Multiple Sclerosis Early Symptoms

For those with multiple sclerosis, what symptoms did you experience early on before being diagnosed?

What was it like?

What are some of the early symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?

could this be early symptoms of multiple sclerosis? im only 18?

my legs to randomly weak for no reasons, i get weird pinches and pains all over my body for no reason, my face sometimes feel numb so does my left arm at times, i get headaches, i get random muscle spasms for no reason, i get hot spot feelings on my thighs my doctor thinks its from stress but i think its something more serious…

multiple sclerosis symptoms?

Over the last year I have been having some really weird things happening to me and am afraid it could be multiple sclerosis..I plan to go get tested but wanted to ask others that have the disease if if I should be worried .
1. Vision changes( could be age..I’m 44 lol)
2. Trouble swallowing from time to time
3. Wake up with severe burning, cramps and electric like shock in my feet. One night my big toe literally stood straight up on my foot in a deformed way and would not go down for several minutes. The other night I woke up and all my toes were trying to do the same thing..Once I get up and walk around the relax and the pain goes away.
Last night my left leg felt like it was having tremors (the inside shaking bad) and my foot was again burning, cramping and elec.sensations.
4. Sometimes as I’m trying to fall asleep it feels like my eyes are jumping around and my brain feels it’s in fast forward, my pulse seems to be beating really fast as well. After a minute or so..it stops
5. I have back and/or neck pain.. mostly lower back, some days I can hardly move my neck.
6. I get cold easily and feel tingling on my toes,fingers, and one day my face starting tingling and then kind of went numb for a little while.
7. My memory is getting worse and I find that sometimes the words that come out of my mouth are different from what I’m thinking.. or I will go to say something and then it’s like my brain goes on pause and I can’t finish my words for a second or two. Or I slur my words
8. This sounds really weird but when I’m laying on my side in bed, it feels as if the bones in my feet are pulling another direction from the way I’m laying.. kinda of like my bones are starting to grow in a weird way.
9. I get real shaky sometimes.. mostly in the early morning and sometimes it’s on the inside..just feels like the whole inside of my body is shaking(tremors?)
10. Sometimes I feel great and others I feel like I just ran a marathon.. very weak and tired.
11. I stay very thirsty too.
Can anyone that either has MS or has a someone close to them that does.. tell me if this could be MS. ? I never have liked going to the doctor..but I think it’s time to go.
Thank you very much for your response and advise.. I was checked for dibeties a couple of months ago..that checked out ok. My doctor didn’t order any further testing.. but that was before all these problems with my feet and tremors etc.
thanks again, you are very kind.
Darla

Questions concerning Multiple Sclerosis symptoms?

I have had a slew of symptoms within the last several months that I would like to compare to someone who has had or knows someone with MS. I didn’t become worried until last Sunday (Sept. 7) when I had vertigo early in the morning until Monday. I was nauseous all day and then the vertigo changed to dizziness which I still have. I had a case where I had pain below my nose that felt like a shooting electric bolt. This lasted for one week and then went away. I ruled out dental issues and my teeth are not that sensitive. For the past few weeks I have had slight eye orbital pain, but if I am not in bright light it is better. I have also had a weird light fluctuating in my central vision. Yes, I have been to my GP and she said to wait a week to see if my dizziness has stopped. I have had bouts of eye pain, double vision and fatigue a few months back. Right now my major complaints is the incoordination, dizziness and fatigue (Oh and feeling like my right arm is not even there! It falls asleep all night.) My question is, are these symptoms you have had to deal with? I feel like I am a hypochondriac!!

Have u or any1 u know ever had relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis that turned into progressive MS?

Would you prefer having type 1 diabetes or having relapsing-remitting form of Multiple Sclerosis?

me and my bf are debating..LOL. what you think?

What does “relapsing-remitting” means in this small sentence?

He is a patient with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Seazures and Multiple Sclerosis?

My husband was diagnosed with Relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis in Sept of 05, he had a rough start and had sever relapses every 4-6 months or so. He tried most medications but his liver could not handle even small doses, so he go’s un medicated.

He has never had a sezure, but did today. He wont listen to me about my concerns in the matter, he still wishes to work at his hard job in the heat, I told him it is sheer stupidity.

My question is, What factors do seazures play in the ilness of MS. What are the possible outcomes if he pushes himself?

By the way: he has 3 leasions last we knew, 2 in the brain and one in the upper spine.

We would ask a doctor, but we dont have one, he unfortunatly is uninsured as well… there is no insurance option for us yet, so your advice would be very helpful.
By the way also: his relaplses have gone from every 4-6 months to every 3 lately and he is due for one by the recent trends.
We only count major relapses, not the small ones that could just be sympomatic, or “Bridge” relapses, those that in which go away within a day or so…
WE ARE NOW GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, HIS SPEACH IS SEVERLY SLURRED AND THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK IS THAT THE SWELLING MAY HAVE CAUSED A MILD STROKE. lEAVE ANY OLE ANSWER AND I’LL PICK THE MOST “CREATIVE” AS BEST, tHANKS AND HOPE EVERYONE STAYS HEALTHY.

Re: Multiple Sclerosis – Have you or do you know someone w/ relapsing-remitting 15-20 years w/o progression?

How long can side effects of a presription drug last after you stop taking the drug?

I was given a 30 sample of Aciphex for a stomach issue. The stomach pain did go away with in a few days but as it faded I began getting extreme burning/stinging pains in the back of my legs. A few days later the same pain then ran up into my left arm. My left arm soon felt very weak and my finger tips were going numb. I had joint pain all over. The burning pain went into my face and top of my head. My vision became messed up also. My doctor told me it wasnt the Aciphex and I got blood test done for every deseise you can imagine. They came back negative. I also had a brain MRI done to rule out MS. I found website with people with the same conditions that took Aciphex. I stopped taking it right away and the side effects started to decrease. Its been a week now and I still have them. Sometimes the pain is as bad as when I was on the drug. That stuff is like poison. If anyone can help answer my question I would really appreciate it.

MS and Beta interferon – Anyone know how it effects fertility?

My husband has been diagnosed since December 07 and had 4 episodes in one year so they want him to have some sort of medication. We live near Cambridge so would like him to join a noew drug trial but has loads of side effects and can’t think about having more children while on trial which is 2 years plus….. Anyone know what the deal is with Interferon. we have an 8 month old and would like to have another soon-ish!! But don’t wanna start drugs then have to wait until it is out of his system!!

