Ms symptoms muscle pain
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multiple-sclerosis
so now just under 2 yrs later after being completely free of these symptoms, I got a very bad head/chest cold lots of coughing up of phglem, stuffy nose, etc.. as these symptoms finally subsided, I started to have mild nausea, a pain when swallowing bruise type feeling one side of adams apple area, and that imbalance feeling, became pretty worried and also noticed that blurred vision on things close up, no eye pain or color symptoms, just blurry close up.
Symptoms for those with hypothyroidism include:
General muscular weakness and pain, including cramps, and stiffness
General joint pain, achiness, stiffness, known as "arthropathy"
Tendonitis in the arms and legs
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome-- similar to carpal tunnel, with pain, tingling,burning and other discomfort in the arch of your foot, the bottom of the foot, possibly extending into the toes.
Since MS is a disease of the central nervous system, it does not directly cause muscle pain. MS can cause neuropathic pain, or it can cause spasticity that can cause muscle pain.
Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory and while it may address the pain due to inflammation, it does nothing for the "cause" and like ALL NSAIDs, it may increase cardiac risks (like the COX-2 inhibitors.) All drugs have side effects.
ve been to my pcp numerous times over the last 5 years or so with different symptoms and complaints, like severe pain and spasm in neck and back. 6 months ago I was in the er with back spasms so severe I couldn't walk followed up with my doc just received stronger muscle relaxers. I was already taking muscle relaxers for probably 5 years. I was already going to PT 2-4 times a week for over a year.
thinks it has been going on for a while). I have been freaking out about MS..he said that a person with MS would have a normal EMG and he doesn't think MS is my case. The last week or so I have freezing ankles and feet (all the time). He says circulation is fine. My feet feel swollen, but aren't??? Any suggestions?? Thanks for any help you can offer!!
MS is a disease of the brain and spinal cord...the Central Nervous System. If you have peripheral nerve disease, it helps move the diagnosis away from MS and more towards peripheral neuropathy. If the peripheral nerve biopsy is normal and the EMG is normal then things start looking more like the CNS. It is one of the many signs they can use to rule stuff out.
In the end, MS is a diagnosis of exclusion. Rule out everything else and MS is left.
I went to the neurologist and she gave me an exam where they check your reflexes and can you touch your finger to the nose and so forth and she said no neurological problems and negative for MS but it was good to rule it out. It made me feel better. I still have back pain in the muscle for 4 years and no one really knows what it is. MRI normal etc. Anyway, it is good to get checked out if you can afford it.
Mysterysymptoms, I'm sorry you're dealing with this. My mom had the trembling hands & doctors couldn't decide if it was Parkinson's or essential tremor. But I don't that she had any of your other symptoms. Another relative of mine has Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM). Did they test you for that? It causes muscle weakness & muscle pain but I'm not sure of the exact symptoms. Whatever the cause is I hope you get some relief soon!
d and when I get frustrated, will sort of grin and bear it fotr a while. I have a question about the numbness/pain/stiffness assoc. with MS.
When my symptoms first began (they are predominantly one sided), I was having a lot of numbness and needle stabbing type pain. The numbness has eased up (for now) and I more frequently will experience intermittent quck, but intense pain in my toes/bottom of foot and other areas of my leg, left hand, upper chest and back.
I have fatigue and constant muscle twitching and muscle spasms. My muscles sometimes seem stiff. My left eye turns in when I try to focus on things and I have double vision. The muscles in my face tremble after smiling alot. I have muscle weakness in my arms and legs and tremors in my hands. Sometimes I get tingling in my hands and feet. I have had MRIs that were negative. I had a muscle biopsy that was negative.
severe nausea, tachycardia, muscle weakness/pain on the left side of my body, and lightheadedness. Most days I only have one of these symptoms at a time, and there are a couple rare days when I don't have any. At the moment, I am glad to finally have relief from my nausea and be able to eat again, but my arm and leg on my left side feel really weak and painful - like I've done wayy too much exercise in the gym (but only on one side of my body).
The first thing they need to figure out is if you have nerve pain or muscle pain or both. For muscle pain it would be muscle relaxers like Baclefin or Zanaflex or something similar. For nerve pain in the states they use Gabenpentin which is a seizure medicine or Lyrica or Trileptal. Or sometimes anti depressants such as Amitryptoline. For headaches they use Topamax as a preventative. I take Immitrex for my migraines.
The association of eye signs with neurological symptoms of right leg pain also warrants exclusion of MS, multiple sclerosis where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. 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.
Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc. The treatment is essentially limited to symptomatic therapy so the course of action would not change much whether MS has been diagnosed or not.
Muscle Spasms (Tonic Spasms)
Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms of MS. Muscle spasms can belong to one of two categories. First, spastic hypertonia results from an upper motor neuron injury and is not unique to MS. The condition is usually permanent after injury and is characterized by stiffened muscles (tone) and sudden, jerking muscle movements. Spastic hypertonia does not come and go, but rather, refers to the “everyday” spasticity associated with neurological dysfunction.
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