This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

Hello all,

Over the years I've had a number of relapses and corresponding MRIs.
Every time the MRI result was never conclusive in itself, only a number of foci throughout...
So the doctors, relying on the MRI reports, say they can't conclude on MS.
However, when I look at the reports over the years here's what I see:

Feb 2008 - a few lesions in white matter of both frontal regions
Jul 2008 - tiny ...

Some doctors prescribe high doses of vitamin D2 for their patients who are deficient. Here's why that might not be a great idea. Vitamin D2 supplementation actually lowers vitamin D3 levels (the form our bodies use) and increases exercise-induced muscle damage.

http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/1/63

Hi Everyone,

I am 27yr old female and I was just diagnosed with MS on Thursday Feb 20th, 2014. I had my first event in Mary 2013 which manifested as sudden buzzing in my feet, that spread all the way up to my thighs in a couple of days, and was the same in both legs. After my doctor did everything she could for me, which consisted of requesting an MRI, blood test & some ...

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/0 ... wzm7XVdWlh

HI Friends new research indicate that regular consumption of vitamin A may provide
health benefits to ms patients .please read more from
http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/ms-patien ... vitamin-a/
regards
seeva

Widespread pressure pain hypersensitivity in patients with MS with and Without pain as sign of central sensitisation

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the presence of widespread pressure hyperalgesia in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with and without pain and its association with pain and fatigue........ Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/pain

so, I understand that gabapentin is used in nerve pain for ms. what I'm wondering is about the other uses besides pain. my neurologist just decided to try it, the first medication I've been on for my symptoms, and I've got twitching, tremors and tingling and numbness ect. but no pain.

so my question is have any of you been on gabapentin for other uses beside pain and has it helped much?

The American Academy of Neurology will be meeting in Philadelphia from April 26-May 3. In advance of this meeting, some press releases are being sent out. Apparently, the BIG NEWS in MS research is KIR4.1 antibodies are present in about half of the plasma samples from patients with a pre-clinical diagnosis of MS patients, and this could be a diagnostic and treatment target. According to research by the Technical University in Munich-

The researchers found ...

on Friday I was told by a neurologist that is a MS expert that she believes that is what I have been suffering from for at least 7 years now
She started me on a 3 day steroid infusion to try to "put out the fire" as she puts it because i am in the middle of a bad attack & also show inflammation currently on my MRIs

My question is this-I currently have a ...

Last month the number of Biogen reported Tysabri related cases jumped by 9 making the new total 439. Don't know if any more deaths are included in this number. Unfortunately, it just isn't getting any better.

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