StephG22-
Last year about this time my symptoms began presenting themselves and I went through the fear of MS first, then the symptoms began to mimic the dreaded "A" word.
From all I have read in trying to get myself through the fear, a DECREASE in reflexes is usually what MS patients experience. I looked to my step sister's situation to encourage myself, even IF it was something I did not want to have. She contracted MS in her mid 40's and is doing fine! She had one episode about 5 years ago where she lost use of her hand and now she is back to work at a bank using her hands all day with no recurrence. She even had Rush Presb. look over her brain MRI and it was very conclusive that it was MS. What I am saying is, don't panic, illnesses impact everyone differently, but I think your psychiatrist is WRONG!
I, too, have written many times on here about my reflexes going to "brisk" from normal. Someone else on here who used to post went to MAYO clinic and faxed me a copy of his report. He asked if brisk relfexes meant anything to them with an otherwise normal exam(no weakness) and the doctor wrote absolutely not. So, while I still wish my reflexes were normal, I try not to perseverate on that issue. His reflexes eventually went back to "normal" but he says they have gone back and forth and stress can do that like the "fight or flight" syndrome.
Just for the record, the first psychiatrist I had told me if I had the "A" word, I would not be able to talk, and she did her residency in Internal Medicine! My gyne told me it usually begins with swallowing troubles. My point? They were wrong as the Bulbar form is rarest of all!
We are all here reading and hoping each person's story of a "all clear" can reassure our own situations. I know for myself that it is a cyclical situation that pulls me from one side of the emotional scale, back to the other, when I allow MYSELF to fear. That tells me that no matter how much reassurance I get, I have to be in charge and that is *beep* hard some days.
Don't beat yourself up, stay positive and know there are thousands of us slaying the dragon daily. Keep us posted on where you are with your progress. DId you actually have a full work up yet? It might really make you feel better.
Peace,
ariza_z2021
