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they told me just the opposite...they only wanted me because i was CIS....clinicaly isolated syndrom... basicaly I had only one attack ever. its not MS until you have two or more...thus the term Multiple.... I did not have a second attack but because I developed a new lesion they consider that a sec...

Well Its all over for me! They just kicked me off the study after 3 months. They said due to a new lesion on the brain that now I am officially MS and can not participate anymore even though I have not had any relapse. Just as I suspected from the begining....they kinda let it slip that I have been ...

Well almost 3 weeks now on the drug and I dont feel any different and I'm not experiencing any side effects. I guess thats good.
Over two months since my arms and body started to tingle all over but its down to just my hands now. Its manageabe and now that I can type and use my hands again is great.

I'm in Gilbert Arizona.

i think i got the placebo... they said most people feel nausiated when they take the first pill on an empty stomach but i felt nothing...and 5 hours later still feel nothing.

GOING IN THIS MORNING TO START THE DRUG.
HOPEFULLY I GET THE REAL THING
They said they would not change the drug if they started me on the placebo and i get worse in the future.

I have read many other completed phase 2 and 3 trials that show the drug works. the 7mg pill reduced the active lesions by 65% and the 14mg pill reduced activity by 85% I just dont want to be on a placebo for two years and have more lesions develope.....once the damage is done .....its not reversable.

DM.... when will you know if you have been taking the placebo or not? they want me to participate in this study since i am CIS and only had one attack...that has not fully gone away for the last 45 days. I just cant stand the thought of blood draws every two weeks and all that testing... i just rea...