Signs/side effect of MS
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Signs/side effect of MS
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[cen]~Diagnosed with Relapsing/Remitting MS February 13th 2012.~[/cen]
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I had that sort of thing last summer along with a stabbing pain in between my ribs and in my back. I went to emergency where I told the emerg doctor that I thought it might be MS hug related since I had tightness in my chest as well.
He gave me a "deer in the headlights" look and told me he had never heard of MS hug. Sent me for xrays, told me the pain appeared to be muscoskeletal then finally prescribed a muscle relaxant which I took and to my amazement all the pain and tighness went away.
So that is what I did last week when I got the stabbing pain and it went away.
Now I'm taking extra zinc a la jimmylegs and haven't had anymore pain.
I don;t have a GP so I have to go to a walkin clinic or emergeny when stuff like this happens so I'm prepared to try any supplements that help.
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clarification - since you were prescribed a muscle relaxant, after experiencing symptoms such as chest tightness, headaches in addition to pain, that ties in with my leaning toward magnesium in the post above.
but, you mention getting relief via zinc. that is interesting - can you confirm you did in fact mean you are taking zinc for the pain, and not magnesium? or are you taking both?
either way, really awesome that you have relief from pain

ps never heard of the ms hug - what a newb lol ;)
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Yes, Jimmy, I do take both magmesium and zinc as well as a raft of other supplements.
I had been taking magnesium glycinate as well as magnesium oxide and 25mg zinc picolinate. But just around the time that this headache and stabbing started I got a shipment of supplements which included Monomethionine Complex 30 mg tabs. So I decided to add these to what I was taking for a while and the head thing hasn't returned.
So whether it was the muscle relaxants or a combo of those and the added zinc is up for question. But I'm going to start reducing the amount of zinc by taking 30 mg Monomethionine (which includes 300 mcg copper) one day and the 25mg picolinate with 200 mcg copper on the alternate and see what happens.
Also plan on having bloodwork done a variety of levels again as the last time they showed "normal" which apparently is not good enough for ms.
Re: Signs/side effect of MS
take control of your own health.
pursue optimal self care, with or without a diagnosis.
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