How do you feel about Medicinal cannabis, being legalised in NZ for MS sufferers?

Medicinal cannabis legalised
NZPA
Last updated 05:00 06/11/2010

The Government has legalised medicinal cannabis, but many multiple sclerosis patients allowed to use the commercial form of the drug will have difficulty paying for it, says Multiple Sclerosis Society national director Rosie Gallagher.

“It’s something we’ve been watching for a while, and it’s exciting to hear that its been approved we’d just love to see it subsidised.”

British drug manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals has been given approval to distribute cannabis extracts in New Zealand as a branded drug, Sativex.

In its application to Medsafe, GW Pharmaceuticals said that in therapeutic doses, Sativex sprayed under the tongue may produce side-effects “interpreted as a euphoria or cannabis-like high”.

But Government drug funding agency Pharmac said nobody had applied to have the drug subsidised.

Ms Gallagher said patients would normally expect the manufacturer to approach Pharmac, as the maker had key information on aspects such as the medicine’s efficacy in clinical trials.

“We’d expect the drugs company to make the initial contact, but we’d be quite happy to back them up,” she said.

“There’s so little available in the way of MS medications, and they’re so very expensive that we’re happy to see anything new that comes on the market that has been shown to improve symptoms.”

The main MS drugs – hugely expensive pharmaceuticals such as interferon beta – tended to be aimed at reducing the rate at which patients suffered relapses, but the Sativex cannabis extracts approved for the relief of spasticity were slightly different.

Two cannabis extracts in the drug can help MS patients control continuous or repeated muscle contractions, spasticity which interferes with movements, speech, and walking and may include severe, painful, and uncontrollable muscle spasms.

Even before the medicinal cannabis was legalised, four patients were given special approvals by the Health Minister to use Sativex, two for chronic pain conditions, one for multiple sclerosis and one for muscle spasm, chronic pain and nausea.

Ms Gallagher said there were 4000 people diagnosed with MS in New Zealand – usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40 years – and spasticity was one of the most common symptoms.

A cannabis campaigner, NORML spokesman Chris Fowlie, of Auckland, told NZPA that a small spray which could last one week to a month – depending on the dosage rates for an individual patient – cost about $300, and some patients found they could buy illicit cannabis at a lower cost.

“But growing their own or buying it illegally brings significant risks.”

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/4315144/Medicinal-cannabis-legalised
I think it’s a good thing, and my Nana is a MS field officer.

Inflixamab (Remicade) side effects.?

After my first infusion of Remicade I got pins and needles in my hands. An MRI has shown a lesion on my brain and I am seeing a neurologist this week. I know that this drug has triggered MS in some patients and would like to hear from someone who may have experienced the same.

obviously most people here are more holy than thou. But refering to my previous question, how long do you have?

to abstain from drugs to pass a dvla urine test. I am an MS sufferer and use marijuana as this relieves the problems better than any prescription drugs without the side effects. So if you could save your judgement and provide a sensible answer I would be very greatful, if not keep your bul**it opinions to yourself. Thanks.

Is there a very new treatment for MS beside betafrons family? The medicin for repairing melin? Thanks Issa?

I have heard that the new medicin can treat MS completely. Is it true?

Has anyone who has MS had positive treatment with esperanza peptide treatment?

I recently received information on a new homeopathic therapy for the treatment of the reversal of symptoms caused by previous MS episodes. I am just wondering if there is anyone that has used the medication or knows someone who has had either positive or negative effects while using this treatment. My mom has MS and has been considering this as a new treatment option. I know that it is just a spray that the patient can use to dissolve under the tongue once daily, opposed to the daily injections. The website is esperanzapeptide.com and if you know of anyone that has used this medication or know where I can find testimonials of users (not on their website) I would greatly appreciate it.

please read, MS medication and getting pregnant?

Recently I have been taking a new treatment for MS called Tysabri. After two treatments this year, my husband and I have decided to try and start our family. I briefly spoke with my doctor when starting the treatment about if I wanted to become preg. He said to get off the treatment one month prior to trying to conceive. The time has come and I called the doc for clarification and he now says that I have to wait at least three months off of treatment before trying to conceive. Fine, whatever, I can deal with that. He then proceeds to tell me that once I quit the tysabri treatment, I can never again take the treatment!! WTH?!? This treatment is working wonders for those of us who suffer from MS and I do not understand why they would keep it from someone…? They say it is due to a high risk for hypersensitivity to the drug. Ok……………….so I got to thinking today that when the drug was pulled off the market last year due to three deaths, those people on the med stopped treatment. Wh
sorry some of this got cut off, this is the rest:
when the made came back, they went right back on the treatment! Why am I being punished for trying to have a baby? Help!

Multiple Sclerosis?

Does anyone know of any cutting edge, new treatments for MS? I have a niece suffering from the disease. I have heard that European countries have different therapies than here in the US and they are often more effective. Any one with knowledge or personal experience please respond. Thanks.

Is the human rights group, Human Rights Right This Minute (HRRTM) better than the ACLU?

Human rights group, Human Rights Right This Minute! (HRRTM) has condemned what it calls “inappropriate remarks bordering on racism and bigotry” that came from an English journalist Joe Snuffy as he was beheaded on a recently surfaced Al Qaeda video. The official transcript of the tape attributes to Mr. Snuffy the following statement: “Islam and Mo…” While the rest of the message was censored by Western news agencies out of respect for non-Western religions, human rights watchdogs at HRRTM claim that with the help of hired lip-reading and body-language experts they reconstructed Mr. Snuffy’s statement, which appears to contain inflammatory hate speech. “Just as we had suspected all along,” says spokesbeing for HRRTM Sarah Fulano.

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British MP George Galloway: “Our goal as elected officials is to make sure that everybody in our nation respects everything in the whole world.”
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“An accepted definition of hate speech includes anything that inflames delicate sensibilities and points out the differences between the Western world and the little-understood culture of al-Qaeda fighters with their time-honored tradition of super-appendage mutilation,” explained Ms. Fulano in an answer to a Fox News reporter. “Try to think rationally for a change, and you will see why the beheading itself is not hate speech while an objection to it definitely is.”
A reaction to this gruesome discovery was a series of condemnations throughout Europe.

