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I have used it for the last 8 years as I found it extremely helpful for my PTSD and chronic pain. Now things have turned MS'y, I am using it to gain a little appetite. Been finding it helps me eat, just a little, without it, I would just not eat. It helps reduce the wooziness and dizziness, gives me...

4 weeks ago GP put me on high dose Vit D, calcium, amytrip and diazepam for the EDS and possible MS. Seemed ok, had a couple of patches of 10 day blocks where I felt pretty ok. On top of those meds I take Betaloc for the tachy and codeine for the joint pain. Still waiting on first Neuro appt (26th A...

Thanks Mark for your kind reply, it is the sort of thing I need to hear. No offense to anyone but I've just been hit by a train. Its a little too raw for me to be lectured about diet etc yet. I hope thats ok for people. I am certainly NOT looking for any easy way out.

Thanks. I had quit smoking, took it up again out of worry about whats going on. I have every intention to quit as soon as I can.

Hi, I'm Rachael and I'm a 29 yr old mum, wife, politician, writer and advocate. My mum has MS, she was diagnosed when I was 11. She was 33. My mum unfortunately had a lot of mental health problems as well and I went into foster care after a really rocky childhood at 15. We have not spoken in 10 year...