When I was diagnosed in the hospital in 2001, I complained of this symptom. I described it as though I was the Michelin Bib Man. Since then, the sensation has gone away but there is definately...
I tried Cymbalta. Didn't like it. Too many side effects for me, especially anxiety. I hope it works for you though.- Jim...
Also my neurologist stated that the side effects from repeated use of steroids (solumedrol) could cause bone density loss which of course could lead to hip replacements, etc. He recommends taking...
Has anyone here had problems with water retention? Is this a common thing with MS? I had to go to my PCP and he prescribed a diuretic and potassium chloride. I had been gaining weight over the last...
I hate to say it but, sounds like MS to me. Before I was diagnosed in 2001, I could remember having this slight sensation around the corner of my right eye. It was there for about 30 years and never...
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001, one month before my 50th birthday. I had a tendency toward depression since I was around 30. I tried zoloft for a brief period in 1993 and did not...
I Have to agree with your PCP in that keeping a daily log of your symptoms is obsessive. Because if you're constantly writing these things down, you don't have the rest of your life to live and...
Cocoa, Are there any other neurologists? Get your MRI's and find another one, if you can. I'm not a neurologist, but it looks like MS to me. Just do what you can do, one day at a time. Sincerely, Jim...
MS is such a unpredictable disease and we as people who suffer with it have alot to contend with. One person's symptoms might be so mild that they can live a "normal" life. MS isn't affecting their...
Kimber- Please don't misunderstand me. Most of the people that I have met that are taking meds believe that they are working for them. But, they appear to have mild R/R MS. One guy was diagnosed at...
Dear Uppitycats- Believe me , I'm not recommending that anyone discontinue their drugs. Nor am I recommending anyone not to take them. Personally, it was my decision not to take any of them. My...
I would get a second opinion on that MRI you have. Good luck....Jim...
I was diagnosed in 2001 and at first I debated whether or not to take any of the abc drugs (and now rebif and tysabri). In early 2003 I told my neurologist that I wasn't going to take anything (he...