Guys,
in particular I need an answer to the following situation- at the end of December I started throwing up violently, black gritty stuff and had a major headache with vision loss (those are common for me) but after that I awoke in the night with my arms having seizures and both arms became paralyzed from the shoulders down for half the day. For about one week, I awoke every night to these arm seizures that feel like child birth labor pain contractions in your arms and in both legs. My feet and hands have been burning, pins and needles, stabbing pain (in feet) and sometimes numbness every day now. I have had strange feeling, very sharp pain in my head that lasts only for a few seconds (thank God) on and off for a few minutes. My memory got knocked out and I could not remember words or speak very well. That function is just returning now. My entire body feels like I was beat with a hammer. I'm experiencing major depression too. Way worse than normal.
The worst thing that happened though is that my spine went out. My back would not hold me up at all. I had to prop myself up with pillows. It came back now so I can sit/stand but still feels very weak and I am leaning to the side a lot.
I went to my pain specialist as I have been diagnosed with chronic pain- left upper leg, back injuries, migraine headaches, REM sleep behavior disorder, hypoglycemia and some other things I can't remember right now and I told my doctor what had happened (I doubled up on my prescribed M.S Contin, Ambian, and Clonazepam during this time due to major pain and that it stopped the seizures and I could move my arms some again).
I was expecting to be referred to a movement disorder center/neurologist or something but my doctor said that I am causing this and nothing will help. No neurologist, psychiatrist, physical therapy, I even asked if rehab would help wondering if it could be the medication I have been taking for 9 years (M.S Contin 75 mg a day (never increased in 9 years) Clonazepam 1mg at night,
ambian 10 mg at night- never had any problems like this from the medicine) the doctor said no it would not help. He said that I have chronic pain and the only thing I can do is to take the medicine to manage the chronic pain condition and I also have to manage the medicine. He got pretty mad at me for doubling up on it but I did not know what to do and got into him ASAP.
Does that sound right? Nothing or nobody can help? I am causing this?? not on purpose but my brain is causing this?
I have no idea what to do. Can anyone help? Has anyone had this happen? Could this be caused by the medicine?
i took no extra medicine until the arm seizure paralyzation happened. Any advise?? Anyone? Please!
