high time you see your doctor about this. Make sure you tell him/her everything you have experienced and when you experience it. MS is not off the table, but I doubt it. While heat can make MS symptoms worse, it really doesn’t sound like MS. First of all, while childhood MS is possible, it’s very rare. So the fact that you had the condition since you were 7 generally contraindicates MS.

Your symptoms really point to some other possibilities besides MS, including, but not limited to, heat stress, or low blood pressure. I say low blood pressure because when you stand up and get dizzy, this is a symptom called orthostatic hypotension. Low blood pressure can cause symptoms like lightheadednees, dizziness, and fainting.

There is a positive correlation between heat and low blood pressure. As your body temperature increases, your capillaries will open, increasing blood flow away from your core to your extremeties, so that the blood can be cooled. For someone with low blood pressure, increasing blood flow to the extremeties will cause blood to pool in the leg veins and can again cause the symptoms of low blood pressure.

It’s high time you see your doctor about this. Make sure you tell him/her everything you have experienced and when you experience it. MS is not off the table, but I doubt it.

]]> By: Super ★ http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis/comment-page-1#comment-1049 Super ★ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis#comment-1049 the only way to tell is from a professional, but usually MS doesnt show symptoms until you are around your 30s the only way to tell is from a professional, but usually MS doesnt show symptoms until you are around your 30s

]]> By: Maggie F http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis/comment-page-1#comment-1050 Maggie F Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis#comment-1050 I would see your regular doctor and maybe consult with a neurologist. MS doesn't, generally involve stomach pain, as you described. I would see your regular doctor and maybe consult with a neurologist.
MS doesn’t, generally involve stomach pain, as you described.

]]> By: Temperance http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis/comment-page-1#comment-1051 Temperance Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/do-i-have-multiple-sclerosis#comment-1051 It does not sound like MS but then the symptoms are different for everyone, I have MS and the heat does make me feel worse, I become very tired and lethargic, even a hot shower can wear me down, I have been diagnosed with secondary progressive MS and my symptoms change all the time, most of the things I noticed initially were, vertigo, fatigue and visual problems, as well as loss of movement on one side or the other, MS is tricky to pin point, have you seen a neurologist? if so have you had a MRI? It does not sound like MS but then the symptoms are different for everyone, I have MS and the heat does make me feel worse, I become very tired and lethargic, even a hot shower can wear me down, I have been diagnosed with secondary progressive MS and my symptoms change all the time, most of the things I noticed initially were, vertigo, fatigue and visual problems, as well as loss of movement on one side or the other, MS is tricky to pin point, have you seen a neurologist? if so have you had a MRI?

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