I?m 19 years old and am having numbness in my face. This has been happening for the last couple of days and has never happened before. I was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope about 2 years ago and am currently on zoloft. I haven?t had any syncope symptoms in about a year. I was wondering if this numbness could be related to the syncope or medication? And should I talk to my doctor about getting an mri? I?m also worried because my dad has ms.

Dr. Ajith JinjilGeneral Physician26yrs exp

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You should definitely talk to your doctor as numbness could be an outcome of nerve compression or peripheral neuropathy or might also be related to vasovagal syncope. You should always tell your doctor's all the problems you are having even if you think that they might be unrelated. You shouldn't worry too much. Although Ms. can present with numbness of the face, it is not an inherited disease. However, a genetic predisposition to Ms. can be inherited and it can raise the risk of getting the disease so you have to be aware about the condition. Facial numbness can be caused by many mild conditions including nutritional deficiencies so let your doctor examine and investigate to identify the actual cause.  

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