Do you think that trauma, like a car accident, exacerbates the MS symptoms? I didn't have any symptoms until then!!

I've read that for some reason laying down does make the pains worse. Bummer

I'm starting my Baclofen today. I'm gonna take half a tab, just to see how it goes. I have to work tonight ( 11 - 7 am), so I'm gonna lay down around 2ish. I hope I get a good nap with the Baclofen.

Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it.

Hope u have a great day.

Leslie

Upon reflection I did have some minor sx before the accident, but it wasnt on my radar screen long enough, or severe enough to warrent panic. I had periods of exhaustion, I had periods of screwy vision, I had periods of drop foot for a day or two. Then came the car accident, and it was like it just threw me for a loop. I got Optic Neuritis, and was off balance, and exhaustion doesnt even cover it. I was drop dead tired. couldnt walk to the mail box and back. Drop foot stayed for a month or longer, and the local MD was quick to tell me that I was making a big deal out of tiny sx. I was given dx of migraine syndrome and anxiety. 5 years later a new MD was shocked to see my old MRI and was confused as to why it wasnt caught then.

Would I have gotten worse without the car accident? probably. would it have taken much longer? probably. I think the accident pushed me over the edge by forcing my body to react to broken bones. once your immune system ramps up it can really flare MS.

I hope you feel better quick.

I too know of a man who was diagnosed with MS after a car accident. Just by chance. They ran an MRI to check for damage from the accident itself, and lo and behold, MS type lesions. It explained a lot of mild neurological symptoms he'd previously passed off (he's since developed more, unfortunately).

With that said, an accident or a very stressful period can be the catalyst for MS to come to the fore-front for sure, or to result in an inflammatory period during which symptoms are more pronounced, or show up new.

I wish you luck in your search for answers. It may or may not be MS when all's said and done, but regardless of what they find, I do hope you receive some relief from your symptoms (as a fellow Trigeminal Neuralgia sufferer, I feel your pain, literally ) in the near future. Stay in touch with updates and come here if you need help getting through the limbo period.

Edit: I notice you're in Edmonton, AB. I tried taking Gabapentin for my T.Neuralgia, found it did nothing. If you'd like to send me a private message, I'll tell you all the fun stuff I've tried, and what's worked/what are my known triggers. You may want to check out the Trigeminal Neuralgia forum apart from the MS forum on NeuroTalk as well, if you didn't find it already!

Stress is definately a big MS Trigger....either mental or physical stress.