MS

[markhaleymary]

What kind of pain is with MS so I know I am new to this ??

[Lulu54]

For some of us, there is relatively little pain.  For others, unfortunately, it can be horrific.  The most common pains are going to be neuropathic - those zaps and ongoing pains that are because of nerves misfiring.

There is also the dreaded MS hug - a constriction of the muscles particularly in the rib cage area that might feel like an anaconda has wrapped itself around you.  

Some people get trigeminal neuralgia pain, which comes from the nerves that run along the side of the face.  The TN pain is often called the suicide headache or ice pick because it is so painful you just want it to stop.

The treatment of MS pain is very different than ordinary muscular-skeletal pain and involves a different class of drugs that work through the central nervous system.  

If you have extreme pain and your neurologist is unable to help control it, be sure to ask for a referral to a pain specialist who better understands neuropathic pain.

I hope you are pain free....  Laura

[HVAC]

There are two kinds of pain with MS muscle spasms and nerve pain. You can also have secondary pain from gait problems such as favoring one side such as hip or knee pain. For muscle spasm they can give you a muscle relaxer like Baclofen and Zyprexa. For nerve pain they can use something such as Gabenpentin, Lyrica, Trileptal.

I have a lot of pain so I was sent to a pain clinic. Dealing with pain will not cover up a MS diagnosis. I wish I had done it before a diagnosis.

Alex