Hi, I had my 2nd shot on Friday the day after Thanksgiving and even more afraid to do it myself then I was the first time because it hurt so bad the first...
I read in a post that someone was a nurse that has MS. I was dx with MS in April while I was in nursing school. Because of the problems I was having with my...
Re the Avonex side effects: My name is Debby and I've been on Avonex for almost 5 years. No matter what I have tried, as far as time of day or night, tylenol,...
I am on Rebif and that one is shot into the fatty tissue. What I am writting about it the the symptoms can change with each shot. The only symptom that I have...
I did 2 yrs on Avonex before giving up on interferons, which many people can't tolerate. If one drug doesn't work for you, try another; but I'm living proof...
I am a nurse, or I should say I was. I am now in my 60s and retired. But I'm not sure what you mean by feeling like you don't have control over anything. Do...
Now the Dr. has taken me off avonex till after the holidays i was having to many side effects including depression he said he will put me on copaxon after the...
The control thing is because of the MS. I don't know what to expect and it bothers me because I can't do the things I did before without being tired or wiped...
I guess you could say I'm a newbie. I was diagnosed with MS, May 2005. I started on Copaxone immediately. When my neurologist described the different meds and...
I was diagnosed in May of 2003 and chose Copaxone because of the lesser side affects. I didn't want to have anything else interfere with my regular life,...
Have you thought of just doing a masters in psych to be a counselor? If you are doing a minor in psychology it sounds like this is an interest. Because you...
I think Kim's Dr. is on track. I had to stop the Avonex after a year of constant flu-like symptoms. I am on Copaxone now and have virtually no side affects and...
I've had MS for 5yrs and have a good doctor in Winston Salem who has me take the Betaseron shots to keep going. I just wish I could stop the shaking and the...
Hi I just wanted to thank you for responding to my life situations as they are right now. I sure need all the help I can get and this group makes me feel not...
Glad to hear about the Copaxone. My daughter will begin MS treatment soon and that is the drug she and her neurologist agreed upon. I hope she does as well...
The foot shaking you're talking about is likely spasticity, which almost all with MS experience. Ask your doctor about Baclofen to ease the problem. Oral pills...
Greetings Everyone! I've been reading posts for a long time without posting. I was dx'd 4/04. Had a second episode 4/05. Not on ABC drugs. Was taking LDN, but...
I was diagnosed with MS last Feb. My MRIs have never shown anything but I have had symptoms for about five years. I have had optic neuritis twice in both...
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...
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...
