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Posted 6/28/2013 7:51 PM (GMT -5)
Does anyone else have problems with balance & walking? cool
Posted 6/28/2013 8:34 PM (GMT -5)
I have this problem, its my most disabling symptom. When I get up and walk around I'm dizzy and also have the sensation of walking on a ship. It's awful!
Posted 6/28/2013 10:46 PM (GMT -5)
I have the same thing. I feel my equilibrium is off. Not dizzy. I feel insecure when i am walking or even standing without leaning on something. That and tingling on top of my head are my two worse symptoms now.
Posted 6/29/2013 4:44 AM (GMT -5)
I suffered from this for about 6 months,luckily it has completely gone.

I found that the more I tried to walk normally,the more I tensed up and the worse it got.

I know this is easier said than done but try to relax,thinking about it made my balance much "wonkier"

I was told that I had started to walk like a robot and I was convinced that it would never resolve itself......but it has,friends and family have commented that I'm moving normally again.

I agree with the others, this was one of my most distressing symptons,at one point I was convinced I had MS, the good news is,it will get better as your treatment begins to kick in :-)

Good luck

Tickled
Posted 6/29/2013 5:48 AM (GMT -5)
mine was worse, but has gotten much better. there was a time that I walked sideways like a kid that spun around until dizzy. always ended up going to the right.
Posted 6/30/2013 12:57 PM (GMT -5)
yeah,

  i have trouble walking, feel dizzy, or more like i am on a boat

  i made the mistake of going to a little shop for veggies, fruits, and they have stands of other foods, cheeses, snacks, and such,  and i thought i was going to crash into one of them, since store was small, like it was harder to navigate

   

     not good...

  

    it is a rollarcoaster for me, some months or weeks i can walk okay, or not at all

    

     but treatment has not worked for me yet

  

      u will be okay though

Posted 6/30/2013 1:29 PM (GMT -5)
Like Tickled, this was my most distressing symptom and made me fear MS. I actually broke both my little toes and fractured 2 metatarsals as a result, all injuries occurring in less then 12 weeks. It was horrible. It was on of my first symptoms to completely resolve when I started treatment.. Hopefully you will have the same luck.
Posted 6/30/2013 2:40 PM (GMT -5)
I have also suffered with this horrible symptom. It is getting much
better with treatment. I used to struggle really bad in stores, driving or standing in areas where I couldn't hang onto something. To think I just dealt with it coming and going for 8 years, until I got really ill a year ago.
Now I will be able to be free of it! Hang onto hope, all of these disabling symptoms get better :)
Posted 6/30/2013 9:54 PM (GMT -5)
Prairiegirl, The walking is my biggest problem also. I use a walker now. I am sorry you are having troubles but you are not alone.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:00 PM (GMT -5)
aphysicalwreck. You explained the feel very well. I am not dizzy at all. I always want to hold on to something. It's a awful feeling. Hope it comforts you to know there is someone else feeling the same way and you are not alone in your fight.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:08 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you TICKLEDPINK , I am so happy to hear you are doing better. That's great! You are right about over thinking it and making it worse. I have fallen a lot so I get nervous. Thanks for giving me hope.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:11 PM (GMT -5)
I started having trouble years ago and I no longer walk on my own.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:12 PM (GMT -5)
Do you guys also feel very heavy in your legs when you have the balance issue? I feel a little heavy in the legs and wobbly.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:14 PM (GMT -5)
PathogenKiller, So good to hear you are walking better. It's been 3yrs now that I have needed assistance walking. Most of my other symptoms are better. Hope the walking will get better too.

Post Edited (Sunny1965) : 6/30/2013 9:35:56 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/30/2013 10:18 PM (GMT -5)
WarriorMom, Thank you for sharing. I do feel more hopeful hearing that others are walking again. Very happy for you. My day will come too.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:19 PM (GMT -5)
TOM@ocala, So happy for you. Thanks for giving me hope.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:24 PM (GMT -5)
wellbeautifulspirit, Sorry to hear your treatment isn't working yet but you are not alone. My other symptoms are better but no improvement in my walking. I use a walking and wheelchair when I have to and that's as little as possible. We will fight together and we will walk normal again.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:29 PM (GMT -5)
PrayingForAMircle, Sending prayers!!!!!!!!!!! Don't give up. You are not alone.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:34 PM (GMT -5)
aphysicalwreck, Yes some days my legs feel so heavy like I can't lift them and the muscles are so tight. Other days they feel normal and even though
I still use a walker my walking is better.
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