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in a way i kind of get it you know wanting to end it and not be a burden on friends and family. when i was diagnosed last year the first thing that came to my mind was i dont want to put the people i love through having to take time out of their lives to do stuff for us that we cant do on our own an...

i've been stumbling over words alot lately and when i talk at times words dont sound like im pronouncing them right. my tongue felt swollen a few times. but i'll make an apointment with my family doctor. thank you for the links and advice i'll read through them.

for those who workout at the gym frequently how do you deal wth the light headed feeling. im sitting here waiting for the vertigo feeling to fade. been drinking lots of water and trying to relax by laying back an listen to music but it seems consistant today.

i live in a tiny out of the way village in bc canada the opthomologist i saw was two towns over and patient travel only covered one night there so i didnt' get to get the treatment. got an appointment with a neurologist 8 weeks later an by that time my vision was semi normal. had some nerve damage i...

im not sure if all experience it the same but when they said i had optic neuritis it was in my right eye and it was like looking through a desen fog or heavily frosted glass. but i also suffer from light sensitivity so i avoid the sun like the plague lol. gives me migraines. vision problems for me l...

anyone else dealt with this? there were a few days where i was barely audible and had to really attempt to raise my voice just to get some words out. try speak at a normal tone and it comes off almost muted and raspy. no pain or anything its just really odd when having discussions with family and fr...

found it pretty useless for the spasms an cramps. most it did was put me to sleep. my magnesium just got in as well hopefully that helps out. and i work out here an there...the fatigue is hard to get through though. its weird when i used to be able to workout six days a week for basketball easy. now...

was prescribed this stuff and just read up on it in google an its a antidepressant....i've always been wary of this kind of thing, the side effect of wanting to kill yourself was always a red flag for me.
has anyone taken this for pain an such. does it help an is it worth it?

had an hour long talk with the nurse and i do have magnesium coming over on the next ferry :) should have it an more vitamin D on wednesday. and another type of relaxant to see if that helps. thank you so much for the links i've been doing my best to study up on all of this an try an get a better un...

thank you for the info :) im not really sure if they tested for it. they did submit me to 4-5 blood tests since may. so its possible they tested for it. they have me on 3000IU a day of vitamin D. just on my way to my appointment with a visiting nurse to discuss Spasticity and how to deal with it. la...

hello everyone. new here but have read though a few posts. mostly about medications and routines. im from a small village in the north west coast of british columbia canada :) its beautiful i love it here, i was diagnosed this past summer with MS. first major hurdle was Optic Neuritis was looking ou...