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Thanks for your input. I'm going to ask about a prescription in hopes that my insurance will cover it. The possible side effects (mainly seizures) do worry me a bit though.

Is there anyone here with optic neuritis who has noticed any vision improvements after taking Ampyra? I was dx with MS about 5 years ago after going in for vision problems (which ended up being optic neuritis.) My vision has never fully recovered. I think my good eye is at about 20/30 or 40 and the ...

Thanks for that additional info.
Just a side note, I realized the vein closure for the leg is actually the VNUS procedure, not Venus.

Well, I had the CT scan a couple of weeks ago. As a side note, I figured it would be about the same as an MRI, which I've had no problems with, including the dye injection. The CT looked like a breeze. They said I might feel a "warm sensation" spreading through my body after the contrast w...

Thank you for the reply - lots of good information. I really had no plans to be checked for CCSVI, and this is all happening in a sort of roundabout way. Once the results come in from the scan for May-Thurner, I will likely discuss it with the doctor.

Hello - New to this board so please go lightly on me. :) I am 36 now and I was diagnosed with MS in 2008, although at the time the neuro (for whatever reason) seemed to think my case was "not typical." While he thought it to be PPMS, RRMS was suspected and I am now on Copaxone. Symptoms st...

Hello - this is my first post on this forum. I was dx with PPMS back in 2008. I had an issue with what seemed to be a growing spot in my eye that was affecting my vision. I went to see an ophthalmologist, then neuro, and then the dx. I'm in my mid 30's and at this point I could live with my other MS...