My MS Symptoms

I’m 38 and my body feels like I’m 95. I guess Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can do that. Tricky tricky. I have tons of symptoms, some of which are more debilitating, while others are totally annoying.

My worse symptoms

I feel these everyday. They have the greatest impact on my quality of life

• blurred vision
• lack of balance
• dizziness
• nausea
• muscle weakness, especially the legs
• knee hyperextension
• nerve pain in feet
• stimulation sensitive (noise, lights, activities, people)
• cannot multitask
• low back pain
• low endurance
• fatigue – sometimes debilitating

Moderate symptoms

• poor coordination (I cannot type as fast or write neatly)
• sexual dysfunction
• pain behind my eyes
• tingling in hands
• urinary retention
• pressure in lower abdomen
• constipation
• lower abdominal pain
• rib pain and tightness or cramping
• depression and anxiety
• temperature dysregulation (heat and cold sensitivity)
• vertigo
• spasticity

Milder symptoms

• muscles twitches
• cognition “lapses”
• slower speech
• occasional swallowing issues causing choking
• shaky hands
• hearing difficulty

When you Google “MS symptoms” I have almost every single one, to varying degrees. I always knew I was lucky. This proves it!