There may not be a problem with site reactions! Despite the fact that I have
allergies and very sensitive skin, site reactions is one problem I don't have! I
suggest that you don't worry about this.
I really want to recommend a book: "One Particular Harbor"-- by Janet Lee James (a good read about a rebel who found she had MS when she lived for years up in...
There may not be a problem with site reactions! Despite the fact that I have allergies and very sensitive skin, site reactions is one problem I don't have! I...
Hi - It took me several years to give in to MS drug therapy. I wish I hadn't been so stubborn - but I think my stubbornness was more anxiety than anything....
Hi, I've just been told that I have fibromyalgia, and had urinary infections monthly and have been tested positive for thryroid but within a month they test me...
My name is Dot and I am new to this group. I am 42 and I have had constant Trigeminal Neuralgia since March and was diagnosed with MS after a serious attack in...
I have read messages from people who were using Copaxone in the trials and have had positive results with no long term affects. I have also been aware of...
Hi, I'm new to this list. I am Jabe and I live in south Alabama, near the gulf of Mexico. I've had MS since 1982 but I've had only very minor exacerbations so...
Dot, is the Lyrica and/or Trileptal for pain or energy? I have been taken Modifinil for energy, but I ran out and haven't called in the refill yet. Diane in WV...
My heart goes out to you Kim! MS can cause confusion and depression. Is there someone you can talk to to help you get out from under feeling so overwhelmed?...
Is there anyone else that has to wear shorts all the time? Even in the winter? I can't stand for anything to cover my legs. If I wear pants I feel like my...
Hello my name is Mindy and I'm 29. I've had MS for about 6 years and about 3 years ago I had a bad fare-up where I felt the same intense pins and needles all...
I am living with my ex-husband's now even though we can't seem to move past our divorce. I don't know who to call or where to start looking for support in my...
I’ve had MS 4 yrs now. I'm on Betaseron which I don't believe works but the steroids I took early in my MS were nastier. I have what I believe is steroid...
I just wanted to let you know that I understand what Mindy is going through. The same thing happened to me with the shots. I was so sick & I kept telling the...
Sounds pretty difficult Kim! It's hard when you don't know where to turn and I've found that most people aren't very understanding unless they've been through...
Feedback: Don't just lump all "shots" into the same experience. I did 2 yrs on Avonex and never got over the flu-like symptoms, eventually ruining my whole...
Kim is not alone. I am divorced, too, and living with my ex-husband again, after 12 years. We choose not to remarry for a number of reasons - I should write a...
I've been on the Beta Seron shots for 4 1/2 years. I think they've helped alot in slowing down the progression of the MS. I don't get alot of side effects as a...
I have never used shots for my MS. I think the shots are major profits for the drug companies. I use Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) in pill form, no side effects....
Hello everybody. My dad has MS and he constantly gets urinary infections. My mom has tried she everything she can so we're hoping maybe some of you has...
Hi Pronto8it - The best advice I would offer, based on my experience with several bouts of urinary tract infections is summed up with one word CRANBERRIES -...
Hi, I have MS, was diagnosed in 1999. I use to get UTI's all the time, so my Dr. put me on the antibiotic macrobid -100mg. I take a pill everyday, also I drink...
Hi, A week ago I had to get my first shot, also my first of any kind of medicine - I am on avonex. I wanted to ask you how it was for you because I went and...
You need to get yourself a shooter, which makes delivering the shot to yourself transparent, then do the shot at (say) 9pm, get ready for bed, ice the site up,...
Hi, A friend of mine is on avonex. He gets the exact same thing with the needles. He does say that it hurts alot but you do get use to it. Sort of. I am sorry...
I also am on avonex therapy. The shot will REALLY hurt if the medicine isn't allowed to get to room temperature first. I take 2 aleve tablets before taking the...
I am a nurse and shots hurt or don't hurt depending or where they are given. However, the shot giver can't know whether she or he is going to hit or be close...
I never took the shots, but everything I read says this is normal with Avonex. I am glad you use a nurse rather than trying to do it yourself. I have had M.S....
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