Spinal cord symptoms and conditions

im a 20 year old male who was given prednisone to reduce the inflammation around my spinal cord in my neck from a herniated disk. 60MG in the morning for 4 days and 40MG in the morning for 3 days...... no real weening process which im seeing probably should have been administered. while i was on it the mood swings were nuts and i noticed feeling muscle weakness and joint pain along with the occasional burning or tingling. ive been off it for 6 days and now the muscles in my legs and feet twitch and im still crazy in the head with little sleep and sinus headaches that don't quit. how long does this shit go on?

My jaw dropped after reading all of these posts. I started on Yasmin 3 weeks ago. I've never really been on BC's before, so I thought that my headaches, numbness and fatigue were just because of school. I finally connected the dots and looked on the internet to see if it was the Yasmin or if i was just crazy. I am so thankful to have found this website. I wish it was in the paper or advertised. Doctors should not even be able to prescribe this drug.

I am a paraplegic and have experienced severe nerve pain in my legs and feet since my spinal cord was severed in 2002. After going through a stringent pain management program,(two months of evaluation, psychological testing, spinal cord stimulation, nerve blocks, etc), my Pain MGT Physician at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, began prescribing me Lyrica. Lyrica was just beginning to be prescribed by physicians. We gradually ramped my dosage to achieve the most pain relief for me. After experiencing excruciating nerve pain for three years, Lyrica was a miracle working medication to me. Finally, finally, I had found some relief in the burning, squeezing, and exploding shocks in my legs and feet. I take 600mg, 5 times a day. After every four hours, I can feel it wearing off and the same screaming pain comes racing back. Nerve pain is so difficult to control. I can't say that I am completely pain free, but at least it is a manageable animal.

I am a forty something year young female that has been on fentanyl now for approximately two weeks. I am approx. 85% pain free for the first time in about 5 years. Unlike the other postees, after 12 back surgeries, including the introduction of a spinal cord stimulator; I recently had a intrathecal pump implanted. Since the original implant, I have had three separate medications used, (morphine, dyladid and now fentanyl). With the pump, the medication is dispensed directly into the spinal canal requiring a minimal amount of medication, versus taking it orally or being absorbed into the skin through a patch. With the medication going directly to the spinal canal, it does not have to go through the other internal organs before reaching the pain site or nerves, thus minimizing the side effects. Do I have side effects? Yes, but they are minimal and I am very pleased thus far with the results. Where as some patients are receiving anywhere from 70 - 100 mg. in the patch over a three day period; I receive 80 mg. over a 42 day period. It is highly concentrated and again, does not have to be absorbed through my stomach, kidneys, liver, etc. before reaching the pain site. When the pump administers the drug, 100% reaches the pain site; where as out of the 100 mg received orally or through the patch, less than half of that reaches it destination. So far, this is the best I've felt in years. I can walk, sit up and play with my dogs for the first time in years.

I've been on the NuvaRing for about a year now, with no side effects. I switched from the pill because all of my hair fell out, so I switched to the ring. However, for the last 2 months, I've had SEVERE BACK PAIN which has almost caused me to be bed ridden. It feels like my spinal cord, by my tail bone, is curling under. It hurts to laugh, cough, walk, you name it. For anyone else experiencing this, you're not alone.

While I have taken it before, I don't recall having anything but very mild side effects (maybe a little discomfort in my belly). This time, however, it is different and I am owing it to the beauty of aging. I just took the second of the three pills (and yes, I've had the three pill one before). My bronchitis is clearing but this afternoon I had really bad abdominal pain and I have a continuous headache in the back of my head, where my spinal cord ends. It is not as bad (so far) as the one I had with Biaxin (I refuse to take that). The only bright side is that it made it a really good time to join Weight Watchers because I do not have much appetite. I was able to sleep last night, at least, because my cough decreased. The verdict is still out on whether I would do this again. Problem is, I am allergic to Penicillin.

My doctor prescribed me Prednisone on May 3. I'm on 10 mg. I start out on 3 tabs 2x a day for 4 days, then 2 tabs 2x a day for 3 days, then 1 tab 1x a day for 2 days. I was put on this for a sudden attack of joint pain/stiffness/swelling of my elbows, wrists, hands, knees, ankles and feet. I was in extreme pain. So far this drug has given me no side effects other than needing to urinate a little more often than usual. My pain is gone, as is the swelling. I'm almost scared to go off this b/c of the fear of the pain coming back. My blood tests came back on Friday and my doctor told me that I had Rheumitic (sorry, I know that's spelled wrong) inflammation and if the pain did come back after I stopped the Prednisone that I'd have to do more blood tests. I just turned 30 and I'm scared to death what else might be wrong with me.

Levaquin 500 mg 5 days , side effects :
Dec 1, 2006

severe burning and tingling of all extremities continue.
muscle twitches and tremors continue
tachycardia continues
constpation resolves
hands going numb, experiencing dizzyness (new)

I think I have CNS damage....does anybody know if these symptoms can be permanent. I had EMGs of all extremies and skin punch biopsy all negative for axonal damage. Whats left but my BRAIN /SPINAL CORD!!!!!!

Has anyone recovered from similar symptoms ? ..I can't imagine living like this forever Mary

Hi all,

I am on my 30th day of this crap. Now, I haven't had the complications a lot of people have, but I have had an ache in my legs just above my knees for probably 3 of the four weeks and in the last week of this an ache in my shoulders and neck area.