“Joe Snuffy is an embarrassment to journalists throughout the world,” stated press-release issued by a Paris-based international group Reporters Without Purview.

“We will not have peace in the world as long as Westerners feel free to insult other peoples’ cultural expressions,” said British Foreign Secretary Eugene McFulane in an official statement as British parliamentarians called for stricter hate speech laws.

British MPs are currently working on a new bill that will require all non-Muslim children to undergo sensitivity shock therapy. The revolutionary new treatment will have children fastened to specially wired chairs and shown pictures of ethnic representatives around the world engaged in various activities, from banking to upper extremity removals. Shocks would be administered until the subject reacts equally to all activities

help do i have Multiple sclerosis?

i understand i might be being abit of a hypochondriac but i’m just worried so im sorry to waste anybody time. I’ve been wondering why i keep getting this buzzing feel in my legs like internal vibrating and my feet as well. So i typed it into google and i found other people who were mentioning a similar sensation in their legs etc and they went on to say that they occasionally got a twitching eye which ive started to get recently i realized i was on a multiple sclerosis board so i looked up the definition and it said other symptoms were muscle spasms etc and that it occurs along the spinal chord and lately when ive been moving ive noticed my spinal chord will like have a spasm or a twitch it like jumps and i feel like ive been stabbed for a second i don’t really know how to describe it. I know im just being overly paranoid but does anybody know if there are any other reasons for these symptoms? I’m sorry it was so long.

What is the cerebellar album?

Hello. I’m looking for a definition of the ‘cerebellar album’, preferably with a website I can visit myself. It’s for a translation I’m doing (French to English) about multiple sclerosis and, while I’ve found examples of the use of ‘cerebellar album’ or ‘album of the cerebellum’ on the internet, I’ve not managed to find a definition of the term yet. My paragraph is below:

Lesions can easily be shown with the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They appear as focus points or ‘plaques’ dispersed in the white matter. They also develop within parenchyma, notably in the oval centres of the cerebral hemispheres and the cerebellar album.

Thank you!!
I’m looking for a definition of the term, NOT texts that mention it, as they don’t help me to understand what it is.

I Need Help on my Health Homework!!!!!!!!?

1.
The stress response helps a body respond well to everyday life pressures.
A. true
B. false
2.
Challenges at work or school are external causes of stress.
A. true
B. false
3.
According to Maslow, esteem is a basic physical need for all humans.
A. true
B. false
4.
Which of the following is the best definition of Hyperstress?
A. Stress that develops out of boredom and a daily lack of motivation.
B. Stress from over-activity and over-responsibility.
C. Worries about money or basic needs
D. Anything that causes stress, introduced when something changes in a person’s life
5.
Someone coping with grief may benefit from joining a support group or volunteering to help someone else.
A. true
B. false
6.
A regular sleeping pattern is one symptom of depression.
A. true
B. false
7.
One good strategy to help you managing stress is:
A. Write to your state representative
B. Try again and again to see if you can resolve the issue yourself
C. Use your resources: friends, family, teachers, and coaches.
D. Keep it to yourself until it blows over
8.
Sweating, chills, and increased nervousness energy are the body’s normal responses to stress.
A. true
B. false
9.
Feeling overwhelmed is a possible sign and effect of stress.
A. true
B. false
10.
What is a phobia?
A. A fear that is habitual in response to imagined threat
B. A reaction to prolonged exposure to guilt
C. A type of emotion which counteracts anger
D. A feeling of intense indecision
11.
Which of the following is a strategy to develop self-esteem?
A. Act maturely
B. Defer to someone in authority
C. Seek therapy
D. Take responsibility
12.
One effective way to manage emotions healthfully is to put them out of your mind until you are alone and can concentrate.
A. true
B. false
13.
Which of the following is included in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A. Safety
B. Stress
C. Joy
D. Personality
14.
People learn both positive and negative ways to express emotions from family, peers and community members.
A. true
B. false
15.
Having past experience with mental disorders means a person will develop depression.
A. true
B. false
16.
The following is the best definition of fear:
A. stress from continual surprise.
B. continued hostility toward a phobia.
C. a reaction to unexpected and unwelcome danger.
D. a natural reaction to surprise or threat.
17.
Distress is:
A. a negative stress that occurs when a person’s normal daily routine is consistently disrupted.
B. a negative stress that is caused by repeated migraine headaches.
C. a positive stress that helps the body react to immediate physical danger.
D. a positive stress that people experience during celebrations.
18.
Compensation is a strategy for managing emotions that refers to:
A. paying someone to help you express emotions appropriately.
B. unconscious lack of acknowledgment of something that is obvious to others.
C. a person unconsciously attributes his/her unacceptable feelings to others.
D. excelling in one area to make up for feelings of failure in another.
19.
Most psychologists agree that environment, more than heredity, influences who a person is and what she or he will become.
A. true
B. false
20.
Chronic stress may result in long-term illness, injury, or hospitalization.
A. true
B. false
21.
Depression is defined as:
A. A series of suppressions and repressions.
B. A prolonged sense of sadness and hopelessness.
C. A deep sense of guilt from low self-esteem.
D. Similar to grief but lasting longer.
22.
Emotions are a sign of something else going on in a person’s life, such as a difficulty experienced in a relationship.
A. true
B. false
23.
Emotions can be either good or bad.
A. true
B. false
24.
Which of the following is an effect of stress?
A. Multiple sclerosis
B. Decreased blood pressure
C. Increased blood pressure
D. Increased brain dysfunction
25.
An eating disorder is the result of distinct changes in brain chemistry.
A. true
B. false
26.
Critical self-talk is one way to develop self-esteem.
A. true
B. false
27.
Suppression is a strategy for managing emotions that involves involuntary pushing of unpleasant feelings out of conscious thought.
A. true
B. false
28.
What is personality?
A. A system by which people map their understanding of social structures
B. A process of comparing yourself to others in order to establish status
C. A combination of many characteristics that makes you different from any other person
D. A characteristic that continuously changes with new situations
29.
Hypostress is a type of stress that involves the “fight or flight” reaction.
A. true
B. false
30.
Young people who talk about suicide never attempt suicide.
A. true
B. false

Gattaca questions. Please Help!?

Please help. I dont really get the movie.
1. Why do you think Vincent’s father decided to name him “Vincent Anton”

rather that “Anton”?

