Hey Everyone!!! Im just wondering if anyone has experienced a weightless limb symptom before. My left leg feels like its not there from the knee down, however, its not numb and i can feel touch. Its...
Hi Claude, I was on Betaseron for four years. I never had any side effects with it until the last few months of taking it. It would hit me within ten minutes of taking the shot and it was like...
I just started taking Tecfidera a week ago. I'm wondering if anyone else is having a hard time with it. I have no appetite what so ever but I feel like I have not eaten in years. I'm beyond dizzy and...
Hey everyone!!!! So, my partner brought me home peppermint oil to try to reduce MS symptoms. I have never used this kind of therapy before and I am wondering if anyone else uses essential oils and if...
Hello! My Neuro actually talked about this at a MS meeting. It basically sends little shockwaves to your brain stem and makes your brain work. I think he said that the therapy is for 20 minutes per...
Hey there! I have been on IV steriods twice. The second time I went on them I pretty much had to beg the Dr. to give them to me. My Dr. explained that my body is going to do what it wants to do. If...
Holly, I thought I was the only lucky person to get ON in both eyes! Do you have permanent damage as well? Thank you so much for responding....you just made my day!!!...
Hey everyone, I have recently been looking into college and a question came across my mind. Here is my situation. I have been attacked in both of my eyes at seperate times. My attacks were so severe...
I couldn't imagine being diagnosed not even out of high school yet. You seem to have a great handle on everything so far. You're right about the suport from strangers....it's a total blessing.......
I just read your last post. How awful! I'm so sorry! Heartbreaking really. I have only been on Betaseron. I don't enjoy giving myself a shot every other day but it seems to be working and I have been...
(Love this post!) Here goes nothing.... *My family *My partner and my healthy, supportive relationship *My friends *My job...and boss! She's one of a kind! *My fat cat.....all 23lbs of him. *My...
I'm proud of you for joining this group while being diagnosed. I wish I joined sooner instead of sitting in denial. It's proving to be therapuetic. For me, it's hard being this age and tackling...
Ok, so....your results are totally a foreign language to me, but I did want to tell you that I was diagnosed just by my neuro looking at my MRI results. 2 active lesions. He said if I didn't have it...
I was diagnosed at the age of 25 and have not started dealing with it until now....2 years later.......
I'm with Nay... Having a great Nuero is essential. Usually when I go in and talk about my symptoms, it's not that he doesn't believe me, it's just that this disease is so unpredictable and no person...
Thank you to everyone who has replied to my thread. It has helped me immensely. Im just trying to get through the next few weeks until I am properly diagnosed and treated. I have no patience when I...
OOOh! Please do ask and let me know!!! I'm interested in knowing! I have googled it and some research points to yes and other to no....
HA! Funny you should mention that! I just started researching OCD and pretty much self diagnosed it as that, too. Im wondering though, if there is a corrolation between MS and OCD seeing how OCD has...
Hi Kitt! Thanks for being concerned and voicing your thoughts. I just saw my PCP last week. She didnt seem alarmed. This runs in my family but I seem to have it the worst. I also have an autoimmune...
S. C.~ You are my hero. :) Thank you so much...you have no idea how your last post helped me.... breathing easier..... I was thinking about looking into OCD with my therapist..... Have a great day...
So anxiety can cause thoughts to loop that do not make sense to yourself? Here is an extreme example. Say I'm female. I obviously know I'm female for obvious reasons :). Then one day you just wake up...
Thank you so much for commenting. It's nice to know that I'm not alone. I seeked therapy because one day I was fine and about 2 weeks ago I woke up and I had a thought in my head. At first I was a...
I'm wondering if anyone else feels this. I talked to my therapist about this yesterday and she thinks its a mood disorder. She just doesnt know which one. Is this anxiety? I constantly loop thoughts....
I'm wondering if anyone else feels this. I talked to my therapist about this yesterday and she thinks its a symptom of MS. I'm not convinced. I constantly loop thoughts. Like a broken record. It will...
Thanks Gretchen! I'm new to even the idea of talking about this and I was diagnosed 2 years ago! I will look into MS World....thanks for the advice!...
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Hey! I know this is a little late, but I just joined and was going through the forums. I was diagnosed with MS about two years ago. I have had 3 attacks, 2 of them being optic neuritis. Out of the...