I too had the night sweats problem and a LOT of anxiety when i was taking this at first, but I read somewhere else that you're not supposed to have caffeine while on this drug. So, I quit all caffeine, except chocolate, this past two weeks and all my night sweats, anxiety, and sleeplessness went away.

I do however, still have a terrible tiredness each day after taking it and it typically lasts till about 8-9 at night before it starts to lessen.

Funny thing is, i don't think this 500mg of it each day has fixed this supposed prostititus problem i allegedly have. I still think its a pinched nerve in my spinal cord, but the doctors think I'm nuts.

Anyways...good luck and I hope my aches go away after today since I am done taking this.

Phil
p.s. 35 years old...in good shape and I was doing karate before starting this, but been too tired while on it to want to do anything and the karate never made my legs constantly ache.

I've been taking kenalog injections for several years for my allergies. I had back surgery about 15 months ago. A ruptured disc pressing into my spinal cord causing severe numbness from stomach to toes as soon as I sat down. The numbness is gone but I still have severe lower back pain. Could this be from the kenalog?

Had surgury to remove ovary from endrometerosis then in about 5 yrs. had a laparascopy to remove endro again. I am 31 and the Insurance would not pay for complete removal of female organs to get rid of it once and for all. So doctor said Lupron Shots. I was on them for 3 months. It started out after 1st month with cravings leading to weight gain, severe headaches, being dizzy, breathing problems, THEN by the 3 1/2 month mark things changed drastically pain in foot couldn't walk traveled to my shoulder and arm thought I was having a heart attack so was ambulanced to hospital all test showed nothing. I could not walk was in a wheelchair and pain plus all the other effect above. Sent to a neurologist who told me some truthfull answers finally. SIDE EFFECTS LISTED FOR THE PHYSICIANS TO KNOW BUT NOT TOLD TO ME WERE ( PARALLISES AND COMPRESSION OF THE SPINAL CORD) I did not have my 4 th shot of Lupron and after a 2 more months and a lot of prayer from my church family God came thru and healed me I am up out of the wheelchair and walking as if none of this nightmare happened. I have to deal now with the excessive weight yet hopefully it will go too.

inflamation of lower spinal cord, and lower adominal pain.

ALS

There is nothing found on Prednisone causing ALS. They say it is only known the cause 10% of the time and that it could happen to anyone, anytime!
For those who don't know what ALS is: ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that usually attacks both upper and lower motor neurons and causes degeneration throughout the brain and spinal cord. A likely first symptom is a painless weakness in a hand, foot, arm or leg, which occurs in more than half of all cases. Other early symptoms include speech swallowing or walking difficulty.
God Bless,
Gypsi

I'm only 21 years old, Female from NY. I was born with scoliosis and i've been in two major car accidents. I take about 2-4 Vicodin's a day, and decided to try Ultracet in order to decrease the amount of acetomenaphen to my liver daily. I find that I need to take TWICE as many Ultracet in order to feel comfortable daily, well about 4-6 pills daily.

I remember having side effects years ago, I think i'm totally immune now when it comes to Vicodin and Ultracet.

Am I the only one who's taking more than 3 a day?
I now notice that I am probably better off just sticking with the Vicodin, as I have chronic back pain and nerve damage in my spinal cord. As for the addiction part... I cannot go more than a day without my meds, so I am addicted. My advice to those who have to take these medications daily to keep a quality of life? Do as I do, DONT EVER RUN OUT!

Good luck all.

Hi:
I received a kenolog steriodal epidural shot in my neck for a C6C7 hernaition with level 10 pain that could not be assuaged by any NSAID, or even oral streroids. The impingement of pain from the bulge onto my spinal cord was debilitaitng and casuing nerve damage. So, after two months of agony, I went for the cervical epidural. Ten dyas later, I have been menstruating non-stop for two weeks, even though I had just finished a period right before the shot. Good news, the shot worked for the pain, for now, the pain is gone. But I am bleeding constantly. So, a tough trade off.

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Dropped foot is a weakness in the muscles in the foot which causes it to be limp and involuntarily "flops" when you walk. The front of the foot points downward when the foot is lifted off the ground and if the foot is not picked up high enough to clear the surface,you will trip. The condition occurs when something negatively affects the nerves in the leg or spinal cord. Since all my tests came back "normal" - the doctors are puzzled and are looking at Lipitor.

I am taking Neurontin for a bruised spinal cord (2700mg / day):
constipation;
light headed and dizzy, especially after excercise;
weigth gain;
lack of concentration and short term memory loss;
possibly some water retention.

I'm a new userid of Zocor @ 20mg a day. 53 year old male.
I have a past history of multiple low back disc bulging against the spinal cord and problem with two vertabra in the neck. I have over come the leg and low back pain. I still have pain in the neck and left arm.
A 1.75ml of scotch last me about 4 days. Never a hangover or head ache. I'm a smoker too (1 pack/day).
I have no history of head aches save for a very infrequent sinus congestion/infection.

This is day five of Zocor for me. I slept well but as soon as I arose and had my normal glass of water, my sinus swelled up and had a head ache all day. I have no idea if was caused by the many places I visited yesterday or the Zocor. It did get my attention.

I did not get any good info from my provider on what side effects to expect, so here I am. I'll be watching for what has been posted and I thank you all for sharing. I'll let you know what happens.