2. How was Vincent’s childhood/family life affected by his genetic profile?

3. How was Vincent’s adult life affected?

4. What qualities does Vincent possess that contribute to his success?

5. Does Jerome have any weak qualities? What are they?

6. Why do you think the writer/director chose the name “Gattaca” for this film,

and for the place where Vincent worked?

7. Why do you think Lamar’s son was a “big fan” of Vincent?

8. What are the positive and negative aspects of the GATTACA world?

9. “This child is you, simply the best of you. You could conceive a hundred times and never achieve the same result.” Explain this statement using the terms: HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES and ALLELES.

10. What are “valids” and “in-valids” in the story? Explain in definition.

11. During the car search in the tunnel, Vincent (who is with Irene) tells the tester NOT to take a saliva sample (implying the sample might be “contaminated”), but rather, to take a blood sample. What did he mean by the saliva being “contaminated”, and, what was the REAL reason Vincent did not want a saliva sample to be taken?

12. Is it true that you are more than the sum of your genes?

13. What evidence pointed towards an “in-valid” as the murderer?

14. What major surgery did Vincent have to enhance his genetic “imperfections?”

15. Discuss at least FOUR preparations Vincent had to do everyday to pass as Jerome Morrow at GATTACA. In each case, explain WHY he had to do each preparation.

16. “For one reason or another, when a member of the elite falls on hard times, their genetic identity becomes a valid commodity for the unscrupulous.” What happened in this film to demonstrate what Vincent was talking about?

17. What does GATTACA say about DNA determining a person’s potential?

18. The technology to do what was done in the movie is definitely possible within the next fifty years. Do you think that Vincent’s world could eventually happen in America? Why?

19. Choose your favorite character from the film. Explain why you choose that person. Would you want to be that person? Why? Why not?

20. Why do you think Vincent left his family, tearing his picture out of the family photo, after winning the swimming race against his brother?

21. Wouldn’t every parent want to ensure that their child was perfect and had the attributes of physical attractiveness, intelligence and athletic prowess to be able to do whatever he or she wanted in life? If so, why is the society portrayed in this film so devoid of happiness, vitality and fun?

22. Discuss the significance of the structure of the STAIRCASE in the home Vincent shared with Jerome in terms of the theme of this film.

23. It appears, in the society shown in the film, that one could have a potential romantic partner/love interest sequenced. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of having this technology available to prospective mates.

24. You are an employer and know from genetic testing that the most qualified applicant for the job has a 70% chance of developing Multiple Sclerosis in one year’s time. Would you hire this person?

25. In one scene, Vincent states that “there is no gene for fate.” What does this phrase mean? Much of this film deals with the human desire to control fate, versus the willingness to let fate run its course. List some examples of moments in the film where characters try to control their destiny, and moments where they accept fate.

What is the cerebellar album?

Hello. I’m looking for a definition of the ‘cerebellar album’, preferably with a website I can visit myself. It’s for a translation I’m doing (French to English) about multiple sclerosis and, while I’ve found examples of the use of ‘cerebellar album’ or ‘album of the cerebellum’ on the internet, I’ve not managed to find a definition of the term yet. My paragraph is below:

Lesions can easily be shown with the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They appear as focus points or ‘plaques’ dispersed in the white matter. They also develop within parenchyma, notably in the oval centres of the cerebral hemispheres and the cerebellar album.

Thank you!!

Sperm and egg cells die all the time, so what’s the big deal about an undeveloped fetus?

Abortion, stem cells etc…
As far as we know, all beneficial to our very existence.

Stem cells could potentially cure otherwise healthy people who are plagued with cancer, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and muscle damage, amongst a number of other impairments and conditions.

Abortion is for people who can’t take care of another living being, they could be too young, don’t have the money, or just can’t provide what the child needs. Wouldn’t it be better for everyone, if you’re in a position where you can’t give the child a suitable life, that you get an abortion?

So what does this matter TO you?
I must add this… the difference between killing a fetus and killing a 2 year old baby is that *most* people are too emotionally attached to the baby to let it be killed.
If the parents REALLY need to get rid of the baby then disowning it is an option, but it’s still their mistake not getting an abortion.

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells?

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells? It actually causes them to eat themselves in a process called “autophage”.

Also, instead of killing brain cells, it actually promotes the growth of new brain cells?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8155-marijuana-might-cause-new-cell-growth-in-the-brain.html

Cancer Studies:

THC (marijuana) helps cure cancer says Harvard study

Link:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm

Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
Active Component In Marijuana Targets Aggressive Brain Cancer Cells, Study Says

Link:

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/news/20090401/marijuana-chemical-may-fight-brain-cancer

Did you know the government knew about it in 1974?

http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/

Did you know that the cannabinoid receptor is the most prevalent cellular receptor in our brains?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinoid_receptor

This mystery began to unravel in 1964, when tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are “wired” for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.

What do you think about this?

Is it true?

Did the government know?

What do you think about that?

Did you know that the government actually has the patent on medical marijuana… for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more?

And yet they repeatedly say that there is “no medical use” for marijuana.

Look it up. U.S. Patent #6630507

A video everyone should watch…

lo_mcg….

The reason I make the claims I do is based on my research into the subject. If you want “proof” that the THC in marijuana kills cancer cells, all you have to do is go to www.pubmed.gov and type in “cannabinoids” and “cancer” into the search bar. Literally hundreds of studies will come up. Or you can go to google and type in “THC kills cancer cells” and you’ll also see what I’m talking about.

Here are just a few….

http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37948/version/2

http://www.drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/cancer/THC_cancer_nov_2003.htm

http://scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist/2009/04/thc_gives_cancer_cells_the_mun.php

http://www.globatron.org/contemporary-culture/thc-kills-brain-tumor-cells

http://www.healthdailytips.com/alternative-medicine/thc-kills-glioma-cancer-cells-medical-miracles-from-europe/

http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Marijuana-Active-Ingredient-Stimulates-Cancer-Cell/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/591443

The reason t
The reason they do studies is to find a result. In every study I’ve found, the result is that THC kills cancer cells… or more correctly, causes the cancer cells to eat themselves. Now, I don’t know in your world how many studies are required to prove something… but to me it’s been proven as an effective treatment for cancer.

Now, maybe you don’t like my sources, but unfortunately the main stream media will not touch this story. In case you don’t already know, our media in the U.S. is controlled… all of it… by 4 or 5 major corporations that don’t want to upset the status quo. Essentially we have state controlled media, and the government doesn’t want you to know about the medical effects of mj. They are well paid by the current medical-industrial complex.

