Multiple Sclerosis

Description: I'm a 17 year old Male, living in Australia. I have a healthy lifestyle and eat as well as any 17 year old should. Over the last couple of months I've been getting lots of weird symptoms that I'm starting to worry about. •Tingling in Head, Neck, Back, Arms, Legs, Jaw. Quite mild, not painful. Almost constant tingling in some form. •Pins and Needles in arms, hands, feet. Comes and goes more often. Quite random. •Slight numbness/weakness in hands, arms, legs, jaw. Numbness only happened a couple of times. Weakness a bit more common. Again, very random •Tightness in Head, Neck •Heavy Head (only happened 3 times, lasted about half an hour) Heaviness in other areas occasionally (arms) •Throbbing in Head (like a pulse) – sometimes felt in other parts. Comes and goes randomly •Fullness in ears •Dizziness- only occasionly •Feeling Faint- usually with dizziness - only occassionly •Lightheaded- same deal, not all the time •Feeling weak: arms etc. Weak grip •Blurry Vision (cross eyed)- just refocus my eyes and it's good but it happens all the time •Very slight headaches •Tongue Tingling •Occasional Burning sensation in arms •1 bout of diarrhoea •Anxiety (1 major attack). I do have quite a stressful home life with a brother severely affected by autism •Occasionally have episodes where whole body feels heavy (almost like its sinking), trouble focusing, dizziness •Occasionally have episodes (usually in bed) feels like legs are shaking (not jerking, just like rhythmic shaking), head feels funny Some symptoms that I've had for many years and never really done anything about: •Balance Issues •Ringing in ears occasionally •Chest Pains (sometimes very sharp that last for a few seconds, other times less severe) •Muscle Twitches •Sleeping Problems •White spots on fingernails •Body very sensitive to touch •Very sensitive to cold (hands always freezing) •Occasionally when I move my head, there's like a clicking sensation and sharp pain for a couple of seconds Tests I've had: •Brain MRI •Heart Ultrasound, ESG •Abdominal Ultrasound •Chest X-ray •Full spine/neck/pelvis X-ray •Blood Pressure checked •Blood Tests: Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Glucose, C- Reactive, Protein, Hepatitis A, B, C, Full Blood examination All came back OK, except one blood test showed I high high Bilirubin in my blood and Gilbert's syndrome. The spine X-Ray showed my spine was quite out of line, the top 2 vertebrae, and a couple in the middle. Also, one of my legs was much higher than the other. Some other things to note: •I have been kneed in the head a couple of times at sport. (no concussion) •One time at soccer I dove to save a goal and hit my back on the post. Had to go to hospital but nothing serious. •For a few months I had a coffee every morning (I don’t now though) Haven't really got any help from the doctors we've been to. I would really appreciate any ideas from people as to what it might be. Anything at all I can research that it could be. Thank you very very much :-)

Description: I've been weak for the last few months. Sometimes a bath makes it worse, especially when the weakness has been spiking. Can weakness from any cause be affected by heat? I've had blood tests and a my vit D is low, I had an MRI too, nothing was wrong. thanks!

Description: Hello and thank you for reading. Well for the past couple weeks now I have had a horrible pain on my lower right side on the back, and it radiates into my hip and pelvic area. Now this started off at first being on and off pain. Nothing serious and just recently it remained constant. Its like it was not there then all of a sudden I wake up in the middle of the night with this darn pain that has been there now going on 3 days. I am planning on going to the doctor for this asap but I am just wanting to know what to maybe expect or if any of you out there have gone through this? I do tend to get ovarian cysts but they have never caused this kind of pain and I have even had to have 2 surgeries for ovarian cysts. I am also very nauseous and even to cough and sneeze it KILLS ME! I have a very high tolerance for pain and this is just horrible. Any help is greatly appreciated and I will give 10 pts to anyone who can help me more than Google.

