TiaJoy said...
Does any one on Avonex have trouble with acne? I have been batteling it for a couple of years, but have always been able to keep it under control. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but since I started the shots, my jaw line as been breaking out very bad. I've been using proactive, it helps a little but not much.so, I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Also, this may sound silly, my husband was told that people with ms should not be around paint (House paint). apparently the person who told him this wife has ms, he was painting and it caused her a serious relapse. I'm thinking there must of been other factors involved, I have never heard of this before. But we are planning on repainting some rooms in our house and my husband is concerned, so I told him I would look into it. Any thoughts on this?
I can't help with the acne problem. I'm on Betaseron (also an interferon) and haven't experienced any problem with that. Are you on any other steroids, like prednisone? Those certainly can cause acne.
As for the painting -- I don't think there is anything to worry about. I've had MS for 24 years. We've painted several houses inside and out, during that time. Just had painters here over the winter to paint the inside of my current house -- and I had no problems. And I build dollhouses as a hobby, and use housepaints, primer, varnishes, glues, etc. -- and have had no MS-related problems.
Either the wife stressed out over the disruption of the house while it was being painted, or it was entirely coincidental that she had a serious relapse while the work was being done -- either way, I don't think there is any connection.