DrGodofredoMD...CSF Color...Babinski Reflex

*Burning pain (in muscles)
*Pins and Needles Feeling
*Numbness
*Decreased Muscular Control
*Stiffness
*Fatigue (Mental & Physical)
*Depression – taking Nortriptyline 50 mg and Cymbalta 60 mg daily
*Headaches – (Migraines???) worse around loud noises and bright lights
*Irritability & Anxiousness
*Tingling Sensations (In entire body, including head)
*Major Cramps and Painful Spasms
*Inability to feel when injury happens
*Chronic Urinary Tract Infections – from urinary retention????
*Feeling faint and dizzy when rising from a sitting position
*Bothered by noises and lights (Could Anti-Depressants be causing this?)
*Back pain
*Muscle weakness – Especially in extremities
*Constant state of tiredness
*Extra tension in arms and legs with usage.
*Chronic Indigestion
*FRUSTRATION

I have already been diagnosed with the following:  kyphosis, scoliosis, osteopenia, mild spinal stenosis, mild disc degenerative disease, mild disc dessication (desiccation), fibromyalgia, b-12/iron  deficiency, myoclonus and hyper-mobility syndrome, rhinitis.

I am currently taking:  Lamictal, Requip, Cymbalta, Pamelor, Naprosyn, Lasix, Potassium and so on...

During my Neurological Exam, my Neuro noticed my inability to relax and contract my muscles, poor muscle tone, babinski reflex among others...

I have had lots of bloodwork done for SLE, RA, as well as MRIs, EEGs, EMGs, NCVs, VEPs.

[carrie812]

i feel your frustration i have the same problems and i also have been dignosed with several different things the latest was fibromylagia (fibromyalgia). I know how upsetting it can be when all you want is answers. I have just about give up on going to the doctors. The only thing that helps me with my headaches are pain killers and that is getting hard to get the doctors to perscribe them i hope all goes well with you karin

[thester6474]

I too am about sick of seeing doctors...I have been seeing a total of 7 doctors since onset....hope everything goes well with you also

[Godofredo MD]

Hi.

I can truly understand now why you were very anxious in your other post. Being afflicted and diagnosed with so many conditions would surely make anyone anxious and frustrated. I do hope that both carrie812 and your conditions improve very soon.

Do you know of the results of your MRI, EMG and VEPs? Have you gotten the results of your CSF analysis?

In your case, ascertaining a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) would be difficult to do because of the many concomitant conditions that you currently have, which share many similar symptoms with MS. That is why it is important to take into consideration all symptoms and diagnostic test results to arrive at a diagnosis.

A Babinski sign suggests damage to the corticospinal tract. Although it may be positive in multiple sclerosis, it can also be found in other conditions including some seizures, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Friedreich's ataxia, brain trauma, meningitis, syringomyelia, etc,

You should wait for your CSF results and have your neurologist correlate the findings with your symptoms.

Good luck.