vision,hearing, balance disturbances...

[shay_nicole]

my husband is 29 years old. He is taking the medication finasteride (5 mg, taking 1/4 of the medication each night) for alopecia. that is the only medication he is on. He as been experiencing SEVERE dizziness to the point of brief (2-3 sec. blackouts) memory loss, he can't remember what things that happened a few hours prior, hearing disturbances, like the volume is being turned down and when he lies down he hears wooshing sounds. he also is having visual disturbances. he is unable to focus on objects near or far randomly throughout the day, other times he can see and hear perfectly. it comes and goes. he also loses his balance and it has been happening for the past 6 months and it is getting worse each day... it was only happening a few times a week and now it is happening several times a day. He has been tested for diabetes, and the Drs have ruled that out... is there any connection to the drug that he is taking or could this be something more serious?

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? How was the MRI? I hope everything went well. It is normal to be anxious while waiting for the result. Bu hopefully, the answers will be there soon. Hang on and hope to hear from you soon. Take care always. Best regards.

[shay_nicole]

Hi, thank you so much for your input. My husband is scheduled for his MRI in 2 days and we are both very anxious.  He is also scheduled for an EEG in about two weeks, and hopefully we will get some answers. another symptom that he recently noticed was tremors. hopefully we will get some kind of answers soon! I'll keep you all posted. :)

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How is your husband? There is no single test that is conclusive for multiple sclerosis. It is good that he will be seeing his neurologist soon and that MRI will be done. Other differentials that should be ruled out include inflammation in the blood vessels, multiple strokes, vitamin deficiency, lupus, stress-related disorders and even a  brain infection. Take care and do keep us posted.

[shay_nicole]

Thanks, we just checked the website out and it seems like he may have a few more of the symptoms on the list. he already has an appointment with a neurologist, and is scheduled for an MRI in less than two weeks.

[Gina04]

I checked the side effects on Walgreens site and didn't see anything like what he is having.  His symptoms sound more like MS to me.  Has he been checked for that at all?  You might want to do a search for MS symptoms and see if that sounds like a possibility.  If so, get an appointment with a neurologist and have some test run to check for sure.