My name is Carrie. I have had symptoms of MS for two years now. I
first started seeing my Neuro in 2004 for bad migranes. The migranes
were so bad it would cause my face to be numb for days after the
migrane subsided.My arms would feel weak, and picking up things would
be difficult. My Neuro put me on Topomax and the medicine did very
well for the migranes....BUT after a year had passed I then had other
symptoms. I started getting tingling in my hands and feet, kind of
like ants were crawling all over me. The numbness started comming
back in my face.And my legs were going to sleep.I knew I had to
pressure my Neuro to do another MRI of my brain , when I was standing
in my kitchen one day and a sharp pain went in my back like someone
was stabbing me , and then I stumbled over. My Neuro then did the MRI
of my brain and sure anough there were MS lessions. He then said he
wanted to do one of my neck and spine,and those only contained small
lessions,hardlyanything there.We then did a lumbar puncture. When
those results cam e backhe said it wasnt normal could be MS or viral
I thought this is soooo discouring, ethier it is MS or it isnt. He
now has me on Neurontin, and I still am taking topomax.These meds are
not helping,I still stumble,my speech is slurred at times like im
drunk, and the tingling is drivign me crazy.He is sending me to
Cleveland Clinic next month.Does anyone out there have any of these
symptoms, or has had a difficult diagnosis????