I have seen studies where it says only 5% of siblings get MS. Do any of your siblings have it? My brother is going thru weird symptoms like I have. Because he ...
Hi everyone, I've had RRMS for the past 10 years and have my good days and bad. My main problem is balance, not vertigo (dizziness) but just totally losing my...
I was diagnosed w/ R/R MS in 1999 and my sister was diagnosed in 2003. (I gained a huge amount of weight while on Rebif but am now doing very well on ...
KR Pace
Feb 3, 2004 12:12 am
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Hi, I got bee venom therapy last year (6 bites in every 2 days), and since I didn't have to go to steroid treatment since then (usually I have to go twice a...
Copaxone I recently chatted with my Dr about Copaxone. He said it wasn't that effective. Obviously you like it. Is anyone else on it? Dr told me today he has...
Jack Notarangelo is planning on running the Boston Marathon this year for Multiple Sclerosis which has affected multiple people in his family. To run the...
Sorry for the late replies but here are several; 1. To Ella Monfrot regarding night pain: Yes, I have r/r MS and I just recently started experiencing...
Msjnich
Feb 5, 2004 3:32 pm
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I'm on Avonex, have never been on Copaxone. I did take Betaseron when it first came out, but had some injection site problems. Elizabeth Elizabeth & Michael...
Sorry for the late responses, I am very behind in answering and reading email. 1. To Kimberly regarding Detrol: I too was taking Detrol after having tried ...
Msjnich
Feb 6, 2004 2:06 pm
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I have been on Rebif for a year now and it has effected me differently. I am hardly ever hungry, do to this I have lost weight and have to make myself eat. I...
Have you had an MRI? I wouldn't assume you have MS until you have an MRI and see a MS specialist because I had severe side effects from Avonex and am now on...
I'm curious about Joanne's hearing loss. I have had severe vertigo and hearing loss episodes and no one seems to know if it is MS or Meniere's. I haven't...
Neurontin helps a little at night, but the leg cramps seem to be getting worse. I get the spasms and cramps under and around my ribs and in my hands. Sometimes...
Hi! You were asking how people liked Copaxone. I have been on Copaxone since 10/17/91 as part of the initial US clinical trial. I love it. It makes me feel ...
Msjnich
Feb 7, 2004 3:54 pm
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I am on Copaxone, have been on it since 2001 and it works wonderfully for me. I have a question to you, "does you doctor have MS? how does he know that...
I just finished Montel Williams' book, Climbing Higher, about living with MS. I recommend it. It's not the final word, but very interesting. I've had ms since...
I am glad you are also taking Copaxone and finding it successful for you. I am sorry your sister also has MS and that she appears to be gaining weight on ...
Msjnich
Feb 8, 2004 3:40 pm
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Hello there My son failed his hearing test at school.... It seems that less than 4% of MS'rs do have hearing loss due to damage in the 8th nerve. A different...
If you or someone you know has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), then Brand Institute, Inc. urgently needs your help. BI is a premier brand consultancy dedicated to...
When Rush Limbaugh went deaf last year, I heard mention that one of the possible causes was MS. That was the only time I recall a reference to total deafness...
glh52
Feb 9, 2004 6:19 pm
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I have had hearing loss as a result of MS. It was identified by an ENT doctor in the 70's and I had not told him that I had MS. He actually told me that he...
I had severe leg spasms and pain in both of my legs not just at night but during the day until my Neuro. started me on Mirapex(Pramipexole). It is normally...
Copaxone: Thanks all for the encouraging words about Copaxone. I have an appt with an MS specialist in April. Decided to get rid of my primary, he's stupid,...
I didn't have an actual loss of hearing but I did experience "confused hearing". I would hear sort of a double sound. It wasn't exactly an echo but that's...
fovarg
Feb 10, 2004 12:16 pm
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I've taken Copaxone for more than a year, and have had no problems making this an easy part of my life routine. Knowing whether, or how much, it's helping is...
Most People With Multiple Sclerosis Remain Stable Over 10-Year Follow-up By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News New research should help change the common...
I'm the same about the ABCs. I tried Avonex for about 4 months and the side effects were so strong that I thought 'this must be similar to chemo', it maybe...
I'm glad you mentioned the shoo-shoo sounds of blood pumping. I used to think I was losing it or something. I had an EKG done because at one time they were...
lol... no, my sister and I are not from Michigan, we are from Texas. We have some of the same symptoms but then there are a few that are unique to each one of...
KR Pace
Feb 11, 2004 8:17 pm
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Chronic Pain, Clinical Depression Both Need Treatment By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD Medical News For many people with symptoms of clinical depression,...