Also, you said, “Claims that a single substance can cure anything from cancer to weight problems to insomnia have to be regarded with suspicion at best, no?”

And I have regarded them with suspicion. That’s why I’ve been doing nothing except looking into this for the past month or so. What did I find out?

The main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are “wired” for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital f
(which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.

These discoveries of the cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids and the related enzymes make up what is now called the endocannabinoid system and it seems to be essential in most if not all physiological systems. The endocannabinoid system is essential to life and it relates messages that affect how we relax, eat, sleep, forget and protect as noted by the Italian researcher, Vincenzo Di Marzo.

In my words… the endocannabinoid system controls many of your bodily functions… and is in most of your vital organs… which is why mj is good for so many ailments. It actually mimics the functions of your bodies own chemistry in all of these organs. For example, in colon cancer studies they found that the people who have colon cancer have these CB receptors turned off in their colon. The researchers found that in human colon cancer cells, the gene that makes the receptor is blocked by a process called methylation, in which a small chemical group is added to the DNA.

Treating the cells
Treating the cells with decitibine – a demethylating drug already approved for use in humans – removed the chemical group and the gene began making the receptor. They mentioned that by treating the cells with decitibine and following up with cannabis would work to reduce the cancer growth.

I’ve seen video diaries of skin cancer being removed by cannabis oil only a few weeks. I’ve seen 3rd degree burns heal up in just a few days using cannabis oil. I’ve chatted with people who were cured of cancer from hemp oil. I’ve talked to AIDS patients who have had their T-cell count cut in half by ingesting cannabis oil.

I’ve been convinced. Maybe you haven’t. Maybe that’s my job. To convince as many people as possible to consider the possibilities… instead of just blowing them off as the rantings of a pissed off stoner who just wants to get high legally. Guess what? I don’t care if it’s legal for that reason. I want it legal to use as medicine.
Maybe you don’t like my methods of spreading the word, but I didn’t start looking into this because I read somewhere that “synthetically produced THC might kill cancer cells in small rodents a study in Spain says”. I started looking into it because someone said Rick Simpson cures cancer with marijuana. (I haven’t gone that far yet, if you’ll notice.)

And about the medical industry… you’re right… they are after profits. And they can’t make anywhere near as much profit from a plant that anyone could grown in their house that CURES a disease as they can by treating the symptoms of the disease over your entire life with expensive pharmaceuticals.

Did you know that the THC in marijuana kills cancer cells?

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells? It actually causes them to eat themselves in a process called “autophage”.

Studies:

THC (marijuana) helps cure cancer says Harvard study

Link:

http://www.nowpublic.com/thc_marijuana_helps_cure_cancer_says_harvard_study#ixzz19TMQ805v

Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
Active Component In Marijuana Targets Aggressive Brain Cancer Cells, Study Says

Link:

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/news/20090401/marijuana-chemical-may-fight-brain-cancer

Did you know the government knew about it in 1974?

http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/

Did you know that the cannabinoid receptor is the most prevalent cellular receptor in our brains?

http://www.medicalcannabis.com/Cannabis-Science/endocannabinoid-system

This mystery began to unravel in 1964, when tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are “wired” for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.

What do you think about this?

Is it true?

Did the government know?

What do you think about that?

Did you know that the government actually has the patent on medical marijuana… for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more?

And yet they repeatedly say that there is “no medical use” for marijuana.

Look it up. U.S. Patent #6630507
Reids…… That’s where you’re wrong. I’m a conservative. Whaddayathink about that?

Dick…… Even though MJ is more carcinogenic, it does NOT increase your chances of getting lung cancer. In fact, it protects you from it…….

From this article: http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20060523/pot-smoking-not-linked-to-lung-cancer

May 23, 2006 — People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer, new research suggests.

While a clear increase in cancer risk was seen among cigarette smokers in the study, no such association was seen for regular cannabis users.

Even very heavy, long-term marijuana users who had smoked more than 22,000 joints over a lifetime seemed to have no greater risk than infrequent marijuana users or nonusers.

The findings surprised the study’s researchers, who expected to see an increase in cancer among people who smoked marijuana regularly in their youth.

“We know that there are as many or more carcinogens and
“We know that there are as many or more carcinogens and co-carcinogens in marijuana smoke as in cigarettes,” researcher Donald Tashkin, MD, of UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine tells WebMD. “But we did not find any evidence for an increase in cancer risk for even heavy marijuana smoking.” Carcinogens are substances that cause cancer.

Cellular studies and even some studies in animal models suggest that THC has antitumor properties, either by encouraging the death of genetically damaged cells that can become cancerous or by restricting the development of the blood supply that feeds tumors, Tashkin tells WebMD.

In a review of the research published last fall, University of Colorado molecular biologist Robert Melamede, PhD, concluded that the THC in cannabis seems to lessen the tumor-promoting properties of marijuana smoke.

The nicotine in tobacco has been shown to inhibit the destruction of cancer-causing cells, Melamede tells WebMD. THC does not appear to do this and may even do

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells?

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells? It actually causes them to eat themselves in a process called “autophage”.

Studies:

THC (marijuana) helps cure cancer says Harvard study

Link:

http://www.nowpublic.com/thc_marijuana_helps_cure_cancer_says_harvard_study#ixzz19TMQ805v

Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
Active Component In Marijuana Targets Aggressive Brain Cancer Cells, Study Says

Link:

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/news/20090401/marijuana-chemical-may-fight-brain-cancer

Did you know the government knew about it in 1974?

http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/

Did you know that the cannabinoid receptor is the most prevalent cellular receptor in our brains?

http://www.medicalcannabis.com/Cannabis-Science/endocannabinoid-system

This mystery began to unravel in 1964, when tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are “wired” for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.

What do you think about this?

Is it true?

Did the government know?

What do you think about that?

Did you know that the government actually has the patent on medical marijuana… for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more?

And yet they repeatedly say that there is “no medical use” for marijuana.

Look it up. U.S. Patent #6630507
Matt,

What do they teach you kids in school these days? You believe that government propaganda?

Did you know that there has not been ONE recorded death from marijuana overdose?? Ever??

Unlike the thousands who die from overdose of prescription drugs every year.
SyQ,

That’s the most close-minded, ridiculous answer I’ve ever heard.