Description: I have been going to Kaiser for over a year and a half for my lower back. I completed the pain management course for a bad lower back and pain. They gave me a MRI last year and said I had mild spinosis secondary to congentical canal stenosis, arthritis, bulging disk among other things. I was in pain, and my pain would stay with me where I could not sleep at night because my legs would have shooting cramp like pains. I also have warm sensations going down my legs. After going over a year to Kaiser for this. I started to get the impression they were tired of treating me. A few months ago they gave me six steroid shots all in the same day. The next morning when I was about to get up, I had this terrible pain, and I was doubled over and had chills. It would happen for a few weeks. I called Kaiser and spoke with the doctor who gave me the shots and she told me this was not from the shots, and probably some other back issues I had that I can feel now, because the other problems were taken care of from the shots. I told her I had pain, but never like that before. The shooting pains let up some after the shots, so I was able to sleep a little better, but I still have pain in my lower back and hips when I lift something that has weight. I just got another MRI last week. They did dye this time. My doctor told me my mri was "better" than the first one, and the disc bulge is better, and I should go on and and do my regular routine and go back to work. I told her my back is still painful(pain rate is always 7-8) and if I lift something heavy, it goes to ten and stays theres until I rest it and let time go by. She told me she does not know why my back is still hurting and my "pain level" might be low. I could not believe she said that. I remember my pain therapist telling me that Kaiser had changed their policies regarding the doctor and their ability to deal with SDI (short term), after dealing with me. My doctor at Kaiser was extending my short term disability benefits until they ended. I don't know what the issue was, if it had something to do with workers comp,or the state or what. But anyways, I had been having neck "aches" and pain from my neck and I asked for a x-ray. I know I had arthrithis and a bad disc in my neck but I did not tell the doctor. She gave me a x-ray, and sent me a letter saying everything was normal and good. A red flag went up in my head. Then, After this MRI, the doctor calls me and says my MRI on my back is better and my bulging disc has mysteriously gotten better and I should not be having any back pain, and I might have " chronic pain". But now they say I have epidural lipomatosis. I don't trust Kaiser and I was thinking about taking copies of my X-rays and MRI's and getting another opinion. I would hate to think that Kaiser would not tell the truth and lie rearding a patients health issues just to appease some other entity that is on them regarding SDI or other issues. Is there a word for this kind of behavior?

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Description: I've had this back pain for years now. It has been getting worse over the years and just recently began to be nearly intolerable. When I move it hurts, when I sit it hurts, when I lay down it hurts. Certain random things make it incredibly painful but it always hurts just a little. I recently noticed that if I push on my stomach in the same side the pain is on (right side) the pain goes away but only as long as I apply pressure.

Description: Are vitamn D3 supplements which are exposed to ultraviolet radiation safe. I know the sun can cause some harm when exposed to it for long which is also radiation but i mean isnt radiation from a machine worse or is it still safe?

Description: hi I have severe back pain, and this lasts for couple of days until it dies down... I forget about it every time because it seems to appear about 2-3 times during an year span... this has been happening for about 3 years as far as I can remember... the few times it happened in these 3 years, it just comes outta nowhere... I would bend over to pick up a book or something and I would feel like my back just locked, then it hurts for days making me hard to put my clothes on or do chores etc. I haven't visited a doctor cus It only appears like twice a year so I forget about it every time it happens... any idea what could be causing this? P.S I'm a 19 year old female

Description: I started a new job today which requires me to stand for long periods of time. I have had jobs like this in the past, but about 6 years ago if not longer. I usually get back pain when standing for too long. Today I had the back pain and also knee pain. I took a hot bath and feel better except for one area. It is the back of my right leg, just behind the knee and a little to the right. It feels like I pulled a muscle possibly. This just started after my first shift at the new job. It is not super painful but I am afraid it may get worse. I am off tomorrow then back at 2PM Wednesday for another long day. Does anyone know what caused this pain? What could it be? Also, can I aggravate it more by long days on my feet?

Description: If the whole story really matters- I was on Accutane for 3 months but it made me feel too negative so I stopped. I learned the acctane also worsened my keratosis pilaris. I'm trying a no-grain diet to see if it will help my skin, as its helped several others, and plus humans were never meant to function with high-glycemic foods, so. But if I'm prone to low moods will eating less carbs really make me feel worse? I'd rather have serotonin than smooth skin of course, but I am desperate to fix my skin.

