@Julesds1977 

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Julesds1977

Recently diagnosed!

Hi everyone, I have just been diagnosed 3 weeks ago with relapsing remitting MS. I have been experiencing problems with my balance, skin numbness and tingling in my legs since December 2017 when I was signed off work. I'm currently still off work now as I've still got residual symptoms from what I realise is now my second relapse at the beginning of the year. (The first relapse was about 18 months ago). I've had all manner of odd symptoms!! As well as this I've had a very stressful time for over a year. This has caused my anxiety to go sky high so I'm desperately trying to get that under control and de-stress myself so I can fight the MS and heal myself. I've been having nerve pain in my jaw in the evenings and at night, which my dentist says is down to TMJ Disorder. I'm clenching my jaw a lot due to stress! It was keeping me awake at night so I bit the bullet and went to the GP. He has prescribed 10mg of Amitriptyline which will help with the nerve pain and the anxiety. I've only been taking it 2 days but do feel more relaxed and I've slept better. Getting a bit of dry mouth and constipation but hoping that will go. Anyone else take this med? When do the side effects ease off? I would be grateful for any tips you can give me being a newly diagnosed MSer! Any things you've tried that work for you? I'm trying to go as natural as possible, so any tips on supplements and holistic things would be great! Thanks so much! Xx
@grandma

Hi and welcome Jules to our exclusive club! We're quite safe here, you can rant, cry, celebrate,moan anything you want we don't judge cos we've done it all before. Sit back, have a cuppa, de stress (stress is no good for your ms). Things may look a bit black at the moment, but things will get better, you have had all the wired symptoms explained and if you are like most of us you will almost feel relieved that your not going nuts! We can answer most questions and if we don't know the answer we 'know a man who does' usually Stumbler who you will mere soon. Remember there is no such thing as a silly question with ms so keep posting and we're always here for a chinwag. (PS I'm 62 and have had the beast for 25 years, still here, still fighting, so keep smiling😍

@Julesds1977

Awww thanks 😍 Really kind of you. It is a relief but also a shock! My Mum had MS but by the time she finally got diagnosed it had become progressive. She passed away after a short terminal illness nearly 17 years ago. I know things are so different now, especially with treatments but I've just got to get out of my head how it affected my Mum. I know everyone is different, I'm just finding that hard. Thanks for taking the time to comment xx