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Hi Stef, I was on Rebif for about 4 years and hated it. I hated the expense (though I do have insurance), I hated the needles, I hated being attached to the fridge (so to speak), and in the end, I could simply not justify paying (or having the insurance pay) huge amounts of money (from my perspectiv...

Thanks Deb. This is very helpful. Makes me wonder though: has the research gone off track with its emphasis on the inflammatory side of MS? And if so, why hasn't anyone noticed? Wrong question. Obviously some people have noticed. But why hasn't anyone taken them seriously?
Trudy

Of course Robin. However, it does not seem enough to say that there is crossover of medications because these (MS, diabetes etc.) are all autoimmune diseases. For two reasons: (1) presumably, not all autoimmune diseases are the same. Nor, again presumably, does the immune system work in only one way...

Ok, since I am not a scientist, I am confused. Why would medication that treats type 2 diabetes (Actos) work for MS?? What does this tell us about MS? Mind you, this isn't the first I have heard about this. The neurologist I see was all excited about both statins and this drug (I think) last year. T...

Hi everyone, After hovering for quite some time, this is my first post. I was moved to post what follows by Deb's (Odd Duck's ) reflections. By the way Deb, I have read lots of your stuff and I think it's great. Anyway, I think the apparent MS desperation is not by any means either solely the patien...