Description: I have panic disorder....have been to doc twice and GE just keeps prescribing me more pills that I don't want to take cuz the side effects are brutal... I have been dealing with this for a month... Not wanting to go anywhere or do anything and this week I've had back pain and chest pain... Help!

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Description: I got shot 1 and 2 (a month after 1) and I have gotten my 3rd one and its been over 6 months. What happens if I don't get my last shot or what happens of I get it now?

Description: I started taking it last winter along with an anti-depressant.It seemed to help.Now that we are getting plenty of sun,should I discontinue the vitaminD?

Description: My mum is 40 suffering from suspected Multiple Sclerosis (can not walk without cruches) She also suffers with severe depression and has been unable to work for over 6months due to ill health! Last night she told me that for several years now her Husband has been groping her in her sleep after being asked multiple times not to! He gets violent when she turns him down and hits things (not her however) but still continues to grope and rub himself against her. He did this to me 5 years ago (when I was 13) but I didn't take the matter any further. What can I do to get my mum away from this monster, neither of us are able to work and he's the only one bringing in money, we are trapped.

Description: So I'm finally getting on taking my vitamins and I started Vitamin D first since I live in Oregon and I don't have a lot of it because I rarely see sunlight haha. I take 1000 IU in one tablet and than my Vitamin A tablet is Vitamin A and D with 400 IU's of D.. Is it safe to take 1400 IU of Vitamin D?

Description: my back always hurts! it's the area around the lower right side of my back, right above my butt. Im 23 years old and i normally never have back problems, so i dont know whats causing it. it feels more like a pinched nerve because it's not coming from one clear spot. this is so annoying! I want a solution other than asprin. I'd love to get a massage but I have no money :(

Description: I don't go outside very often in the fall, winter and spring because I live in a climate that is cold, snowy or rainy much of the time. I am concerned about my vitamin D levels, and had been tested 2 years ago to find out that I was very deficient, but haven't been tested since. I would like to know if its safe to continue taking a supplement of 1,000 IUs of Vitamin D a day. I know its a fat soluable vitamin so I often take it with a meal. I just worry if that is too much.

Description: If I have vitamin d deficiency and I take a multivitamin a day, will it cure the deficiency?

Description: I am addicted to taking vitamin d. I was tested low a few years ago and I only just started taking supplements. And I feel different, good kind of different, I feel like I'm now addicted to them. Is that bad?

Description: Im a 14 yr old boy. I had friends and a good life. Last year on december 30 i had a sudden lower back pain. I still have it till now. It changed my life. I lost half my friends an my other half dont even want to chill with me anymore, my parents call me lazy and just making up an excuse. Even my doctors think i am making it up. I had an xray and it was normal i then had physical therapy for three months. I tried everything like stretches, rest, epsom salt baths, anti inflammatory paste, ice hot therapy,massage, loosening up hamstrings, hips, glutes, etc. this back pain changed my life. I used to be very social and talkative and now i have no friends and am all quiet. I hate my life. Please any suggestions for my back. Its very sore and hard to bend down, i also cant run or play sports.

Description: When I stand straight my back pains,when I slouch it hurts more.The only time when i get a relaxer is when I lay on a bed with a pillow between my back (center).I am kinda overweight for my height but not obese. This is really a PAIN ,lol, because in school i get bad pains and there's no bed ,xD, so I have to find very weird positions in my chair. Thank you guys for your answers =)

Description: When I go to bed I get bad body pain especially in my back. When there is no pressure on my joints it is very painful and it keeps me up. Why does this happen and can it be fixed or managed?

Description: If I'm in direct sunlight for more then a few hours, I get this reaction on my skin. I noticed, it doesn't happen if I put on sunscreen. Also, I do have very sensitive skin. And I have very very low Vitamin D so I need to be out in the sun. Am I allergic to the sun?

Description: after consulting a doctor and getting a physical the only thing that was wrong was dehydration and vitamin D deficiency which comes with working nights. I do have some problems with indigestion because of the shift as well but I want to know if my soreness is caused by my working night shift too. the pain is dull nothing too terrible but gets annoying!