Why don’t you look up “endocannabinoid system” and learn what it does before you say anything else. The system of cannabis receptors in your brain and other vital organs is ESSENTIAL TO LIFE. You cannot overdose on marijuana… no matter how much you ingest. Not the same with Cyanide.

In fact, cannabis kills the cancer cells… and leave the healthy cells INTACT. Look it up.
Paul…. a link to prove your one death would be appreciated. The cannabinoid receptors are the most prominent receptors in your brain, but they are completely absent from your brain stem which is why they say you cannot overdose on mj. It is NON-toxic to your system.

And as far as “medical advice” goes… I didn’t give any. I just point out FACTS. I didn’t tell anyone to smoke or ingest marijuana… or tell them to use it in any way. I just pointed some FACTS and studies to support my facts.

And I never said that marijuana is “harmless”. YOU put those words in my mouth. But, I will say this, since you brought it up… if you aren’t going to drive or operate heavy machinery, marijuana is harmless. Especially compared to all the prescription pharmaceuticals those “M.D’s” you so revere are passing out like candy.

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells?

Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells? It actually causes them to eat themselves in a process called “autophage”.

Studies:

THC (marijuana) helps cure cancer says Harvard study

Link:

http://www.nowpublic.com/thc_marijuana_helps_cure_cancer_says_harvard_study#ixzz19TMQ805v

Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
Active Component In Marijuana Targets Aggressive Brain Cancer Cells, Study Says

Link:

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/news/20090401/marijuana-chemical-may-fight-brain-cancer

Did you know the government knew about it in 1974?

http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/

Did you know that the cannabinoid receptor is the most prevalent cellular receptor in our brains?

http://www.medicalcannabis.com/Cannabis-Science/endocannabinoid-system

This mystery began to unravel in 1964, when tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are “wired” for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.

What do you think about this?

Is it true?

Did the government know?

What do you think about that?

Did you know that the government actually has the patent on medical marijuana… for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more?

And yet they repeatedly say that there is “no medical use” for marijuana.

Look it up. U.S. Patent #6630507
Denise….

Why the hostility?

You can gripe all you want. You can call me a liar all you want, but I I don’t think you have done the slightest bit of investigation into the subject. Did you follow any of the links I listed above?

“Has nothing to do with cancer”………

There have been MANY studies recently that show that THC kills cancerous cells in both rats and humans. I listed a couple of links above… did you look at them? Or did you just to conclusions because you think you know what you’re talking about??

Did you go to the U.S. Patent office website and put in the # for the patent that the government has on medical marijuana… for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more?

Did you look at the link to the Harvard study?

Also google: “Spain study cannabis cancer tumors”

And as far as pot smokers getting cancer goes, I never said that if you smoke marijuana you will not get cancer. They don’t do the
Bco4th6th…….

And what would those “dangers of marijuana” be??

Like the fact that there has never been ONE death attributed to marijuana overdose?? Unlike that thousands of deaths every year attributed to overdose of prescription pharmaceuticals????

You people are 2 things…. CLUELESS….and CLOSED-MINDED.
Continuation of the note to denise above:

They don’t do the studies by giving cancerous mice a joint to smoke. They get the mice to ingest copious amounts of the oil of the cannabis plant. AND IT REDUCES THE SIZE OF THEIR TUMORS.
And Denise…

Maybe I’m asking the question over and over to get close-minded people to pay attention, so that maybe they will actually look into what I’m saying to discover that it is true… rather than dismissing it thinking that they know everything there is to know about the world.
Andy,

#1 Smoking a joint here or there is not going to cure cancer. The people who have had results extract the oil from the cannabis plant and ingest it. Smoking it introduces carcinogens that might not be so good for someone with cancer.

All these studies are new. Even if the government wanted to legalize it for cancer patients, they’d have to spend millions of dollars and years and years of research before they would say it could be safely used… meantime thousands/millions die.

They’ve known about it’s cancer-killing abilities since the 1970′s… and they haven’t done anything about it yet.

The government doesn’t care if you die…as long as they get their money.
Bullet Tooth Tony…

FINALLY! A voice of reason in the wilderness!
lo_mcg…….

What did I say that was untrue?

You said, “But so far there is no actual proof that marijuana is in any way effective against cancer.” I didn’t say those words. I said, “marijuana kills cancer cells”, and it does. In study after study. You can look it up on the internet, and I’ve provided just a few links. There are many more out there. Also google: Endocannibinoid system

You said, “The researchers do not claim their findings as conclusive proof; yet you feel able to make that claim for them”. Where did I say anything about proof? You’re putting words into my mouth. I simply stated what the article about the study said… and then gave a link to the article.

You’re acting as if I said, “Smoke a joint and you’re cancer will be cured!!!” I never said anything like that. I simply copied the headline of the article I was using as a source, and then gave the link to the article.

I just find it interesting that mj might help us find a cure for cancer one day,
I just find it interesting that mj might help us find a cure for cancer one day, and wanted to share the links with people so maybe medical mj would get a better rap. If you look at the government’s patent on medical mj, I gave the number so anyone could look it up, it appears than cannabinoids are useful for treating a host of diseases (cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more).

And btw, the people I’m answering back to have been saying things like “marijuana has nothing to do with cancer” …. when it does.

Or saying things like, “if that were true anyone who smokes mj wouldn’t get cancer”…. and that is not true either. It is entirely possible that large amounts of THC could fight cancer growth when smoking a joint or two here or there might not do anything.

Or they’re calling me names like long-haired, liberal freak… when I’m a short-haired, conservative normal human being.
Denise: You obviously don’t know how our government works. Laws are not passed based on logic or common sense or what the people want… they are passed based on who pays their lobbyist the most.

The medical/pharmaceutical industry makes much more money treating disease than they do curing them. Big Pharma has one of the biggest lobbies in D.C. They make billions selling drugs to people to reduce symptoms… rather than cure diseases.

The tobacco industry also lobbies against medical mj.

So do the bar owners.

And the prison-industrial complex.

And all the funding for the “war on drugs”.

All this money is flowing in one direction… lining the pockets of powerful people… who don’t want to see the status quo changed.

Is there any way to get medication paid for that I need and my insurance won’t cover?

I have Multiple Sclerosis, am constantly fatigued and was taking provigil(modafinil) to help me until my insurance stopped paying for it. It costs @ $250/ month and I support my 2 kids on disability and child support ($950/month). Is there anywhere that I can go to help me with this expense? My quality of life is greatly reduced without it.

