Symptom list - need help

[tina_marie73]

I've gone to the Dr and told them my symptoms and they seem to think it's all in my head. I feel like I'm going crazy.
And when I go to the Dr, they don't like to discuss more than one issue at a time, which is very annoying. The only thing that concerns them is my headaches. They've put me on various medications for them but nothing seems to help.
I'm going to list my symptoms, please, if anyone knows what I could be dealing with - please help me.

headaches - constant (behind my left ear)
blurry vision
dizziness
clumsiness
using wrong words (I will open my mouth to say something and something completely different will come out)
sentences in wrong order
forgetfulness
restless legs
pins and needles in hands and feet (constant in fingers, on and off in feet)
hypersensitive to touch (sometimes I can't stand to be touched)
random jabs of pain (like a shock)
ringing in ears (had as long as I can remember so probably not related)
temporary color-blindness (happened 2-3 times for a few minutes)
have trouble with comprehension (like with reading or movies or dates)
fatigue
flashes of light when I move my eyes or close my eyes quickly
fluttering feeling under skin
crackling sound in ears and head

I have been working on this list for a couple of weeks, so I am prepared when I go to my Dr next. But wanted any ideas or advice.

I've had my thyroid tested. My BP is fine. HR is fine. Vision is 20/20.

[Dr Rajgopal]

Hi,
The symptoms that you have mentioned suggest of nerve compression. It could be caused be a brain lesion in the occipital area or the back of the brain. Occipital area is related to vision also. Any pathology in this area causes a disturbance of vision. Numbness and tingling may be caused by anxiety that usually sets in when you start  experiencing a health problem. Another cause of all these symptoms could be MS. Please go for MRI of the brain and spine. A series of MRI may be required to rule out MS. Please consult a neurologist for diagnosis and management of the symptoms. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!    

[Marsh2001]

I am very hesitant to say this but, your symptoms are identical to those for MS(Multiple Sclerosis).  However, on the other hand many neurological problems have very similar symptoms.

All of the symptoms that you have, are affecting areas that are controlled by your central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord).  Thus, you need to see a Neurologist.  MS is usually diagnosed by ruling out other diseases.  An MRI of ther brain and spinal cord and a lumbar puncture(fluid is removed from your spine)it is not painful) should be performed.

With the exception of the temporary color blindness and the crackling and ringing in the ears, I have had all of the symptoms that you have.  
y ears actually became overly sensitive to sound of any level/decibel.  For me some these symptoms began in 1997 and additional symptoms occurred over a period of time.

My lumbar puncture was normal and I had only a couple
of white spots)possibly plaque) on my brain.  The MRI results stated that the spots were non specific, which means that there is a sign of pathology (a disease, but the disease is not identified).  At the present, my neurologist has not diagnosed me with MS!  My situation is complicated by the fact thatI have a disc compressing on my spinal cord in my neck.

I hope that this informastion provides you something to go on.

You can go to the following web sites for additional information.

www.NMSS.org   (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)
www.mayoclinic.com
Wheeless Book of Orthopaedics *it also covers topics related to neurology.
www.ninds.nih.gov  (National Instititute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke at the National Institute of Health.  NIH is a conglomerate of approximately six thousand physicians, researchers and medical expert who do research related to many, many diseases with the hope of finding a cure.