Description: I have just started to go on frequent runs due to my football being cancelled, however I have been experiencing a pain on the upper tibia of both legs during my runs. I got this whilst playing football too, but not as badly. The pain tends to vary and occurs on most runs; but not all. However the pain tends to leave after I have rested my legs for a while. I am 16 so I am not sure if it is due to growth. Does anyone have an idea on what could be causing this as it affects my running? :/.

Description: every time spring hits i get all the symptoms. i have taken every over the counter drug possible. (Zyrtec, Clariton, etc.) is there a way to get rid of these allergies? If so a permanent solution or a day solution or even a season solution.

Description: This has been going on for years but some days are worse than others. When I lay down on my back at night, whether it be flat or on pillows, I get an uncomfortable feeling in the left part/side of my back over my left lung. Now sometimes I either don't notice it and other times (like tonight) it is too uncomfortable to try and sleep. Anyone know what this may be?

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Description: It says its good for breast health ... does that mean its for women?

Description: My doctor said my vitamin d level at 15 so he gave me 50,000g to take a week but I wanna know what are the symptoms of having such low level

Description: By taking Vitamin D will that help relieve the swelling in my arthritic hands?

Description: chest. my vit d level in 25 OH hydroxy method is 40 nmol/L. MY DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED 80000 IU ONCE WEEKLY FOR 8 WEEKS. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THREE TABLETS. MY SYMPTOMS DO NOT IMPROVE AMD AM HAVING HELL OF NEURO/MUSCULAR/OTHO PAIN WHEN THE DRUG WILL START TO ACT ?. I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT I SHOULD NOT MISS THIS SYMPTOM FOR ANY MAJOR AILMENT ? I AM LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDIA. KINDLY GIVE SOME USEFUL INFORMATIONS.

Description: Vit D, 2%, 1%, or skim? Or is the fat content/type irrelevant? Please only answer if you know for a fact! I have low calcium problems and bone loss in my twenties. So thx for your help!

Description: Judging from your posts you have already suffered damage from it! Marijuana potency has grown steeply over the past decade with serious implications for users. Holland probably the most liberal country towards drugs has classified a lot of new cannabis variants alongside heroin! Average levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive ingredient) in marijuana sold in America rose from 3.5% in 1988 to 8.5% in 2006. In the same period the number of admissions to psychiatric hospital caused by the drug soared by 85 per cent due to the fact that those who smoke the drug regularly are more than twice as likely to suffer illnesses such as schizophrenia, hallucinations and delusions later in life.Teens using marijuana to alleviate feelings of depression just compound the problem. People who smoke "skunk" are almost seven times more likely to develop psychotic illnesses. As well as psychotic illness cannabis can cause affective disorders such as depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Even worse it is linked to cancers. The toxic substances in marijuana smoke, especially the toxicity of acetaldehyde, causes damage to DNA. Because of its lower combustibility it contains 50% more carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons including naphthalene, benzanthracene, and benzopyrene, than tobacco smoke. Ammonia levels are 20 times higher while hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxide and certain aromatic amines occurred at levels 3-5 times higher. Users tend to inhale more deeply than cigarette smokers, which increases respiratory burden. It has been shown that the damage usually starts from the first one!! THC increases the activity of a pathway that promotes protein synthesis in the brain. This transient increase of protein synthesis is mediated specifically by cannabinoid receptors expressed on the brain’s inhibitory neurons, and correlated with long-term memory deficits. Cannabis users display neuropsychological dysfunction (relative frontal lobe functioning deficits, cognitive inhibition) and attentional deficits similar to those found in schizotypal or schizophrenia patients. Regular use can shrink the parts of the brain which control memory, emotion and aggression. The hippocampus, which is thought to govern emotion and memory averages 12 percent smaller and the amygdala, which has a part in controlling fear and aggression, 7 percent smaller. This suggests that heavy daily use may be toxic to human brain tissue. Blood flow velocity is significantly higher in users and they have higher values on the pulsatility index (PI), which measures the amount of resistance to blood flow. This is thought to be due to narrowing of the blood vessels that occurs when the circulation system's ability to regulate itself is impaired. This leads to abnormalities in the small blood vessels in the brain. The active chemical in MJ called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) binds to cannabinoid (CB) receptors located on several cell types in various organs. This greatly increases the risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. It can also effect physical health. Three to four cannabis cigarettes a day cause the same amount of damage to the lungs as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day. Thus there are rising levels of lung diseases such as emphysema. It can also effect the unborn child. Scientists have identified that endogenous cannabinoids, molecules naturally produced by our brains are functionally similar to THC from cannabis and play significant roles in establishing how certain nerve cells connect to each other. Maternal cannabis use allows THC to travel through the placenta and impair fetal brain development and impose life-long cognitive, social, and motor deficits in affected offspring. Low doses of Ä-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), equivalent to that in the bloodstream of an average marijuana smoker facilitate infection of skin cells and can cause these cells to turn into malignant sarcoma. Men who regularly smoke cannabis have a 70 per cent increased risk of testicular cancer. And then there are all the car crashes caused by people driving under the influence of drugs that are at this moment being quantified. But they already show one in five drivers killed is under the influence of drugs and that more drug drivers kill than drink drivers!! Source(s): Cardiff University Copenhagen University Yale University Universitat Pompeu Fabra Karolinska Institute Molecular Psychiatry American Academy of Neurology American Association for Cancer Research American Chemical Society National Institutes of Health White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre institute of psychiatry - King's College London

