Hi all,

I was DX with MS in 2002. In the beginning I was hit pretty hard. My vision
was gone, had Trigeminal Neuralgia on the right side of my face, balance issues,
weak bladder, severe fatigue and severe depression. Within a couple of weeks I
got my vision back and the TN went away as well. My other symptoms progressed.
The first neuroligist I went to put me on Avonex. I became suicidal and tried
to kill myself. I was put into a psych ward and that is were I met my
psychiatrist. In reading my records he found out thet I had MS. He new of a
neuroligist that specialized in MS. An appointment was made for me for when I
was released from the ward. He felt that Copaxone was my best choice for my
symptoms. Since then I have been in remission. My depression is kept under
control with the use of meds and accupuncture. As of today I am doing quite
well. I am however unable to work due to the fatigue issues. I do take
Provigil (200 mg twice a day) but that is not enough to curb my fatigue
completely. I do miss teaching Biology, Physics, and Computer programming so I
took up writing web pages using HTML. I am also in the process of writing a
book on "How to Train Your Puppy from Ten Weeks On". If I keep myself pretty
busy so I don't think about me too much with my problems. To help me through
all of I have a wonderful who has been extremely supportive. I thank God for
bringing him into my life. I take each day one day at time and am thankful to
God for each wonderful day. Thank you listening. :-)