Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: New Hampshire
Ms Or Complications From Dystonia?? Posted: 09-14-06 20:53pm
I was diagnosed with cervical dystonia
(spasmodic torticollis), a neurological
movement disorder, in 1993. It causes
pain and spasm in the neck. In july, I
started to develop numbness in my right
pinkie that comes and goes throughout the
day. I also have intense pain on the
right side of my neck and spasms. I
received my last botox injection at the
beginning of aug, which should have
stopped the pain/spasm, but hasn't. My
neuro also put me back on baclofen. I am
taking 10 mg per day and that has done
nothing to alleviate the pain. I was
reading about some of the common early
symptoms of ms and am curious-do you think
the symptoms are more dystonia or ms
related?? I also have frequent urination
(i do take a dieuretic) to the point where
I am sometimes going 1-2 times an hour, I
have occasional difficulty swallowing
(which the neuro thinks is from the
botox/baclofen) and I am noticing some
minor forgetfulness (such as making a
wrong entry in the computer at work,
forgetting where I put something, etc).
No major memory issues or confusion, just
minor. From some of your experiences
dealing with ms does these symptoms sound
like they could possibly point to ms or
no? I have not had some of the other
early symptoms-no leg issues at all.
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nhtom
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Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: New Hampshire
Ms Or Dystonia Posted: 09-14-06 20:55pm
I forgot to mention, I had an mri of the
cervical spine done and an emg to test my
right arm, base of spine. Neither showed
annything significant.
