Need advice :( scared

Hi everyone,
I’m 22 and really worried I may have MS. I have Ehlers Danlos hypermobility as well.

Basically a week or so ago I noticed my hands can’t stay perfectly still and a tremor a lot, can’t remember if they’ve always done this or not. I became a bit obsessive with this as I’m a naturally anxious person. I’ve been anxious about ms years ago after I had skin tingling but it went away. I do currently take 30mg of Mirtazapine a night and I have read that 1 in 10 people with it get tremor as a side effect. Since then I’ve noticed I get the skin burning/tingling (again says it’s a side effect) and I’ve been feeling some numbness, right now it’s in my face but can’t tell if I’m imagining it. I also get this feeling where it feels like the air has been knocked outta me and I worry it may be ms hug.

I saw a doctor yesterday and explained all this; she said at my age with no family history of ms she said the chances of ms are next to none and she’s not at all concerned. However I was told for years I didn’t have Ehlers Danlos before I was diagnosed so I just can’t trust doctors :frowning_face:

She didn’t seem concerned at all, said my tremor looked normal etc and said it’s my anxiety and I need to stay busy but I just can’t get this fear of having ms out of my head. She said at my age ms normally presents as sudden vision or movement loss. I do have a lot of time on my hands to overthink recently but I can’t stop worrying about this.

Any advice greatly appreciated; thanks so much x

My mother used to say to me when I was worrying, ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ It sounds as if the worst that can happen for you, is that you’re diagnosed with MS. With all the new drugs and treatments, MS isn’t nearly as scary as it used to be and people live long, happy and fulfilled lives. If the worst doesn’t happen then you still have a long, and hopefully happy, life ahead of you. Please try to stop worrying (easier said than done, I know). It only makes matters worse. Please don’t be scared. :blush: