Hello from new member

[DaphneJ]

Hello All,

I have been reading the MS board for awhile now and thought it was finally time to join in. My name is Daphne, I was just recently diagnosed with RRMS and started on Copaxone. I feel very fortunate to have such a pro-active neurologist. He is not a hand holder and isn't afraid to be brutally honest. I wasn't too thrilled about having to start a DMD but he told me there is no reason to wait and see when starting now could reduce my chances of disability down the road. He said I owed it to my family to start now, when he put it that way how could I refuse? The injections haven't been too bad, just a bit sore for 30 minutes or so afterwards, nothing you can't deal with. I feel for all those in limbo and especially those that have been treated to badly by other doctors.

I would like to ask, is itching a common problem with MS? I don't have a rash and it seems to just jump from place to place, at times can be awful.

Thank you for the input.
Daphne

[druidtrekker]

Hello Daphnej,  I am a newbie here myself.  I too have that itching thing going on.  with reason why.  Mostly my arms and head.  At first I thought I might have caught head lice or something or maybe it was dandruff, I got myself checked but nothing.  So it will be interesting to see the answers.  

[Guitar_grrrl]

Welcome!  I lurked as well for a few weeks before joining. ;-)

Bummer about the itching!  I get it too, most often after a warm shower, on my back and scalp.  For me, that's just one of my many pseudo-exacerbations .  

It's all quite an interesting path we follow, and everyone's path is different, though we share many symptoms.  This is one of those few places with folks that understand the zaps, zings, buzzes, and yes, itches!

[HVAC]

Welcome. I have itching, burning or zapping which migrates. It get in odd places. Between two fingers in my right hand. It feels like I have fiberglass insulation or a paper cut. In my left eye. I have everything from itch, to jelly fish stings, vibrating cell phone, pulsing electric, to cattle prod. It comes and goes. it is all cut or shorted nerve signals.

Alex

[DaphneJ]

Thank you for the kind welcome and the info on the itching, I appreciate it. It's going to be so nice to have this forum as a source of support. It helps to know your not alone :)

[sllowe]

Hi Daphne!

Adding on a welcome to you! Thank you for joining us. I didn't have itching probs until 4 years in. It wasn't random, and in 2 locations, but made me nutty. It's subsided now, thank god.

So happy you have a great neuro - makes all the difference. I'm going to bump up 2 posts for you, if you don't mind adding your name to them. They will be "Who is diagnosed" and DMD users. It's our way to keep track of who is here and dx'd and also so members know who is on what DMD so they can reach out directly to them if they'd like to.

Nice to meet you, and see you around!
-Shell

[anon07072023]

Welcome to officially joining the forum. I was a lurker for a few months before I started posting on here. I didn't want to bother anyone with my questions, so I was digesting all the info on the health pages and going thru older posts. Silly me....  :-)

Congrats on making a positive move towards your future health with starting the Copaxone.

I do get itching. Not all the time, just random quick moments of itching. And when I get it, it's usually on the backside of both thighs at the exact same time. It lasts for a few minutes, I scratch like crazy, and then, poof, it's gone as fast as it came.

Welcome again.
Kelly

[jujuminx]

Welcome!  Sorry you have MS but I am so glad you found our MS family.

Great news about your neuro.  A proactive dr make ALL the difference.

I had major itching problems when I had a relapse in 2010 but it has since gone away.  Itching is common at your injection sites though.

I am looking forward to reading more posts from you and following your progress.

Julie

[jenphilly]

Daphne -

Welcome to the forum!  I also a newbie, dx in Nov, started copaxone too about 3 weeks ago.

I get that itching sometimes too...  never seems to be any reason or logic behind, tho it tends to be my back, thighs or arms.  My injection sites itch sometimes too a couple days after, but then there is the random itch.  But, then I remind myself we are in winter and with the heat on, its dry inside, so might just be a normal everyday non-MS problem :)  

Welcome and look forward to learning about you!  

Jen

[doublevision1]

Hi Daphne -

yes itching with no obvious cause (such as a rash, dry skin, etc) can be a symptom of MS, in the category of paresthesias, though the migrating nature you describe is not typical in MS as far as I know.

Do the itchy areas correlate at all with your injection sites?  I ask as I'm also on Copaxone and occasionally my injections sites itch, a day or more after injecting in a particular site.

Glad to hear you have a such a good neuro.

Welcome :)