Hi everyone
Just to clarify. I saw a neurologist back in the early 90s as my GP suspected I had a problem with my central nervous system but the Neurologist, without pursuing any investigations, told me all of my symptoms were down to anxiety.
Since then I have never managed to convince any GP to refer me to anyone else about my continuing symptoms so I am self-diagnosed.
I have finally managed to get referred to a memory clinic and am also waiting for the results of a head scan that happened in June. The referrals were not connected to any mention of M.S. as I asked due to deterioration in my cognitive functioning which wasn't great anyway.
A privately funded clinical psychologist picked up on all of these issues + ADD and Dyslexia but NHS doctors dismissed the report and continued to put things down to anxiety, which thankfully I don't suffer with.
Hi, I am very new to this forum, but feel it is time to reach out to other people who have MS, in the hope of gaining insight an inspiration. I am aware that it seems to be getting harder to remember things - mainly names and numbers. Is this an MS thing? Or is it just getting a bit older? Has anyone else had problems like this?
Hi all,
Haven't been on for ages but wanted to ask about nerve pain, I came off plegridy during covid and have been ok until I acquired more numbness in my right torso and it is sore sometimes, I originally acquired numbness on my left torso in 1990 but with no pain, wanted to see if anyone has anything similar, the pain is primarily more noticeable when moving in a certain way, it might not even be that but thought I'd ask, I'm 55 yrs.
Hope everyone is keeping the best that they can.
Cheers Stephen
Just been reading some old threads on here about Gabapentin vs Pregabalin.
I've been on Gabapentin for 2 years and have put on a lot of weight, the Gabapentin is also good for helping with sleep and when I've left them off, I've found getting a good night's sleep impossible, leading me to think that I'm already dependent on them. So my GP suggested switching to Pregabalin, however on reading up on them, it seems they are just as bad as Gabapentin for weight gain and becoming dependent. I've tried Amitriptyline in the past for neuropathic pain, but am very sensitive to meds and they just make me feel awful.
Does anyone know of anything else I could try, or is it a choice between weight gain or being in pain and not able to sleep?
Hi to all haven't been on here for a while, just been plodding on with life with a few hiccups along the way, i've been on Gilenya for 6year's come April well taken alternative day's been ok till last few week's my leg's feel so heavy and hurt all the time, I have episode's of feeling like my leg's are cold inside so weird feeling, from the minute I get up I ache then when I stand pain in my leg's start is this normal? this sight has alway's been great for help xx
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