This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

Posted on ThisIsMS' articles page is the following: "Recent interest in antibiotics as a potential treatment for MS have brought this class of therapeutics into our sphere of interest. A new study shows that acne sufferers, a group that often uses long-term antibiotics of the tetracycline family have an elevated risk for developing upper respiratory tract infections.
More specifically, for patients using topical or internal antibiotics for longer than six weeks, the risk for an ...

Here we go , I started doxy on Sat. working up to 200 mgs by yesterday as pharmacy wanted me to work up slowly due to questionable allergy problems to tetracycline as a child.

So far so good, I felt like I was coming down with cold first day and it went away.

I meet with my doctor next week to discuss addition of zithromax, I wrote her a 3 page letter explaining I need ...

I'm interested in comparing a number of published regimens to see how they compare and contrast and then study the differences. Meaning, I'm looking for ones that are "publicly out there" and have had a good bit of public scrutiny. I've identified 3 so far:

The one in the Allen Bowling book
The best bet one the Direct-ms website
The one in the Judy Graham book

I'm not interested in ones that are developed by ...

Ok, here goes, it's time to start a treatment log.

I already keep one on CPn Help.org which is mostly for myself. This one I will keep for others.

First, a little about us. J is my husband diagnosed in May 2004. Prior to his exacerbation he had eye floaters (while jogging), numbness in his pinky side of his right hand, interminent color change (for years) and a swallowing issue. All of these were dismissed by ...

Does anyone know of a resort environment anywhere that specializes in immersive physical therapy, nutrition, etc. for individuals with disabilities and/or MS specifically? I've been searching online but haven't found anything.

Thanks so much for any tips!!!

-- Paul

I am so pleased to hear the progress many of you have made on the abx and other regimes that I thought I'd let you all know how I am doing.

I have been on the abx since August 2005, and took my first pulse of flagyl just after Christmas. My second pulse finished just over a week ago as I delayed it.

In between the two pulses I started to get an intermittent numbness ...

I removed my post

I was just curious if anyone would kindly post the following information:

MS Stage (RR, SP, PP, B) =

Regimen =

Length of Time on Regimen =

EDSS before Regimen =

EDSS after Regimen =


I want to see if anything is really working. There is so much content on this site it would take a very long time to read all of it.

I am a 45 year old guy diagnosed with MS in 1997. I started Avonex in 1997 and have been taking it nonstop ever since. I am fortunate that I have very limited disability (hands, right leg) due to flareups of the MS in 1996-2000. I have had clear and clearer MRIs since the Novantrone "put the fire out" on MS for now. Still looking over my shoulder as I run this race though. Other ...

10/05/05
Diagnosed with MS after hospitalized for sudden onset bilateral 'gaps' in vision, spinal tap positive for oligoclonal bands, MRI showed 20 lesions on brain, 3 enhancing, one on spinal cord)
Methylmalonic Acid level 575 (normal 80-220)
Negative for Hughes, Lupus, Lyme, Sjogrens

10/10/200505
Started Best Bet Diet (Ashton Embry)
Started Supplements: Multi vit (GNC), Multi mineral (GNC w/ many minerals inc. Ca 1000mg/Mg500mg), Ultra Pure Fish Oil (EPA 2200mg/DHA 750mg), EPO 1-300GLA, CoEnzyme Q10 ...