lyrica and multiple sclerosis

Well, you have come to the Multiple Sclerosis forum which is not so much involved with peripheral neuropathy as it is central neuropathy. So I would recommend that you post this question over on the Neurology forum. There are medications approved in the use of peripheral neuropathy. Lyrica was just approved for this use in diabetic neuropathy, but it is used in other forms, too. There are other meds used, but I am not an expert in them. Good luck to you relieving your misery!

Gabapentin, otherwise known as Neurontin is actually a drug used to treat seizures, and somewhere along the way was discovered to be effective in relieving nerve pain assiciated with multiple sclerosis. I find it also helps me with the muscle spasms and "charlies" that I get in my legs. I hope this helps. Beth.

Multiple Sclerosis, Grand Mal Convulsion, Olfactory Sensations October 2006: Symptoms include severe ice pick type pain in right temple with ptosis of left eye, treated by Dr. *. ***** with IV Solumedrol and weaning Prednisone with positive results until Feb. 2007. February. 2007: Symptoms identical to October 2006, treated by Dr. *. ****** with IV Solumedrol and weaning Prednisone with positive results until approx. 1st of March 2007.

It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs.

So I just found out today that I am four wks pregnant and while I'm excited, I'm also scared because I am a Multiple Sclerosis patient and I've been taken my meds every other day all this time along with pain killers. Do you think I harmed my baby in any way?

Many of us are in limbo and have symptoms like yours. Many have been trying to get an accurate dx for years. It's awful! You are in good company here. I doubt if any of us can say what the chances are that you have MS. There are so many things that mimic the disease. If you think your doctor has stopped looking, find a good neurologist. Read the health pages here and elsewhere, and don't give up on finding out what is wrong, whether it is MS or something else!

One of them said it is all due to ur anxiety ( Cause i do not have any bladder problems and dizziness, numbness tingling all is due to anxiety) but one said its Multiple Sclerosis+ anxiety. My MRI and EEG were clear. Currently i have high frequency of muscle tingling through out my body only when i am lying on bed plus i see double vision of any statement especially ( white in colour) on TV and laptop. Is it MS? Should I start taking Med for MS or just let it be and hope it will go away?

My dad was also sprayed with Agent Orange and has numerous medical problems and so do my brother and I; both conceived after Vietnam. I would go to www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/ Then under "Related Diseases" click on "Veteran's Disease's" or under the heading "Benefits" click on "Disability Compensation" and then read and click on other links within those categories.

My feet are cold all the time, with electric sensations in my legs on and off. I also have pins and needles in my arms and legs intermitently. Starting this past August, my toes on my right leg were having Charlie Horses in them every night. I have times where I trip over my right foot when walking. I am out of breath at times, and cannot sleep through the night. I have pain in my lower legs. My family practice doctor currently has me on meloxicam and soma and oxycodone.

I have been diagnosed with HHV6, EBV, coxsackie B4, Post Osterial Tachycardia, Chlamydia Pnemonia, and CFS. My symptoms go on and on. I have dizziness, muscle weakness and pain, strange sensations through out body especially arms and legs, ringing in my ears, tremors/shakiness, strange vision disturbances, headaches and facial pain, and extreme fatigue. I had an MRI that showed one lesion in my brain, a hemangioma in the thoratic region and some mild degeneration in my cervical spine.

Now, I have injuries from a car accident, there are some things wrong with the c6 and c7 in my neck and i have carpel tunnel. Also the L5 and 6 or L3 and 4. I have a panic disorder but I do not take medication at all. It really affects me when the weather changes. I do know that my dad died from als and my grandfather had ms but it was that bad. He just drug his leg and walked with a can. I have vertigo and have had it for years and did not realize what it was.

org/brochures and you can get many publications from The Basic Facts, The History of Multiple Sclerosis, to publications on Newly Diagnosed, Employment issues, Staying Well, Managing Specific Issues, Managing Major changes, And the list goes on and on.

Ya I just got back my MRI the third one in 1 year and the results are the same, the MRI shows an area 9mm in length on the left side of my brain, it represents an area of demylenation, I have now been too 3 neurologists and none of them know what it is, I was hoping I could list some of my symptoms and someone here could help me out, here goes Right side of my body only numbness face, Vertigo, insomnia, anxiousness, stress, trembling, spasms in my face, ear and leg, my stomach also will jerk fro

Hi, kak- I'm sorry to hear of your bf diagnosis. That in itself is scary enough for both of you and your family and friends. I don't know how much you know about MS so I encourage you to check out our Health Pages, as wobbly said. I assume that your bf is now on some meds for his MS, namely Disease Modifying Drugs (DMD)? If not, I urge him to get started on one of those asap. They do not cure MS but they have good results of slowing down the progression.

my sister (24) was diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis in 2010, responded to steroid. now she suffered sudden & complete loss of vision in her left eye. she has been put on SOLUMEDROL. please suggest any available treatment modalities world over ? chances of return of vision ??

He had an MRI of the brain that showed multiple foci of T2 and FLAIR hyperintensity in the white matter of both cerebral hemispheres including approximately 5 small lesions in the periventricular white matter, lovated at the callosal sptal margin and oriented perpendicular long axis of the lateral ventricles. THere are 2 Flair hyperintense lesions along the undersurface of the copus callosum. Focus of T2 hyperintensity is seen in the deep white matter of the right frontal lobe.

The headache has not returned but stranger yet was a interesting sensitivity to my scalp at the rear center top of my head. It lasted 6 days and was moderate in pain and hurt when touching my hair or trying to sleep on that side. It has since left and then a few days later I noticed a swelling, or puffy area in that little crevice on my left collar bone at base of my neck. The collar bone feels weird. My regular doctor has requested a CT scan of neck and chest.

I was dignosed with Raynaud's disease about four years ago. My feet were like ice cubes both winter and summer. My right leg was as cold. I wore leg warmers winter and summer. Errrrrr...and now, four years later, gone. Isn't it something how those vascular disorders disappear? I have no idea why. Just gone.

So I haven't gotten any better although my vitamin D levels have improved. My walking gait is horrible and I am having tingling, muscle spasms really bad at nights especially. My doctor says he thinks the viruses have attacked my nervous system and has prescribed physical therapy. He's done a brain mri and it shows normal, but I've been suffering for a long time with multiple problems. Does anyone think this EBV stuff could be ms???

I had and MRI done in 2000 that showed periventrical lesion and juxtacortical lesion. I was told I need to followup with yearly exam, but I did not. I have had alot of muscle pain, heaviness in legs, fatique and insomnia; all of these problems are getting worse in the past 5 years. I recently started with dizziness and ringing in my ears which led me to request a copy of this report. I have a MRI scheduled next week. My question is the juxtacortical lesion specific to MS?

As for your face, I would first talk to my doctor about the length of time you have been on the steroids and see if there is a different course of treatment available and your face will start clearing up on its own.

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