Description: So my husband is a recovered addict, he hasnt done any drugs in about 2 years now. He seems to get sick so often. i got sick maybe 3 times over this last winter (pregnant so immune system isnt the best usually i dont get sick at all :P) but it seems like he is sick nearly every week!! Is there something we can do to help boost his system i hate seeing him sick all the time. now for the record when i say sick i dont mean like flu sick even though he acts like the biggest baby ever when he's sick you wouldnt be able to tell lol. i mean he gets colds ALOT i already make him take vitamin C .is there anything else out there that would help him you think? i've never had a problem with being sick before so i'm at a complete loss as to what to do.

Description: plz hlp me my story iz i am 28 years old i have headaches bluured vision left leg and hand weakness pain and tingling left side facial pain and tingling rapid heart beat neck pain with shoulder and beauty bone pain nausea heart burn burping indigestion etc i did my ct scan come back normal then i found black spot inside my cheeks went to dentist she send me to jaw sergeon she said it is not v cancer dont worry but i was not feeling ok i was getting weak day by day i feel tired every time crying every time my husband become fed up of all of this then i came to know after my blood work I AM SEVER VITAMIN D DEFICIENT but my concern in i have indigestion prob heart burn loss of appetite sometime i think i have pancreas cancer sometime i think i have esophagus cancer bla bala????? what should i do everyone is angry on me yells on me i am 28 years old female not smoking no alcohol why do i feel always this whenever i wake up in morning my heart beats fast i start thinking i have these diseases etc i dont want to eat my doc prescribed me 25000 iu off vitamin d once in a week and my deficiency is >15 what should i do

Description: Ok, so I have been getting alot, and I MEAN ALOT!!! Of cramps in my foot and I loose control of my big toe or my pinki toe and it hurts so bad. I cant feel the toe and It goes off into the side and becomes hard! It sometimes makes me cry! What is this?

Description: I have been to my gyno/physician and he said I possibly have endometriosis because I had this painful stomach thing where it felt like my uterus was ripping apart, at that moment i thought i was seriously going to die. the day after that happened, i got my period and the pain occurred a few more times after that......but i haven't gotten it since last march which has been almost a year now. I'm scared the pain will come back. I can't go to my gyno/physician anyore because I don't have health insurance.

Description: my wife doesn't like to sex. she hates sex! but I need sex. and I love her. and I have MS too! I don't like masturbation and I'm afraid that it makes my health condition worth, But it seems I need it. this problem is like a dead-end way to my life!

