I'm not sure?

[carrieblackwell77]

I don't know if this is a question really but I guess I just wanted you all's thoughts I guess, if you have them, opinions I mean, not thoughts LOL.  

We decided to sell our house and move to where my parent's live, the house next door to them went up for sale and we are under contract for that.  This will be awesome since my mom will be close for help if I need it and just to be near them is awesome.  Anyhow, for those of you who have sold a home, you know what a big job it is to get it ready and that's even before the packing!  I really cranked it out over a week and a half and have been busting tail keeping it this way since around Thanksgiving.  

My question (or whatever) is that I know I pushed it too hard, after the first week I started feeling weird in my legs which would be a new symptom and for about 3 days I was so exhausted I could barely do anything.  When I'm doing anything, my legs get so tired they feel like I just did a hard workout and are kinda rubbery feeling and my knees want to buckle (they haven't it just feels like they might).  When I lay down at night they feel like they are almost quivering or humming and I feel on the verge of a cramp in one calf and one hip, always just in those spots.  

At this time, or right before, I had the most intense toothache, I knew I needed to go to the dentist and was worried about big expensive things needing to be done.  Mostly it was one molar in the lower jaw but the pain was also felt up my jaw into my ear almost.  Sometimes it was several surrounding teeth that hurt and that side of my jaw.  Anyhow, the pain just suddenly went away after like a week and a half, and is fine.  I have read that trigeminal neuralgia can feel like a toothache, does that sound like that could have been the case here?  I only connect it because it was the same time and the legs/exhaustion thing.  

I'm new to this, I was diagnosed in April with RRMS and am taking Copaxone, Do you think this was  a relapse or just overdoing it?  I know I should have called my Neuro but it's expensive and I'm too busy to waste my time with an appointment where I just tell her all of this and she wants me to keep an eye on it.  I figure you all could tell me that (lol) or in your personal experience if it's just one of those things and I over did it or if it's really something I should go in for.  I mostly wonder about it because I was so down for several days, I had new symptoms and am wondering if this indicates that Copaxone may not be working for me.

I did not mean for this to be so long, thanks for any thoughts.

[carrieblackwell77]

Thanks, that is reassuring everyone.  Like some of you have said before, it's hard to walk the line between hyperchondriac and blowing off the wrong symptoms in the beginning.  I'm so glad I'm not having the toothache thing for now so hopefully that can hold off until we move and find new practitioners.  I'm keeping my neuro though, she'll be just a little over an hour away and she rocks.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing your experience, it's really helpful.  I've found so much support here in the things you all have told me and others.  Happy New Year!

[calamfred]

The thing that crops up most often if my husband has overdone things is leg weakness/RLS/pain. Even though he knows doing too much, getting overheated, etc. can cause increased MS symptoms, he still has a hard time NOT pushing himself. I also have a hard time not nagging, er "gently reminding"  ;-) him to please try and not overdo...
Congrats on your move.
C

[kwarendorf]

Hi CB -

I don't have any experience with trigeminal neuralgia. If your dentist is more accessible than your neuro, they will be able to rule out anything related to you teeth or jaw as the cause of your discomfort.

When I over do it my legs turn to mush. Depending on my degree of overdoneness I need to hold on to a counter, chair etc. to keep standing upright. If I don't hold on my legs slowly lower me floorward. They either forget that I'm trying to stand or don't have the strength to accomplish the mission.

Other times, following over exertion, my legs just hurt. It's not muscle pain but a deeper 'in my bones' kind of discomfort. In any case rest is the fix. My neuro advised me that over doing it won't accelerate my MS, but MS will make recover much slower.

Kyle


  

[PastorDan]

I again caution that I'm no expert, but if I found myself in your situation, I think I'd make a note of these symptoms, including the activities you've described.  However, if they have gone away for now and don't return soon, I wouldn't worry about them until your next neuro or dental appointment.  I agree you've got a full plate (but congratulations!), so there's no use adding more stress to your schedule unless it's necessary.

[Sailorsong]

At least for me when I get the TN it effects both upper and lower jaws on one side. And yes it feels like a very very very bad toothache for all of those teeth. But since everyone seems to experience things differently with MS it might have been TN in your case as well.

It is well known that stress or over doing it can bring on a Pseudo Flare regardless of what medication you might be on or how well it might be working. As long as everything is resolving that is what I expect you were going through.

Dennis

[Poppy7402]

The toothache feeling can be trigeminal neuralgia, as can (strangely) really severe earache.  It's utterly horrible at the time but thankfully, can improve.

Poppy