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...
I am going to recommend to my daughter the book One Particular Harbor. Thanks. She came home from Alaska for the holidays and began her treatment with...
The choice of medicine is yours. Look at the side effects and make an informed decision. The efficacies are different too: Lots of folks go for the weekly...
The Lyrica is an anti-epiletic drug and is the newest drug for diabetic pain. I used it for the Trigeminal Neuralgia (pain) and it is the only one of the...
Hi, I have recently joined this group. I am wondering how many of you have had episodes with your eyes, optic neutis and iritis? How many have you had and how...
Hi, I started taking it in September 05 after two serious exacerbations. I have had MS since 1989 (was 40 years old when diagnosed). I did quite well for...
Hi! My name is Colleen, and I'm fairly new to this group too. I am 44, and I was diagnosed with MS in May, 2005. It appears that I've had symptoms over the...
As a user of Copaxone myself, after using 2 of the interferons, I agree with the specialist that Copaxone doesn't have the bad side-effects of interferons; nor...
I never took medications either until dx with MS. I believe the theory that our immune systems are too good. I rarely was sick as a child and not often as an...
Schlesinger Associates is a national research company currently organizing studies that will further medical research in the field of Multiple Sclerosis. We...
I don't know if the situation has changed but when I checked this out last month they were only interested in finding focus group members who live in the Los...
I am a 35 y/o who has been diagnosed with MS for over 11 years. The first symptom was losing sight in my left eye over a week (optic neuritis). It came back...
Hi, I have not been diagnosed with MS, but have had many signs and symptoms for years. I have been to many doctors, been put on all kinds of medication,...
I don't think what beachinsanity described is allergies and I think you should find a new doctor ASAP! Tell us what city you live in & maybe someone here can...
I think you should see a different doctor. Just like with all things, there are good doctors and there are bad doctors. I have no food allergies and I have...
This is a tribute message to a courageous woman who battled Multiple Sclerosis for most of her adult life without the help of medications, but with the help of...
In the summer I started not being able to talk right, I seem to mix words together and say the wrong word for things. I also have numbing of hands and then I...
There are several semi definitive tests that can help diagnose MS. I say semi definitive because you may test negative and still have MS. You did not mention...
Yes you could be in denial. I go thru hand shaking, my foot stays numb, my words do mess up. Steroids do slow it down but I can't take them any more because of...
Hi - Your symptoms sound like those that I had before being diagnosed. Wait until your Neuro makes diagnosis. Don't second guess your Dr.'s diagnosis. You...
Hello to all, I am 45, live in Texas and currently having a lot of MS symptoms. I am seeing a Neuro and he is doing a work up on me for MS. I've had 3 spinal...
Hi all - I have had times when the words don't come out right, my coworkers and I laugh and go on. I'm still working full time - but am wore out by the end of...
Hey there - I’m writing to let you know that March 13-17, 2006 has been designated MS Awareness Week. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is working...
My wife has had M.S. for four years. She uses copaxone once a day. When she comes in and out numbness in her right side they put her on steroid for three days...
I was diagnosed with MS four years ago. In order to maintain a somewhat normal life I am on a variety of medications which include Copaxone. I used to be a...
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