postpartum neurological symptoms

[katetorpey]

What could be the name of the syndrome experienced
by many women who have posted here?
There must be a connection between giving birth and
neurological complaints that do not fit other
neurological diseases.
My daughter is three months postpartum with numbness
and weakness in her arms and legs, fatigue, and visual
disturbances.  Her MRI (done when the baby was 3 months) is perfectly normal.  
Her baby weighed 10 pounds at birth.  She had an epidural during her delivery. When the baby was 2 months old she had an IUD  inserted.  Four days after the IUD was put in the symptoms  appeared.
There has got to be some connection.  There have been almost
no studies of postpartum neurological syndromes.
HELP!

[neuromessy]

Hi, I haven't had the energy to read through your whole post ... but I wanted to ask if this is all still a problem and if it is, make sure she is tested for myasthenia gravis. While numbness isn't a typical symptom it IS not unheard of (especially in the MG we support groups, it seems to be a common complaint).

I walked into the hospital to have my first son perfectly healthy and walked out with Myasthenia Gravis. I was not diagnosed until my second son was 2 1/2 months old.

The major symptoms of MG are

double vision
difficulty with smiling, chewing and swallowing
shortness of breath,
weakness in arms and legs and sometimes neck (trunk weakness is possible but not common and usually not an early symptom ... it is normally one of the last symptoms to show up if it does show up).

The double vision is most often the first symptom, those that don't have double vision as first symptom typically will have mouth fatigue as their first symptom.

Myasthenia Gravis weakness gets worse with use of the muscles, better with rest. It gets worse around an illness, period or anthing that can cause a stress to the physical body.

One of the most common times for the onset of MG ... childbirth and or pregnancy. Flu and car accidents are the next leading triggers.

[NurseMichelle]

I am so glad I found you guys!  I had posted on the"symptoms still lingering" thread to TabA several times but missed this one.  This is wherer I need to be I think.  I am in the same boat as you all.  I am 6mo PP with my second baby.  My symptoms(tingling/vibrating in hands, from knees down, upper back and a sort of restless leg feeling at night) started about the time of my menstrual cycle resumed a month ago.  My BP is an issue too but I think that is unrelated(on Toprol for that).  I also had Broup B antibiotics - Clindamycin(Cleocin).  Do any of you know what you were given.  Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Keflex, are popular ones I think.  I have had 2 vaginal deliveries without epidurals.  I also had rough pregnancies with terrible nausea and vomiting (was on Zofran for that).  Wondered if anyone else was really sick - could have a tie to the nutritional thing....? I have not been on the pill for years except the minipill after my first baby 2 years ago while nursing.

My family doc thought stress at first too and quizzed me about "anything under the surface"  that was bothering me.  I defiantly told him NO - just this tingling!  He has now referred me to a neurologist so we will see what he says.(Dec 17)  From what you have all shared I am not expecting answers but hopefully ruling some things out, somewhat anyway.  I seem to have MS on the brain BAD.  Being a nurse you know enough to freak yourself out but not enough to diagnose yourself either.  I really wonder how much more of this is out there - it really is a fluke that I even found this site.  Good luck to you all.  I will be following your posts. ***@****

[t_anunson]

Hi, I have been having neurological problems for 15 mos. now. I experience that gurgling sensation you`re talking about too. I have seen 2 neurologists though.... No diagnosis, just stress they say...

[Taffie]

Having numbess in face and leg and arm on right side and alot of leg cramps ...My daughter is now 7 months olds old PLEASE HELP E-mail at ***@****

[reginasmom]

I had my daughter 14 months ago and my symptoms began when she was 6 months. leg pain, nubness, now I just experience twitching and a gurgling sensation almost like a gas sensation in the muscle. I had c-section and this is my first child.  I too, would like to have another but am quite afraid of not knowing what my condition will result.  I experience muscle twitching and almost like a gurgling sensation in the leg muscles.  I haven't been to a neurologist yet but if this persists perhaps I should go.  My doctor put me on Wellbutrin--antidepressents, I only used for 3 weeks and I didn't like the other side affects that went with it.  According to him I am experiencing "stress and fatigue" I do notice it is worse around my period.  I've decided that since it's only bothersome close to my time of the month that it's because I'm more stressed and fatigued.  My doctor also recommended tonic water for this --I haven't tried yet but I'll try anything. I hope to post with good results in a few weeks.

[LGworried]

no, i did have an epidural, actually two since the first one never worked.  I don't know where to go from here, another neuro, internist. What are you doing???