symptoms with no answers

[motherof3]

hello will jump right in and hope i can get some answers. i am 28f and have been experiencing headaches for several years. I finally went to a neurologist a year ago because along with my headaches my legs/arms/ and feet were tingling mostly on my left side. I had an MRI which had lesions, but were non specific. I have had a spinal tap and the results were normal. recently i have also noticed recently that I have been getting tightening in my stomach muscles and in my jaw. I don't notice that my muscles are tightening until my teeth are hurting from clenching together or my stomach gets so tight it hurts. I can take a deep breathe and feel my body relax, but then it starts again. I have recently starte wellbutrin xl for anxiety but i have had these symptoms before i started taking wellbutrin. my neurologist says it is all due to migrains (i have had two neurologists tell me that), but I have not heard of anyone else having these symptoms from migraines. I feel kinda alone in my search for answers so could someone please help.

[Boopers]

Hi Mother,

Welcome to the forum. I am so sorry that you are having all these symptoms.
You may try the headache forum and they may be able to help you. At least, I hope so.
I am wishing you the best of luck,
Linda

[NattyNat11]

Have you talked to a pain specialist? I would consider getting in touch with one. I had a similar pain and it ended up being Trigeminal Neuralgia.

[LIZARD]

I had an MRI which had lesions, but were non specific.

Not sure what this means, but it sounds like a neurosurgeon should look at your films. Most people are not aware that neurologists have little training in matters of brain structure and foreign growths because these things often require surgery, which they are not qualified to do. The nsg will be able to give you a qualified opinion on what the lesions are and what should be done about them.


Good luck...

LIZARD :)

[motherof3]

Thank you all for your help and advice. I will do some more searching and talk to a neuro surgeon. I hope someone can give me some direct answers b/c I am sick of being boucned around from doctor to doctor and no one really able to give me the answers I need.

[roz1950]

HAVE YOU been checked for Chiari . Look at this site and see if you have any of the symptoms :

http://www.chiarione.org/symptoms.html