Another useless appointment..I'm so frustrated !!

[JenniferTaylor728]

Here's a very brief summary of my symptoms:

*  tingling/numbness/burning in hands and feet
*  memory loss/problems with thought process..cant remember how to fold a shirt.. insisting "cat" is spelled  "TAC" + many other examples
*  blacked out while driving once..a month ago
*  headaches..some very short and intense
*  recent instances of double vision
*  constipation or diahhrea..rarely in between
*  fatigue
*  can never get enough sleep..have sleep apnea, but CPAP machine has never helped
*  sore, stiff
*  twitching & jumping...during sleep and also during the day
*  dizziness, sometimes while walking (not just during initial movement)
*  head pressure
*  mind spinning..struggling to get a thought..ANY thought to come into my brain--lasts about 5 seconds


my MRI, lymes disease,thyroid and b12 were all normal so i was sent for a 5hr neuropsychological testing session.  Testing went ok.. tested mildly impaired on just 1 or 2 tests..did have one test where i had double vision in "negative" color....black words showing double..shifted down one line but not in black..in white and then the words would jump up a line.. it lasted for about five minutes

psychologist indicated my problems may be from medication, that i might want to have an "invoked response test" or that from the 567 question psych test i took that i am experiencing quite a bit of anxiety & that might be causing some of my symptoms and that i might want to consider anxiety meds.

Someone that I know has mentioned that maybe I should look into the symptoms of MS..I've done a little digging and I do exhibit almost every symptom except lesions on an MRI..I have found that in about 5% of cases, no lesions are present.  

I don't know..this is so frustrating.  I am going to look further into one of the medications that I take..Lamictal..I've found that about 2% of Lamictal users experience memory loss..even after taking it for over 10 years (like me)

If anyone has ANY suggestions or thoughts, I'd really appreciate it
Thank you so much for reading this
Jennifer

[maestro1959]

Kyle is spot on in his comment.  Lamictal has been drug studied for use in treating Multiple Sclerosis in the UK with promising results.

I do not understand what you mean by the 567 questions psych. test to which you referred.

Beth

[kwarendorf]

Hi Jennifer -

Some of the symptoms you describe may be MS related, others not so much. The neuropsych testing can be a bit stressful.

If your MRI's (assuming you've had head, c & t spine with and without contrast) show no lesions, and blood work has ruled out some of the MS mimics like Lyme, what does your neuro think is going on?

Kyle