by Yuliasir on April 15th, 2016, 11:39 pm
MS could include speech block (I personally knew a person in whom it started with rapid speech block and later with rapid inability to walk, later restored), but in her case it was immediately diagnosed. MS is diagnosed in 6 months usually by presence of specific lesions on MRI and by spinal tap tests results (specific character of spinal fluid), so should you have MS in the list, it should be already confirmed, I think. It is not a mysterious disease anymore and it is really easily treated in most cases.
But MS means overactive immune system, while your case rather implies suppressed immune activity (i suspect that becasues of your recurrent HZ attacks).
As for pregabalin, I do not know why you withold it until diagnosis. It is far less harmful than any other medication, in fact it is a simple neuromediator, similar to GABA, and it is well know as an excellent reliver of neurogenic pains without any significant side effect (you may be a bit dizzy for a week but compared to awful pain and confusion you have now... ). It also has off-label antianxiety action.
Prednisone is a powerful anti-inflammation drug but it acts good in case of overactive immune system, so it is good in case of autoimmune diseases. But if your immune system is too weak, prednisome might be not beneficial for you, that is why your doctors may be not willing to set a prednisone course for you. Viral infections are one of the major contraindications (especially in case of HZ, by the way).