Hi all! I've been thinking for a while I should post an update since a lot has been happening and I haven't really been on the forums as much as I'd like to be recently! Also, sorry in advance if some things don't make sense, I had typed this out before but the forums must have glitched on me and deleted most of it.  So, my main problem at the moment kinda started about three weeks ago (though it might have been going on for a lot longer, whatever it is). I started having these muscle twitches, which felt a bit like an electric shock. You know when you're falling asleep and suddenly you feel a jolt that wakes you up? It felt a bit like that. I'm not sure if they were myoclonic seizures, but the description sounds right. I was having these at least once an hour for four days, and I'm not exactly sure but they may have been triggered by certain things (e.g. sudden loud sound, staring at my fireplace). On the third day of experiencing these jerks I went to emergency, but they couldn't find anything immediately threatening (they said it might be a reaction to my meds, also said that'd be unlikely since I've been on my meds for about two months now). On the fourth day I managed to get an appointment with my GP, who wasn't sure what was happening but he prescribed me some medication regardless. These made the jerks go away, however I am worried since these meds can be addictive (even though I'm taking a very low dose) and it's not a long-term solution since no one seems to know what the problem is. Since then, I've been having a lot more problems. I have nerve pain (mostly in my hands/ shoulders, but also sometimes down my legs and arms), and my hands and feet have been tingling. I've also felt a lot less concentrated lately, but that could just be a side-effect from the new meds. I forgot to take my new meds two days ago, and the twitches came back the next day.  Due to this, my ability to get through uni has suffered. I wasn't able to submit an assignment on time yesterday (despite having an extension), so I went to my GP so he could sign a special consideration forum for me.  He also said my symptoms could be indicating multiple sclerosis  but he also said we should 'just wait and see' first, since I've already had an MRI this year (to see what was causing my pulsatile tinnitus) and it showed no lesions. But 1. my MRI was done without contrast, so lesions would be hard to see, 2. my MRI was done mainly to check for skull-based tumours (none, thankfully!), so the radiologist wouldn't be looking for lesions, and 3. I didn't have an MRI of my spinal cord. I think I've said this before, but I never thought I'd be so desperately urging to get a referral for a lumbar puncture  .It'd help diagnose potential intracranial hypertension (which may be causing my tinnitus) and/or MS. It's just so frustrating never getting any answers while I feel horrible. The potential for it to be MS or something else chronic is scary  but to be honest I've been considering MS since I started getting some (lesser) symptoms around November last year. The biggest thing for me (apart from how I'm going to manage uni, because that's a problem regardless haha) is that if it is MS, I'm not going to be able to donate blood in Australia again unless more research goes into autoimmune diseases. Also, recently I purchased roller skates and they're so fun, but I haven't been able to use them much recently since I don't want to risk injury skating with nerve pain/ twitches.  As always, I'm really worried about uni. I've never had to apply for special consideration before so it's scary. I really, really don't want to withdraw again but I've been too unwell/ too anxious to focus on my assignments... But other than that, I think I'm doing reasonably okay mental health-wise, considering the circumstances haha. Anxiety has been a lot better (when it's not directed at my health), like I've managed to join a few uni group chats and I participate in the a lot. I sometimes get the 'why did I say that? That was a stupid thing to say', but it passes quicker. I haven't been able to talk to them on ZOOM yet, because sometimes I think 'sure, they like me online, but they won't like me face-to-face'. Hopefully sometime soon I can convince myself to go on! Recently I applied for and got a new and exciting volunteer role about promoting and creating activities to promote mental health for young people of multicultural backgrounds in my town, but it's so weird as I had to have an interview over ZOOM, and usually I'm so nervous and have things written down before I go, but this time I was just completely fine with it all! I also might apply for an executive role for one of my uni clubs, but I'm not sure yet.  So, that's my general life update! Certainly a lot has been happening. Today I'm feeling quite unwell so I'm just trying to have a lazy day out in the sun in my hammock . Hopefully this doesn't glitch out when I post it again!  ... View more