I have that often - known as the MS Hug. It feels as though someone has a band around my chest and is pulling it as tight as they can. I thought I was having a heart attack the first time it happened. I wasn't able to breath right no matter what position I took. I was so frightened that I probably brought on an anxiety attack as well as the Hug. I wriggled and rolled over the bed and was scared out of my mind. The next day I called my doctor. She agreed with me that it was the MS HUG. Now when it happens, I simply lay still and let it run it course. It never gets any easier and I never get any less scared than I was the first time.

@Melynda MS Hugs are not new - I have been having them for more than 20 years!

@Michelle I also have anxiety attacks and the hug is nothing like an anxiety attack. With anxiety, your whole body gets shakey, your heart feels like it's going to beat out of your chest and you feel like you're going to throw up. Nothing like the HUG.

I feel like that all the time.

I have never heard of the MS Hug until just recently - My GI Doctor told me on top of the digestive issues I'm having he thinks I'm having this too... I thought he was kidding at first. I was like what?? Now, all of a sudden I am hearing more and more about this new thing.

Well join the club. ..
nice to know not alone. ..