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[lillyl0u]

What is parasthesis? and how is it treated?

[lillyl0u]

Thanks for your responses and infoSorry it took so long to Thank you had a few serlt backs and unexpected complications, but with the info & help from you all is under control now
Had a relapse, but doing well. Again Thank You 4 your help.

[lillyl0u]

QqThank You for your responses. I just finished 3 days of solumedrol and am beginning the tapering. The neuro said if this didn't help it would probably be from paresthesias. I had severve ringing in left ear, couldn't hear most of the time, numbness on left side of forehead, pain in left jaw, eye and droopy eyelid on leftside. Most disturbing is this super loud ringing would cause me to be totally disoriented for 30 seconds to a minute. It just stops me in my tracks, severe pain & I have no idea where I am, I just kind of fall down
It seems to have gotten better until I took another Avonex injection now it seems to be starting over. Thank you for your help as the Neuro said it could be paresthias, things that pop up out of the blue for no reason. He said he usually ends up treating these with antiseizure meds and. He prefers Neurontin
Again Thanks for your help
LillylOu

[Quixotic1]

I wrote this article explaining paresthesias and their treatment.  Douyblevision's answer is also totally correct.

Please click on this link and read the Health Page:

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Multiple-Sclerosis/Paresthesias---Things-That-Go-BUZZ-in-the-Night/show/378?cid=36

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[doublevision1]

Paresthesias, also sometimes referred to as dysesthesias, means abnormal sensation of the skin, like prickling, burning, tingling, pins and needles, numbness, tightness, wetness, shock-like sensations, even itching.  In MS it is due to damage to the CNS, specifically demyelination.  In the limbs, it is due to lesions on the spinal cord.   It is one of the most difficult MS symptoms to treat.  Tricyclic antidepressants and anti-convulsant medications offer some relief but I don't know of anyone with this symptom (me included) who have found total relief from it.  It's a tough one for non-sufferers to understand, in terms of its impact on quality of life, because on the outside one may look perfectly fine, though the constant unrelenting discomfort can be very discouraging, impair sleep, etc.  In more severe cases it can affect functioning like walking, normal use of one's hands, etc.