How do i reapply for social security disabiltiy?

Ok so im 17 about to turn 18 may 1st i was recently like 4 5 months ago on Disability insurance in Alaska. I was sent to Juvi for some charges and was taken off the ssd now i live in Florida with my dad i want to get back on it my mom dealt with the whole money think Iam Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.MS and if u know whats the best way….and do u really get a check in the mail for this? like i said i was living wiht my mom and shes the one that takes that shit and can i work while on SSD? thanks a lot!!!

why is my dentist SO rude and arrogant?

I have a traumatic dental history and now that I have Multiple Sclerosis and cannot work I am on disability and medicaid insurance. My dentist (the only one in town who takes medicaid) is the most rude man I’ve ever met!! Unprofessional, I shed tears everytime I’m with him. I wish I had more choices but I domot..Anyone else experiencing this??
hmm I’m not seeing how to continue MY comments onthis thread! LOL I’m a dork but want to thank all of you for your responses! Very Helpful and kind

What do you do for a serious case of SENIOR-itis?

I have a 17 year old daughter, she is a senior in high school and has a serious case of SENIOR-itis! I am at my wits end!!!!!!!!!!!! She is very angry all the time. Says she hates me. Tells her friends I am a mean and horrible person. And, it is driving me nuts! In the last few months she has been having sex and thought she was pregnant ( I found a letter in her laundry, she did not tell me directly) She constantly yells at me and starts arguements, will not help around the house (normal chores), lies about everything, got a speeding ticket day before yesterday doing 72 in a 55. Now I can understand a ticket (but not going that fast) About a month ago I got a couple of calls from friends and neighbors telling me that she was driving sooo fast that her car was vibrating going down the road so, I talked to her about it and told her that if I hear of it again I would be driving her to and from school. Well, she was going to a friends house on Sat to spend the night and go out BUT, when she called and told me she had gotten pulled over I told her she could not go over to the friends and had to just come home. I have had to give my daughter a pregnancy test and I just want to slap her sometimes because she makes me soo mad. I did not tell her she could not see the boy, I just told them both that they had to couch date for a while. Should I have been more strict on her for all of this. Her grades in school are average (which is what I made), so I don’t fuss about that. But, she says she is so ready to just move out and get away from here and says we don’t love her. Despite telling her many times a day that we do. I have been on permanant disability due to multiple sclerosis and I do not bring home anything close to what I did while working and my husband (her daddy) works very hard in the logging woods and leaves around 2 a.m. and gets home about 5 or 6 p.m. so we have had to cut back on non neccessities. We send her to a private school (which costs dearly) and all the medical bills and her phone bill and gas and insurance and the list goes on and on. She has everything she needs but she often lets me know that what we do is not good enough. She has gotten VERY lazy over the last months. I just don’t know what to do or say to her anymore without an argument starting. And she only thinks and cares about herself. PLEASE, any and all help will be GREATLY appreciated.

Can my wife file a claim on her former employer’s LTD policy?

My wife became very ill with Fibromyalgia and Multiple Sclerosis in July, 2008. The company she worked for terminated her employment in October, 2008. She is still unable to work and an application with SSI is pending, probably months from approval. The company she worked for had a group Long Term Disability policy. We did not elect for COBRA as the health insurance premium was cost-prohibitive. Is it too late for her to file a claim on that LTD policy? Or must one still be employed to be eligible for benefits?

HIV and Multiple Sclerosis treatment question?

The second week of July I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. The third week of July my husband was diagnosis with HIV. I have been tested twice for HIV and they both came back negative and I will be testing again in October because that will be the three month mark of when we last had unprotected sex.

My questions is this. I was put on Avonex to treat the MS and I was told that if I end up being positive for HIV that I will have to choose which treatment to take because the meds will counteract each other and not do me any good. Is this true?

My husband was put on Atripla and so that MAY be what I will take too. I dont find any research on MS and HIV treatments going together or counteracting each other so I was hoping someone may have an idea or know of somewhere I can find answers.

Oh, besides having to choose because of the prices of the meds (Avonex being $2866 and Atripla $2300 a month)

What are some tests and/or treatment for Multiple Sclerosis?

Put it in words that I will know what they mean! Please!

What are the pros and cons of Stem Cell Treatment on Multiple Sclerosis?

Anyone taking shots of Avonex for Multiple Sclerosis?

I would like to get something of a “consumer review” for this Multiple Sclerosis treatment. Just want to know about other people’s experience on it and in general how much they pay a month. I was recently diagnosed with MS and I am considering this treatment. Any information is appreciated

Avonex treatment for Multiple Sclerosis?

Hi,
Just wanting ask if anyone else is on Avonex weekly inteferon injection for Multiple Sclerosis.
I have been on it for 3 years now and have been doing very well. The problem is recently I seem to be suffering from joint pain long after the 24 hour flu like side effects. I have been to my GP for a physical in case it was some other medical problem. Results are all fine.
So my question is anyone else experienced something similar?
Very interesting. The pains are in my shoulders. The worrying thing is the pain persists passed the 24 hour avonex side effect. More continual. Thanks for the responses.

What is wrong with me? Stinging “pins and needles” pain in both my calves.?

so to tell you a bit about my problem i’ll start with saying im a 15 year old female fairly healthy, a soccer player and had been going to physical therapy for about 3weeks earlier this month for what was said to be a “calf strain”. I am kind’ve worried because besides the constant stinging in the calves once in a while I would feel stinging in my hands. i never told my trainers though. I would describe the feeling as pins and needles. So i did some research and here are the things I think could be wrong with me.
-Claudication pain: “pain
that occurs in the legs when walking or exercising. It is usually the result of circulation problems which affects the flow of blood to the leg muscles. In severe cases, the pain may persist even when the patient is inactive”it doesn’t just sting during sports but outside of them like right now im on the couch.

-diabetes- because i also had been getting headaches and pains throughout body and other symptoms but my blood pressure is always normal so im not sure about this idea.

Peripheral neuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness. Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the result of systemic illnesses. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)

other info on calf burning-
Calf burning sensation (medical symptom): The skin sensation of partial numbness or “pins and needles” or a type of “burning”, “tingling” or “creeping” sensation of the skin, is known as a “paresthesia”. Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness, or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation. Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased, or injured. Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations, but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition (e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve), or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others). Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations, or the recurrence of similar symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis, so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional.

