new symptom? advice please

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Hi Everyone,

I just have a wee question…

The left side of my face feels “odd” kind of like when youve had anaestetic at the dentist and its starting to wear off a bit.

I’ve never had that before, could it be a new MS symptom for me? or could it b a drug reaction, I just started on Copaxone 9 days ago?

Jools

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Hi Jools,

Sorry, but I think it’s MS, not the copaxone. Numbness - anywhere - is a pretty classic MS symptom.

Tina

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Hi Tina,

Thanks for your reply, hope you are doing okay this morning.

I’ve never had anything on my face before, lots of other parts of my body though…this is new to me :frowning:

MS just throws things at you all the time!

Jools

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Thanks Jools,

Bit stiff and achey this morning - think it’s the onset of Autumn - but otherwise OK.

I’ve had numbness on my face once (before I was diagnosed), but it was so very slight I wasn’t even sure, and thought I might be imagining things. It can be literally anywhere; it just depends where the lesions form.

On the bright side, as it’s unlikely to be a reaction to Copaxone, it won’t mean you need to quit that. You maybe need to report it to doctor or MS nurse as a “minor” relapse, but it’s unlikely to affect any treatment decisions, as the Copaxone wouldn’t have had time to work yet anyway. So it’s not evidence it’s not working.

Tina

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Thanks again Tina, Autumn definatley here in Glasgow, the sun is shining but it’s getting very cold!

I’ll email my MS nurse today.

Jools

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