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Old 05-09-2012, 07:13 PM
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Ironically, I took only 2 doses 20mg each of Propranolol. I did not sleep at ALL the first night. Every 10-15 minutes I was out of sleep. It was unreal.

Why did I stop though? With my MS, I spoke to my neurologist who ordered me into the hospital. After a 7 hour wait at the ER, I was put on an IV with migraine meds (he wanted to rule out possible MS relapse versus migraine) and then suggested stopping the propranolol and instead trying Topiramate.

I'd taken Topiramate a long time back, but don't recall side effects of the medication, so I'm hoping this will help. Though now I'm even questioning if I truly am suffering migraine or cluster/tension headaches (or the MS). I had all that IV medication last night, yet I have the same symptoms today (less pain however, and taking a Tylenol with codeine resolved the headache, though the banding feeling over my nose and pressure in sinus is back).

As for Amitriptyline and the side effects I had.....

- dry mouth
- receeding gums (probably due to the dry mouth)
- spots on the skin (across my breast bone)
- nightmares
- bed wetting
- forgetting to eat
- extremely low blood pressure (almost fainted dozens of times)
- blurred vision (though this was questionably my MS too)
- sexual function changes

(referenced Wikipedia for some. Others I remember from having, but I stopped taking it 3-4 years ago so it's difficult to remember, I've been through a few medications!)
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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