Description: I'm 15 and I self diagnosed myself with pcos about 4 months ago and prior to that I went to see a endocrinologist and after getting tests done it was indeed confirmed that I did have pcos. I have been following a pcos friendly diet for about a month now and I fell upon a video that said that pcos patients must not consume dairy. That really hit me hard since I love milk and cheese and just recently, my endocrinologist told me to go buy and consume Vitamin D3 because of my low calcium. How does this make sense? Should I get rid of dairy foods in my diet and consume just the Vitamin D3 or what?

Description: I'm getting really tired of getting sick and it's starting to affect my life. I'm on my 3rd cold of the year already. I am 26 years old, dont smoke, drink or do drugs and yet I pick up colds like I'm HIV positive. What the hell is wrong with me? I take zinc and vitamin C supplements on a regular basis. I do work at UPS where Im handling packages, and I am allergic to dust mites, but still, isn't getting a cold every month and a half way too much?

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Description: For a week I had a funny tummy. I had an appetite but I just felt too tense to swallow much food and my stomach felt full and almost 'blocked'. I was really nauseous, and dizzy too. Because of this, I spent most of the time staying in so dad got me some vitamin D tablets to make up for the fact i wasn't outdoors much. And when i took a tablet, my stomach started waking up and making sounds and although it was aching a bit I could just tell it was recovering. 2 days later and I felt soooo much better, in my head as well as my stomach. So i was pretty happy. So what does this mean? Was I deficient of it in the first place and thats why i didnt feel good? Or is Vit D just good at clearing your stomach? It was like an overnight recovery and I dont understand why it was so effective- i thought it was just a supplement?

Description: I am 17, zero exercise, seldom walking, in good physical health (no disabilitys), have a addiction to computer. being on computer is nessicary seldom leave home and am always in cave (room) clearly have suffered skelital problems, posture, sitting everyday on cheap stool etc.. am concerned and sad Lol I sometimes crouch at my desk or rest on my shins so I am upright. My mind goes into my computer and my body lies motionless... Stupid computers... (To my computer: "I didn't mean the my love")

Description: i have headaches bluured vision left leg and hand weakness pain and tingling left side facial pain and tingling rapid heart beat neck pain with shoulder and beauty bone pain nausea heart burn burping indigestion etc i did my ct scan come back normal then i found black spot inside my cheeks went to dentist she send me to jaw sergeon she said it is not v cancer dont worry but i was not feeling ok i was getting weak day by day i feel tired every time crying every time my husband become fed up of all of this then i came to know after my blood work I AM SEVER VITAMIN D DEFICIENT but my concern in i have indigestion prob heart burn loss of appetite sometime i think i have pancreas cancer sometime i think i have esophagus cancer bla bala????? what should i do everyone is angry on me yells on me i am 28 years old female not smoking no alcohol why do i feel always this whenever i wake up in morning my heart beats fast i start thinking i have these diseases etc i dont want to eat the person who is doc i am not getting his answer plz help me

Description: Is Vitamin D already present inside our body or we just have to generate it by staying in the sunlight and eating Vitamin D foods? Just asking........ For example i take 330 mg of calcium by milk every night and then sleep. Will all of that be absorbed by body when i am asleep? Please answer both questions!!

Description: Does anyone know what this is? I have had this sharp, squeezing, stabbing chest pain on the left side of my chest and it has been going on for the past week, accompanied by shortness of breath, dizzines, and fatigue. It lasts all day too. I've been to the doctor and they don't think it's anything to worry about, and the several EKGs that have been done over the past few weeks were normal. They just found I had a fast heartbeat on one. However, I am worried about it being an underlying cardiac condition. Most of my bloodwork is normal (except Vitamin D). I keep having this left arm pain that comes and goes too. I've been to the ER once and they won't do anything for me...Should I make an appointment with a cardiologist and get all sorts of tests done? I am a little worried. HELP!

Description: When I look through vitamins I notice some have very high doses (above the 100% of RDA) especially the B vitamins which I know are water soluble and not dangerous like vit A but still..is this amount safe to take? I don't want lectures of eating healthy, which I do I just want a boost and the reason I notice such things is because I have an under active thyroid so I am always scouting to make sure they don't contain iodine :D Every pharmacist or health care practitioner I have spoke to says to avoid iodine in supplements if you have hashimotos as i believe it can increase autoimmune attack on the thyroid..