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RELATED: How to Spot the Signs of an MS Flare If sensory symptoms are due to a relapse or to new MS attacks, steroids may help to control them, according to the NMSS. However, while these treatments may help relieve neuropathic pain, they do not treat numbness. There is also some evidence that topical capsaicin creams and patches can be helpful. Antidepressants are also sometimes used to treat some types of nerve pain, such as burning and tingling, per the NMSS. Neuropathic (nerve) pain may respond to anticonvulsant drugs, such as Neurontin (gabapentin) or Lyrica (pregabalin), Lublin says. In some cases, medication can help treat sensory symptoms.
RELATED: Numb Feet: Is It MS? Or Something Else? Treating and Managing MS Sensory Issues “The fear isn’t the fall so much as it is: What damage will it do to me, and will I still be able to be Jennifer’s caregiver?” “My biggest concern with my numb feet is that I will try to run or walk too fast and fall down, because I can’t completely feel them underneath me,” says Dan. In some cases, it may be necessary to receive occupational therapy, physical medicine/rehabilitation, and palliative care (such as through a multidisciplinary MS center).ĭan says his main concern about his symptoms was that they would interfere with his ability to care for his wife. Numbness in your face may be dangerous when chewing. Loss of sensation in your legs, for example, can cause a fall. Numbness in your hands can cause you to drop things and may put you at risk of being burned by scalding water. While sensory symptoms rarely become permanent, they can be dangerous. Just put your fingers into the proper position and type away!” “I quickly realized you don’t actually have to feel the keys when you type. Dan was diagnosed with MS on Valentine’s Day in 2000, at age 27. “When I first was diagnosed, I was concerned how that would affect my ability to type, as that’s a huge part of my job as a writer,” he says. She describes the feeling as “like that tingly, pins-and-needles feeling you get when your hand falls asleep and the rest of your body is awake, only no matter how hard you try to shake and wake it up, the feeling won’t go away.”ĭan, who writes for the couple’s blog, A Couple Takes on MS, also experiences numbness and tingling in his hands and feet. “My first MS symptom was numbness in my right hand, but that was well before my diagnosis,” says Jennifer, who was diagnosed with MS in 1997, eight days after her 23rd birthday. Husband and wife Dan and Jennifer Digmann, who both have MS, have struggled with such sensory symptoms. Rarely Permanent, but Potentially Dangerous
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RELATED: When Multiple Sclerosis Causes Skin Symptoms “If they’re symptoms caused by old nerve damage, they may flare up during periods of fatigue or illness, and then go away with rest and recovery,” Dr. The symptoms may come and go, or they may come and stay. Numbness, abnormal sensations, and pain can affect virtually any part of the body: the face, torso, arms, hands, legs, or feet.
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