PLEASE HELP IM IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN TO THE EXTENT THAT IM CRYING i don’t know what to do and if i tell my dad he won’t do anything he will just say suck it up … im scared for my health and soccer career. thanks your help is greatly appreciated!!!
Also if you have any other ideas please share them anything that can help break the case!

PLEASE HELP!!Stinging “pins and needles” pain in both my calves.?

What is wrong with me? Stinging “pins and needles” pain in both my calves.?
so to tell you a bit about my problem i’ll start with saying im a 15 year old female fairly healthy, a soccer player and had been going to physical therapy for about 3weeks earlier this month for what was said to be a “calf strain”. I am kind’ve worried because besides the constant stinging in the calves once in a while I would feel stinging in my hands. i never told my trainers though. I would describe the feeling as pins and needles. So i did some research and here are the things I think could be wrong with me.
-Claudication pain: “pain
that occurs in the legs when walking or exercising. It is usually the result of circulation problems which affects the flow of blood to the leg muscles. In severe cases, the pain may persist even when the patient is inactive”it doesn’t just sting during sports but outside of them like right now im on the couch.

-diabetes- because i also had been getting headaches and pains throughout body and other symptoms but my blood pressure is always normal so im not sure about this idea.

Peripheral neuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness. Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the result of systemic illnesses. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)

other info on calf burning-
Calf burning sensation (medical symptom): The skin sensation of partial numbness or “pins and needles” or a type of “burning”, “tingling” or “creeping” sensation of the skin, is known as a “paresthesia”. Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness, or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation. Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased, or injured. Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations, but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition (e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve), or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others). Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations, or the recurrence of similar symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis, so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional.

PLEASE HELP IM IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN TO THE EXTENT THAT IM CRYING i don’t know what to do and if i tell my dad he won’t do anything he will just say suck it up … im scared for my health and soccer career. thanks your help is greatly appreciated!!!
Also if you have any other ideas please share them anything that can help break the case!

Need Help, diagnosis?

Hello, I am a 21 year old male. Currently, I have been having a wide range of symptoms and it has me really worried. To begin with, I have been grinding my teeth since the age of 9 or 10. I only grind my teeth voluntarily and do not do it at night. Furthermore, I twist my torso/lower back, similar to how I grind my teeth. My lower back and neck is always stiff/rigid. Both of these motions are voluntary and doing them leads to relief. Also, I have experienced muscle twitching since 10 years of age but only once a month or so. Now my muscles twitch regularly every day especially in the thighs and legs. I also am having some difficulty swallowing where in the day my throat is clear but it gets progressively worse throughout the day, where it feels like I have something stuck in my throat. Recently, I have also begun to experience jerky movements at night right before I am about to fall asleep, and these movements wake me up.For example, my arm will involuntarily jerk, waking me up. At the same time I have been experiencing depression/anxiety. I have been to the doctors and done blood tests where everything came back normal. The doctor has referred me to a neurologist to determine what the cause. I am just confused and want to know what I have. I think it is a neurological condition of some sort, and I am 100% it is not anxiety/stress. I believe I may have early-onset Parkinsons, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s or some other nervous system disease. It is the lack of certainty that has me worried. I just want a clear diagnosis so I can put my mind to ease. Sorry for the long post, but I really needed to get that off my chest. Please help if you can

Is this epilepsy or could something more significant be going on? Please help…?

I am a 32 y.o. white female diagnosed with epilepsy on 2/13/09. I had only started having ‘severe’ symptoms the two weeks leading up to the diagnosis including simple focal seizures and a fogginess feeling in my brain. The diagnosis was made after a GranMal seizure on 2/13/09. Since then I have been paying attention to my body more and noticed that I have been having frequent pressure like headaches. My balance is off at times – today I fell when walking up a hall because my knees gave out. My hands have been very shakey and I noticed that I have problems focusing on things initially until my eyes unfog. It is sometimes difficult to talk because my mouth feels stiff and I have occasional difficult with stiffness in my left hand. I have even started having an eye twitch where my eyes will blink rapidly for about 2 to 3 seconds and then stop. I have sporadic joint pain and recently started with sharp pains over the left side of my chest that feel like badly pulled muscles or something. I am starting to become worried that I might have an underlying cardiac condition or that I could possibly be in early stages of Multiple Sclerosis. Does anyone out there have any advise or insight on what could be going on with me? I can’t seem to be relaxed about my health. I have a call into my neurologist but it seems like there is no way to confidently diagnos this without test after test and I am hopeful to find someone going through the same problems as I. Thank you for your feedback.

What is wrong with me? Stinging “pins and needles” pain in both my calves.?

so to tell you a bit about my problem i’ll start with saying im a 15 year old female fairly healthy, a soccer player and had been going to physical therapy for about 3weeks earlier this month for what was said to be a “calf strain”. I am kind’ve worried because besides the constant stinging in the calves once in a while I would feel stinging in my hands. i never told my trainers though. I would describe the feeling as pins and needles. So i did some research and here are the things I think could be wrong with me.
-Claudication pain: “pain
that occurs in the legs when walking or exercising. It is usually the result of circulation problems which affects the flow of blood to the leg muscles. In severe cases, the pain may persist even when the patient is inactive”it doesn’t just sting during sports but outside of them like right now im on the couch.

-diabetes- because i also had been getting headaches and pains throughout body and other symptoms but my blood pressure is always normal so im not sure about this idea.

Peripheral neuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness. Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the result of systemic illnesses. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)

other info on calf burning-
Calf burning sensation (medical symptom): The skin sensation of partial numbness or “pins and needles” or a type of “burning”, “tingling” or “creeping” sensation of the skin, is known as a “paresthesia”. Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness, or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation. Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased, or injured. Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations, but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition (e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve), or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others). Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations, or the recurrence of similar symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis, so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional.

PLEASE HELP IM IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN TO THE EXTENT THAT IM CRYING i don’t know what to do and if i tell my dad he won’t do anything he will just say suck it up … im scared for my health and soccer career. thanks your help is greatly appreciated!!!
Also if you have any other ideas please share them anything that can help break the case!
“nothing serious” thanks for your opinion but this has been going on for the past month i hope its not serious but you can’t seriously blame me for doubting