I have been through all of this once already but I really am concerned that I have MS. About 3 years ago I had a bad flare that caused such severe symptoms I ended up being sent for an MRI to check for lesions/evidence of MS. And I am here yet again.
At the beginning of the month I had 2 weeks of daily cluster headaches that made me vomit and almost lose the sight in one eye. My GP put me on DHC 90mg twice a day, Codeine 30mg up to 5 tablets a day if needed and Paracetamol as needed. This seems to have helped the pain but I have several new/returning symptoms appearing. I am beginning to suspect multiple sclerosis again despite a clean MRI in 2012.
Here are my reasons;
- I am even more fatigued than usual. I am falling asleep in the day at least 3 times. Yesterday I was sat on the sofa with my baby asleep on my lap and the next thing I knew it was 2 hours later and my baby was awake and picking my nose... This is very unusual for me. I am usually tired but I can fight it. Right now I don't stand a chance.
- My feet are numb. My toes and the soles mainly. Also a patch on my leg.
- I get pins and needles down the whole of a limb. Both arms and legs have had this. My hands get tingling feelings.
- Areas of skin burn. It feels like I have plunged my hand/foot/arm in to boiling water.
- I am having to wear my glasses a lot more frequently. I originally had them for reading for long periods and for driving. I had them tested recently. I get shadows in my peripheral or squiggly lines while I have a headache.
- I get pain behind my eyes which then turns in to a bad headache. This also causes nausea.
- I am clumsy. I wobble when I stand, my legs are unreliable to the point that I am considering the use of a cane.

- My body feels exhausted. I feel like I am walking in water up to my waist or that I have run for hours. My legs feel heavy and my arms just feel useless.
Now this could all be down to new meds and an ever increasingly heavy baby which I almost always have on my lap or in my arms. He is teething so he is very upset and clingy. It is easier for me to hold him and he be quiet than scream while I have a headache/migraine.
I am preparing a list to take to my GP next week as I wish to request yet another MRI. I am concerned there were no lesions on the first scan but I could still be dealing with the condition.
Would you be concerned? Or should I just put it down to a new med. It is just a modified version of what I have been taking for years anyway so my body shouldn't have reacted too much.
Not sure what to do!