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it may be unusual to have a an allergic reaction after taking a edication for a long time but it certainly does happen. I was on copaxone for about 5 months and had had virtually no side effects at all, i chose copaxanoe as it seemed to avoid the flu like symptoms- One day i was giving myself a my s...

thats fine ally, i have taken the other approach, no way i can manage without the aid but i sure as h*** do not intend to look like i am straight from a medical supply company! function is important but it used ti bug me that i ciould spend a small fortune on a nice outfit to go out and then the who...

Brain fog is a big issue for me too, along with severe fatige. I have just had a flare up and while i usually enjoy crosswprds, sudoku and other similar puzzles, i found i just could not concentrate for long enough to do even the simplest puzzles. Now several weeks down the track things are improvin...

i Have had raised ANA for years, even before the MS was diagonosed, at that stage they were thinking that i may have lupus but since then that has been discounted and the MS has been confirmed. From what i ahve been told the ANA is an indication of an inflammatory response going on somewhere in the ...

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I have been taking Betaferon (thats what betaseron is called here in Australia) for 3 years. To start with i had the flu like effects but these were well managed by taking tylenol before the shot and having the shot late evening so that i slept through the worst> Thankfully i found that gradually th...

Dom made some very good points, at least if you do have a fall when you are using a cane or crutch, people do not assume that you are drunk! I know that one of my friends with Ms who has resisted the idea of using walking aides is frequently accused of being drunk or affected by drugs- one of the &q...

the suggestion about magnesium may be worth considering! i have severe muscle spasms in my hands and my lower left leg- the musclses just lock and hyperextend the joints involved, i also was having problems with the muscles around my eyes twitching, not painful but a nuisnace. It did seem worse when...

fatigue is one of my most my most troublesome symptoms (i have RRMS) but i have noted that prior to the last 3 flare ups the fatigue has become a lot worse eg to the point that even sitting upright is darn near impossible so for me it is a bit of both but if its more severe than ususal it seems to i...

i am on betaferon and have just had a major flare, the 3rd flare this year. My neuro;ogist made the comment that i need a repeat MRI to see if i am still acumulating new lesions as he thinks that i am not getting enough immunosuppresion from the betaferon based on the number of flares i have had- so...

My ANA levels have been chronically for several years, from wh beeat i haven told this is not ucommon in MS as ANA is really a quite general indicator of inflammation in the body. It is usually thought of with Lupus but is also seen raised in many other condtions particualrly those with an auto immu...

I was diagnosed after developing really severe vertigo in 2004, I have quite a few other symptoms but the vertigo/dizzyness and associated nausea are the most troublssome by far. I was working permanent night shift at the time and found that when i tried to get back into a noraml sleep pattern on my...

Hi, i am new to this site, i have RRMS and was diagnosed in sept 2004, it is thought i have had ms or upt to a decade before that though. I also have other disabilities and have been basically wheelchair dependant for about 12 yrs. I have always been a strong swimmer and swimming therefore has been ...