Posted by stargazer2 on August 10, 2009, at 21:33:11
In reply to MS symptoms Anyone????, posted by morganpmiller on August 5, 2009, at 19:48:37
several years ago now,seems like yesterday, i was having what i thought were signs of ms. my sister-in-law had just been diagnosed with ms and when i read some of the symptoms, i had morethan a few of them...including tripping with several documented falls.
long story, short...all of my symptoms were related to taking lamictal which, for some reason, at doses near 200-300 mg caused me to lose my balance. besides the falling, i was having some vague urinary symptoms and also, numbness and tinglin in my legs, etc.
i had the full workup, including and mri, which came back negative.
So i know what you must be going through. its hard to say what is real ornot, but for me, the effects of lamictal really affected me poorly. i suspect, many other meds can cause similar effects, so for anyone on meds which affect the neurological system, any side effects are possible.
try and find out if the symptoms are related to a medication first, i.e lower a dose or stop a med to see if the symptoms go away before undertaking a big, expensive workup when it could be solely the results of a new medication or a dose that is too strong for you.
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