Hi. This is my first time post anything here. I have this confusion about my symptoms.
I am diagnosed with spasmophilia grade 3 and get a medication for it. But I don’t getting any better and my symptoms are getting worse. I went to another neurologist (turns out that he is an MS specialist) and he also state that it is spasmophilia and it’s all in my head that I am getting worse. He said that I am ok and there is nothing to worry about. He even said that I don’t need medication. So I go back to my first neurologist because I believe that I need medications.
When I told my friend about my ‘illness’, she mention that my symptoms are very similar to MS, I started my little research. And I do have many MS symptoms. But how do you know these symptoms are real? I debating with my self whether it’s real or it is really all in my head.
I have brain MRI about 3 years ago and I think everything is normal back then. My EMG scan stating that I have spasmophilia and I have vitamin d deficiency. Then my doctor diagnosed me with grade 3 spasmophilia.
Now I have extreme fatigue, muscle spasm, weird sensation in my hands and leg, severe headache, etc. How do you know if it is MS or just a depression?
If two neurologists have examined you and seen your test results and diagnosed Spasmophilia, then I think you are better off believing them rather than a friend who thinks your symptoms look like MS.
Neurologists have a whole lots of physical tests which are quite good at judging whether a person ‘may’ have MS. Coupled with a normal MRI (albeit 3 years ago) and an EMG test, it seems that the doctors are probably right.
Bear in mind that a vitamin D deficiency also has physical symptoms, some of which are like MS symptoms, once your vitamin D level is right, these might improve a bit. You also have a medication for the spasmophilia, I would expect that this, perhaps with some therapy (maybe CBT?) would help.