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Good Morning - I have a question regarding side affect linked to Copaxone injections. I have been using Copaxone for more than a year and have had only one...
I am conducting a research project on depression in multiple sclerosis at the University of Sheffield. We are interested in whether depressive symptoms in MS...
Does anyone else in Pennsylvania with MS feel the effects of the hot weather changes already...5/10/07...I have some neck wraps that I soak in water and then...
I am VERY sensitive to the heat/humidity (I live in Florida) so I use the neck bands also! Check with your local MS chapter for a cool vest. I received a cool...
Hi all! my name is Luis, live in Hoboken NJ, I am 65 years old, married for 45 years to a wonderful human being who is my primary, secondary and terciary...
I have lost the vision in my left eye...first round of Solu-Medro two weeks ago...vision came back...4 days later gone again...another round...nothing back. I...
You aren't going crazy but you might feel that way right now. I've never lost my vision so I won't pretend to know how you feel with that. I did once have...
Start your SS claim now because that takes awhile. Your health is #1. Sight can come and go or you can have bouts of the vision loss from time to time. That...
My husband has had MS for at least 24 years and I like reading whatever I can about it - seemingly more than he does. I will most likely just "lurk" unless...
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Hi! I'm Barbara. I am not yet diagnosed w/MS. I feel like such a hypochondriac. I don't dare go to an M.D. I am seeing a Naturopath. So far, he is failing at...
I am very discouraged right now. I recently had an exacerbation - was taken to emergency room with 105 degree temperature and could not control shaking and...
Loni is entitled to have angry and depressed times! I'm a therapist and also have MS. It may help to write down your angry and depressed thoughts or say them...
I'm not sure if this message will get through but I will try it anyway! If you are feeling down that's ok because everyone feels down sometimes, even people...
Hello everyone! This may be opening a can of worms, but I just wondered if anyone else ever got the feeling that their medicine was hurting more than helping?...
I have had MS for years now, diagnosed officially for 4. I also have bouts of the full body "achiness", its very uncomfortable and painful. My last bout of...
This must be harder because she has MS with Alzheimers any suggestions for coping with this - it's really hard because she is a completely different person now...
Hi there! I'm a new member to this group (and to yahoo, so bare with me). I'm a 23 year old female. I've had MS since June of 2005, so I just celebrated my 2...
I too have had the same thoughts, thoughts that niggled away at me. This is only from experiencing various medications. Avonex was definitely bad for me, as...
You're not a guinea pig! Copaxone has been proven to work in large studies however, there may be people for whom it doesn't work. But if you haven't had any...
Hello, I have a very different experience with Copaxone, but perhaps some other medicine might work better for you. You have to remember also that 50% of you...
HI, I am new to this group, but have been using Copaxone since September of 05. I have had an outbreak of hives once and it was directly related to copaxone....
Thank you everyone for your thoughts, experiences, etc. I had already planned to talk to my doctor, but just wanted to know if anyone else had had the same...
Hi, I have been informed by my neurologist that I may (or may not) have MS. I have had many tests (including several MRIs, a spinal tap and, most recently, a...
Hi, I am among those who have never had a defnitive diagnosis. In a way it's good to have a dx because then you know for sure, but in another way it's good...
Hello My name is Juanita. I was first diagnosed with MS at the age of 15. Currently, I am a 34 year-old mother who recently started to think about the effect...
Hi, First I would like nothing more than to calm your fears. When I first found out I had MS, I was very angry and scared as you are right now. It took me...
Hi - Many of us have gone through the same frustration and uncertainty. Try no to get upset. That will only further aggravate the situation. Always remember...
My condition started the first week of April (this year) when I awoke with one foot slightly numb. I didn't think much of it, thinking I must have slept on it...
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